Sydney
- Inter-District Competition
Newcastle
- Central Coast
Group 21
Round 1:
Newcastle 19 beat Monaro 0 at Goulburn.
North Coast 24 beat Northern Division 18 at Kempsey.
Southern Division 14 beat Riverina 7 at Wollongong.
Bye: Western Division.
Semifinals:
Southern Division 20 beat North Coast 7.
Western Division 11 beat Newcastle 7.
Final:
Western Division 9 beat Southern Division 8.
1 Balmain 4 4 0 0 - 64 18 46 8
2 Parramatta 4 4 0 0 - 64 31 33 8
3 St George 4 3 1 0 - 58 28 30 7
4 Manly Warringah 4 2 1 1 - 41 29 12 5
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5 Western Suburbs 4 2 0 2 - 46 35 11 4
6 Eastern Suburbs 4 2 0 2 - 46 47 -1 4
7 Newtown 4 1 0 3 - 31 52 -21 2
8 Canterbury Bankstown 4 1 0 3 - 27 49 -22 2
9 South Sydney 4 0 0 4 - 25 67 -42 0
10 North Sydney 4 0 0 4 - 28 74 -46 0
Semifinals:
Balmain 4 beat Manly Warringah 2.
St George 8 beat Parramatta 3.
Final:
St George 17 beat Balmain 16.
1 St George 18 15 1 2 - 434 95 339 31
2 Western Suburbs 18 14 0 4 - 256 160 96 28
3 Balmain 18 12 0 6 - 246 183 63 24
4 Parramatta 18 11 0 7 - 186 165 21 22
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5 North Sydney 18 10 0 8 - 272 236 36 20
6 Manly Warringah 18 7 0 11 - 158 217 -59 14
7 Newtown 18 7 0 11 - 206 331 -125 14
8 Canterbury Bankstown 18 6 1 11 - 170 277 -107 13
9 South Sydney 18 4 0 14 - 170 298 -128 8
10 Eastern Suburbs 18 3 0 15 - 116 252 -136 6
Semifinals:
Parramatta 9 beat Balmain 7.
Western Suburbs 10 beat St George 8.
Preliminary Final:
St George 12 beat Parramatta 7.
Grand Final:
St George 8 beat Western Suburbs 3.
The format for the cup was rather complicated. The six teams that did not qualify for the finals played each other, then the three winners plus the team eliminated in the minor semifinal played each other, then the two winners played each other. The remaining team joined the other three finalists in the semifinals.
Prizemoney: Western Suburbs $1000.
Round 1:
South Sydney 18 beat Eastern Suburbs 15.
Manly Warringah 26 beat North Sydney 12.
Canterbury Bankstown 15 beat Newtown 5.
Round 2:
Canterbury Bankstown 21 beat South Sydney 16.
Manly Warringah 4 beat Balmain 0.
Round 3:
Canterbury Bankstown 6 beat Manly Warringah 5.
Semifinals:
Western Suburbs 20 beat Canterbury Bankstown 13.
Parramatta 18 beat St George 10.
Final:
Western Suburbs 17 beat Parramatta 11.
Teams (9): Arncliffe, Cronulla Carringbah, Guildford, Kingsford,
Liverpool, Penrith, Ryde-Eastwood, Sydney University, Wentworthville.
Grand Final:
Kingsford 9 beat Cronulla Caringbah 7.
The season was rain affected, causing the finals series to be pushed back three weeks. On one occasion the series was delayed because Newcastle Council groundsmen decided on the Wednesday that the grounds would be unfit, though by Saturday they were fine. In order to get things finished the NRL played the two semifinals on the same weekend, on the Saturday and Sunday. Newcastle Council did not normally allow organisations to charge admission to its grounds on Sundays, so this took a special motion by Council.
In the first grade competition at the end of round 17, South Newcastle were leading the competition on 24 points with two games to play and Central Newcastle were second on 23 points with three games to play. In that round Maitland played Central Newcastle and beat them, and South Newcastle paid the Maitland players a bonus of five pounds each (the prizemoney for winning the competition was 75 pounds). The Board felt that South Newcastle should be punished for bringing the game into disrepute--their action had breeched one of the Board's rules--but nothing was done. South Newcastle went on to win the competition for the first time in seventeen years.
Trouble arose between the NRL and the CCRL ( q.v.).
Final points: South Newcastle 28, Waratah-Mayfield 25,
Central Newcastle 25, Kurri Kurri 24, Northern Suburbs 17,
Cessnock 16, Maitland 16, Western Suburbs 15, Lakes United 14,
Macquarie United 0.
Semifinals:
Central Newcastle 17 beat Kurri Kurri 10.
South Newcastle 19 beat Waratah Mayfield 9.
Preliminary Final:
Central Newcastle 12 beat Waratah Mayfield 8.
Grand Final:
South Newcastle 12 beat Central Newcastle 7.
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Semifinals:
Waratah Mayfield 18 beat Western Suburbs 10.
South Newcastle 19 beat Northern Suburbs 12.
Preliminary Final:
Northern Suburbs 13 beat Waratah Mayfield 5.
Grand Final:
South Newcastle 10 beat Northern Suburbs 6.
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Semifinals:
Maitland 32 beat Waratah Mayfield 6.
South Newcastle 11 beat Cessnock 4.
Preliminary Final:
Maitland 25 beat Cessnock 5
Grand Final:
Maitland 15 beat South Newcastle 0.
Preliminary Round:
Central Newcastle 47 beat Toronto 7.
Kurri Kurri 16 beat Cessnock 9.
Round 1:
Central Newcastle 15 beat Northern Suburbs 5.
South Newcastle 44 beat Lakes United 11.
Maitland 33 beat Kurri Kurri 8.
Waratah Mayfield 15 beat Western Suburbs 9.
Semifinals:
Central Newcastle 26 beat Waratah Mayfield 7.
South Newcastle 15 beat Maitland 11.
Final:
South Newcastle 27 beat Central Newcastle 7.
Round 1:
South Newcastle 26 beat Lakes United 0.
Northern Suburbs 11 drew wth Central Newcastle 11.
(Central Newcastle won the replay 16-3.)
Semifinals:
South Newcastle 10 beat Western Suburbs 9.
Central Newcastle 30 beat Waratah Mayfield 19.
Final:
South Newcastle 26 beat Central Newcastle 7.
Teams: (6) Central Newcastle, Lakes United, Northern Suburbs,
South Newcastle, Waratah Mayfield, Western Suburbs.
Semifinals:
South Newcastle 17 beat Waratah Mayfield 5.
Western Suburbs 17 beat Central Newcastle 13.
Preliminary Final:
Central Newcastle 25 beat South Newcastle 4.
Grand Final:
Central Newcastle 12 beat Western Suburbs 3.
Teams: (7) Central Newcastle, Lakes United, Macquarie United,
Northern Suburbs, South Newcastle, Waratah Mayfield,
Western Suburbs.
Semifinals:
Northern Suburbs 10 beat South Newcastle 9.
Western Suburbs 11 beta Waratah Mayfield 7.
Preliminary Final:
Northern Suburbs 18 beat Waratah Mayfield 6.
Grand Final:
Western Suburbs 10 beat Northern Suburbs 2.
Teams: (8) Central Newcastle, Lakes United, Macquarie United,
Northern Suburbs, South Newcastle, Waratah Mayfield,
Western Suburbs.
Semifinals:
Lakes United 9 beat Northern Suburbs 0.
Waratah Mayfield 26 beat Western Suburbs 7.
Preliminary Final:
Lakes United 9 beat Western Suburbs 7.
Grand Final:
Waratah Mayfield 6 beat Lakes United 2..
Teams: (9) Booragul, Charlestown no.1, Charlestown no.2,
Glendale, Lakes United, Wallsend, Wangi, Waratah, Western Suburbs.
Semifinals:
Wangi 29 beat Western Suburbs 2.
Waratah Mayfield 19 beat Charlestown no.1 5.
Preliminary Final:
Western Suburbs 24 beat Waratah Mayfield 5.
Grand Final:
Western Suburbs 18 beat Wangi 7.
Final Points: Cardiff 23, Dixon United 22, Raymond Terrace 21,
Stockton 17, Williamtown RAAF 15, Morpeth 6, Windale 6.
Note: excludes result of last match: Dixon United versus Morpeth.
Semifinals:
Raymond Terrace 27 beat Stockton 8.
Cardiff beat Dixon United.
Preliminary Final:
Raymond Terrace 10 beat Dixon United 7.
Grand Final:
Cardiff 26 beat Raymond Terrace 5.
Final Points: Stockton 24, South United 22, Waratah United 18,
Raymond Terrace 16, Morpeth 16, Windale 16, West United 14,
Clarencetown 10, Cardiff 8.
Playoff:
Morpeth versus Raymond Terrace.
Windale beat winner.
Semifinals:
Windale 12 beat Waratah United 11.
(Waratah United must have won a protest to advance.)
South United beat Stockton.
Preliminary Final:
Stockton 24 beat Waratah United 23.
Grand Final:
Stockton 18 beat South United 6.
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Trouble arose between the CCRL and the Newcastle Rugby League. The Central Coast played its games on Sundays, and had a gentlemen's agreement with Lakes United (their parent club) that players from their competition would not be called on to play for that club on Sundays. However, Lakes United were having a bad year and didn't take much notice. This and the continuing opposition from Lakes United and the NRL to their gaining group status led the CCRL to consider withdrawing from the CRL. Things were patched over.
Final Points: Ourimbah 23, Gosford 20, Woy Woy 17, The Entrance 14,
Wyong 13, Erina 3.
Semifinals:
The Entrance 22 beat Woy Woy 10.
Ourimbah 15 beat Gosford 5.
Preliminary Final:
Gosford 8 beat The Entrance 7.
Grand Final:
Gosford 6 beat Ourimbah 5.
Final Points: Woy Woy 26, Erina 19, Wyong 15, The Entrance 13,
Ourimbah 10, Gosford 5.
Semifinals:
The Entrance 8 beat Wyong 3.
Woy Woy 4 beat Erina 4.
(Woy Woy won the midweek replay???)
Preliminary Final:
Erina 22 beat The Entrance 5.
Grand Final:
Erina 7 beat Woy Woy 5.
Final Points: The Entrance 23, Gosford 27, Ourimbah 19, Woy Woy 12,
Wyong 9, Erina 0.
Semifinals:
Woy Woy 4 beat Ourimbah 2.
Gosford 9 beat The Entrance 8.
Preliminary Final:
Woy Woy 15 beat The Entrance 10.
Grand Final:
Gosford 11 beat Woy Woy 0.
Final Points: Woy Woy 28, Wyong 22, Gosford 18, Ourimbah 11,
Erina 11, The Entrance 0.
Playoff:
Erina beat Ourimbah.
Semifinals:
Gosford 5 beat Erina 2.
Woy Woy 8 beat Wyong 2.
Preliminary Final:
Wyong 5 beat Gosford 2.
Grand Final:
Woy Woy 17 beat Wyong 2.
Teams: (6) Denman, Merriwa, Murrurundi, Muswellbrook, Scone,
Singleton.
Semifinals:
Merriwa 20 beat Muswellbrook 17.
Singleton 9 beat Denman 8.
Preliminary Final:
Denman 8 beat Merriwa 3.
Grand Final:
Denman 20 beat Singleton 13.
Semifinals:
Muswellbrook 20 beat Scone 0.
Denman 28 beat Singleton 6.
Preliminary Final:
Singleton 9 beat Muswellbrook 3.
Grand Final:
Denman 5 beat Singleton 3.
Semifinals:
Scone 17 beat Murrurundi 0.
Muswellbrook 8 beat Singleton 4.
Preliminary Final:
Scone 10 beat Singleton 9.
Grand Final:
Muswellbrook 12 beat Scone 3.