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1925 Auckland Rugby League season

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The 1925 season of Auckland Rugby League was its 16th. On 30 March Auckland Rugby League held its fifteenth annual meeting with 200 in attendance. The strong financial position of the league was commented on. It was also decided that if possible the Senior Grade would be split into A and B divisions owing to the increasing number of teams who wished to enter but also the gap in standard between the best teams and the worst.[1]

Preceded by 17th Auckland Rugby League season
1925
Succeeded by

Auckland Rugby League news

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Club teams by grade participation

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Team 1st Grade B Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade A 6th Grade B Total
Richmond Rovers 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 8
Ponsonby United 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 7
City Rovers 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 6
Ellerslie United 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
Newton Rangers 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 5
Devonport United 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 5
Marist Old Boys 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5
Athletic 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5
Māngere United 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4
Kingsland Rovers 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4
United Suburbs 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4
Parnell 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3
Point Chevalier 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3
Otahuhu Rovers 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
New Lynn 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
Coromandel Old Boys 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Leys Institute 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 7 5 10 17 12 9 7 8 75

Trophy winners

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City Rovers won the First Grade Championship for the 7th time in just 15 seasons. Ponsonby won the Roope Rooster Knockout competition for the 4th time in the 11 seasons it had been competed for. Ponsonby also won the Stormont Shield after defeating City in the final in its inaugural season.

While in the B division Ellerslie won the inaugural title and were awarded the Norton Cup. At the end of the season these teams competed for their own knockout trophy which was named the Stallard Cup. It was won by Otahuhu who defeated Northcote in the final.

In the lower grades Richmond Rovers dominated like they were to come to do for many seasons. They won the 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and both sections of the 6th grade. They were a very powerful club at the junior level and this would ultimately lead to great success at the senior grade level.

Representative season

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The Auckland team played in 5 matches with a number of other Auckland B and Auckland C team matches. They played against the New Zealand team twice and the touring Queensland side who they drew with 18 all. The Auckland side claimed the Northern Union Challenge Cup off the holders, South Auckland and they retained it against the same opponents in a later match. In addition the Auckland Provincial team played Queensland but were soundly beaten 54–14.

Death of Bill Stormont and inauguration of the Stormont Shield

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The Stormont Shield

On 4 June William Stormont (known better as Bill Stormont) died, succumbing to rheumatic heart disease.[2] Stormont had played for the Marist Old Boys senior team from 1920 to 1924 scoring 24 tries and kicking 31 goals. He had also represented Auckland on 16 occasions, scoring 4 tries and kicking 2 goals as well as playing 3 matches for New Zealand in 1920. He had been ill for quite some time and had not played for Marist since the end of the 1924 season. The funeral was on the Sunday leaving his parents residence in Epsom and progressing to Purewa Cemetery where he was buried.[3] The match between Marist and Richmond Rovers on Saturday was originally postponed but was never played.[4] The matches at Carlaw Park saw one minutes silence before kickoff. On 9 July at the New Zealand Council meeting John Stormont presented a shield to be played for among the senior clubs. It was to be known as the “William Stormont Memorial Shield”.[5]

On 22 July at an Auckland Management Committee meeting it was decided that the shield would be played for by the “winners of the senior grade club competition and the winners of the Roope Rooster”.[6] A request came in for the trophy to be played for among champion teams from around the country but it was eventually settled that it would be for Auckland teams. The championship winning City Rovers team, the Roope Rooster winning Ponsonby United, and Stormont's Marist side were the three teams chosen to compete for it. City drew the bye so Ponsonby were to come up against Marist in the ‘semi-final’ match.[7] Ponsonby defeated Marist 23–22 to progress to the Stormont Shield final.[8] Ponsonby then trounced City Rovers 35–3 in the final to become the first team with their name on the trophy.[8] The Stormont Shield is still played for today though it is played for in round 1 of the regular season with the Fox Memorial grand finalists from the previous year competing for it.

Monteith Shield (first grade championship)

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Monteith Shield standings

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Team Pld W D L F A Pts
City Rovers 12 11 0 1 300 140 22
Ponsonby United 12 10 0 2 271 113 20
Marist Old Boys 11 6 0 5 162 112 12
Devonport United 12 5 0 7 172 207 10
Richmond Rovers 11 4 0 7 155 184 8
Athletic 12 4 0 8 133 276 8
Newton Rangers 12 1 0 11 152 314 2

Monteith Shield fixtures

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Round 1

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18 April City 27–8 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: James Wardlaw 2, Alf Townsend, Lou Brown 2, Harry Hawkes, Maurice Wetherill
Con: Harry Hawkes, Selby Crewther
Drop: Ben Davidson
[9] Try: Ivan Littlewood 2
Con: Frank Delgrosso
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Les Bull
18 April Athletic 38–18 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Bert Avery, Craddock Dufty 3, John Lang, Joe Hadley, Wilson Hall 2
Con: Craddock Dufty 6
Pen: Craddock Dufty
[9] Try: A Watson, K Gallagher, Alan Clarke, Victor Humby
Con: Arthur Mansill 2, Alan Clarke
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: William Mincham
18 April Devonport 29–9 Richmond Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Norman Veart 2, Horace Dixon, Allan Seagar, Julius Laing, Stan Webb, Harry Douglas
Con: Charles Hand, Stan Webb, Allan Seagar, Alf Scott
[9] Try: Sonny Hing 2, Bill Davis Referee: A Saunders

Round 2

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A good deal of ill feeling was shown in the Marist v Devonport game at the Devonport Domain, perhaps a hangover from their controversial championship final the year before when player eligibility had dragged on for some time afterwards. In comments later in the week the Auckland Star described the match as "brutal" with much "illegal and unsportsmanlike play". Charles Gregory and Arthur Cadman of the Marist side were both ordered off in the second half but they still won 18 to 9. It was said that the crowd had threatened to run the field and even after the sendings off the game "developed into something of a melee". In the match between City and Athletic Alf Townsend was also ordered off in the second half for City, and then winger Ernest Ruby left injured leaving City with 11 players to finish the match but they led 16-8 and still managed to add another try when Lou Brown followed up a kick which new Athletic fullback Tommy Taylor failed to field. Towndsend and Cadman were suspended by the league with their respective clubs appealing the decision and the ARL forwarded the appeals to the New Zealand Council (NZRL). The appeals were dismissed by the national body. In Ponsonby's win over Richmond, Tim Peckham who had just joined the side, scored one of their tries. Late in the game Richmond were awarded a try after W Little was obstructed when attempting to score. At this time obstruction tries were awarded to the player in question. Ray Hyland scored the other three tries for Richmond.

2 May City 19–8 Athletic Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: J Wardlaw, Lou Brown 3, Hec McDonald
Con: W Sandham 2
[10] Try: Joe Hadley, Bert Avery
Pen: Craddock Dufty
Referee: Les Bull
2 May Ponsonby 18–14 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Hector Cole 2, H Goodley, Tim Peckham
Con: Frank Delgrosso 2
Pen: Frank Delgrosso
[11] Try: Ray Hyland 3, W Little (obstruction try)
Con: Trevor Hanlon
Referee: A Saunders
2 May Marist 18–9 Devonport Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Arthur Cadman, Percy Gallagher, Jack Kirwan, Hec Brisbane
Con: Charles Gregory 3
[12] Try: Alf Harper, Norman Veart, Harry Douglas Referee: William Mincham

Round 3

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9 May Marist 8–7 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Percy Gallagher, Jack Kirwan
Con: Charles Gregory
[13] Try: Sam Lowrie
Con: Frank Delgrosso
Pen: Frank Delgrosso
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Taylor
9 May City 43–19 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: J Wardlaw 2, Lou Brown 3, Hec McDonald, Ben Davidson, Ernie Mackie, Selby Crewther, Ernest Ruby, Nelson Bass
Con: W Sandham 2, Ernie Mackie, Vic Thomas, Maurice Wetherill
[14] Try: E Thompson, Alan Clarke, H Anderson, A Watson, Wally Somers
Con: Clarrie Polson 2
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Robert A. Bovaird
9 May Athletic 13–8 Richmond Auckland Domain 1  
3:00 Try: Jones, Joe Hadley, Charles Webb
Con: Craddock Dufty 2
[14] Try: W Little, Ken Hyland
Con: Trevor Hanlon
Referee: McCowatt

Round 4

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Sam Lowrie was ordered off in the match between Ponsonby and Devonport. Julius Laing of Devonport was taken to hospital suffering from slight concussion. It was rumoured during the week that his brother, Bert Laing had retired from the sport but he soon resumed playing and retired at the end of the 1926 season, though he came out of retirement to assist the side in 1927 a couple of times and then four more times in 1930. W Hannan had joined the Marist forward pack and was a brother of champion rower Pat Hannan.

16 May Ponsonby 40–5 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Frank Delgrosso 3, Ivan Littlewood 2, George Gardiner, Bert Payne 2, Hector Cole, Victor Fagan
Con: Frank Delgrosso 4
Pen: Frank Delgrosso
[15] Try: Jim O'Brien
Con: Julius Laing
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Percy Rogers
16 May Marist 18–5 Athletic Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Arthur Singe 3, Reg Malloy
Con: Charles Gregory 3
[16] Try: Craddock Dufty
Con: Craddock Dufty
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Saunders
16 May Richmond 21–9 Newton Victoria Park 1  
3:00 Try: Avery, Kettlewell 3, W Hanlon
Con: W Hanlon 2
Pen: W Hanlon
[17] Try: H Anderson
Con: Alan Clarke
Pen: Alan Clarke 2
Referee: McCowatt

Round 5

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23 May Athletic 8–6 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Ernie Herring 2
Pen: Craddock Dufty
[18] Try: Alf Scott, Stanley Butland Referee: McCowatt
23 May City 17–0 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Hec McDonald 2, Lou Brown 2, Selby Crewther
Con: Selby Crewther
[19] Referee: Les Bull
23 May Marist 18–0 Newton Auckland Domain  
3:00 Try: Hec Brisbane 2, Reg Malloy, Arthur Singe
Con: Charles Gregory 2
Pen: Charles Gregory
[19] Referee: Hill

Round 6

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The City - Marist match ended sensationally. With the scores tied at 7, and time up with the time keeper standing with the bell in hand waiting for the ball to go out of play, Ben Davidson drop kicked a goal for City to win 9–7. An enormous crowd of 12,500 was on hand to witness the match which was a club record for a regular season match to this point. The crowd was said to be "at a high pitch of excitement" throughout each half.

30 May City 9–7 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Chook Mitchell
Con: W Sandham
Pen: W Sandham
Drop: Ben Davidson
[20] Try: Jack Kirwan
Con: Charles Gregory
Pen: Charles Gregory
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Walter Ripley
30 May Ponsonby 18–6 Athletic Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Frank Delgrosso, Bert Payne, Ivan Littlewood, Hector Cole
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 3
[21] Try: Charles Webb, John McGregor Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Taylor
30 May Devonport 29–11 Newton Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Bert Laing, Hooker, Stan Webb 2, Jim O'Brien, Bill Cleaver, Horace Dixon
Con: Bert Laing 3
Pen: Bert Laing
[21] Try: Roy Hardgrave, H Anderson, Alan Clarke
Con: Clarrie Polson
Referee: Les Bull

Round 7

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Bill Stormont on the extreme right in the Auckland team to play England in 1924.

Prior to the kickoff teams stood in silence for one minute as a mark of respect for the late William Stormont of the Marist club who had died two days earlier. He was a World War I veteran and had played for Marist from 1920 to 1924. The match between Marist and Richmond scheduled to be played at Victoria Park was cancelled due to his death. The 39 year old,Tom Haddon returned to the field for the first time since 1919, the year in which he represented New Zealand. From 1910 to 1919 he played for North Shore (Devonport), Grafton Athletic, and City though spent 2–3 years at war in between. He scored a try in Devonport's 27–20 loss to City. Ponsonby thrashed Newton 42–3 after leading 37–0 at halftime. Ponsonby scored shortly after halftime and then when Newton had spent a period of play on attack, crossing for a try they decided that they had had enough and the game was called.

6 June City 27–20 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Harry Hawkes, Maurice Wetherill, Lou Brown 3, E Brown, Ernie Mackie
Con: W Sandham 2
Pen: W Sandham
[22] Try: Jim O'Brien, Julius Laing, Tom Haddon, Horace Dixon
Con: Bert Laing 3
Pen: Bert Laing
Referee: Les Bull
6 June Ponsonby 42–3 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Frank Delgrosso 4, George Gardiner, Tim Peckham, Ivan Littlewood 2, Bert Payne, Hector Cole
Con: Frank Delgrosso 4, Tim Peckham, Hector Cole
[23] Try: J Lawson Referee: Percy Rogers
6 June Marist Cancelled Richmond Victoria Park 1  
3:00 [24] Referee: Saunders

Round 8

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In the main match at Carlaw Park before a crowd of 10,000 City scored on full time however W Sandham missed a relatively easy conversion which would have given them the win. Instead Ponsonby inflicted their first defeat of the year. Charles Hand kicked 6 goals on debut for Newton after transferring mid week from Devonport. Newton's easy win over Athletic was surprising as they had been struggling recently. Athletic were missing their star back, Craddock Dufty who did not play owing to an injured hand.

13 June Ponsonby 10–9 City Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Bert Payne, Ivan Littlewood
Con: Frank Delgrosso 2
[25] Try: Selby Crewther, Hec McDonald 2 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Walter Ripley
13 June Richmond 23–5 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Thorburn, Ray Hyland, William Hanlon, Frederick Bass, M Little
Con: McDonald 2
Pen: Trevor Hanlon, W Hanlon
[26] Try: Horace Dixon
Con: Bert Laing
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Saunders
13 June Newton 38–11 Athletic Victoria Park  
3:00 Try: Clarrie Polson, Roy Hardgrave 2, Wally Somers 2, Robert Stack, C Brown, Alan Clarke
Con: Charles Hand 6, E Thompson
[26] Try: Ernie Herring, A Watkins, Bert Avery
Con: Ernie Herring
Referee: Hill

Round 9

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Jim O'Brien (Marist)

In one of the more amazing team efforts in early Auckland rugby league history the City team saw all 13 of its players score points in a 57–10 victory over Athletic. The loss was the heaviest ever against Athletic. There were nine different try scorers and the four who didn't cross the line all kicked at least one conversion. The match perhaps somewhat anti-climatically took place on the number 2 field. There were 9,000 in attendance at Carlaw Park but the majority would have been watching the match on the number 1 field at the time where Marist beat Devonport 19–11. Jim O'Brien for Marist and Tom Haddon for Devonport were ordered off for fighting in their match at Carlaw Park.

20 June Devonport 19–11 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: Jim O'Brien, Tom Haddon, Stan Webb
Con: Julius Laing
Pen: Bert Laing 4
[27] Try: Hec Brisbane, Reg Malloy, Percy Gallagher
Con: Charles Gregory
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Taylor
20 June City 57–10 Athletic Carlaw Park 2  
2:45 Try: Lou Brown 4, George Paki, Ernest Ruby 2, J Wardlaw 2, Hec McDonald, Selby Crewther, Harry Hawkes, Ernie Mackie, Alf Townsend
Con: Nelson Bass 3, E Brown, Harry Hawkes, Ernie Mackie, Alf Townsend, Ben Davidson, Bob Crewther
[28] Try: Bert Avery, Len Mason
Con: Craddock Dufty
Pen: Angelo
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: A Saunders
20 June Ponsonby 14–7 Richmond Auckland Domain 1  
3:00 Try: Ivan Littlewood 2, Joseph Peckham, Frank Delgrosso
Pen: Frank Delgrosso
[29] Try: W Little
Con: McDonald
Pen: McDonald
Referee: McCowatt

Round 10

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All of the teams were without their New Zealand representatives who had departed for their Australian tour. The touring party included 15 Auckland club players. George Davidson played his first game of the season for City, ostensibly replacing his brother Ben in the back line who was rested with an injured foot. He scored a try in their 27–16 win over Newton. Wilfred McNeil also made his first appearance of the year for Ponsonby in their 24–6 win over Marist. He hooked in the place of Sam Lowrie who was in Australia.

4 July Ponsonby 24–6 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: Leonard Riley, Dooley Moore 2, George Gardiner, Ivan Littlewood, Len Ward
Con: Hector Cole, George Gardiner, Tim Peckham
[30] Try: Jim Johnson, Horace Hanson Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Gallagher
4 July Athletic 16–15 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
2:45 Try: Len Mason 2, Sorenson
Con: Angelo 2
[31] Try: Ralph Jenkinson, W Little, Ray Hyland
Con: W Hanlon 2
Pen: W Hanlon
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: T Hill
4 July City 27–16 Newton Auckland Domain 2  
3:00 Try: J Wardlaw, George Davidson, Nelson Bass, Harry Hawkes 2, Hec McDonald, Ernest Ruby
Con: W Sandham 3
[32] Try: E Thompson, Charles Hand, Alan Clarke, Wally Somers
Con: Charles Hand 2
Referee: Wally Ripley

Round 11

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Matthew Kirkland scored 4 tries in Marist's 35–3 win over his former club, Athletic in greasy conditions at the Auckland Domain.

11 July Ponsonby 22–5 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: Ivan Littlewood 2, Victor Fagan, George Gardiner, Leonard Riley, D Donovan
Con: George Gardiner, Dooley Moore
[33] Try: Norm Veart
Con: Alf Scott
Referee: Billy Murray
11 July Richmond 12–11 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
2:45 Try: Jack Redwood, William Hanlon
Con: McDonald 2
Pen: William Hanlon
[34] Try: Alan Clarke, Charles Hand, Clarrie Polson
Con: Charles Hand
Referee: Les Bull
11 July Marist 35–3 Athletic Auckland Domain  
3:00 Try: Horace Hanson, Matthew Kirkland 4, Mannix, Arthur Singe, Billy Ghent, Jim Johnson
Con: Arthur Singe 3, Jim Johnson
[35] Try: McKinley Referee: Taylor

Round 12

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At the Devonport Domain the local winger, Buffet had to deal with a dog crossing the field as he attempted to catch a ball. Athletic swooped on the moment with Len Mason scoring.

18 July City 34–22 Richmond Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: C Mitchell 2, J Wardlaw, Ben Davidson 2, George Davidson 3
Con: W Sandham 4
Pen: W Sandham
[36] Try: William Hanlon 2, Ballantyne 2
Con: William Hanlon 3, Frederick Bass
Pen: William Hanlon
Referee: Robert A. Bovaird
18 July Marist 19–6 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
2:45 Try: Billy Ghent, Con Lineen, W Kirkland, Reg Malloy, Lonergan, Jim Johnson
Con: Arthur Singe 2
Pen: Arthur Singe 2
[36] Try: Alan Clarke, Wally Somers Referee: A Saunders
18 July Devonport 19–10 Athletic Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Stanley Butland, Tom Haddon 2, Norman Veart, Alf Scott
Con: Alf Scott, Neville St George
[37] Try: Len Mason, Wilkie
Con: Angelo
Pen: Angelo
Referee: Les Bull

Round 13

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25 July City 6–5 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Selby Crewther, James Wardlaw [38] Try: Arthur Singe
Pen: Arthur Singe
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Billy Murray
25 July Ponsonby 25–5 Athletic Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: H Godley 3, Joseph Peckham, Leonard Riley 2, Bert Payne
Con: George Gardiner 2
[39] Try: A Watkins
Pen: Malloy
Referee: Les Bull
25 July Devonport 11–3 Newton Victoria Park  
3:00 Try: Norm Veart, Buffett, Ken Scott
Con: Julius Laing
[39] Try: Warren Referee: William Mincham

Round 14

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1 August City 25–15 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Hec McDonald, Selby Crewther, C Mitchell, Ben Davidson, George Davidson, Harry Hawkes, Ernest Ruby
Con: Selby Crewther, George Davidson
[40] Try: Alf Scott, Norm Veart, Harry Douglas
Con: Alf Scott
Pen: Alf Scott, George Yardley
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: A Saunders
1 August Richmond 24–17 Marist Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Russell 2, W Hanlon, Duane 2, W Little
Con: W Hanlon 2
Pen: W Hanlon
[41] Try: Arthur Singe 2, Jim Johnson 2, Percy Gallagher
Con: Billy Ghent
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: T Hill
1 August Ponsonby 43–18 Newton Auckland Domain 1  
3:00 Try: H Goodley 2, George Gardiner 2, Leonard Riley 2, Ivan Littlewood, Bert Payne, Dooley Moore 2, D Donovan
Con: George Gardiner, Ivan Littlewood, D Donovan, Unknown x 1
Pen: George Gardiner
[42] Try: Charles Hand, Warren, Roy Hardgrave, Smith
Con: Charles Hand, Clarrie Polson, Wally Somers
Referee: Billy Murray

Roope Rooster knockout competition

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Round 1

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George Gardiner had a field day for Ponsonby in their 50–23 win over Athletic. He scored three tries and converted seven of his sides twelve tries for 23 total points.

8 August Devonport 15–12 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Alf Scott, Harry Douglas, Jim O'Brien
Con: Alf Scott
Pen: Alf Scott 2
[43] Try: Horace Hanson, Bernard Sweeney, Lenihan, Percy Gallagher Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Les Bull
8 August Ponsonby 50–23 Athletic Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Joseph Peckham, George Gardiner 3, H Goodley 2, Leonard Riley, Wilfred McNeil, Ivan Littlewood, Herewini, D Donovan, Tim Peckham
Con: George Gardiner 7
[44] Try: Charles Webb, Bill Te Whata, Len Mason, Wilkie, Joe Hadley
Con: Malloy 3
Pen: Malloy
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Taylor
8 August City 29–8 Richmond Auckland Domain  
3:00 Try: Selby Crewther, George Reid, James Wardlaw 2, Harry Hawkes 2, Ernest Ruby
Con: Selby Crewther 4
[45] Try: Frederick Bass 2
Con: W Hanlon
Referee: T Hill

Semi finals

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15 August City 22–11 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Ben Davidson 2, Harry Hawkes, James Wardlaw, George Davidson, Cleal
Con: Selby Crewther 2
[46] Try: George Yardley, Ken Scott, Norm Veart
Con: George Yardley
Referee: Taylor
15 August Ponsonby WBD-LBD Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 [46] Referee: McCowatt

Final

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Ponsonby won their fourth Roope Rooster title following previous wins in 1917, 1922, and 1923. They score tries through Ivan Littlewood and Leonard Riley, older brother of Brian Riley. While George Gardiner added 4 points to his season tally through two penalties. City fielded former Marist player C.M. Stevens in their backs, and made a change on the wing, playing 32 year old utility player George Paki in place of George Davidson which was said to have been a mistake as they lost two try scoring chances on that wing. There were 7,500 spectators present and 212 pounds were raised at the gate with half the money going to charities and the other half to players injured during the season.

22 August Ponsonby 10–5 City Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Ivan Littlewood, Leonard Riley
Pen: George Gardiner 2
[47] Try: Ernest Ruby
Pen: Selby Crewther
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Walter Ripley

Stormont Memorial Shield

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Semi final

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Lou Hutt debuted for Ponsonby after transferring from the Ngaruawahia club in the South Auckland (Waikato) competition. Despite the "squally weather" and muddy ground the match was said to be one of the best games played at Carlaw Park during the season. It featured several New Zealand representatives who had returned from the Australian tour and recently played against the touring Queensland side.

26 September Ponsonby 23–22 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Gardiner 2, Frank Delgrosso, Len Ward, Bert Payne
Con: Frank Delgrosso 3
Pen: George Gardiner
[8] Try: Charles Gregory, Billy Ghent, Jack Kirwan, Jim O'Brien
Con: Charles Gregory 3
Pen: Charles Gregory 2
Referee: Saunders

Final

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3 October Ponsonby 35–3 City Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Gardiner 4, Tim Peckham 2, H Goodley, Leonard Riley, Bert Payne
Con: Frank Delgrosso, Tim Peckham
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 2
[48] Try: Lou Brown Referee: Taylor

Top try scorers and point scorers (senior grade, Roope Rooster and Stormont Memorial Shield)

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The scoring is from all matches which were technically open to all sides. The Stormont Shield was to become a champion of champions match between the winner of the championship and the winner of the Roope Rooster, however in it's first season the winner of the Roope Rooster (Ponsonby) played a semi final match against Marist, who Bill Stormont played with prior to his death.

B Grade standings and results

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B Grade standings

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Team Pld W D L F A Pts
Ellerslie United 12 8 2 2 89 62 18
Otahuhu Rovers 11 6 1 4 85 48 13
Kingsland Rovers 10 4 2 4 93 76 10
Māngere United 10 3 1 6 66 96 7
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 11 3 0 8 75 126 6

B Grade fixtures

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In Kingsland's debut in the grade Claude List in his debut season in first grade scored 3 tries in their win over Northcote. He repeated the feat 2 weeks later against Mangere. He would later become the first ever player to represent New Zealand whilst playing for ostensibly a 'second grade' team.

Date Score Score Venue
Round 1 18 April [49] Ellerslie 16 Mangere 3 Carlaw Park # 1
18 April Kingsland 21 Northcote 3 Carlaw Park # 2
Round 2 2 May [50] Ellerslie 6 Kingsland 3 Carlaw Park # 1
2 May Northcote 6 Otahuhu 5 Victoria Park
Round 3 9 May [51] Ellerslie 7 Otahuhu 14 Ellerslie Reserve
9 May Mangere 13 Kingsland 13 Peter Moko Farm, Westney Road, Mangere
Round 4 16 May [52] Ellerslie 19 Northcote 11 Auckland Domain
16 May Otahuhu 13 Mangere 0 Otahuhu
Round 5 23 May [53] Mangere 12 Northcote 11 Victoria Park
23 May Otahuhu 16 Kingsland 3 Otahuhu
Round 6 30 May [54] Northcote 8 Kingsland 5 Carlaw Park # 1
30 May Ellerslie 12 Mangere 5 Carlaw Park # 2
Round 7 6 June [55] Otahuhu 2 Northcote 0 Carlaw Park # 1
6 June Ellerslie 9 Kingsland 5 Carlaw Park # 2
Round 8 13 June [56] Ellerslie 3 Otahuhu 3 Carlaw Park # 1
13 June Kingsland 11 Mangere 2 Carlaw Park # 2
Round 9 20 June [57] Ellerslie 7 Northcote 5 Ellerslie Reserve
20 June Mangere 10 Otahuhu 14 Mangere
Round 10 4 July [58] Kingsland 13 Otahuhu 3 Victoria Park, 3 pm
Round 11 11 July [59] Kingsland 14 Northcote 11 Victoria Park, 3 pm
11 July Mangere L Ellerslie W Mangere, 3 pm
Round 12 18 July [60] Ellerslie 5 Kingsland 5 Ellerslie Reserve
18 July Otahuhu 15 Northcote 6 Victoria Park
Round 13 25 July[61] Otahuhu L Ellerslie W Otahuhu
25 July Kingsland CCD Mangere CCD Auckland Domain
Round 14 1 Aug [62] Northcote 8 Ellerslie 5 Victoria Park
1 Aug Mangere W Otahuhu L Mangere
Round 15 8 Aug [63] Mangere 21 Northcote 6 Victoria Park
8 Aug Kingsland CCD Otahuhu CCD Auckland Domain

The round 15 match between Kingsland and Otahuhu was not played due to the poor condition of the field at the Auckland Domain.

Stallard Cup knockout competition

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This was the first season with a B Division in the First Grade competition and at the end of the season a knockout competition was played between the five teams.

1925 Stallard Cup Results
Date Score Score Venue
Round 1 15 Aug [64] Northcote 3 Ellerslie 0 Victoria Park
Semi final 22 Aug [65] Northcote 19 Mangere 18 Carlaw Park # 2
Semi final 22 Aug Otahuhu 11 Kingsland 2 Auckland Domain

Final

[edit]

The match was played as curtain raiser to the New Zealand game against Queensland.

5 September Otahuhu 6–2 Northcote Carlaw Park 1  
1:30 Try: Kirkland, + unknown [66] Pen: Wilkins Referee: Mr. Ripley

Lower grades

[edit]

There were 6 lower grade competitions in 1925 below the B Division with the 6th grade split into an A and B division.

Second grade

[edit]

Richmond defeated Ponsonby A 15–3 on 5 September of the championship final. Ponsonby B beat Richmond 14–5 in the knockout final on 10 October. Ellerslie and Kingsland withdrew after 4 rounds, United Suburbs after 5 rounds, and City after 7 rounds.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Richmond Rovers 12 8 0 1 2 75 21 16
Ponsonby United A 12 7 0 5 3 127 31 14
Ponsonby United B 12 7 0 3 1 43 51 14
Devonport United 12 6 1 5 2 64 32 13
Newton Rangers 8 3 0 5 2 19 100 6
Māngere United 8 2 1 5 2 3 37 5
City Rovers 4 0 2 2 0 11 32 2
United Suburbs 1 0 0 1 1 2 10 0
Ellerslie United 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 0
Kingsland Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Third grade

[edit]

The 1933 Third Grade competition had 17 teams entered which was the largest for any grade in the history of Auckland Rugby League to this point. City Rovers secured the championship when they defeated Ponsonby B on 19 September in round 18. They played Northcote in the knockout final on 3 October but no result was reported. Otahuhu withdrew from the competition after a round 8 default, while Coromandel Old Boys withdrew after round 10.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
City Rovers 12 11 1 0 1 188 26 23
Athletic 14 9 0 1 0 174 29 18
Point Chevalier 11 8 1 1 1 115 9 17
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 15 8 2 1 0 29 66 18
New Lynn 13 6 2 2 0 41 29 14
Parnell 12 6 0 6 1 57 81 12
Ponsonby United B 12 5 1 4 3 12 47 11
Devonport United 9 4 0 5 1 109 98 8
Richmond Rovers 6 3 1 2 0 29 39 7
United Suburbs B 14 1 1 4 2 9 84 3
Otahuhu Rovers 2 1 0 1 0 10 5 2
Ponsonby United A 6 1 0 5 2 34 83 2
Kingsland Rovers 3 0 2 1 2 2 10 2
Newton Rangers 5 0 1 4 0 11 54 1
United Suburbs A 12 0 0 3 3 5 54 0
Māngere United 5 0 0 5 3 6 95 0
Coromandel Old Boys 8 0 0 3 2 5 27 0

Fourth grade

[edit]

Richmond Rovers won the competition undefeated. When they secured the title on 19 September they were a full 6 points clear of their nearest rival according to newspaper reports. Parnell were second and it is likely that they won more matches than the 10 that were reported. City withdrew after 1 round as did New Lynn and Newton B after 2 rounds so they have not been included in the standings, and Marist B after 4 rounds. There were many results that were unreported so the table is incomplete. Richmond beat Athletic in the knockout final on 10 October by 5 points to 3.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Richmond Rovers 17 17 0 0 1 102 22 34
Parnell 14 10 0 4 2 262 30 20
Ponsonby United 9 6 0 3 2 178 37 12
Devonport United 7 4 0 3 1 41 72 8
Athletic 7 1 1 5 2 27 61 3
Point Chevalier 7 1 1 5 2 8 113 3
Marist Old Boys A 5 1 0 4 3 16 29 2
Ellerslie United 4 0 1 3 3 13 37 1
Newton Rangers A 7 0 1 6 3 8 133 1
Kingsland Rovers 4 0 0 4 4 6 104 0
Marist Old Boys B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Māngere United 2 0 0 2 1 0 4 0

Fifth grade

[edit]

Richmond won the championship for the second time. The result was not reported in the newspapers but did appear in the Rugby League Annual of 1949 written by Bill Davidson. City won the knockout final 16 to 13 on 10 October over Parnell. Parnell had defeated Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 9 to 3 in one semi final, while City defeated Marist in the other by 24 to 5. Athletic withdrew after 12 rounds. Newton entered a team but it is unknown if they played a match as they withdrew after round one.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
City Rovers 8 6 0 2 2 89 39 12
Richmond Rovers 6 5 0 1 2 80 9 10
Parnell 7 5 0 2 1 52 33 10
Ponsonby United 7 4 0 3 2 25 78 8
Athletic 7 3 0 4 1 63 28 6
Ellerslie United 6 3 0 3 1 46 18 6
Marist Old Boys 6 2 0 4 1 61 40 2
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 4 1 0 3 2 31 48 2
New Lynn 7 0 0 7 2 2 156 0

Sixth grade A

[edit]

Richmond won the championship with an undefeated season. They also won the knockout competition when they beat Devonport 8 to 0 in the final on 19 September. Marist withdrew from the competition after 2 rounds. Less than half of the results were reported in the newspapers so the standings are incomplete. The Leys Institute were affiliated to the Ponsonby club. They were usually reported as Leys Institute in the official fixture lists on Thursdays and Fridays in the newspapers but as Ponsonby by the newspapers on Monday when they reported scores. Leys Institute buildings were established by the Leys family in 1905 and the Leys Institute side was for boys in the area interested in keeping themselves physically active.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Richmond Rovers 13 13 0 0 0 88 14 26
City Rovers 11 7 0 4 0 180 27 14
Ellerslie United 6 3 1 2 0 54 49 7
Devonport United 7 1 0 6 0 36 69 2
Newton Rangers 6 1 0 5 1 5 69 2
Leys Institute 7 0 1 6 0 8 127 1
Marist Old Boys 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 0

Sixth grade B

[edit]

Richmond A won the championship. They also won the knockout competition when they beat United Suburbs who had joined the competition late in the season by 32 points to 0. A large number of match results were not reported so the standings are incomplete.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
City Rovers 8 6 0 2 1 151 24 12
Richmond Rovers A 6 5 0 1 3 167 41 10
Ellerslie United 8 5 0 3 1 75 68 10
Richmond Rovers B 7 2 0 5 1 28 104 4
Athletic 4 1 0 3 1 27 52 2
Point Chevalier 3 1 0 2 2 5 53 2
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 7 1 0 6 1 5 119 2
United Suburbs 1 0 0 1 0 0 32 0

Exhibition matches

[edit]

Exhibition match

[edit]

On 19 April, when Marist had a bye in the first round of the club competition they travelled to Christchurch and played Marist of Christchurch. They won by 16 points to 7. The match also marked the opening of Monica Park. Charles Gregory of the Auckland Marist side scored the first ever points on the ground when he kicked a penalty and thus won a trophy presented by Mrs. Thacker. The match was refereed by former New Zealand player Abbie Shadbolt and featured several current or future New Zealand internationals on both teams.[67]

19 April Marist (Christchurch) 7–16 Marist (Auckland) Monica Park, Christchurch  
3:00 Try: Lou Petersen
Con: Jack Ellis
Pen: Jack Ellis
[68] Try: Jack Kirwan, Edmund Carroll, Percy Gallagher, Jim O'Brien
Con: Charles Gregory
Pen: Charles Gregory
Referee: Abbie Shadbolt

Fund Raising Match (Ponsonby training shed)

[edit]

On Monday, August 11 a fund raising match was held at Carlaw Park to raise money for a training shed for the Ponsonby club. There were 4,000 spectators in attendance with Ponsonby winning 15–5 after winger H Goodley scored two tries to go with one by Joseph Peckham. George Gardiner converted two of the tries and a penalty. For City Hec McDonald scored a try which was converted by former Olympic sprinter George Davidson who was in his 4th and final season with City.

11 August Ponsonby 15-5 City Carlaw Park  
3:00 Try: Dooley Moore, H Goodley
Con: George Gardiner 2
Pen: George Gardiner
[69] Con: George Davidson Referee: Bill Mincham

Labour Day carnival

[edit]

A crowd of 2,000 was in attendance at the Labour Day carnival match. It was played on the Saturday with the Carnival extending over three days (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). Unusually it was preceded by a rugby union game between the Vermont Street School who were the season champions, and the St Benedicts XV. Vermont Street won 13 to 3. Ponsonby won the rugby league match by 26 points to 16 and all the victorious players were presented with 'gold' medals afterwards. They had stretched out to a 21–3 halftime lead and extended it further after a "great try" to George Gardiner who beat several opponents. Marist staged a late comeback, scoring three tries but ultimately fell well short.

25 Oct Ponsonby 26–16 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Frank Delgrosso 2, Wilfred McNeil, Tim Peckham, Bert Payne, George Gardiner
Con: Frank Delgrosso 4
[70] Try: Hec Brisbane, Arthur Singe, Jack Kirwan, Bernard Sweeney
Con: Charles Gregory 2
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Les Bull

Representative season

[edit]

The Auckland representative team had a busy season. After a series of 3 trial matches on 27 June both the New Zealand team and Auckland teams were selected. Officials had declared that "give us fine weather and we will get an attendance of 20,000". Unfortunately the weather did not oblige and it was in fact described as "the worst experienced this season ... in one place there was a miniature lake." This resulted in a crowd many times smaller, however thousands came into the ground to watch the main match between North Island and South Island, won by the former 27 points to 9.[71] Auckland then played against the New Zealand team and lost 9 points to 16. Following this they played a Northern Union Challenge Cup match against the holders South Auckland and were victorious by 24 points to 16. After the New Zealand team returned from their tour of Australia they again played Auckland at Carlaw Park and they used the experience they had gained to trounce Auckland by 41 points to 17, employing tactics that the Auckland team were not prepared for. Two weeks later Auckland played Queensland who were being touted as the finest league team in the world at the time in the first of three matches. They drew the first, before narrowly losing the second and then being well and truly outclassed in the 3rd match by 54 points to 14.

Representative fixtures

[edit]

After the trial matches were played the New Zealand team was selected by Mr Liversedge, Pearce, and Harding, and 14 Auckland players made the side. They were: Craddock Dufty, Charles Gregory, Lou Brown, Hec Brisbane, Frank Delgrosso, Jack Kirwan, Bert Laing, Maurice Wetherill, Wilson Hall, Stan Webb, Bert Avery, Ernie Herring, Jim O'Brien, and Horace Dixon. The following day Sam Lowrie of Ponsonby United was added to the touring side.

Inter-Island match

[edit]
27 June North Island 27–9 South Island Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: Lou Brown, Ben Davidson, Ernie Herring 3, Horace Dixon, Bert Avery
Con: Frank Delgrosso
[72] Try: Neil Mouat
Pen: Neil Mouat 3
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Arthur Ripley

Auckland Trial match

[edit]
27 June Auckland A 0–5 Auckland B Carlaw Park 2  
1:30 [73] Try: Bert Payne
Con: John Shand
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Les Bull

Auckland C v South Auckland

[edit]
27 June Auckland C 11–13 South Auckland Carlaw Park 2  
12:30 Try: Cleaver, Wardlaw, McDonald
Con: Clarrie Polson
[73] Try: P Paki, Johnstone
Con: Stan Raynor 2
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W Murray

Auckland v New Zealand

[edit]
2 July Auckland 9–16 New Zealand Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: George Gardiner, Arthur Singe, Jim O'Brien [74] Try: Jim Parkes, Stan Webb, Frank Henry 2
Con: Neil Mouat 2
Referee: Les Bull

Auckland v South Auckland (Northern Union C.C.)

[edit]
19 August Auckland 24–16 South Auckland Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Ivan Littlewood 2, George Gardiner 2, Ben Davidson 2
Con: George Gardiner, Clarrie Polson 2
[75] Try: Finlay, P Paki, Johnston, Jackways
Con: George Raynor
Pen: Finlay
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rogers

Auckland v New Zealand

[edit]
29 August Auckland 17–41 New Zealand Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Ben Davidson, Lawrence Leonard Riley, Neville St George
Con: Arthur Singe 3
Pen: Arthur Singe
[76] Try: Maurice Wetherill 3, Jim O'Brien, Horace Dixon, Bert Avery 3, Saunders
Con: Frank Delgrosso 7
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Walter Ripley

Auckland B v West Coast

[edit]
9 September West Coast 15–22 Auckland B Victoria Park, Greymouth, West Coast  
Try: Quinn 2 (including penalty try), O’Brien
Con: Neil Mouat 2
Pen: Neil Mouat
[77][78][79] Try: Matthew Kirkland, Tim Peckham, Hector Cole 2, Claude List, Alf Townsend
Con: Hector Cole 2
Attendance: 2000
Referee: C Dewar

Auckland v Queensland

[edit]

In the match reports the newspapers did not distinguish between the two Jim O'Brien's. It is more likely that the try scored was by Jim O'Brien purely because he was playing in the second row (despite often playing at prop) and was more involved in the loose play which the try itself came from. The try came after a kick was chased by Maurice Wetherill.

9 September Auckland 18–18 Queensland Carlaw Park 1  
Try: Stan Webb, Bert Avery 2, Jim O'Brien
Con: Frank Delgrosso 2
Pen: Frank Delgrosso
[80] Try: Eric Fraunfelder, Cecil Aynsley, Jeff Moores, Herb Steinohrt
Con: Jim Craig 3
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: W Ripley

Auckland B v Canterbury

[edit]
12 September Canterbury 6–5 Auckland B Monica Park, Christchurch  
3:00 Try: S Polaschek, Frank Henry [81] Try: Bill Te Whata
Pen: Len Mason
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: W Healey

Auckland B v Wellington

[edit]
16 September Wellington 9–68 Auckland B Newtown Park, Wellington  
3:00 Try: Shanahan
Con: Balk 1
Pen: Balk 2
[82] Try: Ben Davidson 3, Claude List, Roy Hardgrave, Selby Crewther, Bill Te Whata 5, Hec McDonald 2, Nelson Bass 3
Con: Roy Hardgrave, Hector Cole, Hec McDonald, Nelson Bass 6
Pen: Len Mason
Referee: Parkinson

Auckland v South Auckland (Northern Union C.C.)

[edit]

Claude List became the first player selected from the B Division to make the full Auckland representative side. He played for the Kingsland Rovers club and had been mentioned as being as good as any player in his position in New Zealand rugby league. He was to go on to represent New Zealand from 1928 to 1932 and play senior club football into the 1940s.

19 September Auckland 36–19 South Auckland Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: Matthew Kirkland 2, Claude List 2, Ben Davidson, Neville St George, Jim O'Brien, Arthur Singe
Con: Frank Delgrosso 5
Pen: Frank Delgrosso
[83] Try: Finlay, John Dufty, Huatahi Paki
Con: F Raynor, John Dufty
Pen: F Raynor 3
Referee: Bill Mincham

Auckland Province v Queensland

[edit]

Shortly before halftime Stan Rayner was carried from the field on a stretcher and replaced by Bill Te Whata.

10 October Auckland Province 14–54 Queensland Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Arthur Singe, Bert Avery (Penalty Try to Avery)
Con: Frank Delgrosso
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 3
[84] Try: Arthur Henderson, Bill Spencer 4, Tom Gorman, Cecil Aynsley 3, James Purcell
Con: Jim Craig 9
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Les Bull

Auckland representative matches played and scorers

[edit]

This list only includes the Auckland team games and does not include the Auckland B, Auckland C, and Auckland Province matches.

No Name Club Team Play Tries Con Pen Points
1 Frank Delgrosso Ponsonby 2 0 7 2 18
2 Arthur Singe Marist 5 2 3 1 14
3 Ben Davidson City 3 4 0 0 12
4 George Gardiner Ponsonby 3 3 1 0 11
5 Jim O'Brien Devonport 5 3 0 0 9
6 Claude List Kingsland 1 2 0 0 6
6 Bert Avery Athletic 1 2 0 0 6
6 Ivan Littlewood Ponsonby 4 2 0 0 6
6 Matthew Kirkland Marist 1 2 0 0 6
6 Neville St George Devonport 4 2 0 0 6
11 Clarrie Polson Newton 1 0 2 0 4
12 Leonard Riley Ponsonby 2 1 0 0 3
12 Stan Webb Devonport 1 1 0 0 3
14 Hector Cole Ponsonby 4 0 0 0 0
14 Hec McDonald City 3 0 0 0 0
14 M Herewini Ponsonby 3 0 0 0 0
14 Charles Gregory Marist 2 0 0 0 0
14 Bert Payne Ponsonby 2 0 0 0 0
14 Tim Peckham Ponsonby 2 0 0 0 0
14 Bill Te Whata Athletic 1 0 0 0 0
14 Ernie Herring Athletic 1 0 0 0 0
14 R Greening Northcote 1 0 0 0 0
14 Roy Hardgrave Newton 1 0 0 0 0
14 Harry Douglas Devonport 1 0 0 0 0
14 Horace Dixon Devonport 1 0 0 0 0
14 Jack Kirwan Marist 1 0 0 0 0
14 Jim O'Brien Marist 2 0 0 0 0
14 Len Mason Athletic 1 0 0 0 0
14 James Molloy Athletic 1 0 0 0 0
14 Lou Brown City 1 0 0 0 0
14 Ernie Mackie City 1 0 0 0 0
14 Maurice Wetherill City 1 0 0 0 0
14 Nelson Bass City 1 0 0 0 0
14 Selby Crewther City 1 0 0 0 0
14 Alf Townsend City 1 0 0 0 0

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