The 1922

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was the fifteenth season of

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’s top-grade

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club competition, Australia’s first. Nine teams from across the city contested the season which culminated in North Sydney’s victory over

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in the premiership final.Premiership Roll of Honour
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Season summary

After the clubs had played each other twice, Norths and Glebe were tied atop the points table. Instead of the points differential rule being implemented a Grand Final was held to determine the premier. St George had another disappointing season, winning only two games against University and conceding 316 points averaging 19.75 per game.

Teams

* Balmain, formed on January 23, 1908, at

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, formed on January 24, 1908, at

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, formed on January 9, 1908 * Newtown, formed on January 14, 1908 * North Sydney, formed on February 7, 1908 * South Sydney, formed on January 17, 1908, at

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, formed on November 8, 1920, at Kogarah School of Arts * Western Suburbs, formed on February 4, 1908 *

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, formed in 1919 at

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Ladder

Final

As North Sydney and Glebe were tied on competition points a final was played at the

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on 6 September, before a crowd of around 15,000. The match was officiated by Tom McMahon, the elder of the two pre-war referees of that name. The game was not as even as the ladder at the end of regular season would have suggested. Norths completely got away to a 10-0 lead at half-time and went on to demolish Glebe 35-3, taking their second consecutive premiership crown. The legendary

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scored twenty individual points in the match. North Sydney 35 (Tries: Rule 2, Blinkhorn 2, Horder 2, Peters. Goals: Horder 7 ) defeated Glebe 3 (Try: E Summers) Image:Duncan Thompson.jpg,

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Cec Blinkhorn Cyril "Cec" Blinkhorn (18 April 1892 – 8 April 1977) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played in the NSWRFL premiership for the North Sydney and South Sydney clubs, and also represented New Sout ...

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References

External links

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