1925 Auckland Rugby League season

The 1925 season of Auckland Rugby League was its 16th. On 30 March Auckland Rugby League held its fifteenth annual meeting with 200 in attendance. The strong financial position of the league was commented on. It was also decided that if possible the Senior Grade would be split into A and B divisions owing to the increasing number of teams who wished to enter but also the gap in standard between the best teams and the worst. ^[1]

Preceded by 1924

17th Auckland Rugby League season 1925

Succeeded by 1926

Auckland Rugby League news

Club teams by grade participation

Team	1st Grade	B Grade	2nd Grade	3rd Grade	4th Grade	5th Grade	6th Grade A	6th Grade B	Total
Richmond Rovers	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	8
Ponsonby United	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	7
City Rovers	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	6
Ellerslie United	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	6
Newton Rangers	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	5
Devonport United	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	5
Marist Old Boys	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	5
Athletic	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	5
Māngere United	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4
Kingsland Rovers	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	4
United Suburbs	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	4
Parnell	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3
Point Chevalier	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	3
Otahuhu Rovers	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
New Lynn	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
Coromandel Old Boys	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Leys Institute	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Total	7	5	10	17	12	9	7	8	75

Trophy winners

City Rovers won the First Grade Championship for the 7th time in just 15 seasons. Ponsonby won the Roope Rooster Knockout competition for the 4th time in the 11 seasons it had been competed for. Ponsonby also won the Stormont Shield after defeating City in the final in its inaugural season.

While in the B division Ellerslie won the inaugural title and were awarded the Norton Cup. At the end of the season these teams competed for their own knockout trophy which was named the Stallard Cup. It was won by Otahuhu who defeated Northcote in the final.

In the lower grades Richmond Rovers dominated like they were to come to do for many seasons. They won the 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and both sections of the 6th grade. They were a very powerful club at the junior level and this would ultimately lead to great success at the senior grade level.

Representative season

The Auckland team played in 5 matches with a number of other Auckland B and Auckland C team matches. They played against the New Zealand team twice and the touring Queensland side who they drew with 18 all. The Auckland side claimed the Northern Union Challenge Cup off the holders, South Auckland and they retained it against the same opponents in a later match. In addition the Auckland Provincial team played Queensland but were soundly beaten 54–14.

Death of Bill Stormont and inauguration of the Stormont Shield

The Stormont Shield

On 4 June William Stormont (known better as Bill Stormont) died, succumbing to rheumatic heart disease. ^[2] Stormont had played for the Marist Old Boys senior team from 1920 to 1924 scoring 24 tries and kicking 31 goals. He had also represented Auckland on 16 occasions, scoring 4 tries and kicking 2 goals as well as playing 3 matches for New Zealand in 1920. He had been ill for quite some time and had not played for Marist since the end of the 1924 season. The funeral was on the Sunday leaving his parents residence in Epsom and progressing to Purewa Cemetery where he was buried. ^[3] The match between Marist and Richmond Rovers on Saturday was originally postponed but was never played. ^[4] The matches at Carlaw Park saw one minutes silence before kickoff. On 9 July at the New Zealand Council meeting John Stormont presented a shield to be played for among the senior clubs. It was to be known as the “William Stormont Memorial Shield”. ^[5]

On 22 July at an Auckland Management Committee meeting it was decided that the shield would be played for by the “winners of the senior grade club competition and the winners of the Roope Rooster”. ^[6] A request came in for the trophy to be played for among champion teams from around the country but it was eventually settled that it would be for Auckland teams. The championship winning City Rovers team, the Roope Rooster winning Ponsonby United, and Stormont's Marist side were the three teams chosen to compete for it. City drew the bye so Ponsonby were to come up against Marist in the ‘semi-final’ match. ^[7] Ponsonby defeated Marist 23–22 to progress to the Stormont Shield final. ^[8] Ponsonby then trounced City Rovers 35–3 in the final to become the first team with their name on the trophy. ^[8] The Stormont Shield is still played for today though it is played for in round 1 of the regular season with the Fox Memorial grand finalists from the previous year competing for it.

Monteith Shield (first grade championship)

Monteith Shield standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
City Rovers	12	11	0	1	300	142	22
Ponsonby United	12	10	0	2	271	113	20
Marist Old Boys	11	6	0	5	162	112	12
Devonport United	12	5	0	7	174	207	10
Richmond Rovers	11	4	0	7	155	184	8
Athletic	12	4	0	8	133	276	8
Newton Rangers	12	1	0	11	152	314	2

Monteith Shield fixtures

Prior to the kickoff in the Round 7 games at Carlaw Park on 6 June, the teams stood in silence for one minute as a mark of respect for the late William Stormont who had died two days earlier. He was a World War I veteran and had played for Marist from 1920 to 1924.

Round 1

	18 April	City	27–8	Ponsonby	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: J Wardlaw 2, Alf Townsend, Lou Brown 2, H Hawkes, Maurice Wetherill Con: H Hawkes, Sam Crewther Drop: Ben Davidson	[9]	Try: Ivan Littlewood 2 Con: Frank Delgrosso	Referee: Les Bull

	18 April	Athletic	38–18	Newton	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: Bert Avery, Craddock Dufty 3, John Lang, Joe Hadley, Wilson Hall 2 Con: Craddock Dufty 6 Pen: Craddock Dufty	[9]	Try: A Watson, K Gallagher, Alan Clarke, Victor Humby Con: Arthur Mansill 2, Alan Clarke	Referee: William Mincham

	18 April	Devonport	29–9	Richmond	Devonport Domain
	3:00	Try: Norman Veart 2, Horace Dixon, Allan Seagar, Julius Laing, Stan Webb, Harry Douglas Con: Charles Hand, Allan Seagar, Alf Scott	[9]	Try: James Hing 2, Bill Davis	Referee: A Saunders

Round 2

	2 May	City	19–8	Athletic	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: J Wardlaw, Lou Brown 3, Hec McDonald Con: W Sandham 2	[10]	Try: Joe Hadley, Bert Avery Pen: Craddock Dufty	Referee: Les Bull

	2 May	Ponsonby	18–14	Richmond	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: Hector Cole 2, H Godley, Tim Peckham Con: Frank Delgrosso 2 Pen: Frank Delgrosso	[11]	Try: Ray Hyland 3, Penalty Try Con: William Hanlon	Referee: A Saunders

	2 May	Marist	18–9	Devonport	Devonport Domain
	3:00	Try: Laurie Cadman, Percy Gallagher, Jack Kirwan, Hec Brisbane Con: Charles Gregory 3	[12]	Try: Alf Harper, Norman Veart, Harry Douglas	Referee: William Mincham

Round 3

	9 May	Marist	8–7	Ponsonby	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Percy Gallagher, Jack Kirwan Con: Charles Gregory	[13]	Try: Sam Lowrie Con: Frank Delgrosso Pen: Frank Delgrosso	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Taylor

	9 May	City	43–19	Newton	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: J Wardlaw 2, Lou Brown 3, Hec McDonald, Ben Davidson, E Mackie, Sam Crewther, Ernest Ruby, Nelson Bass Con: W Sandham 2, Ernie Mackie, Vic Thomas, Maurice Wetherill	[14]	Try: E Thompson, Alan Clarke, H Anderson, Watson, Wally Somers Con: Clarrie Polson 2	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Robert A. Bovaird

	9 May	Athletic	13–8	Richmond	Auckland Domain 1
	3:00	Try: Jones, Joe Hadley, Charles Webb Con: Craddock Dufty 2	[14]	Try: W Little, Ken Hyland Con: William Hanlon	Referee: McCowatt

Round 4

Sam Lowrie was ordered off in the match between Ponsonby and Devonport.

	16 May	Ponsonby	40–5	Devonport	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Frank Delgrosso 3, Ivan Littlewood 2, George Gardiner, Bert Payne 2, Hector Cole, Victor Fagan Con: Frank Delgrosso 4 Pen: Frank Delgrosso	[15]	Try: Jim O'Brien Con: Julius Laing	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Percy Rogers

	16 May	Marist	18–5	Athletic	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: Arthur Singe 3, Reg Malloy Con: Charles Gregory 3	[16]	Try: Craddock Dufty Con: Craddock Dufty	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Saunders

	16 May	Richmond	21–9	Newton	Victoria Park 1
	3:00	Try: Avery, Kettlewell 3, William Hanlon Con: William Hanlon 2 Pen: William Hanlon	[17]	Try: Clarrie Polson Con: Alan Clarke Pen: Alan Clarke 2	Referee: McCowatt

Round 5

	23 May	Athletic	8–6	Devonport	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Ernie Herring 2 Pen: Craddock Dufty	[18]	Try: Alf Scott, Butland	Referee: McCowatt

	23 May	City	17–0	Richmond	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: Hec McDonald 2, Lou Brown 2, Sam Crewther Con: Sam Crewther	[19]		Referee: Les Bull

	23 May	Marist	18–0	Newton	Auckland Domain
	3:00	Try: Hec Brisbane 2, Reg Malloy, Arthur Singe Con: Charles Gregory 2 Pen: Charles Gregory	[19]		Referee: Hill

Round 6

	30 May	City	9–7	Marist	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: C Mitchell Con: W Sandham Pen: W Sandham Drop: Ben Davidson	[20]	Try: Jack Kirwan Con: Charles Gregory Pen: Charles Gregory	Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Walter Ripley

	30 May	Ponsonby	18–6	Athletic	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: Frank Delgrosso, Bert Payne, Ivan Littlewood, Hector Cole Pen: Frank Delgrosso 3	[21]	Try: Charles Webb, Jack McGregor	Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Taylor

	30 May	Devonport	29–11	Newton	Devonport Domain
	3:00	Try: Bert Laing, Hooker, Stan Webb 2, Jim O'Brien, E Cleaver, Horace Dixon Con: Bert Laing 3 Pen: Bert Laing	[21]	Try: Roy Hardgrave, H Anderson, Alan Clarke Con: Clarrie Polson	Referee: Les Bull

Round 7

The match between Marist and Richmond scheduled to be played at Victoria Park was cancelled due to the death of recent Marist player Bill Stormont two days earlier.

	6 June	City	27–20	Devonport	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Harry Hawkes, Maurice Wetherill, Lou Brown 3, E Brown, Ernie Mackie Con: W Sandham 2 Pen: W Sandham	[22]	Try: Jim O'Brien, Julius Laing, Tom Haddon, Horace Dixon Con: Bert Laing 3 Pen: Bert Laing	Referee: Les Bull

	6 June	Ponsonby	42–3	Newton	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: Frank Delgrosso 4, George Gardiner, Tim Peckham, Ivan Littlewood 2, Bert Payne, Hector Cole Con: Frank Delgrosso 4, Tim Peckham, Hector Cole	[23]	Try: J Lawson	Referee: Percy Rogers

	6 June	Marist	Cancelled	Richmond	Victoria Park 1
	3:00		[24]		Referee: Saunders

Round 8

	13 June	Ponsonby	10–9	City	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: J Payne, Ivan Littlewood Con: Frank Delgrosso 2	[25]	Try: Sam Crewther, Hec McDonald 2	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Walter Ripley

	13 June	Richmond	23–5	Devonport	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Thorburn, Ray Hyland, William Hanlon, F Bass, M Little Con: McDonald 2 Pen: William Hanlon 2	[26]	Try: Horace Dixon Con: Bert Laing	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Saunders

	13 June	Newton	38–11	Athletic	Victoria Park
	3:00	Try: Clarrie Polson, Roy Hardgrave 2, Wally Somers 2, Dick Stack, E Brown, Alan Clarke Con: Charles Hand 6 Pen: E Thompson	[26]	Try: Ernie Herring, Watkins, Bert Avery Con: Ernie Herring	Referee: Hill

Round 9

Jim O'Brien (Marist)

Jim O'Brien for Marist and Tom Haddon for Devonport were ordered off for fighting in their match at Carlaw Park.

In one of the more amazing team efforts in early Auckland rugby league history the City team saw all 13 of its players score points in a 57–10 victory over Athletic. There were nine different try scorers and the four who didn't cross the line all kicked at least one conversion. The match perhaps somewhat anti-climatically took place on the number 2 field. There were 9,000 in attendance at Carlaw Park but the majority would have been watching the match on the number 1 field at the time where Marist beat Devonport 19-11. The Ponsonby v Richmond meanwhile was played at the Auckland Domain.

	20 June	Devonport	19–11	Marist	Carlaw Park 1
	2:45	Try: Jim O'Brien, Tom Haddon, Stan Webb Con: Julius Laing Pen: Bert Laing 4	[27]	Try: Hec Brisbane, Reg Malloy, Percy Gallagher Con: Charles Gregory	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Taylor

	20 June	City	57–10	Athletic	Carlaw Park 2
	2:45	Try: Lou Brown 4, George Paki, Ernest Ruby 2, J Wardlaw 2, Hec McDonald, Selby Crewther, Harry Hawkes, Ernie Mackie, Alf Townsend Con: Nelson Bass 3, E Brown, Harry Hawkes, Ernie Mackie, Alf Townsend, Ben Davidson, Bob Crewther	[28]	Try: Bert Avery, Len Mason Con: Craddock Dufty Pen: Angelo	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: A Saunders

	20 June	Ponsonby	14–7	Richmond	Auckland Domain 1
	3:00	Try: Ivan Littlewood 2, Joseph Peckham, Frank Delgrosso Pen: Frank Delgrosso	[29]	Try: W Little Con: McDonald Pen: McDonald	Referee: McCowatt

Round 10

	4 July	Ponsonby	24–6	Marist	Carlaw Park 1
	2:45	Try: Sid Riley, C "Dooley" Moore 2, George Gardiner, Ivan Littlewood, Len Ward Con: Hector Cole, George Gardiner, Tim Peckham	[30]	Try: Jim Johnson, F Hanson	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gallagher

	4 July	Athletic	16–15	Richmond	Carlaw Park 2
	2:45	Try: Len Mason 2, Sorrenson Con: Angelo 2	[31]	Try: Ralph Jenkinson, W Little, Ray Hyland Con: William Hanlon 2 Pen: William Hanlon	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: T Hill

	4 July	City	27–16	Newton	Auckland Domain 2
	3:00	Try: J Wardlaw, George Davidson, Nelson Bass, Harry Hawkes 2, Hec McDonald, Ernest Ruby Con: W Sandham 3	[32]	Try: E Thompson, Charles Hand, Alan Clarke, Wally Somers Con: Charles Hand 2	Referee: Wally Ripley

Round 11

	11 July	Ponsonby	22–5	Devonport	Carlaw Park 1
	2:45	Try: Ivan Littlewood 2, Victor Fagan, George Gardiner, Sid Riley, Donovan Con: George Gardiner, C Moore	[33]	Try: Norm Veart Con: Matt Scott	Referee: Billy Murray

	11 July	Richmond	12–11	Newton	Carlaw Park 2
	2:45	Try: E Redwood, William Hanlon Con: McDonald 2 Pen: William Hanlon	[34]	Try: Alan Clarke, Charles Hand, Clarrie Polson Con: Charles Hand	Referee: Les Bull

	11 July	Marist	35–3	Athletic	Auckland Domain
	3:00	Try: F Hanson, W Kirkland 4, Mannix, Arthur Singe, Billy Ghent, Jim Johnson Con: Arthur Singe 3, Jim Johnson	[35]	Try: McKinley	Referee: Taylor

Round 12

	18 July	City	34–22	Richmond	Carlaw Park 1
	2:45	Try: C Mitchell 2, J Wardlaw, Ben Davidson 2, George Davidson 3 Con: W Sandham 4 Pen: W Sandham	[36]	Try: William Hanlon 2, Ballantyne 2 Con: William Hanlon 3, Frederick Bass Pen: William Hanlon	Referee: Robert A. Bovaird

	18 July	Marist	19–6	Newton	Carlaw Park 2
	2:45	Try: Billy Ghent, Con Lineen, W Kirkland, Reg Malloy, Lonergan, Jim Johnson Con: Arthur Singe 2 Pen: Arthur Singe 2	[36]	Try: Alan Clarke, Wally Somers	Referee: A Saunders

	18 July	Devonport	19–10	Athletic	Devonport Domain
	3:00	Try: Butland, Tom Haddon 2, Norman Veart, Unknown x 1 Con: Alf Scott, Neville St George	[37]	Try: Len Mason, Wilkie Con: Angelo Pen: Angelo	Referee: Les Bull

Round 13

	25 July	City	6–5	Marist	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Sam Crewther, James Wardlaw	[38]	Try: Arthur Singe Pen: Arthur Singe	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Billy Murray

	25 July	Ponsonby	25–5	Athletic	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: H Godley 3, Joseph Peckham, S Riley 2, J Payne Con: George Gardiner 2	[39]	Try: Watkins Pen: Malloy	Referee: Les Bull

	25 July	Devonport	11–3	Newton	Victoria Park
	3:00	Try: Norman Veart, Buffett, K Scott Con: Bert Laing	[39]	Try: Warren	Referee: William Mincham

Round 14

	1 August	City	25–17	Devonport	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Hec McDonald, Sam Crewther, C Mitchell, Ben Davidson, George Davidson, Harry Hawkes, Ernest Ruby Con: Sam Crewther, George Davidson	[40]	Try: Alf Scott, Norman Veart, Harry Douglas Con: Alf Scott Pen: Alf Scott, George Yardley	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: A Saunders

	1 August	Richmond	24–17	Marist	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00	Try: Russell 2, Trevor Hanlon, Duane 2, W Little Con: Trevor Hanlon 2 Pen: Trevor Hanlon	[41]	Try: Arthur Singe 2, Jim Johnson 2, Percy Gallagher Con: Billy Ghent	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: T Hill

	1 August	Ponsonby	43–18	Newton	Auckland Domain 1
	3:00	Try: H Goodley 2, George Gardiner 2, Sid Riley 2, Ivan Littlewood, Bert Payne, C Moore 2, Donovan Con: George Gardiner, Ivan Littlewood, Donovan, Unknown x 1 Pen: George Gardiner	[42]	Try: Charles Hand, Warren, Roy Hardgrave, Smith Con: Charles Hand, Clarrie Polson, Wally Somers	Referee: Billy Murray

Roope Rooster knockout competition

Round 1

	8 August	Devonport	15–12	Marist	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Alf Scott, Harry Douglas, Jim O'Brien Con: Alf Scott Pen: Alf Scott 2	[43]	Try: F Hanson, Bernard Sweeney, Lenihan, Percy Gallagher	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Les Bull

	8 August	Ponsonby	50–23	Athletic	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Joseph Peckham, George Gardiner 3, H Godley 2, Sid Riley, Wilfred McNeil, Ivan Littlewood, Herewini, Donovan, Tim Peckham Con: George Gardiner 7	[44]	Try: Charles Webb, Bill Te Whata, Len Mason, Wilkie, Joe Hadley Con: Malloy 3 Pen: Malloy	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Taylor

	8 August	City	29–8	Richmond	Auckland Domain
	3:00	Try: Sam Crewther, Reid, J Wardlaw 2, Harry Hawkes 2, Ernest Ruby Con: Sam Crewther 4	[45]	Try: Frederick Bass 2 Con: Trevor Hanlon	Referee: T Hill

Semi finals

	15 August	City	22–11	Devonport	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Ben Davidson 2, H Hawkes, J Wardlaw, George Davidson, Cleal Con: Sam Crewther 2	[46]	Try: George Yardley, K Scott, Norman Veart Con: George Yardley	Referee: Taylor

	15 August	Ponsonby	WBD-LBD	Newton	Carlaw Park 2
	3:00		[46]		Referee: McCowatt

Final

	22 August	Ponsonby	10–5	City	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Ivan Littlewood, S Riley Pen: George Gardiner 2	[47]	Try: Ernest Ruby Pen: Sam Crewther	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Walter Ripley

Stormont Memorial Shield

Semi final

	26 September	Ponsonby	23–22	Marist	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: George Gardiner 2, Frank Delgrosso, Len Ward, Albert Payne Con: Frank Delgrosso 3 Pen: George Gardiner	[8]	Try: Charles Gregory, Billy Ghent, Jack Kirwan, Jim O'Brien Con: Charles Gregory 3 Pen: Charles Gregory 2	Referee: Saunders

Final

	3 October	Ponsonby	35–3	City	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: George Gardiner 4, Tim Peckham 2, H Godley, Sid Riley, Albert Payne Con: Frank Delgrosso, Tim Peckham Pen: Frank Delgrosso 2	[48]	Try: Lou Brown	Referee: Taylor

Top try scorers and point scorers (senior grade and Roope Rooster)

Rank Player Team Tries 1 Lou Brown City 17 2 Ivan Littlewood Ponsonby 16 3 J Wardlaw City 13 4 Frank Delgrosso Ponsonby 9 4 George Gardiner Ponsonby 9 4 Harry Hawkes City 9 4 Hec McDonald City 9 8 H Godley Ponsonby 8 8 Sid Riley Ponsonby 8 8 Norman Veart Devonport 8 8 Arthur Singe Marist 8

Rank Player Team Tries Con Pen Points 1 Frank Delgrosso Ponsonby 9 14 7 69 2 George Gardiner Ponsonby 9 12 3 57 3 Trevor Hanlon Richmond 6 12 5 52 4 Lou Brown City 17 0 0 51 5 Ivan Littlewood Ponsonby 16 1 0 50 6 Sam Crewther City 7 9 1 41 7 Arthur Singe Marist 8 5 3 40 8 Craddock Dufty Athletic 4 10 3 38 9 W Sandham City 0 14 3 34

B Grade standings and results

B Grade standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Ellerslie United	12	8	2	2	89	62	18
Otahuhu Rovers	11	6	1	4	85	48	13
Kingsland Rovers	10	4	2	4	93	76	10
Māngere United	10	3	1	6	66	96	7
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers	11	3	0	8	75	126	6

B Grade fixtures

In Kingsland's debut in the grade Claude List in his debut season in first grade scored 3 tries in their win over Northcote. He repeated the feat 2 weeks later against Mangere. He would later become the first ever player to represent New Zealand whilst playing for ostensibly a 'second grade' team.

	Date		Score		Score	Venue
Round 1	18 April [49]	Ellerslie	16	Mangere	3	Carlaw Park # 1
–	18 April	Kingsland	21	Northcote	3	Carlaw Park # 2
Round 2	2 May [50]	Ellerslie	6	Kingsland	3	Carlaw Park # 1
–	2 May	Northcote	6	Otahuhu	5	Victoria Park
Round 3	9 May [51]	Ellerslie	7	Otahuhu	14	Ellerslie Reserve
–	9 May	Mangere	13	Kingsland	13	Peter Moko Farm, Westney Road, Mangere
Round 4	16 May [52]	Ellerslie	19	Northcote	11	Auckland Domain
–	16 May	Otahuhu	13	Mangere	0	Otahuhu
Round 5	23 May [53]	Mangere	12	Northcote	11	Victoria Park
–	23 May	Otahuhu	16	Kingsland	3	Otahuhu
Round 6	30 May [54]	Northcote	8	Kingsland	5	Carlaw Park # 1
–	30 May	Ellerslie	12	Mangere	5	Carlaw Park # 2
Round 7	6 June [55]	Otahuhu	2	Northcote	0	Carlaw Park # 1
–	6 June	Ellerslie	9	Kingsland	5	Carlaw Park # 2
Round 8	13 June [56]	Ellerslie	3	Otahuhu	3	Carlaw Park # 1
–	13 June	Kingsland	11	Mangere	2	Carlaw Park # 2
Round 9	20 June [57]	Ellerslie	7	Northcote	5	Ellerslie Reserve
–	20 June	Mangere	10	Otahuhu	14	Mangere
Round 10	4 July [58]	Kingsland	13	Otahuhu	3	Victoria Park, 3 pm
Round 11	11 July [59]	Kingsland	14	Northcote	11	Victoria Park, 3 pm
–	11 July	Mangere	L	Ellerslie	W	Mangere, 3 pm
Round 12	18 July [60]	Ellerslie	5	Kingsland	5	Ellerslie Reserve
–	18 July	Otahuhu	15	Northcote	6	Victoria Park
Round 13	25 July [61]	Otahuhu	L	Ellerslie	W	Otahuhu
–	25 July	Kingsland	CCD	Mangere	CCD	Auckland Domain
Round 14	1 Aug [62]	Northcote	8	Ellerslie	5	Victoria Park
–	1 Aug	Mangere	W	Otahuhu	L	Mangere
Round 15	8 Aug [63]	Mangere	21	Northcote	6	Victoria Park
–	8 Aug	Kingsland	CCD	Otahuhu	CCD	Auckland Domain

The round 15 match between Kingsland and Otahuhu was not played due to the poor condition of the field at the Auckland Domain.

Stallard Cup knockout competition

This was the first season with a B Division in the First Grade competition and at the end of the season a knockout competition was played between the five teams.

1925 Stallard Cup Results

	Date		Score		Score	Venue
Round 1	15 Aug [64]	Northcote	3	Ellerslie	0	Victoria Park
Semi final	22 Aug [65]	Northcote	19	Mangere	18	Carlaw Park # 2
Semi final	22 Aug	Otahuhu	11	Kingsland	2	Auckland Domain

Final

The match was played as curtain raiser to the New Zealand game against Queensland.

	5 September	Otahuhu	6–2	Northcote	Carlaw Park 1
	1:30	Try: Kirkland, + unknown	[66]	Pen: Wilkins	Referee: Mr. Ripley

Lower grades

There were 6 lower grade competitions in 1925 below the B Division with the 6th grade split into an A and B division.

Second grade

Richmond defeated Ponsonby A 15-3 on 5 September of the championship final. Ponsonby B beat Richmond 14-5 in the knockout final on 10 October. Ellerslie and Kingsland withdrew after 4 rounds, United Suburbs after 5 rounds, and City after 7 rounds.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	F	A	Pts
Richmond Rovers	12	8	0	1	2	75	21	16
Ponsonby United A	12	7	0	5	3	127	31	14
Ponsonby United B	12	7	0	3	1	43	51	14
Devonport United	12	6	1	5	2	64	32	13
Newton Rangers	8	3	0	5	2	19	100	6
Māngere United	8	2	1	5	2	3	37	5
City Rovers	4	0	2	2	0	11	32	2
United Suburbs	1	0	0	1	1	2	10	0
Ellerslie United	1	0	0	1	0	0	30	0
Kingsland Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Third grade

The 1933 Third Grade competition had 17 teams entered which was the largest for any grade in the history of Auckland Rugby League to this point. City Rovers secured the championship when they defeated Ponsonby B on 19 September in round 18. They played Northcote in the knockout final on 3 October but no result was reported. Otahuhu withdrew from the competition after a round 8 default, while Coromandel Old Boys withdrew after round 10.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	F	A	Pts
City Rovers	12	11	1	0	1	188	26	23
Athletic	14	9	0	1	0	174	29	18
Point Chevalier	11	8	1	1	1	115	9	17
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers	15	8	2	1	0	29	66	18
New Lynn	13	6	2	2	0	41	29	14
Parnell	12	6	0	6	1	57	81	12
Ponsonby United B	12	5	1	4	3	12	47	11
Devonport United	9	4	0	5	1	109	98	8
Richmond Rovers	6	3	1	2	0	29	39	7
United Suburbs B	14	1	1	4	2	9	84	3
Otahuhu Rovers	2	1	0	1	0	10	5	2
Ponsonby United A	6	1	0	5	2	34	83	2
Kingsland Rovers	3	0	2	1	2	2	10	2
Newton Rangers	5	0	1	4	0	11	54	1
United Suburbs A	12	0	0	3	3	5	54	0
Māngere United	5	0	0	5	3	6	95	0
Coromandel Old Boys	8	0	0	3	2	5	27	0

Fourth grade

Richmond Rovers won the competition undefeated. When they secured the title on 19 September they were a full 6 points clear of their nearest rival according to newspaper reports. Parnell were second and it is likely that they won more matches than the 10 that were reported. City withdrew after 1 round as did New Lynn and Newton B after 2 rounds so they have not been included in the standings, and Marist B after 4 rounds. There were many results that were unreported so the table is incomplete. Richmond beat Athletic in the knockout final on 10 October by 5 points to 3.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	F	A	Pts
Richmond Rovers	17	17	0	0	1	102	22	34
Parnell	14	10	0	4	2	262	30	20
Ponsonby United	9	6	0	3	2	178	37	12
Devonport United	7	4	0	3	1	41	72	8
Athletic	7	1	1	5	2	27	61	3
Point Chevalier	7	1	1	5	2	8	113	3
Marist Old Boys A	5	1	0	4	3	16	29	2
Ellerslie United	4	0	1	3	3	13	37	1
Newton Rangers A	7	0	1	6	3	8	133	1
Kingsland Rovers	4	0	0	4	4	6	104	0
Marist Old Boys B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Māngere United	2	0	0	2	1	0	4	0

Fifth grade

Richmond won the championship for the second time. The result was not reported in the newspapers but did appear in the Rugby League Annual of 1949 written by Bill Davidson. City won the knockout final 16 to 13 on 10 October over Parnell. Parnell had defeated Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 9 to 3 in one semi final, while City defeated Marist in the other by 24 to 5. Athletic withdrew after 12 rounds. Newton entered a team but it is unknown if they played a match as they withdrew after round one.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	F	A	Pts
City Rovers	8	6	0	2	2	89	39	12
Richmond Rovers	6	5	0	1	2	80	9	10
Parnell	7	5	0	2	1	52	33	10
Ponsonby United	7	4	0	3	2	25	78	8
Athletic	7	3	0	4	1	63	28	6
Ellerslie United	6	3	0	3	1	46	18	6
Marist Old Boys	6	2	0	4	1	61	40	2
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers	4	1	0	3	2	31	48	2
New Lynn	7	0	0	7	2	2	156	0

Sixth grade A

Richmond won the championship with an undefeated season. They also won the knockout competition when they beat Devonport 8 to 0 in the final on 19 September. Marist withdrew from the competition after 2 rounds. Less than half of the results were reported in the newspapers so the standings are incomplete. The Leys Institute were affiliated to the Ponsonby club. They were usually reported as Leys Institute in the official fixture lists on Thursdays and Fridays in the newspapers but as Ponsonby by the newspapers on Monday when they reported scores. Leys Institute buildings were established by the Leys family in 1905 and the Leys Institute side was for boys in the area interested in keeping themselves physically active.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	F	A	Pts
Richmond Rovers	13	13	0	0	0	88	14	26
City Rovers	11	7	0	4	0	180	27	14
Ellerslie United	6	3	1	2	0	54	49	7
Devonport United	7	1	0	6	0	36	69	2
Newton Rangers	6	1	0	5	1	5	69	2
Leys Institute	7	0	1	6	0	8	127	1
Marist Old Boys	1	0	0	1	1	0	16	0

Sixth grade B

Richmond A won the championship. They also won the knockout competition when they beat United Suburbs who had joined the competition late in the season by 32 points to 0. A large number of match results were not reported so the standings are incomplete.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	F	A	Pts
City Rovers	8	6	0	2	1	151	24	12
Richmond Rovers A	6	5	0	1	3	167	41	10
Ellerslie United	8	5	0	3	1	75	68	10
Richmond Rovers B	7	2	0	5	1	28	104	4
Athletic	4	1	0	3	1	27	52	2
Point Chevalier	3	1	0	2	2	5	53	2
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers	7	1	0	6	1	5	119	2
United Suburbs	1	0	0	1	0	0	32	0

Exhibition matches

On 19 April, when Marist had a bye in the first round of the club competition they travelled to Christchurch and played Marist of Christchurch. They won by 16 points to 7. The match also marked the opening of Monica Park. ^[67]

Exhibition match

	19 April	Marist (Christchurch)	7–16	Marist (Auckland)	Monica Park, Christchurch
	3:00	Try: Petersen Con: Ellis Pen: Ellis	[68]	Try: Jack Kirwan, Edmund Carroll, Percy Gallagher, Jim O'Brien Con: Charles Gregory Pen: Charles Gregory

Labour Day carnival

	25 Oct	Ponsonby	26–16	Marist	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Frank Delgrosso 2, Wilfred McNeil, Tim Peckham, Payne, George Gardiner Con: Frank Delgrosso 4	[69]	Try: Hec Brisbane, Arthur Singe, Jack Kirwan, Bernard Sweeney Con: Charles Gregory 2	Attendance: 2,000

Representative season

The Auckland representative team had a busy season. After a series of 3 trial matches on 27 June both the New Zealand team and Auckland teams were selected. Officials had declared that "give us fine weather and we will get an attendance of 20,000". Unfortunately the weather did not oblige and it was in fact described as "the worst experienced this season ... in one place there was a miniature lake." This resulted in a crowd many times smaller, however thousands came into the ground to watch the main match between North Island and South Island, won by the former 27 points to 9. ^[70] Auckland then played against the New Zealand team and lost 9 points to 16. Following this they played a Northern Union Challenge Cup match against the holders South Auckland and were victorious by 24 points to 16. After the New Zealand team returned from their tour of Australia they again played Auckland at Carlaw Park and they used the experience they had gained to trounce Auckland by 41 points to 17, employing tactics that the Auckland team were not prepared for. Two weeks later Auckland played Queensland who were being touted as the finest league team in the world at the time in the first of three matches. They drew the first, before narrowly losing the second and then being well and truly outclassed in the 3rd match by 54 points to 14.

Representative fixtures

After the trial matches were played the New Zealand team was selected by Mr Liversedge, Pearce, and Harding, and 14 Auckland players made the side. They were: Craddock Dufty, Charles Gregory, Lou Brown, Hec Brisbane, Frank Delgrosso, Jack Kirwan, Bert Laing, Maurice Wetherill, Wilson Hall, Stan Webb, Bert Avery, Ernie Herring, Jim O'Brien, and Horace Dixon. The following day Sam Lowrie of Ponsonby United was added to the touring side.

Inter-Island match

	27 June	North Island	27–9	South Island	Carlaw Park 1
	2:45	Try: Lou Brown, Ben Davidson, Ernie Herring 3, Horace Dixon, Bert Avery Con: Frank Delgrosso	[71]	Try: Neil Mouat Pen: Neil Mouat 3	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Arthur Ripley

Auckland Trial match

	27 June	Auckland A	0–5	Auckland B	Carlaw Park 2
	1:30		[72]	Try: Albert Payne Con: J Shand	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Les Bull

Auckland C v South Auckland

	27 June	Auckland C	11–13	South Auckland	Carlaw Park 2
	12:30	Try: Cleaver, Wardlaw, McDonald Con: Clarrie Polson	[72]	Try: P Paki, Johnstone Con: Stan Raynor 2	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W Murray

Auckland v New Zealand

	2 July	Auckland	9–16	New Zealand	Carlaw Park 1
	2:45	Try: George Gardiner, Arthur Singe, Jim O'Brien	[73]	Try: Jim Parkes, Stan Webb, Frank Henry 2 Con: Neil Mouat 2	Referee: Les Bull

Auckland v South Auckland (Northern Union C.C.)

	19 August	Auckland	24–16	South Auckland	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Ivan Littlewood 2, George Gardiner 2, Ben Davidson 2 Con: George Gardiner, Clarrie Polson 2	[74]	Try: Finlay, P Paki, Johnston, Jackways Con: George Raynor Pen: Finlay	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rogers

Auckland v New Zealand

	29 August	Auckland	17–41	New Zealand	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Ben Davidson, Lawrence Leonard Riley, Neville St George Con: Arthur Singe 3 Pen: Arthur Singe	[75]	Try: Maurice Wetherill 3, Jim O'Brien, Horace Dixon, Bert Avery 3, Saunders Con: Frank Delgrosso 7	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Walter Ripley

Auckland B v West Coast

	9 September	West Coast	15–22	Auckland B	Victoria Park, Greymouth, West Coast
		Try: Quinn 2 (including penalty try), O’Brien Con: Neil Mouat 2 Pen: Neil Mouat	[76] [77] [78]	Try: W Kirkland, Tim Peckham, Hector Cole 2, Claude List, Alf Townsend Con: Hector Cole 2	Attendance: 2000 Referee: C Dewar

Auckland v Queensland

In the match reports the newspapers did not distinguish between the two Jim O'Brien's. It is more likely that the try scored was by Jim O'Brien purely because he was playing in the second row (despite often playing at prop) and was more involved in the loose play which the try itself came from. The try came after a kick was chased by Maurice Wetherill.

	9 September	Auckland	18–18	Queensland	Carlaw Park 1
		Try: Stan Webb, Bert Avery 2, Jim O'Brien Con: Frank Delgrosso 2 Pen: Frank Delgrosso	[79]	Try: Eric Fraunfelder, Cecil Aynsley, Jeff Moores, Herb Steinohrt Con: Jim Craig 3	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: W Ripley

Auckland B v Canterbury

	12 September	Canterbury	6–5	Auckland B	Monica Park, Christchurch
	3:00	Try: S Polaschek, Frank Henry	[80]	Try: Bill Te Whata Pen: Len Mason	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: W Healey

Auckland B v Wellington

	16 September	Wellington	9–68	Auckland B	Newtown Park, Wellington
	3:00	Try: Shanahan Con: Balk 1 Pen: Balk 2	[81]	Try: Ben Davidson 3, Claude List, Roy Hardgrave, Selby Crewther, Bill Te Whata 5, Hec McDonald 2, Nelson Bass 3 Con: Roy Hardgrave, Hector Cole, Hec McDonald, Nelson Bass 6 Pen: Len Mason	Referee: Parkinson

Auckland v South Auckland (Northern Union C.C.)

Claude List became the first player selected from the B Division to make the full Auckland representative side. He played for the Kingsland Rovers club and had been mentioned as being as good as any player in his position in New Zealand rugby league. He was to go on to represent New Zealand from 1928 to 1932 and play senior club football into the 1940s.

	19 September	Auckland	36–19	South Auckland	Carlaw Park 1
	2:45	Try: M Kirkland 2, Claude List 2, Ben Davidson, Neville St George, Jim O'Brien, Arthur Singe Con: Frank Delgrosso 5 Pen: Frank Delgrosso	[82]	Try: Finlay, John Dufty, Huatahi Paki Con: F Raynor, John Dufty Pen: F Raynor 3	Referee: Mincham

Auckland Province v Queensland

Shortly before halftime Stan Rayner was carried from the field on a stretcher and replaced by Bill Te Whata.

	10 October	Auckland Province	14–54	Queensland	Carlaw Park 1
	3:00	Try: Arthur Singe, Bert Avery (Penalty Try to Avery) Con: Frank Delgrosso Pen: Frank Delgrosso 3	[83]	Try: Arthur Henderson, Bill Spencer 4, Tom Gorman, Cecil Aynsley 3, James Purcell Con: Jim Craig 9	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Les Bull

Auckland representative matches played and scorers

This list only includes the Auckland team games and does not include the Auckland B, Auckland C, and Auckland Province matches.

No	Name	Club Team	Play	Tries	Con	Pen	Points
1	Frank Delgrosso	Ponsonby	2	0	7	2	18
2	Arthur Singe	Marist	5	2	3	1	14
3	Ben Davidson	City	3	4	0	0	12
4	George Gardiner	Ponsonby	3	3	1	0	11
5	Jim O'Brien	Devonport	5	3	0	0	9
6	Claude List	Kingsland	1	2	0	0	6
6	Bert Avery	Athletic	1	2	0	0	6
6	Ivan Littlewood	Ponsonby	4	2	0	0	6
6	M Kirkland	Marist	1	2	0	0	6
6	Neville St George	Devonport	4	2	0	0	6
11	Clarrie Polson	Newton	1	0	2	0	4
12	Lawrence Leonard Riley	Ponsonby	2	1	0	0	3
12	Stan Webb	Devonport	1	1	0	0	3
14	Hector Cole	Ponsonby	4	0	0	0	0
14	Hec McDonald	City	3	0	0	0	0
14	M Herewini	Ponsonby	3	0	0	0	0
14	Charles Gregory	Marist	2	0	0	0	0
14	Bert Payne	Ponsonby	2	0	0	0	0
14	Tim Peckham	Ponsonby	2	0	0	0	0
14	Bill Te Whata	Athletic	1	0	0	0	0
14	Ernie Herring	Athletic	1	0	0	0	0
14	R Greening	Northcote	1	0	0	0	0
14	Roy Hardgrave	Newton	1	0	0	0	0
14	Harry Douglas	Devonport	1	0	0	0	0
14	Horace Dixon	Devonport	1	0	0	0	0
14	Jack Kirwan	Marist	1	0	0	0	0
14	Jim O'Brien	Marist	2	0	0	0	0
14	Len Mason	Athletic	1	0	0	0	0
14	James Molloy	Athletic	1	0	0	0	0
14	Lou Brown	City	1	0	0	0	0
14	Ernie Mackie	City	1	0	0	0	0
14	Maurice Wetherill	City	1	0	0	0	0
14	Nelson Bass	City	1	0	0	0	0
14	Selby Crewther	City	1	0	0	0	0
14	Alf Townsend	City	1	0	0	0	0

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External links

• Auckland Rugby League Official Site