1927 Auckland Rugby League season

The 1927 Auckland Rugby League season was its 18th.

Preceded by
1926
18th Auckland Rugby League season
1927
Succeeded by
1928

Senior competitions

Newton defeated Ponsonby by 6 points to 3 in the championship final to win the Monteith Shield after both teams finished the season tied with identical 8 win, 1 draw, 3 loss records. This was the second time Newton had won the championship in 18 efforts, with the first being in 1912 and was to be their last after they merged decades later with City Rovers and the combined team ceased in the early 2000s. Richmond won the Roope Rooster knockout trophy for the second consecutive season. Newton Rangers defeated Richmond to win the Stormont Shield.

Ellerslie won the Norton Cup by winning the second division competition, known as the B Grade at this time. They were undefeated and also won the Stallard Cup which was the B Grade knockout trophy. Interestingly the league played a 'promotion-relegation' match, with Ellerslie by virtue of winning the Norton Cup for winning the B Grade playing off with Grafton, who had finished last in the A Grade. Ellerslie won 11–3 over Grafton thus winning the right to compete in the A grade competition in the 1928 season. Despite this there was still considerable discussion at the annual general meeting the following year as to whether or not Ellerslie be admitted to the A Grade. It was eventually decided that they would be, with Grafton dropping to the B Grade.

Other trophies awarded (at the 1928 annual general meeting of the Auckland Rugby League) were the Davis Points Shield to Richmond, the Thistle Cup to Newton, and a special cup for the best forward to W.Clark from Newton.

Transfers

A McIntyre who had been playing in Sydney joined the Newton club.

Annual meetings of Auckland Rugby League

The annual report for the 1927 season stated that the total revenue for Auckland Rugby League was £5,597, with £4,216 taken at the gates.[1] At the annual meeting of the Junior Management Committee of the Auckland Rugby League on 23 March it was stated in their report that junior players exceeded 1,500. It was also reported that the Remuera League Club was being revived. They had fielded two junior teams in 1914, and appeared to have the numbers to enter two junior teams in the 1927 season.[2] On 10 August the Auckland Rugby League Chairman, Mr. W.J. Hammill tendered his resignation for business reasons. He had occupied the position for five years. He was congratulated on his contribution to the game and made a life member of the League. Mr. George Rhodes was elected as the new chairman of the Management Committee.[3]

Representative season

Auckland began the season with a match against the returning members of the New Zealand team that had toured England from August 1926 to January 1927. There was some controversy in that Joe Menzies had played for the 'New Zealand team' despite being from the South Auckland (Waikato) province and the New Zealand Rugby League questioned the Auckland Rugby League on the selection. One possible reason for his selection may have been the fact that Arthur Singe had been banned for life after going on strike during the tour along with 6 other players. This meant that there was one less Auckland forward to pick for the match. Auckland won the game 24–21. They went on a southern tour later in the season and played matches against Canterbury, West Coast, Otago, and Wellington. After their return to Auckland they played against Buller and South Auckland. They lost the Northern Union Challenge Cup to South Auckland in their final game of the season.

Monteith Shield (first grade championship)

A Division standings

Team Pld W D L F A Pts
Newton Rangers 13101218812821
Ponsonby United 1391319011119
Devonport United 1270520711414
Marist Old Boys 1170415511414
Richmond Rovers 124171371409
City Rovers 113171341827
Grafton Athletic 120012813030

A Division fixtures

After two completed rounds Newton and Ponsonby were both tied on 19 competition points. This necessitated a final between the two sides and this was won by Newton 6–3.

Round 1

Jim O'Brien and J Stormont (ex-Marist players) had both retired from the game and were spectators at the match between Marist and Grafton. However, after watching they decided to come out of retirement and resume playing for their old team. Meanwhile Craddock Dufty returned to play for Newton after 5 years with Grafton Athletic.

Round 2

Prior to round 2 Wigan made an offer to Lou Brown of the City side, while Ben Davidson had reportedly received one from Hull.

Round 3

Jim O'Brien and Stewart were both sent off for fighting near the Richmond try line in the Marist v Richmond match. Grafton only had 12 players make the trip to Devonport Domain where they were thrashed by Devonport 47–3. Nelson Bass tore his knee cartilage in the match between City and Ponsonby and was forced into early retirement.[10]

Round 4

Round 5

The Devonport v Richmond match was played on the Friday as part of the King's Birthday celebrations. It was notable for the fact that 4 players were ordered off. Neville St George who had had words with the referee was sent from the field, two minutes later Stewart from Richmond joined him and Stan Prentice (Richmond), and Jim O'Brien (Devonport) soon followed.

Round 6

City were without the services of Lou Brown, Maurice Wetherill, G Brown, Nelson Bass and Alf Townsend and were soundly beaten by Marist. Frank Delgrosso of Ponsonby was ordered off in their match with Devonport.

Round 7

City had lost the services of Lou Brown and Ben Davidson who had both been signed by Wigan during the week. They would depart for England later in the month. In their match with Devonport two players for Newton left the field injured during the second half leaving them with 11 players.

Round 8

City were further weakened after Alf Townsend was transferred to Dunedin permanently for work during the week. In the Marist match with Grafton, N King broke a bone in his hand and had to leave the field.

Round 9

City sought to strengthen their side due to the large number of players who had departed. They signed Godkin, a Bay of Plenty rugby player, Pascoe a Manukau rugby player, and E Spencer a league representative from the Waimairi club in Canterbury. H Mason also joined the City side from Huntly (Len Mason's brother). Devonport captain Jim O'Brien was ordered off in their loss to Marist. At the conclusion of the match the referee was escorted from the field by two police officers as several spectators crowded and heckled him. The match between Newton and Ponsonby at the Auckland Domain was postponed due to the ground being unfit for play. The following weekend saw all games suspended and the postponed match played at Carlaw Park. Ironically rain fell throughout the match and the field "was badly churned up as the game progressed".[29]

Round 10

Richmond lost captain Jim Parkes who was moving back to Christchurch to join the Hornby club. The match between Devonport and Grafton was postponed due to the unfit nature of the field at the Auckland Domain. It was played on the following weekend at Devonport with other fixtures from that round not played due to the Auckland Rugby League making Carlaw Park available for the soccer match between New Zealand and Canada.

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Bert Avery was carried off the field with concussion in the Newton match against Grafton. He had been attempting to tackle M Herewini who tried to hurdle him and made contact with Avery's head. Avery was taken to Auckland Hospital where he eventually recovered. His brother Henry who was also a league played died later in the week after a bout of pneumonia and Bert Avery decided to retire after many years playing for and captaining Grafton and New Zealand.

Round 14

Final

Round 1

Craddock Dufty and captain W Clarke were both out injured from the Newton side for their match with Marist. Hamilton went off injured for City meaning they had to finish the match with Richmond with 12 players. The scores were tied at the end of the match 17–17 so 5 minutes extra time was played with Telford scoring and Carroll converting to win the game for Richmond. This was the first time extra time had been used to decide a game in an Auckland Rugby League senior competition. Usually matches were replayed the following week.

Semi finals

The Auckland representative team had left for their southern tour and so all teams were fielding greatly weakened sides. Holmes, a rugby representative three-quarter signed for Devonport just before their game with Ponsonby.

Final

A. Finlayson switched codes to join Richmond signing one minute before kick off so as to keep the switch secret. The following week he applied for reinstatement into rugby union. Richmond won the Roope Rooster for the second consecutive year. It was a case of déjà vu with another 1 pt victory over Devonport who they had beaten the year before.

Stormont Memorial Shield

Newton won the match by 25 points to 14, but the match was noteworthy due to the large number of injuries suffered. G. Norman the Newton captain was concussed and had his jaw broken, Dick Stack fractured his leg, W. Rhodes broke his collar-bone, and Wally Somers sprained his ankle. The first three players were all taken to Auckland Hospital, while Somers was taken home.[55] Stacks leg injury was so bad in fact that his leg had to be amputated and he spent many months in hospital. There were several matches in the following season used to raise funds for him and his family.

A Grade/B Grade promotion-relegation match

At the conclusion of the A and B division competitions the last placed Grafton Athletic from the A Division played against the winners of the B Division Ellerslie for the right to compete in the A Division in 1928. Ellerslie won the match by 11 points to 3 thus earning themselves a place in A Division and forcing Grafton Athletic to play in the lower grade. This was the first time in Auckland Rugby League competition that such a match had been played.

Top try scorers and point scorers

Top try and point scorers for A Division and Roope Rooster competitions.

B Division standings and results

A large number of games did not have the scores reported in either The New Zealand Herald or the Auckland Star. As a result, the fixtures list is incomplete as is the final standings. Results are missing as follows (Ellerslie x 1, Kingsland x 3, Parnell x 2, Mangere x 5, Point Chevalier x 4, and Otahuhu x 1). In addition there were two cancelled matches.

B Division standings

Team Pld W D L F A Pts
Ellerslie 13*12001517524
Kingsland 13*8021175216
Northcote 11605616612
Parnell 12*307921206
Mangere 12*20563794
Point Chevalier 13*20763954
Otahuhu 12*209631234

B Division fixtures

The Round 8 match between Mangere and Northcote was not played due to the condition of the ground at Mangere, as was the Round 15 match between Otahuhu and Northcote at the Auckland Domain.

1927 First Grade results
Date Score Score Venue
Round 1 7 May [58] Northcote7Mangere6Victoria Park
7 MayOtahuhu12Point Chevalier6Otahuhu Trotting Ground
7 MayEllerslie6Parnell5Ellerslie Reserve
Round 2 14 May [59] Kingsland8Parnell5Victoria Park
14 MayOtahuhu6Ellerslie8Otahuhu Reserve
14 MayPoint Chevalier9Mangere5Point Chevalier
Round 3 21 May [60]Ellerslie26Mangere7Ellerslie Reserve, 3pm
21 MayOtahuhu3Kingsland11Otahuhu Trotting Ground, 3pm
21 MayPoint Chevalier5Northcote6Point Chevalier, 3pm
Round 4 28 May [61] Ellerslie6Northcote0Auckland Domain # 1, 3pm
28 MayOtahuhu8Parnell11Otahuhu Reserve
28 MayMangere?Kingsland?Mangere, 3pm
Round 5 4 June [62] Kingsland20Northcote6Victoria Park, 3pm
4 JuneEllerslie23Point Chevalier5Ellerslie Reserve, 3pm
4 JuneMangere15Parnell11Otahuhu Trotting Ground
Round 6 11 June [63] Otahuhu7Mangere6Otahuhu Reserve
11 JuneNorthcote8Parnell3Auckland Domain, 3pm
11 JuneKingsland11Point Chevalier5Victoria Park
Round 7 18 June [64]Otahuhu5Northcote8Otahuhu, 3pm
18 JuneEllerslie9Kingsland5Ellerslie Reserve, 3pm
18 JunePoint Chevalier?Parnell?Point Chevalier, 3pm
Round 8 25 June [65] Point Chevalier19Otahuhu3Point Chevalier, 3pm
25 JuneMangereCCDNorthcoteCCDMangere, 3pm
25 JuneEllerslie21Parnell20Auckland Domain # 1, 3pm
Round 9 2 July [66] Mangere?Point Chevalier?Mangere, 3pm
2 JulyEllerslie13Otahuhu0Ellerslie, 3pm
2 JulyKingsland23Parnell7Victoria Park, 3pm
Round 10 9 July [67] Northcote?Point Chevalier?Victoria Park, 3pm
9 JulyKingsland25Otahuhu0Auckland Domain # 2, 3pm
9 JulyMangere?Ellerslie?Otahuhu Trotting Track, 3pm
Round 11 23 July [68]Mangere8Kingsland11Otahuhu Reserve, 3pm[69]
16 JulyParnell11Otahuhu7Victoria Park, 3pm
16 JulyEllerslie8Northcote0Ellerslie Reserve, 3pm
Round 12 30 July [70] Mangere16Parnell8Auckland Domain # 2, 3pm
30 JulyKingslandWBDNorthcoteLBDAuckland Domain # 6, 3pm
30 JulyPoint Chevalier6Ellerslie13Point Chevalier, 3pm
Round 13 6 Aug [71] Mangere?Otahuhu?Mangere Trotting Ground, 3pm
6 AugParnell11Northcote8Victoria Park, 3pm
6 AugPoint Chevalier?Kingsland?Point Chevalier, 3pm
Round 14 13 Aug [72]Ellerslie9Kingsland3Carlaw Park # 2, 3pm
13 AugNorthcote5Otahuhu2Outer Domain # 2, 3pm
13 AugPoint Chevalier?Parnell?Point Chevalier, 3pm
Round 15 20 Aug [73]OtahuhuPPDNorthcotePPDAuckland Domain # 2, 3pm
20 AugEllerslie9Point Chevalier8Auckland Domain # 6
20 AugKingsland?Mangere?Otahuhu Trotting Ground, 3pm

Stallard Cup knockout competition

1927 Stallard Cup results
Date Score Score Venue
Round 1 3 Sep [74] Kingsland13Parnell8Auckland Domain # 5, 3pm
3 SepEllerslieWOtahuhuLEllerslie Reserve, 3pm
Final 10 Sep [75] Ellerslie15Kingsland10Carlaw Park # 1, 1:30pm

Other club matches and lower grades

Lower grades

There were 9 lower grades in 1927 if you include the split grades. Grades were made of the following teams with the winning team in bold:

  • Second Grade (Wright Cup): Devonport, Hamilton, Kingsland, Mangere, Marist, Parnell, Ponsonby, Remuera, Richmond. Devnport won the Foster Shield for winning the second grade knockout competition.
  • Third Grade Open (Walker Shield): Akarana, Athletic, Devonport, Glen Eden, Mangere, New Lynn, Newton, North Shore, Northcote, Parnell, Ponsonby, Richmond,
  • Third Grade Intermediate: City, Devonport, Ellerslie, Kingsland, Parnell, Point Chevalier, Ponsonby, Richmond A, Richmond B
  • Fourth Grade A (Hospital Cup): Akarana, Grafton, Devonport, Ellerslie, North Shore, Ponsonby, Remuera, Richmond
  • Fourth Grade B: Athletic, Ellerslie, Ponsonby A, Ponsonby B, Remuera, Richmond,
  • Fifth Grade (Endean Shield): Akarana, City, Newton, Northcote, Ponsonby, Richmond
  • Sixth Grade A: Akarana, Athletic, City, Devonport, Grafton, Kingsland, Marist A, Marist B, Point Chevalier, Ponsonby, Richmond. Devonport won the Hammill Cup for winning the sixth A grade knockout competition.
  • Sixth Grade B (Myers Cup): Akarana, City, Devonport, Grafton, Marist, Point Chevalier, Richmond
  • Primary Schools: Newmarket, Onehunga, Onehunga Convent, Otahuhu, Papatoetoe, Richmond (Otahuhu was a combination of students from several schools in the area and as such did not represent Otahuhu Primary School).

Exhibition matches

The final match of the season was one played by Devonport against Ponsonby for charity. The money raised was given to the Mayor's unemployment fund.

List of exhibition matches
Date Score Score Venue Attendance
Junior representative trial match 9 July [77] A Team5B Team3Carlaw Park # 1
Junior representative match 15 Oct [78] Auckland Juniors15South Auckland Juniors0Carlaw Park
Parnell tour match 9 July [79]Parnell27Rotorua3Rotorua
Parnell tour match 9 JulyParnell Juniors20Rotorua Juniors6Rotorua
Ponsonby tour match 23 July [80] Rotorua15Ponsonby22Rotorua
Ponsonby tour match 5 Sep [81] Rotorua8Ponsonby11Rotorua
Richmond junior tour match 1 Oct [82] Rotorua B0Richmond 3rd Grade8Rotorua

Representative season

The Auckland teams for the season were to be selected by Ernie Asher, E.V. Fox, and A Blakey. The Auckland representative team won 6 of its 7 matches. They began the year with a victory over the Auckland representatives of the New Zealand team which had toured the England and recently returned home. They went on a 4 match tour during the year which saw victories over Canterbury, West Coast, Otago, and Wellington. They then played home matches against Buller and South Auckland. They beat Buller easily but then lost the Northern Union Challenge Cup after a loss to South Auckland.

Representative fixtures

The first representative fixture of the season was played on 30 April between Auckland and the Auckland members of the 1926 New Zealand touring team of England.

Auckland v New Zealand (Auckland members)

Auckland v Canterbury (Northern Union C.C.)

West Coast v Auckland (Northern Union C.C.)

Otago v Auckland (Northern Union C.C.)

Wellington v Auckland

North Island v South Island

Auckland v Buller

Auckland v South Auckland (Northern Union C.C.)

Auckland representative matches played and scorers

NoNameClub TeamPlayTriesConPenDrop GoalPoints
1Craddock DuftyNewton Rangers64130038
2Claude ListKingsland5700021
3A PaynePonsonby United6600018
3Horace DixonDevonport United6600018
5J Wilson jun.Mangere6510017
6Maurice WetherillCity Rovers6400012
6M LittleNewton Rangers3400012
6Stan WebbDevonport United5400012
9Charles GregoryMarist Old Boys3310011
10J BeattieDevonport United130009
11F BassRichmond Rovers221008
12W ClarkeNewton Rangers311107
13George WadeCity Rovers320006
13Lou HuttPonsonby United520006
15Tim PeckhamRichmond Rovers111005
16E SpencerCity Rovers102004
17Ivan LittlewoodEllerslie110003
17Jim O'BrienDevonport United510003
17Trevor HallNewton Rangers110003
17Roy HardgraveNewton Rangers110003
17Allan SeagarDevonport United110003
22W HanlonRichmond Rovers100000
22Stan PrenticeRichmond Rovers300000
22Alf TownsendCity Rovers100000
22Wally SomersNewton Rangers400000
22A McIntyreNewton Rangers100000
22S RuleDevonport United100000
22Sam CrewtherEllerslie100000
22E RubyDevonport United100000

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Preceded by
1926
18th Auckland Rugby League season
1927
Succeeded by
1928
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