The 1933 season of

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was its 25th. The championship was won by Devonport United. This was their fifth title having previously won it in

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and

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. The first two titles were prior to their merger with the nearby Sunnyside club when they were known as

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, a name they later reverted to. They finished 1 point ahead of runner up Marist Old Boys. Devonport also won the Stormont Shield for the third time following victories in 1930 and 1931. They defeated

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in the final by 12 points to 7.

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had gained their place in the Stormont Shield match by winning the Roope Rooster with wins over

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(29–15), Marist Old Boys (10–0), and

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in the final by 26 points to 14. This was Richmond's third Roope Rooster title following wins in 1926 and 1927. Marist were awarded the Thistle Cup for the most competition points scored in the second round. The Challenge Round trophy (awarded to the team with the best second round competition points) was won by the much improved

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after they beat all 5 senior opponents. The Max Jaffe Cup was won by

who defeated Marist comfortably by 31 to 8, and in a charity match to conclude the season Marist reversed this result with a 16 to 5 win over

. In reserve and lower grade competitions

once again shone. The senior reserve competition was won by Richmond Rovers Reserves who finished with a 6 win, 2 draw, 2 loss record. While Devonport United Reserves won the reserve grade knockout competition when they defeated

5 to 4 in the final.

once again won the Davis Shield with their lower grade teams combining for more competition points than any other club. This was their 11th win in the 13 years that it has been awarded. It was a busy season for the

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representative side. They played seven matches for six wins and one loss. Their sole loss came against the

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(Waikato) side who beat them 14–0 at

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had revenge in their final representative match of the season this time beating

by 17 points to 5. Their other wins came over

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(32–20 and 25–17),

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(28–13),

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(28–22), and

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(47–17).

Auckland Rugby League meetings

George Rhodes announced his resignation of the chairmanship due to business commitments which would require him leaving

regularly. He died suddenly near the end of the season and was buried at

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. His successor was Mr. G, Grey Campbell, who was a well known member of the City Council, the Transport Board, and other institutions. Rhodes had been chairman of the league for six and a half years. Mr. R. Doble said Mr. Rhodes deserved to be honoured with life membership for his many years service. This was endorsed by several members. Rhodes started out as a groundsman at

in 1921 before becoming the ground superintendent. At the league AGM it was reported that revenue for the year totalled £2,573, of which £1,791 came from gate receipts, £416 from ground rents, £68 from advertising and £45 from subscriptions. The profit was £754 9/3, with £572 1/3 distributed in grant to clubs. After other spending the total profit for the year was £182 8/. J. Carlaw presided over the meeting where over 100 people were in attendance. Mr. J. B. Donald was elected patron, Mr. J. F. W. Dickson was elected vice-president. At the

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Board of Control meeting prior to the commencement of the season the chairman Mr. G. Grey Campbell said the policy of granting gate percentages to senior clubs should be retained. He said that it was up to the clubs to produce a high standard of play and the percentage to senior clubs would be an incentive. Near the conclusion of the season the

met and Mr. Campbell said “the gate receipts to date had been in excess of those last season. Clubs had benefited considerably from the percentage granted, and most senior clubs were now in a position to assist their players next season”. The intention was to carefully manage the finances of the league and “to improve the stand accommodation and give players better dressing facilities”. ''

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'' printed an article ‘reviewing’ the season where they wrote of the visiting

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team and the standard of play in

. They also discussed the possibility of Auckland teams touring Australia.

Junior management meeting

At the annual general meeting of the

Junior Management Committee on 21 March the annual report (in reference to the 1932 season) was submitted. It stated that there were 1,008 registered players compared with 1,224 the previous season, and 63 teams took the field. The reason for the decline in numbers was put down to the fact that large numbers of people had left

in search of work during the trying economic times. The report then went on to congratulate teams who had won various trophies in the Junior grades in the 1932 season.

Senior competition

It was decided prior to the season that the reserve grade games would be played before their respective senior teams. This had been requested by clubs as it would help them ensure they had players available for their top side at all times. In spite of this there were no changes ultimately made at all to the scheduling with all senior matches played at

apart from rare exceptions. One reserve grade match was played at

most weekends with the other matches usually played at the nearby

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. The

decided at a meeting following the first round of the Roope Rooster competition that a new competition for senior teams spread over 5 weeks would take place. With the senior competition having reverted to 6 teams 2 seasons earlier the round robin was over relatively quickly leaving more time later in the season than had previously existed. The matches were to be unique in that they would be of 40 minutes duration with no interval. Most weeks two of the games would be played prior to an inter-provincial match. In the event of a tie the team that had the best for and against record would be declared the winners and a special trophy would be awarded. It was also decided that force downs in teams own in goal and kicks that went dead in goal would be worth points in order to speed up the games. These rules were used in an annual competition in

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when there were no representative games on.

ultimately won this round and it was a key factor in them being given the opportunity to play against the touring

team.

St George tour

In September the

team from

toured the upper North Island.

had finished runner up in the 1933 NSWRFL. Their first match was against the Auckland champion Devonport United team who they defeated 19–8. They then played a midweek match with

who they lost to 8–13 and then Marist Old Boys who they also lost to 11–25. Following this they departed on a tour of

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to see the geothermal sites before playing

in Huntly where they won by 17 points to 5. They then travelled to

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where they had a 22 points to 14 win over Taranaki.

returned to

to complete their tour where they played

in a midweek match which they won 30 points to 23, followed by a return match with

on the Saturday. There had been some debate as to who the last match would be played against.

had had a solid season putting in some strong performances and they were arguably the most improved side in

. They had also been the first club to request a match with the touring side however the strongest performing sides had all been matched up with

first and this last match of the tour was only confirmed at the end of the tour. Following the match with

the

team was entertained by the

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at a dinner. Tribute was paid to the “sporting spirit” that the team had shown and a “hand-some engraved shield” was presented to the team by H Wamsley who had made it himself. The shield was to be played for in an annual competition between clubs from

and the Auckland Province. Whilst in

several members of the team along with the manager Mr. J. H. Mostyn visited Sacred Heart College where Mr. Mostyn gave an address to the students on football. Following their last match the team departed for Sydney on the Wanganella Ship at 5pm which meant that the match with

kicked off at the earlier time of 2:45pm.

won the match by 5 points to 3. Prior to the match a running race was held between Len Brennan and

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of the touring side and several members of local clubs. It was run from try line to try line and

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won the race by a foot from Adams ( Devonport) in a time of 12.15 seconds with Brennan finishing third. Brennan was killed ten years later in 1943 when the plane he was in was shot down over

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during

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Tour matches

Carlaw Park

At a meeting of the

in the week prior to the start of the season there were several suggestions put forward in regard to

. These were, that the No. 2 ground be available for practice regardless “of the weather, that the stone wall at the end of No. 2 ground beside the terraces should be covered to protect players; that the scoreboard should be raised; that people should be stopped from jumping the terrace fence at the conclusion of the main match; that the transport Board be asked to extend the penny section from the railway station to the Stanley Street stop...”. It was also decided to issue tickets for the admission of unemployed to

, with the official co-operation of the Auckland Provincial Unemployed Association. After it was found that this system was being abused with the tickets being on sold it was decided to charge the unemployed but at a reduced rate of sixpence. Those trying to enter under this system had to produce their unemployment levy book containing an official stamp and a special turn-style was to be used to admit them. All school children up to 14 years of age would be admitted for free. In early August it was reported that the overhead bridge from Stanley Street to

would be completed by Saturday, 5 August. As was often the case at Carlaw Park numerous events were held there in the rugby league off season. A whippet race meeting was held in early December along with cycling races, while on 15 December there was a sports carnival involving cycling, running, and wood chopping events. The wood chopping featured W. M. Johnstone, the champion tree-feller of Australia, and New Zealand's D. Hoey, who was "recognised as one of the World's best". The results of the various competitions were published in the Auckland Star.

Rule issues

At a meeting of the

Referees Association on 29 May they decided to recommend to the Board of Control that referees put the ball into the scrum at all grade matches, which was something that had been tried out unsuccessfully 6 years earlier. It was felt that “scrummaging was not satisfactory, particularly with regard to hooking and other infringements around the scrum”. Matches on 2 June featured this new rule change and it was commentated from referees that it had so far improved play around scrums and eliminated a lot of whistle. It was however decided at a meeting of the New Zealand Council several weeks later that the practice was to be discontinued after acting on the recommendation of the New Zealand Referees’ Association. It was also noted that a player when falling on the ball in the in goal area needed to ground the ball with their hands and it was play on until this was done so. The play the ball rule was said to be being better controlled with the “same command as evident in a boxing match, when a referee called ‘break’ and the contenders were bound to obey”. The League Council advised that the forward pass rule was being ruled incorrectly with players being penalised for being offside when receiving a forward pass. As the players had inadvertently got in front of the teammate passing the ball it was clarified that it should be considered a forward pass only and therefore a scrum rather than a penalty. The board approved of this interpretation and referred it to the Referees’ Association.

Radio coverage of matches

The

decided to forward a motion of protest from

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to the New Zealand Government regarding the ban on the 1ZR station. The speaker said that patients at the Evelyn Firth Home and

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“were strong in their protest against being denied the privilege of listening to the station”.

Midweek competition revived

After not being played in 1932 the midweek business league competitions returned with eight teams competing with matches held at

. They were Amalgamated Theatres A, Amalgamated Theatres B, Atta Taxis, Checker Taxis, City Markets, Railway, Seamen United, Victoria United. The competition consisted of two rounds, though the second round would be a knockout competition. Ponsonby and

wrote to

objecting to any of their players playing for the midweek teams as it would risk their health for the weekend matches.

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and Marist supported the objection. The league decided that no senior or reserve grade players could take part in the competition unless they had the permission of the clubs and the Wednesday management group be advised of this decision. This rule was somewhat ignored however and “two prominent players were injured... in mid-week matches and were not available for Saturday's games”. The league decided to enforce the rule that permission must by granted from senior clubs before players were allowed to participate in the mid-week competition.

Auckland Rugby League prize giving

In a break from previous years where trophies and awards were handed out at the beginning of the following season it was decided to hold the ceremony at the conclusion of the current season. The event was held at the Manchester Unity Hall on 31 October with free admission and an open invitation. Trophies were presented to teams as follows: *Senior grade – Fox Memorial Shield ( Devonport United), Stormont Shield ( Devonport United), Roope Rooster and Max Jaffe Cup (

), Special Challenge Round (

) *Senior reserve championship – (

), Knockout ( Devonport United) *Second Grade – Wright Cup (Mangere), Knockout Foster Shield (Mangere) *Third Grade Open – Hayward Shield ( Marist Old Boys *Third Grade Intermediate – Walker Cup ( Northcote Ramblers), and Knockout Murray Cup ( Northcote Ramblers) The undefeated Northcote team were photographed and published in the Auckland Star *Fourth Grade – Hospital Cup ( Marist Old Boys) *Fifth Grade – Endean Shield (

) *Sixth Grade – Rhodes Shield ( Devonport United), Knockout Hammill Cup ( Otahuhu Rovers) *Seventh Grade – Myers Cup (

) *Primary Schools Competition – Championship Walmsley Shield (Avondale), Knockout Davis Cup ( Ellerslie) With

winning the Davis Point Shield for the highest number of points scored by any club in all junior grades.

Obituaries

George Frederick Iles

George Frederick Iles passed away aged 39 in

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on 27 March 1933. He was born in

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before moving to

at the age of 18. He played for the

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side in 1915–16 and then for

in 1916–19. He also represented

and

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in the post war period before moving to

in 1920 to establish a wool and hide export business. He made an attempt to establish rugby league in the Tauranga area but it was short lived and he largely played rugby union where he represented

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against the

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in 1921. Iles was also a prominent sprinter, winning races in the North and South Islands. He was survived by his widow and two young sons.

George Rhodes

Mr. George Rhodes, former chairman of

passed away suddenly on 17 September at

at the age of 68. He was chairman from 1926 to 1932 and had spent many years at

prior to this as an official on the grounds committee. He had been succeeded by Mr. G. Grey Campbell (the chairman in 1933). He was buried at

where the funeral service was held with a “lengthy cortege of motor vehicles” following the casket. A large number of

officials were present, along with representatives from each of the senior clubs. His coffin was draped with the

flag.

Senior grade competitions

Fox Memorial standings

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Fox Memorial fixtures

Round 1

Future

representative Alf Mitchell, who was the first ever Samoan to play for New Zealand (in 1935), was knocked unconscious in his first ever game for

. He was taken to

and didn't reappear in their first grade side until round 5. He had moved to New Zealand from the Pacific Islands in 1928 aged about 18, and was educated at Feilding High School before moving to Auckland in the early 1930s. Ex-New Zealand representative

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made his debut as a first grade referee in Newton's match with Richmond. Bill (Rauaroa Tangaroapeau) Turei scored his first try for City. He was killed in 1944 fighting in World War 2. A Nathan, a North Auckland rugby representative was also on debut for

Round 2

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played a magnificent game for Newton in their 16-12 win over City. The two clubs were to amalgamate a little over a decade later.

Round 3

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was injured in a tackle in the second half when Ponsonby led 5–3. He was forced from the field and announced his retirement as a result. He had played 15 seasons for Ponsonby and over 180 matches, a record at the time.

Round 4

Round 5

A Nathan was ordered off for Newton for striking a Ponsonby player.

Round 6

Horatio Drew for

was knocked unconscious when he was tackled and was taken to

in a St John Ambulance. His condition was reported as being satisfactory by the NZ Herald the following day. F Herring also left the field injured.

Round 7

Dick Smith and Albert Laing both left the field injured in the second half leaving Devonport with just 11 players against Marist. While Newton suffered the same fate with

and Cameron colliding. Cameron went off while Brimble hobbled around for the rest of the match after his knee was kicked in the collision. Neither was able to play the following week.

Round 8

The win for Marist over Ponsonby was significant for the club in that it was their 100th first grade win in their 15th season in the first grade competition.

Round 9

The 50 points that

scored in their Round 9 match against Ponsonby was the fourth time that a senior team had hit the 50 point mark in Fox Memorial history to this point. On all four occasions the team to do so was

. In 1920 they defeated Grafton Athletic 66–13, in 1921 they beat Fire Brigade 61–7, and in 1925 they defeated Athletic 57–7.

Round 10

Roope Rooster knockout competition

made the decision to expand the Roope Rooster somewhat by allowing the leading teams from the

competition to enter it.

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and Huntly were both drawn to play in the first round against

and Marist respectively. Both Taupiri and Huntly both withdrew from their matches in the days leading up to their matches forcing an emergency committee to redraw the first round matches. The competition took a further hit when the entire first round was postponed due to poor weather. Not only were all the league fixtures not played but all rugby matches also were postponed as was the horse racing at

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. The Ponsonby match with Marist was played at Sturges Park in Otahuhu as a way of promoting rugby league in the area with a charge being made at the ground to gain funds.

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turned out for

for the first time in the season against

in Round 1 of the Roope Rooster after returning to

from Waihou where he had been working. City received a bye after their victory in the first round with Marist and

playing in the semi-final. A percentage of the gate takings from the match would go towards the Auckland Ladies’ Hockey Association which they would put towards the cost of sending a representative ladies team on tour.

Round 1

Brian Riley scored his first ever try for Ponsonby. He had played one match earlier in the season on July 1 after being promoted from their reserve side. He was aged just 18 and would play for New Zealand just 2 years later.

Semi final

Final

The final also doubled as their round 1 match in the Challenge Round.

Challenge round

The final of the Roope Rooster doubled as a Challenge Round match as well between Richmond Rovers and City Rovers. The other 1st round matches were played on the same day. The match between

and Ponsonby which resulted in the unusual score of 1–0 to

was protested by Ponsonby. The competition was being played under altered rules with matches lasting just 40 minutes and with balls forced in teams own in goals resulting in 1 point to the opposition team. Ponsonby claimed that the referee “allowed the game to continue after

committed a breach in-goal”, and that they should have been awarded a point. It was decided that if the match was going to have a bearing on the result of the competition then the match would be replayed.

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Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

There was no City v Ponsonby match as City were in

playing against the Taranaki representative side.

Round 5

Stormont Shield

The

said that the winner of the Stormont Shield would earn the right to play against the touring

team. Ultimately both teams played them anyway, with the losers Richmond in fact playing them twice.

Senior Challenge match for the Max Jaffe Cup

It was decided at a meeting of

in early October to play a match between

and Marist who had both in the week prior defeated the visiting

rugby league team (runners-up in the Sydney competition). The match was to find the ‘best club team in Auckland’.

Unemployed charity match

Marist and

agreed to play in the last match of the season where money raised would go to help the unemployed. The game would be controlled by the central committee of the Grey Lynn Unemployed Relief. Prior to the match there would be a goal kicking competition, a 100-yard race involving senior players and the Waterside Workers’ Band would be performing. Des Herring (Marist) won the goal kicking competition, and Bill Schultz (Marist) won the sprint race with McNeill (Richmond) second, and F. Jones (Richmond) third. On 8 November at a meeting of the Auckland Rugby League Board of Control the Grey Lynn Relief Committee expressed gratitude for assistance in the success of the football match at Carlaw Park, as a result of which a considerable sum had been raised for the benefit of needy people in the district.

Top try scorers and point scorers

The point scoring lists are compiled from matches played in the Fox Memorial, Roope Rooster and Challenge Round matches which involved all first grade sides. Kiwi international and future member of parliament Steve Watene led the scoring with 77 points followed by Marshall from Richmond with 67. The leading try scorers were Alf Smith of Devonport United and Bill Turei of City with 11, followed by Arnold Porteous of Ponsonby who scored 9 tries, and Bill Schultz of Marist Old Boys with 8. One of George Mills tries was awarded as an obstruction try which appear at this time to still have been credited to the player obstructed. {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" !Rank!!Player!!Team!!Tries , - , 1, , Alf Smith, , Devonport, , 11 , - , 1, , Bill Turei, , City, , 11 , - , 3, , Arnold Porteous, , Newton, , 9 , - , 4, , Bill Schultz, , Marist, , 8 , - , 5, , Des Herring, , Marist, , 7 , - , 5, , Charles Dunne, , Marist, , 7 , - , 5, , Marshall, , Richmond, , 7 , - , 8, ,

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, , Marist, , 6 , - , 8, , Len Schultz, , Marist, , 6 , - , 8, ,

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, , Marist, , 6 , - , 8, , R Purdy, , City, , 6 , - , 8, ,

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, , Devonport, , 6 , - , 8, , R Bennett, , Richmond, , 6 , - , 8, , Ray Lawless, , Richmond, , 6 , - {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" !Rank!!Player!!Team!!Tries!!Con!!Pen!!Points , - , 1, , Steve Watene, , City, , 1, , 26, , 11, , 77 , - , 2, , Marshall, , Richmond, , 7, , 15, , 8, , 67 , - , 3, , Arnold Porteous, , Newton, , 9, , 10, , 4, , 55 , - , 4, , Bill Turei, , City, , 11, , 3, , 1, , 41 , - , 5, , Dick Smith, , Devonport, , 4, , 7, , 6, , 38 , - , 6, , Des Herring, , Marist, , 7, , 4, , 3, , 35 , - , 7, , George Mills, , Ponsonby, , 3, , 10, , 2, , 33 , - , 7, , Alf Smith, , Devonport, , 11, , 0, , 0, , 33 , - , 9, , Norm Campbell, , Marist, , 0, , 13, , 2, , 30 , - , 10, , Charles Dunne, , Marist, , 7, , 4, , 0, , 29 , -

Senior reserve competition

Senior reserve standings

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Senior reserve fixtures

The senior reserve grade was typically low scoring compared to the senior grade and many other lower grades. The senior grade averaged 30.7 points per game compared to just 13.4 in the reserve grade. Remarkably the Devonport reserve grade team did not concede a single point in their final 4 matches and only conceded 35 in total across their ten contests. On the other side was the City Reserves who could not score a single point in their last 4 matches and only managed to score 39 points for the season. {, class="wikitable mw-collapsible" , + class="nowrap" , 1933 Senior reserve results , - , ! scope="col" , Date ! scope="col" , ! scope="col" , Score ! scope="col" , ! scope="col" , Score ! scope="col" , Venue , - ! scope="row" , Round 1 , 29 April , , Richmond , , 5 , , Newton , , 2 , , Auckland Domain, 3pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 29 April , , City , , 3 , , Marist , , 0 , , Auckland Domain, 1:45pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 29 April , , Devonport , , 9 , , Ponsonby , , 0 , , Carlaw Park # 2, 1:45pm , - ! scope="row" , Round 2 , 6 May , , Richmond , , 0 , , Ponsonby , , 0 , , Carlaw Park # 2, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 6 May , , Marist , , 16 , , Devonport , , 8 , , Auckland Domain, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 6 May , , City , , 5 , , Newton , , 3 , , Auckland Domain, 3pm , - ! scope="row" , Round 3 , 13 May , , Richmond , , 7 , , City , , 5 , , Carlaw Park # 2, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 13 May , , Devonport , , 6 , , Newton , , 5 , , Auckland Domain, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 13 May , , Marist , , 8 , , Ponsonby , , 4 , , Auckland Domain, 3pm , - ! scope="row" , Round 4 , 20 May , , Ponsonby , , 25 , , City , , 12 , , Carlaw Park # 2, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 20 May , , Newton , , 10 , , Marist , , 2 , , Auckland Domain, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 20 May , , Richmond , , 6 , , Devonport , , 0 , , Auckland Domain, 3pm , - ! scope="row" , Round 5 , 27 May , , Richmond , , 17 , , Marist , , 2 , , Carlaw Park # 1, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 27 May , , Ponsonby , , 23 , , Newton , , 7 , , Carlaw Park # 2, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 27 May , , Devonport , , 5 , , City , , 3 , , Devonport, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , Round 6 , 3 June , , Marist , , 18 , , City , , 11 , , Carlaw Park # 2, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 3 June , , Ponsonby , , 5 , , Devonport , , 3 , , Auckland Domain, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 3 June , , Richmond , , 17 , , Newton , , 11 , , Auckland Domain, 3pm , - ! scope="row" , Round 7 , 17 June , , Newton , , 16 , , City , , 0 , , Carlaw Park # 2, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 17 June , , Ponsonby , , 0 , , Richmond , , 0 , , Mount Albert, 3pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 17 June , , Devonport , , 3 , , Marist , , 0 , , Auckland Domain, 1:45pm , - ! scope="row" , Round 8 , 24 June , , Marist , , 8 , , Ponsonby , , 0 , , Carlaw Park # 2, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 24 June , , Richmond , , 24 , , City , , 0 , , Auckland Domain, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 24 June , , Devonport , , 5 , , Newton , , 0 , , Auckland Domain, 3pm , - ! scope="row" , Round 9 , 1 July , , Ponsonby , , 15 , , City , , 0 , , Carlaw Park # 2, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 1 July , , Newton , , 3 , , Marist , , 0 , , Auckland Domain, 3pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 1 July , , Devonport , , 3 , , Richmond , , 0 , , Auckland Domain, 2pm , - ! scope="row" , Round 10 , 8 July , , Newton , , 14 , , Ponsonby , , 9 , , Carlaw Park # 2, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 8 July , , Devonport , , 7 , , City , , 0 , , Auckland Domain, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 8 July , , Marist , , 23 , , Richmond , , 9 , , Auckland Domain, 3pm , -

Stallard Cup knockout competition

Devonport defeated

in the Stallard Cup final. {, class="wikitable mw-collapsible" , + class="nowrap" , 1933 Stallard Cup Results , - , ! scope="col" , Date ! scope="col" , ! scope="col" , Score ! scope="col" , ! scope="col" , Score ! scope="col" , Venue , - ! scope="row" , Round 1 , 29 July , , Marist, , 13 , , City , , 3 , , Auckland Domain, 3pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 29 July , , Devonport , , 20 , , Newton , , 10 , , Carlaw Park #2, 3pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 29 July , , Richmond , , 12 , , Ponsonby , , 5 , , Carlaw Park #2, 1:30pm , - ! scope="row" , Semi-final , 5 Aug , , Richmond, , 14 , , Marist , , 8 , , Carlaw Park #2, 3pm , - ! scope="row" , Final , 19 Aug , , Devonport, , 5 , , Richmond , , 4 , , Carlaw Park #2, 3pm , -

Reserve grade challenge round

{, class="wikitable mw-collapsible" , + class="nowrap" , Reserve Grade Challenge Round Results , - , ! scope="col" , Date ! scope="col" , ! scope="col" , Score ! scope="col" , ! scope="col" , Score ! scope="col" , Venue , - ! scope="row" , Round 1 , 19 Aug , , Marist, , 8 , , City , , 5 , , Carlaw Park # 2, 1:45pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 19 Aug , , Newton , , ? , , Ponsonby , , ? , , Carlaw Park # 1, 2:30pm , - ! scope="row" , Round 2 , 2 Sep , , Richmond, , ? , , Newton , , ? , , Carlaw Park # 2, 1:45pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 2 Sep , , Devonport , , ? , , Marist , , ? , , Carlaw Park # 2, 3:15pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 2 Sep , , Ponsonby , , ? , , City , , ? , , Auckland Domain, 3pm , - ! scope="row" , Round 3 , 9 Sep , , Devonport, , 15 , , City , , 0 , , Carlaw Park # 2, 1:45pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 9 Sep , , Richmond , , 10 , , Ponsonby , , 9 , , Carlaw Park # 2, 2:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 9 Sep , , Newton , , ? , , Marist , , ? , , Carlaw Park # 2, 3:15pm , - ! scope="row" , Round 4 , 16 Sep , , Newton, , 13 , , City , , 5 , , Carlaw Park # 2, 1:45pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 16 Sep , , Marist , , 5 , , Richmond , , 0 , , Carlaw Park # 2, 2:30pm , - ! scope="row" , – , 16 Sep , , Devonport , , ? , , Ponsonby , , ? , , Carlaw Park # 2, 3:15pm , -

Other club matches and lower grades

Lower grade clubs

The Davis Cup for all junior clubs was won by

with the following points:

171, Marist Old Boys 129, Devonport United 63,

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60,

58,

46,

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46, Otahuhu Rovers 40, Ponsonby United 37, Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 37, Ellerslie United 37, Mangere 29, Mount Albert United 25, Akarana 25, Glenora 18,

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18, New Lynn 12, Avondale 0.

2nd Grade (Wright Cup)

The final of the Second Grade between Māngere United and Ōtāhuhu Rovers was played at Carlaw Park as the curtain raiser to the Auckland v North Auckland representative match on 12 August. Māngere won by 11 points to 8. Māngere also won the Foster Shield by winning the knockout competition when they defeated Ōtāhuhu 24-8 in the final at Sturges Park in Ōtāhuhu after beating Point Chevalier 15-3 in the semi final. In an astonishing result for the time the Māngere 2nd Grade team defeated Manukau by 98 points to 0. It was rare for teams to score more than 50 points in a match let along run up a score of that size. On September 16 the Point Chevalier side played a special match against a side from Riverhead. Riverhead had not fielded a side since a short lived Riverhead club formed and played several 3rd grade matches in

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. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=200 , 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;", Māngere United , 12, , 10, , 1, , 1, , 189, , 47, , 21 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ōtāhuhu Rovers , 12, , 9, , 1, , 2, , 130, , 42, , 19 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 12, , 7, , 2, , 3, , 143, , 53, , 16 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 12, , 5, , 0, , 7, , 69, , 132, , 10 , - , style="text-align:left;", Mt Albert United , 12, , 4, , 1, , 7, , 56, , 105, , 9 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ellerslie United , 12, , 4, , 1, , 7, , 47, , 125, , 9 , - , style="text-align:left;", Manukau Rovers , 12, , 0, , 0, , 12, , 13, , 120, , 9 , -

3rd Grade Open (Hayward Shield)

Marist won the championship. They also won the knockout final when they beat Glenora 13-5 on September 2 after beating Ponsonby 15-0 in one semi final while Glenora beat Māngere in the other semi final 13-3. On August 26 Mt Albert played a friendly match against Ngaruawahia with the result being a 5-5 draw. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=200 , 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;", Marist Old Boys , 14, , 9, , 0, , 0, , 169, , 19, , 18 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 15, , 7, , 1, , 3, , 140, , 65, , 15 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ponsonby United , 15, , 7, , 1, , 4, , 123, , 100, , 15 , - , style="text-align:left;", Mt Albert United , 15, , 6, , 0, , 5, , 119, , 98, , 12 , - , style="text-align:left;", Glenora , 14, , 5, , 0, , 4, , 102, , 47, , 10 , - , style="text-align:left;", Māngere United , 14, , 2, , 0, , 5, , 77, , 78, , 4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 13, , 1, , 0, , 6, , 26, , 137, , 2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 12, , 1, , 0, , 10, , 49, , 261, , 2 , -

3rd Grade Intermediate (Walker Cup)

Northcote won the championship with a remarkable unbeaten season where they scored 346 points and didn't have their try line crossed. The 6 points they conceded came from 3 penalties. Northcote also won the Murray Cup when they took out the knockout competition after beating Marist 6-3 in the final on September 30. Marist had beaten Papakura 12-7 in their semi final. The match between Marist and Richmond on 10 June was played as curtain-raiser to the Auckland v Taranaki representative match with Marist winning 23–0. Manukau A withdrew from the competition after 6 rounds. In special matches City drew with Huntly 10-0 on September 9, and Papakura beat Ngaruawahia 26-10 on October 10. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=240 , 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;", Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers , 15, , 14, , 1, , 0, , 346, , 6, , 29 , - , style="text-align:left;", Marist Old Boys , 14, , 11, , 1, , 2, , 165, , 36, , 23 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 14, , 9, , 0, , 5, , 108, , 73, , 18 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 14, , 6, , 1, , 5, , 58, , 94, , 13 , - , style="text-align:left;", Devonport United , 14, , 6, , 0, , 5, , 71, , 49, , 12 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 15, , 4, , 1, , 8, , 83, , 118, , 9 , - , style="text-align:left;", Manukau Rovers B , 14, , 3, , 0, , 9, , 82, , 107, , 6 , - , style="text-align:left;", Manukau Rovers A , 5, , 1, , 1, , 1, , 12, , 9, , 3 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ōtāhuhu Rovers , 14, , 0, , 2, , 9, , 34, , 171, , 2 , - , style="text-align:left;", Akarana , 15, , 0, , 1, , 10, , 12, , 164, , 1 , -

4th Grade (Hospital Cup)

Marist A won the championship with Marist B finishing runner up. Marist A also won the knockout competition when they defeated their B side 24-10 in the final on October 7. The match between Akarana and Newton A was played at Carlaw Park on 10 June as a curtain raiser to the Auckland and Taranaki representative match. Newton won the match 19 to 5. On September 30 the Marist A team defeated Ngaruawahia in a friendly match by 30 points to 11. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=240 , 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;", Marist Old Boys A , 17, , 15, , 0, , 1, , 285, , 28, , 30 , - , style="text-align:left;", Marist Old Boys B , 18, , 12, , 0, , 5, , 274, , 81, , 24 , - , style="text-align:left;", Newton Rangers A , 17, , 12, , 0, , 5, , 92, , 53, , 24 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 18, , 11, , 1, , 5, , 169, , 58, , 23 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 18, , 9, , 0, , 6, , 54, , 103, , 18 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ponsonby United , 18, , 8, , 0, , 6, , 111, , 88, , 16 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 17, , 5, , 1, , 8, , 144, , 95, , 11 , - , style="text-align:left;", Manukau Rovers , 18, , 5, , 0, , 11, , 88, , 282, , 10 , - , style="text-align:left;", Akarana , 14, , 3, , 2, , 9, , 91, , 106, , 8 , - , style="text-align:left;", Devonport United , 17, , 2, , 1, , 8, , 51, , 121, , 5 , - , style="text-align:left;", Newton Rangers B , 18, , 2, , 1, , 10, , 40, , 167, , 5 , - , style="text-align:left;", Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers , 18, , 1, , 0, , 11, , 23, , 240, , 2 , -

5th Grade (Endean Shield)

Similarly to the 4th grade competition where 2 Marist sides dominated the competition, the 5th grade competition saw the 2 Richmond sides head the table with the Richmond B team winning the championship. Richmond B also won the knockout competition when they defeated Ellerslie A in the final on September 16 by 3 points to 0. Several teams withdrew from the competition in the latter stages including Northcote, Ellerslie, New Lynn, and Point Chevalier. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=240 , 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;", Richmond Rovers B , 16, , 14, , 0, , 2, , 78, , 28, , 28 , - , style="text-align:left;", Richmond Rovers A , 16, , 13, , 0, , 3, , 219, , 37, , 26 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ellerslie United A , 15, , 8, , 0, , 4, , 189, , 68, , 16 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 15, , 7, , 0, , 6, , 133, , 74, , 14 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 14, , 5, , 0, , 6, , 41, , 36, , 10 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 14, , 4, , 0, , 5, , 64, , 54, , 8 , - , style="text-align:left;", Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers , 11, , 1, , 0, , 6, , 12, , 44, , 2 , - , style="text-align:left;", Akarana , 14, , 0, , 0, , 10, , 8, , 241, , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 13, , 0, , 0, , 7, , 4, , 110, , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ellerslie United B , 10, , 0, , 0, , 3, , 0, , 56, , 0 , -

6th Grade (Rhodes Shield)

Devonport United were awarded the Rhodes Shield after a 5-5 draw in the last round with the second placed team, Ōtāhuhu on August 19. Previously winners were awarded a banner but a new trophy was awarded following the recent death of former chairman George Rhodes. Ōtāhuhu won the Hammill Cup when they won the knockout competition by getting revenge on Devonport with a 6-5 win on September 16 in the final. They had qualified with a 2-0 win over Richmond a week prior, while Devonport had beaten Manukau 20-0 in their semi final. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=200 , 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;", Devonport United , 14, , 8, , 4, , 2, , 107, , 39, , 20 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ōtāhuhu Rovers , 12, , 7, , 4, , 1, , 69, , 35, , 18 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 13, , 8, , 1, , 4, , 72, , 44, , 17 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 14, , 5, , 2, , 6, , 119, , 54, , 12 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 7, , 2, , 0, , 4, , 45, , 62, , 4 , - , style="text-align:left;", Avondale , 12, , 0, , 0, , 12, , 16, , 194, , 0 , -

7th Grade (Myers Cup)

Richmond A won the seventh grade title and were also awarded the Harry Johns Memorial Cup, Walker Shield, Lauder Cup, Milicich Cup, Harcourt Cup, and Myers Cup after winning all 14 matches (including knockout matches), scoring 255 points and only conceding 12. They won the knockout competition when they beat Newton 6-0 in the final on September 9 after a 16-0 win over Richmond B in one semi final, with Newton beating Ellerslie 5-4 in their semi final. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=200 , 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;", Richmond Rovers A , 12, , 12, , 0, , 0, , 233, , 12, , 24 , - , style="text-align:left;", Devonport United , 11, , 5, , 1, , 4, , 56, , 39, , 11 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, 11, , 4, , 1, , 5, , 38, , 86, , 9 , - , style="text-align:left;", Richmond Rovers B , 11, , 3, , 0, , 6, , 37, , 135, , 6 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ellerslie United , 11, , 0, , 0, , 9, , 25, , 123, , 0 , -

Schoolboys Grade (Walmsley Shield)

Avondale won the championship after beating City 6-3 in what was essentially the final on July 29. There were 7 results not reported so the standings are slightly incomplete. Ellerslie won the Davis Cup for the knockout competition with a 14-5 win over Richmond on September 23. Ellerslie had beaten City on one semi final while Richmond beat Avondale in the other. The match between Devonport and Northcote on 10 June was played at Carlaw Park as curtain raiser to the Auckland v Taranaki match. A seven-a-side competition was also run with the matches played at Carlaw Park. {, , - , {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" , - !width=160 , 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;", Avondale , 11, , 9, , 0, , 0, , 79, , 14, , 18 , - , style="text-align:left;", City , 10, , 8, , 1, , 1, , 71, , 20, , 17 , - , style="text-align:left;", Ellerslie , 10, , 2, , 1, , 5, , 34, , 37, , 5 , - , style="text-align:left;", Northcote , 11, , 2, , 0, , 5, , 23, , 88, , 4 , - , style="text-align:left;", Richmond , 10, , 1, , 1, , 6, , 34, , 49, , 3 , - , style="text-align:left;", Devonport , 10, , 0, , 0, , 4, , 8, , 41, , 0 , -

Midweek Competition

*Midweek League: Amalgamated Theatres A, Amalgamated Theatres B, Atta Taxis (Cabs), Checker Taxis, City Markets, Railway Locos, Seamen's Union, Victoria United (Markets)

House Matches

On Saturday's several business teams competed in friendly matches. They includes W. Lovett's Limited, Auckland Gas Company, McKendrick Bros, Bycroft's, Miller Paterson & Lees, Australian Waste Products, A.J. Entrican, Star Office, Browne and Geddes. Then on September 30 a friendly match was played between National Reserve Ambulance and Auckland Ambulance with the National side win, 16-3.

Other notable matches

It was common for non senior clubs to request that higher profile matches be played on their suburban ground in order to help grow the rugby league code in their area. Ellerslie requested one such match to be played on the Ellerslie Reserve and on 5 August with the

and Ponsonby senior teams, who had both been knocked out of the Roope Rooster the previous week, playing a match there. It was complained during the week following the match that Ponsonby had largely fielded a junior team and the match would have done “harm rather than good to the code”. The Board of Control was going to be asked to have Ponsonby account for the “failure”. The

team travelled to New Plymouth to play the local Taranaki side and ran out 29–22 winners with Bill Turei scoring 5 tries.

Taranaki v City (Auckland)

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Auckland representative fixtures

Auckland played their first representative match of the season against

at Carlaw Park on 9 June. It was between Round 6 and Round 7 of the club competition. It was decided not to play the annual inter-island fixture because the cost of assembling and bringing the

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side would be in the region of 300 pounds and with the depression in full swing it was not considered viable financially.

Auckland v Taranaki (inter-provincial match)

Auckland trial match

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

Auckland v Taranaki (inter-provincial match: Walmsley Shield)

Auckland were not at full strength for this match with the Roope Rooster semi-final between Richmond and Marist being played on the same day in Auckland. J Cowley from the Taranaki side broke his leg during the match.

Auckland v North Auckland (inter-provincial match)

Auckland v West Coast (inter-provincial match)

Auckland v Hawkes Bay (inter-provincial match)

Auckland v South Auckland (inter-provincial match)

came on for

after Cooke was injured. He was taken to hospital to have his ribs checked but was able to return home the same day.

Auckland representative matches played and scorers

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, , Newton , , 2, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , - , 18, , Charles Dunne, , Marist , , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0 , - , 18, ,

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Annual general meetings and club news

held their annual meeting in the Chamber of Commerce on Swanson Street, on Monday, 10 April. *

Junior Management Committee The Junior Management delegate Mr. Wilkie reported that 200 new junior registrations had been received and approved. At a meeting of the Board of Control it was decided to approve the junior management committee's recommendation for an amendment to Rule 36 to read:-"The junior management (comprising nine members unattached to any club, to be elected annually by clubs which enter and play in the competitions one or more teams other than senior teams; one representative of the Referees' Association, and a secretary who shall be elected by the said committee)- the junior management committee shall frame rules and regulations and submit same to the management committee of the Auckland Rugby League for approval or otherwise, for the control and guidance of junior football". *

Primary School Management Committee annual meeting was presided over by Mr. W. J, Hammill. The annual report stated that the reduction of the number of teams to nine resulted in an elevated level of play. It was reported that new teams were likely to enter from Ponsonby, Manukau, and Marist. Mr. L. Rout was elected the secretary of the Primary Schools management committee, with Mr. R. E. Newport, the deputy-Mayor of Newmarket, elected chairman once again. *

Referees Association held their annual meeting on 27 March. Mr. A. Ball presided over the meeting. It was felt that the more intensive organisation and selection had led to a marked improvement in the standard of refereeing. There had been less criticism of referees and more co-operation by officials, clubs, and players. Mr. A. Ball was elected president, and Mr. L. Bull deputy chairman. * Akarana Rugby League Football Club placed advertisements in the Herald and Star seeking players for all grades. *

held their 21st annual meeting at Carlaw Park on Tuesday, 21 March. There was some discussion about whether the senior clubs should request stronger representation on the management committee of the

. It was decided to convene a meeting of senior clubs “with a view to getting full co-operation”. The financial statement from the club showed that they were in profit by £64. The meeting then noted the performance of its senior team and fifth and third grade teams, and the achievement of Steve Watene, and

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who had been selected to play against the touring England team in 1932. Mr. C. Waugh was elected president, and Mr. G. Reid was elected vice-president. The vice-president Mr. C. Waugh passed away in the week prior to the official beginning of the season. The City team travelled to

to take on a combined Taranaki team on September 9. They were victorious by 29 points to 22 with Bill Turei scoring five tries and kicking a goal. * Devonport United League Football Club held their annual general meeting at the Labour Rooms (above Hellaby's) on Wednesday, 29 March. There were 80 members in attendance with Mr. J. A. Ferguson presiding. The report congratulated the senior team for winning the championship. Their schoolboys won the Kiely Cup for the best average amongst the juniors. Mr. W.D. Meiklejohn was elected Patron, and Mr. Kiely was elected vice-patron. Their end of season annual dance was held at the Pirate Ship at Milford on 28 October. * Ellerslie United League Football Club held their annual meeting in the Training Shed, Findlay Street, Ellerslie on Monday, 20 March. Mr. J. McInnarny presided over the meeting which had a large number of members. Mr. W.J. Jordan, M.P. was elected Patron, and Mr. J. McInnarny was elected president. * Glenora had their application for financial consideration from the

recognised. * Marist Brothers Old Boys League Football Club held their annual meeting at Donovan's Gymnasium, Manukau Road, Parnell on Thursday, 23 March. Between eighty and ninety members attended. The report stated that the 1932 season had been the most successful season financially and in terms of results in the club's history. The club had won the Roope Rooster, the Stormont Shield, and the Max Jaffe Charity Cup. In addition seven players wore the New Zealand jersey (

, Norm Campbell,

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, and

). The balance sheet showed a credit of £86 13/9. His Lordship Bishop Liston was elected president, and Mr. E. Lahman was elected vice-president. The Marist 4th Grade team had a particularly strong season. They played a match in Ngaruawahia where they defeated the local 3rd Grade Open team by 32 points to 11. At that point in the season they had played 17, won 16, and scored 367 points while only conceding 54. * Māngere United League Football Club held their seventeenth annual meeting with Mr. S. Rickards presiding. The annual report made mention of the Second Grade team which had come 4th in the championship and won the knockout competition. Mr. S.W. House was elected Patron, and Mr. Rickards President. * Manukau Rugby League Club held a Special Meeting at the Orpheum Theatre,

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on Thursday, 16 February. They asked for the use of three playing areas on the recreation reserve in

. The Onehunga Council granted them the use of two which is what was set aside for rugby league players three years earlier. Their annual meeting was held at the Onehunga Ex-Servicemen's clubrooms on Thursday 9 March. The secretary read a lengthy report about the work done by the organising committee during the offseason and reported bright prospects for the future of the club. They were in credit £11 4/3. Mr. W.J. Jordan, MP was elected patron, with Mr. F. Murray elected president. They held a further special general meeting in Kelvin Hall, Queen Street, Onehunga, on Thursday, 6 April. The club wrote a letter to the Onehunga Borough Council requesting that dressing accommodation be made available on the Waikaraka Recreation Reserve. They submitted plans for a proposed building and with matches starting soon and the Manukau Rovers Rugby Football Club having been granted exclusive use of the existing dressing pavilion the question was urgent. They also asked for permission to hold a league carnival two Saturdays later and to charge admission to the reserve when exhibition matches would be played between Devonport and Marist. They had their application for financial consideration from the

recognised. * Mt. Albert United Rugby League Football Club held their annual meeting in the King George Hall, Mt Albert Terminus on Thursday, 9 March. They placed advertisements in the newspapers for the annual practice which was held at Morningside Reserve on Saturday 8 April. * New Lynn Rugby League Football Club advertised in the newspapers for players to attend a practice match to be played at the ground adjacent to the New Lynn Council Chambers, Great North Road. The New Lynn club was granted permission to adopt the royal blue colour for its jerseys for the coming season. *

Football Club held their 23rd annual meeting at the Y.M.C.A on Monday, 20 March. The meeting saw “a large and enthusiastic” attendance with the financial statement showing the position of the club to be healthy. Mr. W. Monteith was elected Patron, Mr. A. Blakely vice patron, and Mr. J. A. Lee M.P. was elected president. On 7 November Newton held their annual social with "over 200 members, supporters and friends participating". The following prizes were presented by chairman Mr. W. Badley: Most Improved player – A. Porteus, Best Back –

Claude Dempsey Claude Dempsey was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand. Playing career Dempsey played in the Auckland Rugby League competition at .Northcote and Birkenhead Ramblers League Football Club held their annual meeting in the Victoria Hall, Birkenhead on Monday, 13 March. The league granted the “usual donation for the use of the Northcote and Birkenhead school ground last year” on the recommendation of the junior management committee. The club requested that the municipal ground at Stafford Park be allocated to the two codes on alternate Saturdays, and stated that the club had entered five teams in the competitions. It was decided to allocate the ground equally between the two codes. They celebrated their 23rd anniversary with a dance at the King's Theatre in Northcote on 28 September. On 4 November the Northcote league and rugby codes combined with local cricket, harrier and gymnastic clubs to have a combined sports gathering at Stafford Park. A collection was taken up for charitable purposes. It had been originally scheduled for 14 October but had to be postponed. * Otahuhu Rugby League Football Club requested use of Sturgess Park, Otahuhu on alternate Saturdays for the season, stating to the Otahuhu Borough Council that they had a strong following in the borough. At an Auckland Rugby League Board of Control meeting prior to the start of the season it was decided to assist the “Otahuhu Rovers Club financially in regard to the use of Sturgess Park, which the club hopes to use one Saturday in every four. The Otahuhu Borough Council and decided to delegate the use of the ground based on the number of teams in each club. As the Otahuhu Rugby Club had 5 teams they would have the ground for 5 Saturdays while the Otahuhu League Club had 3 teams and so would have the ground for 3 Saturdays. They would review this after the matches had been played to see how many teams both clubs still had. Otahuhu requested the use of Sturgess Park on 22 July for a Roope Rooster match to be played there. The Otahuhu Borough Council granted permission for the use of the ground and also that the club could charge patrons for admission but not exceeding 6d per person. * Papakura Rugby League Football Club annual meeting was presided over by Mr. A. J. Williamson in front of a large attendance. The chairman congratulated the second grade team on winning the championship. Mr. E. C. Foote was elected president, and Mr. S. H. Godden vice-president. The club advertised in the newspaper for tenders to transport the Papakura players from

to Auckland City and suburban football grounds on Saturday afternoons during the season. They had their application for financial consideration from the

recognised. In mid July Papakura sent a lengthy letter to the Auckland Rugby League complaining about their best players being poached by senior clubs. ARL chairman Mr. G. Grey Campbell agreed that it was a hardship on clubs which had no senior team. He said it was only reasonable that a transfer fee might be paid by senior clubs to the club losing players. Papakura suggested that junior clubs could be groups with senior clubs, thus giving junior players the opportunity for promotion. It was decided that the letter should be forwarded to the junior management committee for a report. * Point Chevalier League Football Club held their annual meeting at the Sailing Club's Hall on Monday 3 April. * Ponsonby United Football Club held they annual meeting at Leys Institute, Ponsonby on Monday, 6 March. The meeting discussed the strong performance of the senior team in winning 7 out of 10 matches and finishing runner-up but also commented on some members of the reserve grade team who had shown a failure “to realise the importance of placing club and not team interests first”. This was in reference to the 1932 season where several players under the approval of their coach had played for the reserve grade team at the Auckland Domain before belatedly making their way to Carlaw Park where kick off was 20 minutes late. The Ponsonby Club then suspended several of the players and removed the coach from all his positions in the club.

who had played for Ponsonby since 1919 was presented with a life membership medallion and was awarded the Mr. J. Arneil juns medal for the most consistent back during the season. * Richmond Rovers Football Club held their annual meeting in the Gaiety Hall, Surrey Crescent on Monday, 20 March. Over 100 members were in attendance at the annual meeting with Mr. B.W. Davis presiding. Reference was made to the loss of Harry Johns the previous season. He was a playing member of the club who had risen through the ranks and debuted for the Senior team. He was already under consideration for senior representative teams and a promising career lay ahead. Sadly he was killed following a boxing match at the Auckland Town Hall and was buried at Waikumete Cemetery. In January

received an offer from the Balmain League Club in Sydney. It was reported that he was anxious to play with them. The two parties could not reach an agreement however as Cooke wanted £6 5s a week, or a position with that value, for the two full years. The Balmain club found these demands to be too prohibitive. Cooke moved away from Auckland for work purposes down to Waihou but said that he had kept himself fit by playing some “house” rugby union games and he returned to Auckland to play for Richmond in the Roope Rooster knockout competition towards the end of the club season. On 30 August Mr. James Henry Lawson died. He had been vice-chairman of the Richmond club. He was buried at Waikumete Cemetery.

References

External links

* {{official site, http://www.aucklandleague.co.nz/ Auckland Rugby League seasons