1930 Auckland Rugby League season

The 1930 season of Auckland Rugby League was its 22nd. It was generally regarded that the season was very disappointing in terms of the quality of the football played and much of the blame was put down to the fact that too many teams were in the Senior A Grade and there was too much talent spread through the Senior B teams which in turn diluted the top division. There had been a noticeable drop in the attendances at matches at Carlaw Park which had seen 8 to 10 thousand regularly attending club matches. A review of the season was published in The New Zealand Herald on 22 October discussing the issue.[1]

The Senior A championship was won by Ponsonby United for the second consecutive year which was their fifth title overall. They were awarded the Monteith Shield. This was the last year that the Monteith Shield was played for as the man this trophy was named after suggested that the main championship trophy should be one named in honour of Mr. Edwin Vincent Fox who had died earlier that year. Ponsonby also won the Roope Rooster trophy for the sixth time after defeating Richmond Rovers by 15 points to 7 in the final. Ponsonby were however beaten by Devonport United in the final of the Stormont Shield 17–5. This was the first time Devonport had won the Stormont Shield. A week later on 11 October Ponsonby played the champions of the South Auckland competition who were Ngaruawahia in the first match of its kind. Ponsonby won 32 to 29.

The Senior B championship was won by Otahuhu who beat the 1929 champions Point Chevalier in the final by 3 points to 0. The Stallard Cup knockout competition for Senior B teams was won by Richmond who defeated Point Chevalier 21–11 in the final. Richmond were the first club to enter a B team (effectively a reserve grade team) in this grade, and for the Stallard Cup they were joined by a B team from Devonport.

Key events and news
Preseason training at Carlaw Park involving City Rovers players.

In a major scandal following the Stormont Shield match between Ponsonby United and Devonport, Frank Delgrosso, the Auckland and New Zealand representative who was captain of the Ponsonby team was suspended for three seasons. Delgrosso was charged with misconduct along with another Ponsonby player V. Goodwin. They were also barred from attending Carlaw Park in the future.[2] He failed to make a teammate who had been ordered off to leave the field, threw mud at the referee, and abused him.

Preseason training on Carlaw Park #2 with the terraces in the background.

Mt Albert was a new addition to the B Grade competition by entering a team there for the first time. This was their first senior grade team. They had won the Second Grade competition the previous year and were essentially ‘promoting’ the team.

The Auckland Rugby League placed a tender for its “Auckland Rugby League Programme and Gazette” for the 1930 season.[3]

Prior to the season opening games the Auckland Star ran a piece on the prospects of each A Grade team and the players it had acquired.[4]

As the season progressed much talk was made about the standard of the Senior A Grade and its inability to field enough sides of quality. The decision was eventually made to reduce the number of A Grade sides to 6 and to do away with the Senior B competition altogether for the following season. Instead the league would encourage good quality players to move from those sides to clubs with A Grade teams.[5] A special committee was formed to suggest a way forward. They decided to recommend that the six teams to make up the A Grade for the 1931 season should be Ponsonby, Marist, Devonport, Metropolitan (to include City and Newton), Western Suburbs or Richmond, and Eastern Suburbs (to include Ellerslie).[6] There was much discussion of the matter by members of various clubs over which clubs should merge or who disagreed that their club should disappear.[7] The matter was further discussed in a Management Committee meeting on 15 October but a decision was deferred for a week.[8]

On 29 October it was decided by the Auckland Rugby League to officially reduce the number of teams in the Senior A Grade to 6. The clubs would be known as Ponsonby United, Devonport, Marist Old Boys, Western Suburbs (Richmond Rovers and Kingsland), Metropolitan (City and Newton), and Eastern Suburbs (Ellerslie and the surrounding district). This was not to be the only time that Auckland Rugby League went down the path of making teams, who were often unwilling, into mergers. It happened again decades later before reverting to the norm, and then again in the 1990s before once again reverting to the norm with standalone clubs. Clubs who were particularly against the proposal were City Rovers, Newton Rangers, Kingsland Athletic, and Richmond.[9]

Papakura hosted its first ever rugby league match when Richmond 2nd Grade and Newmarket 2nd Grade played there at the end of the season. Richmond won 20–10.

Obituaries

Edward Vincent Fox On 24 February Mr. Edward Vincent Fox died. He was a member of the Devonport team before World War I and played inside five-eighths for Auckland against England. In 1913 he enlisted in the war efforts and fought in the front lines. He was shot in the leg and when he returned to Auckland was unable to play again. He was appointed to the executive of Auckland Rugby League and was a selector for the Auckland and New Zealand teams.[10] He was buried at O’Neill's Point Cemetery on the North Shore, New Zealand.

Monteith Shield (first grade championship)

Monteith Shield standings
Team Pld W D L F A Pts
Ponsonby United 13110219013822
City Rovers 1372420617516
Devonport United 1380515112816
Marist Old Boys 1363419014715
Newton Rangers 134181421839
Kingsland Athletic 134181131569
Ellerslie United 134181411719
Richmond Rovers 134091181568

Monteith Shield fixtures

Round 1

Ponsonby v Richmond.
Marist Old Boys victory over Kingsland Athletic was contested by Kingsland over an unregistered player (Munro) playing in the match. The protest was upheld and Kingsland were awarded the match. Marist Old Boys appealed to the New Zealand League Council but the decision was upheld by that body also.[11] In the Round 1 match Craddock Dufty was ordered from the field for allegedly disputing a referees decision on a possible forward pass which led to the tying City Rovers try near the end of the match.
26 April Ponsonby 15-14 Richmond Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Winters, Thompson, Schofield
Con: Frank Delgrosso 2
Pen: Frank Delgrosso		 [12] Try: J Potter, Tim Peckham
Con: L Taylor
Pen: L Taylor 3		 Referee: Percy Rogers
26 April City 12-12 Ellerslie Carlaw Park 1  
1:30 Try: Laurie Barchard, W McLaughlin, George Perry, Ben Davidson [12] Try: Campner, Wally Somers
Con: Hemingway 2
Pen: Hemingway		 Referee: B Emirali
26 April Kingsland 13-16* Marist Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Carter 2, Revell
Con: Ralph Longville 2		 [12] Try: Phil Brady 2, Sweeney, George Batchelor
Con: Charles Gregory
Pen: Charles Gregory		 Referee: William Mincham
26 April Devonport 16-8 Newton Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Horace Dixon, Les O’Leary, Tate 2
Con: Les O’Leary 2		 [12] Try: Ferguson, McLeod
Con: Ted Brimble		 Referee: Vic Simpson

Round 2

3 May Marist 20-12 Richmond Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Batchelor, Charles Gregory, Hec Brisbane, Norm Campbell
Con: Charles Gregory 3
Pen: Charles Gregory		 [13] Try: Ted Mincham, Tim Peckham
Con: L Taylor
Pen: L Taylor 2		 Referee: Les Bull
3 May City 27-20 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: W McLaughlin 2, Puti Tipene Watene, Ben Davidson 2, Laurie Barchard, Len Barchard
Con: Puti Tipene Watene 2		 [13] Try: Francis, Allen, J Beattie, Murray
Con: Ted Brimble 3
Pen: Ted Brimble		 Referee: Arthur Rae
3 May Devonport 11-5 Kingsland Carlaw Park 1  
1:30 Try: Les O’Leary 2, S Casey
Pen: Allan Seagar		 [13] Try: Revell
Con: Ralph Longville		 Referee: E McCall
3 May Ponsonby 16-4 Ellerslie Auckland Domain  
3:00 Try: S Riley, Pat Skelton, Winters, Thompson
Con: Pat Skelton 2		 [13] Pen: Craddock Dufty 2 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A McKubrey

Round 3

Governor General Lord Bledisloe attended the Carlaw Park matches and was photographed with Ben Davidson of City rovers before the kickoff. Frank Delgrosso left the field early in the match for Ponsonby with an injured knee. In the second half Goodwin, Riley and Thompson all left the field injured and were not able to be replaced owing to the non-replacement rule which applied to the second half of matches. Goodwin was treated in hospital for concussion.
10 May City 24-8 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Mita Watene, George Perry 3, William McLaughlin, Stan Clark
Con: Maurice Wetherill 2
Pen: Maurice Wetherill		 [14] Try: Thompson, S Riley
Drop: Pat Skelton		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Vic Simpson
10 May Devonport 22-3 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Les O’Leary 2, E Ruby 2, Trevor O’Leary 2
Con: E Ruby, Allan Seagar		 [14] Try: Patterson Attendance: 10,000
Referee: H Carroll
10 May Ellerslie 5-13 Marist Ellerslie Reserve  
3:00 Try: Campner
Con: Craddock Dufty		 [14] Try: Wilf Hassan, George Batchelor, Johnson
Con: Charles Gregory 2		 Referee: Percy Rogers
10 May Newton 14-8 Kingsland Auckland Domain  
3:00 Try: Ted Brimble, McLeod, Ed St George, Carter
Con: Ted Brimble		 [14] Try: Carter, H Carter
Con: Ralph Longville		 Referee: A McKubrey

Round 4

In the match between Marist and City, Sweeney was ordered off for Marist and Mita Watene was ordered off for City. Frank Delgrosso against left the field after njuring his knee while playing for Ponsonby.

24 May Marist 13-12 City Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Batchelor 2, Sweeney
Con: Charles Gregory
Pen: Charles Gregory		 [15] Try: Puti Tipene Watene, Len Barchard
Pen: Puti Tipene Watene 2, George Perry		 Referee: Percy Rogers
24 May Ponsonby 14-10 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: John Angelo, Kenneth Peckham, Schofield, Pat Skelton
Con: Kenneth Peckham		 [15] Try: Ted Brimble, Hill
Con: Ted Brimble
Pen: Ted Brimble		 Referee: Wlfred Simpson
24 May Devonport 5-13 Ellerslie Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Horace Dixon
Con: Les O’Leary		 [15] Try: Grogan, Hemingway, Chapman
Con: Craddock Dufty 2		 Referee: Vic Simpson
24 May Richmond 10-3 Kingsland Auckland Domain 2  
3:00 Try: Ted Mincham, Jones
Con: Ted Mincham
Pen: Ted Mincham		 [15] Try: Lucas Referee: Les Bull

Round 5

7 June Marist 22-2 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Charles Gregory 2, Jock Graham, Wilf Hassan, Horatio Drew, Hec Brisbane
Con: Jim O'Brien 2		 [16] Drop: Pat Skelton Referee: H McKubrey
7 June City 23-10 Devonport Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: C Reynolds, Lawrence Barchard, Maurice Wetherill, William McLaughlin, Len Barchard
Con: Steve Watene 4		 [16] Try: Allan Seagar, Stanley Rule
Con: Les O’Leary 2		 Referee: William Mincham
7 June Newton 11-3 Richmond Carlaw Park 1  
1:30 Try: Hill, Clark, McLeod
Con: Ted Brimble		 [16] Try: Ted Mincham Referee: Vic Simpson
7 June Ellerslie 31-10 Kingsland Ellerslie Reserve  
3:00 Try: Coster 3, Stan Webb, Hemingway 2, Grogan
Con: Craddock Dufty 4, Hemingway		 [17] Try: Atkins, Claude List
Con: Ralph Longville 2		 Referee: S Billman

Round 6

21 June Marist 21-10 Newton Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Charles Gregory, Wilf Hassan, Phil Brady, George Batchelor 2, Jim O'Brien, Norm Campbell
Con: Charles Gregory 3, George Batchelor
Pen: Charles Gregory		 [18] Try: McLeod, Ed St George
Con: C Brimble
Pen: Hill		 Referee: B Emirali
21 June City 17-13 Kingsland Carlaw Park 1  
1:30 Try: W McLaughlin, Paton, Joe Hadley, George Perry, Ben Davidson
Con: Laurie Barchard		 [19] Try: Carter 2, G Simms
Con: Herring 2		 Referee: Freeman Thompson
21 June Ponsonby 8-6 Devonport Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Schofield, Winters
Con: Frank Delgrosso		 [19] Try: S Casey, Horace Dixon Referee: Vic Simpson
21 June Richmond 8-0 Ellerslie Grey Lynn Park  
3:00 Try: Patterson 2
Con: Ted Mincham		 [20] Referee: Les Bull

Round 7

The match between Ponsonby and Kingsland was played at the Mangere Domain.

28 June Devonport 24-12 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Smith, Les O’Leary, E Ruby, Alf Scott
Con: Les O’Leary 4
Pen: Les O’Leary, Smith		 [21] Try: Jock Graham, George Batchelor
Con: Jim O'Brien 2
Pen: Jim O'Brien		 Referee: Les Bull
28 June Newton 22-18 Ellerslie Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Butler, Allan 2, C Brimble 2, Ted Brimble
Con: Hill, Claude Dempsey		 [22] Try: Calder, Coster, Drew 2
Con: Hemingway 2, Stan Webb		 Referee: E McCall
28 June Ponsonby 13-12 Kingsland Mangere Domain  
3:00 Try: Schofield, John Angelo, Lunn
Con: Frank Delgrosso 2		 [21] Try: Simms, McLaughlin
Con: Ralph Longville, Herring
Pen: Herring		 Referee: Wilfred Simpson
28 June City 11-7 Richmond Auckland Domain 2  
3:00 Try: McLaughlin 2, George Perry
Con: Laurie Barchard		 [21] Try: Lennie
Con: Jones
Pen: G Davis		 Referee: Vic Simpson

Round 8

The Marist v Kingsland match finished with an unusual scoreline of 0-0. Although the score was perhaps somewhat misleading as Marist Old Boys played two men short for most of the game with Batchelor and Norm Campbell going off injured in the first half. One of the only other times that this had happened since the first round of matches in 1910 when North Shore drew 0–0 with Newton.

5 July Devonport 5-0 Newton Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Les O’Leary
Pen: Les O’Leary		 [23] Referee: Vic Simpson
5 July City 6-2 Ellerslie Carlaw Park 1  
1:30 Try: Joe Hadley 2 [23] Pen: Hemingway Referee: H Carroll
5 July Ponsonby 10-9 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: S Riley, D McLeay
Con: Frank Delgrosso 2		 [23] Try: Joseph Ragg, Ted Mincham, Patterson Referee: Percy Rogers
5 July Marist 0-0 Kingsland Carlaw Park 2  
1:30 [23] Referee: T Hill

Round 9

12 July Richmond 11-10 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Ted Mincham 2, Ritchie
Con: Ted Mincham		 [24] Try: Phil Brady, Jock Graham
Con: Jim O'Brien 2		 Referee: A McKubrey
12 July City 21-8 Newton Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Perry 3, Willie Shortland, C Reynolds
Con: Paton 3		 [25] Try: Ted Brimble, Middleton
Con: Hill		 Referee: B Emirali
12 July Devonport 13-6 Kingsland Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: E Ruby, Alf Scott, O’Donnell
Con: Alf Scott		 [25] Try: Claude List, Carter Referee: Les Bull
12 July Ponsonby 10-5 Ellerslie Auckland Domain 1  
3:00 Try: Schofield, S Riley
Con: Frank Delgrosso
Pen: Frank Delgrosso		 [25] Try: Drew
Pen: Hemingway		 Referee: Percy Rogers

Round 10

For Marist, Phil Brady was sent off for punching an Ellerslie player early in the second half. Bert Laing after an absence of 3 years turned out for Devonport.

19 July Ponsonby 29-12 City Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Lunn, Pat Skelton, Schofield, Bill Skelton, S Riley
Con: Frank Delgrosso 5
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 2		 [26] Try: Bill Hamilton, N Pascoe
Pen: Paton 3		 Referee: E McCall
19 July Marist 25-8 Ellerslie Auckland Domain  
3:00 Try: George Batchelor 2, Horatio Drew 4, Len Schultz
Con: Len Schultz
Pen: Alan Clarke		 [27] Try: Quirke 2
Pen: Oliff		 Referee: S Billman
19 July Kingsland 13-5 Newton Auckland Domain 6  
3:00 Try: Simms, Claude List 2
Con: Herring
Pen: Herring		 [26] Try: Middleton
Con: E Brimble		 Referee: Wilfred Simpson
19 July Richmond 14-13 Devonport Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Ted Mincham, Edwards
Con: Ted Mincham
Pen: Ted Mincham 3		 [26] Try: Les O’Leary, O’Donnell, Neville St George
Con: Les O’Leary 2		 Referee: C Moore

Round 11

2 August City 28-28 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Bill Hadley, W Perry, George Perry, Joe Hadley 2, Reynolds, Iverson, McLaughlin
Con: Paton 2		 [28] Try: George Batchelor 3, Jock Johnson, Phil Brady 3, Alan Clarke
Con: Jim O'Brien 2		 Referee: Les Bull
2 August Ponsonby 18-7 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Lunn, S Riley 2, Schofield
Con: Frank Delgrosso 3		 [28] Try: Ed St George
Con: Claude Dempsey
Pen: Claude Dempsey		 Referee: A McKubrey
2 August Ellerslie 8-12 Devonport Ellerslie Racecourse  
3:00 Try: Kennedy, Stan Webb
Con: Wally Somers		 [28] Try: Les O’Leary, C Rhodes
Con: Les O’Leary
Pen: Les O’Leary		 Referee: E McCall
2 August Kingsland 13-8 Richmond Carlaw Park 1  
1:30 Try: Carter, H Carter, R Carter
Con: Ralph Longville
Pen: Ralph Longville		 [28] Try: Mills, Tim Peckham
Con: Ted Mincham		 Referee: Vic Simpson

Round 12

The Round 12 matches due to be played on 9 August were all postponed after rain fell on the Saturday. This added to the rain which had fallen throughout the week leading up to the Saturday.

16 August Ponsonby 19-10 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:15 Try: A McIntyre, S Riley 3, Pat Skelton
Con: Frank Delgrosso
Pen: Pat Skelton		 [29] Try: George Batchelor 2
Con: Jim O'Brien 2		 Referee: Percy Rogers
16 August Ellerslie 18-16 Kingsland Carlaw Park 2  
3:15 Try: Wally Somers, Hickey 2, Quirke
Con: Oliff 2
Pen: Wally Somers		 [30] Try: R Carter, Dix, Claude List, R Carter
Con: Ralph Longville
Pen: Ralph Longville		 Referee: T Hill
16 August Devonport 11-0 City Carlaw Park 1  
1:45 Try: Smith, Trevor O’Leary, J Harding
Con: Les O’Leary		 [30] Referee: E McCall
16 August Newton 11-3 Richmond Auckland Domain 3  
3:00 Try: Hill, C Brimble, McLeod
Con: C Brimble		 [30] Try: Stan Prentice Referee: Les Bull

Round 13

The Ponsonby United side which won the 1930 championship.
30 August Ponsonby 28-3 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:15 Try: Schofield 2, Winters, Goodwin, Victor Fagan, John Angelo
Con: Frank Delgrosso 3, Moore, S Riley		 [31] Try: Smith Referee: W Mincham
30 August Kingsland 14-13 City Auckland Domain  
3:00 Try: Claude List 2, Simms, Lucas
Con: Herring		 [32] Try: Laurie Barchard 2, Paton
Con: Laurie Barchard 2		 Referee: A.E. Smith
30 August Marist 16-16 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:15 Try: Cronin 2, Fraser Webberley, P Young
Con: Charles Gregory 2		 [32] Try: C Brimble 2, Francis, Allan
Con: Claude Dempsey, Hill		 Referee: A McKubrey
30 August Ellerslie 17-16 Richmond Ellerslie Reserve  
3:00 Try: Kennedy, Drew, Hickey
Con: Craddock Dufty 2
Pen: Craddock Dufty 2		 [32] Try: Ted Mincham, J Potter, Joseph Ragg, Thomas
Con: Ted Mincham 2		 Referee: S Billman

Roope Rooster knockout competition

Craddock Dufty, who had returned from the recent New Zealand tour to Australia refused to play in the fixture against the Auckland players citing an injured elbow. He did not produce a doctors certificate and as a result Auckland Rugby League suspended him and he was unable to play for Ellerslie in their first round match. Jim O'Brien was sent off after a "verbal altercation" with referee Vic Simpson. This was to be his last official competition match of his career, though he did play in the McManus benefit match weeks later at Otahuhu.

Round 1

6 September Richmond 6-3 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:15 Try: Ted Mincham, Ritchie [33] Try: P Young Referee: Vic Simpson
6 September Ponsonby 30-12 Ellerslie Carlaw Park 2  
3:15 Try: S Riley 2, Pat Skelton 2, Winters 2, Schofield, Victor Fagan
Con: Frank Delgrosso, George Gardiner, Herewini		 [33] Try: Quirk, Wally Somers
Con: Oliff
Pen: Oliff 2		 Referee: A McKubrey
6 September City 31-13 Kingsland Carlaw Park 2  
1:45 Try: Laurie Barchard 4, George Perry 2, Leek
Con: Laurie Barchard 3, Maurice Wetherill 2		 [33] Try: Wright, Herring, Atkins
Con: Herring 2		 Referee: B Emirali
6 September Devonport 15-2 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
1:45 Try: Allan Seagar, S Casey, Stanley Rule
Con: Les O’Leary 2
Pen: Les O’Leary		 [33] Pen: Claude Dempsey Referee: Les Bull

Semi finals

13 September Ponsonby 10-5 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:15 Try: Pat Skelton, Frank Delgrosso
Con: George Gardiner
Pen: George Gardiner		 [34] Try: Les O’Leary
Pen: Les O’Leary		 Referee: Percy Rogers
13 September Richmond 13-0 City Carlaw Park 2  
3:15 Try: Ted Mincham, Stallworthy 2
Con: W Jones, G Davis		 [34] Referee: H McKubrey

Final

20 September Ponsonby 15-7 Richmond Carlaw Park 1  
3:15 Try: George Gardiner, W Skelton, Schofield
Con: Frank Delgrosso 2
Pen: Frank Delgrosso		 [35] Try: Lionel Thompson
Con: Ted Mincham
Pen: Ted Mincham		 Referee: Les Bull

Stormont Shield

City and Devonport were tied for second place in the Senior A competition and as Ponsonby won both the Senior A championship and the Roope Rooster it left City and Devonport to play off for the right to join them in the Stormont Shield match. Devonport defeated City by 1 point to earn the right to play Ponsonby. In the final Ponsonby had J. Moore ordered off but he refused to leave. The referee then left the field until Moore was persuaded to leave and the game could progress. Moore was later suspended by the league. It eventually turned out that the Auckland and New Zealand representative Frank Delgrosso who was captain at the time had failed to persuade Moore to leave the field and had also verbally abused the referee and thrown mud at him. Delgrosso was suspended by the league for three years but on appeal and with an apology and expression of regret at a March 1931 meeting his suspension was reduced.

Play in Match

27 September Devonport 18-17 City Carlaw Park 1  
3:15 Try: Stanley Rule, Wilson, S Casey, Les O’Leary
Con: Alf Scott 3		 [36] Try: Ben Davidson 2, Laurie Barchard 2, Stan Clark
Con: Ben Davidson		 Referee: B Emirali

Stormont Shield final

4 October Devonport 17-5 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:15 Try: Allan Seagar 2, Adams
Con: Allan Seagar, J Harding, Trevor O’Leary
Pen: Allan Seagar		 [37] Try: Lunn
Con: Frank Delgrosso		 Referee: Vic Simpson

Provincial club championship

A game between the champions of the Auckland and South Auckland competitions Ponsonby and Ngaruawahia. George Tittleton fractured his collarbone after being thrown heavily near the end of the match. He finished the game but was taken to Auckland Hospital straight after the match. L Stevens, the Ponsonby hooker received a head injury which required stitches.

11 October Ponsonby 32-29 Ngaruawahia Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Roy Bright, Goodwin, Winters, E Friend 2, Lunn, George Gardiner, Unknown x 1
Con: Frank Delgrosso 4		 [38] Try: Edwin Abbott, Williams, George Tittleton 3, Mason, Jim Laird
Con: George Tittleton, Hall 2
Pen: George Tittleton		 Referee: Arthur Rae

Top try scorers and point scorers

Top try and point scorers for A Grade and Roope Rooster matches. L O'Leary of Devonport United top scored with 72 points followed by Frank Delgrosso with 59, and Mincham with 56. George Batchelor of Marist Old Boys was the top try scorer with 15, followed by S Riley and George Perry with 12 each.

Senior B grade competition

Senior B grade standings

A Mangere and Mt Albert result is missing as it was not reported in any of the newspapers of the time.

Team Pld W D L F A Pts
Otahuhu United 1311111838123
Point Chevalier 1310121086221
Mount Albert United 11416821019
Mangere 1040690838
Northcote and Birkenhead Ramblers 1240867928
Parnell 12408681388
Richmond Rovers B 11218611025

Senior B grade fixtures

Mt Albert entered a senior team for the first time in their club history which had begun in 1928.

The Round 8 game between Mangere and Richmond B was not played because a charity match between Ponsonby and Kingsland was being played on its ground.

Parnell were referred to as the “magpies” on account of their black and white uniforms by the Auckland Star after their Round 9 match.

The Round 9 match report in the Auckland Star incorrectly reported the score 15–6 in favour of Northcote, however they corrected it in their following week reports of the Senior B matches as being a 15–6 win to Mangere.

The round 13 matches were cancelled due to steady rain falling on the Saturday adding to significant rain that had fallen during the week, aside from the game at Mangere. The Northcote v Otahuhu match was postponed as Northcote had played their traditional fixture v Huntly on Northcote's home ground at Stafford Park.

Otahuhu beat Point Chevalier in the final by 3 points to 0 to win the Senior B championship.

1930 Senior B results
Date Score Score Venue Attendance
Round 1 26 April [39] Point Chevalier23Parnell8Carlaw Park # 2, 1:30pm
– 26 AprilRichmond B6Northcote3Victoria Park, 3pm
– 26 AprilMangere5Otahuhu11Mangere, 3pm
Round 2 3 May [13] Otahuhu11Parnell7Auckland Domain # 1, 3pm
– 3 MayPoint Chevalier5Mt Albert3Point Chevalier, 3pm
– 3 MayMangere11Richmond B3Mangere, 3pm
Round 3 10 May [40] Northcote8Mangere6Northcote
– 10 MayMount Albert8Otahuhu9Mount Albert, 3pm
– 10 MayRichmond B18Parnell7Grey Lynn, 3pm
Round 4 17 May [41] Otahuhu8Point Chevalier8Sturgess Park, Otahuhu, 3pm
– 17 MayRichmond B9Mount Albert11Grey Lynn, 3pm
– 17 MayParnell9Northcote0Carlaw Park # 2, 3pm
Round 5 24 May [42] Mount Albert8Northcote5Victoria Park, 3pm
– 24 MayMangere11Parnell15Mangere, 3pm
– 24 MayPoint Chevalier8Richmond B5Point Chevalier, 3pm
Round 6 31 May [43] Otahuhu29Richmond B0Sturges Park, Otahuhu, 3pm
– 31 MayMangere12Mount Albert8Carlaw Park # 2, 3pm
– 31 MayNorthcote6Point Chevalier2Stafford Park, Northcote, 3pm
Round 6 7 June [44] Otahuhu10Northcote8Victoria Park, 3pm
– 7 JunePoint Chevalier9Mangere3Point Chevalier, 3pm
– 7 JuneMount Albert5Parnell7Mount Albert, 3pm
Round 7 21 June [45] Northcote15Richmond B7Stafford Park, Northcote, 3pm
– 21 JuneOtahuhu17Mangere10Sturges Park, Otahuhu, 3pm
– 21 JunePoint Chevalier5Parnell4Point Chevalier, 3pm
Round 8 28 June [46] Otahuhu28Parnell2Mangere Domain, 2pm
– 28 JuneMount Albert0Point Chevalier18Mount Albert, 3pm
– 28 JuneMangerePPDRichmond BPPD
Round 9 5 July [47] Parnell2Richmond B0Auckland Domain # 2, 3pm
– 5 JulyMangere15Northcote6Mangere, 3pm
– 5 JulyOtahuhu25Mount Albert8Sturges Park, Otahuhu, 3pm
Round 10 12 July [48] Mount Albert3Richmond3Mount Albert, 3pm
– 12 JulyPoint Chevalier13Otahuhu12Point Chevalier, 3pm1,000
– 12 JulyNorthcote6Parnell2Stafford Park, Northcote, 3pm
Round 11 19 July [49] Richmond B3Point Chevalier5Grey Lynn Park, 3pm
– 19 JulyMount Albert9Northcote3Mount Albert, 3pm
– 19 JulyMangere12Parnell0Carlaw Park # 1, 1:30pm
Round 12 2 Aug [50] Richmond B7Otahuhu8Grey Lynn Park # 2, 3pm
– 2 AugPoint Chevalier6Northcote2Point Chevalier, 3pm
– 2 AugMount Albert ?Mangere ?Mount Albert, 3pm
Round 13 14 Aug [51] Mount Albert19Parnell5Carlaw Park # 1, 1:45pm
– 23 AugOtahuhu12Northcote5Auckland Domain # 1, 3pm
– 9 AugMangere5Point Chevalier6Mangere Domain, 3pm
Final 30 Aug [52] Otahuhu3Point Chevalier0Carlaw Park # 1, 1:45

Stallard Cup knockout competition

Devonport entered a Senior B team in the Stallard Cup which had not played in the Senior B grade during the season. This team could loosely be considered the second ever ‘reserve’ grade team fielded following the Richmond clubs entry of Senior B teams in that grade for the 1929 and 1930 seasons.

1930 Stallard Cup results
Date Score Score Venue
Round 1 6 Sep [33] Mount Albert5Northcote3Auckland Domain # 2, 3pm
– 6 SepParnell12Richmond B7Auckland Domain # 6, 3pm
– 6 SepOtahuhu6Mangere0Papatoetoe, 3pm
– 6 SepDevonport B10Point Chevalier16Devonport Domain, 3pm
Semi final 13 Sep [34] Point Chevalier3Otahuhu0Carlaw Park # 1, 1:45pm
Semi final 13 SepRichmond B10Mount Albert4Carlaw Park # 2, 1:45pm
Final 27 Sep [53] Richmond B21Point Chevalier11Carlaw Park # 2, 3:15pm

Other club matches and lower grades

Lower grade competitions

There were 6 lower grades in 1930 if you include the Sixth Grade which was split into an A and B grade. Clubs with only lower grade teams were: Grades were made of the following teams with the winning team in bold:[54]

  • Second Grade: Devonport United, Mangere, Marist Old Boys, Mount Wellington, Otahuhu Rovers, Ponsonby United (won the knock out competition), Richmond
  • Third Grade Open: Avondale, Devonport United, Ellerslie United, Glen Lynn, Kingsland Athletic, Marist Old Boys, Ponsonby United, Richmond Rovers (Ponsonby won the championship undefeated, and won the knockout competition)
  • Third Grade Intermediate: Akarana, Devonport United, Kingsland Athletic, Mount Albert United, Newmarket, Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers, Richmond Rovers (Newmarket won the knockout competition)
  • Fourth Grade: Akarana, Avondale, City Rovers, Devonport United, Glen Lynn, Kingsland Athletic, Mount Albert United, Papatoetoe, Point Chevalier, Ponsonby United, Richmond Rovers
  • Fifth Grade: Akarana, Avondale, Marist Old Boys, Newmarket, Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers, Otahuhu Rovers, Papatoetoe, Ponsonby United, Richmond Rovers (Marist won the knockout competition)
  • Sixth Grade A: City Rovers, Devonport United, Ellerslie United, Glen Lynn, Kingsland Athletic, Marist Old Boys A, Marist Old Boys B, Newmarket, Newton Rangers, Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers, Point Chevalier, Ponsonby United, Richmond Rovers
  • Sixth Grade B: Avondale, City Rovers, Devonport United, Ellerslie United, Glen Lynn, Marist Old Boys, Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers, Otahuhu United, Point Chevalier, Richmond Rovers A, Richmond Rovers B (Richmond Rovers A also won the knockout competition)
  • Primary Schools: Avondale, Avondale Convent, Devonport, Ellerslie, Mangere, Mount Albert, Newmarket, Newton, Northcote, Onehunga, Otahuhu, Papatoetoe, Parnell, Richmond (Richmond won the championship by beating Akarana (Parnell) 11–8 in the final)[55]

Third Intermediate Grade standings

Team Pld W D L F A Pts
Kingsland Athletic 121011962021
Devonport United 128221512018
Newmarket 118031554816
Akarana 126151006813
Northcote and Birkenhead 11506699610
Mount Albert United 121011232822
Richmond Rovers 12101131912

Third Open Grade standings

Team Pld W D L F A Pts
Ponsonby United 1414004103328
Kingsland Athletic 14932785621
Glen Lynn 1471611814615
Ellerslie 146176111013
Marist Old Boys 145278014012
Avondale 145188316011
Richmond Rovers 14329241708
Devonport United 14211156895

Fifth Grade standings

Team Pld W D L F A Pts
Marist Old Boys 1412112532725
Otahuhu United 1411211312424
Richmond Rovers 1410131355221
Newmarket 145188610911
Akarana 14509397610
Ponsonby United 142111371755
Papatoetoe 142012192284

Other club and junior representative matches

Richmond played a preseason match in Whangarei with a team made up of Whangarei city and Hikurangi players. The match was played on the new Cossill Park before a large crowd and the local team ran out comfortable winners.

W McManus benefit match

At the end of the season Otahuhu hosted a benefit match for W. McManus who was a well-known ex-amateur runner and league player who had been ill for a long time in hospital. The match was played between Otahuhu Senior B team and the Marist A side. Marist were not at full strength but still fielded a good side. Otahuhu won 26–25.

20 September Otahuhu 26-25 Marist Sturges Park  
3:00 Try: Farrell 2, Watson 2, Conway, McLaren
Con: Eustace 4		 [56] Try: Purdy 2, Jim O'Brien, Hec Brisbane, Schultz
Con: Cronin 5

List of matches

List of matches
Date Score Score Venue
Exhibition match 21 April [57] Combined City and Hikurangi25Richmond7Whangarei
Exhibition match 19 July [58] Northland Juniors8Ponsonby Juniors14Whangarei
Annual Hamilton v Northcote match 16 Aug [59] Northcote9Hamilton0Stafford Park, Northcote
Exhibition match 20 Sep [60] Ponsonby 3rd Grade32Hikurangi2Carlaw Park # 1, 1:30pm
Annual Hamilton v Northcote match 27 Sep [61] Hamilton32Northcote22Hinemoa Park, Hamilton, 3pm
Exhibition match at Papakura 11 Oct [62] Richmond 2nd Grade20Newmarket 2nd Grade10Railway Reserve, Papakura
Whangarei exhibition match 11 Oct [63] Northland City team23Parnell12Whangarei
Inter-provincial junior representative Match 31 May Auckland Juniors14South Auckland Juniors2Carlaw Park #1, 1:30pm

Wednesday Competition

In July several businesses approached the Auckland Rugby League regarding the possibility of playing a competition between them on Wednesday's. The Auckland Rugby League agreed in August and the first matches were played on August 27. Initially there were ten teams set to enter however eventually just seven entered the competition and the Royal Billiard Saloon side failed to fulfill a fixture leaving 6 sides to compete.[64]

Standings

Team Pld W D L F A Pts
Barmen 541038179
New Zealand Fertilisers 540127138
Trotting Trainers 520346394
Chess Taxis 520313364
Private Taxis 411235423
Stonex Brothers Limited 400412240

Wednesday Competition fixtures

While there were many players with little or no experience some of the teams did feature senior grade players such as W. Skelton of Ponsonby who played for Private Taxis, and brothers F. and J. Herring who played for the Trotting Trainers. Alan Clarke also played in Private Taxi's first match, Stan Prentice played at least twice for the Trotting Trainers, and Ted Brimble played for New Zealand Fertilisers. Barmen won the competition winning 4 games and drawing one.

Date Score Score Venue
Round 1 27 August [65] Trotting Trainers26Private Taxis10Carlaw Park 2, 4pm
– 27 AugustNZ FertilisersWStonex BrosLVictoria Park, 4pm
– 27 AugustBarmen14Chess Taxis0Carlaw Park 1
Round 2 3 September [66] NZ Fertilisers5Chess Taxis0Carlaw Park 2, 3:30pm
– 3 SeptemberBarmen10Trotting Trainers9Carlaw Park 1, 2:30pm
– 3 SeptemberPrivate TaxisABDRoyal Billiard Ac.ABDCarlaw Park
Round 3 10 September [67] Barmen3Private Taxis3Carlaw Park 1
– 10 SeptemberChess Taxis8Stonex Bros2Carlaw Park 2
– 10 SeptemberNZ Fertilisers9Trotting Trainers0Carlaw Park
Round 4 17 September [68] Barmen6NZ Fertilisers5Carlaw Park
– 17 SeptemberTrotting Trainers11Stonex Bros10Carlaw Park
– 17 SeptemberPrivate Taxis15Chess Taxis5Carlaw Park
Round 5 24 September [69] NZ Fertilisers8Private Taxis7Carlaw Park 3:30
– 24 SeptemberBarmen5Stonex Bros0Carlaw Park 2:30
– 24 SeptemberChess TaxisWBDTrotting TrainersLBDCarlaw Park 2:30

Wednesday Competition 'final game'

Following the awarding of the Barmen side the championship a match was scheduled between them and players from all of the other sides. The Barmen team won 8 to 7.

1 October Barmen 8-7 The Rest Carlaw Park  
Try: Hudson, O'Donnell
Con: O'Donnell		 [70] Try: Stepanicic
Pen: Harding 2		 Attendance: Jackson

Representative season

It was a relatively quiet season for the Auckland representative side due to the fact that the New Zealand team toured Australia in the latter part of the year. They beat Northland, lost to South Auckland, and lost to the New Zealand touring team.

Representative fixtures

Auckland v Northland (Northern Union CC)

17 May Auckland 21-16 Northland Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Phil Brady, R Carter, Maurice Wetherill, Stan Clark, Francis
Con: Norm Campbell, Allan Seagar
Pen: Allan Seagar		 [71] Try: R Hamilton, Ted Meyer, A Wells, N Dunn
Con: Ted Meyer 2		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: W Mincham

Auckland v South Auckland (Northern Union CC)

31 May Auckland 12-13 South Auckland Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Pat Skelton, Len Barchard
Con: Craddock Dufty, Allan Seagar
Pen: Craddock Dufty		 [72] Try: George Tittleton, Huatahi Paki, Quinn
Con: George Tittleton 2		 Referee: Percy Rogers

New Zealand trial match

14 June Probables 28-3 Possibles Carlaw Park 1  
1:30 Try: Jones 2, S Riley, Hersehll, Charles Gregory, Davis
Con: Jones, Puti Tipene Watene, Charles Gregory 3		 [73] Try: Francis Referee: H McKubrey

Inter-Island match

For the North Island v South Island trial the Devonport and Ponsonby clubs gave permission for their jerseys to be worn by the respective sides.[74] Mick O’Brien of the South Island team broke his tibia late in the match.

14 June North Island 22-22 South Island Carlaw Park 1  
2:45 Try: Hec Brisbane 2, Alan Clarke, Tom Timms
Con: Craddock Dufty 4
Pen: Craddock Dufty		 [75] Try: Herbert Pearce, T McKenzie, Mick O'Brien, Jim Calder
Con: Herbert Pearce 2, Bert Eckhoff
Pen: Herbert Pearce, Bert Eckhoff		 Referee: Les Bull

Auckland v New Zealand

James Jones came on as a replacement for an injured Puti Tipene Watene. Wilf Hassan came on as a replacement for Auckland.

23 August Auckland 27-34 New Zealand Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Phil Brady 2, Carter, E Ruby, Wilf Hassan
Con: Jim O'Brien 4
Pen: Jim O'Brien 2		 [76] Try: Allan Seagar 2, Edwin Abbott 4, Stan Clark, James Jones
Con: George Tittleton, Jim Amos, Bert Eckhoff 3		 Referee: Les Bull

Auckland Representative matches played and points scored

NoNameClub TeamPlayedTriesConPenPoints
1Jim O'BrienMarist Old Boys304212
2Phil BradyMarist Old Boys23009
3R CarterKingsland Athletic22006
4Allan SeagarDevonport United20216
5Craddock DuftyEllerslie United10114
6Maurice WetherillCity Rovers21003
6Stan ClarkCity Rovers21003
6Ernest RubyDevonport United21003
6Stanley FrancisNewton Rangers11003
6Pat SkeltonPonsonby United11003
6Len BarchardCity Rovers11003
6Wilf HassanMarist Old Boys11003
13Norm CampbellMarist Old Boys10102
14Willie ShortlandCity Rovers30000
14Alan ClarkeMarist Old Boys20000
14N PascoeCity Rovers20000
14George PerryCity Rovers20000
14Claude ListKingsland Athletic10000
14Mita WateneCity Rovers10000
14Hec BrisbaneMarist Old Boys10000
14George BatchelorMarist Old Boys10000
14LeeRichmond Rovers10000
14S RileyPonsonby United10000
14Stan PrenticeRichmond Rovers10000
14Pat YoungMarist Old Boys10000

Annual general meetings and club news

  • Auckland Rugby League was held at the Chamber of Commerce on Swanson Street on Monday 7 April. The meeting showed that there was a profit of £1742 10/. Maintenance of Carlaw Park cost £419 6/, rates £78 0/8, office rent £235 4/ and entertaining visitors £67 18/2.[77] Much of the discussion at the meeting was centred around the appointment of referees for matches.[78]
  • Primary School Management Committee met on 15 May. There were twenty delegates. It was reported that 15 school teams would enter with four new clubs (Avondale, Northcote, City, and Papatoetoe).[80]
  • Auckland Rugby League Referees Association held in the League Rooms on Monday, 31 March.
  • Akarana League Club held at Carlaw Park on Tuesday 1 April.[81]
  • Avondale League Football Club held at Hick's Tearooms, Fearon's Corner, Avondale, Auckland on 10 March. This meeting was held to see if there was interest in forming a club.[82] About 75 people attended and it was decided that the club should be called Avondale League Football Club. They also decided to enter teams in the 3rd Open, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades, and that the Avondale Convent were also prepared to find a team. The club colours would be green with a red band.[83] Their first annual general meeting was held at Watson's Fruit Shop, Avondale on Monday 17 March. They were to hold their first ever practice on the Avondale racecourse on the following Saturday. At the end of the season on Monday, 6 October the club held a general meeting at Lesser Town Hall.[84]
  • City Rovers held at Carlaw Park on Sunday, 23 March.[85] There was a “record attendance of sixty players” at the meeting. The accounts were in credit by £43. It was noted that Ben Davidson (rugby league) had arrived back in Auckland from England and was expected to play for the club.[86]
  • Devonport United Football Club held at the Committee Rooms, corner of Clarence Street and Victoria Road, Devonport on Thursday 20 March.[87] At the 12th annual meeting the committee's report showed that the balance sheet showed a credit balance of £99. They had started the previous season with 100 players and the juniors won the third grade intermediate grade and fourth grade. The ladies’ social committee had held dances which had generated £90 profit.[88] One of the men who formed the Devonport Club, Mr. D.W. McLean resigned from the New Zealand Council owing to his health. He had formed the North Shore Albions at Devonport, and took a prominent part in forming Newton Rangers, Ponsonby, and the Northcote and Birkenhead Rambers. He was also involved strongly in other aspects of the foundation of the Rugby League game in Auckland and New Zealand.[89]
  • Ellerslie United League Football Club held their annual meeting at their training shed on Monday, 10 March. The club gained the services of W. Somers from Newton who was a New Zealand representative while Craddock Dufty would again turn out for the team.[90]
  • Glen Lynn League Football Club held at New Lynn billiard saloon on Wednesday 19 March.[87]
  • Kingsland Athletic held at the Buffalo Lodge Rooms, St Benedicts Street on Thursday 27 March.[91] The annual meeting showed a credit balance of £12.
  • Marist Brothers Old Boys League Football Club held at Donovan's Gym in Parnell, New Zealand on Tuesday 25 March.[79]
  • Mangere Rugby League Football Club held in Jones’ Confectionary Hall, Onehunga on Thursday 20 March. This meeting was held with a view to forming a club which would be a combination of Mangere and Manukau.[92]
  • Mt. Albert United Rugby League Football Club held at King George Hall, Mt Albert on Thursday 6 March.[93] The club advertised for practices to be held for Senior B and all other grades to be held on Saturday, 12 April on its own ground at the foot of Springleigh Avenue, Mt Albert which would most likely be the present day Phyllis Street Reserve area.[94]
  • Mt Wellington Rugby League Football Club were holding practices at their club's ground at Westfield.[95]
  • Newmarket Rugby League Football Club held at the Club Room, 265, Khyber Pass Road on Thursday 27 February.[96] The meeting was adjourned and continued at the Orient Tea Rooms, Broadway on Thursday, 10 April.
  • Newton Rangers Football Club held at the Y.M.C.A. Buildings, Wellesley Street East on Monday, 3 March.[97]
  • Northcote and Birkenhead Ramblers Football Club held at Foresters’ Hall, Birkenhead on Thursday 20 March.[98] The 20th annual meeting of the club was overseen by Mr. A.E. Greenslade with a large attendance. The membership was totalled at 99. The finishing positions of all its team was noted. H. Simpson was awarded a medal for consistency in the senior team.[99] The Northcote Borough Council was informed by Auckland Rugby League that it was not in a position to spend any money on forming a football ground at the eastern end of the Kauri Gully scenic reserve.
  • Otahuhu Rugby League Football Club[100] It was decided to enter teams in the Senior B, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth A, Sixth B, and Schoolboy competitions.
  • Papatoetoe Rugby League Club During the season with Auckland Rugby League struggling to gain access to enough playing fields, the president of the Papatoetoe Welfare League, Mr. S.J.E. Closey wrote to Auckland Rugby League suggesting the use of some of the flat land in the area. Some of which was in Mulcock's reserve which was in a natural amphitheatre. His land was at the site of present-day Peverill Crescent adjacent to Kohuora Park where the Papatoetoe Panthers club is located.[101]
  • Parnell League Football Club held at Donovan's Gymnasium, First Section, Parnell on 10 March.[82]
  • Point Chevalier League Football Club held at the Sailing Club Hall on Wednesday 26 March.[79] The meeting showed that the club hoped to field six teams and were £30 in profit.[102]
  • Ponsonby United Football Club held at Leys Institute, on Monday 10 March.[93] It was reported that the club had accumulated funds of £20 for the year and had total assets exceeding liabilities by £430. Medals were presented to A. Payne for being the most consistent forward, L. Riley the most consistent back, and to C. Moore as the most versatile player. J. Norman received a trophy as the most consistent fourth grade player.[103]
  • Richmond Rovers Football Club held at the Gaiety Hall, Surrey Crescent on Monday 24 March.[104] Mr. Milicich presented the club with a cup to be awarded to the team with the fewest points scored against it. It was noted that the following teams won their respective grades in 1929: Third Grade Open, Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade A, Sixth Grade B.[105]

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