NSWRFL 1908

Cumberland (AUS)

Captains
Harry Bloomfield (7)
Thomas Lalor (1)
Top pointscorer
Harry Bloomfield (23)
Top tryscorer
Ted Bellamy (2)

Cumberland's final position on the 1908 competition table has long been the subject of debate. They were only entered into the competition after round 1, which sparked a hasty reshaping of the remainder of the draw. In theory, it was simple - 9 rounds left, 9 teams total - 1 bye each.

However, there was the small problem of what to do about round 1. Because they hadn't yet joined the competition, Cumberland didn't play in round 1. Did that mean they had the bye?

Newspapers of the day had added a "bye" column to the competition table after Cumberland joined, and for the first few rounds they indicated that Cumberland had none. On the 24th of June however, this changed - the number of byes next to Cumberland became 1. In August, Cumberland had their scheduled bye in round 10. As confirmed in the book 'The History of Rugby League Clubs' by Ian Collis and Alan Whiticker, Cumberland was awarded their second bye for the season. Clearly, the NSWRFL had deemed they were entitled to the additional 2 points from a bye in round 1.

The reason and exact timing of when this decision was made is unknown, and the only consequence is who was awarded the competition's first ever wooden spoon - them, or Western Suburbs. It was to be Cumberland's only season, but with 2 byes and a win, they were spared the ignominy.

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
    Round 1   [bye]   -        
May 2 Sat 2:00pm     A * Eastern Suburbs L 4-18 H Bloomfield   RAS Showground 10,000 View
9 Sat 2:00pm Round 2     A Souths L 2-23 H Bloomfield   RAS Showground 20,000 6th View
16 Sat 2:00pm Round 3     A * Newcastle L 0-37 H Bloomfield   Wentworth 3,000 7th View
23 Sat 3:15pm Round 4 H     * Newtown L 6-16 H Bloomfield   Birchgrove   8th View
30 Sat 3:15pm Round 5     A Glebe L 7-22 H Bloomfield   Wentworth 1,200 8th View
Jun 20 Sat 3:15pm Round 6     A * Balmain L 4-16 H Bloomfield   Birchgrove 1,200 8th View
27 Sat 2:00pm Round 7     A Eastern Suburbs L 5-26 H Bloomfield   RAS Showground 4,000 8th View
Jul 4 Sat 2:00pm Round 8 H     * Western Suburbs W 14-6 H Bloomfield   Birchgrove 3,000 8th View
25 Sat 3:15pm Round 9 H     * North Sydney L 0-45 T Lalor   Wentworth 200 7th View
    Round 10   [bye]   -        

9 games
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H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep League Games Cups/Other Totals
App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S  
ABBOTT, A -     5 - 5 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 6 - 6 - - - - - - List
ANDREWS, J -     4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
BELLAMY, Ted 23 Sydney   5 - 5 2 4 1 16 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5 2 4 1 16 - - List
BLOOMFIELD, Harry 25 Sydney New South Wales Firsts 7 - 7 1 8 - 19 - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - - 8 - 8 1 10 - 23 - - List
BOLAND, Edward -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
BRYANT, ? -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
BURDUS, Albert 23 Lithgow   4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
CASEY, Robert 18     6 - 6 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 7 - 7 - - - - - - List
CASSON, V -     2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
COLE, S -     2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
CRIBB, George 24 Sydney   5 - 5 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 6 - 6 - - - - - - List
CRIBB, James 25 Sydney   3 - 3 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 4 - 4 1 - - 3 - - List
FRASER, A -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HALLING, Albert 21 Sydney   8 - 8 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 9 - 9 - - - - - - List
HARRIS, A -     6 - 6 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 7 - 7 - - - - - - List
HAWKINS, A -     5 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - List
JARVIS, V -     8 - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - 8 - - - - - - List
LALOR, Thomas -     8 - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - 8 - - - - - - List
McCORMACK, J -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
MARSHALL, Syd -     1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
MELTON, C -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
O'GRADY, F -     7 - 7 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 8 - 8 - - - - - - List
SPEARS, J -     4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
WALKER, J -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
WALLIS, S -     6 - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 6 - - - - - - List
WRIGHT, F -     2 - 2 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - List
26 players 1 cur. / 1 tot. 23.20 8 games 4 12 1 38 0 0 1 games 0 2 0 4 0 0 9 games 4 14 1 42 0 0  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson