New South Wales Rugby League premiership

The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first rugby league football club competition established in Australia and contributor to today's National Rugby League. Run by the New South Wales Rugby League (initially named the New South Wales Rugby Football League) from 1908 until 1994, the premiership was the state's elite rugby league competition, parallel to Queensland's first-class league, the Brisbane Rugby League.

NSWRL Premiership
SportRugby league
Inaugural season1908
Ceased1994
Replaced byARL Premiership
Holders Canberra Raiders (3rd title)
Most titles South Sydney Rabbitohs (20 titles)
Related competitionWinfield Cup

For most of the premiership's history it was contested by clubs from the state of New South Wales only, but later attempted to grow into a nationwide competition, eventually leading to the competition being played under the auspices of the Australian Rugby League in 1995. Despite this name, the 1995 and 1996 Australian Rugby League Premierships competitions were still administered by the Board and staff of the New South Wales Rugby League.

History edit

1908: Rugby league premiership in Sydney edit

The inaugural New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL) premiership began in 1908, and was made up of eight Sydney-based teams and one team from Newcastle. Cumberland joined the competition after the first round, meaning that they played one game fewer than the rest of the field for the season. Still known as the "foundation clubs" today, these nine teams battled against one another during the 1908 season, with Souths taking the first premiership honours after beating Easts in the Final.

ClubNicknameYears ContestedMatches[1]Seasons
PlayedWonDrewLostWin–lossPlayedPremiersMinor PremiersRunners-up
BalmainTigers1908–199417058716876653.08%921179
CumberlandFruitpickers1908-1908810712.50%1000
EastsRoosters1908–199418809956781854.71%92111511
GlebeDirty Reds1908–1929297163612855.89%22014
NewcastleRebels1908–190920901145.00%2000
NewtownJets1908–198313055835966346.93%76367
NorthsBears1908–199416656787191642.85%92221
SouthsRabbitohs1908–199418139404582853.09%92201713
WestsMagpies1908–199416917344990844.86%92458

1909–1994: Expansion of the premiership edit

Between 1912 and 1925 the premiers were decided by first past the post. As a result of South Sydney's dominant 1925 season, the NSWRFL introduced a finals system in order to maintain interest in the competition.[2]

Over the decades since the NSWRFL competition started, Sydney suburban teams came and went throughout its history but it was not until 1982 that the competition saw significant expansion outside of the Sydney area. The two new inclusions were from the Australian Capital Territory – the Canberra Raiders – as well as a team from the southern New South Wales region – the Illawarra Steelers. This corresponded with the adoption of commercial sponsorship of the competition for the first time, seeing it become the Winfield Cup (named after the popular cigarette brand).

The NSWRFL had also commenced a very popular and successful mid-week competition in 1973, originally known as the Amco Cup, but also as the Tooth Cup and the National Panasonic Cup. The success of this competition, which included teams from both Brisbane and New Zealand ultimately created pressure for further expansion of the NSWRL competition. In 1984, the New South Wales Rugby Football League changed its name to New South Wales Rugby League.

In 1988, for the very first time, two Queensland teams joined the competition, with the inclusions of the Brisbane Broncos and the Gold Coast-Tweed Giants. This saw the premiership competition move beyond the outer borders of New South Wales. At the same time, as a result of mounting pressure from the central coast of New South Wales, Newcastle returned to the competition with a new franchise. Their return saw the end of an 86-year wait in the wilderness and this time around the team was badged the Newcastle Knights.

ClubTraditional coloursYears contestedMatches[1]Seasons
PlayedWonDrewLostWin–lossPlayedPremiersMinor premiersRunners-up
Annandale 1910–192015325612218.30%11000
University 1920–193724247519020.45%18001
St. George 1921–199815459105657960.71%78151512
Canterbury-Bankstown 1935–199415027785367153.56%71868
Manly-Warringah 1947–1999
2003–current
12617193550758.41%567910
Parramatta 1947–199413216083867547.46%59454
Cronulla-Sutherland 1967–19949324562245450.11%39023
Penrith 1967–19949173792651242.75%39221
Illawarra 1982–19983961531323040.28%17000
Canberra 1982–1994606323927454.04%24312
Brisbane 1988–19944572991114766.63%18540
Newcastle 1988–19944462341419854.04%18200
Gold Coast 1988–199824653918423.37%11000

After mostly solid results were obtained by the expansion teams in 1988, there was increasing pressure for new inclusions into the competition. Having decided in May 1992 that a team from Auckland would join the premiership in 1995, the League announced in November that three more new clubs — a second team from Brisbane, and also a team each from Perth and Townsville — will also be invited.

In 1995, some seven years later, the competition expanded further into Queensland, with the inception of the South Queensland Crushers and the North Queensland Cowboys. 1995 also saw a new team in Western Australia, the 'Western Reds', later called the Perth Reds, as well as a New Zealand-based team – the Auckland Warriors. The total number of teams in the competition was now twenty – the largest-scale rugby league competition ever in Australia. The premiership's new national outlook was further reflected in the governing body's name, with the New South Wales Rugby League transferring control of the competition to the Australian Rugby League (ARL).

Senior grade premiers edit

Between 1912 and 1925 there was no semi-final system and a final was only played if two clubs finished level at the conclusion of the minor premiership. Souths won the 1909 premiership when Balmain forfeited in protest against the final being played as a preliminary match before a promotional game between the national Rugby League and Rugby Union sides. The 1937 season also featured no finals as the year was disrupted by the Kangaroos tour. Between 1926 and 1953 first played third and second played fourth and winners played off. If the minor premiers were defeated they had a right of challenge, but if they were not defeated there was no true "grand final."

From 1954 a mandatory grand final was introduced in which there was a knockout minor semi-final between third and fourth and a second-chance major semi between first and second. The winner of the major semi went to the grand final and a preliminary final was played between the winner of the minor semi and the loser of the major semi to decide who would meet the winner of the major semi.

In 1973 a final five was devised with the top team going straight into the major semi, the second and third teams playing a major preliminary semi, and the fourth and fifth playing a sudden-death minor preliminary semi. The top team played the winner of the major preliminary semi-final, whilst the winner of the minor preliminary semi played the loser of the major preliminary semi in the minor semi-final (which was played as before under the final four system.

SeasonGrand finalsMinor premiers
PremiersScoreRunners-up
1908 Souths
14–12
Easts Souths
1909 Southsforfeit Balmain Souths
1910 Newtown4–4 Souths Newtown
1911 Easts11–8 Glebe Glebe
1912 EastsN/A GlebeN/A
1913 Easts Newtown
1914 Souths Newtown
1915 Balmain Glebe
1916 Balmain5–3 Souths Balmain
1917 BalmainN/A SouthsN/A
1918 Souths Wests
1919 Balmain Easts
1920 Balmain Souths
1921 Norths Easts
1922 Norths35–3 Glebe Norths
1923 Easts15–12 Souths Easts
1924 Balmain3–0 Souths Balmain
1925 SouthsN/A WestsN/A
1926 Souths11–5 University Souths
1927 Souths20–11 St. George Souths
1928 Souths26–5 Easts St. George
1929 Souths30–10 Newtown Souths
1930 Wests27–2 St. George Wests
1931 Souths12–7 Easts Easts
1932 Souths19–12 Wests Souths
1933 Newtown18–5 St. George Newtown
1934 Wests15–2 Easts Easts
1935 Easts19–3 Souths Easts
1936 Easts32–12 Balmain Easts
1937 EastsN/A SouthsN/A
1938 Canterbury19–6 Easts Canterbury
1939 Balmain33–4 Souths Balmain
1940 Easts24–14 Canterbury Easts
1941 St. George31–14 Easts Easts
1942 Canterbury11–9 St. George Canterbury
1943 Newtown34–7 Norths Newtown
1944 Balmain12–8 Newtown Newtown
1945 Easts22–18 Balmain Easts
1946 Balmain13–12 St. George St. George
1947 Balmain13–9 Canterbury Canterbury
1948 Wests8–5 Balmain Wests
1949 St. George19–12 Souths Souths
1950 Souths21–15 Wests Souths
1951 Souths42–14 Manly Souths
1952 Wests22–12 Souths Wests
1953 Souths31–12 St. George Souths
1954 Souths23–15 Newtown Newtown
1955 Souths12–11 Newtown Newtown
1956 St. George18–12 Balmain St. George
1957 St. George31–9 Manly St. George
1958 St. George20–9 Wests St. George
1959 St. George20–0 Manly St. George
1960 St. George31–6 Easts St. George
1961 St. George22–0 Wests Wests
1962 St. George9–6 Wests St. George
1963 St. George8–3 Wests St. George
1964 St. George11–6 Balmain Tigers St. George
1965 St. George12–8 Souths St. George
1966 St. George23–4 Balmain Tigers St. George
1967 Souths12–10 Canterbury St. George
1968 Souths13–9 Manly Souths
1969 Balmain Tigers11–2 Souths Souths
1970 Souths23–12 Manly Souths
1971 Souths16–10 St. George Manly
1972 Manly19–14 Easts Manly
1973 Manly10–7 Cronulla Manly
1974 Easts19–4 Canterbury Easts
1975 Easts38–0 St. George Easts
1976 Manly13–10 Parramatta Manly
1977 St. George9–9
22–0
Parramatta Parramatta
1978 Manly11–11
16–0
Cronulla Wests
1979 St. George17–13 Canterbury St. George
1980 Canterbury18–4 Easts Easts
1981 Parramatta20–11 Newtown Easts
1982 Parramatta21–8 Manly Parramatta
1983 Parramatta18–6 Manly Manly
1984 Canterbury6–4 Parramatta Canterbury
1985 Canterbury7–6 St George St George
1986 Parramatta4–2 Canterbury Parramatta
1987 Manly18–8 Canberra Manly
1988 Canterbury24–12 Balmain Cronulla
1989 Canberra19–14 Balmain Souths
1990 Canberra18–14 Penrith Canberra
1991 Penrith19–12 Canberra Penrith
1992 Brisbane28–8 St George Brisbane
1993 Brisbane14–6 St George Canterbury
1994 Canberra36–12 Canterbury Canterbury
  • 1909: Balmain refused to play the final in protest to the game being held as a curtain-raiser to a Kangaroos v Wallabies match. Souths played, kicked off, scored & were declared premiers. Many contend though that a 'gentlemans agreement' was reached to postpone the game to the following weekend – and the action undertaken by Souths in starting the match sparked a fierce and bitter rivalry between the clubs that continued for many decades.
  • 1910: Top two played off for the title. In the event of a drawn match, the superior record during the season secured the title, Newtown had compiled 23 competition points, Souths 22.
  • 1977–78: Drawn games requiring a replay.
  • 1989: The score was tied 14 all at normal full-time – extra time was played to decide the winner.

Results (senior grade) edit

TeamWinsLossesYears wonYears lost
Souths20131908, 1909, 1914, 1918, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931,

1932, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971

1910, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924,

1935, 1937, 1939, 1949, 1952, 1965, 1969

St George15121941, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963,

1964, 1965, 1966, 1977, 1979

1927, 1930, 1933, 1942, 1946, 1953,

1971, 1975, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1996

Easts11111911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 19751908, 1919, 1921, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1960, 1972, 1980
Balmain1191915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947, 19691909, 1936, 1945, 1948, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1988, 1989
Manly571972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 19871951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983
Canterbury671938, 1942, 1980, 1984, 1985, 19881940, 1947, 1967, 1974, 1979, 1986, 1994
Brisbane201992, 1993
Wests481930, 1934, 1948, 19521918, 1925, 1932, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963
Parramatta431981, 1982, 1983, 19861976, 1977, 1984
Newtown371910, 1933, 19431913, 1914, 1929, 1944, 1954, 1955, 1981
Canberra321989, 1990, 19941987, 1991
Norths211921, 19221943
Penrith1119911990
Cronulla021973, 1978
Glebe041911, 1912, 1915, 1922
Sydney University011926

Reserve grade premiers edit

YearPremiersScoreRunners-upDeciderReportWinning captain(s)Winning coachReferee
1908 Easts SouthsNo
1909 Easts11–7 GlebeFinalTSS[3]W.P. Finegan
1910 Easts5–2 NewtownFinalEN[4]L. Kearney
1911 Easts12–0 GlebeFinalST[5]A. Ballerum
1912 Glebe30–0Redfern UnitedFinalSMH[6]A. Finegan
1913 Souths10–3GrosvenorFinalSun[7]T. McMahon
1914 Souths6–5 EastsFinalSun[8]J. Buchanan
1915 Balmain9–3 GlebeFinalSun[9]
1916 Balmain6–4 EastsFinalSun[10]
1917 Souths BalmainNo
1918 Glebe SouthsNo
1919 Glebe WestsNo
1920 Glebe SouthsNoSMH[11]
1921 Glebe NorthsNo
1922 Newtown10–2 GlebeFinalSun[12]E. GallagherW. Neill
1923 Souths13–6 BalmainFinalSMH[13]A. Thornton
1924 Souths WestsNo
1925 Souths14–2 BalmainFinalTR[14]E. Kerr
1926 Souths25–13 NorthsFinalSun[15]L. Dolan
1927 Souths16–5 St. GeorgeFinalSGC[16]James BreenLal Deane
1928 Balmain7–5 EastsFinalSun[17]Arthur TennantB. Wales
1929 Souths26–3 WestsFinalSun[18]Tom CraigieW. Fry
1930 Balmain5–0 SouthsGFTruth[19]S. LeverW. Fry
1931 Souths24–5 St. GeorgeFinalSun[20]W. Neill
1932 Souths5–2 NewtownGFSun[21]Jackie JonesW. Fry
1933 Balmain15–12 SouthsGFSun[22]George FranklandW. Fry
1934 Souths13–10 BalmainGFSun[23]Jim TaitJ. Murphy
1935 Easts16–2 BalmainGFSun[24]T. McMahon
1936 Wests15–5 NorthsFinalTruth[25]Jim ParsonsJerry BrienT. McMahon
1937 Easts NewtownNo
1938 St. George9–4 BalmainGFSun[26]Jack KenyonA. Davis
1939 Canterbury13–0 NorthsGFSun[27]Jim DuncombeJ. McGaulay
1940 Norths10–5 St. GeorgeGFSGC[28]Jack O'Brien
1941 Balmain13–4 St. GeorgeGFSun[29]John ReesP. Lee
1942 Norths15–5 St. GeorgeGFSun[30]Aub Oxford
1943 Souths15–9 BalmainGFSun[31]George KilhamG. Bishop
1944 Balmain11–9 NorthsFinalSun[32](Jack Danzey Snr)Jack O'Brien
1945 Souths11–7 CanterburyGFSun[33]Ken BroganAub Oxford
1946 Balmain8–5 EastsGFSun[34]Gil BoXJack O'Brien
1947 Newtown6–2 BalmainGFSun[35]Fred FayersKeith EllisL. Williams
1948 Newtown7–4 WestsGFSun[36]Keith EllisCol Pearce
1949 Easts30–7 NewtownGFDT[37]Jim HuntAub Oxford
1950 Balmain10–6 St. GeorgeFinalDT[38]George WilliamsG. Bishop
1951 Newtown10–6 St. GeorgeGFSMH[39]George DebnamAub Oxford
1952 Souths19–0 CanterburyGFSun[40]Ray MasonJack O'Brien
1953 Souths17–11 ManlyGFSun[41]Norm NilsonAub Oxford
1954 Manly9–4 SouthsGFSH[42]Darcy Lawler
1955 Norths9–2 St. GeorgeGFRobert GormanJack O'Brien
1956 Souths10–6 ManlyGFRay MasonCol Pearce
1957 Balmain16–7 NorthsGFRon CliffordCol Pearce
1958 Balmain20–10 St. GeorgeGFRLN[43]Ron ProudfootCol Pearce
1959 Norths19–10 St. GeorgeGFRLN[44]Robert SullivanRobert SullivanCol Pearce
1960 Manly17–6 BalmainGFRLN[45]Robert LenonNeville PierceCol Pearce
1961 Wests9–3 ManlyGFRLN[46]Roger ButtenshawDudley BegerDarcy Lawler
1962 St. George19–0 WestsGFRLN[47]Peter ArmstrongSid RyanArthur Neville
1963 St. George5–4 SouthsGFPeter ArmstrongSid RyanCol Pearce
1964 St. George7–2 SouthsGFRLN[48]Johnny RileySid RyanF. Erickson
1965 Balmain9–7 St. GeorgeGFRLN[49]Jack DanzeyLeo NosworthyJ. Harris
1966 Souths12–4 BalmainGFRLN[50]Colin Dunn"Chick" CowieJ. Bradley
1967 Balmain11–7 SouthsGFRobert BolandLeo NosworthyLaurie Bruyeres
1968 Souths17–7 ManlyGFDennis LeeFred NelsonLes Samuelson
1969 Manly10–6 BalmainGFGeorge McTaggartRon WilleyKeith Holman
1970 Newtown6–0 EastsGFRobert GreenClarrie JeffreysKeith Holman
1971 Canterbury11–5 St. GeorgeGFBarry PhillisMalcolm CliftKeith Page
1972 Canterbury14–3 St. GeorgeGFBarry PhillisMalcolm CliftLaurie Bruyeres
1973 Manly22–14 St. GeorgeGFMax KrilichFrank StantonLaurie Bruyeres
1974 Newtown6–5 EastsGFDes O'ConnorCharlie RenilsonKeith Page
1975 Parramatta21–13 CronullaGFJohn BakerTerry FearnleyKeith Page
1976 St. George17–12 CronullaGFBilly SmithPeter DickersonGreg Hartley
1977 Parramatta11–9 ManlyGFGraham MurrayLen StackerJack Danzey
1978 Balmain10–5 St. GeorgeGFWilliam HillardDennis TuttyJack Danzey
1979 Parramatta22–2 CanterburyGFJohn KolcMick AlchinJack Danzey
1980 Canterbury18–16 ParramattaGFMal CreaveyGeoff ConnellJack Danzey
1981 Wests19–2 ParramattaGFCT[51]Ian SchubertLaurie Freier
1982 Balmain17–12 EastsGFCT[52]Bill HilliardLaurie Freier
1983 Souths12–6 ManlyGFCT[53]Nathan GibbsWally WatsfordB. Barnes
1984 Balmain10–8 St. GeorgeGFMike MarketoPeter DuffyC. Ward
1985 St. George22–16 CanberraGFCT[54]George MorokoJohn BaileyMick Stone
1986 Easts10–2 ParramattaGFDave BrownJim MorganKevin Roberts
1987 Penrith11–0 ManlyGFCraig IzzardGraham MurrayGreg McCallum
1988 Manly22–2 EastsGFPeter CullumAlan ThompsonGraham Annesley
1989 Norths11–6 ParramattaGFCT[55]Gary MaguireSteve MartinMick Stone
1990 Brisbane14–6 CanberraGFCT,[56] VH[57]Ray HerringBill GardnerGreg McCallum
1991 Norths12–6 CanberraGFCT[58]Gary SmithPeter LouisEddie Ward
1992 Norths28–14 BalmainGFCT[59]Gary SmithPeter LouisGraham Annesley
1993 Norths5–4 NewcastleGFCT[60]Alan WilsonPeter MulhollandBill Harrigan
1994 Cronulla14–4 NewcastleGFAlan WilsonJohn DykesBill Harrigan

Third Grade edit

In addition to Reserve Grade, there was a Third Grade competition contested from 1908 until the 1980s.

Third Grade
SeasonPremiers
1908Sydney
1909South Sydney Federal
1910Sydney
1911Leichhardt
1912 South Sydney
1913South Sydney Federal
1914 Eastern Suburbs
1915 Balmain
1916 Balmain
1917
1918 South Sydney
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925 South Sydney
1926
1927 Glebe
1928 South Sydney
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933 South Sydney
1934
1935
1936 Western Suburbs
1937 North Sydney
1938 Western Suburbs
1939 Western Suburbs
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944 Western Suburbs
1945 North Sydney
1946 Manly-Warringah
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952 Manly-Warringah
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958 Western Suburbs
1959 North Sydney
1960
1961 Western Suburbs
1962 South Sydney
1963 St. George
1964
1965
1966
1967 Western Suburbs
1968
1969 South Sydney
1970 Manly-Warringah
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978 Penrith
1979
1980
1981 South Sydney
1982
1983
1984
1985 St George
1986 South Sydney
1987 Eastern Suburbs
Merged with Presidents Cup in 1988

See also edit

Past winners of the NSWRL Premiership

See also edit

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