Cumberland (AUS)
- Captains
- Harry Bloomfield (7)
- Thomas Lalor (1)
- Top pointscorer
- Harry Bloomfield (23)
- Top tryscorer
- Ted Bellamy (2)
Cumberland's final position on the 1908 competition table has long been the subject of debate. They were only entered into the competition after round 1, which sparked a hasty reshaping of the remainder of the draw. In theory, it was simple - 9 rounds left, 9 teams total - 1 bye each.
However, there was the small problem of what to do about round 1. Because they hadn't yet joined the competition, Cumberland didn't play in round 1. Did that mean they had the bye?
Newspapers of the day had added a "bye" column to the competition table after Cumberland joined, and for the first few rounds they indicated that Cumberland had none. On the 24th of June however, this changed - the number of byes next to Cumberland became 1. In August, Cumberland had their scheduled bye in round 10. As confirmed in the book 'The History of Rugby League Clubs' by Ian Collis and Alan Whiticker, Cumberland was awarded their second bye for the season. Clearly, the NSWRFL had deemed they were entitled to the additional 2 points from a bye in round 1.
The reason and exact timing of when this decision was made is unknown, and the only consequence is who was awarded the competition's first ever wooden spoon - them, or Western Suburbs. It was to be Cumberland's only season, but with 2 byes and a win, they were spared the ignominy.
Results
Date | Day | Competition | Opposition | Score | Captain(s) | Coach(es) | Venue | Crowd | Rank | |||||
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Round 1 | [bye] | - | ||||||||||||
May 2 | Sat 2:00pm | A * | Eastern Suburbs | L | 4 | - | 18 | H Bloomfield | RAS Showground | 10,000 | ||||
9 | Sat 2:00pm | Round 2 | A | Souths | L | 2 | - | 23 | H Bloomfield | RAS Showground | 20,000 | 6th | ||
16 | Sat 2:00pm | Round 3 | A * | Newcastle | L | 0 | - | 37 | H Bloomfield | Wentworth | 3,000 | 7th | ||
23 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 4 | H * | Newtown | L | 6 | - | 16 | H Bloomfield | Birchgrove | 8th | |||
30 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 5 | A | Glebe | L | 7 | - | 22 | H Bloomfield | Wentworth | 1,200 | 8th | ||
Jun 20 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 6 | A * | Balmain | L | 4 | - | 16 | H Bloomfield | Birchgrove | 1,200 | 8th | ||
27 | Sat 2:00pm | Round 7 | A | Eastern Suburbs | L | 5 | - | 26 | H Bloomfield | RAS Showground | 4,000 | 8th | ||
Jul 4 | Sat 2:00pm | Round 8 | H * | Western Suburbs | W | 14 | - | 6 | H Bloomfield | Birchgrove | 3,000 | 8th | ||
25 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 9 | H * | North Sydney | L | 0 | - | 45 | T Lalor | Wentworth | 200 | 7th | ||
Round 10 | [bye] | - |
9 games
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N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
Players
Player ↓ | Age | Born | Rep | League Games | Cups/Other | Totals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | |||||
ABBOTT, A | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
ANDREWS, J | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
BELLAMY, Ted | 23 | Sydney | 5 | - | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | - | - | ||
BLOOMFIELD, Harry | 25 | Sydney | 7 | - | 7 | 1 | 8 | - | 19 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | 1 | 10 | - | 23 | - | - | ||
BOLAND, Edward | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
BRYANT, ? | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
BURDUS, Albert | 23 | Lithgow | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
CASEY, Robert | 18 | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
CASSON, V | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
COLE, S | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
CRIBB, George | 24 | Sydney | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
CRIBB, James | 25 | Sydney | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||
FRASER, A | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
HALLING, Albert | 21 | Sydney | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
HARRIS, A | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
HAWKINS, A | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
JARVIS, V | - | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
LALOR, Thomas | - | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
McCORMACK, J | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
MARSHALL, Syd | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
MELTON, C | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
O'GRADY, F | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
SPEARS, J | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
WALKER, J | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
WALLIS, S | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
WRIGHT, F | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
26 players | 1 cur. / 1 tot. | 23.20 | 8 games | 4 | 12 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 games | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 games | 4 | 14 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.
Legend
Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson