New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1935

Infobox rugby league season
year = 1935
competition = New South Wales Rugby Football League


imagesize = 125px
caption =
teams = 9
premiers =
count = 5th
minor premiers =
mpcount = 6th
matches = 75
points = 2770
attendance =
top points scorer = (244)
top try scorer = (38)
1935's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the twenty-eighth season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney, New South Wales. With the inclusion of the Canterbury-Bankstown club this season, nine teams from across the city contested the premiership which lasted from April until September.

eason summary

The inclusion of the Canterbury-Bankstown club in the premiership this season saw the number of teams increase for the first time since University's introduction in 1920. This meant the number of regular season matches played in 1935 increased from 14 to 16.

Eastern Suburbs began a winning streak that lasted almost three years. On 22 June 1935, South Sydney beat Eastern Suburbs 18-11 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. On 25 April 1938 they again beat them 21-14. Between those two dates Eastern Suburbs did not lose a premiership match. The University club did not win a single match in 1935, continuing a losing streak that started in round 2, 1934 and which would run till round 14, 1936 and which marked the most consecutive losses in NSWRL/NRL premiership history at 42.

The 5th round match between St. George and Canterbury-Bankstown was played in part using a rubber ball; the idea was soon dropped as the ball was considered too lively. The match is also famous for the fact that St. George won 91-6. This scoreline still remains the highest margin of victory by any team as well as the most points scored by a team in a single match.

Teams

* Balmain, formed on January 23 1908 at Balmain Town Hall
* Canterbury-Bankstown, formed October 30 1934.
* 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

The jerseys of the 9 teams for the 1935 season are shown below.Before a crowd of 22,106 and refereed by Tom McMahon, Easts led 9-0 at half-time and were never headed. It would be the Roosters' first premiership in twelve years and the beginning of a three-year golden period for the club.

Eastern Suburbs 19 (Tries: Rod O'Loan 2, Harry Pierce, Fred Tottey, Jack Beaton. Goals: Ross McKinnon 2 goals)

South Sydney 3 (Try: George Shankland)

References

* [http://www.stats.rleague.com/rl/snotes.html Rugby League Tables - Notes] "The World of Rugby League"
* [http://www.stats.rleague.com/rl/seas/1935.html Rugby League Tables - Season 1935] "The World of Rugby League"
* [http://www.rl1908.com/premiership.htm Premiership History and Statistics] "RL1908"
* [http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/The-Club/Tradition/Results---1931-1940.html Results: 1931-40 at rabbitohs.com.au]