The 1926 season of the

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was its 17th. Ponsonby won the Monteith Shield, the major first grade title after defeating

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in the final.

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won their first ever senior trophy when they won the Roope Rooster. On the last week of the season these teams met for the Stormont Shield with Ponsonby winning by 15 points to 5 over. Northcote won the B Division championship, with Kingsland winning the Stallard Cup for taking out the B division knockout competition. The representative season was dominated by a long series of trial matches to assist in selecting the New Zealand team to tour England.

Athletic club name change

At the annual general meeting of the Athletic Rugby League Football Club the idea of adopting the name of

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was discussed though no decision was made at the time it was later agreed to change the club name to Grafton. They were known as 'Maritime' from their formation in 1918 and remained as such for four years until the start of the 1922 season when they changed their name to Athletic. They remained 'Athletic' for four years until deciding to change their name again in this 1926 season to Grafton Athletic. There had previously already been a

club which formed in

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under the leadership of

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and they survived for seven years until the 1920 season which was their last after Ifwersen switched back to the rugby code.

Senior competitions

Nominations were received for 13 teams to compete in the Senior Grade. It was decided to have an A section and a B section like the 1925 season. In the A section competing for the Monteith Shield would be the same 7 teams as the previous year. They were Ponsonby United, City Rovers, Marist Old Boys, Devonport United,

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, and

(previously named 'Maritime' from 1918–21 and then Athletic from 1922–25). The same 5 teams would compete in the B section with the addition of Parnell. The teams in that section were Northcote, Kingsland, Ellerslie, Mangere (not the present day club), Otahuhu, and Parnell. Jim Parkes who had moved to Auckland and begun playing for Richmond was also to coach the side. With the Monteith Shield competition nearing its later stages L Taylor joined the Richmond club from the Whitiora club in Hamilton. He scored 54 points in just 6 games for Richmond which meant he finished as the second highest scorer for the season behind

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. During the season the New Zealand team was chosen to tour England and many clubs were hard hit by player losses to the tour. Wetherill was almost a certainty to make the tour but was unavailable to tour. He remained with his City Rovers team who qualified for the final with Ponsonby United but could not lead them to the title.

Carlaw Park

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the well known former New Zealand international was appointed to work on the ground staff at Carlaw Park. He would be busy mid season when torrential rain leading up to the round 5 matches forced their abandonment. A large hole opened up on the number one field due to water overflowing from the railway embankment and the surrounding hills overwhelmed the surface drains. "As a result, the water forced its way back, emerging from a joint in the main pipe. The ground for some feet around was raised and, when it subsided, an open hole was revealed". It took several days to repair the playing area which was open again for the following weekend. In December proposed plans for Carlaw Park's redevelopment were released though they were not carried out as shown in the image. The image showed the terraces becoming a large multilevel stand with a terrace type stand where the railway stand was at the time.

Representative program

A large number of representative and trial matches were played on Carlaw Park during the course of the season. The New Zealand team was to tour England later in the year and so several trial matches were played including Auckland v South Auckland, North Island v South Island, A v B team matches, a 'probables' v 'possibles' game, Auckland v The Rest of New Zealand, and ultimately after the team had been selected Auckland played them before they departed. Then near the end of the season Auckland defended the Northern Union Challenge Cup 3 times against Otago, Canterbury, and South Auckland (Waikato). The season was then concluded with an Auckland Colts match against the B Division representative side. The Auckland members of the New Zealand team to tour England were:

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(Grafton), Charles Gregory (Marist), George Gardiner (Ponsonby), Jim Parkes (Richmond),

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(City),

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(City),

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(Marist),

Hec Brisbane Hector Brisbane (1904–1963) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand. Playing career Brisbane played for the Marist Saints, Marist Old Boys in the Auckland Rugby ...

(Marist),

Hector Cole Hector Stanley Esmond Cole was a New Zealand rugby league player who played for the New Zealand in 1926 and 1927. He made 14 appearances for them and was Kiwi number 183. He also played several times for Auckland and represented the Ponsonby U ...

(Ponsonby), Stan Webb (Devonport),

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(Ponsonby),

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(Grafton),

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(Marist),

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(Grafton). Avery was to captain the touring side. During the tour 7 players went on strike due to a large number of issues they had with the management of the tour and upon their return the New Zealand Rugby League administration banned each of them for life. The only Aucklander to be among the strikers banned was Arthur Singe, the Marist Old Boys hooker. He had joined them after switching from rugby in 1921 where he had represented the New Zealand Army team in 1919 on their British and South African tours and

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in 8 matches. He played 48 times for Marist, 15 times for Auckland and made 8 appearances for New Zealand before his ban. The ban was eventually lifted by the New Zealand Rugby League in 1962, 26 years after his death in 1936.

Obituary

Robert Alexander Bovaird

On December 30, 1925 Robert (Bert) Alexander Bovaird passed away at the age of 34. He was the secretary of the Auckland Rugby League Referees association for the past 3 years and had refereed for several years including at senior level after previously being a player. He was "a very painstaking and obliging official, and carried out his duties with credit and satisfaction". He had owned a general store on Great North Road at Morningside and his body was found in the Auckland Domain in the morning after he had died of a self inflicted gun shot wound. The representatives of the Referees Association acted as pall-bearers at the request of relatives. He left behind a wife, Valerie Bovaird (nee. Tattersall), and an 8 year old daughter (Audrey).

Monteith Shield (first grade championship)

On 22 May all A and B division matches were postponed due to poor weather.

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also suffered damage when water overflowed from the railway embankment and adjoining hills which proved too much for the surface drains. It caused the ground to subside and a hole to open up which would take some time to repair.

Monteith Shield standings

With 1 round remaining Ponsonby was on 18 competition points and City were on 20 competition points. City had a bye and Ponsonby were due to play Grafton however owing to the likely outcome of Ponsonby defeating Grafton Athletic (who were last) which would mean the two teams would be tied on points the ARL decided to have Ponsonby and City playoff for the title instead. This was a regular method of deciding the title winners through this era and had happened in 1911, 1914, 1915, 1923, and 1924. Ponsonby won 13–8 and the result is included in the standings. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=175 , Team !width=20 abbr="Played" , Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" , W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" , D !width=20 abbr="Lost" , L !width=20 abbr="For" , F !width=20 abbr="Against" , A !width=20 abbr="Points" , Pts , - , style="text-align:left;", Ponsonby United , 12, , 10, , 0, , 2, , 256, , 153, , 20 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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Monteith Shield fixtures

Joan Endean kicks off the 1926 season at Carlaw Park

In Round 12 new rules were introduced regarding the play the ball, mirroring rules adopted by the

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which made the games more open but it was stated in ''

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'' that "it is evident the players will need more schooling to make the interpretation of this rule more effective. In the match between Ponsonby and Richmond every advantage was taken of the referee's awkward position, and some very unfair tactics were adopted in securing the ball from the ruck".

Round 1

In the match between Ponsonby and Devonport Lyall Stewart went off after 20 minutes with an injury but was able to be replaced, later Julius Laing fractured his ankle while Charles Webb also went off injured during the second half leaving Devonport with just 11 players.

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was also injured during the match and missed several games.

Round 2

Round 3

Ponsonby's win over Newton in this round was a club milestone, being their 100th first grade win. In their 17th season and 163rd match they became the second club in Auckland to do this after City Rovers achieved the feat 2 seasons earlier.

Round 4

In the match between

and

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was thought to have broken his collarbone and was stretchered from the field. However it was later found that he had just received a kick to the shoulder after trying to stop a Richmond forward rush.

Round 5

tore a ligament in his foot in his match with Grafton and missed several matches but recovered in time to gain selection for the New Zealand team to tour England. His brother E Brown was also injured in the match which also saw G Rayner ordered off.

Round 6

left the field with a bad cut over his eye against Marist which required stitches and missed some game.

also missed City's match as he was sitting a plumbers exam. City were upset by Devonport.

Round 7

made return from a broken collarbone for Marist's match with Richmond.

of Newton also returned from his shoulder injury suffered in round 4.

Round 8

Round 9

Johnson was ordered off early in the match for Grafton against Marist.

Round 10

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, Newton's New Zealand representative was leaving at this point in the season to go and live in Wellington.

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came out of retirement to play for Ponsonby. In his first game since 1924 he scored a try and kicked a drop goal in their win over Newton.

Round 11

L Taylor transferred from the Whitiora rugby league club in Hamilton and scored a try and kicked 6 goals on debut for Richmond and went on to become the second highest point scorer in senior competition from just 6 games.

Round 12

Newton only had 10 players for the entirety of their match with Marist but still made a game of it only losing 15–11.

Round 13

1926 Captains in the two matches at Carlaw Park on September 4 and referees

Final

Roope Rooster knockout competition

Devonport v Marist Roope Rooster match in 1926 at Carlaw Park

Richmond Bulldogs won the Roope Rooster for the first time with a 16–15 win over Devonport in the final. This was their first major trophy.

Round 1

Semi-finals

Wilfred McNeil of the Ponsonby side broke a rib and received treatment at Auckland Hospital before being discharged. While W. Donald of the Richmond side also went to hospital after suffering a broken collarbone and concussion. He was also able to go home after treatment.

Final

Stormont Shield

Ponsonby won the Stormont Shield again after winning it in the previous season which was the first year it had been contested after the passing of

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months earlier who it was named in honour of.

Top try scorers and point scorers (senior grade and Roope Rooster)

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B Division standings and results

B Division standings

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B Division results

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Stallard Cup knockout competition

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Other club matches and lower grades

Lower grade competitions

Second grade

Devonport beat City in the final on September 18 by 6 points to 3. Grafton won the knockout final when they beat Point Chevalier. They had defeated Kingsland and Ponsonby in the semi finals respectively. Marist withdrew after 2 rounds while Newton withdrew after 10 rounds, Otahuhu after 13 rounds, and Mangere after 15. A large number of results were not reported so the standings are incomplete. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=215 , Team !width=20 abbr="Played" , Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" , W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" , D !width=20 abbr="Lost" , L !width=20 abbr="Bye" , B !width=20 abbr="For" , F !width=20 abbr="Against" , A !width=20 abbr="Points" , Pts , - , style="text-align:left;", Devonport United , 16, , 4, , 1, , 1, , 1, , 93, , 35, , 9 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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Kingsland Rovers Kingsland Rovers was a rugby league club in Auckland. They competed from 1920 Auckland Rugby League season, 1920 to 1928 Auckland Rugby League season, 1928 under the name Kingsland Rovers for 9 seasons before amalgamating with Grafton Athletic in ...

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Mangere United Mangere United is a community football club football (soccer) club in Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand. They are currently a member of the Auckland Football Federation. In 2018, Mangere United went in a partnership with fellow South Auckland cl ...

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, 8, , 0, , 0, , 3, , 2, , 5, , 105, , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;", Marist Old Boys , 2, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , -

Third grade

Grafton Athletic won the championship and had a season record of 19 wins and 1 loss, for 371, against 63 including their 2 knockout games where they defeated United Suburbs in the semi final and Devonport United in the final. Ellerslie withdrew after 7 rounds. The majority of match scores were not reported in the newspapers so the standings are incomplete. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=215 , Team !width=20 abbr="Played" , Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" , W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" , D !width=20 abbr="Lost" , L !width=20 abbr="Bye" , B !width=20 abbr="For" , F !width=20 abbr="Against" , A !width=20 abbr="Points" , Pts , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 17, , 16, , 0, , 1, , 2, , 371, , 63, , 32 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ponsonby United , 16, , 4, , 0, , 2, , 2, , 55, , 23, , 8 , - , style="text-align:left;", United Suburbs , 15, , 3, , 0, , 3, , 2, , 37, , 24, , 6 , - , style="text-align:left;", Devonport United , 16, , 2, , 0, , 4, , 1, , 32, , 63, , 4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

New Lynn New Lynn is a residential suburb in West Auckland, New Zealand, located 10 kilometres to the southwest of the Auckland city centre. The suburb is located along the Whau River, one of the narrowest points of the North Island, and was the locatio ...

, 14, , 1, , 0, , 1, , 3, , 21, , 29, , 2 , - , style="text-align:left;", Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers , 13, , 0, , 0, , 4, , 4, , 3, , 27, , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 13, , 0, , 0, , 4, , 4, , 3, , 62, , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;", Glen Eden , 15, , 0, , 0, , 5, , 2, , 2, , 68, , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ellerslie United , 5, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 2, , 0, , 4, , 0 , -

Third grade intermediate

Richmond had a 10 win, 2 loss record for the season and also won the knockout competition. They scored 127 points and conceded 57. They defeated Devonport in the knockout final after beating Newton 5-0 in the semi finals. Devonport had beaten Glen Eden 21-4 in the other semi final. United Suburbs withdrew after 2 rounds while Parnell withdrew after 9 rounds. Curiously Glen Eden joined the competition in the 5th round, then Mangere joined in the 9th round, while a Ponsonby side was also listed in the fixtures for the 9th round but no other rounds. Very few results were reported though it was mentioned that Richmond had won 10 matches and lost 2, scoring 127 and conceding 57 though it is unknown if this also included their knockout matches. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=215 , Team !width=20 abbr="Played" , Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" , W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" , D !width=20 abbr="Lost" , L !width=20 abbr="Bye" , B !width=20 abbr="For" , F !width=20 abbr="Against" , A !width=20 abbr="Points" , Pts , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 11, , 8, , 1, , 2, , 1, , 122, , 57, , 17 , - , style="text-align:left;", Parnell , 8, , 3, , 0, , 2, , 1, , 64, , 48, , 6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 9, , 1, , 1, , 1, , 3, , 11, , 16, , 3 , - , style="text-align:left;", Devonport United , 11, , 1, , 0, , 3, , 0, , 35, , 40, , 2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 11, , 1, , 0, , 1, , 1, , 28, , 29, , 2 , - , style="text-align:left;", Glen Eden , 7, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 1, , 0, , 23, , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 3, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;", United Suburbs , 2, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , -

Fourth grade

Parnell won the championship. Richmond won the knockout competition defeating Grafton 6-3 in the final on October 23. Richmond had beaten Parnell in one semi final while Grafton defeated City in the other. Marist withdrew from the competition after 2 rounds, New Lynn after 3 rounds, Newton after 9 rounds, and Otahuhu after 13. A significant number of results were not reported however 13 of Parnell's 14 results were reported. On September 4 in the match between Ellerslie and Richmond the referee ordered the entire Ellerslie team off at halftime due to verbal abuse while they were leading 8-5. The match was awarded to Richmond. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=215 , Team !width=20 abbr="Played" , Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" , W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" , D !width=20 abbr="Lost" , L !width=20 abbr="Bye" , B !width=20 abbr="For" , F !width=20 abbr="Against" , A !width=20 abbr="Points" , Pts , - , style="text-align:left;", Parnell , 14, , 11, , 0, , 1, , 4, , 165, , 22, , 22 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ponsonby United , 15, , 5, , 1, , 2, , 3, , 69, , 52, , 11 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 16, , 3, , 1, , 3, , 2, , 55, , 7, , 7 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ellerslie United , 14, , 2, , 0, , 6, , 4, , 45, , 65, , 4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 14, , 1, , 0, , 3, , 4, , 12, , 35, , 2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 15, , 1, , 0, , 6, , 3, , 31, , 105, , 2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 8, , 1, , 0, , 3, , 1, , 0, , 65, , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;", Otahuhu Rovers , 12, , 0, , 0, , 3, , 1, , 8, , 56, , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 3, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;", Marist Old Boys , 2, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , -

Fifth grade

Richmond won the competition and they also won the knockout competition when they defeated Northcote in the final on October 9. Northcote turned their season around after suffering several heavy losses and temporarily withdrawing from the championship before later rejoining and winning some matches. Grafton withdrew after 12 rounds. The majority of results were not reported. On September 11 in the final round the only match played was between Richmond and Devonport with Richmond winning 13-11. It is possible that this match was the final of the championship. All of Devonport's 3 defeats were to Richmond while they easily won their other two reported results (20-2 and 19-0 over Ponsonby and Grafton respectively). {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=215 , Team !width=20 abbr="Played" , Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" , W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" , D !width=20 abbr="Lost" , L !width=20 abbr="Bye" , B !width=20 abbr="For" , F !width=20 abbr="Against" , A !width=20 abbr="Points" , Pts , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 12, , 5, , 0, , 0, , 3, , 79, , 13, , 10 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ellerslie United , 13, , 5, , 0, , 1, , 1, , 100, , 12, , 10 , - , style="text-align:left;", Devonport United , 15, , 2, , 0, , 3, , 0, , 52, , 25, , 4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 11, , 2, , 0, , 5, , 1, , 17, , 89, , 4 , - , style="text-align:left;", Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers , 11, , 2, , 0, , 3, , 0, , 21, , 118, , 4 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ponsonby United , 12, , 1, , 0, , 5, , 2, , 36, , 48, , 2 , -

Sixth grade A

City A won the championship. They also beat Richmond in the 6th grade knockout competition by 27 points to 3 on October 9. City had defeated Akarana in the semi final. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=215 , Team !width=20 abbr="Played" , Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" , W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" , D !width=20 abbr="Lost" , L !width=20 abbr="Bye" , B !width=20 abbr="For" , F !width=20 abbr="Against" , A !width=20 abbr="Points" , Pts , - , style="text-align:left;", City Rovers A , 13, , 10, , 0, , 0, , 3, , 219, , 25, , 20 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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Otahuhu United Otahuhu United is a football club in Auckland, New Zealand. Otahuhu United was formed in 1975 as a breakaway side from the Courier Rangers club, formed by parents and junior players unhappy with the organisation of that club. Initially sited a ...

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Sixth grade B

Richmond won the 6th grade A championship. Grafton won the knockout competition when they defeated Richmond in the final on August 28 by 8 points to 0. There were several results not reported so the standings are incomplete. The City side joined in the 3rd round which created a 5 team competition and the need for a bye each round. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=215 , Team !width=20 abbr="Played" , Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" , W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" , D !width=20 abbr="Lost" , L !width=20 abbr="Bye" , B !width=20 abbr="For" , F !width=20 abbr="Against" , A !width=20 abbr="Points" , Pts , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 7, , 3, , 1, , 1, , 2, , 27, , 29, , 7 , - , style="text-align:left;", Akarana , 7, , 2, , 0, , 3, , 4, , 19, , 41, , 4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 9, , 0, , 0, , 9, , 2, , 8, , 47, , 0 , -

Schoolboys competition

The schoolboys competition was a somewhat informal one with teams joining as the weeks went by as such the table is an indication only of how the respective teams went. It began on September 25 when schoolboys from Otahuhu beat schoolboys from Parnell 5 to 3. Grey Lynn fielded a side on October 16 and lost 6-0 to Parnell while on the same day Papatoetoe drew with Otahuhu 6-6 in their first match. Then on October 23 Newmarket fielded a team which lost to Grey Lynn 9-6 while Richmond made their debut with a 16-8 win over Papatoetoe. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=215 , Team !width=20 abbr="Played" , Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" , W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" , D !width=20 abbr="Lost" , L !width=20 abbr="Bye" , B !width=20 abbr="For" , F !width=20 abbr="Against" , A !width=20 abbr="Points" , Pts , - , style="text-align:left;", Otahuhu Schoolboys , 4, , 2, , 1, , 1, , 0, , 44, , 22, , 5 , - , style="text-align:left;", Parnell Schoolboys , 5, , 2, , 0, , 3, , 0, , 25, , 51, , 4 , - , style="text-align:left;", Grey Lynn Schoolboys , 3, , 2, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 15, , 17, , 4 , - , style="text-align:left;", Richmond Schoolboys , 2, , 2, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 29, , 11, , 4 , - , style="text-align:left;", Newmarket Schoolboys , 2, , 0, , 0, , 2, , 0, , 11, , 15, , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;", Papatoetoe Schoolboys , 2, , 0, , 0, , 2, , 0, , 14, , 22, , 0 , -

Exhibition matches

Taupiri v Ponsonby

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Representative season

Representative fixtures

Ivan Littlewood playing for Auckland v The Rest in 1926

The first representative fixture of the season was played on 26 June between

and

South Auckland South Auckland is an imprecisely defined urban area of Auckland, New Zealand, with a young population, a relatively large Polynesian and Māori demographic, and lower incomes than other parts of Auckland. The name ''South Auckland'', though not ...

. The match was the first trial game for the selection of the

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

team to tour England. With the score a lopsided 33–3 at halftime the selectors added five local Auckland players to the South Auckland team to even the match somewhat and it finished 49 to 15 in favour of the hosts. While not principally an Auckland team playing the trial matches between North Island and South Island, and the A and B match were heavily populated by Auckland players. The team selected to represent New Zealand featured a large number of Auckland players;

(Grafton), Charles Gregory (Marist), George Gardiner (Ponsonby), Jim Parkes (Richmond),

(City),

(Marist),

(Ponsonby), Stan Webb (Devonport),

(Ponsonby),

(Grafton),

(Marist), and

(captain) (Grafton). Before the team departed they played Auckland at Carlaw Park and went down in a high scoring game by 52 points to 32 after fielding a slightly weakened team against a strong Auckland side.

Auckland v South Auckland

Due to the lopsided match where the halftime score was 33–3 Auckland gave several players to the South Auckland team at halftime including Arthur Mansill who kicked 3 goals for the visiting side.

North Island v South Island

A Team v B Team (NZ trial)

Auckland v The Rest (of NZ)

Auckland played a midweek match with a rest of New Zealand side with 4,000 in attendance.

Probables v Possibles (NZ trial)

A Team v B Team (NZ trial)

Auckland v New Zealand

Auckland v Otago (Northern Union C.C.)

Auckland v Otago rugby league game at Carlaw Park, 7 August, 1926

Future Kiwi

also debuted for Auckland after coming on to replace the injured Harry Douglas.

Auckland v Canterbury (Northern Union C.C.)

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

Auckland Colts v B Division representatives

Auckland representative matches played and scorers

This list only includes the Auckland team games against South Auckland (x2), The Rest (of NZ), New Zealand, Otago, Canterbury, and South Auckland (Waikato) {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" !No!!Name!!Club Team!!Play!!Tries!!Con!!Pen!!DG!!Points , - , 1, ,

Claude List Claude List, born Victor Claude Wilschefski (2 December 1902 – 17 April 1959), was a rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1920s and 1930s. He represented New Zealand rugby league team, New Zealand in one test match against En ...

, , Kingsland, , 4, , 7, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 21 , - , 1, , George Wade, , City, , 4, , 7, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 21 , - , 3, ,

, , Ponsonby, , 2, , 6, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 18 , - , 4, ,

Jim O'Brien Jim O'Brien may refer to: Sports Basketball *Jim O'Brien (basketball, born 1950), American coach for Emerson College, Ohio State and Boston College *Jim O'Brien (basketball, born 1951), American player for the New York Nets and Memphis Sounds *Jim ...

, , Devonport, , 6, , 5, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 15 , - , 4, , Alf Scott, , Devonport, , 4, , 1, , 6, , 0, , 0, , 15 , - , 6, ,

Tim Peckham William Frederick Peckham, better known as Tim Peckham was a New Zealand international rugby league player. He played 2 tests for New Zealand in 1928 becoming the 198th Kiwi in the process. He also played representative rugby league in the 1920 ...

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, , City, , 4, , 3, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 9 , - , 8, ,

, , Grafton, , 1, , 3, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 9 , - , 8, ,

Horace Dixon Horace William Oscar Dixon (1 February 1899 – 7 March 1978) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand. Playing career Dixon played for the Devonport club in the Auckland Rugby League competition and represented Auckl ...

, , Devonport, , 4, , 3, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 9 , - , 11, ,

, , Ponsonby, , 5, , 2, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 6 , - , 11, , J Payne, , Ponsonby, , 5, , 2, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 6 , - , 11, ,

Allan Seagar Allan Wilfred Seagar (20 June 1903 – 20 April 1984) was a rugby league player who represented New Zealand in 1930 in 9 matches, thus becoming New Zealand's 212th player. He also played for Auckland in 13 matches and played from 1923 to 1941 fo ...

, , Devonport, , 1, , 2, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 6 , - , 14, ,

, , City, , 1, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 5 , - , 15, ,

, , Grafton, , 1, , 0, , 2, , 0, , 0, , 4 , - , 15, , George Rayner, , Grafton, , 1, , 0, , 2, , 0, , 0, , 4 , - , 17, ,

, , City, , 1, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 3 , - , 17, ,

, , Ponsonby, , 1, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 3 , - , 17, , Stan Webb, , Devonport, , 1, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 3 , - , 17, , J Lewis, , City, , 1, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 3 , - , 17, , Stan Prentice, , Richmond, , 4, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 3 , - , 17, ,

, , Marist, , 2, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 3 , - , 23, ,

, , Marist, , 1, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 2 , - , 23, ,

, , Devonport, , 3, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 2 , - , 25, ,

Alf Townsend Alfred Charles Townsend (23 January 1900 – 26 September 1973) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played for New Zealand in 1928, as a during the era of contested scrums. Playing career Townsend originally pl ...

, , City, , 4, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , - , 25, ,

Lou Hutt Lou Hutt was a representative rugby league player who played in the Waikato, Auckland, and in England. He played for New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand in 8 tests from 1928 to 1935 and was Kiwi #193. Early life Louis Stanley Ge ...

, , Ponsonby, , 3, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , - , 25, ,

, , Newton, , 2, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , - , 25, , Charles Gregory, , Marist, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , - , 25, ,

, , Marist, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , - , 25, ,

, , Grafton, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , - , 25, ,

, , Devonport, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , - , 25, , Billy Ghent, , City, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , - , 25, , William Hanlon, , Richmond, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , - , 25, , Lawrence Leonard Riley, , Ponsonby, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , - , 25, , Eric Cleaver, , Devonport, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , -

Annual general meetings and club news

Auckland Rugby League Juniors On 16 March Auckland Rugby League held its Junior Management Committee annual meeting where it was noted that the number of teams during the 1925 season was 75, with approximately 1,200 registered players. The full Auckland Rugby League annual report stated that in 1925 there were 12 senior teams and 103 junior teams playing in the various competitions, representing an increase of three senior and 28 junior teams. There was a total of 2,364 playing members. It was also noted that the total receipts from club fixtures was £3,136 and the total amount taken at all games was just over £7,000. The executive intended on spending money on improving the dressing accommodation for players at Carlaw Park, and when funds permit constructing a permanent grandstand.

References

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External links

Auckland Rugby League Official Site

Auckland Rugby League seasons