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词条 1885 Southern Rugby Union Season
释义

  1. Teams

      Senior Clubs  

  2. Season Summary

  3. Ladder

  4. Statistics

      Points    Tries  

  5. Lower Grades

  6. Participating Clubs

  7. References

  8. External Links

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The 1885 Southern Rugby Union season was the 12th season of the Sydney Rugby Premiership. This was the third competition for the Gardiner Cup which was awarded to the winners of the premiership. The football season lasted from May till September 1885. The season culminated in the premiership, which was won by Sydney University. University were awarded the Gardiner Challenge Cup and were crowned premiers by a committee of the Union. The club were undefeated during the premiership season.

Teams

Senior Clubs

In 1885, the Union decided to elevate three Junior clubs into the Gardiner Challenge Cup. Arfoma, St. Leonards and Newtown had performed well during the previous season and were given the opportunity to compete for the cup.

Arfoma
Captain: EC Ebsworth
Balmain
Formed: c.1873
Captain: Ewen Cameron
Burwood
Formed: c.1876
Ground: Burwood Park
Captain: Samuel Chapman
Newtown
Ground: Macdonaldtown Park
Captain: Sharpe
Redfern
Formed: 24 May, 1878
Ground: Redfern Ground, Moore Park
Captain: George Walker
St. Leonards
Formed: June, 1872
Ground: The Reserve
Captain: FT Cheeseman
Sydney University
Formed: c.1863
Ground: University Ground, Moore Park
Captain: Charles Tange
Wallaroo
Formed: c.1870
Ground: Wallaroo Ground, Moore Park
Captain: George Graham
[1]

Season Summary

In 1885 the Sydney Rugby Premiership continued to develop into a more structured competition. Before the season began, the Southern Rugby Football Union decided to promote three Junior Clubs into the Gardiner Challenge Cup. This took the competing teams to eight.[1] The number of games during the season also increased, with most of the teams playing each other twice. However, at the conclusion of the season, some clubs had not played the same number of games as others. The competition still did not see organised rounds and an official points ladder.

Overall, the season was not seen as being as brilliant as the previous. The Association Cricket Ground became unavailable during the season, which had an effect upon the games being played. This ground was the only one that fenced in the playing field. As a result, many games were interrupted by the crowds encroaching upon the field. The Agricultural Society made their ground available to the Union later in the season, with two games often being played side-by-side. This did see some confusion with players stopping play in one game on hearing the call from the other game.[2]

Despite a deficit in their defence and kicking, the Sydney University Football Club proved to be the Premier club and were awarded the Gardiner Challenge Cup. The 'Varsity were well organised and displayed consistent form during the season. The team put the same players onto the field each week. As a result, the club were undefeated during the cup campaign with their only losses coming from non-cup games with a weakened team.[2]

The Wallaroo Football Club displayed occasional brilliance on the field. On a good day, they demonstrated excellent forward play. However, a heavy schedule of 20 games across all matches saw the club become inconsistent in their performance. In 14 Cup games, the team won 8. Despite being beaten by Burwood, Wallaroo were ranked second for the season due to winning more games.[2]

Last season's Premiers, Burwood, were considered the more all-round team. They were splendidly led by their captain Samuel Chapman who had spent some time playing in Cambridge. Using the experience gained, he encouraged his players to back each other. The club finished their season with a draw against the eventual champions, displaying the potential of the team.[2]

Ladder

TeamPldWDLBPFPAPD
1Sydney University141220017723+154
2Wallaroo1481509077+13
3Burwood1263308631+55
4Arfoma1143406948+21
5Redfern1343604532+13
6Balmain1343604985-36
7Newtown12237024161-137
8St. Leonards111010030113-83
[2]
  • The ladder shown above was calculated using results of games published in newspapers of the period. Only games indicated as Gardiner Challenge Cup games or games between cup teams were included. Games against non-cup teams were not included. Ladders published in newspapers of the period included games against teams not included in the cup. Inconsistencies occur between the ladders published and the results recorded. This may be due to the Union altering results as a result of protests.

Statistics

  • Statistics only include Senior games. Some data incomplete.

Points

PlayerPlTGFGPts
1John Wood91121085
2James O'Donnell7310036
3Fred Cheeseman724224
4EC Ebsworth915017
5George Graham1180016
6Herb Lee980016
7Francis Baylis542014
8Leo Neill1160012
9FH Clapin1150010
10Charles Tange950010

Tries

PlayerPlT
1John Wood911
2George Graham118
3Herb Lee98
4Leo Neill116
5FH Clapin115
6Charles Tange95
7GW McArthur75
8Francis Baylis54
9Henry Fligg124
10CY Caird74

Lower Grades

The Southern Rugby Football Union classified the participating clubs into two groups, Seniors and Juniors. Prior to 1883, all clubs were considered for the Premiership. With the introduction of the Gardiner Challenge Cup, only Senior clubs participated in the competition. The Junior clubs competed with each other, but no award was recognised for their achievements. Matches between Senior and Junior teams were common place, with results in those matches possibly assisting in deciding the final Senior Premiership winner.

In 1885, the top Junior Clubs were Balmain Wellington and Rosedale who were both undefeated for the season.

Participating Clubs

ClubSenior GradeJunior
1st2nd
Albion Football ClubY
Arfoma Football ClubYY
Balmain Rugby Football ClubYY
Balmain Harrowgate Football ClubY
Balmain Wellington Football ClubY
Burwood Football ClubYY
Cammeray Football ClubY
Double Bay Football ClubY
Glebe Football ClubY
Manly Football ClubY
Newtown Football ClubYY
Our Boys Football ClubY
Parramatta Football ClubY
Parramatta Union Football ClubY
Petersham Rugby Football ClubY
Randwick Football ClubY
Redfern Football ClubYY
Rosedale Football ClubY
St. Leonards Football ClubY
Sydney University Football ClubYY
Wallaroo Football ClubYY
Waverley Football ClubY
Wentworth Football ClubY

References

1. ^{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28361535|title=SPORTING IN℡LIGENCE. FOOTBALL.|date=1885-04-30|work=Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)|access-date=2018-08-23|pages=8}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article162822613|title=ATHLETIC SPORTS|date=1885-09-19|work=Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912)|access-date=2018-08-23|pages=637}}

External Links

  • Sydney Club Rugby History.

1 : Rugby union competitions in New South Wales

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