1937 NSWRFL season
The 1937 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 30th season of the Sydney, New South Wales-based top-grade rugby league club competition, Australia's first. Nine teams from across the city contested the premiership during the season, which lasted from April until June, with Eastern Suburbs being crowned champions.[1]
| 1937 New South Wales Rugby Football League | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 9 |
| Premiers |  Eastern Suburbs (7th title) |
| Minor premiers | Eastern Suburbs (8th title) |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Points scored | 1088 |
| Top points scorer(s) | Jack Beaton (56) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Fred Tottey (10) |
Season summary
The 1937 season only lasted eight rounds due to the Kangaroo tour, and used a “first past the post” system to determine the premiers. There were no Finals. The second half of what would normally have been the NSWRFL season was taken up with a City Cup competition.
Eastern Suburbs won their seventh Premiership going through the season undefeated – a feat achieved by teams in only five other seasons before or since. Having won only two matches in four seasons and only fifteen (plus two draws) in the nine seasons since 1929, the University club withdrew voluntarily from the premiership at the end of the season.
Teams
1937 proved University’s final NSWRFL season.[2] After being allowed one more season to prove themselves, the Students did not win a match in any grade, scoring only 41 points in first grade, 39 in reserves, and 21 in third grade – in which University veterans were allowed to play the second half of the last match as a farewell.[3]
- Balmain, formed on January 23, 1908, at Balmain Town Hall
- Canterbury-Bankstown
- Eastern Suburbs, formed on January 24, 1908, at Paddington Town Hall
- Newtown, formed on January 14, 1908
- North Sydney, formed on February 7, 1908
- South Sydney, formed on January 17, 1908, at Redfern Town Hall
- St. George, formed on November 8, 1920, at Kogarah School of Arts
- University, formed in 1919 at Sydney University
- Western Suburbs, formed on February 4, 1908
Balmain 30th season |
Canterbury-Bankstown 3rd season |
Eastern Suburbs 30th season |
Newtown 30th season |
North Sydney 30th season |
South Sydney 30th season |
St. George 17th season |
University 18th season |
Western Suburbs 30th season |
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Suburbs |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 56 | +131 | 16 |
| 2 |  South Sydney |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 264 | 58 | +106 | 13 |
| 3 |  St. George |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 92 | +59 | 13 |
| 4 |  Newtown |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 144 | 126 | +18 | 10 |
| 5 |  Canterbury-Bankstown |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 98 | 91 | +7 | 10 |
| 6 |  Balmain |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 115 | 136 | -21 | 10 |
| 7 |  North Sydney |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 84 | 94 | -10 | 8 |
| 8 |  Western Suburbs |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 104 | 126 | -22 | 8 |
| 9 |  Sydney University |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 309 | -265 | 2 |
References
- Premiership Roll of Honour Archived 2007-04-28 at the Wayback Machine at rl1908.com
- "History of the Premiership". centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au. Australian Rugby League. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- Lester, Gary; From Berries to Bulldogs: Fifty Years of Canterbury-Bankstown RLFC, p. 25 ISBN 0949853062
External links
- Rugby League Tables - Notes AFL Tables
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1937 AFL Tables
- Premiership History and Statistics RL1908
- Results: 1931-40 at rabbitohs.com.au