Rugby League First Class Competitions / Games Framework

1907 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

International/Tests (3 games)

• New Zealand tour 3 games 1907. The NZ team played three games on their way to England in 1907 and 10 games on their return in 1908. The three 1907 games against NSW and the first tour match of 1908 against Newcastle were each played under Rugby Union rules with 15-a-side. The 1907 NSW players are considered to be the NSWRL pioneers and all four games played are considered to be first class.

1908 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (43 games)

• Sydney First Grade games (40 plus 3 finals). After 9 rounds the top eight teams played against each other in a qualifying round prior to the finals with Cumberland receiving the bye.
• Team lists and all scorers for the 9/5/1908 Souths vs Cumberland game haven't been located. Played as a curtain raiser to Aust v NZ game

State Games (3 games)

• Qld Tour 3 games. Two games Qld vs NSW played the other tour game was Metropolis vs Qld all three games considered first class.

International/Tests (10 games)

• New Zealand tour 10 games 1908.
• The NZ team played three games on their way to England in 1907 and 10 games on their return in 1908. The three 1907 games against NSW and the first tour match of 1908 against Newcastle were each played under Rugby Union rules with 15-a-side.

Other Representative Games (12 games)

• NZ Maori tour 12 games all first class
• After 12 games the tour was abandoned on 31/7/1908, which led to the cancellation of an International against Australia and a game against NSW. A benefit game to raise funds for the Maori was played on 12/8/1908 -see below
• The Qld vs NZ Maori game on 12/7/1908 was played at Warwick, point scorers for this game have not been located. The only newspaper that covered the game was the Warwick Daily News which was scathing in regard to the quality of play. NZ Maori started the game with 11 players and after an injury played with 10 men. Although the NZ Maori manager G Boss later stated that this game was an exhibition game it has historically been considered a Qld first class game.

Other Game (1 game)

• Possibles vs. Probables 6/5/1908. The two teams were considered then next best available thirteens, played as a curtain raiser to NSW v NZ. First class

Kangaroo Tour 1908-09 (45 games)

• 46 games played (45 first class). (See also 1909 Summary)
• 1 Non First Class game played. Australia vs Widnes 1/1/1909. The Northern Union considered this to be an unofficial game. It was a benefit match for the Southport Central Association Football club, as the Kangaroos were based at Southport and used the Southport ground for training free of charge.
• NB There were three Tests played on 12/12/1908, 23/1/19089 and 10/2/1909. The games against England on 2/1/1909 and Wales on 16/1/1909 are tour matches not Test matches.
• Non First Class Games
• Cumberland Trial game 2/5/1908. Cumberland v Easts game was played as curtain raiser to the NSW vs NZ game. Cumberland had been admitted to the competition. However, there was mixed reports as to whether the game was played as a trial to determine if Cumberland would be a competitive enough side to earn inclusion into the remainder of the 1908 competition or the game was a competition game. The scores were not included in the competition tables and as such it is not considered a premiership game and is not first class.
• Metropolis v NZ Maori 12/8/1908 Benefit game. This game was not part of the Maori tour program; this match was played under Rugby Union rules with 15-a-side. The Metropolis team comprised mainly North Sydney RL players and a few Rugby Union players. It was not sanctioned nor organised by the NSWRL and there was talk of players taking part being banned by the NSWRL from the remainder of the season but that did not happen. This was an unsanctioned benefit match as such it isn’t considered first class.
• Queensland Rugby League. No first class games, only a junior competition was played.

1909 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (42 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 42 games (40 plus 2 finals)
• Cumberland dropped out of the competition leaving 8 teams
• Balmain forfeited the final to South Sydney on 18/9/1909

Other Representative Games (22 games)

• New Zealand tour 10 games - first class.
• NZ Maori tour 10 games - all first class.
• Australia vs the Rest of NSW 5/5/1908 and 8/5/1909 – first class. In May 1909, on their return to Australia, the 1908-09 Kangaroos played two games against the Rest of NSW. The Rest of NSW consisted of first grade players and were considered to be the next best available team. On this basis these games are considered to be first class.

Other Game (4 games)

• Kangaroos v Wallabies – Four games. Four games played between players who were members of the 1908-09 "Wallabies" team and a team from the League. These matches were played between the best available players and are considered to be first class.

Brisbane First Grade (15 games)

• Brisbane First grade 15 games (12 plus 3 finals)

Other Queensland Games (1 game)

• Possibles vs Probables 12/6/1909 First class rep selection trial. A Queensland selection trial for the Qld vs NZ game.
• Non First Class Games
• Combined First Grade vs Combined Second Grade 3/7/1909. This game was a curtain raiser to the Australia v NZ Test. As reserve grade teams aren’t considered first class a combined reserve grade team is also not first class as such this game isn’t first class.
• Souths vs Combined First grade 18/9/1909. This match was a fill in games played when Balmain forfeited the NSWRL final to South Sydney. The Australian Town and Country Journal stated, 'in order to keep the crowd in good humour a pick up team representing several teams played against South Sydney'. This team was selected from players that happened to be at the ground to watch the final, not the best available. Due to the ad hoc nature of the game, it is not considered first class.
• Qld First XIII vs Next XV 31/7/1909. A selection trial for the Qld vs Maori game. As the teams were not of equal numbers (i.e. 13 vs 15 a side) it is not first class.
• Brisbane vs Ipswich 9/10/1909. This game was the first game played by Ipswich, even though the Brisbane side was representative the Ipswich RL was not formed until January 1910. This game is not included in the records of Ipswich vs Brisbane games published in the 1926 Qld RL annual as such this game isn’t considered to be first class.

1910 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (57 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 57 games (56 plus 1 final)

• Newcastle dropped out to start their own competition.
• Annandale admitted to the competition.
• No final series only a final.

State Games (4 games)

• NSW tour to Qld 4 games – 3 interstate games vs Qld plus 1 tour game vs Newcastle. En route to Queensland, NSW played a representative Newcastle team. Tour games by State teams against regional opposition are considered first class. This is on the same basis as the Qld vs Metropolis game in 1908.

International/Tests (14 games)

• British Lions Tour of Australia and New Zealand (14 games). Note 14 games played in Australia and 4 games played in New Zealand.

Other Game (1 game)

• Reds vs Whites 18/6/1910. Played as a curtain raiser to the NSW v Eng game, the players were described as the next best 26 NSW players, across both teams there were 7 Australian representatives

Brisbane First Grade (28 games)

• Brisbane First grade 28 games (26 plus 2 finals)

Other Queensland Games (1 game)

• Possibles vs Probables 18/6/1909 First class rep selection trial. A Queensland selection trial for the Qld vs Lions game considered to be first class – this is on the same basis as a similar Qld Possibles v Probables game in 1909.

• Non First Class Games

• Newtown v Easts 24/9/1910 – Dally Messenger benefit. This game was played after the end of the season as a benefit for Dally Messenger. Newtown fielded a weakened team. Benefit matches, due to their one off and in some cases light-hearted nature, aren’t considered first class games.
• Balmain vs Newcastle 13/7/1910. Due to Australasia playing England, there was no first-grade football this weekend. This is the first match located where a Sydney premiership team toured NSW country. NSWRL first grade club tour matches are generally not considered first class.
• NSWRL first grade club tour matches after this season will only be listed if they are either first class or on the borderline – e.g. State/Australian /International club championship games prior to the commencement of the annual World Club Championship games almost a century later.

1911 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (59 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 59 games (56 plus 1 play-off and 2 finals)

Metropolis vs NSW Country (1 game)

• Metropolis vs NSW Country 10/6/1911. The first Metropolis (City) v NSW Country game. Metropolis was a representative team and Country though only selected from Newcastle and the Hunter region was also a representative team.

Metropolis v Newcastle (1 game)

• Metropolis v Newcastle 22/6/1911. Metropolis had 7 Australian players and Newcastle was a representative team.

Metropolis v Northern Division (1 game)

• Metropolis v Northern Division 22/8/1911. Metropolis played the Northern Division team on their return from Qld. Metropolis were described as having solid forwards and a very smart back division. Despite Metropolis playing 5 Australian players Northern Division prevailed.

State Games (3 games)

• Qld tour to NSW – 3 interstate (Qld v NSW) games all first class

Evens vs Odds (1 game)

• Evens vs Odds 15/7/1911. Played as a curtain raiser to the NSW v NZ game and used as a Kangaroo tour selection trial. Across both teams there were 17 Australian representatives. Odds Team chosen from the clubs occupying 1,3,5,7 on the ladder, Evens Team chosen from the clubs occupying 2,4,6,8 on the ladder.

International/Tests (8 games)

• NZ tour of Australia – 8 games all first class.

Northern Division tour of Queensland (3 games)

• Queensland wanted a tour from a NSW team however the NSWRL only approved a Northern Division team to tour, this team was selected from Newcastle and Hunter players. However in advertising and reporting of the games in Queensland, the touring team was referred to as NSW. Despite the fact that for the second game the Queensland team was only selected from Queensland Country players these games have historically been considered as full Queensland games therefore they are considered to be first class.

Brisbane First Grade (24 games)

• Brisbane First grade 24 games (21 plus 3 finals) all first class

Other Queensland Games (2 games)

• Possibles vs Probables 27/5/1911 First class rep selection trial. A Queensland selection trial for the Qld tour of NSW this is considered to be first class – this is on the same basis as a previous Qld Possibles v Probables games.
• Possibles vs Probables 29/7/1911 First class rep selection trial. A selection trial for the Qld vs Northern Districts games considered to be first class – this is on the same basis as a previous Qld Possibles v Probables games.

Kangaroo Tour 1911-12 (35 games)

• 35 games played (34 first class)
• Not first class. Australia vs Runcorn 25/12/1911. The Northern Union considered this to be an unofficial game. Similar to the 1908-09 tour this was a benefit match for the Southport Central Association Football club, as the Kangaroos were based at Southport and used the Southport ground for training free of charge.
• Note: There were three Tests played on 8/11/1911, 16/12/1911 and 1/1/1912. The games against England on 18/10/1911 and Wales on 6/12/1911 are tour matches not Test matches. Three games were cancelled due to the inclement weather. Dewsbury 9/1/1912 (heavy snow), Northern League 17/12/1912 (heavy snow) and Leigh 3/2/1912 (severe frost).

1912 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (56 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 56 games. No finals were played; the winner was first past the post.

City Cup (7 games)

• As no finals were played, the knock out City Cup was introduced. This was a knock out competition between the 8 Sydney first grade teams.

Metropolis vs NSW Country (1 game)

• Metropolis was effectively the NSW team that played in the first match against Qld and NSW. Country was selected from Newcastle and the Hunter region and was also a representative team. As with all Metropolis/City vs NSW Country games this is considered to be first class. This game was played on 3/6/1912.

Metropolis v Central Western (1 game)

• Central Western had only commenced playing Rugby League this season. It included two 1908-09 Wallabies in K Gavin and E McIntyre and two future NSW players in E Coyne and A Curran in this team. This game, played on 22/6/1912, is considered to be first class.

Metropolis v NSW Country (1 game)

• The NSW Country team included players from Newcastle, Hunter and 5 from Central Western. Metropolis had 5 Australian players in their team. As with all Metropolis/City vs NSW Country games this is considered to be first class. This game was played on 24/6/1912.

• Northern Division tour of Queensland (3 games – 2 games vs Qld, 1 game v Ipswich)

• As in 1911 the NSWRL approved a Northern Division team to tour. This team was effectively a NSW Country team as players were selected from the Newcastle, Hunter and Central Western regions. As in 1911 in advertising and reporting of the games in Queensland, the touring team was referred to as NSW. Historically the two games against Queensland have been considered as full Queensland games therefore they are considered to be first class. There was also a tour match against Ipswich as the tour was first class and while its borderline the game should also be considered first class.

State Games (3 games)

• Queensland Tour to NSW (3 games - 2 interstate (Qld v NSW), 1 tour game v Newcastle)
• The NSW team from the game vs Qld on 1/6/12 became the Metropolis team that played NSW Country and a new NSW team played Queensland in the second game on 3/6/12. Both games are considered part of the NSW v Qld series and are first class as is the tour match.

NSW Tour of New Zealand (9 games)

• At the end of the season a NSWRL tour of NZ was undertaken. The NSW team included 2 NSW Country players, Davis from Newcastle and Curran from Orange.

New Zealand Tour of Australia (8 games)

• The Kangaroos vs NZ game in Brisbane was referred to by the press in both Qld and NSW as Australia v NZ. However, The Referee newspaper did not consider the game to be a Test match and that has been the prevailing view going forward.

Australasia v Metropolis and v Hunter (2 games)

• On the return of the successful 1911-12 Kangaroo team from England, the tourists were divided into two teams, the ‘best 13’ played Metropolis and the ‘next best 13’played Hunter 21 Mar 1912 - N.S.W. RUGBY LEAGUE. - Trove. Both games played on 13/4/1912, are considered to be first class as they were in effect an extension of the tour and the quality of the teams was a high standard.

Brisbane First Grade (19 games)

• Brisbane First grade 19 games (18 plus 1 final) all first class. The newspaper coverage of the Brisbane RL competition was very patchy. Eleven of the games only had the full time scores published, there were no team lists or match reports for these games so the players and scorers are not known.

Other Queensland Games (1 game)

• Possibles vs Probables 29/5/1912 First class rep selection trial. A Queensland selection trial for the Qld tour of NSW this is considered to be first class – this is on the same basis as previous Qld Possibles v Probables games.

• Borderline Games – Status to be Determined

Hunter vs Newcastle (1 game)

• This game played on 1/6/1012 is a query. This game should be considered to be the same standard as the Hunter v Newcastle game in 1911.

• Non First Class Games

Brisbane v Ipswich (1 game)

• This game Played on 8/6/1912 was an Intercity game but as the Qld team was in NSW, both teams were below strength. This game isn’t included as an Intercity game in later publications and as such this game isn’t considered first class.

1913 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (56 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 56 games. No finals were played; the winner was first past the post.

City Cup (7 games)

• As no finals were played at the end of the NSWRL season, the knock out City Cup was introduced. This was a knock out competition between the 8 Sydney first grade teams.

Metropolis v Northern and v Hunter (2 games)

• Metropolis sent a strong team to play both Hunter and Northern, with 6 Australian players including C Fraser, H Horder and L Cubitt. The Northern and Hunter teams were also representative of their respective strengths. As with all Metropolis/City games this is considered to be first class. The game against Northern was played on 7/6/1913 and the game against Hunter was played on 9/6/1913.

Metropolis v NSW Country (1 game)

• The NSW Country team included players from Newcastle and, Hunter and Central Western. Metropolis had 7 Australian players in their team. As with all Metropolis/City vs NSW Country games this game is considered to be first class. This game was played on 23/6/1913.

NSW Tour of New Zealand (11 games)

• At the end of the season a full strength NSW tour of NZ was undertaken. The team included 2 NSW country players in Curran and Coyne from Orange.
• The NSW tours of Qld and NZ occurred concurrently with the team to NZ being the strongest.

NSW Tour to Queensland (4 games)

• NSW v Qld (2 games). The NSW team to Qld was still representative including 5 Australian players and 3 NSW country players. The interstate games played by the NSW team to Qld has always been considered as part of the NSW v Qld series and are first class, as are the two tour games.
• NSW v Newcastle and Qld RU converts (2 games). For the tour match in Brisbane the Qld team was titled Rugby Union Converts and as the name suggests was a team of recent QLD based Rugby Union converts.

NZ tour of Australia (9 games)

• Some recent publications list the Queensland v NZ game on 18/6/1913 as Toowoomba v NZ, however all the pre-game advertising and all articles stated the game was Qld v NZ. The Qld team was made up mainly of Ipswich player however players from Brisbane and Toowoomba were also selected so it was a representative Qld team.

Brisbane First Grade (22 games)

• Brisbane First grade (22 games). Following their round 3 game, South Brisbane protested that Natives fielded an unregistered player in this game and the League agreed that the game should be replayed.

Other Queensland Games (4 games)

• Qld Country v Metropolis played on 10/6/1913. This game was a selection trial for the Queensland team vs NZ and is considered first class.
• Brisbane v Ipswich played 26/7/1913, Ipswich v Brisbane 2/8/1913 and Brisbane v Toowoomba 14/8/1913. These games are considered to be the first Queensland intercity games and are therefore considered to be first class.

• Borderline Games – Status to be Determined

Hunter v Newcastle (1 game)

• Hunter vs Newcastle played 19/6/1913. This game should be considered to be the same standard as the Hunter v Newcastle games in 1911 and 1912.

Western Division v Bathurst (1 game)

• Western Division v Bathurst played 19/6/1913

1914 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (56 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 56 games. No finals were played. The winner was first past the post.

City Cup (7 games)

• This was a knock out competition between the 8 Sydney first grade teams.

• Metropolis (2 games v Northern and v Hunter)

• Metropolis sent a solid team to play two games against Newcastle and Hunter, played on 27/6/1914 and 29/6/1914. As with all Metropolis/City games this is considered to be first class.

Metropolis v NSW Country (1 game)

• As with all Metropolis/City vs NSW Country games this game is considered to be first class. It was played on 29/6/1914.

Brisbane First Grade (30 games)

• Brisbane First Grade games 30 games (27 plus 3 finals). The newspaper coverage of the Brisbane RL competition was very patchy. Eleven of the games only had the full time scores published, there were no team lists or match reports for these games so the players and scorers are not known.

Queensland v The Rest (1 game)

• This game played on 10/6/1914 was the first Qld vs Rest game, which was regularly played as a Queensland selection trial until 1969. This 1914 game was a selection trial for the Queensland team vs Lions and is considered first class. The Queensland title is a misnomer and is not considered to be the Queensland team, rather it is the title of a team in the game for selection for the Queensland team.

Brisbane v Ipswich (2 games)

• These games played on 30/5/1914 and 18/7/1914, are Queensland intercity games and are therefore considered to be first class.

British tour of Australia (12 games)

• All tour games are first class, however en route to the Eastern States the tourists stopped in Adelaide for a game against South Australia. Ted Larkin NSWRL secretary and other members of the executive came over for the game in an attempt to grow the game. The poor performance of the SA team (they lost 101-0) and the commencement of the war soon put paid to these efforts.

• Borderline Games – Status to be Determined

Northern Division v Western Division (1 game)

• These game played on 27/6/1914, is a query. This game should be considered to be the same standard as the Hunter v Newcastle games in 1911-1913.

1915 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (56 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 56 games. No finals were played. The winner was first past the post.

City Cup (7 games)

• This was a knock out competition between the 8 Sydney first grade teams.

Metropolis v Northern Division (3 games)

• Metropolis played three games against Northern Division, on 24/5/1915, 5/6/1915 and 18/9/1915. As with all Metropolis/City games this is considered to be first class.

State Games (2 games)

• NSW v Queensland 2 games

Brisbane First Grade (25 games)

• Brisbane First Grade games 25 games (21 plus 4 finals).

Queensland Selection Trials (3 games)

• Nth Qld v Metropolis 22/5/1915, Ipswich v Wide Bay 22/5/1915 and Nth Qld v Sth Qld 29/5/1915. Nth Qld v Metropolis, Ipswich v Wide Bay and Nth Qld v Sth Qld were selection trials for the Queensland team to tour NSW. A Queensland v the Rest game was originally scheduled for 5/6/1915 but this game was cancelled. Due to the success of the North Qld team in the trials, 10 players from the North Queensland team were selected in the Queensland touring team to NSW.

Queensland Intercity Games (2 games)

• Brisbane v Ipswich 17/7/1915 and 24/7/1915. There are two Queensland intercity games both of which are considered to be first class.
• Non First Class Games
• Odds v Evens
• Exhibition game for Australia Day Fund only 15 minutes each way played as part of Giant Sports Carnival.

1916 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (57 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 57 games. There were 14 rounds of 4 games then Balmain and Souths finished equal on top of the table and played off for the premiership

City Cup (7 games)

• This was a knock out competition between the 8 Sydney first grade teams.

Brisbane First Grade (32 games)

• Brisbane First grade 32 games (30 plus 2 finals) all first class

Queensland Intercity Games (1 game)

• Brisbane v Ipswich 23/9/1916. Queensland intercity game and is considered to be first class.

1917 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (56 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 56 games. No finals were played. The winner was first past the post.

City Cup (7 games)

• This was a knock out competition between the 8 Sydney first grade teams.

Kangaroos v The Rest (1 game)

• Kangaroos v The Rest – 1 game. This was a game between teams chosen from players that had previously played for Australia and the best of the Rest of the competition. This game was played in a competitive spirit and those Kangaroos that hadn’t played this season were noted to be in serious training for the game.

Brisbane First Grade (28 games)

• Brisbane First grade 28 games (23 plus 5 finals) all first class

Queensland Intercity Games (2 games)

• Brisbane v Ipswich 21/7/1917, Ipswich v Brisbane 11/8/1917. These games are Queensland intercity games and are therefore considered to be first class.
• Non First Class Games
• Combined team v Balmain 1/9/1917. Benefit match in aid of Balmain Hospital. This game received much less publicity than the Kangaroos vs the Rest game and reports indicated this game was played in a light hearted nature.

1918 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (56 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 56 games. No finals were played. The winner was first past the post.

City Cup (7 games)

• This was a knock out competition between the 8 Sydney first grade teams.

• Best v Next Best – 1 game
• Exhibition Match for the Patriotic Carnival, to raise funds for the war effort. Played between the best available teams selected from the Sydney first grade clubs. There were no Souths players chosen as their team was in Queensland. This game was played in a competitive spirit and has historically been considered first class.

Brisbane First Grade (38 games)

• Brisbane First grade 38 games(34 plus 4 finals) all first class. Railways joined the competition, Merthyr and Westerns left at end of season.

Queensland Intercity Games (2 games)

• Brisbane v Ipswich 5/5/1918, Ipswich v Brisbane 24/8/1918. These games are Queensland intercity games and are therefore considered to be first class.

South Sydney v Queensland (1 game)

• The South Sydney v Qld game has historically been considered first class as it was played against a State team, and the Qld players have been considered to be State representatives
• Borderline Games – Status to be Determined
• South Sydney tour of Queensland (2 games vs Merthyr, Rockhampton)
• This tour included the South Sydney v Qld game (see above) which has historically been considered first class as it was played against a State team, and the Qld players have been considered to be State representatives.
• The games against Merthyr and Rockhampton (2games) are the doubtful games. Should any or all games on tour for an “Australian Championship’ be first class or just those between the Sydney team and the Brisbane team for the Australian Championship?
• Previously games played by Sydney first grade teams on tour were not considered first class. These games were either played when there were no first grade fixtures due to a representative game or at the end of the season.
• This tour was the first interstate tour by a Sydney club. The game between the Sydney premiers South Sydney and the Brisbane competition leading Merthyrs was played for the unofficial Australian Club Championship. South Sydney then travelled to Rockhampton and returned to Brisbane to play a Queensland team.

1919 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (56 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 56 games. No finals were played. The winner was first past the post.

City Cup (7 games)

• This was a knock out competition between the 8 Sydney first grade teams.

Australian tour to NZ (9 games)

• Australian tour to NZ 9 games all first class

New Zealand tour to Australia (11 games)

• New Zealand tour to Australia 11 games all first class

Qld v NSW (2 games)

• Qld tour of NSW 2 games 2 vs NSW – all first class

NSW tour to Qld (4 games)

• NSW tour to Qld 4 games – 2 vs Qld, 1 vs Ipswich, 1 vs Tamworth all first class. NSW stopped at Armidale on their return to Sydney from Brisbane to play a local side of Armidale & Tamworth players this was the first Rugby League game played in Armidale the local players were supported by players from Tamworth who played Rugby League.

NSW 2nds v Qld 2nds (1 game)

• NSW 2nds v Qld 2nds played in Brisbane on the same day as the interstate game in Sydney the NSW 2nd team was also referred to as the Metropolitan team – first class

Odds v Evens (1 game)

• Odds v Evens played as a curtain raiser to NSW v NZ game. Odds were selected from the teams that were placed 1st, 3rd,5th and 7th, whilst Evens were selected from teams that were placed 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th on the competition table. – first class

AIF vs NSW Country (1 game)

• AIF vs NSW country The AIF vs NSW country was played as part of Peace Day celebrations, the AIF team contained 12 first grade players and played against a representative NSW Country team – first class

Metropolitan vs Northern District (1 game)

• Metropolitan vs Northern District – first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First grade 34 games (28 plus 6 finals) all first class. Carlton and West End joined (6 teams)

State trial Qld vs Rest (1 game)

• State trial Qld vs Rest 21/6/1919 first class

Qld Intercity (2 games)

• Qld Intercity – 2 games – first class. Brisbane v Ipswich 9/9/1919, Ipswich v Brisbane 23/8/1919
• Non First Class Games
• North Sydney v AIF (1 game) This was played at the end of the season, the AIF team only included 4 first grade players and they were all North Sydney players as such this game isn’t considered first class.

1920 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (60 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 60 games. Sydney University joined the competition; Annandale left at the end of the 1920 season.

City Cup (8 games)

• This was a knock out competition between the 9 Sydney first grade teams.

British Lions Tour (15 games)

• British Lions Tour 15 games all first class

Metropolitan vs Country (1 game)

• Metropolitan vs NSW Country – first class

Brisbane First Grade (68 games)

• Brisbane First grade 68 games, all first class. Past Grammars, Brothers, Bulimba and University joined (10 teams). Past Grammars, West End, Bulimba and Railways left at end of the season (6 teams)

Qld v NSW (1 game)

• Qld v NSW 1 games

Qld Tour of NSW (3 games)

• Queensland vs Richmond River, Clarence, Tweed 3 games all first class The Queensland tour of NSW comprised of matches against Northern NSW teams on the way home from the game against NSW in Sydney.

Qld Intercity (3 games)

• Queensland Intercity – 3 games all first class Brisbane v Ipswich, Toowoomba v Ipswich x 2

North Queensland Tour (3 games)

• North Queensland tour 3 games all first class vs Ipswich 22/5/1920, Metropolitan 29/5/1920 and Toowoomba 3/6/1920. These games were used as State trials.

Queensland Country v Metropolitan (2 games)

• Country v Metropolitan 2 games, both first class. These games were season openers, representative teams were selected, Harold Horder was invited to play and turned out for Metropolitan in the first game on 3/4/1920 then on 5/4/1920 played for Country.

Queensland State Trial (1 game)

• State Trial Queensland vs the Rest 1 first class game played on 12/6/1920 to assist in selecting the Queensland team.

• Non First Class Games

• Queensland - Union v League - benefit game played to raise funds for to pay off the QRU debts

1921 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (36 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 36 games, all first class. St George joined the competition

City Cup (39 games)

• City Cup - 39 games - the premiership finished after the end of the first round a second round was played for the City Cup only - all first class

New Zealand Tour (9 games)

• NZ tour 9 games all first class

Australian Touring Team Selections (2 games)

• NSW Maroon& Gold v NSW Navy & White, NSW Blue v NSW Red & Black (also titled NSW v NSW seconds), trials for selection of the Australian touring team 2 games both first class

NSW v Qld (2 games)

• NSW v Queensland 2 games both first class

NSW tour to Qld and New England (3 games)

• NSW v Ipswich, Toowoomba, New England, 3 tour games on the way home from Queensland all first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Qld Intercity (6 games)

• Queensland Intercity – 6 games all first class, Brisbane v Ipswich x 2, Toowoomba v Ipswich x 2, Brisbane v Toowoomba x 2

Queensland Country v Metropolis (2 games)

• Country v Metropolis State trials for selection of Queensland team 2 games both first class

North Sydney v Queensland (1 game)

• North Sydney v Queensland 1 first class game – on the same basis that the 1918 Souths v Queensland game is first class.

Kangaroo Tour 1921-22 (36 games)

• 1921-22 Kangaroo tour to Britain - 36 games all first class

1922 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (72 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 72 games, all first class.

City Cup (4 games)

• City Cup - 4 games all first class. The second round of the premiership also counted towards the City Cup, the City Cup semi-finals were played between the four leading teams of the second round, these games were the only games that weren’t premiership games.

NZ Maori Tour (9 games)

• NZ Maori tour 9 games all first class

NSW v Qld (1 game)

• NSW v Queensland 1 game first class

Queensland Tour (2 games)

• Queensland v Metropolis, Ipswich tour games 2 games all first class

NSW Tour of New Zealand (7 games)

• NSW to NZ 7 games all first class

Kangaroos v Australasia II (1 game)

• Kangaroos v Australasia II - Australasia II billed as "Rest of Australasia" which was a second Australian team containing 3 of the visiting Maori players. – first class

Australian Universities tour of NZ and Australia (4 games)

• Australian Universities tour of NZ and Australia 4 games all first class

Metropolis v Newcastle (1 game)

• Metropolis v Newcastle

Brisbane First Grade (33 games)

• Brisbane First grade 33 games all first class

Qld Intercity (6 games)

• Queensland Intercity – 6 games, Brisbane v Ipswich, Toowoomba v Ipswich x 2, Brisbane v Toowoomba x 3

Kangaroos vs Queensland (2 games)

• Kangaroos vs Queensland 2 games, both first class. A team of 1921-22 Kangaroos were invited to play two matches against a representative Queensland team. Frank Burge playing for the Kangaroos scored 5 tries in the first match and in the second match he played for Queensland against the Kangaroos.

1923 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (73 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 73 games, all first class.

City Cup (5 games)

• City Cup - 5 games all first class. The second round of the premiership also counted towards the City Cup, the City Cup semi-finals were played between the four leading teams of the second round, they were the only games that didn’t count towards the premiership.

NSW v Qld (2 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 2 games all first class

NSW Tour to Queensland (2 games)

• NSW tour to Queensland vs Ipswich, Toowoomba– 2 first class games

Queensland Tour (2 games)

• Queensland v Metropolis, Tamworth tour games 2 games first class.

Metropolis (2 games)

• Metropolis v Country, Orange 2 games first class

Metropolis Seconds (2 games)

• Metropolis Seconds v Country seconds - 2 games first class

Brisbane First Grade (33 games)

• Brisbane First grade 33 games all first class

Qld Intercity (7 games)

• Queensland Intercity 7 games all first class Brisbane v Ipswich x 2, Toowoomba v Ipswich x 3, Brisbane v Toowoomba x 3

Queensland State Selection (1 game)

• Queensland State selection trial Toowoomba v Rest first class

1924 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (37 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 37 games, all first class.

City Cup (27 games)

• City Cup - 27 games all first class - the premiership finished after the end of the first round a second round was played for the City Cup - all first class.

Metropolis v Newcastle (1 game)

• Metropolis v Newcastle 1 game first class

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class

NSW Tour to Queensland (3 games)

• NSW tour to Queensland 3 tour games vs Toowoomba, Ipswich, Tamworth– all first class

South Queensland v North Queensland (1 game)

• South Queensland v North Queensland 1 game first class.

Combined Universities Tour to NZ (5 games)

• Combined Universities to NZ 5 games all first class

British Lions Tour (18 games)

• Lions tour 18 games all first class

Victoria Tour to Queensland (4 games)

• Victoria tour to Queensland 4 games - the Victorian RL was short lived though they were considered to be first class for this tour.

Brisbane First Grade (46 games)

• Brisbane First grade 46 games all first class. Past Grammars joined (7 teams)

Qld Intercity (3 games)

• Queensland Intercity – 3 games Toowoomba v Ipswich all first class

South Queensland v North Queensland (1 game)

• South Queensland v North Queensland first class

1925 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (52 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 52 games, all first class.

City Cup (8 games)

• City Cup - 8 games all first class – in 1926 a premiership final series was played at seasons end which led to the demise of the City Cup until 1937

New Zealand Tour (12 games)

• NZ tour 12 games all first class

NSW v Qld (5 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 5 games all first class

NSW Tour to Queensland (2 games)

• NSW tour to Queensland 2 tour games vs Northern Districts, Ipswich, – all first class

Queensland v NSW Seconds (1 game)

• Queensland v NSW seconds tour game 1 game first class.

NSW State Trial (1 game)

• NSW State trial - Possibles v Probables first class

Metropolis v Country (2 games)

• Metropolis v Country 2 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (43 games)

• Brisbane First grade 43 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup – 6 games all first class - the three South Queensland cities of Brisbane, Ipswich and Toowoomba played for the Bulimba Cup from 1925 until 1972

Queensland Tour to NZ (9 games)

• Queensland tour to NZ 9 games all first class

1926 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (75 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 75 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (5 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 5 games all first class

NSW Tour to Queensland (3 games)

• NSW tour to Queensland 3 tour games vs Far north Coast, New England, Queensland Colts– all first class

Queensland v Far North Coast (1 game)

• Queensland v Far Coast tour game – 1 game first class

North Queensland Tour (4 games)

• North Queensland v Brisbane, Ipswich, Toowoomba and South Queensland Colts tour games 4 games all first class.

Metropolis v Newcastle (1 game)

• Metropolis v Newcastle first class

Brisbane First Grade (46 games)

• Brisbane First grade 46 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup – 6 games all first class

1927 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (75 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 75 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 4 games all first class

NSW Tour to Queensland (3 games)

• NSW tour to Queensland 3 tour games vs Toowoomba, Ipswich, New England– all first class

Queensland Tour to NSW (3 games)

• Queensland v Far North Coast, Newcastle, NSW XIII - tour games 3 games all first class.

Metropolis v Country (3 games)

• Metropolis v Country (First x 2 and Seconds) 3 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (45 games)

• Brisbane First grade 45 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup – 6 games all first class

State Trials (1 game)

• State trial Queensland v the Rest first class

North Queensland Tour (3 games)

• North Queensland v South Queensland, Ipswich, Toowoomba 3 games all first class

1928 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (59 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 59 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 4 games all first class

NSW Tour to Queensland (3 games)

• NSW tour to Queensland 3 tour games vs Northern Districts, North Coast, Queensland Colts– all first class

Queensland v NSW Seconds (1 game)

• Queensland v NSW 2nds 1 game first class.

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v Country (First x 2 and Seconds) - 3 games all first class Metropolis teams were referred to as City teams from 1928 onwards

NSW State Trials (1 game)

• NSW state trial Possibles v Probables first class

British Lions Tour (16 games)

• Lions tour 16 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (46 games)

• Brisbane First grade 46 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup – 6 games all first class

State Trials (1 game)

• State trial Queensland v the Rest first class

1929 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (75 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 75 games, all first class. Glebe left the competition at the end of the season.

NSW v Qld (5 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 5 games all first class

NSW Tour to Queensland (3 games)

• NSW tour to Queensland 3 tour games vs North West NSW, Clarence, and Central Queensland – all first class

Queensland v Far North Coast Tour (1 game)

• Queensland v Far North Coast tour game 1 game first class.

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v Country (First x 2 and Seconds) 3 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (80 games)

• Brisbane First grade BRL 46 games and QRL 34 games – 80 all first class. BRL - Brothers left at end of season (6 teams). QRL conducted a separate competition Ipswich Brothers, Valleys, Starlights (Ipswich), Tivoli (Ipswich), Brisbane Brothers and Booval Swifts (Ipswich). Swifts dropped out with 2 rounds remaining

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup – 6 games all first class

State Trials (2 games)

• Queensland State trials Brisbane v Wide Bay and Toowoomba v Ipswich - both first class

Kangaroo Tour 1929-30 (35 games)

• 1929-30 Kangaroo tour to Britain 35 games all first class

1930 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (60 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 60 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class

New Zealand Tour (13 games)

• New Zealand tour 13 games all first class

NSW Tour (2 games)

• NSW v Ipswich, Toowoomba tour games 2 games all first class

Queensland Tour (2 games)

• Queensland v North West NSW, Western Districts tour games - 2 games all first class. The game against Western Districts at Dubbo was played on the same day as the Kangaroos v The Rest game in Sydney. As a result of a number of Queensland players being selected for the Sydney game Queensland only had 9 players. H Byrne (ES), S Christensen (Bal), N Robinson (Bal) and A Righton (SS) were included in the Queensland team

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) 2 games all first class

Kangaroos v The Rest (1 game)

• Kangaroos v The Rest (NSW) first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First grade 34 games all first class. A 1930 separate QRL season lasted 3 weeks and isn’t considered first class.

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup – 6 games all first class
• Non First Class Games
• Kangaroos v Rest Queensland 13/8/1930 benefit game for Tom Gorman

1931 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (60 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 60 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (5 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 5 games all first class

NSW Tour (2 games)

• NSW v Brisbane, Toowoomba tour games 2 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) 2 games all first class

Queensland Tour (2 games)

• Queensland v South West NSW, Far North Coast tour games 2 games all first class.

Brisbane First Grade (60 games)

• Brisbane First grade 60 games all first class. Wynnum and Brothers joined (8 teams)

Bulimba Cup (13 games)

• Bulimba Cup – 13 games all first class. For this season only, Lismore was included in the Bulimba Cup against Brisbane, Ipswich, and Toowoomba. All 13 Bulimba Cup games in 1931 are considered to be first class. In 1932 the Bulimba Cup reverted back to the three Queensland cities.

North Queensland v South Queensland (1 game)

• North Queensland v South Queensland 1 first class game

1932 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (60 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 60 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class

NSW Tour (2 games)

• NSW v Brisbane, Toowoomba tour games - 2 games all first class

Queensland Tour (2 games)

• Queensland v New England, Group 9 tour games - 2 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) 2 games all first class

Metropolis v Country (1 game)

• Metropolis v Country first class

Sydney v Country (1 game)

• Sydney v Country first class

British Lions Tour (18 games)

• Lions tour 18 games all first class

Odds and Evens NSW Selection Trials (1 game)

• Odds v Evens NSW selection trial first class

Brisbane First Grade (60 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 60 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

North Queensland v South Queensland (2 games)

• North Queensland v South Queensland, Brisbane 2 games first class
• Non First Class Games
• Wests/Newtown v Kangaroos - Jack Holmes benefit

1933 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (59 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 59 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 4 games all first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v Country (First x 2 and Seconds) 3 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (48 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 48 games all first class. In 1933 district football was introduced, the teams were Eastern Suburbs (incorporating Coorparoo and Wynnum), Southern Suburbs (incorporating Carltons), Western Suburbs, Northern Suburbs (incorporating Grammars), Fortitude Valley and Past Brothers (whose players had to prove that they had attended a Christian Brothers school) and University (7 teams).

Bulimba Cup (9 games)

• Bulimba Cup 9 games all first class

Kangaroo Tour 1933-34 (37 games)

• 1933-34 Kangaroos tour of Great Britain and France 37 games all first class

1934 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (60 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 60 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (5 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 5 games all first class

NSW Tour (3 games)

• NSW v Ipswich, Brisbane, Far North Coast tour games - 3 games all first class

Queensland Tour (1 game)

• Queensland v Newcastle tour games - 1 game first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v Country (Firsts x 2 and Seconds) 3 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (37 games)

• Brisbane First grade 37 games all first class. University left the competition (6 teams)

Kangaroos v Brisbane (1 game)

• Kangaroos v Brisbane – season opener first class

Bulimba Cup (9 games)

• Bulimba Cup 9 games all first class
• Non First Class Games
• Kangaroos v Rest (NSW) - benefit for JJ Giltinan

1935 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (75 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 75 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (5 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 5 games all first class

NSW Tour (2 games)

• NSW v Toowoomba, Group 1, tour games - 2 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) 2 games all first class

Kangaroos Tour to New Zealand (6 games)

• Kangaroos tour of New Zealand 6 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

Queensland v The Rest Queensland State Trials (1 game)

• Queensland v The Rest Queensland state trial first class

North Queensland v South Queensland State Trials (1 game)

• North Queensland v South Queensland - State trial first class

1936 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (63 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 63 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) 2 games all first class

British Lions Tour (16 games)

• Lions tour 16 games all first class

Metropolis v Newcastle (1 game)

• Metropolis v Newcastle first class

Possibles v Probables (1 game)

• Possibles v Probables first class

Sydney Night Competition (8 games)

• Sydney Night competition 8 games all first class

Sydney Firsts Tour v Dubbo, Wellington (2 games)

• Sydney Firsts v Dubbo, Wellington 2 games both first class

Queensland Tour (3 games)

• Queensland v Northern Districts, Southern Districts, Queanbeyan tour games 3 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

1937 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (36 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 36 games, all first class.

City Cup (39 games)

• City Cup 39 games all first class

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class

NSW Tour (1 game)

• NSW v Clarence tour game 1 game first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v Country (Firsts x 2 and Seconds) 3 games all first class

Possibles v Probables (1 game)

• Possibles v Probables 1 game first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

North Queensland Tour (3 games)

• North Queensland tour v Brisbane and South Queensland x 2 - 3 games all first class

Kangaroo Tour 1937-38 (38 games)

• 1937-38 Kangaroos tour of Great Britain and France - 38 games all first class

1938 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (59 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 59 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class

Queensland Tour (1 game)

• Queensland v Group 7 - 1 tour game first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v Country (Firsts x 2 and Seconds) 3 games all first class

New Zealand Tour (9 games)

• New Zealand tour 9 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

1939 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (59 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 59 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 4 games all first class

NSW Tour (3 games)

• NSW v Ipswich, Wide Bay, Northern NSW tour games - 3 games all first class

Queensland Tour (2 games)

• Queensland v Group1, Group 5 tour games - 2 games first class

State Championship (15 games)

• State Championships 1939 15 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) 2 games all first class

Sydney Tour to New Zealand (4 games)

• Sydney tour to New Zealand 4 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

Queensland v Rest (1 game)

• Queensland v Rest - State trial first class

South Queensland v North Queensland (1 game)

• South Queensland v North Queensland first class

1940 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (59 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 59 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 4 games all first class

NSW Tour (1 game)

• NSW v North Coast tour game first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) 3 games all first class

Felsch’s Team v Thompson’s Team (1 game)

• Felsch’s team v Thompson’s team 1 game first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

South Queensland v North and Central Queensland (1 game)

• South Queensland v North & Central Queensland 1 game first class

1941 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (59 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 59 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 4 games all first class

State Championship (16 games)

• State Championship 16 games all first class

NSW Tour (1 game)

• NSW v Northern Rivers tour game first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds), Newcastle v City thirds 3 games all first class

Army v Sydney (2 games)

• Army Firsts v Sydney Firsts, Army Seconds v Sydney Seconds - 2 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

1942 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (61 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 61 games, all first class.

City Cup (7 games)

• City Cup 7 games all first class

NSW City v Country (1 game)

• NSW City v Country 1 game first class

Services v Sydney (2 games)

• Services Firsts v Sydney Firsts, Services Seconds v Sydney Seconds - 2 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Brisbane Pre Season (5 games)

• Brisbane pre-season 5 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

1943 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (61 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 61 games, all first class.

State Championship (15 games)

• State Championship 15 games all first class

Army v Rest (1 game)

• Army v Rest 1 game first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City firsts v Country firsts, City seconds v Newcastle games 2 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Brisbane Pre Season (5 games)

• Brisbane pre-season 5 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

1944 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (60 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 60 games, all first class.

State Championship (15 games)

• State Championship 15 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City firsts v Country firsts, City seconds v Newcastle games 2 games all first class

Army v Rest (4 games)

• Army v Rest Firsts, Army v Rest Seconds, Army v Metropolitan Firsts, Army v Metropolitan Seconds - 4 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Brisbane Pre Season (5 games)

• Brisbane pre-season 5 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

South Queensland v Combined Forces (1 game)

• South Queensland v Combined Forces 1 game first class

1945 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (60 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 60 games, all first class.

State Championship (15 games)

• State Championship 15 games all first class

NSW v Qld (2 games)

• NSW v Queensland 2 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City firsts v Country firsts, City seconds v Newcastle games 2 games all first class

Services v Rest (2 games)

• Services Firsts v Rest Firsts, Services Seconds v Rest Seconds - 2 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Brisbane Pre Season (5 games)

• Brisbane pre-season 5 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

Other Queensland (2 games)

• Possibles v Probables, Queensland v Rest – 2 games all first class

1946 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (60 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 60 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland 3 games all first class

British Lions Tour (20 games)

• British Lions tour 20 games all first class

NSW Tour (1 game)

• NSW v Wide Bay tour - 1 game first class

Queensland Tour (2 games)

• Queensland v Canberra, New England - 2 tour games first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds); City v South Coast - 3 games all first class

Possibles v Probables (1 game)

• Possibles v Probables first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

Other Queensland (2 games)

• City v Country, Queensland v Rest 2 games first class

1947 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (95 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 95 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland 4 games all first class

NSW Tour (1 game)

• NSW v Toowoomba tour game first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds), Newcastle v City 3rds - 3 games all first class

NSW v Rest (1 game)

• NSW v The Rest - Flegg benefit - State trial first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

Other Queensland (4 games)

• South Queensland v Country, Queensland v Rest, Possibles v Probables, South Queensland v North Queensland –
• 4 games all first class.

1948 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (94 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 94 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland 3 games all first class

New Zealand Tour (7 games)

• New Zealand tour 7 games all first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v Country (First x 2 and Seconds) 3 games all first class

Possibles v Probables (1 game)

• Possibles v Probables first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

Other Queensland (2 games)

• Possibles v Probables; Queensland v Rest - 2 games all first class

Kangaroo Tour 1948-49 (38 games)

• 1948-49 Kangaroo tour to Great Britain and France - 38 games all first class

1949 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (94 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 94 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland 3 games all first class

Kangaroo Tour to New Zealand (10 games)

• Kangaroo tour to NZ 10 games all first class

NSW Tour (1 game)

• NSW v Brisbane tour game first class

Queensland Tour (2 games)

• Queensland v Newcastle, NSW Country - 2 tour games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) 2 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

Other Queensland (2 games)

• Possibles v Probables; Queensland v Rest - 2 games all first class

1950 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (93 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 93 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland 3 games all first class

British Lions Tour (19 games)

• Lions Tour 1950 - 19 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v County (Firsts and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Possibles v Probables (2 games)

• Possibles v Probables - 2 games both first class

Brisbane First Grade (34 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 34 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (5 games)

• Bulimba Cup 5 games all first class

Other Queensland (2 games)

• South Queensland v Country 1 game first class, Queensland v Rest 1 game first class

1951 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (94 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 94 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland 3 games all first class

France Tour (21 games)

• France Tour 1951 - 21 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v County (Firsts and Seconds) 2 games all first class

Possibles v Probables (1 game)

• Possibles v Probables 1 game first class

Brisbane First Grade (45 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 45 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

Other Queensland (2 games)

• South Queensland v Country 1 game first class. Queensland v Rest 1 game first class

1952 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (95 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 95 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland 4 games all first class

New Zealand Tour (13 games)

• NZ Tour - 13 games all first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v County (Firsts and Seconds), Sydney v Country - 3 games all first class

Possibles v Probables (1 game)

• Possibles v Probables 1 game first class

Brisbane First Grade (60 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 60 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

Queensland State Trials (3 games)

• Queensland State trials - Brisbane v North Queensland, Ipswich v Wide Bay, Toowoomba v Central Queensland –
• 3 games all first class

Other Queensland (2 games)

• South Queensland v Country 1 game first class. Queensland v Rest 1 game first class.

Kangaroo Tour 1952-53 (40 games)

• 1952-53 Kangaroo tour to Great Britain and France 40 games all first class

1953 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (93 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 93 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland 4 games all first class

Kangaroos Tour to New Zealand (9 games)

• Kangaroos to NZ - 9 games all first class

American All Stars Tour (18 games)

• American All Stars Tour 1953 - 18 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v County (Firsts and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Kangaroos v Rest (1 game)

• Kangaroo v Rest - 1 game first class

Sydney v Brisbane (1 game)

• Sydney v Brisbane 1 game first class

Brisbane First Grade (58 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 58 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

Queensland State Trials (3 games)

• State trials Brisbane v Wide Bay, Ipswich v Central Queensland, Toowoomba v North Queensland - 3 games all first class

Other Queensland (1 game)

• Queensland v Rest - 1 game first class

1954 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (94 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 94 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland 4 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v County (Firsts and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Possibles v Probables (2 games)

• Possibles v Probables - 2 games all first class

British Lions Tour (22 games)

• Lions Tour 22 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (58 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 58 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

Other Queensland (3 games)

• South Queensland v Country 1 game first class. Queensland v Rest 2 games both first class

Kangaroo World Cup Tour 1954 (6 games)

• Kangaroo World Cup tour to Great Britain France and USA 6 games all first class (1 game against New Zealand in Los Angeles was abandoned due to fog and isn’t included)

1955 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (94 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 94 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland 4 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v County (Firsts and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Possibles v Probables (1 game)

• Possibles v Probables 1 game first class

France Tour (25 games)

• France Tour 25 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (58 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 58 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

Other Queensland (4 games)

• South Queensland v Country 2 games first class. Queensland v Rest 2 games both first class

1956 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (95 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 95 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland 4 games all first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v County (Firsts x 2 and Seconds) 3 games all first class

Possibles v Probables (1 game)

• Possibles v Probables 1 game first class

New Zealand Tour (15 games)

• NZ Tour 15 games all first class

New Zealand Maori Tour (14 games)

• NZ Maori Tour 14 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (58 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 58 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

Other Queensland (4 games)

• South Queensland v Country - 2 games first class. Queensland v Rest - 2 games both first class

Kangaroo Tour 1956-57 (28 games)

• 1956-57 Kangaroo tour to Great Britain and France - 28 games all first class

1957 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (94 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 94 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland 4 games all first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v County (Firsts and Seconds), Metropolis v Northern Division- 3 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (58 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 58 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup 6 games all first class

Other Queensland (4 games)

• South Queensland v Country - 2 games first class. Queensland v Rest - 2 games first class

Kangaroo World Cup Tour 1957 (4 games)

• Kangaroos World Cup 4 games all first class

1958 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (95 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 95 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 3 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v County (Firsts and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

British Lions Tour (21 games)

• Lions Tour - 21 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (58 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 58 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (8 games)

• Bulimba Cup 8 games all first class

Other Queensland (4 games)

• South Queensland v Country - 2 games first class. Queensland v Rest - 2 games first class

1959 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (94 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 94 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 4 games all first class

City Cup (9 games)

• City Cup - 9 games all first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v County (Firsts x 2 and Seconds) - 3 games all first class

Possibles v Probables (2 games)

• Possibles v Probables 2 games all first class

New Zealand Tour (15 games)

• NZ Tour - 15 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (58 games)

• Brisbane First Grade 58 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (8 games)

• Bulimba Cup 8 games all first class

Queensland State Trials (3 games)

• Queensland State trials - Wide Bay v Ipswich, Brisbane v North Queensland, Toowoomba v Central Queensland - 3 games all first class.

Other Queensland (4 games)

• South Queensland v Country - 2 games first class. Queensland v Rest - 2 games first class

Kangaroo Tour 1959-60 (37 games)

• 1959-60 Kangaroo tour to Great Britain and France - 37 games all first class

1960 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (98 games)

• Sydney First Grade games 98 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 4 games all first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v Country (First x 2 and Seconds) 3 games all first class

France Tour (22 games)

• France Tour 22 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup - 6 games all first class

Queensland State Championship (3 games)

• Queensland State Championships - 3 games all first class

Other Queensland (4 games)

• SQ v Country - 2 games all first class. Queensland v The Rest - 2 games all first class

Kangaroo World Cup Tour 1960 (6 games)

• Kangaroo World Cup tour to Great Britain and France 6 games all first class

1961 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (94 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 94 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 4 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Kangaroo Tour to New Zealand (9 games)

• Kangaroo tour to New Zealand - 9 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup - 6 games all first class

Queensland State Championship (3 games)

• Queensland State Championships - 3 games all first class

Other Queensland (5 games)

• South Queensland v Country - 2 games all first class. Queensland v Rest - 2 games all first class. South Queensland v North Queensland - 1 first class game

1962 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (94 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 94 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 4 games all first class

Pre-Season Cup Competition (23 games)

• Pre-season Cup - 23 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

British Lions Tour (21 games)

• British Lions tour - 21 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup - 6 games all first class

Queensland State Championship (4 games)

• Queensland State Championships - 4 games all first class

Other Queensland (4 games)

• South Queensland v Country - 2 games all first class. Queensland v Rest - 2 games all first class

1963 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (94 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 94 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 4 games all first class

Pre-Season Cup Competition (23 games)

• Pre-season Cup - 23 games all first class

Ampol Cup (9 games)

• Ampol Cup - 9 games all first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds), Sydney v Country - 3 games all first class

New Zealand Tour (16 games)

• New Zealand tour - 16 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup - 6 games all first class

Queensland State Championship (6 games)

• Queensland State Championships - 6 games all first class

Other Queensland (3 games)

• South Queensland v Country - 1 game first class. Queensland v Rest - 2 games all first class

Kangaroo Tour 1963-64 (36 games)

• 1963-64 kangaroo Tour to Great Britain and France – 36 games all first class

1964 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (94 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 94 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 4 games all first class

Pre-Season Cup Competition (24 games)

• Pre-season Cup - 24 games all first class

State Cup (19 games)

• State Cup - 19 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Sydney Colts v Other Nationalities (1 game)

• Sydney Colts v Other Nationalities - 1 game first class

France Tour (25 games)

• France tour - 25 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup - 6 games all first class

Queensland State Championship (6 games)

• Queensland State Championships - 6 games all first class

Other Queensland (3 games)

• South Queensland v Country - 1 game first class. Queensland v Rest - 2 games all first class

1965 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (94 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 94 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 4 games all first class

Pre-Season Cup Competition (24 games)

• Pre-season Cup - 24 games all first class

State Cup (23 games)

• State Cup - 23 games all first class

Kangaroo Tour to New Zealand (8 games)

• Kangaroo tour to New Zealand - 8 games all first class

NSW Tour (1 game)

• NSW v North Queensland tour game first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

NSW Country Tour to New Zealand (2 games)

• NSW Country tour to New Zealand - 2 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup - 6 games all first class

Queensland State Championship (6 games)

• Queensland State Championships - 6 games all first class

Other Queensland (1 game)

• Queensland v Rest - 1 game first class.

North Island New Zealand Tour of Queensland (3 games)

• North Island New Zealand tour of Queensland - 3 games all first class

1966 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (95 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 95 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 4 games all first class

Pre-Season Cup Competition (24 games)

• Pre-season Cup - 24 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

NSW Country Tour to New Zealand (3 games)

• NSW Country tour to New Zealand - 3 games all first class

British Lions Tour (22 games)

• British Lions tour - 22 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (7 games)

• Bulimba Cup - 7 games all first class

Queensland State Championship (6 games)

• Queensland State Championships - 6 games all first class

Other Queensland (2 games)

• South Queensland v Country - 1 game first class. Queensland v Rest - 1 game first class

1967 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (136 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 136 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 4 games all first class

Pre-Season Cup Competition (28 games)

• Preseason Cup - 28 games all first class

NSW City v Country (3 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds x 2) - 3 games all first class

New Zealand Tour (17 games)

• New Zealand tour - 17 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup - 6 games all first class

Queensland State Championship (3 games)

• Queensland State Championships - 3 games all first class

Queensland Tour of New Zealand (3 games)

• Queensland tour of New Zealand - 3 games all first class

Other Queensland (2 games)

• South Queensland v Country - 1 game first class. Queensland v Rest - 1 game first class

Kangaroo Tour 1967-68 (27 games)

• 1967-68 Kangaroo Tour to Great Britain and France - 27 games all first class

1968 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (136 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 136 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 3 games all first class

Pre-Season Cup Competition (28 games)

• Preseason Cup - 28 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) 2 games all first class

NSW Country Tour to New Zealand (3 games)

• NSW Country tour to New Zealand - 3 games all first class

France World Cup Tour (3 games)

• France World Cup tour - 3 games all first class

British Lions World Cup Tour (5 games)

• Lions World Cup tour 5 games all first class

Queensland Tour (1 game)

• Queensland v Far North Coast tour game first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (6 games)

• Bulimba Cup - 6 games all first class

Queensland State Championship (9 games)

• Queensland State Championship - 9 games all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

Queensland State Trials (1 game)

• Red v Gold Queensland State trial first class

North New Zealand Tour of Queensland (4 games)

• North New Zealand tour of Queensland - 4 games all first class

1969 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (136 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 136 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 4 games all first class

Pre-Season Cup Competition (28 games)

• Pre-season Cup - 28 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Kangaroo Tour to New Zealand (6 games)

• Kangaroo tour to New Zealand - 6 games all first class

Queensland Tour (1 game)

• Queensland v Central Queensland tour game first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (5 games)

• Bulimba Cup - 5 games all first class

Queensland State Championship (9 games)

• Queensland State Championships - 9 games all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

Other Queensland (1 game)

• Queensland v Rest -1 game first class

1970 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (136 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 136 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 4 games all first class

Pre-Season Wills Cup Competition (32 games)

• Wills Cup - 32 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Australian Selection Trial (1 game)

• Australian Selection trial Thiess v Toyota - 1 first class game

NSW Country Tour to New Zealand (3 games)

• NSW Country tour to New Zealand - 3 games all first class

British Lions Tour (17 games)

• British Lions tour - 17 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (5 games)

• Bulimba Cup - 5 games all first class

Queensland State Championship (9 games)

• Queensland State Championship - 9 games all first class

Brisbane v Country (2 games)

• Brisbane v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

Kangaroo World Cup Tour 1970 (7 games)

• Australian World Cup tour to Great Britain and France - 7 games all first class

• Non First Class Games

• Endeavour Cup - 4 games

1971 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (136 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 136 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 3 games all first class

Pre-Season Wills Cup Competition (28 games)

• Wills Cup - 28 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

NSW Country Tour to Queensland (3 games)

• NSW Country tour to Queensland - 3 games all first class

Kangaroo Tour to New Zealand (3 games)

• Kangaroo tour to New Zealand - 3 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (5 games)

• Bulimba Cup - 5 games all first class

Queensland State Championship (9 games)

• Queensland State Championship - 9 games all first class

Brisbane v Country (2 games)

• Brisbane v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

Other Queensland (2 games)

• Queensland v NSW Country, Monaro - 2 games all first class

• Non First Class Games

• Endeavour Cup - 8 games
• PNG tour - 3 games – PNG only played minor teams so this tour isn’t considered to be first class

1972 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (136 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 136 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (2 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 2 games all first class

Pre-Season Wills Cup Competition (28 games)

• Wills Cup - 28 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

NSW Country Tour to Queensland (3 games)

• NSW Country tour to Queensland - 3 games all first class

New Zealand Tour (3 games)

• New Zealand tour - 3 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Bulimba Cup (5 games)

• Bulimba Cup - 5 games all first class

Queensland State Championship (5 games)

• Queensland State Championship - 5 games all first class

Brisbane v Country (2 games)

• Brisbane v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

Other Queensland (2 games)

• Queensland v NSW Colts, Monaro - 2 games all first class

1973 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (139 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 139 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 3 games all first class

Pre-Season Wills Cup Competition (28 games)

• Wills Cup - 28 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

NSW Country Tour to Queensland (3 games)

• NSW Country tour to Queensland - 3 games all first class

Kiwi Colts Tour to Queensland (3 games)

• Kiwi Colts to Queensland - 3 games all first class – The Kiwi Colts team included a number of current and future NZ international players so is considered first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

Queensland State Trials (2 games)

• Queensland State trials Queensland v Imports, City v Country - 2 games both first class

Other Queensland (1 game)

• Queensland v FNQ - 1 game

Kangaroo Tour 1973-74 (19 games)

• 1973-74 Kangaroo Tour to Great Britain and France - 19 games all first class

1974 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (138 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 138 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 3 games all first class

Pre-Season Wills Cup Competition (28 games)

• Wills Cup - 28 games all first class

AMCO Cup (20 games)

• AMCO Cup - 20 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

NSW Country Tour to New Zealand (3 games)

• NSW Country tour to New Zealand - 3 games all first class

British Lions Tour (20 games)

• British Lions tour - 20 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Brisbane v Country (1 game)

• Brisbane v Country (First and Seconds) - 1 game all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

Kangaroos v Rest (1 game)

• Kangaroos v Rest – first class preseason benefit game played for charity

1975 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (140 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 140 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 3 games all first class

Pre-Season Wills Cup Competition (11 games)

• Wills Cup - 11 games all first class

AMCO Cup (27 games)

• AMCO Cup - 27 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

NSW Country Tour to Queensland (3 games)

• NSW Country tour to Queensland - 3 games all first class

Australian World Cup Tour to Britain, France and New Zealand (11 games)

• Australian World Cup tour to Britain, France and New Zealand - 11 games

Wales World Cup Tour (3 games)

• Wales World Cup Tour – 3 games

England World Cup Tour (8 games)

• England World Cup Tour - 8 games

New Zealand World Cup Tour (6 games)

• New Zealand World Cup Tour - 6 games

France World Cup Tour (5 games)

• France World Cup Tour – 5 games

Brisbane First Grade (90 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 90 games all first class

Brisbane v Country (1 game)

• Brisbane v Country (First and Seconds) - 1 game all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

Other Queensland (1 game)

• Queensland v Central Queensland tour game - 1 first class game

1976 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (138 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 138 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland - 3 games all first class

Pre-Season Wills Cup Competition (19 games)

• Wills Cup - 19 games all first class

AMCO Cup (34 games)

• AMCO Cup - 34 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

NSW Country Tour to Queensland (3 games)

• NSW Country tour to Queensland - 3 games all first class

Sydney Tour to New Zealand (5 games)

• Sydney tour to New Zealand - 5 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (90 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 90 games all first class

Possibles v Probables (1 game)

• Queensland Possibles v Probables - 1 game first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

Other Queensland (2 games)

• Queensland v Central Queensland, North Queensland - 2 games both first class

St Helens Tour (2 games)

• St Helens tour - 2 games v Queensland, Easts for the World Club Challenge game - both games first class

1977 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (139 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 139 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (2 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 2 games all first class

Pre-Season Wills Cup Competition (17 games)

• Wills Cup - 17 games all first class

AMCO Cup (36 games)

• AMCO Cup - 36 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

NSW Country Tour to Queensland (3 games)

• NSW Country tour to Queensland - 3 games all first class

British Lions Tour (7 games)

• British Lions tour - 7 games all first class

France Tour (4 games)

• France tour - 4 games all first class

Kangaroos World Cup Tour to New Zealand (3 games)

• Kangaroos World Cup tour to New Zealand - 3 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Brisbane v Country (1 game)

• Brisbane v Country (First and Seconds) - 1 game all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

1978 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (140 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 140 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class

Pre-Season Craven Mild Competition (19 games)

• Craven Mild Cup - 19 games all first class

AMCO Cup (37 games)

• AMCO Cup - 37 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

NSW Country Tour to Queensland (5 games)

• NSW Country tour to Queensland - 5 games all first class

New Zealand Tour (16 games)

• New Zealand tour - 16 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Brisbane v Country (1 game)

• Brisbane v Country (First and Seconds) - 1 game all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

Kangaroo Tour to Great Britain and France (22 games)

• Kangaroo tour to Great Britain and France - 22 games all first class

• Non First Class Games

• Channel Ten Challenge Cup 1978 – 7 games

1979 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (138 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 138 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class

Pre-Season Craven Mild Competition (19 games)

• Craven Mild Cup - 19 games all first class

AMCO Cup (27 games)

• AMCO Cup - 27 games all first class

NSW City v Country (2 games)

• NSW City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

British Lions Tour (18 games)

• British Lions tour - 18 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Brisbane v Country (1 game)

• Brisbane v Country (First and Seconds) - 1 game all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

1980 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (138 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 138 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class

Pre-Season Craven Mild Competition (19 games)

• Craven Mild Cup - 19 games all first class

Tooth Cup (23 games)

• Tooth Cup - 23 games all first class

City v Country (2 games)

• City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Australia Tour to New Zealand (7 games)

• Australia tour to New Zealand - 7 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

Queensland State Trial Brisbane v Country (1 game)

• Queensland State trial - Brisbane v Country - 1 first class game

1981 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (138 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 138 games, all first class.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class

Pre-Season Craven Mild Competition (19 games)

• Craven Mild Cup - 19 games all first class

Tooth Cup (23 games)

• Tooth Cup - 23 games all first class

City v Country (2 games)

• City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

France Tour (6 games)

• France tour - 6 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade - 88 games all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (15 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 15 games all first class

Queensland State Trials Brisbane v Country (2 games)

• Queensland State trial - Brisbane v Country, Brisbane B v Country - 2 games all first class

Other Queensland (1 game)

• South Queensland v PNG - 1 first class game

1982 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (188 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 188 games all games first class Canberra and Illawarra joined the competition.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class

KB Cup (24 games)

• KB Cup - 24 games all first class

City v Country (2 games)

• City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

New Zealand Tour (8 games)

• New Zealand tour - 8 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (60 games)

• Brisbane First Grade – 60 games all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

Queensland State League (52 games)

• Queensland State League - 52 games all first class

Kangaroo Tour to PNG England and France (24 games)

• Kangaroo tour to PNG, England and France - 24 games all first class (Includes games against Western Australia and PNG enroute to the UK)

1983 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (189 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 189 games all games first class Canberra and Illawarra joined the competition.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class

KB Cup (17 games)

• KB Cup - 17 games all first class

City v Country (2 games)

• City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (60 games)

• Brisbane First Grade – 60 games all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

Queensland State League (48 games)

• Queensland State League - 48 games all first class

Queensland Tour to PNG (2 games)

• Queensland tour to PNG - 2 games all first class

Queensland Tour to England (3 games)

• Queensland tour to England - 3 games all first class

Australia v New Zealand Tests (2 games)

• Australia - 2 Tests v New Zealand both first class

1984 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (163 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 163 games all games first class Canberra and Illawarra joined the competition.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class

National Panasonic Cup (16 games)

• National Panasonic Cup - 16 games all first class

City v Country (2 games)

• City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade – 88 games all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

Queensland State League (45 games)

• Queensland State League - 45 games all first class

British Lions Tour (15 games)

• British Lions tour - 15 games all first class

1985 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (163 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 163 games all games first class Canberra and Illawarra joined the competition.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class

National Panasonic Cup (15 games)

• National Panasonic Cup - 15 games all first class

City v Country (2 games)

• City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (88 games)

• Brisbane First Grade – 88 games all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (3 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 3 games all first class

Queensland State League (52 games)

• Queensland State League - 52 games all first class

Kangaroo Tour to New Zealand Tests (7 games)

• Kangaroo tour to New Zealand - 7 games all first class

Australian Presidents XIII v PNG (1 game)

• Australian Presidents XIII v PNG - 1 game first class

1986 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (163 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 163 games all games first class Canberra and Illawarra joined the competition.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class

National Panasonic Cup (16 games)

• National Panasonic Cup - 16 games all first class

City v Country (2 games)

• City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

New Zealand Tour (7 games)

• New Zealand tour - 7 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (76 games)

• Brisbane First Grade – 76 games all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (19 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 19 games all first class

Queensland State League (45 games)

• Queensland State League - 45 games all first class

Kangaroo Tour to England and France (21 games)

• Kangaroo tour to England and France - 21 games all first class

1987 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (162 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 162 games all games first class Canberra and Illawarra joined the competition.

NSW v Qld (4 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 4 games all first class – includes game in Los Angeles

National Panasonic Cup (19 games)

• National Panasonic Cup - 19 games all first class

City v Country Origin (3 games)

• City v Country (Origin, First and Seconds) - 3 games all first class. First City v Country Origin game this series was played from 1987-1997 and 2001-2017. Final City seconds v Country seconds game

New Zealand Tour (3 games)

• New Zealand tour - 3 games all first class

Brisbane First Grade (76 games)

• Brisbane First Grade – 76 games all first class

Queensland Woolies Pre-Season Competition (5 games)

• Queensland Woolies pre-season - 5 games all first class

Queensland State League (45 games)

• Queensland State League - 45 games all first class

Queensland State Trial (1 game)

• Queensland State trial - Queensland Residents v NSW Residents - 1 game first class

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World club challenge 1 first class game. This game was the first in a series of games between the Australian premier team and the English premier team. This series commenced in 1987 and has been played intermittently until being an annual event from 2000 until 2020 and then intermittently since. Due to the quality of the teams and the regularity of the games it is considered to be first class.

1988 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (183 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 183 games all games first class Canberra and Illawarra joined the competition.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class – includes game in Los Angeles

National Panasonic Cup (18 games)

• National Panasonic Cup - 18 games all first class

City v Country (2 games)

• City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

British Lions Tour (13 games)

• British Lions tour - 13 games all first class

PNG Tour (4 games)

• PNG tour - 4 games all first class

Australia Tour to New Zealand (2 games)

• Australia tour to New Zealand - 2 Tests both first class

Australia v Rest of the World (1 game)

• Australia v Rest of the World - 1 first class game

Queensland State Trial Brisbane v Country (1 game)

• Queensland State trial - Brisbane v Country - 1 first class game

1989 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (183 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 183 games all games first class Canberra and Illawarra joined the competition.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class – includes game in Los Angeles

National Panasonic Cup (18 games)

• National Panasonic Cup - 18 games all first class

City v Country (2 games)

• City v Country (First and Seconds) - 2 games all first class

Australia Tour to New Zealand (6 games)

• Australia tour to New Zealand - 6 Tests both first class

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World club challenge - 1 game first class

1990 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (183 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 183 games all games first class Canberra and Illawarra joined the competition.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class – includes game in Los Angeles

Channel Ten Challenge Cup (15 games)

• Channel Ten Challenge Cup - 15 games all first class

City v Country (2 games)

• City v Country (Origin and Firsts) 2 games both first class

France Tour (6 games)

• France tour - 6 games all first class

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World club challenge - 1 game first class

Kangaroo Tour to England and France (18 games)

• 1990 Kangaroo tour to England and France - 18 games all first class

1991 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (183 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 183 games all games first class Canberra and Illawarra joined the competition.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class – includes game in Los Angeles

Lotto Challenge Cup (15 games)

• Lotto Challenge Cup - 15 games all first class

City v Country (2 games)

• City v Country (Origin and Firsts) - 2 games both first class

Kangaroo Tour to PNG (5 games)

• Kangaroo tour to PNG - 5 games all first class

Australia v New Zealand (3 games)

• Australia v NZ Tests – 3 games all first class

1992 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (182 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 182 games all games first class Canberra and Illawarra joined the competition.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class – includes game in Los Angeles

Tooheys Challenge Cup (15 games)

• Tooheys Challenge Cup - 15 games all first class

City v Country (2 games)

• City v Country (Origin and Firsts) - 2 games both first class

British Lions Tour (10 games)

• British Lions tour - 10 games all first class

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World club challenge - 1 game first class

Kangaroo Tour to England (4 games)

• Kangaroo tour to England - 4 games all first class

Kangaroo Tour to PNG (3 games)

• Kangaroo tour to PNG - 3 games all first class

1993 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (182 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 182 games all games first class Canberra and Illawarra joined the competition.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class – includes game in Los Angeles

Tooheys Challenge Cup (15 games)

• Tooheys Challenge Cup - 15 games all first class

City v Country (2 games)

• City v Country (Origin and Firsts) - 2 games both first class. This was the final season of City vs Country Firsts

1994 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

Sydney First Grade (182 games)

• Sydney First Grade games - 182 games all games first class Canberra and Illawarra joined the competition.

NSW v Qld (3 games)

• NSW v Queensland – 3 games all first class – includes game in Los Angeles

Tooheys Challenge Cup (15 games)

• Tooheys Challenge Cup - 15 games all first class

City v Country (1 game)

• City v Country (Origin) - 1 first class game

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World club challenge - 1 game first class

Kangaroo Tour to England and France (18 games)

• Kangaroo tour to England and France - 18 games all first class

Kangaroo Tour to PNG (3 games)

• Kangaroo tour to PNG - 3 games all first class

New Zealand Tour (1 game)

• New Zealand Tour - 1 game first class

France Tour (1 games)

• France tour - 1 games all first class

1995 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

ARL First Grade (229 games)

• ARL First Grade games 229 games all first class

Tooheys Challenge Cup (19 games)

• Tooheys Challenge Cup 19 games all first class

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games all first class

City v Country Origin (1 game)

• City v Country (Origin) 1 first class game

World Cup (5 games)

• Kangaroo World Cup tour 5 games all first class

1996 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

ARL First Grade (228 games)

• ARL First Grade games 228 games all first class

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (2 games)

• Australia Tests v Fiji and PNG - 2 games all first class

City v Country Origin (1 game)

• City v Country (Origin) 1 first class game

1997 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

ARL / SL First Grade (237 games)

• First Grade games 237 games - ARL 141 games all first class, Super League 96 games all first class

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (2 games)

• ARL Tests - 2 games all first class

City v Country Origin (1 game)

• City v Country (Origin) 1 first class game

Super League Tri Series (4 games)

• Super League Tri series 4 games all first class

Super League World Club Championship (68 games)

• Super League World Club Championship 68 games all first class

Super League Tests (5 games)

• Super League Tests – 5 games all first class

1998 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (253 games)

• NRL First Grade games 253 games (240 plus 13 finals).

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (3 games)

• Tests/Internationals 3: Australia v NZ 24/4/1998, Australia v NZ 9/10/1998, Australia v NZ 16/10/1998

1999 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (213 games)

• NRL First Grade games 213 games (204 plus 9 finals).

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (4 games)

• Tests/Internationals 4: Australia v GB 22/10/1999 Australia v NZ 23/4/1999, Australia v NZ 15/10/1999, Australia v NZ 22/10/1999

Tour Games (3 games)

• Lions tour 1 game
• PNG tour 2 games

2000 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (191 games)

• NRL First Grade games 191 games (182 plus 9 finals).

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (8 games)

• Tests/Internationals 8: Australia v NZ 21/4/2000, Australia v PNG 7/10/2000, Australia v England 28/10/2000 Australia v Fiji 1/11/2000, Australia v Russia 4/11/2000, Australia v Samoa 11/11/2000, Australia v Wales 19/11/2000, Australia v NZ 25/11/2000

Tour Games (1 game)

• Tour games Australia v NZ Residents 14/10/2000

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge St Helens v Melbourne 22/1/2000

2001 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (191 games)

• NRL First Grade games 191 games (182 plus 9 finals).

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

• City Origin v Country Origin (1 game). The City Origin vs Country Origin game resumed after a hiatus of 4 seasons and continued to be played annually until 2017.

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (5 games)

• Tests/Internationals 5: Australia v NZ 13/7/2001, Australia v PNG 7/10/2001, Australia v GB 11/11/2001, Australia v GB 17/11/2001, Australia v GB 24/11/2001

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge St Helens v Brisbane 26/1/2001

2002 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (189 games)

• NRL First Grade games 189 games (180 plus 9 finals).

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (2 games)

• Tests/Internationals 2: Australia v GB 12/7/2002, Australia v NZ 12/10/2002

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge Bradford v Newcastle 1/2/2002

2003 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (189 games)

• NRL First Grade games 189 games (180 plus 9 finals).

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (6 games)

• Tests/Internationals 6: Australia v NZ 15/7/2003, Australia v NZ 18/10/2003, Australia v Wales 2/11/2003 (International), Australia v GB 8/11/2003, Australia v GB 15/11/2003, Australia v GB 22/11/2003

Tour Games (2 games)

• Tour games 2games: Australia v France XIII 25/10/2003, Australia v England A 28/10/2003

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge St Helens v Sydney 14/2/2003

2004 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (189 games)

• NRL First Grade games 189 games (180 plus 9 finals).

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (8 games)

• Tests/Internationals 8: Australia v NZ 23/4/2004, Australia v NZ 16/10/2004, Australia v NZ 23/10/2004, Australia v GB 30/10/2004 Australia v GB 13/11/2004 Australia v GB 27/11/2004 Australia v France 21/11/2004, Australia v USA 30/11/2003

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge Bradford v Penrith 13/2/2004

ANZAC XIII (1 game)

• ANZAC XIII 1 game. The ANZAC team was a combined Australian and NZ team chosen mainly from players that were touring GB with their respective teams and is considered to be first class.

PNG v Kangaroo Invitational (1 game)

2005 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (189 games)

• NRL First Grade games 189 games (180 plus 9 finals).

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (7 games)

• Tests/Internationals 7: Australia v NZ 22/4/2005,Australia v NZ 15/10/2005, Australia v NZ 21/10/2005, Australia v NZ 27/11/2005, Australia v GB 6/11/2005 Australia v GB 19/11/2005, Australia v France 12/11/2005

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Aus PM’s XIII v PNG PM’s XIII

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge Leeds v Canterbury

New Zealand A v Kangaroo Invitational (1 game)

2006 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (189 games)

• NRL First Grade games 189 games (180 plus 9 finals).

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (6 games)

• Tests/Internationals 6: Australia v NZ 5/11/2006, Australia v NZ 14/10/2006, Australia v NZ 21/10/2006, Australia v NZ 25/11/2006, Australia v GB 4/11/2006 Australia v GB 18/11/2006

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Aus PM’s XIII v PNG PM’s XIII

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge Bradford v Wests Tigers 3/2/2006

New Zealand A v Kangaroo Invitational (1 game)

Great Britain Tour (1 game)

2007 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (201 games)

• NRL First Grade games 201 games (192 plus 9 finals).

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (2 games)

• Tests/Internationals 2: Australia v NZ 20/4/2007, Australia v NZ 13/10/2007

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Aus PM’s XIII v PNG PM’s XIII

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge St Helens v Brisbane 23/2/2007

2008 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (201 games)

• NRL First Grade games 201 games (192 plus 9 finals).

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (6 games)

• Tests/Internationals 6: Australia v NZ 9/5/2008, Australia v NZ 26/10/2008, Australia v NZ 23/11/2008, Australia v England 2/11/2008, Australia v PNG 9/11/2008 Australia v Fiji 16/11/2008

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Aus PM’s XIII v PNG PM’s XIII

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge Leeds v Melbourne 29/2/2008

Indigenous Dream Time v Maori (1 game)

2009 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (201 games)

• NRL First Grade games 201 games (192 plus 9 finals).

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (5 games)

• Tests/Internationals 5: Australia v NZ 8/5/2009, Australia v NZ 24/10/2009, Australia v England 31/10/2009, Australia v England 14/11/2009 Australia v France 7/11/2009

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Aus PM’s XIII v PNG PM’s XIII

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge Leeds v Melbourne 1/3/2009

2010 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (201 games)

• NRL First Grade games 201 games (192 plus 9 finals).

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (5 games)

• Australia v NZ (7/5/2010, Melbourne), Australia v PNG (24/10/2010, Sydney), Australia v England (31/10/2010, Melbourne), Australia v NZ (6/11/2010, Auckland), Australia v NZ (13/11/2010, Brisbane)

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Australian PMs X111 v PNG PM’s XIII 26/9/2010

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

• NSW City Origin v NSW Country Origin 7/5/2010

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge Leeds v Melbourne 28/2/2010

Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (1 game)

• Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars 13/2/2010. This was the first Indigenous All Stars game, these games are considered to be first class.

2011 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (201 games)

• NRL First Grade games 201 games (192 plus 9 finals).

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (6 games)

• Australia v NZ (6/5/2011, Gold Coast), Australia v NZ (16/10/2011, Newcastle), Australia v NZ (28/10/2011, Warrington), Australia v England (5/11/2011, London), Australia v Wales (13/11/2011, Wrexham), Australia v England (19/11/2011, Leeds)

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Australian PM’s X111 v PNG PM’s XIII (27/2/2011, Lae)

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

• NSW City Origin v NSW Country Origin

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge St George Illawarra v Wigan (27/2/2011)

Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (1 game)

• Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (12/2/2011, Gold Coast).

2012 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (201 games)

• NRL First Grade games 201 games (192 plus 9 finals).

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (2 games)

• Australia v NZ (20/4/2012, Auckland), Australia v NZ (13/10/2012, Townsville)

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Australian PM’s X111 v PNG PM’s XIII (23/9/2012, Port Moresby)

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

• NSW City Origin v NSW Country Origin

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge Manly v Leeds (27/2/2012, Headingly)

Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (1 game)

• Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (4/2/2012, Gold Coast).

2013 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (201 games)

• NRL First Grade games 201 games (192 plus 9 finals).

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (7 games)

• Australia v NZ (19/4/2013, Canberra), Australia v England (26/10/2013, Cardiff), Australia v Fiji (2/11/2013, Warrington), Australia v Ireland (9/11/2013, Limerick), Australia v USA (16/11/2013, Wrexham), Australia v Fiji (23/11/2013, London), Australia v NZ (30/11/2013, Manchester)

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Australian PMs X111 v PNG PMs XIII (29/9/2013, Kokopo)

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

• NSW City Origin v NSW Country Origin

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge Leeds v Melbourne (22/2/2013)

Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (1 game)

• Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (9/2/2013, Brisbane).

2014 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (201 games)

• NRL First Grade games 201 games (192 plus 9 finals).

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (5 games)

• Australia v NZ (2/5/2014, Sydney), Australia v NZ (25/10/2014, Brisbane), Australia v England (2/11/2014, Melbourne), Australia v Samoa (9/11/2014, Wollongong), Australia v NZ (13/11/2014, Wellington)

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Australian PM’s XIII v PNG PM's XIII (12/10/2013, Kokopo)

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

• NSW City Origin v NSW Country Origin

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge Sydney v Wigan (22/2/2014, Sydney)

2015 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (201 games)

• NRL First Grade games 201 games (192 plus 9 finals).

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (1 games)

• Australia v NZ (3/5/2015, Brisbane)

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Australian PMs XIII v PNG PMs XIII (26/9/2015, Port Moresby)

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

• NSW City Origin v NSW Country Origin

World Club Series (3 games)

• Warrington v St George Illawarra (20/2/2015, Warrington), Wigan v Brisbane (21/2/2015, Wigan), St Helens v South Sydney (22/2/2015, St Helens). In 2015 (and in 2016 and 2017), the World Club Challenge was expanded to the World Club Series with six clubs participating – 3 from each league.

Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (1 game)

• Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (13/2/2015, Gold Coast).

2016 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (201 games)

• NRL First Grade games 201 games (192 plus 9 finals).

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (6 games)

• Australia v NZ (6/5/2016, Newcastle), Australia v NZ (15/10/2016, Perth), Australia v Scotland (28/10/2016, Hull), Australia v NZ (5/11/2016, Coventry), Australia v England (13/11/2016, London), Australia v NZ (20/11/2016, Liverpool)

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Australian PMs XIII v PNG PMs XIII (26/9/2015, Port Moresby)

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

• NSW City Origin v NSW Country Origin

World Club Series (3 games)

• St Helens v Sydney (19/2/2016, St Helens), Wigan v Brisbane (20/2/2016, Wigan), Leeds v North Queensland (21/2/2016, Leeds)

Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (1 game)

• Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (13/2/2016, Brisbane).

2017 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (201 games)

• NRL First Grade games 201 games (192 plus 9 finals).

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (7 games)

• Australia v NZ (5/5/2017, Canberra), Australia v England (27/10/2017, Melbourne), Australia v France (3/11/2017, Canberra), Australia v Lebanon (11/11/2017, Sydney), Australia v Samoa (17/11/2017, Darwin), Australia v Fiji (24/11/2017, Brisbane), Australia v England (2/12/2017, Brisbane)

City Origin v Country Origin (1 game)

• NSW City Origin v NSW Country Origin. This was the final season of the City vs Country game

World Club Series (2 games)

• Warrington v Brisbane (18/2/2017, Warrington), Wigan v Cronulla (19/2/2017, Wigan)

Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (1 game)

• Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (10/2/2017, Newcastle).

2018 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (201 games)

• NRL First Grade games 201 games (192 plus 9 finals).

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (2 games)

• Australia v NZ (13/10/2018, Auckland), Australia v Tonga (20/10/2018, Auckland)

• World Club Challenge (1game)

• Melbourne v Leeds (16/2/2018, Leeds)

2019 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (201 games)

• NRL First Grade games 201 games (192 plus 9 finals).

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (2 games)

• Australia v NZ (25/10/2019, Wollongong); Australia v Tonga (2 /11/2019, Eden Park, Auckland)

France Tour 2019 (2 games)

• France v Junior Kangaroos (25/10/2019, Wollongong)
• France v Western Division (30/10/2019, Parkes)

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Australian PMs XIII v Fiji PMs XIII (11/10/2019, Suva)
• World Club Challenge (1game)

• Sydney Roosters v Wigan (17/2/2019, Wigan)

Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (1 game)

• Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars (15/2/2019, Melbourne).
• Non First Class Games
• Reserve grade equivalent
• Qld Intrust Super Cup 170 games
• NSW Canterbury Cup (reserves) 141 games
• State Championship Newtown (NSW) v Burleigh (Qld) (6/10/2019)

2020 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (169 games)

• NRL First Grade games 169 games (160 plus 9 finals).

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (0 games)

• Note: No international games due to Pandemic lockdowns.

World Club Challenge (1 game)

• World Club Challenge Sydney v St Helens (22/2/2020, St Helens)

Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars (1 game)

• Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (22/2/2020, Gold Coast).
• Non First Class Games
• Reserve grade equivalent
• Qld Intrust Super Cup 7 games – season abandoned due to pandemic lockdown
• NSW Canterbury Cup (reserves) 6 games - season abandoned due to pandemic lock down

2021 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (201 games)

• NRL first grade 201 games (192 plus 9 finals)

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars (1 game)

• Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars (11/2/2023, Rotorua, New Zealand). This game is one of a series that had been played in the pre-season since 2010 (except for 2014 and 2018). This game is considered first class.
• Non First Class Games
• Reserve Grade Equivalent
• Qld Host plus Cup 159 games (150 plus 9 finals)
• NSW Cup (reserves) 162 games (156 plus 6 finals)
• State Championship South Sydney v Brisbane Easts 1/10/2023 Sydney 1 game
• Pre-season Trials
• NRL Pre-season challenge 17 games. These games were treated as pre-season trials by a number of teams. A number of clubs played a different team for each of their games. Many players in these games were not selected in the first-grade competition and only played lower grades. A number of teams selected up to 17 players on the bench. As such these games are not considered first class. The St Helens vs St George game on 11/2/2023 which was a part of this series is not considered first class. St Helens toured for the main purpose of playing in the World Club Championship against Penrith.)

2022 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

• NRL First Grade (201games)

• NRL First Grade games 201 games (192 plus 9 finals).

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (6 games)

• International/Tests 6 games World Cup. Aust v Fiji 15/10/2022 Leeds, Aust v Scotland 21/10/2022 Coventry, Aust v Italy 29/10/2022 St Helens, Aust v Lebanon 4/11/2022 Huddersfield, Aust v NZ 11/11/2022 Leeds, Aust v Samoa 19/11/2022 Manchester.

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Australian PMs X111 v PNG PMs XIII 25/9/2022 Sydney

Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars (1 game)

• Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars (12/2/2022, Sydney).
• Note: No World Club Challenge this season
• Non First Class Games
• Reserve grade equivalent
• Qld Host plus Cup 142 games (133 plus 9 finals)
• NSW Cup (reserves) 136 games (130 plus 6 finals)
• State Championship Penrith v Brisbane Norths 2/10/2022 Sydney 1 game

2023 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (213 games)

• NRL first grade 213 games (204 plus 9 finals)

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (3 games)

• Aust v Samoa 14/10/2023 Ade, Aust v NZ 28/10/2023 Bris, Aust v NZ 4/11/2023 Sydney

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Australian PMs X111 v PNG PMs XIII 23/9/2023 Port Moresby
• World Club Challenge (1game)
• World Club challenge Penrith v St Helens (18/2/2023, Sydney). This game was the latest in a series of games between the Australian premier team and the English premier team. Due to the quality of the teams and the regularity of the games it is considered to be first class.

Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars (1 game)

• All Star Indigenous v Maori All Star (11/2/2023, Rotorua New Zealand). This game was the most recent in a series that had been played in the pre-season since 2010 (except for 2014 and 2018). This game is considered first class.
• Non First Class Games
• Reserve Grade Equivalent
• Qld Host plus Cup 159 games (150 plus 9 finals)
• NSW Cup (reserves) 162 games (156 plus 6 finals)
• State Championship South Sydney v Brisbane Easts 1/10/2023 Sydney 1 game
• Pre-season Trial
• NRL Pre-season challenge 17 games. These games were treated as preseason trials by a number of teams. A number of clubs played a different team for each of their games. Many players in these games were not selected in the first-grade competition and only played lower grades. A number of teams selected up to 17 players on the bench. As such these games are not considered first class. The St Helens vs St George game on 11/2/2023 which was a part of this series is not considered first class. St Helens toured for the main purpose of playing in the World Club Championship against Penrith.

2024 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (213 games)

• NRL first grade 213 games (204 plus 9 finals)

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (3 games)

• Australia v Tonga (18/10/2024, Brisbane), Australia v NZ (27/10/2024, Christchurch NZ), Aust v Tonga (10/11/2024, Sydney)

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Australian PMs XIII v PNG PMs XIII (13/10/2024, Port Moresby)
• World Club Challenge (1game)
• World Club challenge Penrith v Wigan 24/2/2024 at Wigan UK. This game was the latest in a series of games between the Australian premier team and the English premier team. This series commenced in 2000 and has been played annually since apart from the Covid years of 2020 and 2021. Due to the quality of the teams and the regularity of the games it is considered to be first class.

Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars (1 game)

• Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars (16/2/2024, Townsville). This game was the most recent in a series that had been played in the pre-season since 2010 (except for 2014 and 2018). In the earlier years of the series 2010 and 2013 a number of rule changes were trialled in these games (such as the double try in 2010). The game was played between two teams of representative standard. The series may have commenced as an exhibition but due to the standard of players and play it has become a regular fixture on the RL calendar. As such this game is considered first class
• Non First Class Games
• Reserve Grade Equivalent
• Qld Host plus Cup 159 games (150 plus 9 finals)
• NSW Cup (reserves) 162 games (156 plus 6 finals)
• State Championship Newtown v Brisbane Norths (6/10/2024, Sydney)
• Pre-season Trials
• NRL Pre-season challenge 16 games. These games were treated as preseason trials by a number of teams. A number of clubs played a different team for each of their games. Many players in these games were not selected in the first-grade competition and only played lower grades. A number of teams selected up to 17 players on the bench. As such these games are not considered first class.

2025 Australian Rugby League Season Summary

NRL First Grade (213 games)

• NRL first grade 213 games (204 plus 9 finals)

State Games (3 games)

• NSW v Qld 3 games

International/Tests (3 games)

• Aust v GB 25/10/2025 Wembley, Aust v GB 1/11/2025, Aust v GB 8/11/2025

Other Representative Games (1 game)

• Australian PMs XIII v PNG PMs XIII 12/10/2025 Port Moresby

Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars (1 game)

• All Star Indigenous v Maori All Star 15/2/2025 Townsville

• Note: There was no World Club Challenge in 2025 due to fixturing issues- Penrith and Wigan were the teams that qualified
• Non First Class Games
• Pre-season Trial

• NRL Pre-season challenge 17 games. These games were treated as preseason trials by a number of teams. As such these games are not considered first class.