1911 NSWRFL season
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The 1911 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fourth season of Sydney’s top-level rugby league club competition, Australia’s first. Eight teams from across the city contested during the season for the premiership and the Royal Agricultural Society Challenge Shield.
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1911 NSWRFL season | |
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League | New South Wales Rugby Football League |
Duration | April 29 to September 16 |
Teams | 8 |
Matches played | 59 |
Points scored | 1374 |
Premiers | Eastern Suburbs[1] (1st title) |
Minor Premiers | Glebe (1st title) |
Runners-up | Glebe |
Top point-scorer(s) | Dally Messenger (148) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Dave Garlick (13) |
Second Grade | |
Number of teams | 16 |
Premiers | Eastern Suburbs |
Runners-up | Glebe |
Third Grade | |
Number of teams | 22 |
Premiers | Leichhardt |
Runners-up | South Sydney Kinkora |
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The League’s turnover for the 1911 season was £15,889, up £2,477 on the previous year.[2]