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The 1924 season of Auckland Rugby League was its 15th. Marist won the first grade championship for the first time in their history after defeating Devonport in the final by 20 points to 17 in front of a club record crowd of 17,000 at Carlaw Park.[1] While City won the Roope Rooster competition for the 4th time.

Preceded by 16th Auckland Rugby League season
1924 		Succeeded by

First grade competition

At a Management Committee meeting on 9 April, the Mangere United team, and Ellerslie clubs who had requested to enter senior teams in the First Grade competition were accepted, bringing the total number of teams to nine. The Mangere team registered its colours and green and black. The suggested format was one where after the first round the top six teams would continue while the bottom three teams would have other matches arranged for them.[2] However all nine teams remained in the grade until the end of the season. The Mangere United team was a combined team from the Manukau and Mangere clubs. Both clubs retained their own identity in the junior grades.

On the opening day of the season all four First Grade matches were played on Carlaw Park. The junior matches on the same day were postponed as the railway workers were on strike and there was no way for the players to reach the outer suburban grounds which were used for matches in these grades.

Lou Brown transfer issue

Lou Brown, the New Zealand international had played for Newton Rangers in 1922 and 1923 however at the end of the season he moved to England to play for Wigan. He had been granted a release by Newton and the New Zealand Rugby League. Upon his return he wished to play for the City Rovers club and he turned out for them despite being told by the Auckland Rugby League that he was not eligible to play for them. City were adamant that he had been fully released and could play for any team. The New Zealand Rugby League Council supported the decision but Brown played anyway. He was subsequently suspended for 3 matches. City took the extraordinary step of withdrawing its team from the competition and they defaulted their Round 9 match with Mangere United.[3] On 18 July Newton held a special board meeting and agreed to grant Brown a transfer and thus the issue was finally settled.

Manukau Rovers club switches to rugby union

The entire Manukau Rovers club switched to rugby union after a dispute with Auckland Rugby League. The issue arose after one of their players ("King") was suspended for four playing Saturdays. He had been suspended because he was registered with the Manukau club but "suddenly joined, or played, for a Mangere team without having been granted a transfer". An opposing team had protested and King had also moved back to the Manukau team. The Manukau club took exception to the decision and refused to play any of its six teams in the following grades: Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth A, and Sixth B. It then went a step further by switching the rugby union with the Auckland Rugby Union accepting the club.[4] The Secretary of the club, C. J, Williams disputed the way the Auckland Rugby League had handled the matter and several of the facts in a letter to the Auckland Star. The ARL Chairman, Mr. W. Hammill replied to the letter "that the matters contained therein were hardly correct".[5]

Goals from marks

At the ARL Management Committee meeting on 13 August, the Referee's Association reported that goals from marks would no longer be permitted. This rule would come into place from Saturday, 23 August onwards.

Monteith Shield (first grade championship)

A record nine teams competed in the First Grade competition in 1924 with the addition of the Mangere and Ellerslie senior teams. Mangere had their colours registered as green and black. This team was essentially the Manukau Magpies club of today though they had a patchy existence for their first two decades. It was initially decided that after the first round the bottom three teams would drop out of the competition for the second round. At the end of the first round these teams were Mangere, and Ellerslie. However, this was later rescinded and all teams remained in the competition until the end of the season.

Final standings

Team Pld W D L F A Pts
Marist Old Boys 15 11 1 3 345 147 23
Devonport United 16 11 1 4 272 191 23
City Rovers 15 8 3 4 201 107 19
Athletic 15 8 2 5 257 206 18
Ponsonby United 15 8 0 7 188 144 16
Richmond Rovers 16 5 0 11 97 194 10
Mangere United 13 4 0 9 135 244 8
Newton Rangers 14 4 0 10 122 245 8
Ellerslie 13 3 1 9 82 180 7

First grade fixtures

Round 1

26 April Ponsonby 24–5 Mangere Carlaw Park 1  
1:30 Try: Cooke, Moore, J Shirley, Mormon, Wilfred McNeil, Ivan Littlewood
Con: Frank Delgrosso 2
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 		[6] Try: Lipscombe
Pen: J Pai 		Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Gallagher


26 April City 17–2 Newton Carlaw Park 1  
3:15 Try: V Thomas, C Mitchell, George Davidson, Ben Davidson 2
Con: Mike Flynn 		[6] Pen: Alan Clarke Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Les Bull


26 April Athletic 6–2 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:15 Try: Wilson Hall, Austin [6] Pen: W Hanlon Attendance: 4,500
Referee: W Ripley


26 April Marist 10–7 Ellerslie Carlaw Park 2  
1:30 Try: Sweeney, Carroll
Con: John Lang
Pen: John Lang 		[7] Try: Bryan
Pen: Peebles
Drop: Peebles 		Attendance: 4,500
Referee: T Hill

Round 2

3 May City 20–2 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Maurice Wetherill, George Davidson, Hec McDonald, Ben Davidson
Con: Mike Flynn, Sam Crewther
Drop: Ben Davidson 		[8] Pen: Jim O'Brien (1 mark) Attendance: 6,000
Referee: W Ripley


3 May Ponsonby 18–3 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Hector Cole, Frank Delgrosso, Ivan Littlewood, Moore
Con: Frank Delgrosso 3 		[9] Try: Wally Somers Attendance: 6,000
Referee: A Saunders


3 May Devonport 26–16 Ellerslie Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: A Harper, Norman Veart 2, Norton, Harry Douglas, Neville St George, Penalty Try
Con: A Harper 2, A Godick 		[9] Try: Baker 2, Peebles, G Slater
Con: Bryan
Pen: H Wynn 		Referee: A Gallagher


3 May Richmond 16–11 Mangere Auckland Domain  
3:00 Try: Parkes 2, Campney, McMillan
Con: McDonald
Pen: Avery 		[9] Try: M Paul, Jim Rukutai 2
Con: L Wilson 		Referee: W Murray

Round 3

In the match at Devonport Domain Ben Davidson was knocked unconscious and had to be taken to hospital. City had a bye the following weekend and he returned to play in Round 5.

10 May Marist 10–3 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: B Sweeney 2
Con: Charles Gregory 2 		[10] Try: Cooke Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Murray


10 May Athletic 14–6 Mangere Victoria Park  
3:00 Try: George Yardley 2, Young, Graham
Con: Craddock Dufty 		[11] Try: Jim Rukutai, M Paul Referee: A C Gallagher


10 May Richmond 6–0 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Unknown, Campney [12] Attendance: 3,000
Referee: McCowatt


10 May Devonport 2–2 City Devonport Domain  
3:00 Pen: Bert Laing [13] Pen: V Thomas Referee: Les Bull

Round 4

The matches between Marist – Athletic, and Ponsonby-Ellerslie were postponed due to the poor state of the Carlaw Park fields. On the main field City were playing Marist Old Boys from Christchurch and the decision was made to protect that field for that match. Only one game was played on the number 2 field (Mangere v Newton).

24 May Mangere 35–10 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: L Wilson 3, J Pai, Jim Rukutai, P Tutaki, M Paul 2
Con: L Wilson 2, Moyle, M Paul 		[14] Try: Lindsay, Wally Somers
Con: Clarrie Polson 2 		Referee: Mincham


24 May Devonport 13–7 Richmond Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: G Smith, Stan Webb, Harry Douglas
Con: Bert Laing
Pen: Bert Laing 		[14] Try: Hyland
Pen: McDonald 2 		Referee: W Ripley


24 May Marist PPD Athletic Carlaw Park 1  
1:45 [14] Referee: L Neild


24 May Ponsonby PPD Ellerslie Carlaw Park 2  
1:45 [14] Referee: Gallagher

Round 5

31 May Devonport 6–0 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Bert Laing, Alf Scott [15] Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Gallagher


31 May Marist 26–2 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Jim O’Brien 2, W Kirkland 2, Bill Stormont, John Lang
Con: Jim O'Brien, Charles Gregory 2, W Kirkland 		[15] Try: Butler Attendance: 3,000
Referee: L Nield


31 May Athletic 33–23 Newton Victoria Park 1  
3:00 Try: Austin 2, Craddock Dufty 2, Wilson Hall 2, Woolley
Con: Craddock Dufty 6 		[15] Try: Callaghan, Clarrie Polson, J Biggs, Dick Stack, J Wareing
Con: Clarrie Polson 2, J Wareing 2 		Referee: T Hill


31 May City 32–0 Ellerslie Auckland Domain 3  
3:00 Try: Ben Davidson, Nelson Bass, Sam Crewther 2, Alf Townsend, Maurice Wetherill 2, George Davidson
Con: Sam Crewther 3, Alf Townsend 		[16] Referee: McCowatt

Round 4 Postponed Matches

3 June Marist 8–8 Athletic Carlaw Park 1  
9:30 Try: Woolley, Hec Brisbane
Con: Charles Gregory 		[17] Try: B Sweeney, Ernie Herring
Con: Wilson Hall 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Saunders


3 June Ellerslie 6–5 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 2  
9:30 Try: Brien
Con: Murray 		[18] Try: J Shirley
Con: J Shirley 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Taylor

Round 6

21 June Devonport 16–15 Athletic Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: Bert Laing, Jim O'Brien, Stan Webb, Norman Veart
Con: Bert Laing, Alf Scott 		[19] Try: Craddock Dufty, Penalty Try, Graham
Con: Craddock Dufty 3 		Referee: Saunders


21 June Ponsonby 14–2 City Carlaw Park 2  
2:45 Try: Frank Delgrosso, H Godley
Con: Frank Delgrosso 2
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 2 		[20] Drop: Nelson Bass Referee: Les Bull


21 June Marist 44–3 Mangere Victoria Park  
3:00 Try: Jim O'Brien 2, B Sweeney, M Sherlock, George Gardiner, Bill Stormont, Hec Brisbane, John Lang 2, Keary
Con: Jim O'Brien, George Gardiner 3, Hec Brisbane, John Lang
Pen: George Gardiner 		[21] Try: A Ansell


21 June Richmond 5–0 Ellerslie Ellerslie Reserve  
3:00 Try: Unknown x 1
Con: Unknown x 1 		[21]

Round 7

28 June City 32–7 Richmond Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: Lou Brown 3, Sam Crewther, H Hawkes 2, Cargill, Ben Davidson
Con: Sam Crewther 4 		[22] Try: Whitling
Pen: Whitling 2 		Referee: R. A. Bovaird


28 June Athletic 14–5 Ellerslie Carlaw Park 2  
2:45 Try: J McGregor 2, Woolley, J Hadley
Con: George Yardley 		[22] Try: Andrews
Con: Hettet 		Referee: Rogers


28 June Marist 42–3 Newton Auckland Domain 1  
2:45 Try: W Kirkland 2, Hec Brisbane 2, George Gardiner 3, Bill Stormont, B Foss, W Sherlock 2, Jim O'Brien
Con: George Gardiner 4, B Keary 2 		[23] Try: Dick Stack Referee: T Hill


28 June Devonport 24–3 Mangere Devonport Domain  
2:45 Try: C Hand, A Godick, Harry Douglas 2, Bert Laing, Norman Veart
Con: John Laing, Alf Scott
Pen: John Laing 		[22] Try: M Paul Referee: W Murray

Round 8

5 July Athletic 6–6 City Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: Bill Te Whata, George Yardley [24] Try: Ben Davidson 2 Referee: W Murray


5 July Ponsonby 11–6 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
2:45 Try: Ward, Ivan Littlewood, J Shirley
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 		[25] Try: Butler, Redwood Referee: Les Bull


5 July Mangere 18–10 Ellerslie Manukau 3  
2:45 Try: Unknown 18 points [26] Try: Unknown 10 points Referee: W Ripley


5 July Devonport WBD–LBD Newton Devonport Domain  
3:00 [26] Referee: Nield

Round 9

The scheduled match between Newton and Ellerslie at Victoria Park was not reported in any newspaper. It is unclear if the match even took place. City defaulted their match against Mangere in protest at the decision to not allow Lou Brown to register for the club after returning from England.

12 July Marist 37–0 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: John Lang, George Gardiner, B Foss, B Sweeney, Hec Brisbane 2, John Stormont
Con: George Gardiner 6
Pen: John Lang
Drop: B Foss 		[27] Attendance: 10,000
Referee: S Nield


12 July Ponsonby 15–9 Athletic Carlaw Park 2  
2:45 Try: Thomas McClymont, Ward, George Mormon
Con: Frank Delgrosso
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 2 		[28] Try: George Yardley, Bert Avery, Len Mason Attendance: 10,000
Referee: W Ripley


12 July Mangere WBD–LBD City Victoria Park 1  
3:00 [29] Referee: McCowatt


12 July Newton ?-? Ellerslie Victoria Park 2  
3:00 [29] Referee: W Hill

Round 10

In the Athletic match with Richmond Graham was ordered off for Athletic as was McMillan for Richmond. Richmond had lost Whittington to an injury early in the second half and with the score 25–0 with 6 minutes to go they threw in the towel and the match ended.

The match between Ellerslie and Mangere at Ellerslie Reserve was not reported in the newspapers at all. It is unclear if it was played. The match reports for games at suburban grounds were typically not as well reported as the games in central Auckland.


19 July Marist 13–2 City Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: John Lang, Hec Brisbane, B Sweeney
Con: George Gardiner 2 		[30] Pen: Sam Crewther Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Les Bull


19 July Athletic 25–0 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
2:45 Try: J Hadley 2, Len Mason 2, Craddock Dufty, Bill Te Whata, Bert Avery
Con: Len Mason 2 		[31] Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rogers


19 July Devonport 3–6 Ponsonby Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Monteith [32] Try: Frank Delgrosso, Thomas McClymont Referee: W Murray


19 July Ellerslie ?-? Mangere Ellerslie Reserve  
3:00 [33] Referee: Nield

Round 11

9 August Ponsonby 17–4 Richmond Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Watson 2, Peckham, Woodley, Eric Grey
Con: Ivan Littlewood 		[34] Pen: McDonald 2 Referee: Les Bull


9 August City 35–10 Athletic Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: George Davidson, Sam Crewther, Cargill, Nelson Bass 2, Lou Brown 3, Mackay
Con: George Davidson, Sam Crewther 3 		[35] Try: Seagar, J McGregor
Con: Seagar
Pen: Seagar 		Referee: Saunders


9 August Devonport 21–6 Ellerslie Victoria Park 1  
3:00 Try: A Harper 3, Walter Voysey, Stan Webb
Con: Scott 3 		[36] Pen: Peebles, Shand 2 Referee: H C Taylor


9 August Newton 12–11 Mangere Victoria Park 2  
3:00 Try: Moran, Jack Keenan
Con: A Mansill
Pen: A Mansill 2 		[36] Try: T Pai, Wilson jr., Jim Rukutai
Con: T Pai 		Referee: R McCowatt

Round 12

16 August Ponsonby 25–10 City Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Mormon, Ivan Littlewood 2, Donovan, Peckham
Con: Frank Delgrosso 2, Ivan Littlewood
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 2 		[37] Try: Nelson Bass, Cargill
Con: George Davidson
Pen: George Davidson 		Attendance: 4,500
Referee: W Murray


16 August Athletic 23–16 Marist Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: J Hadley 2, Craddock Dufty, George Yardley, McGregor
Con: Craddock Dufty 3
Pen: Craddock Dufty 		[38] Try: Johnston, B Sweeney, John Stormont, Short
Con: George Gardiner 2 		Attendance: 4,500
Referee: W Ripley


16 August Richmond 10–3 Ellerslie Victoria Park  
3:00 Try: J Swift, Campney
Con: McDonald
Pen: McDonald 		[39] Try: Harrison Referee: Mincham


16 August Newton 9–27 Devonport Victoria Park  
3:00 Try: Moran
Con: A Mansill
Pen: A Mansill 2 		[39] Try: Alf Scott 2, J Laing, Butland, A Harper, G Smith, Unknown x 1
Con: Proctor, Unknown x 1
Pen: Tommy Taylor 		Referee: Bovaird

Round 13

23 August Marist 16–10 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Gardiner 2, B Sweeney, W Kirkwood
Con: George Gardiner 2 		[40] Try: Frank Delgrosso, Wilfred McNeil
Con: Frank Delgrosso
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 		Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Les Bull


23 August Newton 11–5 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: A Mansill, Clarrie Polson, M Brown
Con: A Mansill 		[41] Try: Hyland
Con: McDonald 		Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Hill


23 August Devonport 32–13 Mangere Victoria Park 1  
3:00 Try: A Harper, Alf Scott, Tommy Taylor, Proctor, L Voysey, Bert Laing
Con: Alf Scott 3, Neville St George, Bert Laing, C Hand
Pen: John Laing 		[41] Try: M Paul, J Pai, L Wilson
Con: M Paul, A Ansell 		Referee: Lupton


23 August Ellerslie 10–10 City Ellerslie Reserve  
3:00 Try: Crotty, Slater
Con: Peebles, Shand 		[42] Try: Ruby 2
Con: George Davidson 2 		Referee: McCowatt

Round 14

30 August Athletic 36–21 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: J Hadley 2, Graham, McGregor, Woods, Bert Avery 3
Con: Craddock Dufty 6 		[43] Try: Snedden 2, Peckham, Ivan Littlewood, J Shirley
Con: Frank Delgrosso 2
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 		Referee: W Mincham


30 August Marist 19–2 Ellerslie Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Molloy 2, Jim O'Brien, Billy Ghent, MacDonald
Con: Bill Stormont
Pen: Bill Stormont 		[44] Pen: Stand Referee: W Ripley


30 August Mangere 5–10 Richmond Mangere  
3:00 Try: M Paul
Con: M Paul 		[45] Try: Campney 2
Con: Campney 2 		Referee: Nield


30 August City 16–3 Newton Victoria Park  
3:00 Try: Purdy, Thorburn, Lou Brown, Ben Davidson
Con: Lou Brown
Drop: Ben Davidson 		[46] Try: A Mansill Referee: Saunders

Round 15

The win by City over Devonport was a competition milestone as it was City's 100th win in First Grade. They were the first club to achieve this milestone and did so in their 15th season and 149th game.

6 September City 17–13 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Mitchell, George Davidson, H Hawkes
Con: George Davidson 3 		[47] Try: A Harper, Walter Voysey, Norman Veart
Pen: Bert Laing 2 		Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nield


6 September Newton 26–18 Athletic Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Watson, Alan Clarke, Thompson, A Mansill 2, Callaghan
Con: Alan Clarke, Thompson, A Mansell 2 		[48] Try: J Hadley 2, Craddock Dufty, C Timmins
Con: Craddock Dufty 2
Pen: Craddock Dufty 		Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Bovaird


6 September Mangere 5–29 Marist Mangere  
3:00 Try: Daniels
Pen: Wilson 		[49] Try: John Stormont 3, W Kirkland, Johnston, Lyall Stewart 2
Con: Bill Stormont, Jim O'Brien, Charles Gregory
Pen: Bill Stormont 		Referee: Rogers


6 September Ellerslie 11–7 Ponsonby Ellerslie Reserve  
3:00 Try: Dance, Peebles, Brien
Con: Shand 		[49] Try: Mormon
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 2 		Referee: Les Bull

Round 16

Near full-time in the match between Marist and Devonport, Kiwi international Bill Stormont was ordered off.

In the Newton match with Ponsonby a very unusual incident took place. L Williams for the Newton team was dribbling the ball down field and when he kicked ahead to chase, the ball went over the cross bar. He ran through to 'score the try' but the referee awarded a drop goal rather than a try.

13 September Devonport 25–19 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Walter Voysey, Harry Douglas 2, Norman Veart, Penalty Try
Con: Bert Laing 2, Alf Scott 2
Pen: Bert Laing 		[50] Try: Lyall Stewart, George Gardiner, B Sweeney, Malloy, Billy Ghent
Con: George Gardiner 2 		Attendance: 7,000
Referee: W Ripley


13 September Mangere 20–19 Athletic Carlaw Park 2  
2:15 Try: L Wilson 2, J Pai, Rau, M Paul 2
Pen: W Lipscombe 		[51] Try: J Hadley, Craddock Dufty, McGregor, Draffin, Winkie
Con: Craddock Dufty 2 		Attendance: 7,000
Referee: W Murray


13 September Newton 17–12 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
2:00 Try: Watson, Clarrie Polson, Bill Walsh
Con: A Mansill 2
Pen: A Mansill
Drop: L Williams 		[51] Try: Henderson, J Shirley
Con: Eric Grey 2
Pen: Eric Grey 		Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Hill


13 September City WBD – LBD Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
2:15 [52] Referee: Saunders

Round 17

It is unlikely that the Mangere v Ponsonby match took place as the Auckland representative team was playing a match against the South Auckland team in Hamilton at the same time. Many of the selected players chose to stay and play for their Auckland club teams in important matches. The team that did end up playing in the representative match featured seven players from the Ponsonby and Mangere teams and there were no reports of a match between the two sides in any newspaper.

20 September Devonport 47–21 Athletic Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Allan Seagar 3, Harry Douglas, Bert Laing, Walter Voysey 3, G Smith, Stan Webb, A Harper
Con: Bert Laing 2, Scott 3, Stan Webb, J Laing 		[53] Try: Craddock Dufty 2, Weeks, C Timmins, McGregor
Con: Craddock Dufty 2
Pen: Craddock Dufty 		Referee: Les Bull


20 September Marist 34–17 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Johnson 2, W Kirkland, John Stormont, George Gardiner, Mallory, B Sweeney, Carroll
Con: Charles Gregory 5 		[53] Try: K Hyland 2, W Hanlon
Con: W Hanlon 3
Pen: W Hanlon 		Referee: W Mincham


20 September Ellerslie 6–3 Newton Ellerslie Reserve  
2:00 Try: O’Brien, Shane [54] Try: Thompson Referee: Hill


20 September Mangere ?-? Ponsonby Manukau  
3:00 [55] Referee: Coulam

Final

27 September Marist 20–17 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: John Stormont, Jack Kirwan, Billy Ghent, Malloy
Con: Charles Gregory 3
Pen: Charles Gregory 		[1] Try: Bert Laing, A Harper, Harry Douglas
Con: Bert Laing, Scott
Pen: Bert Laing 2 		Attendance: 17,000

Two matches were postponed in Round 4 as the league decided that they wanted the #1 field in the best possible condition for the exhibition match between City Rovers and Marist Old Boys of Christchurch. The weather had been particularly poor in the lead up with the previous weekend seeing all football in Auckland cancelled. These postponed matches were unique in that they were eventually played 10 days later on a Tuesday morning at 9.30am. This would surely be one of the only times a senior match had been played on a working weekday morning in the competitions history.[56]

There was controversy in the Round 7 match between City Rovers and Richmond as the City team fielded Lou Brown who had not been granted clearance by either Auckland Rugby League or New Zealand Rugby League. Brown had previously played for Newton and had been released to play for Wigan in England. After returning he wanted to turn out for the City club but Newton claimed that he had been released on the grounds that he would return to play for them alone. Brown was later suspended for 3 matches before rejoining the Newton team for their match against Marist.[57]

City Rovers defaulted their Round 9 match with Mangere after their dispute with the Auckland Rugby League when they refused to take the field.

Roope Rooster knockout competition

City Rovers won the Roope Rooster for the 4th time in their history, defeating Ponsonby who were attempting to win their third consecutive title, in the final by 6 points to 5.

Round 1

27 September Richmond 11–7 Ellerslie Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Hunt, Echrafft, R Hyland
Con: W Hanlon 		[58] Try: Clarke
Con: Shand
Drop: Shand 		Referee: Les Bull

Round 2

4 October Devonport 5–3 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: A Harper
Pen: Bert Laing 		[59] Try: Jim O'Brien Referee: Les Bull


4 October City 17–8 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Ben Davidson, Ruby, H Hawkes, Lou Brown
Con: Nelson Bass 		[60] Try: Roy Hardgrave 2
Con: A Mansill 		Referee: McCowatt


4 October Athletic 21–2 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
1:45 Try: J Hadley, George Yardley, Bert Avery, Webb, Ernie Herring
Con: Craddock Dufty 3 		[61] Drop: King Referee: Saunders


4 October Ponsonby 24–5 Mangere Carlaw Park 1  
1:45 Try: Riley 2, Ivan Littlewood, J Shirley, Woodleigh 2
Con: Ivan Littlewood, J Shirley
Drop: Eric Grey 		[60] Try: Marshall
Con: Unknown x 1 		Referee: Mincham

Semi finals

11 October City 29–11 Athletic Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Davidson 3, E Mackie, Sandham, Lou Brown 2
Con: Sam Crewther, Sandham 3 		[62] Try: Webb, Ernie Herring, J Hadley
Con: Craddock Dufty 		Attendance: 6,500
Referee: W Mincham


11 October Ponsonby 14–10 Devonport Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Dempsey, Moore
Con: Frank Delgrosso, Dempsey
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 2 		[62] Try: G Smith, Walter Voysey
Con: Bert Laing 		Attendance: 6,500
Referee: McCowatt

Final

18 October City 6–5 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: E Mackie, Lou Brown [63] Try: Bill Walsh
Con: Frank Delgrosso 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Les Bull

Top try scorers and point scorers

The lists include points scored in the First Grade competition and the Roope Rooster. Hadley of Devonport United led the league in tries scored with 12, while Craddock Dufty was once again the top scorer with 91 points from 9 tries, 29 conversions and 3 penalties.

Devonport had a try and conversion unattributed in a match. While the match between Mangere United and Ellerslie won by Mangere United 18 to 10 had no points attributed to any player. It is possible that M Paul for Mangere scored more tries than the 9 he is credited with and more than the 3 goals he kicked.

Exhibition matches and lower grades

City Rovers played Marist of Christchurch at Carlaw Park in May and were victorious by 16 points to 9. At the end of the season Marist, who had won the First Grade Championship met City Rovers, who had won the Roope Rooster and the two teams played out a 10 all draw on Monday morning as part of the Labour Day celebrations to officially finish the season for Auckland Rugby League.

City v Marist (Christchurch)

24 May City 16–9 Marist (Christchurch) Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Sam Crewther, G Reid 2, Sutton
Con: Sam Crewther 2 		[64] Try: Batchelor
Con: C Fitzgerald
Pen: C Fitzgerald, Brosnahan 		Attendance: 10000
Referee: W Murray

City v Marist

27 October City 10–10 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Nelson Bass, Lou Brown
Con: Sam Crewther
Pen: E Brown 		[65] Try: Malloy, Jack Kirwan
Con: Charles Gregory
Pen: Charles Gregory 		Attendance: 4000

Lower grades

There were 6 lower grades in 1924 if you include the Sixth Grade which was split into an A and B grade. Grades were made of the following teams with the winning team in bold:

  • Second Grade: Athletics, City, Devonport, Ellerslie, Kingsland, Manukau, Marist, Newton, Otahuhu, Ponsonby, Richmond, United Suburbs
  • Third Grade: Athletics, City, Coromandel Old Boys, Devonport, Kingsland, Mangere, Manukau, New Lynn, Otahuhu, Parnell, Ponsonby, Richmond, Suburbs
  • Fourth Grade: City, Devonport, Ellerslie, Mangere, Manukau, Marist, Newton, Parnell, Ponsonby A, Ponsonby B, Richmond, United Suburbs, Takapuna
  • Fifth Grade: Athletics, Ellerslie, Manukau, New Lynn, Newton, Northcote, Otahuhu, Ponsonby, Point Chevalier, Richmond
  • Sixth Grade A: Athletics A, Athletics B, City A, City B, Devonport, Ellerslie, Ley Institute, Manukau, Marist Brothers A, Marist Brothers B, Newton, Parnell, Ponsonby, Richmond
  • Sixth Grade B: Athletics, City, Ellerslie, Manukau, Parnell, Richmond

Representative fixtures

Ernie Asher, Edwin Fox, and Ronald MacDonald were appointed selectors for the season. Auckland played three matches against Australian Universities on 4, 7, and 14 June. In the first match Auckland defeated the University side by 15 to 7. In the second meeting Auckland again won, this time more easily by 17 points to 2. The visiting captain congratulated the Auckland team but made mention of the conditions by saying that “yours are certainly better wet day footballers than we are but this is to be expected when you realise that my club, Sydney University has not played on a wet ground since early in 1922 season”.[66] They had their wish somewhat in the third match with much improved weather conditions and were able to come home strongly in the second half to draw the match 14–14 in front of 11,500 people.

On 26 July in front of 20,000 spectators the touring England side defeated Auckland by 24 points to 11. In the curtain-raisers Ellerslie Sixth Grade B defeated City Sixth Grade B by 5 points to 2, and City Second grade defeated their Richmond counterparts by 8 points to 7. On the Wednesday following, an Auckland provincial team featuring Auckland players from the greater region including the Waikato region played England and lost 28 to 13 in front of 7,000 spectators.

On 20 September an Auckland team played South Auckland in Hamilton and were defeated easily by 21 points to 5. The team was supposed to be a full strength Auckland team but as the club competition was entering its key stages many of the first team players remained behind to play for their clubs. As a result, many players from the struggling Newton team made the trip to Hamilton.[67]

Auckland v Australian Universities

4 June Auckland 15–7 Australian Universities Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Davidson, Ivan Littlewood 2
Con: Craddock Dufty, Bert Laing
Pen: Craddock Dufty 		[68] Try: Barry
Con: Ryan
Pen: Ryan 		Attendance: 7000
Referee: Neild

Auckland v Australian Universities

7 June Auckland 17–2 Australian Universities Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Ben Davidson, McNeil, Nelson Bass
Con: Craddock Dufty 3
Pen: Craddock Dufty 		[69] Pen: Ryan Attendance: 4000
Referee: A Gallagher

Auckland v Australian Universities

Frank Delgrosso had to come on the replace George Davidson after he collided badly with teammate Clarrie Polson when they were both going after the ball. Polson received a bad cut over his eye and he also later had to retire and was replaced by Billy Ghent.

14 June Auckland 14–4 Australian Universities Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Bert Laing 2, Clarrie Polson, Harry Douglas
Con: Maurice Wetherill 		[70] Try: Ryan 2, O’Rourke, Halberstater
Con: Dunworth 		Attendance: 12,000
Referee: W Ripley

Probables v Possibles trial match

14 June Probables 9–14 Possibles Carlaw Park 1  
1:30 Try: Paul, Webb, Norman Veart [71] Try: Hec Brisbane, Peebles 2, Ernie Herring
Con: Charles Gregory 		Attendance: 12,000
Referee: W. L. Bull

Auckland B v Hamilton

Wilson Hall broke his collar bone during the second half and had to leave the field.

16 July Auckland B 28–18 Hamilton Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Bill Te Whata 2, Shirley 2, Paul, Ivan Littlewood
Con: Wilson Hall, Charles Gregory 2
Pen: Shirley, Len Mason 		[72] Try: McGerty, Hemingway
Con: Dufty 2
Pen: Dufty 3
Drop: Hemingway 		Referee: Mincham

Auckland v England

In scoring on halftime Ben Davidson was knocked out. At the start of the second half Auckland attempted to replace him with Lou Brown who ran out on to the field. However the England captain when seeing this objected as replacements were forbidden in the second half of rugby league matches at this time. Auckland were forced to play with 12 players for a time until Davidson recovered well enough to return to the field.

26 July Auckland 11–24 England Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Ben Davidson 2, Nelson Bass
Pen: Craddock Dufty 		[73] Try: Johnny Ring 2, Frank Evans, Jack Bennett, Charlie Carr, Stan Whitty
Con: Jonty Parkin 2, Ernest Knapman
Pen: Jonty Parkin 		Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Les Bull

Auckland Province v England

30 July Auckland Province 13–28 England Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Hec Brisbane, B Johnston, Frank Delgrosso
Con: Craddock Dufty
Pen: Craddock Dufty 		[74] Try: Ben Gronow, Sid Rix, Tommy Howley 2, Joe Darwell, Jack Price
Con: Ben Gronow 4
Pen: Ben Gronow 		Attendance: 7,000
Referee: L Neild

Auckland B v Lower Waikato

20 August Auckland B 15–14 Lower Waikato Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Shirley, H Hawkes, McDonald
Con: Mansell 2 		[75] Try: Hall, W Jackson, Welch, Alman
Con: Hall 		Referee: Bovaird

Auckland v South Auckland (Waikato)

20 September South Auckland (Waikato) 21–5 Auckland Steele Park, Hamilton  
3:00 Try: Dufty, Hemingway, Stevenson, Raynor, Allen
Con: Dufty, Raynor
Pen: Dufty 		[67] Try: Lou Brown
Pen: Clarke 		Referee: W Waring

Junior representative fixtures

1924 Auckland Junior Representative Fixtures
Date Score Score Venue
Junior representative match 30 Aug [76] Auckland Juniors 14 Hamilton Juniors 8 Carlaw Park # 1
Junior representative match 4 Oct [77] Hamilton Juniors 8 Auckland Juniors 17 Steele Park, Hamilton

Auckland representative matches played and scorers

No Name Club Team Play Tries Con Pen Points
1 Craddock Dufty Athletic 4 0 4 3 14
2 Ben Davidson City Rovers 4 3 0 0 9
3 Bert Laing Devonport United 2 2 1 0 8
4 Ivan Littlewood Ponsonby United 3 2 0 0 6
5 Nelson Bass City Rovers 4 2 0 0 6
5 George Davidson City Rovers 3 1 0 0 3
5 Clarrie Polson Newton Rangers 3 1 0 0 3
8 Wilfred McNeil Ponsonby United 3 1 0 0 3
8 Harry Douglas Devonport United 1 1 0 0 3
10 Lou Brown City Rovers 1 1 0 0 3
11 Maurice Wetherill City Rovers 5 0 1 0 2
11 Alan Clarke Newton Rangers 1 0 0 1 2
13 A Garratt Devonport United 1 0 0 0 0
14 Jim O'Brien Marist Old Boys 2 0 0 0 0
14 Alf Townsend City Rovers 3 0 0 0 0
14 Bill Stormont Marist Old Boys 2 0 0 0 0
14 Hec McDonald City Rovers 3 0 0 0 0
14 Bert Avery Athletic 2 0 0 0 0
14 Frank Delgrosso Ponsonby United 3 0 0 0 0
14 Jim O'Brien Devonport United 2 0 0 0 0
14 Billy Ghent Marist Old Boys 1 0 0 0 0
14 Charles Gregory Marist Old Boys 1 0 0 0 0
23 Hec Brisbane Marist Old Boys 1 0 0 0 0
24 Ernie Herring Athletic 1 0 0 0 0
24 Wally Somers Newton Rangers 1 0 0 0 0
24 George Gardiner Marist Old Boys 1 0 0 0 0
24 S Crewther City Rovers 1 0 0 0 0
24 T Pai Mangere United 1 0 0 0 0
24 G Mormon Ponsonby United 1 0 0 0 0
24 Lipscombe Mangere United 1 0 0 0 0
24 J Pai Mangere United 1 0 0 0 0
24 Mackie City Rovers 1 0 0 0 0
24 W Shirley Ponsonby United 1 0 0 0 0

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