1910 Eastern Suburbs season

The 1910 season was the 3rd in which the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club's competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. They finishing the season in 3rd position(out of 8).

Players

No. Position Player
5 WG Dan Frawley
7 PR Lou Jones
8 PR Bob Mable
10 HK Sid 'Sandy' Pearce
13 WG Johnno Stuntz
17 FE Harold Kelley
18 CE Herbert Henry 'Dally' Messenger
20 PR George Green
23 PR Percy White
25 PR Mick Frawley
26 FB Bill King
No. Position Player
28 HB Tom Bruce
29 PR Eddie Griffiths
41 LK H. Kaufman
43 SR Barney Dalton
44 PR C. Nash
45 PR Bob 'Botsy' Williams
46 PR Lesley Wylie
47 SR G. Payne
48 PR Eddie Mandible
49 CE John 'Dinny' Campbell
50 HB Leslie Cody

Pre Season

Dally Messenger will strip [suit up] for Eastern Suburbs on Saturday against Balmain. The knee that kept him from taking part in practically all of last season’s engagements is now quite well. He is in good condition, and very keen on returning to old form before the arrival of the Englishmen.

Season

RoundOpponentResultRoosters ScoreOpponent ScoreDateVenueCrowd
1Western Suburbs MagpiesWon24 (6-3-0)14 (2-4-0)30 April 1910Agricultural500
2North Sydney BearsWon11 (1-4-0)7 (1-2-0)14 May 1910Agricultural2000
  • Premiership Round 3, Saturday 21 May 1910.

South Sydney 14 (T. Anderson 2, J.Rosewell, H.Butler Tries; Hallett Goal) defeated Eastern Suburbs 10 (Messenger 5 Goals) at the Agricultural Society's Ground. {{cquote |"South Sydney beat Eastern Suburbs On The Post"

"Quite 4000 people were present at the Agricultural Ground to witness this match which was a fine exposition of Northern Union rules. With only a few minutes to go South turned what seemed to be almost certain defeat into a highly meritorius victory. Their wonderful staying powers allowed them to secure the verdict by 14 points to 10."

At 3.25 Messenger led his side into the field. South followed a minute later. Messenger kicked off from the Randwick end. East secured a "free" almost immediately, but Messenger's effort, although a good one, did not secure the two points. South rallied, Davis putting in some effective work, but wild passing lost South a chance. The ever present Messenger then marked right in front of South's goal, this time making no mistake. East, 2 South nil. Play was even for a while, until Anderson secured, and made a dash for the line, but he was tackled by Messenger, and laid out for some minutes. A "knock-on" close to the line gave South a timely relief, but little ground was gained. Messenger was again in the limelight with a dodgy run, but he was tackled at the 25. Hot work in South's territory occurred until Conlin relieved. East were now playing like a book, and taking advantage of every opportunity. They obtained 6 points in as many minutes - the first two for a "free", the second two from a mark, and another "free", for offside making the six. Messenger's kicking was a revelation, the crowd cheering enthusiastically. The next item of interest, was some good work by the South's forwards, which brought the ball close to East's goal line, and from a scrum the ball came out to Rosewell, who raced over. Conlin failed to convert, the kick being a poor one. The interval arrived with the scores unaltered. Eastern Suburbs 8, South Sydney 3. On resuming East at once forced the pace, Messenger, and subsequently Frawley, making the efforts. The later was almost through when he was forced out at the corner. South then took a hand, a good passing bout (in which H Butler was the last to receive) resulting in South's total being increased to 6 points. Hallett failed to add the extras. Easts then became dangerous, Messenger being here, there and everywhere, rendering his side great assistance, as he seemed to be perfectly at home on both wings. On one occasion he "marked" in a good position whilst lying prostrate, but Frawley was not successful in his kick, the ball going a little wide. Play was uninteresting for a few minutes, the tackling of South still keeping at a high standard. Anderson tried to get through, but was not fast enough. Scrums became frequent, South being the first to initiate a passing movement in which all their threequarters participated, Anderson was grassed at halfway with only the fullback to beat. Off-side against the red and green gave Messenger another opportunity in the goal-potting line. It was his eighth kick at goal and his fifth success in the match, the ball sailing over beautifully. South then started to press, the passing showing great improvement. A brilliant run by Anderson, who skirted the line half the length of the field, ended in his securing a try. It was unconverted. The excitement was intense, and South were playing with wonderful heart. Time and again they swept down, and eventually Anderson again electrified the crowd by gathering in and rushing over. It was a grand try. Hallett converted. The whistle then blew, South winning a memorable contest by 14 points to 10.[1]

RoundOpponentResultRoosters ScoreOpponent ScoreDateVenueCrowd
4Annandale DalesWon20 (4-4-0)12 (2-2-1)28 May 1910Wentworth250
5Newtown JetsWon20 (4-4-0)11 (3-1-0)25 June 1910Agricultural7000
6Balmain TigersLost0 (0-0-0)10 (2-2-0)2 July 1910Birchgrove2500
7Glebe Dirty RedsLost10 (2-2-0)14 (2-4-0)16 July 1910Wentowrth6000
8North Sydney BearsWon16 (4-2-0)5 (1-1-0)23 July 1910North Sydney1800
9Newtown JetsDraw4 (0-2-0)4 (0-2-0)30 July 1910Metters4000
10Annandale DalesDraw12 (2-3-0)12 (2-3-0)13 August 1910Metters1200
11Western Suburbs MagpiesWon38 (8-7-0)8 (2-1-0)20 August 1910St Lukes1500
12South Sydney RabbitohsWon8 (0-4-0)3 (1-0-0)27 August 1910Agricultural12000
13Balmain TigersWon39 (9-6-0)2 (0-1-0)3 September 1910Agricultural5000
14Glebe Dirty RedsWon36 (8-6-0)0 (0-0-0)10 September 1910Agricultural1500

Ladder

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Newtown 14111226292+17023
2 South Sydney 141103326109+21722
3 Eastern Suburbs 14923248116+13220
4 Balmain 14806153190-3716
5 Glebe 14608175194-1912
6 Annandale 14518145200-5511
7 North Sydney 143011146283-1376
8 Western Suburbs 141013115386-2712

Point analysis

Offence

The lowdown:

Eastern Suburbs completed the following score options in the 1910 season:

  • 48 tries
  • 52 goals
  • 0 field goals

The result:

Eastern Suburbs scored a total of 248 points in 1910.

The verdict:

  • Eastern Suburbs try scoring ability improved by 22.9% on their previous season.
  • Eastern Suburbs goal scoring ability improved by 38.4% on their previous season.
  • Eastern Suburbs field goal kicking ability was maintained on their previous season.
  • Eastern Suburbs overall point scoring ability improved 31% on their previous season.
  • Eastern Suburbs total point score improved by 32.6% on their previous season.

Defence

The lowdown:

Eastern Suburbs conceded the following score options in the 1908 season:

  • 22 tries
  • 24 goals
  • 1 field goals

The result:

Eastern Suburbs conceded a total of 116 points in the 1910 season.

The verdict:

  • Eastern Suburbs try scoring defence improved by 42.1% on their previous season.
  • Eastern Suburbs goal kicking defence dropped by 12.5% on their previous season.
  • Eastern Suburbs field goal defence dropped by 100% on their previous season.
  • Eastern Suburbs overall defense improved by 20.3% on their previous season.
  • Eastern Suburbs total points against defensive effort improved by 17.7% on their previous season.

Season Summary

Notes

  1. The semi-final format had been changed for the 1910 season, and saw only the leading two sides play-off for that year's premiership.
  2. Dan Frawley, previously contracted to the Warrington club, made a guest appearance for England in there tour match against Newcastle.

References

  1. South Sydney Beat Eastern Suburbes on the Post, Sydney Morning Herald via Trove digitised newspapers 23 May 1910. Retrieved 25 June 2014.}}

Rugby League Tables and Statistics

  • Ian Heads, True Blue - the true story of the NSW Rugby League, ISBN 1 875471 138,
Preceded by
1909
Season
1910
Succeeded by
1911
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