| New South Wales Competitions 1916 | 1915 - 1917 |
Representative
Sydney
Newcastle
- Hunter District
| Representative | 1915 - 1917 |
| Sydney | 1915 - 1917 |
Balmain again won all three grades.
The first Referees Appointment Board was set up in May. Previously referees had been appointed by the Referees Association itself.
| First Grade Premiership | Match Results - 1915 - 1917 |
1 Balmain 14 11 0 3 - 181 100 81 22
2 South Sydney 14 11 0 3 - 170 117 53 22
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3 Glebe 14 10 1 3 - 217 106 111 21
4 Eastern Suburbs 14 7 2 5 - 170 89 81 16
5 North Sydney 14 5 0 9 - 108 189 -81 10
6 Newtown 14 4 1 9 - 134 153 -19 9
7 Annandale 14 4 0 10 - 94 163 -69 8
8 Western Suburbs 14 2 0 12 - 92 249 -157 4
Final:
Balmain 5 beat South Sydney 3.
Teams (11): Annandale, Balmain, Eastern Suburbs, Glebe, Newtown, North Sydney, Randwick, South Sydney, Surry Hills, Sydney, Western Suburbs. [Final table and series unavalable.] Balmain won.
Teams (12): Alexandria, Balmain, Eastern Suburbs, Glebe, Newtown, North Sydney, Randwick, Redfern United, South Sydney, Sydney, Western Suburbs, West Sydney. [Final table and series unavalable.] Balmain won.
Round 1:
Eastern Suburbs 19 beat Balmain 3.
Glebe 8 beat South Sydney 4.
North Sydney 6 beat Western Suburbs 3.
Newtown 14 beat Annandale 2.
Semifinals:
Glebe 25 beat Newtown 12.
Eastern Suburbs 12 beat North Sydney 10.
Final:
Eastern Suburbs 18 beat Glebe 15.
Round 1:
South Sydney 3 beat Glebe 2.
Balmain 10 beat Eastern Suburbs 0.
Western Suburbs 22 beat North Sydney 5.
Newtown beat Annandale on forfeit.
Semifinals:
Western Suburbs 11 beat Balmain 2.
South Sydney 22 beat Newtown 6.
Final:
South Sydney 18 beat Western Suburbs 3.
| Newcastle | 1915 - 1917 |
There were not enough players available to organise a second grade competition, so none was played.
Central Newcastle withdrew in July due to lack of players.
At the end of the season there was not enough money in the coffers to pay for medals for the Western Suburbs players. They agreed to go without on the basis that all junior teams got their awards and trophies, and that no Northern Branch official received any honorarium.
Western Suburbs won the Potter Shield for the third time, winning it outright.
1 Western Suburbs 11 9 0 2 2 162 78 84 18
2 Northern Suburbs 11 8 1 2 2 133 85 48 17
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3 East Newcastle 11 4 0 7 2 75 113 -38 8
4 South Newcastle 11 3 1 7 2 89 127 -38 7
5 Central Newcastle 8 1 0 7* 2 14 70 -56 2
* Central Newcastle withdrew after round 10 after 4 forfeits.
Final:
Western Suburbs 10 beat Northern Suburbs 8.
Teams (6): Central Newcastle, East Newcastle no 1,
East Newcastle no 2 (Darby Street), Northern Suburbs,
Wallsend and Plattsburg, Western Suburbs.
[Table unavailable.]
Final:
Northern Suburbs 22 beat East Newcastle Two 7.
Teams (7): Central Newcastle, East Newcastle, Northern Suburbs,
South Newcastle no 1, South Newcastle no 2,
Western Suburbs, Wallsend and Plattsburg.
* Wallsend and Plattsburg withdrew during the season.
[Table unavailable.]
Final:
Western Suburbs 16 beat Northern Suburbs 0.
Teams (7): Central Newcastle, East Newcastle, Northern Suburbs,
South Newcastle no 1, South Newcastle no 2,
Western Suburbs, Wallsend and Plattsburg.
* Wallsend and Plattsburg withdrew during the season.
Round 1:
Northern Suburbs 19 beat Western Suburbs 10.
Northern Suburbs 6 drew with South-East Newcastle 6.
South-East Newcastle 17 beat Western Suburbs 6.
Final:
Northern Suburbs 4 beat South-East Newcastle 2.