1923 Auckland Rugby League season

The 1923 season of the Auckland Rugby League was its 15th. The First Grade competition featured 7 teams with the Fire Brigade club who featured in it in 1922 not entering a team.

Preceded by 15th Auckland Rugby League season
1923
Succeeded by

Auckland Rugby League news edit

Club teams by grade participation edit

Team 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade A 6th Grade B Total
City Rovers 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
Marist Old Boys 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
Ponsonby United 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6
Richmond Rovers 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 6
Devonport United 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 5
Newton Rangers 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5
Athletic 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 5
Ellerslie United 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4
Manukau Rovers 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
Parnell 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 4
Kingsland Rovers 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
Otahuhu Rovers 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3
Ihumātao 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Māngere Rangers 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Point Chevalier 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
Coromandel Old Boys 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Victoria Cruising Club 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Takapuna 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Manukau Cruising Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Total 7 12 14 11 8 10 9 71

First grade winners edit

City Rovers won their 6th championship title and the 3rd in succession after defeating Athletic 8–7 in the final. With a round to play City was only 2 competition points ahead of Athletic so it was decided to play a final to decide the champions. The match was played on Carlaw Park in front of an enormous crowd of 11,500 with £325 received in gate takings.[1] City were the second team to win three consecutive titles after Ponsonby United had won the competition in 1917, 1918, and 1919. It was to be 61 years until it happened again with Mt Albert winning the title from 1984 to 1986 before Northcote won 4 titles from 1991 to 1994, Glenora 3 titles from 1997 to 1999, and Pt Chevalier won 3 titles from 2013 to 2015.

Ponsonby won the Roope Rooster Knockout competition for the second straight year and their third time in the competitions history after defeating City Rovers 14–3 in the final.

Representative team edit

The Auckland representative team played 5 matches for 4 wins and a 20–20 draw. The draw was arguably the most significant result as it was in a match for the Northern Union Challenge Cup against South Auckland. Auckland had lost the cup to the same opposition the previous season and as the match was drawn South Auckland retained it. The two teams met again at the end of the season at Carlaw Park which Auckland won convincingly however the cup was not being played for as it was only defended at the holders home ground.

Manukau rugby league team edit

Near the end of the season the Manukau and Māngere clubs sent a letter to the Auckland Rugby League which was read at the management committee meeting on 29 August. It stated that the two clubs had decided to amalgamate and would enter a team in the senior grade the following year provided permission was granted, which it was. The Manukau club is the Manukau club of today, though the Mangere club is not related to the modern day Mangere East who were not founded until 1963. The Manukau club were located in their early decades in the Onehunga area before moving much later to their current location at Moyle Park. The clubs did however remain separate and compete as separate entities the following year. Māngere were previously known as Māngere Rangers however and became known as Māngere United until they ceased to exist at the end of 1934. In the same 1923 season the Manukau Cruising Club decided to enter a team in the 6th B Grade. They played 9 games before withdrawing from the competition despite being relatively competitive. In one of their matches Roy Hardgrave and Ted Brimble played for them when their Manukau teams had a bye.

Monteith Shield (1st grade championship) edit

The 1923 First Grade Championship was arguably the most keenly fought in the competitions history to this point with three teams in the hunt for the title up until the last two weeks. Marist Old Boys who were in a good position to win the title lost in the 12th and 13th rounds and bowed out of contention, leaving City Rovers and Athletics to contend. It was ultimately won by City Rovers who finished the season with a 10 win and 2 loss record, as did Athletic, with a final being required to determine the winner. City won by the narrowest of margins 8–7 to go back to back.

Monteith Shield standings edit

Team Pld W D L F A Pts
City Rovers 13 11 0 2 228 72 22
Athletic 13 10 0 3 180 87 20
Marist Old Boys 12 9 0 2 170 108 18
Devonport United 12 6 0 6 135 141 12
Ponsonby United 12 4 0 8 118 179 8
Newton Rangers 12 2 0 10 85 183 4
Richmond Rovers 12 1 0 11 93 239 2

A final was played between City Rovers and Athletic after the round robin to decide the title with City winning 8 points to 7 in front of 11,500 spectators at Carlaw Park.

Monteith Shield fixtures edit

The First Grade season was particularly close right until the end. In the final round the step was made to play both games on Carlaw Park number 1 field for the first time (usually one match was always played on the number 2 field at the same time). If Athletic had defeated City Rovers in the main match they would have won the championship for the first time however they lost to City which forced a final to be played the following week between the same two teams and City were again victorious to claim their 3rd straight championship.

Round 1 edit

 
Hec Brisbane
 
Wilson Hall

Round 1 saw the debut of centre Hec Brisbane for Marist against Richmond. Brisbane would go on to play 158 games for Marist from 1923 to 1934 scoring 71 tries, mostly in the centre position. He also played for Auckland 14 times from 1923 to 1933 and a remarkable 50 matches for New Zealand from 1924 to 1932. He was also a representative selector in the 1930s after he retired. Scrum half, Wilson Hall also debuted for Atheltic after joining from the Ngaruawahia club. He would go on to transfer to Hornby in Canterbury before being signed by Hull F.C. in 1928. He later played for Castleford and Dewsbury, as well as representing New Zealand on the 1926-27 tour of England.

5 May Ponsonby 15–10 Newton Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: W Henderson, Frank Delgrosso, Wilfred McNeil
Con: Frank Delgrosso 2
Pen: Frank Delgrosso
[2] Try: Clarrie Polson, Dick Stack
Con: Clarrie Polson
Drop: Lou Brown
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Bert Gallagher
5 May Marist 23–15 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Billy Ghent, Baden Foss, Stevens, Percy Gallagher, Courtney
Con: Billy Ghent 2, Nelson Bass
Pen: Billy Ghent
[3] Try: Penalty Try, Kettlewell, Unknown x 1
Con: Butler 2
Drop: McKenzie
Attendance: 5000
Referee: William Mincham
5 May Devonport 0–12 Athletic Devonport Domain  
3:00 [4] Try: Nicholson, W Miller, Bert Avery, Craddock Dufty Referee: Les Bull

Round 2 edit

12 May Marist 11–5 Newton Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Stevens, Sid McNamara, Billy Ghent
Con: Bill Stormont
[5] Try: Wally Somers
Con: Clarrie Polson
Attendance: 7500
Referee: Les Bull
12 May Athletic 37–8 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Nicholson, George Yardley 2, Redmond Lonergan 2, Craddock Dufty 4, Bert Avery 2
Con: Craddock Dufty 2
[6] Try: McKenzie, J McLean
Con: McKenzie
Attendance: 7500
Referee: Len Farrant
12 May Devonport 10–24 City Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Matthew Scott, Stan Webb
Con: Stan Webb 2
[7] Try: Vic Thomas, Ben Davidson, Mike Flynn, George Cargill, 'Chook' Mitchell, Harry Hawkes
Con: Mike Flynn 3
Referee: William Mincham

Round 3 edit

26 May Marist 24–9 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Jock Johnson, Bill Stormont, Sid McNamara, Stevens
Con: Billy Ghent 2, Percy Gallagher
Pen: Bill Stormont 3
[8] Try: William Hanlon
Con: Frank Delgrosso
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 2
Attendance: 8500
Referee: Billy Murray
26 May Athletic 16–15 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: George Yardley, Ernie Herring, Nicholson, Bert Avery
Con: George Yardley, Wilson Hall
[9] Try: Ralph Brockliss, Clarrie Polson, Alfred James
Con: Clarrie Polson 3
Attendance: 8500
Referee: A Saunders
26 May City 25–9 Richmond Auckland Domain 2  
3:00 Try: Harry Hawkes, Ben Davidson 3, 'Chook' Mitchell, George Davidson 2
Con: Bill Davidson, Mike Flynn
[10] Try: McDonald
Con: McDonald
Pen: McDonald 2
Referee: Albert Vause

Round 4 edit

2 June City 25–2 Newton Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Jack Keenan, George Davidson 2, Harry Hawkes, Maurice Wetherill, Ben Davidson 2
Con: Maurice Wetherill 2
[11] Pen: Clarrie Polson Attendance: 3000
Referee: Bert Gallagher
2 June Athletic 20–5 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Nicholson, Lee, Bert Avery, Ernie Herring
Con: Craddock Dufty 4
[12] Try: A McClure
Con: Frank Delgrosso
Attendance: 3000
Referee: William Mincham
2 June Devonport 12–3 Richmond Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Bert Laing, Jim O'Brien, (E or J) Johnson, Matt Scott [13] Try: Hunter Referee: Les Bull

Round 5 edit

9 June Athletic 9–0 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Wilson Hall
Pen: Craddock Dufty 3
[14] Attendance: 2500
Referee: Bert Gallagher
9 June City 25–0 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Maurice Wetherill, Jack Keenan, Vic Thomas, 'Chook' Mitchell, Harry Hawkes
Con: Bill Davidson 4
Pen: Bill Davidson
[15] Attendance: 2500
Referee: Leonard Neild
9 June Devonport 9–5 Newton Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Alex Godick, Cyril Wheeler, G Smith [16] Try: H McNeil
Con: Clarrie Polson
Referee: T Hill

Round 6 edit

16 June Marist 15–5 City Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Nelson Bass, Baden Foss, Stevens
Con: Bill Stormont 3
[17] Try: Harry Hawkes
Con: Bill Davidson
Attendance: 6500
Referee: Les Bull
16 June Newton 23–9 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: E Watson, Clarrie Polson 2, Alan Clarke, Peters 2, L O'Donnell
Con: Clarrie Polson
[18] Try: Penalty Try
Con: McDonald
Pen: McDonald 2
Attendance: 6500
Referee: Robert Bouvaird
16 June Devonport 5–13 Ponsonby Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Bert Laing
Con: Stan Webb
[19] Try: Bill Walsh, W Hanlon, Wilson
Con: Frank Delgrosso
Pen: Frank Delgrosso
Referee: Billy Murray

Round 7 edit

23 June City 7–0 Athletic Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Alf Townsend
Con: Bill Davidson
Pen: Bill Davidson (mark)
[20] Attendance: 8000
Referee: Billy Murray
23 June Ponsonby 14–12 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: A McClure, Williams, Frank Delgrosso, Sam Lowrie
Con: Frank Delgrosso
[21] Try: McKenzie, Butler
Pen: McDonald (pen & mark), Unknown (pen)
Attendance: 8000
Referee: Ladbury (Ray) Hemming
23 June Devonport 13–18 Marist Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Jim O'Brien, Johnson, Probert
Con: Alf Harper, Stan Webb
[22] Try: Sid McNamara, Billy Ghent, Percy Gallagher 3, Stevens Referee: Bert Gallagher

Round 8 edit

Ponsonby defaulted their match with Newton after they could only manage 8 players.

30 June Athletic 14–8 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Ernie Herring 2, Lee, Graham
Con: Craddock Dufty
[23] Try: Alf Harper, G Smith
Pen: Charles Hand
Attendance: 2000
Referee: William Mincham
30 June Newton WBD – LBD Ponsonby Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 [24] Referee: A Saunders
30 June Marist 20–3 Richmond Auckland Domain 2  
3:00 Try: Percy Gallagher, Bill Stormont, Sid McNamara, Nelson Bass, Stevenson, Billy Ghent
Con: Bill Stormont
[25] Try: S McLean Referee: Leonard Nield

Round 9 edit

7 July Devonport 13–10 City Victoria Park 1  
3:00 Try: Jim O'Brien, Bert Laing, Alex Godick
Con: C Garrett
Pen: C Garrett (mark)
[26] Try: Harry Hawkes, 'Chook' Mitchell
Con: Mike Flynn
Pen: Mike Flynn
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Bert Gallagher
7 July Marist 16–4 Newton Auckland Domain 1  
3:00 Try: Percy Gallagher, Bill Stormont, Jock Johnson, Sid McNamara
Con: Bill Stormont, Stevens
[27] Pen: Clarrie Polson (pen & mark) Referee: Billy Murray
7 July Athletic 22–5 Richmond Auckland Domain 3  
3:00 Try: Bert Avery, W Miller 2, C Timmins, Craddock Dufty, Unknown x 1 (either Bert Avery or Monteith)
Con: Wilson Hall, Unknown x 1
[28] Try: McKenzie
Pen: Butler
Referee: Les Bull

Round 10 edit

Richmond defaulted their match with City as they had a large number of players injured or ill.

14 July Athletic 11–5 Newton Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Graham, Bert Avery, Charles (Snow) Webb
Con: Craddock Dufty
[29] Try: Watson
Pen: Clarrie Polson
Attendance: 2500
Referee: Les Bull
14 July Marist 14–8 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: John Lang, Stevens 2, Percy Gallagher
Pen: Nelson Bass (mark)
[30] Try: A McClure, Eric McGregor
Con: Frank Delgrosso
Attendance: 2500
Referee: A Saunders
14 July City WBD – LBD Richmond Auckland Domain 4  
3:00 [31] Referee: Leonard Nield

Round 11 edit

21 July City 35–3 Newton Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: G Cargill, Bill Davidson, F Wilson, George Davidson 2, Ben Davidson, Harry Hawkes, Alf Townsend
Con: Bill Davidson 2, Maurice Wetherill, Harry Hawkes
[32] Try: N Peters Attendance: 2500
Referee: William Mincham
21 July Devonport 19–10 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: A Harper, Stan Webb 2, Johnson, Allan Seagar
Con: A Harper, Johnson
[33] Try: Hyland, Kettlewell
Con: McDonald
Pen: McDonald
Attendance: 2500
Referee: Bert Gallagher
21 July Athletic 17–9 Ponsonby Otahuhu 1  
3:00 Try: Harry Francis, Craddock Dufty, Ernie Herring, W Kirkland, Graham
Con: Wilson Hall
[34] Try: Williams 2, D Black Referee: Walter Ripley

Round 12 edit

28 July Athletic 7–6 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Bert Avery
Pen: George Yardley, Craddock Dufty
[35] Try: Hec Brisbane, Billy Ghent Referee: Billy Murray
28 July City 39–2 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Ben Davidson, Bill Davidson, F Wilson, Alf Townsend, George Davidson 2, Harry Hawkes, G Cargill
Con: Bill Davidson, George Davidson, Mike Flynn, Harry Hawkes 2, Wilcox
[36] Pen: Frank Delgrosso Referee: Les Bull
28 July Devonport 22–8 Newton Victoria Park  
3:00 Try: Alex Godick 3, Charles Hand, Stan Webb, Johnson
Con: Unknown x 1, Neville St George
[37] Try: Alan Clarke, Lou Brown
Con: Clarrie Polson
Referee: Bert Gallagher

Round 13 edit

11 August City 14–3 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Davidson, F Wilson, Alf Townsend, Bill Davidson
Con: Harry Hawkes
[38] Try: Bill Stormont Attendance: 7000
Referee: Leonard Nield
11 August Devonport 8–4 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Bert Laing, Cyril Wheeler
Con: Charles Hand
[39] Pen: Frank Delgrosso 2 Attendance: 7000
Referee: Walter Ripley
11 August Richmond 14–5 Newton Victoria Park  
3:00 Try: McDonald, Jack Campney
Con: McDonald 2
Pen: McDonald, McKenzie
[40] Try: Lou Brown
Con: Clarrie Polson
Referee: Robert Bouvaird

Round 14 edit

The match between City and Athletic saw two forwards ordered off, one from each team. Hec McDonald the future Kiwi debuted for City in the match after being drawn to Auckland from the Waikato.

18 August City 11–8 Athletic Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Bill Davidson 2, Ben Davidson
Con: Bill Davidson
[41] Try: Bert Avery 2
Con: George Yardley
Attendance: 7500
Referee: Walter Ripley
18 August Marist 20–16 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
1:45 Try: Baden Foss 2, Stevens, Bill Stormont
Con: Stevens 2, Billy Ghent
[42] Try: A Harper, Bert Laing, Harry Douglas, Stan Webb
Con: Bert Laing, Stan Webb
Attendance: 7500
Referee: G McGowatt
18 August Ponsonby 39–5 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: A McClure, Leonard Riley, John Shirley 2, Frank Delgrosso, George Mormon, W Henderson, Sam Lowrie, Wilfred McNeil
Con: Frank Delgrosso 2, Sam Lowrie, Wilfred McNeil, Thomas McClymont 2
[43] Try: McLean
Con: McDonald
Attendance: 7500
Referee: Les Bull

Championship final edit

 
Scenes from the 1923 championship final.
25 August City 8–7 Athletic Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: F Wilson, Maurice Wetherill
Pen: Bill Davidson
[44] Try: Bert Avery
Pen: Craddock Dufty 2
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Bert Gallagher

Roope Rooster knockout competition edit

 
Thomas McClymont
 
Ivan Littlewood

The Roope Rooster competition was interesting as Ponsonby went on to win it despite being uncompetitive in the First Grade competition. Thomas McClymont and Bill Walsh emerged from retirement, and Ivan Littlewood transferred back to the club from Waikato where he had moved, to bolster their team for the Roope Rooster competition. They defeated Richmond and Marist comprehensively before beating a slightly weakened City team (with Maurice Wetherill suffering from influenza, and Bill Davidson with a leg injury) in the final 14–8.

Round 1 edit

Athletic had a forward ordered off early in their match with Devonport United but still managed to lead at halftime before conceding the lead and the match in the second half.

1 September Devonport 21–16 Athletic Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: A Harper, Alex Godick, Cyril Wheeler, Bert Laing 2
Con: Charles Hand, Bert Laing
Pen: Charles Hand
[45] Try: Bert Avery, Jack Miller
Con: Craddock Dufty 2
Pen: Craddock Dufty 3
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Les Bull
1 September Marist 43–20 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Bill Stormont 4, Hec Brisbane 3, John Lang, Baden Foss
Con: Stevens 6, Hec Brisbane
Pen: Bill Stormont
[46] Try: Clarrie Polson, Watson, Bill Williams, Wally Somers
Con: Clarrie Polson, Unknown x 1
Pen: Clarrie Polson, Alan Clarke
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Robert Bouvaird
1 September Ponsonby 43–18 Richmond Auckland Domain  
3:00 Try: Joseph Peckham 2, Frank Delgrosso 2, Thomas McClymont, Ivan Littlewood 3, McMahon
Con: Frank Delgrosso, Thomas McClymont 3, Ivan Littlewood 3, W Hanlon
[47] Try: Butler 3, Barber
Con: McNeil 2
Pen: McNeil
Referee: Billy Murray

Semi finals edit

8 September City 49–12 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: F Wilson 2, Sam Crewther, Ben Davidson, Casey, George Davidson 3, Maurice Wetherill 2, Harry Hawkes 2, Hec McDonald
Con: George Davidson 3, Sam Crewther, Harry Hawkes
[48] Try: Harry Douglas, Smith
Con: Charles Hand, Neville St George
Pen: Charles Hand
Attendance: 6000
Referee: Billy Murray
8 September Ponsonby 34–12 Marist Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Donovan 2, Joseph Peckham 2, Wilfred McNeil, Bill Walsh
Con: Thomas McClymont 3, Ivan Littlewood
Pen: Thomas McClymont, Frank Delgrosso 2
Drop: Eric Grey
[49] Try: M Kirkland, A Nelson
Con: Bill Stormont, John Lang
Pen: Bill Stormont
Attendance: 6000
Referee: Bert Gallagher

Final edit

15 September Ponsonby 14–3 City Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Thomas McClymont, Ivan Littlewood
Con: Thomas McClymont
Pen: Thomas McClymont 3
[50] Try: Ben Davidson Attendance: 7000
Referee: Bert Gallagher

Top try scorers and point scorers edit

These lists include tries and points scored in the first grade competition and the Roope Rooster knockout competition. A Goddick of the Devonport who scored 6 tries during the season later moved to Fiji to live and help promote the game of rugby union there.[51]

Other senior club matches and competitions edit

Athletic v Wednesday representative team edit

During the season a Wednesday afternoon competition was played and it was decided to play a match between Athletic who had a bye and a representative team from that competition as curtain-raiser to the City RoversMarist Old Boys match.


11 August Athletic 9–5 Wednesday Representative Team Carlaw Park 1  
2:00 Try: Charles (Snow) Webb, Bert Avery, George Yardley [52] Try: Halliday
Pen: Halliday

Labour Day Carnival and charity sevens tournament edit

On 20 October there was a carnival held at Carlaw Park with 7 a-side football on one field and seven-a-side rugby league on the other. There were three first round matches played with Richmond, Athletic A, and Devonport victorious. Richmond received a bye in the semi-finals and met Athletic in the final who they defeated 5 points to 0.

The following weekend another seven-a-side tournament was held at Carlaw Park to raise money for the Takapuna Orphanage which was destroyed by fire. Unfortunately the weather was particularly bad in the morning which had an effect on the attendance with only 1,000 spectators. The teams were supposed to composed of senior players but in reality were largely made up of junior players.

Seven-a-side carnival results
Date Score Score Venue
First Round 20 Oct [53] Richmond 2 Athletic B 0 Carlaw Park
First Round 20 Oct Athletic A 5 Marist Old Boys 3 Carlaw Park
First Round 20 Oct Devonport 10 Ponsonby 6 Carlaw Park
Semi Final 20 Oct Athletic A 6 Devonport 3 Carlaw Park
Final 20 Oct Richmond 5 Athletic A 0 Carlaw Park
Seven-a-side tournament results
Date Score Score Venue Attendance
First Round 27 Oct [54] Devonport 21 Athletic 3 Carlaw Park 1,000
First Round 27 Oct Ponsonby 9 City 0 Carlaw Park
Semi Final 27 Oct Devonport 14 Marist Old Boys 8 Carlaw Park
Final 27 Oct Devonport WBD Ponsonby LBD Carlaw Park

Exhibition matches edit

On June 2 Marist had a bye and so travelled to Hamilton to play a local Hamilton representative side. Hamilton won 28-13 against a Marist team missing 5 of its regular players.


2 June Hamilton 28-13 Marist Hinemoa Park, Hamilton  
3:00 Try: Sorenson, Payne, Jacques, Grice, J Dufty 2
Con: J Dufty 4, Tim Peckham
[55] Try: Hec Brisbane, Baden Foss 2
Con: Baden Foss
Pen: Baden Foss
Referee: Mr. Herrick

Richmond travelled to Taumarunui towards the end of the season when they had a bye in the First Grade competition and were victorious against the local side by 14 points to 5. On 15 September the Athletic and Parnell 4th grade teams played a match in Whangarei which was the first time and organised game of rugby league had been played in the area. As both of the teams were composed of junior players, the game was not of a high standard and gained little interest.

List of Exhibition Matches
Date Score Score Venue Attendance
Exhibition Match 28 July [56] Taumarunui 5 Richmond 14 Taumarunui
Exhibition Match 15 Sep [57] Athletic 4th Grade 11 Parnell 4th Grade 9 Kensington Park, Whangarei
Exhibition Match 22 Sep [58] Ponsonby 6 City 3 Carlaw Park 7,000

Lower grades edit

There were 8 lower grade competitions in 1923 with the 6th grade split into an A and B division, while the Cadets competition ran again and a Wednesday Competition was also run featuring businesses and professions. The Richmond club refused to play any of its scheduled May 5 games in protest at the allocation of venues. The ARL in response decided to replay that their move was ill-timed and unavailing as a protest. And that they should have played the games and then protested in order to be heard.[59]

Second grade edit

City Rovers won the competition after defeating Māngere Rangers 16-3 on September 8. Earlier in the season on June 2 the two sides drew 6-6 but the match was later awarded to Mangere as City had an "unqualified" player. The standings are incomplete with most teams playing around 14 matches but less than half were reported. On August 14 with the competition nearing its end the New Zealand Herald reported that Māngere were on 20 points, City 16, and Otahuhu and Kingsland were on 14. City had 2 games in hand and it appears Māngere must have lost their last match with City winning both of there's and forcing a playoff for the competition on September 8, which they won. Māngere won the knockout competition (Foster Memorial Shield). Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers withdrew after 7 rounds and had defaulted at least two matches to that point.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
City Rovers 15 10 1 4 1 126 49 21
Māngere Rangers 13 10 0 3 0 95 45 20
Otahuhu Rovers 14 7 0 6 0 35 17 14
Kingsland Rovers 13 7 0 5 0 71 44 14
Newton Rangers 13 2 0 2 1 40 29 4
Ponsonby United 11 1 1 4 0 63 69 3
Ihumātao 14 1 0 3 0 32 50 2
Devonport United 10 1 0 3 0 29 51 2
Ellerslie United 12 1 0 2 0 5 27 2
Marist Old Boys 12 0 0 2 0 8 40 0
Athletic 11 0 0 4 0 5 77 0
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Third grade (Myers Cup) edit

The points for the five leading teams was mentioned in an article in the New Zealand Herald on August 14 when City and Manukau had no games remaining while Richmond, Ponsonby, and Point Chevalier each had two games left. After wins by Ponsonby and Point Chevalier they overtook City and Manukau and needed a playoff for the title. Ponsonby United won the competition, defeating Point Chevalier in the final 10-7 on September 15. Ellerslie, Kingsland and Marist all withdrew after round 7. Each of them had defaulted multiple matches prior to this. 16 rounds were played in total but there were few results reported, though the majority of Ponsonby's matches did have their result published. The Victoria Cruising Club entered a team. They were a boating club based in the Westhaven Marina adjacent to the southern end of the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Ponsonby United 15 13 1 1 1 133 20 27
Point Chevalier 15 10 0 5 1 72 35 20
City Rovers 12 10 0 2 1 0 15 20
Manukau 12 10 1 1 2 87 3 21
Richmond Rovers 11 9 0 2 4 22 23 18
Devonport United 12 3 0 2 2 24 24 6
Parnell 12 3 0 5 0 45 46 6
Victoria Cruising Club 11 3 0 5 3 13 16 6
Coromandel Old Boys 11 2 0 6 0 7 47 4
Ellerslie United 3 1 0 2 0 3 0 2
Kingsland Rovers 13 0 1 8 2 16 53 1
Marist Old Boys 5 0 1 3 0 3 33 1
Ihumātao 12 0 0 6 1 6 116 0
Newton Rangers 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

Fourth grade edit

Devonport United won the championship on September 29 when they beat Athletic 24-5 in the final. Neither team had many of their results reported and therefore the standings are very incomplete although the New Zealand Herald gave the points of the leading teams near the end of the season. Marist withdrew after 6 rounds when they had already defaulted at least 3 matches.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Devonport United 13 10 0 3 0 32 17 20
Athletic 12 9 0 3 0 44 24 18
Parnell 13 7 1 3 0 55 6 15
City Rovers 15 7 0 7 0 14 0 14
Otahuhu Rovers 16 6 0 9 1 0 0 12
Ellerslie United 11 2 0 3 0 36 36 4
Kingsland Rovers 9 1 0 0 1 8 5 2
Newton Rangers 9 0 0 3 1 12 34 0
Māngere Rangers 10 0 0 2 0 5 47 0
Ponsonby United 12 0 0 1 1 5 55 0
Marist Old Boys 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 0

Fifth grade (Endean Memorial Shield) edit

Richmond secured the championship when they defeated Newton 11-0 in the final round. Ponsonby withdrew from the competition after 3 rounds when they had defaulted their matches up to this point. Athletic withdrew after 4 rounds when they too had been defaulting matches. There were 14 rounds played but many results were not reported and so the standings are incomplete. Richmond, City, Point Chevalier, Northcote & Birkenhead, and Newton had the majority of their results reported but 5 or 6 not reported in each case. City won the knockout competition when they beat Newton 18-0 on September 29.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Richmond Rovers 14 10 0 4 0 140 24 20
Takapuna 12 9 1 3 0 52 12 19
City Rovers 11 7 2 2 2 70 22 16
Newton Rangers 11 7 0 4 0 40 76 14
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 9 4 0 5 1 49 93 8
Manukau 11 2 0 1 3 47 8 4
Marist Old Boys 10 2 0 4 2 39 51 4
Point Chevalier 11 1 0 7 1 7 158 2
Athletic 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ponsonby United 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

Sixth grade A edit

Ponsonby won the competition. Newton finished runner up after they beat Parnell 5-3 in the final round. Otahuhu won the Hamill Cup which was the knockout competition trophy when they beat Ponsonby 21-0 on October 20, and then Devonport 21-0 in the final on October 27. There were very few results reported in the championship although the majority of Ponsonby and Athletics results were reported.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Ponsonby United 13 8 2 3 0 85 37 18
City Rovers 14 6 2 5 0 36 33 14
Athletic 13 6 2 4 0 54 15 14
Richmond Rovers B 8 3 2 3 0 61 41 8
Richmond Rovers A 13 3 1 2 0 52 11 7
Parnell 13 2 1 4 0 21 33 5
Manukau 13 2 0 2 0 27 47 4
Marist Old Boys 13 0 0 3 0 2 12 0
Otahuhu Rovers 14 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
Devonport United 12 0 0 6 0 2 108 0

Sixth grade B edit

Athletic won the competition. There were many results not reported however after round 15 on August 18 it was reported that City's 10-0 win over Athletic brought them within 1 competition point of Athletic which gave a clue as to several earlier matches played.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Athletic 18 11 2 1 0 127 28 24
City Rovers 19 9 2 4 0 124 30 20
Parnell 18 8 1 4 1 69 32 17
Manukau Cruising Club 9 3 2 2 0 29 20 8
Marist Old Boys 16 3 1 4 0 19 40 7
Ellerslie United 18 1 1 5 0 16 61 3
Richmond Rovers 13 1 0 9 0 18 145 2
Ponsonby United 17 0 1 6 0 17 63 1

Cadet competition edit

The Cadet competition was won by the 29th Company from Ponsonby. Only around half of the results were reported.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
29th Company (Ponsonby) 8 7 0 1 0 98 48 14
36th A Company 3 2 1 0 1 25 7 5
27th Company 7 2 1 4 0 51 50 5
34th Company 5 2 0 3 1 27 45 4
22nd Company 4 2 0 2 0 19 42 4
36th B Company 5 0 0 5 0 9 37 0

Wednesday Competition edit

The Post and Telegraph side won the Wednesday Competition which was played for by businesses and professions. Post and Telegraph beat Tramways 16-15 on September 26. On September 13 a Taxi Drivers side beat Bakers 21-9 at Carlaw Park. A Bakers player (T. McPherson) broke his ankle and was taken home). On September 20 the Post and Telegraph side played against the Wednesday representative team as curtain-raiser to the Auckland Province - New South Wales match at Carlaw Park. Post and Telegraph won 33 to 11 with future New Zealand international Arthur Singe scoring 2 tries and kicking a conversion. Wally Somers was also in the Post and Telegraph side.[60]

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Post and Telegraph 8 7 0 1 1 110 76 14
Tramways 9 6 0 3 0 132 69 12
Taxi Drivers 6 3 0 3 1 39 45 6
Railway 7 2 0 5 1 54 94 4
Carters 6 0 0 6 1 42 93 0

Representative season edit

The Auckland representative side played 5 matches. They started the season with a match against Wellington in which they ran up a huge score, winning by 71 points to 12. Their second match was played mid week against Hamilton, before two games against South Auckland and finishing the season with a game against an Auckland provincial team.

Auckland challenged South Auckland for the Northern Union Cup which it had lost to the same opponents in 2022. The match was drawn and so South Auckland retained the cup. Auckland later played an Auckland provincial team and won comfortably in front of 7,000 spectators on Carlaw Park. A curtain-raiser was played between the Referees Association and the Junior Advisory Board, and was won by the former by 10 points to 6. In the final full league fixture of the season Auckland played South Auckland again and were this time victorious 25 to 11.

Auckland v Wellington edit

Every single member of the Auckland team scored points aside from Bill Davidson which was ironic given that he was one of Auckland Rugby League's most prolific point scorers.

22 August Auckland 71–12 Wellington Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Alex Godick 3, Ben Davidson 4, Frank Delgrosso 2, Bert Laing 2, Vic Thomas, Wally Somers, William Hanlon, Bill Stormont, Harry Douglas, Nelson Bass
Con: Alex Godick 2, Bert Laing 2, Wilson Hall, Clarrie Polson 3, Wally Somers, Nelson Bass
[61] Try: J Hedges, T Ryan
Con: D Whittington
Pen: D Whittington, A Greer
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ripley

Auckland v Hamilton edit

In the match with Hamilton which, was played midweek, there were no players from the Ponsonby United and City Rovers clubs available as they were playing the Roope Rooster final on the following Saturday.

12 September Auckland 22–16 Hamilton Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Craddock Dufty 2, Clarrie Polson 2, Nelson Bass, Harry Douglas
Con: Craddock Dufty, Clarrie Polson
[62] Try: McVeay 2, N Vernall, Paki
Con: McVeay
Pen: McVeay
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: W Murray

South Auckland v Auckland (Northern Union Challenge Cup) edit

15 September South Auckland (Waikato) 20–20 Auckland Steele Park, Hamilton  
3:00 Try: J Payne 2, Wilson, Lyall Stewart
Con: John Dufty 2
Pen: John Dufty
[63] Try: Craddock Dufty, Hec Brisbane, Stevens, Stan Webb
Con: Craddock Dufty 2, Clarrie Polson 2
Referee: T Hill

Auckland v Auckland Province edit

29 September Auckland 44–15 Auckland Province Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Craddock Dufty, Bert Laing, Ivan Littlewood, Maurice Wetherill, Clarrie Polson, Johnston, Richard Stack, Jim O'Brien, Hec McDonald 2
Con: Craddock Dufty, Ivan Littlewood 2, F Wilson 2, Clarrie Polson 2
[64] Try: Lyall Stewart, Wilson Hall, M McNeil
Con: Selby Crewther
Pen: Joseph Dufty, Selby Crewther
Attendance: 7000
Referee: Billy Murray

Auckland v South Auckland edit

13 October Auckland 35–11 South Auckland Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Ben Davidson 2, Maurice Wetherill 2, Clarrie Polson, Wally Somers, Hec McDonald
Con: Craddock Dufty 3, Clarrie Polson 3
Pen: Craddock Dufty
[65] Try: Jackson, Joe Dufty, Lyall Stewart
Drop: George Raynor
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: A Saunders

Auckland representative matches played and scorers edit

No Name Club Team Play Tries Con Pen Points
1 Clarrie Polson Newton 5 5 9 0 33
2 Craddock Dufty Athletic 4 4 7 1 28
3 Ben Davidson City 2 6 0 0 18
4 Alex Godick Devonport 2 3 2 0 13
5 Hec McDonald City 2 3 0 0 9
5 Maurice Wetherill City 2 3 0 0 9
5 Bert Laing Devonport 4 3 0 0 9
8 Wally Somers Newton 4 2 1 0 8
8 Nelson Bass Marist 5 2 1 0 8
10 Ivan Littlewood Ponsonby 2 1 2 0 7
11 Harry Douglas Devonport 4 2 0 0 6
11 Frank Delgrosso Ponsonby 1 2 0 0 6
13 F Wilson City 3 0 2 0 4
14 Hec Brisbane Marist 2 1 0 0 3
14 Jim O'Brien Devonport 2 1 0 0 3
14 Stan Webb Devonport 1 1 0 0 3
14 Stevens Marist 2 1 0 0 3
14 Richard Stack Newton 2 1 0 0 3
14 Johnson Devonport 1 1 0 0 3
14 Vic Thomas City 3 1 0 0 3
14 Bill Stormont Marist 2 1 0 0 3
14 William Hanlon Ponsonby 1 1 0 0 3
23 Wilson Hall Athletic 3 0 1 0 2
24 Billy Ghent Marist 2 0 0 0 0
24 John McGregor Athletic 1 0 0 0 0
24 Bert Avery Athletic 1 0 0 0 0
24 M Sherlock Marist 2 0 0 0 0
24 M McNeil Richmond 1 0 0 0 0
24 McDonald Richmond 2 0 0 0 0
24 Charles (Snow) Webb Athletic 1 0 0 0 0

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