Representative
Sydney
Newcastle
- Hunter District
The newly formed ARL changed the Australian national team's colours from the blue and maroon hoops worn previously to the current "gum-tree green and wattle gold," worn as hoops in 1928, and then as the present green with a gold V from 1929 onwards.
The League introduced reserve footballs, so that the game could continue even if the ball had been booted out of the stadium.
Not all representative fixtures are listed.
South Sydney won the first of seven premierships in eight years. It went through the season undefeated, and made a clean sweep of all three grades. By round 13 it was in such a dominant position (10 points ahead with five rounds to play) that the League curtailed the competition and proceeded to the City Cup, which Souths also won.
St George found a permanent home at Earl Park.
1 South Sydney 12 12 0 0 1 190 87 103 26 2 Western Suburbs 11 6 0 5 2 166 150 16 16 3 Balmain 12 6 1 5 1 133 112 21 15 4 North Sydney 12 6 1 5 1 157 138 19 15 5 St George 11 5 1 5 2 132 141 -9 15 6 Glebe 12 5 0 7 1 118 171 -53 12 7 University 11 3 1 7 2 118 142 -24 11 8 Eastern Suburbs 12 4 0 8 1 89 120 -31 10 9 Newtown 11 3 0 8 2 94 136 -42 10
South Sydney were premiers.
Notes:
Newtown, the bottom club, did not take part in the City Cup.
Round 1:
Balmain 29 beat University 10.
Glebe 22 beat Western Suburbs 16.
South Sydney 16 beat North Sydney 11.
Eastern Suburbs 9 beat St George 3.
Semifinals:
South Sydney 8 beat Balmain 2.
Glebe 15 beat Eastern Suburbs 9.
Final:
South Sydney 15 beat Glebe 8.
University did not take part in the League Cup.
Round 1:
South Sydney 8 beat North Sydney 2.
Western Suburbs 17 beat Glebe 12.
St George 8 beat Eastern Suburbs 5.
Newtown 17 beat Balmain 5.
Semifinals:
Western Suburbs 21 beat South Sydney 3.
Newtown 9 beat St George 0.
Final:
Newtown 3 beat Western Suburbs 0.