1919 Auckland Rugby League season

The 1919 season of the Auckland Rugby League was its 11th. It was the first season post World War I and unsurprisingly it saw a resurgence in playing numbers with 56 teams across the six grades. North Shore Albions who had previously dropped out of the senior competition again fielded a senior side. As did Otahuhu, who had dropped out during the 1917 season. Ponsonby United won their third consecutive first grade title, while Newton Rangers won the Roope Rooster trophy.

The season was also summarised by the league as well. Forty-nine teams were entered across all grades. Sunnyside won the second grade, Manukau won the third grade, City won the fourth and fifty grades, while Ponsonby won the sixth grade. It was stated that the standard of play in the senior club competition was not as good as it would have been due to the fact that 19 of the best club players from Auckland were away for a large part of the season representing New Zealand in Australia.

Club news

Marist Old Boys enter first grade

A new club was formed, namely Marist Old Boys. They were composed of old boys of the Marist Brothers’ schools. The senior club season commenced on 3 May.

Eden Ramblers club folds and Point Chevalier is founded

At the Auckland Rugby League meeting on 30 April it was announced that the Eden Ramblers club had been disbanded. They had formed in 1911 and played in the senior competition from 1911 to 1913 before becoming a lower grade club until this season. Curiously though 3 weeks earlier on April 5 however it was reported that a "new club that has just been affiliated is the Eden Ramblers, boys from Avondale and Point Chevalier". The new team however was not to become known as the Eden Ramblers but in fact were named Point Chevalier. Point Chevalier however did not field any teams in the 1919 season and it wasn't until the 1920 season that they were officially registered with the league.

Charitable efforts and league funds

During the war most of the revenue gained by Auckland Rugby League was donated to the war efforts meaning they could not make much progress financially towards developing the game and facilities. In 1919 they once again raised 75 pounds to distribute to local charities nominated by the mayor. They also put on a match at the end of the season to raise money for the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Due to the large crowds at some of the matches, including the match with Australia it was anticipated that the league would gain over 1,000 pounds to establish a fund for obtaining a playing ground. This would of course be Carlaw Park.

Scrum rules

At the end of the season J.B. Cooke stated in a meeting that next season the ball would be rolled into scrums and forwards would have to keep their feet on the ground while the halfback was putting the ball in. These changes were to “brighten the game”.

Representative season

The Auckland representative team was only able to play one inter provincial fixture against Hawkes Bay after matches with Canterbury and Wellington were unable to be scheduled due to the busy New Zealand representative schedule. Likewise Ponsonby were unable to schedule a defense of the Thacker Shield for the same reason. An Auckland Junior team was however able to make a trip out to Napier to play Hawkes Bay and they were victorious by 12 points to 5. Auckland played a match in front of an enormous crowd at the Auckland Domain against the touring Australian side but did not fair any better than the New Zealand national side, going down by 32 points to 8.

Myers Cup (1st Grade championship)

Otahuhu's first grade team were to only last one round into the season before pulling out. Grafton also struggled to field a team when they lost players to the New Zealand team which was touring Australia. In round 6 rather than default they were provided with players from the City and Newton clubs however they too did not survive to the end of the competition.

Ponsonby United won the championship for the third consecutive season.

Myers Cup standings

Team Pld W D L F A Pts Ponsonby United 9 7 1 1 110 50 15 Newton Rangers 9 6 0 3 132 68 12 Maritime 8 5 2 1 123 88 12 City Rovers 8 5 0 3 96 67 10 North Shore Albions 10 4 1 5 95 94 9 Grafton Athletic 6 1 0 5 36 75 2 Marist Old Boys 8 0 0 8 22 148 0 Otahuhu Rovers 1 0 0 1 3 28 0 Myers Cup results Round 1 3 May Maritime 12–10 City Victoria Park 1   3:00 Try: Hogg, A Sutton Con: George Davidson Pen: George Davidson & 1 mark Try: Bill Davidson, Jim Rukutai Con: Bill Davidson Pen: Bill Davidson Attendance: 4,500 Referee: A Tobin 3 May Newton 28–3 Marist Victoria Park 2   3:00 Try: George Iles 2, William Clarke 2, Jack Keenan, Bill Williams Con: Phil Castles 5 Try: Petterson Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Frank Thompson 3 May Ponsonby 26–3 Grafton Auckland Domain   3:00 Try: David Norgrove, S Chatfield, Laurie Cadman, Bill Walsh 2, R Cook Con: Thomas McClymont 4 Try: Montgomery Attendance: 500 Referee: William Wynyard 3 May Otahuhu 3–28 North Shore Otahuhu   3:00 Try: Hyland Try: Stan Walters, Arthur Matthews, McAneny 3, Nelson Con: McAneny 3, Unknown 2 goals Round 2 10 May North Shore 3–16 City Devonport Domain 1   3:00 Try: L Boon Try: H Wynn, Tom Haddon, G Reed, Robert Clark Con: Bill Davidson Attendance: 500 Referee: J Eddowes 10 May Maritime 19–18 Newton Auckland Domain   3:00 Try: Sheehan, George Davidson 3, A Sutton Con: George Davidson 2 Try: George Iles 2, Wally Somers, A Mansill, W Miller, Jack Keenan Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A Ferguson 10 May Grafton 26–6 Marist Devonport Domain 2   3:00 Try: Karl Ifwersen 3, Bob Mitchell, Osborne, Ernie Herring Con: Karl Ifwersen 4 Try: McDevitt, Casey Referee: T Hill Round 3 17 May City 12–10 Newton Victoria Park   3:00 Try: Huatahi Paki, Bill Davidson Con: Bill Davidson Pen: Bill Davidson 2 Try: Condon, Bill Williams Pen: Phil Castles 2 Referee: Eddowes 17 May Maritime 11–5 Grafton Victoria Park   3:00 Try: A Sutton, Cargill, George Davidson Con: George Davidson Try: Bill Walsh Pen: Unknown x 1 mark Referee: Vause 17 May North Shore 6–8 Ponsonby Devonport Domain 1   3:00 Try: Archie Waddell, Stan Walters Try: Jim Clark, Bill Walsh Pen: Halliday Referee: Len Farrant Round 4 There was confusion with the Round 4 draw with the newspapers listing the match between North Shore and Maritime when in fact it was Newton who were supposed to be the opponent. As a result, Newton players did not arrive at the ground. Eventually Newton found enough substitutes but they still began the game 2–3 players short. In spite of this they still managed to win by 14 points to 9. Also the City team took the field with 6 juniors while Grafton had 2 juniors and played a man short. The chief issue was with the New Zealand team touring Australia at the time meaning many key players were absent from their club teams. 31 May Newton 14–9 North Shore Victoria Park 1   3:00 Try: Arthur Isles, Jack Keenan 2, George Iles Pen: Arthur Isles Try: Ernie Bailey Con: McAneny Pen: McAneny & 1 mark Attendance: 2,500 Referee: A Ball 31 May City 25–2 Grafton Victoria Park 2   3:00 Try: Hogan, H Wynn, Cole, George Asher, Robert Clark 2, G Reed Con: George Asher 2 Pen: Billy Ghent Attendance: 2,500 Referee: William Wynyard 31 May Ponsonby Postponed Marist   3:00 Round 5 In the match at Devonport the Marist team was led from the field by their captain with the score at 9–0 to North Shore in protest at a refereeing decision. During the round 5 match between Marist and North Shore the Marist team left the field early in protest against the referee. After hearing the report of referee Cleal, and a statement from McDevett, the Marist captain it was decided to suspend McDevett for 12 months after it was he who had told the referee that he would be taking his team from the field in protest and proceeded to do so. 7 June Ponsonby 15–6 Maritime Victoria Park 1   3:00 Try: Eric McGregor, J Brien, Cadman Con: Eric McGregor, David Norgrove Pen: Eric McGregor Try: A Sutton, Beecham Attendance: 5,000 Referee: William Wynyard 7 June North Shore 9–0 Marist Devonport Domain   3:00 Try: Nelson, Emirali, Jim Griffin Referee: Cleal 7 June Newton WBD-LBD Grafton Victoria Park 2   3:00 Referee: J Ball Round 6 Grafton were not able to field a full team and were reinforced by players from Newton who had a bye. This was done so that they would not be forced to drop out of the competition. They were missing test players Karl Ifwersen and Dougie McGregor. 14 June Ponsonby 18–13 City Victoria Park 1   3:00 Try: S Chatfield, Cadman, Horace Neal, Edwards Con: Eric McGregor, David Norgrove 2 Try: George Paki, R Mitchell, penalty try Con: Harry Francis 2 Attendance: 7000 Referee: Eddowes 14 June Maritime 34–0 Marist Victoria Park 2   3:00 Try: George Davidson 4, Lunn 2, A Sutton 2 Con: George Davidson, Lunn, A Sutton, Hogg, Bovaird Attendance: 7000 Referee: J Ball 14 June North Shore 7–0 Grafton Auckland Domain   3:00 Try: McAneny Pen: McAneny 2 Referee: Dempsey Round 7 21 June North Shore 12–15 Maritime Devonport Domain 1   3:00 Try: McAneny 2, Bouvaird, penalty try Try: George Davidson 3, Robinson 2 Referee: Pullen 21 June Newton 10–3 Ponsonby Auckland Domain   3:00 Try: Jack Keenan 2 Con: Phil Castles Drop: Leonard Newdick Try: Artie Rae Attendance: 5000 Referee: W Murray 21 June City WBD-LBD Marist Richmond   3:00 Referee: Tobin Round 8 28 June City 17–15 Maritime Victoria Park 1   3:00 Try: Horne, George Paki, G Reed Con: Postlewaight Pen: Postelwaight 3 Try: Bert Avery 2, Robinson Con: George Davidson 2 Pen: George Davidson Attendance: 6,000 Referee: A Ball 28 June Ponsonby 19–3 Newton Victoria Park 2   3:00 Try: Eric McGregor, S Chatfield 2, Sam Lowrie, Laurie Cadman Con: Eric McGregor 2 Try: Kiernan Attendance: 6,000 Referee: A Tobin 28 June North Shore 13–8 Marist Auckland Domain   3:00 Try: Keith Helander, Boyen, Rundle Con: Unknown x 1 Pen: Ernie Bailey Try: Glynn, Smith Con: Clarke Referee: Len Farrant Round 9 The Auckland Star reported that the matches at Victoria Park saw the largest crowds for club games ever on that ground. 5 July Ponsonby 7–4 City Victoria Park 1   3:00 Try: David Norgrove Con: Eric McGregor Pen: Eric McGregor Pen: Postlewaight, Harry Francis Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Eddowes 5 July Maritime 8–8 North Shore Victoria Park 2   3:00 Try: George Davidson, A Sutton Con: George Davidson Try: Alf Scott, Nelson Con: Ernie Bailey Attendance: 7,000 Referee: William Wynyard 5 July Newton 27–3 Marist Victoria Park 3   3:00 Try: Leonard Newdick, Manson, Jack Keenan 3, Nelson Bass, McLiver Con: Jack Keenan, A Cowley, Iles Try: Morton Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Hill Round 10 Round 10 featured two rarities. The Newton v North Shore match was played as a curtain-raiser to the Ponsonby v Maritime match on Auckland Domain 1. When matches were normally played at the same venue they all were played at the same time of 3pm on adjacent fields. In the 3rd match due to be played on the Domain the referee, Freeman Thompson failed to turn up and after waiting for 40 minutes the decision was made to abandon the game. It was later revealed that he had been called away on an urgent business matter and had tried to contact the league but been unable to. The Auckland Rugby League accepted his explanation. The round was also significant for another reason. Craddock Dufty debuted for Newton and kicked 2 conversions. He was to go on to represent New Zealand along with touring with the New Zealand Maori side. 12 July Ponsonby 3–3 Maritime Auckland Domain 1   3:00 Try: Arthur Cadman Try: Bert Avery Referee: W Murray 12 July Newton 22–0 North Shore Auckland Domain   1:30 Try: George Iles 3, McSweeney 2, W Condon Con: Craddock Dufty 2 12 July City Abandoned Marist Auckland Domain   3:00 Referee: Freeman Thompson (did not arrive) Round 4 Postponed Match 20 July Ponsonby 11–2 Marist Victoria Park   3:00 Try: Eric McGregor, A Cross, S Chatfield Con: Unknown x 1 Pen: Unknown x 1 Roope Rooster knockout competition The round 1 match between Ponsonby United and Newton Rangers was abandoned towards the end with Newton leading by 12 points to 10 after Ponsonby supporters encroached on the field in protest against the referee and refused to move back. Marist Old Boys recorded their first competitive win in their history with a round 1 win over North Shore Albions. The final was won by Newton Rangers after they defeated Maritime by 8 points to 5. Round 1 In the Newton match with Ponsonby there was no crossbar and so they tied a piece of string between the two posts to act as a makeshift marker for kicks at goal. 26 July Maritime 14–6 City Auckland Domain 1   3:00 Try: Bert Avery 2, John Lang 2 Con: John Lang, Unknown x 1 Try: Robert Clark, Harry Francis Referee: A Ball 26 July Newton 10–8* Ponsonby Auckland Domain 2   3:00 Try: George Iles, A Thomas Con: Craddock Dufty Pen: Craddock Dufty Try: Arthur Cadman, J Brien Pen: A Cross Referee: Murray 26 July Marist 17–3 North Shore Auckland Domain 3   3:00 Try: White, Keenan 2 Con: Clarke, Billy Ghent Pen: Clarke Drop: Robertson Try: Leonard Boon Referee: Eddowes Round 1 replay 2 August Newton 12–10 Ponsonby Auckland Domain   3:00 Try: George Iles, Wally Somers Con: Craddock Dufty Pen: Craddock Dufty Drop: Craddock Dufty Try: Sam Lowrie, Eric McGregor Con: Thomas McClymont Drop: S McNamara Attendance: 8,000 Referee: W Murray Semi final 16 August Maritime 22–21 Marist Auckland Domain   3:00 Try: George Davidson 2, Eric Grey 3, A Sutton Con: George Yardley, A Sutton Try: James Hing, Harris, Mitchell, Eustace 2 Con: Neville St George 2 Pen: Neville St George Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A Tobin Final 30 August Newton 8–5 Maritime Auckland Domain   3:00 Try: Nelson Bass, Wally Somers Con: Bill Cloke Try: Cargill Con: A Sutton Referee: A Ball Top try scorers and point scorers The following point scoring lists include Senior Championship matches and the Roope Rooster competition matches only. George Davidson the champion New Zealand sprinter, who represented New Zealand at the 1920 Olympics top scored with 64 points and he also led the league with 14 tries. Several teams featured multiple players with the same surname with many sets of brothers. As a result, some of the scoring lists are inaccurate. For Ponsonby Laurie Cadman scored 1, his brother Arthur Cadman scored 2, and "Cadman" scored 3. Laurie was also a boxer and in June 11 or 12, 1925 he disappeared from the Manaia steamer which was traveling from Tauranga to Auckland. His body was never found. Rank Player Team Tries 1 George Davidson Maritime 14 2 George Iles Newton 10 3 A Sutton Maritime 8 4 Jack Keenan Newton 7 5 McAneny North Shore 6 6 Bert Avery Maritime 5 6 S Chatfield Ponsonby 5 8 Robert Clark City 4 8 Clarke Newton 4 8 Eric McGregor Ponsonby 4 Rank Player Team Tries Con Pen Mark Points 1 George Davidson Maritime 14 8 2 1 64 2 McAneny North Shore 6 4 3 1 34 3 A Sutton Maritime 8 3 0 0 30 4 George Iles Newton 10 0 0 0 30 5 Eric McGregor Ponsonby 4 5 2 0 26 6 Jack Keenan Newton 7 1 0 0 23 7 Bill Davidson City 2 4 3 0 20 Lower grades There were 5 lower grades in 1919. In the middle of the season the Post & Telegraph Football Club asked to be affiliated to the Maritime Football Club which had been formed a year earlier. This request was approved by the league. Second grade Sunnyside won the championship after an 8-8 draw with City Rovers in the last round of the season. Sunnyside had been leading the competition at the time with City in second place. The City club asked for a rematch but were refused by the Junior Management Committee. Thames Old Boys, Marist Old Boys, and Newton Rangers all withdrew after round 2. There were 22 scores/results reported, with 26 scores/results not reported therefor the standings are considerably incomplete. Team Pld W D L B F A Pts Sunnyside 8 6 1 1 1 86 26 13 City Rovers 6 4 1 1 3 88 36 9 Otahuhu Rovers 7 5 0 2 1 69 50 10 North Shore Albions 5 2 0 3 2 29 55 4 Ponsonby United 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 Mangere Rangers 5 1 0 4 2 34 57 2 Maritime 7 1 0 6 0 48 130 2 Thames Old Boys 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Marist Old Boys 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Newton Rangers 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Third grade The third grade initially had 6 teams entered but several withdrew during the season and only Northcote and Manukau completed the season. Manukau won the competition and were undefeated however there were only 3 scores reported in the entire season (Northcote 0 Ponsonby 0, Manukau 18 Otahuhu 0, and Otahuhu 13 Ponsonby 0). Otahuhu also recorded a default win over Sunnyside in round 1 with the Sunnyside team then withdrawing from the competition. Thames Old Boys withdrew after round 2, Otahuhu following round 6, and Ponsonby following round 7. This left Northcote and Manukau to play each other on July 5, July 12, and July 19 before the competition stopped. None of these results were reported. Team Pld W D L B F A Pts Manukau 8 8 0 0 1 18 0 16 Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 Otahuhu Rovers 3 2 0 1 0 13 18 4 Ponsonby United 3 0 1 2 0 0 13 1 Thames Old Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sunnyside 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Fourth grade City were reported to have finished one point ahead of Otahuhu and Maritime. Then followed Sunnyside, Richmond, and Northcote. Though there were a large number of results not reported so the table is incomplete. During the season the Post & Telegraph club affiliated with the Maritime Football Club and subsequently assumed that name. Grafton Athletic withdrew after 6 rounds, as did Manukau. Team Pld W D L B F A Pts City Rovers 9 8 1 0 0 137 16 17 Maritime 9 5 0 4 1 75 35 10 Otahuhu Rovers 6 4 1 1 0 34 16 9 Richmond Rovers 7 6 1 0 1 77 6 13 Sunnyside 8 3 0 5 0 27 93 6 Newton Rangers A 6 1 1 4 0 18 29 3 Manukau 3 1 0 2 0 10 25 2 Grafton Athletic 3 1 0 2 0 11 32 2 Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 6 0 0 6 0 12 45 0 Newton Rangers B 5 0 0 5 0 2 106 0 Fifth grade City Rovers won the competition. Sunnyside withdrew after the first round after defaulting their match with City. Newton and Maritime withdrew from the competition after 2 rounds. At the time the Maritime team was in fact Post & Telegraph, but their club became affiliated with the Maritime Football Club mid season. Team Pld W D L B F A Pts City Rovers 9 7 2 0 1 118 5 16 Richmond Rovers A 9 7 0 2 0 55 21 14 Manukau 8 5 1 2 0 69 25 11 Ponsonby United A 6 3 0 3 0 47 34 6 North Shore Albions 5 1 1 3 0 10 14 3 Otahuhu Rovers 5 1 0 4 0 24 29 2 Maritime 5 1 0 4 0 11 68 2 Ponsonby United B 2 0 0 2 0 3 53 0 Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 4 0 0 4 0 2 90 0 Sunnyside 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Richmond Rovers B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Newton Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Post & Telegraph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sixth grade Ponsonby United were one competition point ahead of City when they then beat them 7-3 in the curtain-raiser to the 3rd test between New Zealand and Australia. This was the penultimate round and sealed the championship for Ponsonby. Sunnyside withdrew after 2 rounds, while Manukau withdrew after 11 rounds. Team Pld W D L B F A Pts Ponsonby United 14 11 1 2 1 71 40 23 City Rovers 11 10 0 1 0 85 27 10 North Shore Albions 7 2 1 4 1 38 11 5 Sunnyside 1 1 0 0 1 15 5 2 Richmond Rovers 4 0 0 4 0 3 15 0 Maritime 7 0 0 7 0 5 88 0 Manukau 5 0 0 5 0 10 41 0 Other club matches Benefit match for Albert Asher A match was played on 27 September between Maritime and City Rovers with the proceeds going to the benefit of Mr. Opai Asher, a league veteran who was incapacitated as the result of an accident. A match was also played between the Auckland Star and The New Zealand Herald. It was won 23 points to 5 by the Star. 27 September Maritime 19–13 City Victoria Park   3:00 Try: Neville St George 3, A Sutton, Eric Grey Con: C Grey, George Davidson Try: Cole, Duggan, Maurice Wetherill Con: Maurice Wetherill 2 Referee: Dempsey St Johns benefit match To end the season a rugby union and rugby league match was played at the Auckland Domain for the benefit of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, whose members regularly attend league and union matches to perform first aid to injured players. The rugby league match was between City and Ponsonby, and was won by City 13–10. Ben Davidson made his debut for City Rovers and scored 2 tries in what was to be a prolific try scoring career for City and later Wigan. 4 October City 13–10 Ponsonby Auckland Domain   3:00 Try: Tate, Ben Davidson 2 Con: Bill Davidson Pen: Bill Davidson Try: Thomas McClymont, Sam Lowrie Con: Thomas McClymont, Cook Referee: Eddowes Maritime team tour In Mid October the Maritime senior team embarked on an end of season tour to Hawkes Bay. They played Petane and Ahuriri and had two comfortable victories. Ahuriri had won the Vigor Brown Shield and the Charity Cup and the match was reportedly played in front of a large crowd. After their return they travelled to Thames on 18 October to play in a series of exhibition matches along with the Richmond club though the results are unknown. 9 October Petane 0–32 Maritime McLean Park, Napier   3:00 Try: Dougie McGregor, E McGregor, A Sutton 2, Eric Grey 2, Unknown x 2 Con: E McGregor, Harry Francis, Unknown 2 11 October Ahuriri 3–37 Maritime McLean Park, Napier   3:00 Try: Unknown x 1 Try: Eric Grey 3, A Sutton 2, Dougie McGregor 2, B Shearer, E McGregor Con: B Shearer, McGregor 2, Harry Francis, Lunn 15 October Taradale 3–31 Maritime Taradale   3:00 Representative fixtures On 14 May the selectors conducted a trial match between Auckland A and B teams to help choose both an Auckland and New Zealand team. The B team won the match by 15 points to 14. The first representative fixture of the season was a match played against the New Zealand team which was preparing to depart for their tour of Australia. The New Zealand team won 25–19 at the Auckland Domain in front of 8,000. On Friday, 19 July Auckland played a match at the Auckland Domain with a Returned Soldiers team as part of a “Peace Day” sports celebration involving sports from several different codes. Although the Peace Day celebrations ran over 3 days. On 23 August Auckland played against a team composed of available members of the New Zealand team which had toured Australia earlier in the year. The Auckland team was composed of Auckland players who remained so in essence was largely a ‘B’ team. The match was played at Victoria Park and resulted in a high scoring win to the ‘NZ’ team 45–30. Then on 20 September, Auckland played against the touring Australian side and were well defeated by 32 points to 8. The match was played at the Auckland Domain in front of 18,000 spectators. Auckland v New Zealand 24 May Auckland 19–25 New Zealand Auckland Domain   3:00 Try: George Davidson, A Sutton, Robert Clark, Pullan, Penalty Try Con: Harry Francis, Phil Castles Try: Bill Davidson, Karl Ifwersen 3, Archie Waddell Con: Karl Ifwersen 3 Pen: Karl Ifwersen 2 Attendance: 8000 Referee: A Ball Auckland v Returned Soldiers 19 July Auckland 24–26 Returned Soldiers Auckland Domain   3:00 Try: George Davidson 2, George Iles 2, Eric McGregor, Unknown x 1 Con: George Davidson, Unknown x 2 Try: Nicholson, John Lang, Horace Neal, Thomas, Bert Avery, Unknown x 3 Con: Unknown x 1 Referee: A Ball Auckland v Hawke's Bay (Northern Union C.C.) 9 August Auckland 38–13 Hawkes Bay Eden Park   3:00 Try: George Iles 2, Craddock Dufty, Dougie McGregor, Tom Haddon 3, George Davidson Con: Craddock Dufty 7 Try: J Atwood, Con McCarthy, G Jackson Con: G Jackson Pen: Con McCarthy Attendance: 9,000 Referee: A Ferguson Rest of Auckland v New Zealand touring team New Zealand was playing a test match against the touring Australian side so as a way to select a team for Auckland for their upcoming match against Australia the selectors decided to play a match between New Zealand players who had toured Australia recently but weren't selected for the test side, and remaining Auckland players. 23 August Rest of Auckland 30–45 New Zealand Touring Team Victoria Park 1   3:00 Try: Eric McGregor, R Mitchell, Newdick, George Yardley, Delaney 2, Cargill, A Ivil Con: Eric McGregor, Harry Francis, Delaney Try: Dougie McGregor, Thomas McClymont 2, Bill Cloke, Jim Rukutai, Wally Somers 2, Unknown x 4 Con: Bill Davidson 2, Thomas McClymont, Bert Laing 2, Unknown x 1 Attendance: 6,500 Referee: T Hill Auckland v Australia 20 September Auckland 8–32 Australia Auckland Domain   3:00 Try: Bill Davidson, Bert Avery Pen: Karl Ifwersen Try: Les Cubitt 2, Frank Burge 4, Herbert Gilbert 2 Con: Charles Fraser 2, Ray Norman 2 Attendance: 18,000 Referee: A Ball Auckland representative matches played and scorers No Name Club Team Play Tries Con Pen Points 1 Craddock Dufty Newton Rangers 1 1 7 0 17 3 George Davidson Maritime 5 4 1 0 14 4 George Iles Newton Rangers 3 4 0 0 12 5 Tom Haddon City Rovers 1 3 0 0 9 6 Delaney Marist Old Boys 1 2 1 0 8 6 Eric McGregor Ponsonby United 2 2 1 0 8 8 Harry Francis City Rovers 4 0 2 0 4 9 A Sutton Maritime 1 1 0 0 3 9 Robert Clark City Rovers 1 1 0 0 3 9 Bob Mitchell Grafton Athletic* 4 1 0 0 3 9 Leonard Newdick Newton Rangers 2 1 0 0 3 9 Dougie McGregor Grafton Athletic 2 1 0 0 3 9 Bert Avery Maritime 2 1 0 0 3 9 George Yardley Maritime 1 1 0 0 3 9 Cargill Maritime 1 1 0 0 3 9 A Ivil Newton Rangers 1 1 0 0 3 9 Bill Davidson City Rovers 1 1 0 0 3 19 Phil Castles Newton Rangers 2 0 1 0 2 19 Karl Ifwersen Grafton Athletic 1 0 0 1 2 20 Jack Keenan Newton Rangers 3 0 0 0 0 20 Frank Delgrosso Ponsonby United 4 0 0 0 0 20 Sam Lowrie Ponsonby United 3 0 0 0 0 20 James Hing Marist Old Boys 2 0 0 0 0 20 Ernie Bailey North Shore Albions 2 0 0 0 0 20 A Cross Maritime 1 0 0 0 0 20 Thomas City Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 20 Nelson Bass Newton 2 0 0 0 0 20 Ernie Herring Grafton Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 20 Laurie Cadman Ponsonby United 1 0 0 0 0 20 H Wynn City Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 20 Bert Laing City Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 20 Horace Neal Ponsonby United 1 0 0 0 0 20 Keith Helander North Shore Albions 1 0 0 0 0 20 Arthur Matthews North Shore Albions 1 0 0 0 0 20 Thomas McClymont Ponsonby United 1 0 0 0 0 20 Ivan Stewart City Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 20 Billy Ghent Grafton Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 20 Stan Walters North Shore Albions 1 0 0 0 0 20 Bill Williams Newton Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 20 George Paki City Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 Bob Mitchell transferred to Marist during the season after his Grafton Athletic side began defaulting games. References External links Auckland Rugby League Official Site