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Post by Rugby League Historian on Oct 1, 2021 20:10:30 GMT 10
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Post by Rugby League Historian on Oct 1, 2021 20:13:43 GMT 10
The 1929 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 22nd season of Sydney's top-level rugby league football competition, Australia's first. During the season, which lasted from April until September, nine teams from across Sydney contested the premiership, culminating in a South Sydney's win over Newtown in the final.
Premiership final
South Sydney took their fifth successive title outgunning Newtown 30–10 after leading 18–2 at half-time.
The Whiticker/Collis reference quotes Sydney's Labor Daily in praise of Souths' win: "Newtown faced inevitable defeat, and while the margin was large, it hardly demonstrated South Sydney's superiority. They were on top from the start and gave a scintillating display both in combination and individual effort. Alf Blair played probably the greatest game in his long career".
Brothers Alf and Frank O'Connor both scored tries for the winning Rabbitohs. The next time two brothers would each score a try in a premiership decider was when Brett and Glenn Stewart scored for Manly-Warringah in their 2011 NRL Grand Final win over New Zealand.
South Sydney 30 (Tries: Alf Blair 3, Reg Williams 3, Frank O'Connor, Alf O'Connor. Goals: Alf Blair 2, Reg Williams)
defeated
Newtown 10 (Tries: Ben Edwards, George Casey. Goals: George Casey 2)
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Post by Rugby League Historian on Oct 1, 2021 20:14:24 GMT 10
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