1921 Auckland Rugby League season

The 1921 season of Auckland Rugby League was its 13th. Seventy two teams played across its six main grades.[1]

The first grade competition featured seven teams, City Rovers, Marist Old Boys, Maritime, Devonport, Fire Brigade (formerly Grafton Athletic), Newton Rangers, and Ponsonby United. City Rovers comfortably won the senior championship for the 4th time with a 8 win, 1 draw, 0 loss record ahead of Maritime who were unable to repeat their title win from the previous season. City had previously won the title in 1910, 1911, and 1916. This was to be the first of 3 consecutive titles for them. They also won the Roope Rooster knockout competition for the 3rd time after previous wins in 1916 and 1918.

News

Junior Management Committee

The Junior management committee elected for the season was: G. Stevens, W. Church, J. Ball, H. Clayton, W. Dowle, A.E. Smith, W. Lusty, W.J. Davidson (Hon. Sec), T. Fielding (Chairman), J. Aggers, K. Lippiatt.

Club name changes and mergers

On 13 April the Management Committee of the Auckland Rugby League met. At the meeting Grafton was granted permission to change its name to "Fire Brigade Club". Devonport United notified the league that the Devonport Borough Council had allocated the Devonport Domain for its use. During the season the club was named 'North Shore' and 'Devonport' interchangeably by both The New Zealand Herald and the Auckland Star. In 1920 the club had seen a merger between North Shore Albions and the Sunnyside club and agreed on the name Devonport United but it appears that the stronger club's name was still more favoured by those reporting on the games, and it was eventually the name adopted by the club. While the Kingsland Rovers club wrote asking for advice on what it should do regarding a ground for the club to play at.[2]

Carlaw Park open for business

The site of Carlaw Park prior to construction of the ground beginning.

Carlaw Park was named after James Carlaw who had been heavily involved in the development of rugby league in the Auckland area for many years. History was made on 25 June when the first ever match was played on Carlaw Park between City Rovers and Maritime. The match was won by City Rovers 10 points to 8. Prior to the match an official opening ceremony was held. "The park was declared open by Hon. Arthur Myers, MP. Mr and Mrs. Carlaw were each presented with a gold badge and certificate of life membership on the ground, and at the conclusion of the ceremony Mrs Carlaw kicked off for the first game on the new park".[3]

James Carlaw, who Carlaw Park was named after.

City Rovers capped a remarkable season by winning the Thacker Shield from Ponsonby United on the final day of the season after having already won the Monteith Shield by winning the First Grade Championship, and the Roope Rooster Knock-out trophy.

Female football club denied by the league

On 12 July a meeting was held in Parnell to form a "girls" rugby league competition with over 40 enrolling. They were to play a game on Carlaw Park on the following Saturday afternoon. They were all aged between 16 and 20 years of age. The chairman of the Parnell club, Mr. A.R. Turner explained "that it wished to develop the girls as well as the men, and to this end the club was being formed at the suggestion of the girls". A trophy "similar to the Monteith Shield" had been donated, and "members of the Auckland League Management Committee had donated a football, and were providing assistance in supplying jerseys. At the meeting when the time for enrollment came it was described that "they rose in a body and fairly rushed the table, which was in danger of being overturned in the excitement of the moment" Ivan Culpan, secretary of the league told the girls that the league would train them every evening in the lead up to the match.[4] Over the next week the number of girls enrolled increased to 65. It later transpired that the members of the Auckland Rugby League who had attended had done so by invitation and were not necessarily acting on behalf of the league with the comments they had made. At the Auckland Rugby league Management meeting the following night the decision on whether to support the girls playing and affiliate the club with the league was deferred. Both George Hunt and E Phelan spoke against allowing the girls to play.[5] And at a meeting on 20 July the Auckland Rugby League decided to oppose the girls playing football. Mr. James Carlaw said that medical opinion was in opposition to females playing the sport. Mr Stallworthy and Mr. E. Feilding suggested a trial game with modified rules take place with doctors watching but the request was declined.[6]

Arthur Singe switches to rugby league

At the beginning of the season Marist Old Boys enticed Arthur Singe to join the club. He was an outstanding rugby player playing in the wing-forward position (flanker in today's terms). He played for the New Zealand Army rugby team which toured Great Britain and then South Africa at the end of the war. When he returned to New Zealand he played for the Marist rugby club and played for Auckland 8 teams. He narrowly missed the New Zealand rugby team to tour Australia after playing just 10 minutes in the North Island v South Island match which acted as a trial of sorts. He switched codes and joined Marist, playing for them in 1921–22 and 1925–26 before going on tour with the New Zealand team on their ill-fated tour of England. Seven players went on strike due to issues with management on the tour and were ultimately banned for life. Singe was the only Auckland player among the strikers. The ban was lifted in 1962, 26 years after his death in 1936. Singe was to play 48 games for Marist scoring 148 points, 15 games for Auckland scoring 25 points, and 8 matches for New Zealand.

Monteith Shield (first grade championship)

Monteith Shield standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
City Rovers	9	8	1	0	250	50	17
Maritime	9	6	0	3	135	112	12
Marist Old Boys	9	5	0	4	167	122	10
Ponsonby United	9	5	0	4	138	99	10
Newton Rangers	9	3	1	5	83	129	7
Devonport United	7	1	0	6	61	132	2
Fire Brigade	8	1	0	7	49	179	2

Monteith Shield fixtures

Round 1

	23 April	City	22–5	Marist	Victoria Park 1
	3:00	Try: Alf Townsend, Bill Davidson, Bert Laing, Harry Hawkes Con: Bill Davidson 4 Pen: Bill Davidson	[7]	Try: Bill Stormont Pen: Bill Stormont 1 mark	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Bill Murray

	23 April	Devonport	3–2	Fire Brigade	Victoria Park 2
	3:00	Try: J Price	[7]	Pen: Charles Woolley	Attendance: 6000 Referee: Clayton

	23 April	Newton	13–3	Ponsonby	Auckland Domain
	3:00	Try: Bill Cloke, Clarrie Polson, Leonard Newdick Con: Craddock Dufty 2	[7]	Try: W Edwards	Referee: W Ripley

Round 2

	30 April	City	33–2	Maritime	Auckland Domain 1
	3:00	Try: Ben Davidson, Bert Laing 2, Tim Peckham, V Thomas 2, Alf Townsend Con: Bill Davidson 5 Pen: Bill Davidson 1 mark	[8]	Pen: Eric Grey	Attendance: 7500 Referee: Archie Ferguson

	30 April	Newton	16–10	Devonport	Auckland Domain 2
	3:00	Try: Thomas Virtue, Alfred James, Wally Somers, Unknown x 1 Con: Craddock Dufty Pen: Craddock Dufty	[9]	Try: Alf Scott, D Doran Con: E Johnson 2	Attendance: 7500 Referee: Walter Ripley

	30 April	Marist	43–8	Fire Brigade	Auckland Domain 3
	3:00	Try: A Eustace, Arthur Singe, Unknown x 7 Con: Bill Stormont, Unknown x 6 Pen: Bill Stormont	[10]	Try: R Coates, Unknown x 1 Con: Charles Woolley	Attendance: 7500 Referee: Frank Thompson

Round 3

	7 May	Ponsonby	17–10	Devonport	Auckland Domain 1
	3:00	Try: Dougie McGregor, R Mitchell, W Edwards, Bill Walsh, Eric McGregor Con: Thomas McClymont	[11]	Try: J Johnston, H Wynn Con: E Johnston Pen: E Johnston	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: A Ball

	7 May	Maritime	17–5	Fire Brigade	Auckland Domain 2
	3:00	Try: George Yardley, Eric Grey 2, Woods, W Miller Con: Eric Grey	[12]	Try: Dunn Pen: Albert Ivil	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Len Farrant

	7 May	Marist	22–15	Newton	Victoria Park 2
	3:00	Try: A Eustace, Percy Gallagher 3 Con: Arthur Singe 3 Pen: Bill Stormont, Arthur Singe	[13]	Try: James, Leonard Newdick, Bill Cloke Con: Craddock Dufty 2 Pen: Craddock Dufty	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: T Hill

Round 4

	14 May	Maritime	12–10	Newton	Victoria Park 1
	3:00	Try: Ivan Littlewood, Ernie Herring, Jim Brien, George Yardley	[14]	Try: Wally Somers, Nelson Bass Con: Craddock Dufty Pen: Craddock Dufty	Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Walter Ripley

	14 May	Ponsonby	35–3	Marist	Devonport Domain 1
	3:00	Try: Eric McGregor 2, Bill Walsh, Dougie McGregor, George Mormon, W Hanlon, L Martin, Longbottom Con: Thomas McClymont 4	[15]	Try: Percy Gallagher	Referee: Frank Thompson

	14 May	City	61–7	Fire Brigade	Auckland Domain 2
	3:00	Try: Harry Tancred 2, George Reid, Ben Davidson 2, Bill Davidson, V Thomas, Alf Townsend, Bert Laing, Unknown x 4 Con: Bill Davidson 11	[16]	Try: Charles Woolley Con: R Coates Pen: Albert Ivil	Referee: William Mincham

Round 5

	28 May	Newton	6–6	City	Auckland Domain 1
	3:00	Try: F Lovelock 2	[17]	Try: Bill Minogue, Unknown x 1	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A Ball

	28 May	Maritime	19–17	Ponsonby	Auckland Domain 2
	3:00	Try: Eric Grey, Jim Brien 2, Ivan Littlewood, Unknown x 1 Con: John Lang, Mike Flynn	[18]	Try: Dougie McGregor 2, Eric McGregor, Bill Walsh, Unknown x 1 Con: Unknown x 1	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: H Clayton

	28 May	Marist	17–9	Devonport	Auckland Domain 3
	3:00	Try: A Eustace 3, James Hing, Percy Gallagher Con: Carroll	[19]	Try: A Nelson, Pat Morgan, C Nicholson	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: T Hill

Round 6

Round 6 was somewhat farcical. Devonport fielded several juniors and when the score got to 14–0 in favour of Maritime very quickly four Maritime players changed teams to make it a more even contest. The remainder of the game more resembled a practice match. While Newton defaulted their match with Fire Brigade as only 6 players turned out. The New Zealand Herald match report stated that "counter-attractions proving too strong for the Newton players".

	4 June	City	24–3	Ponsonby	Victoria Park 1
	3:00	Try: Ben Davidson 2, Alf Townsend 2, Tim Peckham, Ernie Mackie Con: Ernie Mackie, Bill Davidson Pen: Maurice Wetherill 1 mark	[20]	Try: Dagnall	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Len Farrant

	4 June	Devonport	5–25	Maritime	Devonport Domain
	3:00	Try: Unknown x 1 Con: Unknown x 1	[21]	Try: Unknown x 7 Con: Unknown x 2	Referee: Henning

	4 June	Fire Brigade	WBD-LBD	Newton	Auckland Domain
	3:00		[22]		Referee: Walter Ripley

Round 7

	11 June	Maritime	15–8	Marist	Auckland Domain 1
	3:00	Try: Ivan Littlewood 2, George Yardley Con: Mike Flynn 2 Pen: Eric Grey	[23]	Try: James Hing, A Eustace Con: Bill Stormont	Attendance: 5,500 Referee: A Ball

	11 June	Ponsonby	10–8	Fire Brigade	Auckland Domain 2
	3:00	Try: George Mormon, L Martin Con: Dougie McGregor Pen: Dougie McGregor	[24]	Try: H McNeil, Corfield Pen: Albert Ivil	Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Frank Thompson

	11 June	Devonport	6–37	City	Devonport Domain
	3:00	Try: Charles Hand, H Mann	[25]	Try: George Reid 2, Ben Davidson 2, Harry Hawkes, Alf Townsend 2, Bill Minogue, Tim Peckham Con: George Reid, Ben Davidson 2, Bill Minogue, Bill Davidson	Referee: Walter Ripley

Round 8

	18 June	City	11–8	Marist	Auckland Domain 1
	3:00	Try: Ben Davidson 2, Harry Hawkes Con: Maurice Wetherill	[26]	Try: Ernie Herring, A Eustace Con: Bill Stormont	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Archie Ferguson

	18 June	Newton	6–5	Ponsonby	Victoria Park 2
	3:00	Try: Jones, Leonard Newdick	[27]	Try: Artie Rae, Dougie McGregor	Referee: T Hill

Round 9

Round 9 saw the opening of Carlaw Park and the first ever match played on its soil. City defeated Maritime by 10 points to 8 in front of 7000 spectators. Herb Lunn of the Maritime side had the honour of scoring the first try on the ground. The other two matches for this round were postponed. The captains of both Newton and Devonport decided to postpone the match, though the majority of the Devonport players were unaware of this arrangement and arrived at the ground ready to play. While on the same day the Fire Brigade players were called to a warehouse fire in the city at mid-day and were tired and late arriving to the ground so the match was abandoned.[28]

	25 June	City	10–8	Maritime	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Harry Hawkes, Harry Francis Con: Bill Minogue Pen: Bill Minogue (1 mark)	[29]	Try: Herb Lunn, Ivan Littlewood Con: Eric Grey	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Archie Ferguson

	25 June	Devonport	PPD	Newton	Devonport Domain
	3:00		[29]

	25 June	Marist	PPD	Fire Brigade	Auckland Domain 2
	3:00		[29]

Round 10

	2 July	Marist	34–3	Newton	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Ernie Herring 2, John Lang, Arthur Singe, Puha, A Eustace, Percy Gallagher Con: Ernie Herring, Bill Stormont, John Lang, Edmund Carroll 2	[30]	Try: Charles James	Attendance: 3,700 Referee: T Hill

	2 July	Ponsonby	18–11	Devonport	Victoria Park 1
	3:00	Try: Dougie McGregor, Ben McGregor, Sam Lowrie, Wilfred McNeil Con: Dougie McGregor 2 Pen: Dougie McGregor	[31]	Try: J Price, Cargill, Alf Townsend Drop: McAneny	Referee: L Hemming

	2 July	Maritime	24–6	Fire Brigade	Auckland Domain 1
	3:00	Try: Syd O'Donnell, Ivan Littlewood 3, Bill Ballyntyne, Jack McGregor Con: Syd O'Donnell, Ivan Littlewood, George Yardley	[32]	Try: Bill Williams, Phil Castles	Referee: William Mincham

Round 11

The City v Newton game was discontinued at halftime due to the score line. Newton had started the match a man short and the score line had already blown out to 37–5 by the interval.

	9 July	Marist	18–4	Maritime	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: A Eustace, Arthur Singe, John Lang, Casey Con: Edmund Carroll, Billy Ghent Pen: Arthur Singe	[33]	Pen: George Yardley, Mike Flynn	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Len Farrant

	9 July	City	37–5	Newton	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: Bill Davidson Unknown 30 other points Con: Bill Davidson 2	[34]	Try: S Delaney Pen: S Delaney	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: H Clayton

	9 July	Ponsonby	21–5	Fire Brigade	Victoria Park
	3:00	Try: Dougie McGregor 2, Eric McGregor, W Edwards, Bill Walsh Con: Dougie McGregor 3	[35]	Try: R Coates Con: Unknown x 1	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: L Hemming

Roope Rooster knockout competition

The first round match between Marist Old Boys and Maritime ended controversially with Marist complaining that the match had finished early (when they were trailing by 10 points to 8). They protested and the match was replayed with Maritime winning 21 to 10. The referee in charge, Walter Ripley announced his resignation in the following week but did referee again for several years and later served on the board of the Referee's Association.

The final was won by City Rovers who defeated Maritime in the final in front of a large crowd by 30 points to 14. Over £230 were taken at the gate which was a record for Carlaw Park, albeit in its first season of use. From this 50 percent went to the Auckland League Sick and Injured Players' Fund, 25 percent to the Hospital Radium Fund, and 25 percent to the St. John Ambulance Association.[36]

Round 1

	16 July	City	13–7	Newton	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Bill Davidson, Harry Hawkes, Ben Davidson Con: Bill Davidson Pen: Bill Davidson	[37]	Try: J Biggs Con: Craddock Dufty Drop: Craddock Dufty	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: A Ball

	16 July	Maritime	10–8*	Marist	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: Jim Brien 2 Con: Eric Grey Pen: George Yardley	[38]	Try: Unknown 2 Pen: Arthur Singe	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Walter Ripley

	16 July	Ponsonby	34–11	Devonport	Auckland Domain 1
	3:00	Try: George Mormon 2, Thomas McClymont 2, R Mitchell, Wilfred McNeil, Bill Walsh, W Hanlon Con: Unknown x 5	[39]	Try: J Price, Alf Scott, Selwyn Chatfield Pen: McAneny	Referee: T Hill

Semi final

	23 July	City	8–5	Ponsonby	Victoria Park 1
	3:00	Try: Harry Hawkes, Alf Townsend Con: Bill Davidson	[40]	Try: Penalty Try Pen: Thomas McClymont	Attendance: 6,500

Round 1 replay

	13 August	Maritime	21–10	Marist	Victoria Park 1
	3:00	Try: Ivan Littlewood 3, Bill Ballantyne, Eric Grey Con: Mike Flynn Pen: George Yardley, Mike Flynn	[41]	Try: A Eustace, Arthur Singe Con: Billy Ghent Pen: Bill Stormont	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Len Farrant

Semi final

	3 September	Maritime	12–7	Fire Brigade	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Ivan Littlewood, Jim Brien Con: Mike Flynn 2	[42]	Try: R Coates Con: J Wareing Drop: Joseph	Attendance: 4000 Referee: Walter Ripley

Final

	1 October	City	30–14	Maritime	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Ben Davidson 3, Bill Davidson, C Mitchell, Harry Hawkes Con: Bill Davidson 4, Maurice Wetherill Pen: Bill Davidson	[43]	Try: Bert Avery 3, Jim Brien Pen: Jim Brien	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bill Murray

Top try scorers and point scorers

Bill Davidson's point total includes senior matches in the championship and the Roope Rooster.

Rank	Player	Team	Tries
1	Ben Davidson	City	13
2	Ivan Littlewood	Maritime	12
3	A Eustace	Marist	10
4	Alf Townsend	City	8
5	Dougie McGregor	Ponsonby	7
5	Harry Hawkes	City	7
5	Jim Brien	Maritime	7
8	Bill Davidson	City	6
8	Percy Gallagher	Marist	6
10	Bill Walsh	Ponsonby	5
10	Eric McGregor	Ponsonby	5
10	George Mormon	Ponsonby	5

Rank	Player	Team	Tries	Con	Pen	Mark	Drop Goal	Points
1	Bill Davidson	City	5	30	4	1	0	85
2	Ben Davidson	City	13	2	0	0	0	43
3	Dougie McGregor	Ponsonby	7	7	2	0	0	39
4	Ivan Littlewood	Maritime	12	1	0	0	0	38
5	A Eustace	Marist	10	0	0	0	0	30
6	Arthur Singe	Marist	4	3	3	0	0	24
7	Alf Townsend	City	8	0	0	0	0	24
7	Eric Grey	Maritime	4	3	3	0	0	24
9	Craddock Dufty	Newton	0	7	3	0	1	22
10	Harry Hawkes	City	7	0	0	0	0	21
10	Jim Brien	Maritime	7	0	0	0	0	21

Other club matches

Challenge Shield

Henry Thacker

The Thacker Shield was held by Ponsonby United coming into the 1921 season however there was a dispute over whether the shield should be held by North Island teams as it was unclear if it had been intended for competition among South Island teams only. The New Zealand council decided that the rules should be amended to allow North Island teams to hold it but the donor, Dr. H.T.J. Thacker and the Canterbury Rugby League would not agree to them. As such the shield was returned to the donor. Mr. C Weaver donated a trophy to take its place and this became known as the Challenge Shield and it was this that Ponsonby went on to defend twice. They first hosted Petone from Wellington who they beat 18–13. In the curtain-raiser Petone juniors were defeated by Richmond by 14 points to 8. In the evening the Petone players were entertained at the Druids' Hall by the Ponsonby club and Auckland League. They later defeated Huntly 19–8 before losing the Shield to local rivals City Rovers

	10 September	Ponsonby	18–13	Petone	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Eric McGregor 2, William Southernwood, Dougie McGregor Con: Dougie McGregor 3	[44]	Try: Horace Nunn, Shanahan 2 Con: Balks Pen: Nicholls	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bill Murray

	8 October	Ponsonby	19–8	Huntly	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Thomas McClymont, Blackie, W Edwards, Wilfred McNeil, James Hing Con: Thomas McClymont 2	[45]	Try: Huatahi Paki, J Peckham Pen: J Raynor	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Archie Ferguson

	15 October	City	25–10	Ponsonby	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Harry Francis, Bill Davidson, Tim Peckham, Ben Davidson, Harry Hawkes Con: Bill Davidson 4 Pen: Bill Davidson	[46]	Try: George Mormon, Dougie McGregor Con: Dougie McGregor, Frank Delgrosso	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Len Farrant

Exhibition matches

List of exhibition matches
	Date		Score		Score	Venue	Attendance
Exhibition match	18 June[47]	Hamilton	19	Maritime	16	Hamilton
Exhibition match	13 Aug[48]	Cambridge	16	City Rovers	14	Victoria Square, Cambridge

Lower grades

There were 7 lower grades in 1921.

Second grade

Newton defeated Maritime in the second grade final by 17 points to 11 at Carlaw Park to win the Second Grade Cup. Future New Zealand representative Charles Gregory played for Newton. They ultimately finished the season with a 10 win, 1 draw, 1 loss record, scoring 149 points and conceding 57.[49] North Shore withdrew prior to round 2, Marist withdrew after round 8, Manukau after round 10, and City after round 11. There were very few results reported and Newton's win/loss and for and against record was learned from their championship team photograph.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Newton Rangers	12	10	1	1	149	57	20
Maritime	11	9	1	1	114	54	19
Otahuhu Rovers	4	2	0	2	18	24	4
Ellerslie United	3	1	0	2	35	13	2
Ponsonby United	5	1	0	4	26	50	2
Manukau	2	1	0	1	19	19	2
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers	2	0	0	2	8	21	0
City Rovers	2	0	0	2	0	42	0
Marist Old Boys	2	0	0	2	16	24	0
North Shore Albions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Third grade (Myers Cup)

Kingsland Rovers won the competition when they drew with Newton 9-9 on August 6 in round 12. Future New Zealand international Claude List was in the Kingsland side, aged 18. In the first 5 rounds many results were reported however the second half of the season had very few reported. Parnell entered a team in the knockout competition which began on August 13 and had a 3-3 draw with Ellerslie. Marist were scheduled to play Ellerslie in round 1 but there was no result reported and they withdrew from the competition after this.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Kingsland Rovers	4	2	1	1	35	31	5
Point Chevalier	5	4	0	1	70	18	8
Newton Rangers	6	3	1	2	105	58	7
North Shore Albions	3	2	0	1	61	23	4
Ponsonby United	5	1	0	4	32	92	2
Ellerslie United	3	0	0	3	3	84	0
Marist Old Boys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fourth grade

Otahuhu won the competition following their round 15 win over Ponsonby by 17 points to 3. Maritime defaulted their round 3 match with Otahuhu and withdrew the following week. There were many results not reported throughout the season.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	F	A	Pts
Otahuhu Rovers	6	5	0	1	3	82	18	10
City Rovers	8	6	1	1	2	118	25	13
Richmond Rovers	6	5	0	1	2	51	13	10
Ponsonby United	9	4	0	5	2	64	107	8
Manukau Rovers	8	3	1	4	1	53	58	7
Kingsland Rovers	7	2	0	5	1	48	81	4
Point Chevalier	5	0	0	5	3	13	107	0
Maritime	3	0	0	3	0	5	25	0

Fifth grade

City Rovers defeated Richmond by 5 points to 2 to win the championship.[49] There were very few results reported during the season. Marist entered 2 teams however their B team withdrew after round 3. Kingsland withdrew after round 11, and North Shore and Manukau after round 12. Parnell entered a team late in the season to play a friendly match.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
City Rovers	7	5	1	1	64	50	11
Otahuhu Rovers	7	5	0	2	45	26	10
Ponsonby United	6	4	0	2	45	25	8
Richmond Rovers	6	3	0	3	67	32	6
Manukau Rovers	6	2	0	4	43	40	4
Marist Old Boys	6	2	1	3	42	48	5
North Shore Albions	3	1	0	2	19	14	2
Kingsland Rovers	2	1	0	1	28	11	2
Takapuna	3	1	0	2	10	17	2
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers	3	0	0	3	5	39	0
Marist Old Boys A	2	0	0	2	3	24	0
Marist Old Boys B	1	0	0	1	0	44	0

Sixth grade A

Richmond won the competition. There were very few results reported during the season. Parnell entered a team in the competition on July 23 though it is unclear if their 5 matches counted towards the championship. Only one of their results was reported, a 9-2 loss to Maritime.

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	Pts
Richmond Rovers	7	6	1	68	22	12
City Rovers	4	4	0	56	10	8
Maritime	4	1	3	12	26	2
Manukau Rovers	2	1	1	16	9	2
Takapuna	4	0	4	9	87	0
Parnell	1	0	1	2	9	0

Sixth grade B

Ponsonby won the competition. There were almost no results reported beyond round 6, with only 3 of Ponsonby's results reported. Parnell entered a team on July 16 and played 3 matches. It is unclear if their matches contributed to the final standings, the only game that had a result reported for them was a 33-0 loss to Ponsonby.

Team	Pld	W	L	B	F	A	Pts
Ponsonby United	3	2	1	0	64	11	4
Marist Old Boys	5	5	0	80	10	2	10
Otahuhu Rovers	3	3	0	1	39	0	6
Kingsland Rovers	4	2	2	1	17	32	4
Richmond Rovers	3	2	1	0	10	26	4
City Rovers	3	0	3	2	5	26	0
Maritime	2	0	2	1	0	8	0
Manukau Rovers	1	0	1	2	0	16	0
Parnell	1	0	1	0	0	33	0

Cadet competition

This was the first year that a cadet competition had been played. The 18th Company won the competition. The 34th Cadets were based in Mt Eden while the 51st Senior Cadets were based in Devonport. This competition was won by the 18th Company of Senior Cadets after they won the final game of the season defeating the 13th Company by 7 points to 2. The 23rd Company played a match with the 37th Company which they won 19 to 0. This match was outside of the competition.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
18th Company	7	5	1	1	122	7	11
13th A Company	8	5	1	2	85	23	11
4th Company	6	4	0	2	85	17	8
51st Company (Devonport)	4	2	0	2	34	66	4
34th Company (Mt Eden)	6	1	0	5	22	77	2
13th B Company	7	1	0	6	5	163	2

Auckland representative fixtures

It was a very busy season for the Auckland representative team with ten matches played. Though in reality B and C teams played some of the fixtures as matches were played at the same time in different centres. They won seven matches and lost three. On 20 August Auckland played three matches, which showed off their depth. One at Carlaw Park versus King Country, one in Hamilton against South Auckland, and one against Wellington on the Basin Reserve. They won against King Country and Wellington, with a loss against South Auckland.

Auckland v New Zealand

	21 May	Auckland	16–22	New Zealand	Auckland Domain 1
	3:00	Try: Frank Delgrosso, Thomas McClymont, Cargill, Leonard Newdick Con: George Yardley, Thomas McClymont	[50]	Try: Bill Davidson 3, Jim Sanders, Bill Williams, Henry Tancred Con: Bill Davidson Pen: Bill Davidson	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Archie Ferguson

Auckland v Wellington (Northern Union C.C.)

	30 July	Auckland	31–8	Wellington	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Bill Davidson, John Lang 2, Bill Stormont, Harry Hawkes, Bert Avery 2 Con: Bill Davidson	[51]	Try: K Thompson, Nicholls Pen: J Kruse	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Billy Murray

Auckland v Hawkes Bay (Northern Union C.C.)

	6 August	Auckland	18–3	Hawkes Bay	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Eric Grey, Charles Woolley, Harry Hawkes, Bert Avery Con: Bill Davidson 3	[52]	Try: A Atkins	Attendance: 6500 Referee: Archie Ferguson

Auckland v King Country

	20 August	Auckland	58–25	King Country	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Wally Somers 3, Charles Woolley, Bill Davidson, Bert Avery 5, Thomas McClymont 3, Arthur Singe Con: Wally Somers, Bill Davidson 2, Thomas McClymont 3, Eric Grey, Arthur Singe	[53]	Try: Lyall 2, Wallace 2, Jumbo Con: Cribb, Henry 3 Pen: Henry	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Billy Murray

South Auckland (Waikato) v Auckland

	20 August	South Auckland (Waikato)	13–3	Auckland	Claudelands Showgrounds, Hamilton
	3:00	Try: Hemmingway 2, Wilson Con: G Dufty Pen: G Dufty	[54]	Try: George Paki	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: T Smith

Wellington v Auckland

	20 August	Wellington	21–23	Auckland	Basin Reserve, Wellington
	3:00	Try: Hodges, J Shanahan 2 Con: Nicholls 2 Pen: Nicholls 2 (and 1 mark), Balks	[55]	Try: Ivan Littlewood, Tim Peckham, Wilfred McNeil, Bill Stormont, Harry Hawkes Con: Mike Flynn 3, Bill Stormont	Referee: C Snow

West Coast v Auckland

	24 August	West Coast	7–47	Auckland	Victoria Park, Greymouth
	3:00	Try: A McElwee Con: A McElwee Pen: C McElwee	[56]	Try: Harry Hawkes 4, [Ivan Littlewood]] 2, Tim Peckham, G Cargill 2, Mike Flynn 2, Maurice Wetherill Con: Harry Hawkes, Mike Flynn 2, Maurice Wetherill, Bill Stormont, A Eustace, G Cargill	Referee: B Munson

Canterbury v Auckland

	27 August	Canterbury	14–39	Auckland	Sydenham Park, Christchurch
	3:00	Try: W Green, Jim Sanders, R Watts, W Healey Con: Jim Sanders	[57]	Try: Ben Davidson 2, John McGregor, George Yardley, Maurice Wetherill, Charles James, Bill Stormont, H Hawkes 2 Con: Mike Flynn 5, Tim Peckham	Attendance: 5000 Referee: A Morris

Hawkes Bay v Auckland B

	27 August	Hawkes Bay	18–15	Auckland B	Napier
	3:00	Try: Douglas, Gibson 2, McCarthy Con: Exeter Pen: McCarthy, Exeter	[58]	Try: Percy Gallagher 2, S Delaney Con: Craddock Dufty Pen: Craddock Dufty 2

Auckland v South Auckland (Waikato)

	17 September	Auckland	35–13	South Auckland (Waikato)	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Ben Davidson 4, Bill Davidson, Harry Hawkes 2, Bert Avery, George Paki Con: Bill Davidson 4	[59]	Try: Lyall Stewart, H Manning, S Neill Con: A. Wilson-Hall Pen: A. Wilson-Hall	Attendance: 5500

Auckland representative matches played and scorers

No	Name	Club Team	Play	Tries	Con	Points
1	Bill Davidson	City	4	3	14	37
2	Harry Hawkes	City	6	11	1	35
3	Bert Avery	Marist	4	9	0	27
4	Mike Flynn	Maritime	6	1	10	23
5	Thomas McClymont	Ponsonby	4	4	4	20
6	Ben Davidson	City	4	6	0	18
7	Bill Stormont	Marist	5	3	2	13
8	Wally Somers	Newton	2	3	1	11
8	G Cargill	Marist	4	3	1	11
10	Ivan Littlewood	Maritime	2	3	0	9
11	Tim Peckham	City	4	2	1	8
11	Maurice Wetherill	City	7	2	1	8
11	George Yardley	Maritime	4	2	1	8
14	Charles Woolley	Fire Brigade	5	2	0	6
14	John Lang	Maritime	4	2	0	6
14	George Paki	City	2	2	0	6
17	Arthur Singe	Marist	4	1	1	5
17	Eric Grey	Maritime	4	1	1	5
18	Frank Delgrosso	Ponsonby	2	1	0	3
18	Leonard Newdick	Newton	2	1	0	3
18	Wilfred McNeil	Ponsonby	2	1	0	3
18	Charles James	Newton	3	1	0	3
18	John McGregor	Maritime	3	1	0	3
23	A Eustace	Marist	2	0	1	2
24	Sam Lowrie	Ponsonby	3	0	0	0
24	Bill Williams	Newton*	3	0	0	0
24	H Wynn	Devonport	2	0	0	0
24	V Thomas	City	2	0	0	0
24	Percy Gallagher	Marist	2	0	0	0
24	Alf Townsend	City	2	0	0	0
24	Nelson	Devonport	1	0	0	0
24	Nelson Bass	Newton	1	0	0	0
24	James Hing	Marist	1	0	0	0
24	Joe Meadows	Ponsonby	1	0	0	0
24	Bill Walsh	Ponsonby	1	0	0	0
24	Craddock Dufty	Newton	1	0	0	0
24	George Mormon	Ponsonby	1	0	0	0
24	J Price	Devonport	1	0	0	0
24	S Delaney	Newton	1	0	0	0
24	Billy Ghent	Marist	1	0	0	0
24	M Clark	?	1	0	0	0
24	F Turner	Marist	1	0	0	0
24	Bill Ballantyne	Maritime	1	0	0	0
24	Clarence Webb	Devonport	1	0	0	0

Bill Williams began the season playing for Newton Rangers however after they were struggling for numbers and defaulted a game he transferred to the Fire Brigade team where he played 3 matches in June and July.

New Zealand representatives from Auckland

Team to tour Australia

Backs

Eric Grey (Maritime)
Charles Woolley (Fire Brigade)
Bill Davidson (City Rovers)
Bert Laing (City Rovers)
Clarrie Polson (Newton Rangers)

Forwards

Wally Somers (Newton Rangers)
Bill Williams (Newton Rangers)
Henry Tancred (City Rovers)
George Paki (City Rovers)
Joe Meadows (Ponsonby)
Bert Avery (Maritime)

References

"Activities in Auckland/Review of Last Season". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LIX, no. 18050. 27 March 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"The Management Committee". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17755. 14 March 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
"City Defeats Maritime At Carlaw Park/Exciting Contest Witnessed". Auckland Star. Vol. LII, no. 151. 27 June 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Girl Footballers/League Club Formed/First Match on Saturday/Much Enthusiasm Shown". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17832. 13 July 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
"Girl FootballClub/Question of Affiliation/League Defers Decision/Matter of Physical Welfare". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17833. 14 July 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
"Girl Footballers". Auckland Star. Vol. LII, no. 172. 21 July 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
"Opening of the Season". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17764. 25 April 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
"City Defeats Maritime". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17770. 2 May 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
"Newton Too Good For North Shore". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17770. 2 May 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
"Marist Old Boys' Easy Win". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17770. 2 May 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
"Ponsonby 17, North Shore 10". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17776. 9 May 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
"Maritime Defeats Fire Brigade". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17776. 9 May 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
"Marist Too Good For Newton". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17776. 9 May 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
"Maritime Defeats Newton". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17782. 16 May 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
"Ponsonby 35, Marist Old Boys 3". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17782. 16 May 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
"City's Easy Victory". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17782. 16 May 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
"City and Newton Draw". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17794. 30 May 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"Maritime Defeats Ponsonby". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17794. 30 May 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"Marist Old Boys 17, Devonport 9". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17794. 30 May 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"City Defeats Ponsonby". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17800. 6 June 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
"Maritime 25, Devonport 5". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17800. 6 June 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
"Newton Defaults to Fire Brigade". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17800. 6 June 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
"Maritime Defeats Marist/Ponsonby, 10; Fire Brigade, 8/City Puts Up Big Score". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17806. 13 June 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Ponsonby, 10; Fire Brigade, 8". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17806. 13 June 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"City Puts Up Big Score". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17806. 13 June 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"City Defeats Marist O.B/Before 7,000 Spectators/An Exciting Tussle". Auckland Star. Vol. LII, no. 145. 20 June 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Ponsonby Loses to Newton". Auckland Star. Vol. LII, no. 145. 20 June 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"First Game on Carlaw Park/City Defeats Maritime/An Exciting Contest". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17818. 27 June 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"First Game on Carlaw Park/City Defeats Maritime/An Exciting Contest". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17818. 27 June 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Good Play On Carlaw Park/Marist Overwhelms Newton". Auckland Star. Vol. LII, no. 157. 4 July 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"Good Play On Carlaw Park/Ponsonby 18, Shore 11". Auckland Star. Vol. LII, no. 157. 4 July 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"Maritime Beats Fire Brigade". Auckland Star. Vol. LII, no. 157. 4 July 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"Marist Defeat Maritime". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17830. 11 July 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"City Easily Defeat Newton". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17830. 11 July 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Ponsonby 21, Fire Brigade 5". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17830. 11 July 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"City's Great Victory/Maritime Defeated/Fine Exhibition at Carlaw Park/Witnessed by 8,000 Spectators". Auckland Star. Vol. LII, no. 235. 3 October 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"The Roope Rooster/City Defeats Newton". Auckland Star. Vol. LII, no. 169. 18 July 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"The Roope Rooster/Maritime 10, Marist OB 8". Auckland Star. Vol. LII, no. 169. 18 July 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"The Roope Rooster/Ponsonby Accounts For Shore". Auckland Star. Vol. LII, no. 169. 18 July 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Roope Rooster Semi-Final/City Defeats Ponsonby/Closely-Contested Game". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17842. 25 July 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Roope Rooster Competition/Maritime Defeats Marist/Fast and Exciting Game". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17860. 15 August 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Knock-out Semi-Final/Maritime Beats Firemen/After An Interesting Game". Auckland Star. Vol. LII, no. 211. 5 September 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Roope Rooster Final/Victory For City Team/Fast and Exciting Game". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17902. 3 October 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
"Thacker Shield Match/Ponsonby Retains Trophy/Petone Defeated By 5 Points". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17884. 12 September 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
"Thacker Shield Match/Ponsonby V Huntly/Win For the Local Team". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17908. 10 October 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Final Game of Season/Thacker Shield Match/City Defeat Ponsonby". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17914. 17 October 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Hamilton Beats Maritime". Auckland Star. Vol. LII, no. 145. 20 June 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"City Rovers V Cambridge". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17860. 15 August 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Junior Championship Final/Newton Defeats Maritime". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17896. 26 September 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
"New Zealand V Auckland/Local Team Defeated". The New Zealand Herald. 23 May 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"Auckland V Wellington/Victory For Local Team/Game Played In Rain". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17848. 1 August 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Representative Match/Auckland Beats Hawke's Bay/Fast Game On Wet Ground". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXIII, no. 17854. 8 August 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"King Country V Auckland/The Visitors Outclassed". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17866. 22 August 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Match At Hamilton/Win For South Auckland". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17866. 22 August 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Auckland V Wellington/Margin Of Two Points". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17866. 22 August 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Auckland V West Coast". Grey River Argus. 25 August 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
"Auckland V Canterbury/Win For Northerners/Thirty-Nine To Fourteen". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17872. 29 August 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Hawke's Bay V Auckland/A Close Contest". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17872. 29 August 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
"Auckland V South Auckland/Victory For Local Team/Fast Spectacular Play". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17890. 19 September 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

External links

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[2] "The Management Committee". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17755. 14 March 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

[3] "City Defeats Maritime At Carlaw Park/Exciting Contest Witnessed". Auckland Star. Vol. LII, no. 151. 27 June 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

[4] "Girl Footballers/League Club Formed/First Match on Saturday/Much Enthusiasm Shown". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17832. 13 July 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

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[9] "Newton Too Good For North Shore". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17770. 2 May 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

[10] "Marist Old Boys' Easy Win". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17770. 2 May 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

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