1922 NSWRFL season

The 1922 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fifteenth season of Sydney’s top-grade rugby league club competition, Australia’s first. Nine teams from across the city contested the season which culminated in North Sydney’s victory over Glebe in the premiership final.[1]

1922 New South Wales Rugby Football League
Teams9
Premiers North Sydney (2nd title)
Minor premiers North Sydney (2nd title)
Matches played72
Points scored1841
Top points scorer(s) Harold Horder (151)
Top try-scorer(s) Cecil Blinkhorn (20)

Season summary

After the clubs had played each other twice, Norths and Glebe were tied atop the points table. Instead of the points differential rule being implemented a Grand Final was held to determine the premier.

St George had another disappointing season, winning only two games against University and conceding 316 points averaging 19.75 per game.

Teams
  • Balmain, formed on January 23, 1908, at Balmain Town Hall
  • Eastern Suburbs, formed on January 24, 1908, at Paddington Town Hall
  • Glebe, formed on January 9, 1908
  • Newtown, formed on January 14, 1908
  • North Sydney, formed on February 7, 1908
  • South Sydney, formed on January 17, 1908, at Redfern Town Hall
  • St George, formed on November 8, 1920, at Kogarah School of Arts
  • Western Suburbs, formed on February 4, 1908
  • University, formed in 1919 at Sydney University
Balmain
15th season
Ground: Birchgrove Oval
Captain/Coach: Charles Fraser		 Eastern Suburbs
15th season
Ground: Sydney Sports Ground
Coach:Ray Norman
Captain: Harry Caples		 Glebe
15th season
Ground: Wentworth Oval
Captain(s): Frank Burge, Bill Benson
Newtown
15th season
Ground: Sydney Sports Ground
Coach: Bill Farnsworth
Captain: Felix Ryan
North Sydney
15th season
Ground: North Sydney Oval
Coach: Chris McKivat
Captain: Duncan Thompson		 St. George
2nd season
Ground: Hurstville Oval
Captain: Albert Johnston
Coach: Herb Gilbert
South Sydney
15th season
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground
Coach: Howard Hallett
Captain: Alf Blair
University
3rd season
Coach: Sandy Pearce[2]
Captain: Jim Craig, Paddy Conaghan		 Western Suburbs
15th season
Ground: Pratten Park
Captain-Coach: Ted Brooks
Co Captain: Dick Vest

Ladder
The geographical locations of the teams that contested the 1922 premiership across Sydney.
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 North Sydney 1612042306136+17028
2 Glebe 1612042284154+13028
3 Eastern Suburbs 169252217177+4024
4 South Sydney 159152207187+2023
5 Balmain 168262168145+2322
6 Western Suburbs 1660102164201-3716
7 Newtown 1651102169200-3115
8 Sydney University 1550102148287-13914
9 St George 1620142140316-1768

Final
Glebe Position North Sydney
Ron StapletonFBNorm Proctor
Charlie OgleWGHarold Horder
Ed SummersCEFrank Rule
Tommy JamesCEHerman Peters
Jack TooheyWGCec Blinkhorn
William StirtonFEDallas Hodgins
Bill BensonHBDuncan Thompson (c)
Frank Burge (c)PRReg Farnell
Bert GrayHKClarrie Ives
Laidley BurgePRJim Pye
Tony RedmondSRJack Baker
Walter HaddockSRGeorge Green
Tom McGrathLKWally Hancock
CoachChris McKivat

As North Sydney and Glebe were tied on competition points a final was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 6 September, before a crowd of around 15,000. The match was officiated by Tom McMahon, the elder of the two pre-war referees of that name.

The game was not as even as the ladder at the end of regular season would have suggested. Norths completely got away to a 10-0 lead at half-time and went on to demolish Glebe 35-3, taking their second consecutive premiership crown. The legendary Harold Horder scored twenty individual points in the match.

North Sydney 35 (Tries: Rule 2, Blinkhorn 2, Horder 2, Peters. Goals: Horder 7 )

defeated

Glebe 3 (Try: E Summers)

References
  1. Premiership Roll of Honour Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine at rl1908.com
  2. Sunday Times (Sydney)2 April 1922, page 3,'Sid Pearce to coach University'
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