1909 NSWRFL season
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The 1909 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the second season of Sydney's top-level rugby league football competition, Australia's first. Eight teams contested during the season for the premiership and the Royal Agricultural Society Challenge Shield; seven teams from Sydney and one team from Newcastle, New South Wales.
1909 NSWRFL season | |
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League | New South Wales Rugby Football League |
Teams | 8 |
Matches played | 42 |
Points scored | 975 |
Premiers | South Sydney (2nd title) |
Minor Premiers | South Sydney (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Balmain |
Wooden spoon | Western Suburbs (1st spoon) |
Top point-scorer(s) | Arthur Conlin (43) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Tommy Anderson (11) |
Left to form local league | Newcastle |
Second Grade | |
Number of teams | 8 |
Premiers | Eastern Suburbs |
Runners-up | Glebe |
Third Grade | |
Number of teams | 9 |
Premiers | South Sydney Federal |
Runners-up | Rozelle |
At the beginning of the season, the nearly broke NSWRFL had met and kicked out its founders Henry Hoyle, Victor Trumper and J J Giltinan.[1] Part-way through the season, Edward Larkin was appointed full-time secretary of the NSWRFL.[2]
Also in 1909 north of the border, the Queensland Rugby Football League got its club competition started for the rebel football code of rugby league.