1935 NSWRFL season

Teams

The addition of Canterbury-Bankstown meant that the League involved nine clubs for the first time since 1929.

• Balmain, formed on January 23, 1908, at Balmain Town Hall
• Canterbury-Bankstown, formed October 30, 1934.
• Eastern Suburbs, formed on January 24, 1908, at Paddington Town Hall
• Newtown, formed on January 14, 1908
• North Sydney, formed on February 7, 1908
• South Sydney, formed on January 17, 1908, at Redfern Town Hall
• St. George, formed on November 8, 1920, at Kogarah School of Arts
• University, formed in 1919 at Sydney University
• Western Suburbs, formed on February 4, 1908

Records set in 1935

The University club did not win a single match in 1935, continuing a losing streak that started in round 2, 1934 and which would run till round 14, 1936, and which marks the most consecutive losses in NSWRL/NRL premiership history at 42.

On 11 May at Earl Park, St. George defeated newcomers Canterbury 91–6, this remaining the biggest winning margin and most points scored by one team in the history of the NSWRFL/NSWRL/ARL/NRL, beating South Sydney’s 67–nil win over Western Suburbs in 1910. The following weekend on 18 May, Eastern Suburbs defeated the “Cantabs” (as Canterbury were initially known) 87–7, this remaining the second-highest score and winning margin in the history of the competition. The record in any grade occurred on 19 July 1913 when South Sydney reserves defeated Mosman by 102 points to 2.

In the second half of the Earl Park match, St. George scored fourteen tries and sixty-eight points, this being the most scored in one half of any match.

Eastern Suburbs winger Rod O'Loan scored a club record of seven tries in a 61–5 win over University. This tally stands second (behind Frank Burge's eight tries in 1920) on the list of most individual tries in a premiership match. Dave Brown’s six tries in a 1935 game against Canterbury stands in equal third place in that same list, Easts winning the match 65–10.

The standing record for most tries in one season also comes from 1935, being 38 by Brown.

Dave Brown’s season tally of 244 points stood for 34 years as the record points scored in a season until topped by Eric Simms in 1969.

Ladder

Finals

In the two semi-finals played as a double-header at the Sydney Cricket Ground on the same day, the top two ranked teams Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney beat their lower-ranked opponents Western Suburbs and North Sydney. Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney won their respective matches and met each other in the Final.

|7 September 1935 – Sydney Cricket Ground| [[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg|16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs |15| [[File:Western Suburbs colours.svg|16x16px]] Western Suburbs |10 |7 September 1935 – Sydney Cricket Ground| [[File:South Sydney colours.svg|16x16px]] South Sydney |14| [[File:North Sydney colours.svg|16x16px]] North Sydney |10 |14 September 1935 – Sydney Cricket Ground| [[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg|16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs |19| [[File:South Sydney colours.svg|16x16px]] South Sydney |3}}

Premiership Final

Before a crowd of 22,106 and refereed by Tom McMahon, Easts led 9–nil at half-time and were never headed despite being without their record-breaking centre, Dave Brown.

Scorers

• Eastern Suburbs Tries: Rod O'Loan 2, Harry Pierce, Fred Tottey, Jack Beaton. Goals: Ross McKinnon 2

• South Sydney Try: George Shankland

Source:

Player statistics

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 18. Top 5 point scorers

Top 5 try scorers

Top 5 goal scorers

References

References

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11. (18 September 1935). "The Rugby Season Has Ended". [[The Sydney Mail]].
12. "Finals Scorers, 1935". stats.rleague.com.