New South Wales Competitions 1929

[1928] [1930]

Sydney
Newcastle - Hunter District

There had been a growing tendancy for the marker to lash out in the play-the-ball, and referees were urged to enforce the rule that the marker had to keep both feet on the ground. (Striking for the ball was made legal--when?)

South Sydney embarked on a three match tour of New Zealand, becoming the first district club to tour overseas.


Sydney

[1928] [1930]

At the end of 1929 Glebe were eliminated from the competition because of a lack of a home ground, poor results, and (primarily) because the area they represented was no longer big enough to support a club.

Premiership

[details] [finals]

 1 South Sydney         16 13  1  2  2  296  104  192  31
 2 St George            16 11  1  4  2  180  147   33  27
 3 Western Suburbs      16 10  2  4  2  258  153  105  26
 4 Newtown              16 10  0  6  2  188  169   19  24
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 5 North Sydney         16  6  3  7  2  194  211  -17  19
 6 Balmain              16  6  1  9  2  213  259  -46  17
 7 Eastern Suburbs      16  4  2 10  2  203  269  -66  14
 8 Glebe                16  3  3 10  2  166  261  -95  13
 9 University           16  2  1 13  2  157  282 -125   9

Semifinals:

    South Sydney 22 beat Western Suburbs 10.
    Newtown 8 beat St George 7.

Final:

    South Sydney 30 beat Newtown 10.