# 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.
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.
| Preceded by1929 | 22nd Auckland Rugby League season 1930 | Succeeded by1931 |

## Season News
### Club teams by grade participation

| Team | 1st | Senior B | 2nd | 3rd Open | 3rd Int. | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | Schools | Total |
| Richmond Rovers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Devonport United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Ponsonby United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Marist Old Boys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Kingsland Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| City Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Ellerslie United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Otahuhu Rovers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Point Chevalier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Glen Lynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mount Albert United | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Newmarket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Avondale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Parnell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .5 | .5 | .5 | 0 | 0 | .5 | 3 |
| Newton Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Māngere United | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Papatoetoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Akarana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .5 | .5 | .5 | 0 | 0 | .5 | 2 |
| Mount Wellington | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Avondale Convent School | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Onehunga Convent (St Joseph's School) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 95 |

### News

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. He failed to make a teammate who had been ordered off to leave the field, threw mud at the referee, and abused him.
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.
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.

### Criticism of the standard of 1st Grade

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. 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). 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. The matter was further discussed in a Management Committee meeting on 15 October but a decision was deferred for a week. 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.

### New venue

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. He was buried at O’Neill's Point Cemetery on the North Shore, New Zealand. In 1931 his family donated a shield for the league and it was decided to have it played for in the first grade competition. It was named the Fox Memorial Shield and is still played for today.

## Monteith Shield (first grade championship)
### Monteith Shield standings

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Ponsonby United | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 190 | 138 | 22 |
| City Rovers | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 206 | 175 | 16 |
| Devonport United | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 151 | 128 | 16 |
| Marist Old Boys | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 200 | 147 | 15 |
| Newton Rangers | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 142 | 193 | 9 |
| Kingsland Athletic | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 113 | 156 | 9 |
| Ellerslie United | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 141 | 171 | 9 |
| Richmond Rovers | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 118 | 156 | 8 |

### Monteith Shield fixtures
#### Round 1

Marist Old Boys victory over Kingsland Athletic was contested by Kingsland over an unregistered player (Robert Munro) playing in the match. He had come across from the Mt Albert 3rd grade team. 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. Kingsland Athletic, who wore maroon jerseys with a blue and gold crest were forced to play in the George Court House jerseys which were amber and black (likened to Taranaki rugby) as their new jerseys had not yet arrived. Craddock Dufty (Ellerslie) 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. He was "severely cautioned" by the management committee during the week. Claude Dempsey made his debut for Newton after switching from the Marist rugby union club. He would go on to play 11 seasons for Newton and in 1936 became Kiwi #246 when he played at fullback for New Zealand against England.

#### Round 3

Governor General Lord Bledisloe attended the Carlaw Park matches and was photographed with Ben Davidson of City rovers before the kickoff. The City v Ponsonby match kicked off late as Ponsonby had named veteran forward Dooley Moore in their side but as he had been sent off at the end of the previous season for using insulting language and failed to appear before the management committee he was ineligible to play. George Rhodes, the chairman of the ARL management committee "smoothed things over" by saying that he could have his case considered on the upcoming Wednesday night, but he was still unable to play. Frank Delgrosso left the field early in the match for Ponsonby with an injured knee. In the second half Stanley Goodwin (concussion), Pat Skelton (ankle) and Cyril Thompson (ankle) 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 his concussion injury and it was serious enough for him to remain there for a full week. When he was discharged he was advised that he should not play again for some time. Leonard Riley (displaced cartilage) was also incapacitated meaning their back line was almost devoid of players. The City team were sporting and City forward Stan Clark allowed John Angelo to get back and field the ball when he could have easily collected it and scored. The match on the number two field started in wild fashion with Devonport kicking off and Allan Seagar caught the ball and sent it to Leslie O'Leary who scored within 16 seconds which must have been a league record though without official statistics. For Newton, New Zealand international Ed St George (number 220a) debuted at hooker. He was left off the New Zealand list of internationals as it was thought when the list was later compiled that the 1932 New Zealand hooker was Neville St George, who was in fact his older brother and had debuted for New Zealand at hooker in 1925. Tragically Ed St George later moved to Sydney, Australia and in 1949 murdered his estranged wife (Daphne Sylvester Crawford) and then committed suicide.

#### Round 4

In the match between Marist and City, winger Bernard Sweeney was ordered off for Marist and Mita Watene (forward) was ordered off for City. Frank Delgrosso again left the field after injuring his knee while playing for Ponsonby who were missing Leonard Riley, Stanley Goodwin, and Pat Skelton already from the previous rounds injuries. Delgrosso was replaced at fullback by Dooley Moore who had been allowed to play following the drama of the previous round. Ponsonby wrote to the newspapers explaining that Moore had tried to attend a management committee meeting at the end of the previous season following his send off but was unable to be seen in time before the close of the season.

#### Round 5

In the main match on Carlaw Park the Marist winger, Horatio Drew was reported to have lost half of his trousers in a sprint to the line but carried on nonetheless to score one of his Marist sides six tries in their 22–2 win over Ponsonby. Ponsonby was missing their captain Frank Delgrosso through injury and were captained by Dooley Moore. City won 23–10 over Devonport. City had William Shortland go off injured to be replaced by William McLaughlin who scored a try, while Devonport had Coughlan and Patrick McCarthy both leave injured. McCarthy was replaced by experienced forward Stanley Rule who scored a try.

#### Round 6

Ted Brimble made his debut for Newton Rangers after switching from the Manukau rugby club and joining his brother Cyril who was in his second season for Newton. They were of African descent with their mother a Bantu woman who married an Englishman fighting in the Boer War. At the end of the season Cyril was granted a transfer to Canterbury where he would play rugby league for the Canterbury representative side and later for Wellington. In 1947 he was killed in a fall from a motor lorry aged 48. Cyril was “found unconscious at the corner of Oxford Terrace, Lower Hutt, at 6.30pm on Saturday. He was on his way home, riding alone on the tray of a truck when he apparently fell as the vehicle was rounding a corner. The driver was unaware of the mishap. He was married with one child”. With the New Zealand team having been selected for the Australian tour many of the players either did not play or else played their final club game for some time. City was missing Puti Tipene Watene, Maurice Wetherill, and Stan Clark, while Mita Watene also didn't play.Allan Seagar was absent from the Devonport side, though Alf Scott made his first appearance for them for the season. In the match between Richmond and Ellerslie at Grey Lynn Park, J Potter, the Richmond forward got a bad cut over his eye and was forced off to be replaced by Blundell, while for Ellerslie Hobbs hurdled an opponent and landed on the back of his head with his scalp cut open. He was replaced by Calder.

#### Round 7

The match between Ponsonby and Kingsland was played at the Mangere Domain. Devonport junior Dick Smith once again turned out for them having done so once the previous season. He was spoken of highly and scored a try and kicked a conversion. He didn't become a regular in the first grade side until 1931 and was so impressive he represented New Zealand in 1932.

#### Round 8

After poor weather the grounds were in a heavy condition and a relatively poor crowd attended Carlaw Park. 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 George Batchelor and Norm Campbell going off injured in the first half. It was one of the only times a 0-0 scoreline had happened in the first grade since the first round of matches in 1910 when North Shore drew 0–0 with Newton. All of the Auckland based New Zealand players were on tour so some sides were depleted of their best players for the next few rounds. Ponsonby had a last minute win over Richmond who had taken a 9-5 lead before Doug McLeay scored for Ponsonby and Frank Delgrosso converted it to take the victory. A. Fagan of Richmond suffered a "severe cut" over his left eye but was able to go home from the ground. Alfred Saxon, the 27 year old fullback for Devonport had his jaw broken in a collision and was taken by ambulance to Auckland Hospital where he spent the night, while near the end of the first half Horace Dixon was carried from the field with an injured leg. Stanley Rule, the veteran Devonport forward was on the sidelines carrying a slight injury and was not stripped in playing uniform so he went on to the field in his ordinary clothing and approached the referee Vic Simpson. He was able to get changed in the interval and play the second half in Dixon's place. The two St George brothers (Neville and Ed) matched up at hooker for the first time in senior grade.

#### Round 9

In Richmond's 11-10 win over Marist, Richmond back George Davis was stretchered off the field with a serious head injury but was able to go home from the ground. He was said to have been bleeding profusely and unconscious but recovered later. William (Bill) Seagar of Devonport cracked a collarbone and missed several matches. Ted Mincham (Richmond) scored two tries and kicked a match winning penalty. The win was somewhat remarkable as they were awarded a penalty on full time and with time up Mincham kicked with the ball striking an upright and then landing on the crossbar before rolling over. The Richmond supporters then rushed the field. John Preston for Kingsland broke his collarbone in a fall in their match against Devonport at the Devonport Domain.

#### 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. Lionel Thomas a Richmond forward who debuted the previous week as an injury replacement had his ribs broken and received head injuries during their 14-13 win over Devonport. The 20 year old was taken to Auckland Hospital by ambulance but was not in a serious condition.

#### Round 11

City and Marist played out the highest scoring draw in the competitions history to that point. Joe Hadley scored for City on fulltime and H J Paton skimmed the bar with his conversion to tie the game "amid great excitement". Mollet who had recently begun playing for the Newton club was said to have been involved with the Manukau rugby club previously but it transpired that he had in fact been involved with the Manukau rugby league club before it transferred enmasse to rugby union during the 1924 after a dispute with the Auckland Rugby League.

#### 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. Lindsay Simons returned to Auckland after moving to Wellington for work the previous year. He played at fullback for his old Devonport club. City protested on the grounds that he was not registered with them but the New Zealand Rugby League dismissed the protest saying that he was still registered with Devonport as there was no rugby league body in Wellington registered with New Zealand Rugby League. It was reported during the following week that Doug McLeay the Ponsonby forward had had to undergo an operation in hospital as the result of an internal injury received in football which must have occurred in round 10 (the last time he played). He had reportedly been in a critical condition for a time but his condition had improved.

#### Round 13

Ponsonby convincingly won the championship beating Devonport 28-3 after feeding off Devonports mistakes throughout the game. After returning from Australia, Craddock Dufty kicked a penalty on fulltime to help his Ellerslie side beat Richmond by a point. City had to field two sixth grade players, McGregor and Zannovitch, while Kingsland fielded a fourth grade player in Tunnicliffe. They were said to have done well but "were shrewd enough to keep out of all the trouble that was going at the end". Play had to be stopped for several minutes in the City v Kingsland game as Kinglas took the lead late on and City strived to win the match their supporters crowded on to the field at the Auckland Domain and the officials struggled to get them off. In the drawn game between Marist and Newton, Jock Graham forward for Marist had to leave the field with a badly broken thumb.

### Roope Rooster knockout competition
#### Round 1

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. Interestingly his place at fullback was taken by 30 year old Charles Hand. He had played for North Shore from 1921-25, before transferring to Newton and playing for them until the end of the 1926 season when he retired. He was said to have struggled as he had not taken the field for over four years. 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. M Herewini the former Newton fullback turned out for Ponsonby and kicked a conversion in their 30-12 win over Ellerslie. Marist did not have the services of Hec Brisbane, still injured from the New Zealand tour, Jock Graham who was also injured, or Phil Brady who was still in hospital with injuries he received in the Auckland v New Zealand game. As a result they had to pull Alan Clarke out of the loose forwards and play him at centre where he struggled. They were defeated by Richmond 6-3 in a tight battle with W Ritchie and Ted Mincham scoring for the winners. Bill Seagar, who debuted for Devonport in July broke his arm minutes before fulltime. It was only his second game as he had broken his collarbone in his debut against Kingsland in the earlier match.

#### Final
### Stormont Shield
#### Play in Match

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. Twenty year old, Puti Tipene Watene had to leave the field for City with concussion and was taken to hospital but his condition was not serious. This forced a merry-go-round at fullback with several players tried there unsuccessfully. John Frederick Wilson, a rugby player from Grammar Old Boys debuted for Devonport and scored a try, while Hugh Simpson the former Northcote player also debuted for them in the forwards while George Munce debuted for City on the wing after transferring from the Parnell side.

#### Stormont Shield final

In the final Ponsonby had Dooley 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. He 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 him 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. The hearing which saw his suspension did not take place until after the Provincial Club Championship on October 4 which meant Frank Delgrosso could play and he kicked four conversions in their 32-29 win.

### Provincial club championship

The match was organised at the request of the Waikato body and was between the champions of the Auckland and South Auckland (Waikato) competitions. Ponsonby had a severely weakened backline with Leonard Riley, Ivan Wilson, Pat Skelton, and A Schofield all missing but their replacements did well. New Zealand representative George Tittleton of Ngaruawahia 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 where he had scored 3 tries and kicked 2 goals. Edwin Abbott also a New Zealand representative scored a try for them as well. His uncle was Harold Abbott who played for the All Blacks in 1905, while his nephew was Kiwi 445 Bill Deacon. L Stevens, the Ponsonby hooker received a head injury which required stitches.

### Top try scorers and point scorers

Top try and point scorers for A Grade and Roope Rooster matches. Leslie O'Leary of Devonport United top scored with 72 points followed by Frank Delgrosso with 59, and Ted Mincham with 52. George Batchelor of Marist Old Boys was the top try scorer with 14, followed by Leonard Riley and George Perry with 12 each. The games played are unofficial with some teams not submitting lineups to the newspapers on Friday. Marist did not enter a lineup at all during the season and so the number of games played is likely a little higher in their players cases.
| Top try scorers |
| Rk | Player | Team | Gms | Tries |
| 1 | George Batchelor | Marist | 12 | 14 |
| 2= | Leonard Riley | Ponsonby | 15 | 12 |
| 2= | George Perry | City | 16 | 12 |
| 4= | Laurie Barchard | City | 16 | 11 |
| 4= | A Schofield | Ponsonby | 17 | 11 |
| 6= | Ted Mincham | Richmond | 16 | 10 |
| 6= | Leslie O'Leary | Devonport | 15 | 10 |
| 8 | William McLaughlin | City | 13 | 9 |
| 9 | Robert Carter | Kingsland | 12 | 8 |
| 10= | Cyril Brimble | Newton | 14 | 7 |
| 10= | Claude List | Kingsland | 14 | 7 |
| 10= | Phil Brady | Marist | 12 | 7 |
| 10= | L Winter | Ponsonby | 17 | 7 |
| Top point scorers |
| Rk | Player | Team | G | T | C | P | DG | Pts |
| 1 | Leslie O'Leary | Devonport | 15 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 72 |
| 2 | Frank Delgrosso | Ponsonby | 17 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 69 |
| 3 | Ted Mincham | Richmond | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 52 |
| 4= | Laurie Barchard | City | 16 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 5= | George Batchelor | Marist | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 5= | Charles Gregory | Marist | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 44 |
| 7 | Cyril Brimble | Newton | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 43 |
| 8= | George Perry | City | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| 8= | Leonard Riley | Ponsonby | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 10 | A Schofield | Ponsonby | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Senior B grade competition
Senior B grade standings
A Māngere United 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
Māngere United
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 Māngere 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 Māngere. 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
Point Chevalier23Parnell8Carlaw Park # 2, 1:30pm
26 AprilRichmond B6Northcote3Victoria Park, 3pm
26 AprilMangere5Otahuhu11Mangere, 3pm
Round 2
3 May
Otahuhu11Parnell7Auckland Domain # 1, 3pm
3 MayPoint Chevalier5Mt Albert3Point Chevalier, 3pm
3 MayMangere11Richmond B3Mangere, 3pm
Round 3
10 May
Northcote8Mangere6Northcote
10 MayMount Albert8Otahuhu9Mount Albert, 3pm
10 MayRichmond B18Parnell7Grey Lynn, 3pm
Round 4
17 May
Otahuhu8Point Chevalier8Sturgess Park, Otahuhu, 3pm
17 MayRichmond B9Mount Albert11Grey Lynn, 3pm
17 MayParnell9Northcote0Carlaw Park # 2, 3pm
Round 5
24 May
Mount Albert8Northcote5Victoria Park, 3pm
24 MayMangere11Parnell15Mangere, 3pm
24 MayPoint Chevalier8Richmond B5Point Chevalier, 3pm
Round 6
31 May
Otahuhu29Richmond B0Sturges Park, Otahuhu, 3pm
31 MayMangere12Mount Albert8Carlaw Park # 2, 3pm
31 MayNorthcote6Point Chevalier2Stafford Park, Northcote, 3pm
Round 6
7 June
Otahuhu10Northcote8Victoria Park, 3pm
7 JunePoint Chevalier9Mangere3Point Chevalier, 3pm
7 JuneMount Albert5Parnell7Mount Albert, 3pm
Round 7
21 June
Northcote15Richmond B7Stafford Park, Northcote, 3pm
21 JuneOtahuhu17Mangere10Sturges Park, Otahuhu, 3pm
21 JunePoint Chevalier5Parnell4Point Chevalier, 3pm
Round 8
28 June
Otahuhu28Parnell2Mangere Domain, 2pm
28 JuneMount Albert0Point Chevalier18Mount Albert, 3pm
28 JuneMangerePPDRichmond BPPD
Round 9
5 July
Parnell2Richmond B0Auckland Domain # 2, 3pm
5 JulyMangere15Northcote6Mangere, 3pm
5 JulyOtahuhu25Mount Albert8Sturges Park, Otahuhu, 3pm
Round 10
12 July
Mount Albert3Richmond3Mount Albert, 3pm
12 JulyPoint Chevalier13Otahuhu12Point Chevalier, 3pm1,000
12 JulyNorthcote6Parnell2Stafford Park, Northcote, 3pm
Round 11
19 July
Richmond B3Point Chevalier5Grey Lynn Park, 3pm
19 JulyMount Albert9Northcote3Mount Albert, 3pm
19 JulyMangere12Parnell0Carlaw Park # 1, 1:30pm
Round 12
2 Aug
Richmond B7Otahuhu8Grey Lynn Park # 2, 3pm
2 AugPoint Chevalier6Northcote2Point Chevalier, 3pm
2 AugMount Albert ?Mangere ?Mount Albert, 3pm
Round 13
14 Aug
Mount Albert19Parnell5Carlaw Park # 1, 1:45pm
23 AugOtahuhu12Northcote5Auckland Domain # 1, 3pm
9 AugMangere5Point Chevalier6Mangere Domain, 3pm
Final
30 Aug
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
Mount Albert5Northcote3Auckland Domain # 2, 3pm
6 SepParnell12Richmond B7Auckland Domain # 6, 3pm
6 SepOtahuhu6Mangere0Papatoetoe, 3pm
6 SepDevonport B10Point Chevalier16Devonport Domain, 3pm
Semi final
13 Sep
Point Chevalier3Otahuhu0Carlaw Park # 1, 1:45pm
Semi final
13 SepRichmond B10Mount Albert4Carlaw Park # 2, 1:45pm
Final
27 Sep
Richmond B21Point Chevalier11Carlaw Park # 2, 3:15pm
Other club matches and lower grades
Lower grade competitions
The Sixth grade had in previous years been split into A and B grades however in 1930 the Sixth Grade B competition was reclassified as the Seventh Grade.
Second grade
Richmond won the championship. The team had been together for 6 seasons and won every single championship as they progressed through the grades. Ponsonby United won the knock out competition on September 13 when they beat Devonport by default. There were several games without results reported however the newspapers published the final standings so they are accurate.
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Richmond Rovers
1111001361222
Ponsonby United
119021314918
Marist Old Boys
11515886011
Devonport United
11506637910
Mount Wellington
10307551176
Māngere United
10118171333
Ōtāhuhu Rovers
600613430
Third Open Grade standings
Ponsonby won the championship undefeated winning all 14 matches. They also won the knockout competition when they beat Marist in the final on September 13 by 10 points to 3.
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
Third Intermediate Grade standings
Kingsland Athletic won the championship. Newmarket won the knockout competition when they defeated Akarana/Parnell 8–2 in the final on September 13. The Parnell/Akarana side had knocked out Kingsland in the semi-finals 8 points to 0, while Newmarket had defeated Takapuna in the other. A club had formed at Takapuna in June and they entered a team in the competition to play teams on their bye. They performed well winning all three of their matches.
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Kingsland Athletic
121011962021
Devonport United
128221512018
Newmarket
118031554816
Akarana/Parnell
126151006813
Northcote and Birkenhead
11506699610
Mount Albert United
121011232822
Richmond Rovers
12101131912
Fourth Grade standings
Richmond won the championship and the knockout competition. They were coached by James Francis who died at Auckland Hospital on November 24 aged just 33 leaving behind a wife (Violet) and two children. He had played for the Newton Rangers senior side in the 1920s.
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Richmond Rovers
2116103233833
Parnell/Akarana
2112351187327
City Rovers
1911021305122
Kingsland Athletic
207361229517
Ponsonby United
196181269013
Avondale
18526619512
Point Chevalier
1841863869
Mount Albert United
194110791909
Devonport United
18329591548
Papatoetoe
18309732276
Glen Lynn
18217341025
Fifth Grade standings
Marist won the championship with Otahuhu runner up. Marist also won the knockout competition when they beat Otahuhu in the final on September 20.
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Marist Old Boys
1412112532725
Otahuhu Rovers
1411211312424
Richmond Rovers
1410131355221
Akarana/Parnell
14608427512
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers
14509586410
Newmarket
14419901239
Ponsonby United
142111371755
Papatoetoe
142012192284
Sixth Grade standings
Point Chevalier won the championship which was played over a 24-week period with 2 full rounds being played.
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Point Chevalier
2216221632934
City Rovers
2115141323231
Marist Old Boys A
2113022233026
Newton Rangers
2111251513924
Devonport United
188069710116
Newmarket
2161127715113
Richmond Rovers
2151129216011
Marist Old Boys B
213111451347
Kingsland Athletic
192311391467
Ellerslie United
2421612235
Glen Lynn
18001051650
Seventh Grade standings
Richmond A won the championship and the knockout competition when they beat Point Chevalier on September 20.
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Richmond Rovers A
1714012602928
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers
1714011012724
Point Chevalier
1811031353722
Ellerslie United
1710031544620
Marist Old Boys
175183114411
Richmond Rovers B
17618546911
Devonport United
175186216011
Avondale
17201034734
City Rovers
171013101422
Glen Lynn
1701931171
Primary schools standings
Richmond won the championship by beating Akarana (Parnell) 11–8 in the final on September 20. They also won the knockout competition when they beat Otahuhu A 6 to 3 in the final on October 18.
The competition had been split into two sections and then towards the end of the season a third was added as Ponsonby, Richmond B, and Otahuhu B entered sides, each only playing 5-6 games before the end of the season. However the standings are in one table as despite their being sections sides played teams from other sections each week. Some of the teams were from individual schools such as Avondale Public School, Avondale Convent School, and Onehunga Convent School, but the majority were from several schools in the area. The Ponsonby team represented 3 Ponsonby area schools for example. On October 18 Devonport and Northcote played each other in a friendly match with Devonport winning 10–8. At halftime a goal kicking competition took place with Devonport player Verdun Scott winning it with 16 points. He was presented with a cricket bat as the winning prize and ironically would go on to not only represent New Zealand at rugby league, but also at cricket, becoming the only dual New Zealand international in those two codes. On the same day Richmond beat Otahuhu 6–3 to win the Davis Cup Challenge match.
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Richmond Schools A
1713001971126
Parnell/Akarana Schools
159021301718
Newmarket Primary School
147011721614
Papatoetoe Schools
14514736811
Mount Albert Schools
13502604510
Ōtāhuhu Schools A
1641577809
Ponsonby Schools
54003758
City Schools
1331240767
Avondale Convent School
1331545897
Richmond Schools B
63012186
Ellerslie Schools
163071171336
Devonport Schools
1420632804
Newton Schools
1511420703
Onehunga Convent School (St Joseph's School)
1411491003
Māngere Schools
121048412
Northcote Schools
1310416542
Ōtāhuhu Schools B
50032560
Avondale Public School
1500851110
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
Try: Robert Purdy 2, Jim O'Brien, Hec Brisbane, Bert Schultz Con: Owen Cronin 5
Hikurangi and City Combined v Richmond
At the start of the year Richmond sent their senior side to Whangarei to play a local side at the newly formed Cossill Park which later was named Jubilee Park and still exists today. The local team featured several very talent players including Ted Meyer who became a Kiwi later in the year and they were victorious 25-7 with Meyer scoring 14 of their points.
21 April
Hikurangi and City Combined
25-7
Richmond
Cossill Park, Whangarei
3:00
Try: Ted Meyer 2, R Hamilton, B Meyer, Berghan Con: Ted Meyer 4 Drop: Crackett
Try: Paul Hintz Pen: Joseph Hamilton 2
Referee: J Petterson
Huntly v Ponsonby
When Ponsonby had a weekend without a game they travelled to Huntly to play the local side which featured Huatahi Paki who had played for New Zealand Māori on their 1922 tour of Australia and St. George Dragons in 1923 after impressing on the tour. Ponsonby outplayed them and Doug McLeay scored two tries as breakaway forward. Ivan Kosoof scored Huntly's only points.
26 July
Huntly
3-11
Ponsonby
Huntly
3:00
Try: Ivan Kosoof
Try: Doug McLeay 2, Unknown 1 Pen: Dooley Moore
Referee: Arthur Harlock
Other games
List of matches
Date
Score
Score
Venue
Scoring
Exhibition match
19 July
Northland Juniors8Ponsonby Juniors14Whangarei
Annual Hamilton v Northcote match
16 Aug
Northcote9Hamilton0Stafford Park, NorthcoteNorthcote: Tries - McCullough, Hurley, Paltridge
Exhibition match
20 Sep
Ponsonby 3rd Grade32Hikurangi2Carlaw Park # 1, 1:30pm
Annual Hamilton v Northcote match
27 Sep
Hamilton32Northcote22Hinemoa Park, Hamilton, 3pm
Exhibition match at Papakura
11 Oct
Richmond 2nd Grade20Newmarket 2nd Grade10Railway Reserve, Papakura
Whangarei exhibition match
11 Oct
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.
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
Trotting Trainers26Private Taxis10Carlaw Park 2, 4pm
27 AugustNZ FertilisersWStonex BrosLVictoria Park, 4pm
27 AugustBarmen14Chess Taxis0Carlaw Park 1
Round 2
3 September
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
Barmen3Private Taxis3Carlaw Park 1
10 SeptemberChess Taxis8Stonex Bros2Carlaw Park 2
10 SeptemberNZ Fertilisers9Trotting Trainers0Carlaw Park
Round 4
17 September
Barmen6NZ Fertilisers5Carlaw Park
17 SeptemberTrotting Trainers11Stonex Bros10Carlaw Park
17 SeptemberPrivate Taxis15Chess Taxis5Carlaw Park
Round 5
24 September
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
Try: Stepanicic Pen: Harding 2
Attendance: Jackson
Representative season
Auckland players to tour Australia, with the exception of Brian Riley (rugby league) who was unable to travelIt 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)
Children selling programs on the approach to Carlaw Park for the Auckland v Northland matchWillie Shortland with the ball and Stanley Francis and Ernest Ruby looming in support for AucklandClaude List dribbling the ball through the Northland defenceMaurice Wetherill being tackled with Allan Seagar on his inside
17 May
Auckland
21-16
Northland
Carlaw Park 1
3:00
Try: Phil Brady, Bob Carter, Maurice Wetherill, Stan Clark, Stanley Francis Con: Norm Campbell, Allan Seagar Pen: Allan Seagar
Try: Rod Hamilton, Ted Meyer, Alan Wells, N Dunn Con: Ted Meyer 2
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: William Mincham
Auckland v South Auckland (Northern Union CC)
Auckland halfback William Shortland being tackled
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
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: James Jones 2, Leonard Riley, Neil Hirtzel, Charles Gregory, Davis Con: James Jones, Puti Tipene Watene, Charles Gregory 3
Try: Stanley 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. 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
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
The crowd on the Carlaw Park terraces for the Auckland v New Zealand matchJames 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, Bob Carter, Ernest Ruby, Wilf Hassan Con: Jim O'Brien 4 Pen: Jim O'Brien 2
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'BrienMarist304212
2Phil BradyMarist23009
3Robert (Bob) CarterKingsland22006
4Allan SeagarDevonport20216
5Craddock DuftyEllerslie10114
6Maurice WetherillCity21003
6Stan ClarkCity21003
6Ernest RubyDevonport21003
6Stanley FrancisNewton11003
6Pat SkeltonPonsonby11003
6Len BarchardCity11003
6Wilf HassanMarist11003
13Norm CampbellMarist10102
14Willie ShortlandCity30000
14Alan ClarkeMarist20000
14Norm PascoeCity20000
14George PerryCity20000
14Claude ListKingsland10000
14Mita WateneCity10000
14Hec BrisbaneMarist10000
14George BatchelorMarist10000
14M LeeRichmond10000
14Leonard RileyPonsonby10000
14Stan PrenticeRichmond10000
14Pat YoungMarist10000
14A HobbsEllerslie10000
14Victor FaganPonsonby10000
14C StevensPonsonby10000
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. Much of the discussion at the meeting was centred around the appointment of referees for matches.
Auckland Rugby League Junior Management Committee held at Grey's Buildings on Tuesday 25 March.
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).
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.
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. 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. 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.
City Rovers held at Carlaw Park on Sunday, 23 March. 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.
Devonport United Football Club held at the Committee Rooms, corner of Clarence Street and Victoria Road, Devonport on Thursday 20 March. 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. 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.
Ellerslie United League Football Club held their annual meeting at their training shed on Monday, 10 March. The club gained the services of Wally Somers from Newton who was a New Zealand representative while Craddock Dufty would again turn out for the team.
Glen Lynn League Football Club held at New Lynn billiard saloon on Wednesday 19 March.
Kingsland Athletic held at the Buffalo Lodge Rooms, St Benedicts Street on Thursday 27 March. 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.
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.
Mt. Albert United Rugby League Football Club held at King George Hall, Mt Albert on Thursday 6 March. 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.
Mt Wellington Rugby League Football Club were holding practices at their club's ground at Westfield.
Newmarket Rugby League Football Club held at the Club Room, 265, Khyber Pass Road on Thursday 27 February. 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.
Northcote and Birkenhead Ramblers Football Club held at Foresters’ Hall, Birkenhead on Thursday 20 March. 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. 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 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 and most likely the exact same location due to its amphitheatre situation.Present day Kohuora Park in its sunken amphitheatre location in central Papatoetoe.
Parnell League Football Club held at Donovan's Gymnasium, First Section, Parnell on 10 March.
Point Chevalier League Football Club held at the Sailing Club Hall on Wednesday 26 March. The meeting showed that the club hoped to field six teams and were £30 in profit.
Ponsonby United Football Club held at Leys Institute, on Monday 10 March. Ponsonby celebrated their 21st anniversary with a social on October 13. 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.
Richmond Rovers Football Club held at the Gaiety Hall, Surrey Crescent on Monday 24 March. 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.
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