| New South Wales Competitions 1919 | 1918 - 1920 |
Representative
Sydney
Newcastle
- Hunter District
| Representative | 1918 - 1920 |
During the year, the Australian team left on a tour of New Zealand.
New Zealand 11 beat Newcastle (Northern Branch) 8
on Saturday 14th June at Newcastle Showground.
| Sydney | 1918 - 1920 |
| First Grade Premiership | Match Results - 1918 - 1920 |
1 Balmain 14 11 1 2 - 277 109 168 23 2 Eastern Suburbs 14 9 2 3 - 229 108 121 20 3 Western Suburbs 14 9 0 5 - 239 130 109 18 4 Glebe 14 9 0 5 - 209 134 75 18 5 Newtown 14 6 2 6 - 123 186 -63 14 6 South Sydney 14 6 1 7 - 208 223 -15 13 7 Annandale 14 1 1 12 - 86 270 -184 3 8 North Sydney 14 1 1 12 - 103 314 -211 3
Balmain were premiers.
Round 1:
Balmain 19 beat South Sydney 18.
Glebe 18 beat Eastern Suburbs 17.
Western Suburbs 18 beat Newtown 5.
North Sydney 18 beat Annandale 10.
Semifinals:
Western Suburbs 15 beat Balmain 12.
Glebe 28 beat North Sydney 7.
Final:
Western Suburbs 14 beat Glebe 10.
Round 1:
South Sydney 21 beat Balmain 4.
Glebe 8 beat Eastern Suburbs 7.
Western Suburbs 9 beat Newtown 5.
North Sydney 10 beat Annandale 3.
Semifinals:
South Sydney 16 beat Western Suburbs 8 after extra time.
North Sydney 20 beat Glebe 8.
Final:
South Sydney 10 beat North Sydney 7.
| Newcastle | 1918 - 1920 |
Due to division of 1918 two separate competitions were run in Newcastle in 1919.
The NSWRFL (Northern Branch) ran a four grade competition for 11 clubs: East Newcastle (district), Carrington and Stockton (East juniors), Northern Suburbs and South Newcastle (both breakaways), Broadmeadow, Mayfield and Waratah (juniors clubs), and Cessnock, Kurri Kurri and Weston (Hunter District clubs). West Wallsend also joined, but switched sides before the first game. Cessnock joined mid-season, and the Kurri first grade side was formed after the season had started. The Northern Branch pushed the line that players from the rival association would never play representative football, and 1919 saw a plethora of representative football come Newcastle's way. However, they still had trouble getting enough players, and often the senior teams found themselves filled with lower grade players.
The NDRLF Association ran a three grade competition for 7 clubs: Central Newcastle, Northern Suburbs, South Newcastle, and Western Suburbs (district), New Lambton (West juniors), Boolaroo and West Wallsend (junior clubs). Central Newcastle entered a first grade team, but were forced to withdraw before the competition started. At the end of the season the Association also ran a knockout competition, and Kurri Kurri swapped sides to play in it. The Association competition drew the better newspaper coverage and crowd support.
One of the main problems both sides faced was the lack of enclosed grounds. The lease on the League Ground had expired and the fence had been torn down, and the Sports Ground was unavailable. So at most games clubs had to rely on passing the hat, which rarely raised much.
Teams (4): East Newcastle, Kurri Kurri, Northern Suburbs,
South Newcastle.
[Table unavailable.]
Final:
East Newcastle 11 beat Northern Suburbs 9.
Teams (6): Carrington, Cessnock, East Newcastle, Kurri Kurri, Waratah, Weston. * Cessnock joined mid season. [Table and final series unavailable.]
Teams (10): Broadmeadow, Carrington, Cessnock, East Newcastle no 1,
East Newcastle no 2, Kurri Kurri, Mayfield, South Newcastle,
Stockton, Waratah, Weston.
* West Wallsend withdrew to join the other competition before the
season started.
Semifinalists: East Newcastle, Kurri Kurri, Waratah, South Newcastle,
Broadmeadow, Carrington.
[Table and final series unavailable.]
Teams (6): Broadmeadow, Cessnock, Mayfield, Northern Suburbs,
Stockton, Waratah.
* West Wallsend withdrew to join the other competition before the
season started.
* Cessnock joined mid season.
[Table and final series unavailable.]
The H. P. Cornish Shield was donated to the Association and won by South Newcastle.
1 South Newcastle 9 5 2 2 5 90 87 12
2 Western Suburbs 10 4 1 5 4 88 94 9
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3 Northern Suburbs 9 3 1 4* 5 91 88 7
* Includes one forfeit.
Final:
South Newcastle 7 beat Western Suburbs 2.
Teams (6): Boolaroo, Central Newcastle, Northern Suburbs,
South Newcastle, Western Suburbs, West Wallsend.
Final Points: South Newcastle 17, Northern Suburbs 16,
Central Newcastle 15, Boolaroo 8.
Semifinal Series:
Northern Suburbs 8 beat Boolaroo 0.
South Newcastle 13 beat Central Newcastle 0.
South Newcastle 8 beat Northern Suburbs 0.
Boolaroo beat Central Newcastle.
South Newcastle beat Boolaroo.
Northern Suburbs 0 drew with Central Newcastle 0.
Semifinal Points: South Newcastle 6, Northern Suburbs 3,
Boolaroo 2, Central Newcastle 1.
Final:
Northern Suburbs 9 beat South Newcastle 3.
Teams (9): Boolaroo, Central Newcastle, New Lambton, Northern Suburbs no 1, Northern Suburbs no 2, South Newcastle, Western Suburbs no 1, Western Suburbs no 2, West Wallsend. * Central Newcastle withdrew after the first round. [Table and final unavailable.]
Teams (4): Kurri Kurri, Northern Suburbs, South Newcastle,
Western Suburbs.
[Table unavailable.]
Round 1:
Western Suburbs 22 beat Kurri Kurri 18.
South Newcastle 13 beat Northern Suburbs 0.
Round 2:
Northern Suburbs 15 beat Kurri Kurri 0.
Western Suburbs 15 beat South Newcastle 13.
Round 3:
Northern Suburbs 10 drew with Western Suburbs 10.
South Newcastle 18 beat Kurri Kurri 5.
Semifinal Points: Western Suburbs 5, South Newcastle 4,
Northern Suburbs 3, Kurri Kurri 0.
Final:
Western Suburbs 11 beat South Newcastle 3.
| Hunter District | 1915 - 1920 |
The Hunter District competition reformed after going into recess for the duration of the war. At first it was decided not to run a senior competition as there were not enough quality players, but after a couple of weeks one was started. It was decided to allow the Coalfields teams to go their own way, and most of them ended up playing in the Newcastle competition. An influenza epidemic hit Maitland and the Coalfields during the year, disrupting the competition badly.
Teams (4): Branxton, East End, Hinton, Western Suburbs.
* Branxton withdrew before the start of the competition.
[Final table unavailable.]
Final:
Western Suburbs 9 beat Hinton 5.
Teams (8): East End, East Maitland no.1, East Maitland no.2, Morpeth,
Raymond Terrace, Singleton, West End, Western Suburbs.
[Final table unavailable.]
Semifinals:
Morpeth 16 beat East Maitland no.2 7.
East End 39 beat West End 2.
Final:
East End 13 beat Morpeth 3.