1930 Auckland Rugby League season

File:Preseason training at Carlaw Park 1930.pngFile:Preseason training at Carlaw Park 2 1930.pngIn a major scandal following the Stormont Shield match between Ponsonby United and Devonport, Frank Delgrosso, the Auckland and New Zealand representative who was captain of the Ponsonby team was suspended for three seasons. Delgrosso was charged with misconduct along with another Ponsonby player V. Goodwin. They were also barred from attending Carlaw Park in the future.{{cite news

| title =Football Sensation/Term of Three Season/Sequel to Recent Match/Discussion in Committee

| page = 10

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20702

| date = 1930-10-23

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19301023.2.40

| access-date = 2019-10-16}} He failed to make a teammate who had been ordered off to leave the field, threw mud at the referee, and abused him.

Mt Albert was a new addition to the B Grade competition by entering a team there for the first time. This was their first senior grade team. They had won the Second Grade competition the previous year and were essentially ‘promoting’ the team.

The Auckland Rugby League placed a tender for its “Auckland Rugby League Programme and Gazette” for the 1930 season.{{cite news

| title =Amusements

| page = 20

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20539

| date = 1930-04-14

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300414.2.155.1

| access-date = 2019-10-12}}

Prior to the season opening games the Auckland Star ran a piece on the prospects of each A Grade team and the players it had acquired.{{cite news

| title =Season's Prospects/Record Competition/Good Club Games Promised/Forthcoming Australian Tour

| page = 16

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=96

| date = 1930-04-24

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300424.2.166.1

| access-date = 2019-10-12}}

File:Aerial photo of Carlaw Park in 1930.png

As the season progressed much talk was made about the standard of the Senior A Grade and its inability to field enough sides of quality. The decision was eventually made to reduce the number of A Grade sides to 6 and to do away with the Senior B competition altogether for the following season. Instead the league would encourage good quality players to move from those sides to clubs with A Grade teams.{{cite news

| title =Senior B Grade/Season Reviewed/No Competition in Future

| page = 18

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=229

| date = 1930-09-27

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300927.2.200

| access-date = 2019-10-15}} A special committee was formed to suggest a way forward. They decided to recommend that the six teams to make up the A Grade for the 1931 season should be Ponsonby, Marist, Devonport, Metropolitan (to include City and Newton), Western Suburbs or Richmond, and Eastern Suburbs (to include Ellerslie).{{cite news

| title =Important Proposals/Senior Grade Nominations/Two Oldest Clubs Affected

| page = 15

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20691

| date = 1930-10-10

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19301010.2.130

| access-date = 2019-10-16}} There was much discussion of the matter by members of various clubs over which clubs should merge or who disagreed that their club should disappear.{{cite news

| title =Teams’ Merger/Rugby League's Proposals/Opposition by Clubs/Want Identity Preserved

| page = 9

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=240

| date = 1930-10-16

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19301010.2.131

| access-date = 2019-10-15}} The matter was further discussed in a Management Committee meeting on 15 October but a decision was deferred for a week.{{cite news

| title =Management Committee/Limiting of Senior Teams/Matter Deferred for Week

| page = 17

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20696

| date = 1930-10-16

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19301016.2.154.1

| access-date = 2019-10-16}} On 29 October it was decided by the Auckland Rugby League to officially reduce the number of teams in the Senior A Grade to 6. The clubs would be known as Ponsonby United, Devonport, Marist Old Boys, Western Suburbs (Richmond Rovers and Kingsland), Metropolitan (City and Newton), and Eastern Suburbs (Ellerslie and the surrounding district). This was not to be the only time that Auckland Rugby League went down the path of making teams, who were often unwilling, into mergers. It happened again decades later before reverting to the norm, and then again in the 1990s before once again reverting to the norm with standalone clubs. Clubs who were particularly against the proposal were City Rovers, Newton Rangers, Kingsland Athletic, and Richmond.{{cite news

| title =Senior Teams Reduced/Protests Against Merger

| page = 17

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20708

| date = 1930-10-30

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19301030.2.163.2

| access-date = 2019-10-16}}

Papakura hosted its first ever rugby league match when Richmond 2nd Grade and Newmarket 2nd Grade played there at the end of the season. Richmond won 20–10.

File:1915 North Shore Albions second grade 1912.pngEdward Vincent Fox

On 24 February Mr. Edward Vincent Fox died. He was a member of the Devonport team before World War I and played inside five-eighths for Auckland against England. In 1913 he enlisted in the war efforts and fought in the front lines. He was shot in the leg and when he returned to Auckland was unable to play again. He was appointed to the executive of Auckland Rugby League and was a selector for the Auckland and New Zealand teams.{{cite news

| title =Rugby League's Loss/Death of Mr. E. V. Fox/Auckland and New Zealand Selector

| page = 9

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=46

| date = 1930-02-24

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300224.2.109

| access-date = 2019-10-10}} He was buried at O’Neill's Point Cemetery on the North Shore, New Zealand. In 1931 his family donated a shield for the league and it was decided to have it played for in the first grade competition. It was named the Fox Memorial Shield and is still played for today.

File:Claude Dempsey.png|thumb]]File:Ponsonby v Richmond, 26 April, 1930.png File:Ponsonby v Richmond April 26, 1930.pngMarist Old Boys victory over Kingsland Athletic was contested by Kingsland over an unregistered player (Robert Munro) playing in the match. He had come across from the Mt Albert 3rd grade team. The protest was upheld and Kingsland were awarded the match. Marist Old Boys appealed to the New Zealand League Council but the decision was upheld by that body also.{{cite news

| title =Protest Upheld/Marist Loses Match

| page = 15

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20561

| date = 1930-05-12

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300512.2.168.3

| access-date = 2019-10-13}} Kingsland Athletic, who wore maroon jerseys with a blue and gold crest were forced to play in the George Court House jerseys which were amber and black (likened to Taranaki rugby) as their new jerseys had not yet arrived. Craddock Dufty (Ellerslie) was ordered from the field for allegedly disputing a referees decision on a possible forward pass which led to the tying City Rovers try near the end of the match. He was "severely cautioned" by the management committee during the week. Claude Dempsey made his debut for Newton after switching from the Marist rugby union club. He would go on to play 11 seasons for Newton and in 1936 became Kiwi #246 when he played at fullback for New Zealand against England.

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 26 April

| time = 3:00

| home = Ponsonby

| score = 15-14

| report = {{cite news

| title =First Games of Season/Close Contests Result/Player Ordered From Field

| page = 15

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20549

| date = 1930-04-28

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300428.2.154.5

| access-date = 2019-10-10}}

| away = Richmond

| try1 = L Winters, Cyril Thompson, A Schofield

| con1 = Frank Delgrosso 2

| pen1 = Frank Delgrosso

| try2 = J Potter, Tim Peckham

| con2 = L Taylor

| pen2 = L Taylor 3

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Percy Rogers

}}

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| date = 26 April

| time = 1:30

| home = City

| score = 12-12

| report =

| away = Ellerslie

| try1 = Laurie Barchard, William McLaughlin, George Perry, Ben Davidson

| con1 =

| pen1 =

| try2 = C Capner, Wally Somers

| con2 = J Hemingway 2

| pen2 = J Hemingway

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Bertie Emirali

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 26 April

| time = 3:00

| home = Kingsland

| score = 13-16*

| report =

| away = Marist

| try1 = Carter 2, R D Revell

| con1 = Ralph Longville 2

| pen1 =

| try2 = Phil Brady 2, Bernard Sweeney, George Batchelor

| con2 = Charles Gregory

| pen2 = Charles Gregory

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = William Mincham

}}

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| date = 26 April

| time = 3:00

| home = Devonport

| score = 16-8

| report =

| away = Newton

| try1 = Horace Dixon, Les O’Leary, H A Tate 2

| con1 = Les O’Leary 2

| pen1 =

| try2 = Ferguson, A McLeod

| con2 = Cyril Brimble

| pen2 =

| stadium = Devonport Domain

| attendance =

| referee = Vic Simpson

}}

File:Marist v Richmond, May 3, 1930.pngFile:Devonport v Kingsland, May 5, 1930.pngFile:Devonport v Kingsland 1930.png{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 3 May

| time = 3:00

| home = Marist

| score = 20-12

| report = {{cite news

| title =The Senior Competition/Marist Defeats Richmond/Good Recovery by Losers

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20555

| date = 1930-05-05

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300505.2.166.4

| access-date = 2019-10-12}}

| away = Richmond

| try1 = George Batchelor, Charles Gregory, Hec Brisbane, Norm Campbell

| con1 = Charles Gregory 3

| pen1 = Charles Gregory

| try2 = Ted Mincham, Tim Peckham

| con2 = L Taylor

| pen2 = L Taylor 2

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Les Bull

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 3 May

| time = 3:00

| home = City

| score = 27-20

| report =

| away = Newton

| try1 = William McLaughlin 2, Puti Tipene Watene, Ben Davidson 2, Laurie Barchard, Len Barchard

| con1 = Puti Tipene Watene 2

| pen1 =

| try2 = Stanley Francis, Charles Allen, J Beattie, Murray

| con2 = Cyril Brimble 3

| pen2 = Cyril Brimble

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = Arthur Rae

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 3 May

| time = 1:30

| home = Devonport

| score = 11-5

| report =

| away = Kingsland

| try1 = Les O’Leary 2, S Casey

| con1 =

| pen1 = Allan Seagar

| try2 = Revell

| con2 = Ralph Longville

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = E McCall

}}

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| date = 3 May

| time = 3:00

| home = Ponsonby

| score = 16-4

| report =

| away = Ellerslie

| try1 = Leonard Riley, Pat Skelton, L Winters, Cyril Thompson

| con1 = Pat Skelton 2

| pen1 =

| try2 =

| con2 =

| pen2 = Craddock Dufty 2

| stadium = Auckland Domain

| attendance = 2,000

| referee = A McKubrey

}}

File:Lord Bledisloe 10 May, 1930.pngthumbGovernor General Lord Bledisloe attended the Carlaw Park matches and was photographed with Ben Davidson of City rovers before the kickoff. The City v Ponsonby match kicked off late as Ponsonby had named veteran forward Dooley Moore in their side but as he had been sent off at the end of the previous season for using insulting language and failed to appear before the management committee he was ineligible to play. George Rhodes, the chairman of the ARL management committee "smoothed things over" by saying that he could have his case considered on the upcoming Wednesday night, but he was still unable to play. Frank Delgrosso left the field early in the match for Ponsonby with an injured knee. In the second half Stanley Goodwin (concussion), Pat Skelton (ankle) and Cyril Thompson (ankle) all left the field injured and were not able to be replaced owing to the non-replacement rule which applied to the second half of matches. Goodwin was treated in hospital for his concussion injury and it was serious enough for him to remain there for a full week. When he was discharged he was advised that he should not play again for some time. Leonard Riley (displaced cartilage) was also incapacitated meaning their back line was almost devoid of players. The City team were sporting and City forward Stan Clark allowed John Angelo to get back and field the ball when he could have easily collected it and scored. The match on the number two field started in wild fashion with Devonport kicking off and Allan Seagar caught the ball and sent it to Leslie O'Leary who scored within 16 seconds which must have been a league record though without official statistics. For Newton, New Zealand international Ed St George (number 220a) debuted at hooker. He was left off the New Zealand list of internationals as it was thought when the list was later compiled that the 1932 New Zealand hooker was Neville St George, who was in fact his older brother and had debuted for New Zealand at hooker in 1925. Tragically Ed St George later moved to Sydney, Australia and in 1949 murdered his estranged wife (Daphne Sylvester Crawford) and then committed suicide.{{cite news

| title = Murder, suicide in cottage

| page = 10

| publisher = The Sun (Sydney)

| date = 1949-08-10

| url =http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231058144

| access-date = 2023-04-28}}

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| date = 10 May

| time = 3:00

| home = City

| score = 24-8

| report = {{cite news

| title =City Defeats Ponsonby/Game Marred by Casualties/Governor-General Attends

| page = 15

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20561

| date = 1930-05-12

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300512.2.168.3

| access-date = 2019-10-13}}

| away = Ponsonby

| try1 = Mita Watene, George Perry 3, William McLaughlin, Stan Clark

| con1 = Maurice Wetherill 2

| pen1 = Maurice Wetherill

| try2 = Cyril Thompson, Leonard Riley

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| drop2=Pat Skelton

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance = 10,000

| referee = Vic Simpson

}}

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| date = 10 May

| time = 3:00

| home = Devonport

| score = 22-3

| report =

| away = Richmond

| try1 = Les O'Leary 2, Ernest Ruby 2, Trevor O'Leary 2

| con1 = Ernest Ruby, Allan Seagar

| pen1 =

| try2 = J Patterson

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance = 10,000

| referee = H Carroll

}}

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| date = 10 May

| time = 3:00

| home = Ellerslie

| score = 5-13

| report =

| away = Marist

| try1 = Clifford Capner

| con1 = Craddock Dufty

| pen1 =

| try2 = Wilf Hassan, George Batchelor, Jim Johnson

| con2 = Charles Gregory 2

| pen2 =

| stadium = Ellerslie Reserve

| attendance =

| referee = Percy Rogers

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 10 May

| time = 3:00

| home = Newton

| score = 14-8

| report =

| away = Kingsland

| try1 = Cyril Brimble, A McLeod, Ed St George, Carter

| con1 = Cyril Brimble

| pen1 =

| try2 = Robert Carter, H Carter

| con2 = Ralph Longville

| pen2 =

| stadium = Auckland Domain

| attendance =

| referee = A McKubrey

}}

thumbIn the match between Marist and City, winger Bernard Sweeney was ordered off for Marist and Mita Watene (forward) was ordered off for City. Frank Delgrosso again left the field after injuring his knee while playing for Ponsonby who were missing Leonard Riley, Stanley Goodwin, and Pat Skelton already from the previous rounds injuries. Delgrosso was replaced at fullback by Dooley Moore who had been allowed to play following the drama of the previous round. Ponsonby wrote to the newspapers explaining that Moore had tried to attend a management committee meeting at the end of the previous season following his send off but was unable to be seen in time before the close of the season.

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| date = 24 May

| time = 3:00

| home = Marist

| score = 13-12

| report = {{cite news

| title =Marist Defeat City/Fine Exhibition of Code/Two Players Ordered Off

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20573

| date = 1930-05-26

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300526.2.136.4

| access-date = 2019-10-13}}

| away = City

| try1 = George Batchelor 2, Bernard Sweeney

| con1 = Charles Gregory

| pen1 = Charles Gregory

| try2 = Puti Tipene Watene, Len Barchard

| con2 =

| pen2 = Puti Tipene Watene 2, George Perry

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Percy Rogers

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 24 May

| time = 3:00

| home = Ponsonby

| score = 14-10

| report =

| away = Newton

| try1 = John Angelo, Ken Peckham, A Schofield, Bill Skelton

| con1 = Ken Peckham

| pen1 =

| try2 = Cyril Brimble, Hill

| con2 = Cyril Brimble

| pen2 = Cyril Brimble

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = Wilfred Simpson

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 24 May

| time = 3:00

| home = Devonport

| score = 5-13

| report =

| away = Ellerslie

| try1 = Horace Dixon

| con1 = Les O’Leary

| pen1 =

| try2 = L Grogan, J Hemingway, F Chapman

| con2 = Craddock Dufty 2

| pen2 =

| stadium = Devonport Domain

| attendance =

| referee = Vic Simpson

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 24 May

| time = 3:00

| home = Richmond

| score = 10-3

| report =

| away = Kingsland

| try1 = Ted Mincham, W Jones

| con1 = Ted Mincham

| pen1 = Ted Mincham

| try2 = E Lucas

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| stadium = Auckland Domain 2

| attendance =

| referee = Les Bull

}}

File:Marist v Ponsonby, 7 June, 1930.png punting the ball in Marist's match v Ponsonby]] In the main match on Carlaw Park the Marist winger, Horatio Drew was reported to have lost half of his trousers in a sprint to the line but carried on nonetheless to score one of his Marist sides six tries in their 22–2 win over Ponsonby. Ponsonby was missing their captain Frank Delgrosso through injury and were captained by Dooley Moore. City won 23–10 over Devonport. City had William Shortland go off injured to be replaced by William McLaughlin who scored a try, while Devonport had Coughlan and Patrick McCarthy both leave injured. McCarthy was replaced by experienced forward Stanley Rule who scored a try.{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 7 June

| time = 3:00

| home = Marist

| score = 22-2

| report = {{cite news

| title =The Senior Championship/Fifth Series of Matches/Marist Defeats Ponsonby

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20585

| date = 1930-06-09

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300609.2.139.5

| access-date = 2019-10-14}}

| away = Ponsonby

| try1 = Charles Gregory 2, Jock Graham, Wilf Hassan, Horatio Drew, Hec Brisbane

| con1 = Jim O'Brien 2

| pen1 =

| try2 =

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| drop2 = Pat Skelton

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = H McKubrey

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 7 June

| time = 3:00

| home = City

| score = 23-10

| report =

| away = Devonport

| try1 = C Reynolds, Lawrence Barchard, Maurice Wetherill, William McLaughlin, Len Barchard

| con1 = Steve Watene 4

| pen1 =

| try2 = Allan Seagar, Stanley Rule

| con2 = Les O’Leary 2

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = William Mincham

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 7 June

| time = 1:30

| home = Newton

| score = 11-3

| report =

| away = Richmond

| try1 = Hill, Clark, A McLeod

| con1 = Cyril Brimble

| pen1 =

| try2 = Ted Mincham

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Vic Simpson

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 7 June

| time = 3:00

| home = Ellerslie

| score = 31-10

| report = {{cite news

| title =The Senior Championship/Fifth Series of Matches

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20585

| date = 1930-06-09

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300609.2.139.5

| access-date = 2019-10-14}}

| away = Kingsland

| try1 = Coster 3, Stan Webb, J Hemingway 2, L Grogan

| con1 = Craddock Dufty 4, J Hemingway

| pen1 =

| try2 = R Atkins, Claude List

| con2 = Ralph Longville 2

| pen2 =

| stadium = Ellerslie Reserve

| attendance =

| referee = Stuart Billman

}}

File:Ted Brimble AS portrait.png]]Ted Brimble made his debut for Newton Rangers after switching from the Manukau rugby club and joining his brother Cyril who was in his second season for Newton. They were of African descent with their mother a Bantu woman who married an Englishman fighting in the Boer War. At the end of the season Cyril was granted a transfer to Canterbury where he would play rugby league for the Canterbury representative side and later for Wellington. In 1947 he was killed in a fall from a motor lorry aged 48. Cyril was “found unconscious at the corner of Oxford Terrace, Lower Hutt, at 6.30pm on Saturday. He was on his way home, riding alone on the tray of a truck when he apparently fell as the vehicle was rounding a corner. The driver was unaware of the mishap. He was married with one child”.{{cite news

| title = Fall From Truck

| page = 4

| publisher = Ashburton Guardian, Volume 67, Issue 166

| date = 28 April 1947

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19470428.2.56

| access-date = 14 April 2023}} With the New Zealand team having been selected for the Australian tour many of the players either did not play or else played their final club game for some time. City was missing Puti Tipene Watene, Maurice Wetherill, and Stan Clark, while Mita Watene also didn't play.Allan Seagar was absent from the Devonport side, though Alf Scott made his first appearance for them for the season. In the match between Richmond and Ellerslie at Grey Lynn Park, J Potter, the Richmond forward got a bad cut over his eye and was forced off to be replaced by Blundell, while for Ellerslie Hobbs hurdled an opponent and landed on the back of his head with his scalp cut open. He was replaced by Calder.

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 21 June

| time = 3:00

| home = Marist

| score = 31-10

| report = {{cite news

| title =Matches in Auckland/Marist Team in Fine Form

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20597

| date = 1930-06-23

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300623.2.140.5

| access-date = 2019-10-10}}

| away = Newton

| try1 = Charles Gregory, Wilf Hassan, Phil Brady, George Batchelor 2, Jim O'Brien, Norm Campbell

| con1 = Charles Gregory 3, George Batchelor

| pen1 = Charles Gregory

| try2 = A McLeod, Ed St George

| con2 = Cyril Brimble

| pen2 = Hill

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Bert Emirali

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 21 June

| time = 1:30

| home = City

| score = 17-13

| report = {{cite news

| title =Matches in Auckland

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20597

| date = 1930-06-23

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300623.2.140.5

| access-date = 2019-10-10}}

| away = Kingsland

| try1 = William McLaughlin, Henry Paton, Joe Hadley, George Perry, Ben Davidson

| con1 = Laurie Barchard

| pen1 =

| try2 = Robert Carter 2, G Simms

| con2 = Frank Herring 2

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Frank Thompson

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 21 June

| time = 3:00

| home = Ponsonby

| score = 8-6

| report =

| away = Devonport

| try1 = A Schofield, L Winters

| con1 = Frank Delgrosso

| pen1 =

| try2 = S Casey, Horace Dixon

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = Vic Simpson

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 21 June

| time = 3:00

| home = Richmond

| score = 8-0

| report = {{cite news

| title =Matches in Auckland/Richmond Defeats Ellerslie

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20597

| date = 1930-06-23

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300623.2.140.5

| access-date = 2019-10-10}}

| away = Ellerslie

| try1 = J Patterson 2

| con1 = Ted Mincham

| pen1 =

| try2 =

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| stadium = Grey Lynn Park

| attendance =

| referee = Les Bull

}}

File:Dick Smith, New Zealand rugby league team player.pngThe match between Ponsonby and Kingsland was played at the Mangere Domain. Devonport junior Dick Smith once again turned out for them having done so once the previous season. He was spoken of highly and scored a try and kicked a conversion. He didn't become a regular in the first grade side until 1931 and was so impressive he represented New Zealand in 1932.

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| date = 28 June

| time = 3:00

| home = Devonport

| score = 24-12

| report = {{cite news

| title =Surprise by Devonport/Leading Team Defeated

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20603

| date = 1930-06-30

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300630.2.137.4

| access-date = 2019-10-10}}

| away = Marist

| try1 = Dick Smith, Les O’Leary, Ernest Ruby, Alf Scott

| con1 = Les O’Leary 4

| pen1 = Les O’Leary, Dick Smith

| try2 = Jock Graham, George Batchelor

| con2 = Jim O'Brien 2

| pen2 = Jim O'Brien

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Les Bull

}}

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| date = 28 June

| time = 3:00

| home = Newton

| score = 22-18

| report = {{cite news

| title =Surprise by Devonport

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20603

| date = 1930-06-30

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300630.2.137.4

| access-date = 2019-10-10}}

| away = Ellerslie

| try1 = Butler, Charles Allan 2, Cyril Brimble 2, Ted Brimble

| con1 = Hill, Claude Dempsey

| pen1 =

| try2 = Calder, Coster, Drew 2

| con2 = J Hemingway 2, Stan Webb

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = E McCall

}}

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| date = 28 June

| time = 3:00

| home = Ponsonby

| score = 13-12

| report =

| away = Kingsland

| try1 = Schofield, John Angelo, Heck Lunn

| con1 = Frank Delgrosso 2

| pen1 =

| try2 = G Simms, McLaughlin

| con2 = Ralph Longville, Frank Herring

| pen2 = Frank Herring

| stadium = Mangere Domain

| attendance =

| referee = Wilfred Simpson

}}

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| date = 28 June

| time = 3:00

| home = City

| score = 11-7

| report =

| away = Richmond

| try1 = William McLaughlin 2, George Perry

| con1 = Laurie Barchard

| pen1 =

| try2 = Arthur Lennie

| con2 = W Jones

| pen2 = George Davis

| stadium = Auckland Domain 2

| attendance =

| referee = Vic Simpson

}}

After poor weather the grounds were in a heavy condition and a relatively poor crowd attended Carlaw Park. The Marist v Kingsland match finished with an unusual scoreline of 0-0. Although the score was perhaps somewhat misleading as Marist Old Boys played two men short for most of the game with George Batchelor and Norm Campbell going off injured in the first half. It was one of the only times a 0-0 scoreline had happened in the first grade since the first round of matches in 1910 when North Shore drew 0–0 with Newton. All of the Auckland based New Zealand players were on tour so some sides were depleted of their best players for the next few rounds. Ponsonby had a last minute win over Richmond who had taken a 9-5 lead before Doug McLeay scored for Ponsonby and Frank Delgrosso converted it to take the victory. A. Fagan of Richmond suffered a "severe cut" over his left eye but was able to go home from the ground. Alfred Saxon, the 27 year old fullback for Devonport had his jaw broken in a collision and was taken by ambulance to Auckland Hospital where he spent the night, while near the end of the first half Horace Dixon was carried from the field with an injured leg. Stanley Rule, the veteran Devonport forward was on the sidelines carrying a slight injury and was not stripped in playing uniform so he went on to the field in his ordinary clothing and approached the referee Vic Simpson. He was able to get changed in the interval and play the second half in Dixon's place. The two St George brothers (Neville and Ed) matched up at hooker for the first time in senior grade.

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| date = 5 July

| time = 3:00

| home = Devonport

| score = 5-0

| report = {{cite news

| title =Play in Second Round/Matches Well Contested

| page = 15

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20609

| date = 1930-07-07

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300707.2.141.5

| access-date = 2019-10-14}}

| away = Newton

| try1 = Leslie O’Leary

| con1 =

| pen1 = Leslie O’Leary

| try2 =

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Vic Simpson

}}

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| date = 5 July

| time = 1:30

| home = City

| score = 6-2

| report =

| away = Ellerslie

| try1 = Joe Hadley 2

| con1 =

| pen1 =

| try2 =

| con2 =

| pen2 = J Hemingway

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = H Carroll

}}

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| date = 5 July

| time = 3:00

| home = Ponsonby

| score = 10-9

| report =

| away = Richmond

| try1 = Leonard Riley, Doug McLeay

| con1 = Frank Delgrosso 2

| pen1 =

| try2 = Joseph Ragg, Ted Mincham, J Patterson

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = Percy Rogers

}}

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| date = 5 July

| time = 1:30

| home = Marist

| score = 0-0

| report =

| away = Kingsland

| try1 =

| con1 =

| pen1 =

| try2 =

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = T Hill

}}

File:Ted Mincham.png]]In Richmond's 11-10 win over Marist, Richmond back George Davis was stretchered off the field with a serious head injury but was able to go home from the ground. He was said to have been bleeding profusely and unconscious but recovered later. William (Bill) Seagar of Devonport cracked a collarbone and missed several matches. Ted Mincham (Richmond) scored two tries and kicked a match winning penalty. The win was somewhat remarkable as they were awarded a penalty on full time and with time up Mincham kicked with the ball striking an upright and then landing on the crossbar before rolling over. The Richmond supporters then rushed the field. John Preston for Kingsland broke his collarbone in a fall in their match against Devonport at the Devonport Domain.

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| date = 12 July

| time = 3:00

| home = Richmond

| score = 11-10

| report = {{cite news

| title =The Senior Championship/Richmond Defeats Marist/Victory Gained on Time

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20615

| date = 1930-07-14

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300714.2.136.3

| access-date = 2019-10-15}}

| away = Marist

| try1 = Ted Mincham 2, W Ritchie

| con1 =

| pen1 =Ted Mincham

| try2 = Phil Brady, Jock Graham

| con2 = Jim O'Brien 2

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = A McKubrey

}}

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| date = 12 July

| time = 3:00

| home = City

| score = 21-8

| report = {{cite news

| title =The Senior Championship

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20615

| date = 1930-07-14

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300714.2.136.3

| access-date = 2019-10-15}}

| away = Newton

| try1 = George Perry 3, William Shortland, C Reynolds

| con1 = Henry Paton 3

| pen1 =

| try2 = Ted Brimble, Ray Middleton

| con2 =Hill

| pen2 =

| stadium =Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Bertie Victor Emirali

}}

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| date = 12 July

| time = 3:00

| home = Devonport

| score = 13-6

| report =

| away = Kingsland

| try1 = Ernest Ruby, Alf Scott, R O’Donnell

| con1 = Alf Scott

| pen1 = Leslie O'Leary

| try2 = Claude List, Robert Carter

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| stadium = Devonport Domain

| attendance =

| referee = Les Bull

}}

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| date = 12 July

| time = 3:00

| home = Ponsonby

| score = 10-5

| report =

| away = Ellerslie

| try1 = A Schofield, Leonard Riley

| con1 = Frank Delgrosso

| pen1 = Frank Delgrosso

| try2 = Drew

| con2 =

| pen2 = J Hemingway

| stadium = Auckland Domain 1

| attendance =

| referee = Percy Rogers

}}

For Marist, Phil Brady was sent off for punching an Ellerslie player early in the second half. Bert Laing after an absence of 3 years turned out for Devonport. Lionel Thomas a Richmond forward who debuted the previous week as an injury replacement had his ribs broken and received head injuries during their 14-13 win over Devonport. The 20 year old was taken to Auckland Hospital by ambulance but was not in a serious condition.

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| date = 19 July

| time = 3:00

| home = Ponsonby

| score = 29-12

| report = {{cite news

| title =Leading Team Defeated/Richmond Beats Devonport

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20621

| date = 1930-07-21

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300721.2.139.9

| access-date = 2019-10-15}}

| away = City

| try1 = Heck Lunn, Pat Skelton, A Schofield, Bill Skelton, Leonard Riley

| con1 = Frank Delgrosso 5

| pen1 = Frank Delgrosso 2

| try2 = Bill Hamilton, Norman Pascoe

| con2 =

| pen2 = Henry Paton 3

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = E McCall

}}

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| date = 19 July

| time = 3:00

| home = Marist

| score = 25-8

| report = {{cite news

| title =Leading Team Defeated

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20621

| date = 1930-07-21

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300721.2.139.9

| access-date = 2019-10-15}}

| away = Ellerslie

| try1 = George Batchelor 2, George Drew 4, Bert Schultz

| con1 = Bert Schultz

| pen1 = Alan Clarke

| try2 = Quirke 2

| con2 =

| pen2 = Leslie Oliff

| stadium = Auckland Domain

| attendance =

| referee = Stuart Billman

}}

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| date = 19 July

| time = 3:00

| home = Kingsland

| score = 13-5

| report =

| away = Newton

| try1 = G Simms, Claude List 2

| con1 = Frank Herring

| pen1 = Frank Herring

| try2 = Ray Middleton

| con2 = Ted Brimble

| pen2 =

| stadium = Auckland Domain 6

| attendance =

| referee = Wilfred Simpson

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 19 July

| time = 3:00

| home = Richmond

| score = 14-13

| report =

| away = Devonport

| try1 = Ted Mincham, Edwards

| con1 = Ted Mincham

| pen1 = Ted Mincham 3

| try2 = Leslie O'Leary, R O'Donnell, Neville St George

| con2 = Leslie O'Leary 2

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = C Moore

}}

City and Marist played out the highest scoring draw in the competitions history to that point. Joe Hadley scored for City on full time and Henry Paton skimmed the bar with his conversion to tie the game "amid great excitement". Mollet who had recently begun playing for the Newton club was said to have been involved with the Manukau rugby club previously but it transpired that he had in fact been involved with the Manukau rugby league club before it transferred enmasse to rugby union during the 1924 after a dispute with the Auckland Rugby League.

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| date = 2 August

| time = 3:00

| home = City

| score = 28-28

| report = {{cite news

| title =City and Marist Draw/Good Second Spell Recovery

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20633

| date = 1930-08-04

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300804.2.147.6

| access-date = 2019-10-15}}

| away = Marist

| try1 = Bill Hadley, William Perry, George Perry, Joe Hadley 2, C Reynolds, James Everson, William McLaughlin

| con1 = Henry Paton 2

| pen1 =

| try2 = George Batchelor 3, Jim Johnson, Phil Brady 3, Alan Clarke

| con2 = Jim O'Brien 2

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Les Bull

}}

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| date = 2 August

| time = 3:00

| home = Ponsonby

| score = 18-7

| report =

| away = Newton

| try1 = Heck Lunn, Leonard Riley 2, A Schofield

| con1 = Frank Delgrosso 3

| pen1 =

| try2 = Ed St George

| con2 = Claude Dempsey

| pen2 = Claude Dempsey

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = A McKubrey

}}

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| date = 2 August

| time = 3:00

| home = Ellerslie

| score = 8-12

| report =

| away = Devonport

| try1 = Kennedy, Stan Webb

| con1 = Wally Somers

| pen1 =

| try2 = Leslie O'Leary, C Rhodes

| con2 = Leslie O'Leary

| pen2 = Leslie O'Leary

| stadium = Ellerslie Racecourse

| attendance =

| referee = E McCall

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 2 August

| time = 1:30

| home = Kingsland

| score = 13-8

| report =

| away = Richmond

| try1 = Robert Carter 2, Herb Carter

| con1 = Ralph Longville

| pen1 = Ralph Longville

| try2 = George Mills, Tim Peckham

| con2 = Ted Mincham

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Vic Simpson

}}

The Round 12 matches due to be played on 9 August were all postponed after rain fell on the Saturday. This added to the rain which had fallen throughout the week leading up to the Saturday. Lindsay Simons returned to Auckland after moving to Wellington for work the previous year. He played at fullback for his old Devonport club. City protested on the grounds that he was not registered with them but the New Zealand Rugby League dismissed the protest saying that he was still registered with Devonport as there was no rugby league body in Wellington registered with New Zealand Rugby League. It was reported during the following week that Doug McLeay the Ponsonby forward had had to undergo an operation in hospital as the result of an internal injury received in football which must have occurred in round 10 (the last time he played). He had reportedly been in a critical condition for a time but his condition had improved.

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| date = 16 August

| time = 3:15

| home = Ponsonby

| score = 19-10

| report = {{cite news

| title = Ponsonby's Good Position

| page = 16

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20645

| date = 1930-08-18

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300818.2.151.1

| access-date = 2019-10-15}}

| away = Marist

| try1 = A McIntyre, Leonard Riley 3, Pat Skelton

| con1 = Frank Delgrosso

| pen1 = Pat Skelton

| try2 = George Batchelor 2

| con2 = Jim O'Brien 2

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Percy Rogers

}}

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| date = 16 August

| time = 3:15

| home = Ellerslie

| score = 18-16

| report = {{cite news

| title = Ponsonby's Good Position/Devonport Beats City

| page = 16

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20645

| date = 1930-08-18

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300818.2.151.1

| access-date = 2019-10-15}}

| away = Kingsland

| try1 = Wally Somers, A Hickey 2, Quirke

| con1 = Leslie Oliff 2

| pen1 = Wally Somers

| try2 = Robert Carter 2, Dix, Claude List

| con2 = Ralph Longville

| pen2 = Ralph Longville

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = T Hill

}}

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| date = 16 August

| time = 1:45

| home = Devonport

| score = 11-0

| report =

| away = City

| try1 = Dick Smith, Trevor O’Leary, J Harding

| con1 = Leslie O’Leary

| pen1 =

| try2 =

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = E McCall

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 16 August

| time = 3:00

| home = Newton

| score = 11-3

| report =

| away = Richmond

| try1 = Hill, Cyril Brimble, A McLeod

| con1 = Cyril Brimble

| pen1 =

| try2 = Stan Prentice

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| stadium = Auckland Domain 3

| attendance =

| referee = Les Bull

}}

File:Ponsonby United championship side of 1930.png Ponsonby convincingly won the championship beating Devonport 28-3 after feeding off Devonports mistakes throughout the game. After returning from Australia, Craddock Dufty kicked a penalty on fulltime to help his Ellerslie side beat Richmond by a point. City had to field two sixth grade players, McGregor and Zannovitch, while Kingsland fielded a fourth grade player in Tunnicliffe. They were said to have done well but "were shrewd enough to keep out of all the trouble that was going at the end". Play had to be stopped for several minutes in the City v Kingsland game as Kingland took the lead late on and City strived to win the match their supporters crowded on to the field at the Auckland Domain and the officials struggled to get them off. It was the last ever 1st grade championship match for the Kingsland Athletic club which had begun as Maritime in Maritime. In 1922 they were renamed as Athletic, before becoming Grafton Athletic in 1926, and then merged with Kingsland Rovers in 1929. In 1930 the Auckland Rugby League essentially forced them into a merger with Marist as they reduced the number of first grade teams to improve the standard. In the drawn game between Marist and Newton, Jock Graham forward for Marist had to leave the field with a badly broken thumb.

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| date = 30 August

| time = 3:15

| home = Ponsonby

| score = 28-3

| report = {{cite news

| title =The Senior Championship/Ponsonby Team's Success/Easy Win Against Devonport

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20657

| date = 1930-09-01

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300901.2.147.1

| access-date = 2019-10-15}}

| away = Devonport

| try1 = A Schofield 2, L Winters, Stanley Goodwin, Victor Fagan, John Angelo

| con1 = Frank Delgrosso 3, Dooley Moore, Leonard Riley

| pen1 =

| try2 = Dick Smith

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = William Mincham

}}

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| date = 30 August

| time = 3:00

| home = Kingsland

| score = 14-13

| report = {{cite news

| title =The Senior Championship

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20657

| date = 1930-09-01

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300901.2.147.1

| access-date = 2019-10-15}}

| away = City

| try1 = Claude List 2, G Simms, E Lucas

| con1 = Frank Herring

| pen1 =

| try2 = Laurie Barchard 2, Henry Paton

| con2 = Laurie Barchard 2

| pen2 =

| stadium = Auckland Domain

| attendance =

| referee = A.E. Smith

}}

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| date = 30 August

| time = 3:15

| home = Marist

| score = 16-16

| report =

| away = Newton

| try1 = Owen Cronin 2, Fraser Webberley, Pat Young

| con1 = Charles Gregory 2

| pen1 =

| try2 = Cyril Brimble 2, Stanley Francis, Charles Allan

| con2 = Claude Dempsey, Hill

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = A McKubrey

}}

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| date = 30 August

| time = 3:00

| home = Ellerslie

| score = 17-16

| report =

| away = Richmond

| try1 = Kennedy, Horatio Drew, Aiden Hickey

| con1 = Craddock Dufty 2

| pen1 = Craddock Dufty 2

| try2 = Ted Mincham, J Potter, Joseph Ragg, Lionel Thomas

| con2 = Ted Mincham 2

| pen2 =

| stadium = Ellerslie Reserve

| attendance =

| referee = Stuart Billman

}}

Craddock Dufty, who had returned from the recent New Zealand tour to Australia refused to play in the fixture against the Auckland players citing an injured elbow. He did not produce a doctors certificate and as a result Auckland Rugby League suspended him and he was unable to play for Ellerslie in their first round match. Interestingly his place at fullback was taken by 30 year old Charles Hand. He had played for North Shore from 1921-25, before transferring to Newton and playing for them until the end of the 1926 season when he retired. He was said to have struggled as he had not taken the field for over four years. Jim O'Brien was sent off after a "verbal altercation" with referee Vic Simpson. This was to be his last official competition match of his career, though he did play in the McManus benefit match weeks later at Otahuhu. M Herewini the former Newton fullback turned out for Ponsonby and kicked a conversion in their 30-12 win over Ellerslie. Marist did not have the services of Hec Brisbane, still injured from the New Zealand tour, Jock Graham who was also injured, or Phil Brady who was still in hospital with injuries he received in the Auckland v New Zealand game. As a result they had to pull Alan Clarke out of the loose forwards and play him at centre where he struggled. They were defeated by Richmond 6-3 in a tight battle with W Ritchie and Ted Mincham scoring for the winners. Bill Seagar, who debuted for Devonport in July broke his arm minutes before fulltime. It was only his second game as he had broken his collarbone in his debut against Kingsland in the earlier match.

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| date = 6 September

| time = 3:15

| home = Richmond

| score = 6-3

| report = {{cite news

| title =Roope Rooster Contests/Surprise Defeat of Marist/Player Ordered Off Field

| page =13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20663

| date = 1930-09-08

| url = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300908.2.151.1

| access-date = 2019-10-16}}

| away = Marist

| try1 = Ted Mincham, W Ritchie

| con1 =

| pen1 =

| try2 = Pat Young

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Vic Simpson

}}

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| date = 6 September

| time = 3:15

| home = Ponsonby

| score = 30-12

| report =

| away = Ellerslie

| try1 = Leonard Riley 2, Pat Skelton 2, L Winters 2, A Schofield, Victor Fagan

| con1 = Frank Delgrosso, George Gardiner, M Herewini

| pen1 =

| try2 = Quirk, Wally Somers

| con2 = Leslie Oliff

| pen2 = Leslie Oliff 2

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = A McKubrey

}}

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| date = 6 September

| time = 1:45

| home = City

| score = 31-13

| report =

| away = Kingsland

| try1 = Laurie Barchard 4, George Perry 2, Leek

| con1 = Laurie Barchard 3, Maurice Wetherill 2

| pen1 =

| try2 = Wright, Frank Herring, R Atkins

| con2 = Frank Herring

| pen2 = Frank Herring

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = Bert Emirali

}}

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| date = 6 September

| time = 1:45

| home = Devonport

| score = 15-2

| report =

| away = Newton

| try1 = Allan Seagar, S Casey, Stanley Rule

| con1 = Leslie O'Leary 2

| pen1 = Leslie O'Leary

| try2 =

| con2 =

| pen2 = Claude Dempsey

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = Les Bull

}}

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| date = 13 September

| time = 3:15

| home = Ponsonby

| score = 10-5

| report = {{cite news

| title = Roope Rooster Contests/Play in the semi-finals/Ponsonby Beats Devonport

| page =13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20669

| date = 1930-09-15

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300915.2.173

| access-date = 2019-10-15}}

| away = Devonport

| try1 = Pat Skelton, Frank Delgrosso

| con1 = George Gardiner

| pen1 = George Gardiner

| try2 = Leslie O’Leary

| con2 =

| pen2 = Leslie O’Leary

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Percy Rogers

}}

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 13 September

| time = 3:15

| home = Richmond

| score = 13-0

| report =

| away = City

| try1 = Ted Mincham, Stallworthy 2

| con1 = W Jones, George Davis

| pen1 =

| try2 =

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 2

| attendance =

| referee = H McKubrey

}}

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| date = 20 September

| time = 3:15

| home = Ponsonby

| score = 15-7

| report = {{cite news

| title =Final of Roope Rooster/Ponsonby Defeats Richmond/Fifteen Points to Seven

| page =13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20675

| date = 1930-09-22

| url = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300922.2.159.6

| access-date = 2019-10-16}}

| away = Richmond

| try1 = George Gardiner, Bill Skelton, A Schofield

| con1 = Frank Delgrosso 2

| pen1 = Frank Delgrosso

| try2 = Lionel Thomas

| con2 = Ted Mincham

| pen2 = Ted Mincham

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Les Bull

}}

City and Devonport were tied for second place in the Senior A competition and as Ponsonby won both the Senior A championship and the Roope Rooster it left City and Devonport to play off for the right to join them in the Stormont Shield match. Devonport defeated City by 1 point to earn the right to play Ponsonby. Twenty year old, Puti Tipene Watene had to leave the field for City with concussion and was taken to hospital but his condition was not serious. This forced a merry-go-round at fullback with several players tried there unsuccessfully. John Frederick Wilson, a rugby player from Grammar Old Boys debuted for Devonport and scored a try, while Hugh Simpson the former Northcote player also debuted for them in the forwards while George Munce debuted for City on the wing after transferring from the Parnell side.

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| date = 27 September

| time = 3:15

| home = Devonport

| score = 18-17

| report = {{cite news

| title =Stormont Shield Contest/Semi-final Game Played/Devonport Defeats City

| page =13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20681

| date = 1929-09-30

| url = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300929.2.165.4

| access-date = 2019-10-15}}

| away = City

| try1 = Stanley Rule, John Wilson, S Casey, Trevor O’Leary

| con1 = Alf Scott 3

| pen1 =

| try2 = Ben Davidson 2, Laurie Barchard 2, Stan Clark

| con2 = Ben Davidson

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Bertie Victor Emirali

}}

In the final Ponsonby had Dooley Moore ordered off but he refused to leave. The referee then left the field until Moore was persuaded to leave and the game could progress. He was later suspended by the league. It eventually turned out that the Auckland and New Zealand representative Frank Delgrosso who was captain at the time had failed to persuade him to leave the field and had also verbally abused the referee and thrown mud at him. Delgrosso was suspended by the league for three years but on appeal and with an apology and expression of regret at a March 1931 meeting his suspension was reduced. The hearing which saw his suspension did not take place until after the Provincial Club Championship on October 4 which meant Frank Delgrosso could play and he kicked four conversions in their 32-29 win.

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| date = 4 October

| time = 3:15

| home = Devonport

| score = 17-5

| report = {{cite news

| title =League Champions/Stormont Shield/Surprise Win for Shore/Eclipse of Ponsonby

| page =13

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=236

| date = 1929-10-06

| url = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19301006.2.140

| access-date = 2019-10-15}}

| away = Ponsonby

| try1 = Allan Seagar 2, Adams

| con1 = Allan Seagar, J Harding, Trevor O’Leary

| pen1 = Allan Seagar

| try2 = Heck Lunn

| con2 = Frank Delgrosso

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Vic Simpson

}}

The match was organised at the request of the Waikato body and was between the champions of the Auckland and South Auckland (Waikato) competitions. Ponsonby had a severely weakened backline with Leonard Riley, Ivan Wilson, Pat Skelton, and A Schofield all missing but their replacements did well. New Zealand representative George Tittleton of Ngaruawahia fractured his collarbone after being thrown heavily near the end of the match. He finished the game but was taken to Auckland Hospital straight after the match where he had scored 3 tries and kicked 2 goals. Edwin Abbott also a New Zealand representative scored a try for them as well. His uncle was Harold Abbott who played for the All Blacks in 1905, while his nephew was Kiwi 445 Bill Deacon. L Stevens, the Ponsonby hooker received a head injury which required stitches.

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| date = 11 October

| time = 3:00

| home = Ponsonby

| score = 32-29

| report = {{cite news

| title =Close of the Season/Ponsonby Beats Ngaruawahia/A High Scoring Match

| page = 15

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20693

| date = 1930-10-13

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19301013.2.156.3

| access-date = 2020-07-12}}

| away = Ngaruawahia

| try1 = Roy Bright, Stanley Goodwin, L Winters, E Friend 2, Heck Lunn, George Gardiner, Unknown x 1

| con1 = Frank Delgrosso 4

| pen1 =

| try2 = Edwin Abbott, Williams, George Tittleton 3, Te Huia Hawira Mason, Jim Laird

| con2 = George Tittleton, G Hall 2

| pen2 = George Tittleton

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Arthur Rae

}}

Top try and point scorers for A Grade and Roope Rooster matches. Leslie O'Leary of Devonport United top scored with 72 points followed by Frank Delgrosso with 59, and Ted Mincham with 52. George Batchelor of Marist Old Boys was the top try scorer with 14, followed by Leonard Riley and George Perry with 12 each. The games played are unofficial with some teams not submitting lineups to the newspapers on Friday. Marist did not enter a lineup at all during the season and so the number of games played is likely a little higher in their players cases.

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A Māngere United and Mt Albert result is missing as it was not reported in any of the newspapers of the time.

Mt Albert entered a senior team for the first time in their club history which had begun in 1928.

The Round 8 game between Māngere and Richmond B was not played because a charity match between Ponsonby and Kingsland was being played on its ground.

Parnell were referred to as the “magpies” on account of their black and white uniforms by the Auckland Star after their Round 9 match.

The Round 9 match report in the Auckland Star incorrectly reported the score 15–6 in favour of Northcote, however they corrected it in their following week reports of the Senior B matches as being a 15–6 win to Mangere.

The round 13 matches were cancelled due to steady rain falling on the Saturday adding to significant rain that had fallen during the week, aside from the game at Māngere. The Northcote v Otahuhu match was postponed as Northcote had played their traditional fixture v Huntly on Northcote's home ground at Stafford Park.

Otahuhu beat Point Chevalier in the final by 3 points to 0 to win the Senior B championship.

Devonport entered a Senior B team in the Stallard Cup which had not played in the Senior B grade during the season. This team could loosely be considered the second ever ‘reserve’ grade team fielded following the Richmond clubs entry of Senior B teams in that grade for the 1929 and 1930 seasons.

The Sixth grade had in previous years been split into A and B grades however in 1930 the Sixth Grade B competition was reclassified as the Seventh Grade.

Richmond won the championship. The team had been together for 6 seasons and won every single championship as they progressed through the grades. Ponsonby United won the knock out competition on September 13 when they beat Devonport by default. There were several games without results reported however the newspapers published the final standings so they are accurate.

Ponsonby won the championship undefeated winning all 14 matches. They also won the knockout competition when they beat Marist in the final on September 13 by 10 points to 3.

Kingsland Athletic won the championship. Newmarket won the knockout competition when they defeated Akarana/Parnell 8–2 in the final on September 13. The Parnell/Akarana side had knocked out Kingsland in the semi-finals 8 points to 0, while Newmarket had defeated Takapuna in the other. A club had formed at Takapuna in June and they entered a team in the competition to play teams on their bye. They performed well winning all three of their matches.

Richmond won the championship and the knockout competition. They were coached by James Francis who died at Auckland Hospital on November 24 aged just 33 leaving behind a wife (Violet) and two children. He had played for the Newton Rangers senior side in the 1920s.{{cite news

| title =Obituary/Mr. J.R. Francis

| page = 16

| publisher = New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20731

| date = 1930-11-26

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19301126.2.157

| access-date = 2024-02-03}}

Marist won the championship with Otahuhu runner up. Marist also won the knockout competition when they beat Otahuhu in the final on September 20.

Point Chevalier won the championship which was played over a 24-week period with 2 full rounds being played.

Richmond A won the championship and the knockout competition when they beat Point Chevalier on September 20.

Richmond won the championship by beating Akarana (Parnell) 11–8 in the final on September 20.{{cite news

| title =Lower Grade Results

| page =13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20675

| date = 1930-09-22

| url = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300922.2.159.6

| access-date = 2019-10-16}} They also won the knockout competition when they beat Otahuhu A 6 to 3 in the final on October 18.

The competition had been split into two sections and then towards the end of the season a third was added as Ponsonby, Richmond B, and Otahuhu B entered sides, each only playing 5-6 games before the end of the season. However the standings are in one table as despite their being sections sides played teams from other sections each week. Some of the teams were from individual schools such as Avondale Public School, Avondale Convent School, and Onehunga Convent School, but the majority were from several schools in the area. The Ponsonby team represented 3 Ponsonby area schools for example. On October 18 Devonport and Northcote played each other in a friendly match with Devonport winning 10–8. At halftime a goal kicking competition took place with Devonport player Verdun Scott winning it with 16 points. He was presented with a cricket bat as the winning prize and ironically would go on to not only represent New Zealand at rugby league, but also at cricket, becoming the only dual New Zealand international in those two codes. On the same day Richmond beat Otahuhu 6–3 to win the Davis Cup Challenge match.

Richmond played a preseason match in Whangarei with a team made up of Whangarei city and Hikurangi players. The match was played on the new Cossill Park before a large crowd and the local team ran out comfortable winners.

At the end of the season Otahuhu hosted a benefit match for W. McManus who was a well-known ex-amateur runner and league player who had been ill for a long time in hospital. The match was played between Otahuhu Senior B team and the Marist A side. Marist were not at full strength but still fielded a good side. Otahuhu won 26–25.

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| date = 20 September

| time = 3:00

| home = Otahuhu

| score = 26-25

| report = {{cite news

| title =A Close Contest/Marist Seniors Beaten

| page = 15

| work=New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20675

| date = 1930-09-22

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300922.2.159.6

| access-date = 2020-06-08}}

| away = Marist

| try1 = Farrell 2, Watson 2, Conway, McLaren

| con1 = Eustace 4

| pen1 =

| try2 = Robert Purdy 2, Jim O'Brien, Hec Brisbane, Bert Schultz

| con2 = Owen Cronin 5

| pen2 =

| stadium = Sturges Park

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

At the start of the year Richmond sent their senior side to Whangarei to play a local side at the newly formed Cossill Park which later was named Jubilee Park and still exists today. The local team featured several very talent players including Ted Meyer who became a Kiwi later in the year and they were victorious 25-7 with Meyer scoring 14 of their points.

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| date = 21 April

| time = 3:00

| home = Hikurangi and City Combined

| score = 25-7

| report = {{cite news

| title =Cossill Park Opened

| page = 7

| work=Northern Advocate

| date = 21 April 1930

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19300421.2.69

| accessdate = 26 January 2025}}

| away = Richmond

| try1 = Ted Meyer 2, R Hamilton, B Meyer, Berghan

| con1 = Ted Meyer 4

| pen1 =

| drop1 = Crackett

| try2 = Paul Hintz

| con2 =

| pen2 = Joseph Hamilton 2

| stadium = Cossill Park, Whangarei

| attendance =

| referee = J Petterson

}}

When Ponsonby had a weekend without a game they travelled to Huntly to play the local side which featured Huatahi Paki who had played for New Zealand Māori on their 1922 tour of Australia and St. George Dragons in 1923 after impressing on the tour. Ponsonby outplayed them and Doug McLeay scored two tries as breakaway forward. Ivan Kosoof scored Huntly's only points.

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| date = 26 July

| time = 3:00

| home = Huntly

| score = 3-11

| report = {{cite news

| title =Ponsonby Beats Huntly

| page = 1

| work=Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18083

| date = 29 July 1930

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19300729.2.125

| accessdate = 26 January 2025}}

| away = Ponsonby

| try1 = Ivan Kosoof

| con1 =

| pen1 =

| try2 = Doug McLeay 2, Unknown 1

| con2 =

| pen2 = Dooley Moore

| stadium = Huntly

| attendance =

| referee = Arthur Harlock

}}

In July several businesses approached the Auckland Rugby League regarding the possibility of playing a competition between them on Wednesday's. The Auckland Rugby League agreed in August and the first matches were played on August 27. Initially there were ten teams set to enter however eventually just seven entered the competition and the Royal Billiard Saloon side failed to fulfill a fixture leaving 6 sides to compete.{{cite news

| title =Wednesday Competition/Seven Teams Entered

| page =3

| work=Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 200

| date = 1930-08-25

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300825.2.28

| access-date = 2021-08-20}}

While there were many players with little or no experience some of the teams did feature senior grade players such as W. Skelton of Ponsonby who played for Private Taxis, and brothers F. and J. Herring who played for the Trotting Trainers. Alan Clarke also played in Private Taxi's first match, Stan Prentice played at least twice for the Trotting Trainers, and Ted Brimble played for New Zealand Fertilisers. Barmen won the competition winning 4 games and drawing one.

Following the awarding of the Barmen side the championship a match was scheduled between them and players from all of the other sides. The Barmen team won 8 to 7.

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| date = 1 October

| time =

| home =Barmen

| score =8-7

| report = {{cite news

| title =Barmen Beat "The Rest"

| page =15

| publisher =Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 233

| date = 1930-10-02

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19301002.2.134

| access-date = 2021-08-20}}

| away =The Rest

| try1 =Hudson, O'Donnell

| con1 =O'Donnell

| pen1 =

| try2 =Stepanicic

| con2 =

| pen2 =Harding 2

| stadium =Carlaw Park

| attendance = Jackson

| referee =

}}

File:Children selling programs to Carlaw Park AKL v Northland in 1930.pngFile:Auckland members of the NZ rugby league team in 1930.png who was unable to travel]]It was a relatively quiet season for the Auckland representative side due to the fact that the New Zealand team toured Australia in the latter part of the year. They beat Northland, lost to South Auckland, and lost to the New Zealand touring team. Despite this they had 28 players represent Auckland with several on debut.

File:Auckland v Northland rugby league teams, 1930 photo 2.pngFile:Auckland v Northland, 17 May 1930.png the Northland captain and NZ international is being tackled by Stanley Francis with Ernest Ruby directly behind.]]File:Claude List dribbling ball.png dribbling the ball through the Northland defence]]File:Auckland v Northland rugby league teams, 1930.png being tackled with Allan Seagar on his inside]] Auckland's first representative match of the season was against Northland who were in the throes of building the code in their area. Auckland only managed to win by the narrow margin of 21-16 before a crowd of 8,000 at Carlaw Park. Veteran five eighth, Maurice Wetherill scored for Auckland along with prop Stan Clark who had only recently transferred to the City side from Parnell. Norm Campbell (Marist), Allan Seagar (Devonport) both kicked goals for Auckland while Meyer converted two of Northland's four tries.{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 17 May

| time = 3:00

| home = Auckland

| score = 21-16

| report = {{cite news

| title =League Trial Match/Challenge Cup Retained/Auckland Beats Northland/Margin of Five Points

| page = 12

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20567

| date = 1930-05-19

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300519.2.139

| access-date = 2019-10-13}}

| away = Northland

| try1 = Phil Brady, Bob Carter, Maurice Wetherill, Stan Clark, Stanley Francis

| con1 = Norm Campbell, Allan Seagar

| pen1 = Allan Seagar

| try2 = Rod Hamilton, Ted Meyer, Alan Wells, N Dunn

| con2 = Ted Meyer 2

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance = 8,000

| referee = William Mincham

}}

File:Auckland v S Auckland rugby league teams in 1930 at Carlaw Park.png{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 31 May

| time = 3:00

| home = Auckland

| score = 12-13

| report = {{cite news

| title =Close League Match/Auckland Team Defeated/Popular Win for South/Thirteen Points to Twelve

| page = 12

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20579

| date = 1930-06-02

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300602.2.155

| access-date = 2019-10-13}}

| away = South Auckland

| try1 = Pat Skelton, Len Barchard

| con1 = Craddock Dufty, Allan Seagar

| pen1 = Craddock Dufty

| try2 = George Tittleton, Huatahi Paki, Quinn

| con2 = George Tittleton 2

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Percy Rogers

}}

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| date = 14 June

| time = 1:30

| home = Probables

| score = 28-3

| report = {{cite news

| title =Trial Match Played/Easy Win for Probables/Twenty-Five Points Margin

| page = 13

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20591

| date = 1930-06-16

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300616.2.148.4

| access-date = 2019-10-14}}

| away = Possibles

| try1 = James Jones 2, Leonard Riley, Neil Hirtzel, Charles Gregory, Davis

| con1 = James Jones, Puti Tipene Watene, Charles Gregory 3

| pen1 =

| try2 = Stanley Francis

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = H McKubrey

}}

For the North Island v South Island trial the Devonport and Ponsonby clubs gave permission for their jerseys to be worn by the respective sides.{{cite news

| title =N.Z. Team Managers/Inter-Island Gate Charges/Putting Ball in Scrum Rule

| page =12

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=132

| date = 1930-06-06

| url = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300606.2.134

| access-date = 2019-10-14}} Mick O’Brien of the South Island team broke his tibia late in the match.

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 14 June

| time = 2:45

| home = North Island

| score = 22-22

| report = {{cite news

| title =Inter-Island League/Interesting Drawn Game/Twenty-Two Points Each/Exciting Finish to Match

| page = 12

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20591

| date = 1930-06-16

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300616.2.139

| access-date = 2019-10-14}}

| away = South Island

| try1 = Hec Brisbane 2, Alan Clarke, Tom Timms

| con1 = Craddock Dufty 4

| pen1 = Craddock Dufty

| try2 = Herbert Pearce, T McKenzie, Mick O'Brien, Jim Calder

| con2 = Herbert Pearce 2, Bert Eckhoff

| pen2 = Herbert Pearce, Bert Eckhoff

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Les Bull

}}

File:Auckland v NZ Aug 23 1930 Crowd.pngJames Jones came on as a replacement for an injured Puti Tipene Watene. Wilf Hassan came on as a replacement for Auckland.

{{rugbybox collapsible

| date = 23 August

| time = 3:00

| home = Auckland

| score = 27-34

| report = {{cite news

| title =Win for New Zealand/Auckland Team Beaten/High Scoring in Fast Game

| page = 12

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20651

| date = 1930-08-25

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300825.2.134

| access-date = 2019-10-15}}

| away = New Zealand

| try1 = Phil Brady 2, Bob Carter, Ernest Ruby, Wilf Hassan

| con1 = Jim O'Brien 4

| pen1 = Jim O'Brien 2

| try2 = Allan Seagar 2, Edwin Abbott 4, Stan Clark, James Jones

| con2 = George Tittleton, Jim Amos, Bert Eckhoff 3

| pen2 =

| stadium = Carlaw Park 1

| attendance =

| referee = Les Bull

}}

• Auckland Rugby League was held at the Chamber of Commerce on Swanson Street on Monday 7 April. The meeting showed that there was a profit of £1742 10/. Maintenance of Carlaw Park cost £419 6/, rates £78 0/8, office rent £235 4/ and entertaining visitors £67 18/2.{{cite news

| title =Healthy Profit Shown/Review of Year's Work/Marked Progress of Code

| page = 9

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=77

| date = 1930-04-01

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300401.2.130

| access-date = 2019-10-02}} Much of the discussion at the meeting was centred around the appointment of referees for matches.{{cite news

| title =Annual Meeting Held/Sound Financial Position/Appointment of Referees

| page = 15

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20534

| date = 1930-04-08

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300408.2.170.1

| access-date = 2019-10-12}}

• Auckland Rugby League Junior Management Committee held at Grey's Buildings on Tuesday 25 March.{{cite news

| title =League Football

| page = 15

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20520

| date = 1930-03-22

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300322.2.158.3

| access-date = 2019-10-11}}

• Primary School Management Committee met on 15 May. There were twenty delegates. It was reported that 15 school teams would enter with four new clubs (Avondale, Northcote, City, and Papatoetoe).{{cite news

| title =Primary Schools/Four More Teams

| page =16

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=113

| date = 1930-05-15

| url = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300515.2.150

| access-date = 2019-10-13}}

• Auckland Rugby League Referees Association held in the League Rooms on Monday, 31 March.
• Akarana League Club held at Carlaw Park on Tuesday 1 April.{{cite news

| title =League Football

| page = 21

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=75

| date = 1930-03-29

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300329.2.191.5

| access-date = 2019-10-11}}

• Avondale League Football Club held at Hick's Tearooms, Fearon's Corner, Avondale, Auckland on 10 March. This meeting was held to see if there was interest in forming a club.{{cite news

| title = League Football

| page = 21

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=57

| date = 1930-03-08

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300308.2.149.1

| access-date = 2019-10-10}} About 75 people attended and it was decided that the club should be called Avondale League Football Club. They also decided to enter teams in the 3rd Open, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades, and that the Avondale Convent were also prepared to find a team. The club colours would be green with a red band.{{cite news

| title =Club at Avondale

| page = 13

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=60

| date = 1930-03-12

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300312.2.156

| access-date = 2019-10-10}} Their first annual general meeting was held at Watson's Fruit Shop, Avondale on Monday 17 March. They were to hold their first ever practice on the Avondale Racecourse on the following Saturday. At the end of the season on Monday, 6 October the club held a general meeting at Lesser Town Hall.{{cite news

| title =League Football

| page = 23

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=235

| date = 1930-10-04

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19301004.2.154.4

| access-date = 2019-10-15}}

• City Rovers held at Carlaw Park on Sunday, 23 March.{{cite news

| title =Club's Annual Gatherings/League

| page = 15

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20514

| date = 1930-03-15

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300315.2.187.4

| access-date = 2019-10-10}} There was a “record attendance of sixty players” at the meeting. The accounts were in credit by £43. It was noted that Ben Davidson (rugby league) had arrived back in Auckland from England and was expected to play for the club.{{cite news

| title =City Rovers Club

| page = 15

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=71

| date = 1930-03-25

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300325.2.156

| access-date = 2019-10-11}}

• Devonport United Football Club held at the Committee Rooms, corner of Clarence Street and Victoria Road, Devonport on Thursday 20 March.{{cite news

| title =League Football

| page = 18

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20514

| date = 1930-03-15

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300315.2.195.2

| access-date = 2019-10-10}} At the 12th annual meeting the committee's report showed that the balance sheet showed a credit balance of £99. They had started the previous season with 100 players and the juniors won the third grade intermediate grade and fourth grade. The ladies’ social committee had held dances which had generated £90 profit.{{cite news

| title =Devonport Club's Meeting/Successful Year Reviewed

| page = 17

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20519

| date = 1930-03-21

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300321.2.183.7

| access-date = 2019-10-10}} One of the men who formed the Devonport Club, Mr. D.W. McLean resigned from the New Zealand Council owing to his health. He had formed the North Shore Albions at Devonport, and took a prominent part in forming Newton Rangers, Ponsonby, and the Northcote and Birkenhead Rambers. He was also involved strongly in other aspects of the foundation of the Rugby League game in Auckland and New Zealand.{{cite news

| title =League Pioneer

| page = 9

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=102

| date = 1930-05-02

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300502.2.109

| access-date = 2019-10-12}}

• Ellerslie United League Football Club held their annual meeting at their training shed on Monday, 10 March. The club gained the services of Wally Somers from Newton who was a New Zealand representative while Craddock Dufty would again turn out for the team.{{cite news

| title =Personnel of Club Teams

| page = 16

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20545

| date = 1930-04-22

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300422.2.163

| access-date = 2019-10-12}}

• Glen Lynn League Football Club held at New Lynn billiard saloon on Wednesday 19 March.
• Kingsland Athletic held at the Buffalo Lodge Rooms, St Benedicts Street on Thursday 27 March.{{cite news

| title = League Football

| page = 18

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=68

| date = 1930-10-10

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300321.2.219.2

| access-date = 2019-10-10}} The annual meeting showed a credit balance of £12.

• Marist Brothers Old Boys League Football Club held at Donovan's Gym in Parnell, New Zealand on Tuesday 25 March.
• Mangere Rugby League Football Club held in Jones’ Confectionary Hall, Onehunga on Thursday 20 March. This meeting was held with a view to forming a club which would be a combination of Mangere and Manukau.{{cite news

| title =League Football

| page = 24

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=66

| date = 1930-03-19

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300319.2.196.3

| access-date = 2019-10-10}}

• Mt. Albert United Rugby League Football Club held at King George Hall, Mt Albert on Thursday 6 March.{{cite news

| title =League Football

| page = 20

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=52

| date = 1930-03-03

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300303.2.236.7

| access-date = 2019-10-10}} The club advertised for practices to be held for Senior B and all other grades to be held on Saturday, 12 April on its own ground at the foot of Springleigh Avenue, Mt Albert which would most likely be the present day Phyllis Street Reserve area.{{cite news

| title =League Football

| page = 22

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20536

| date = 1930-04-10

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300410.2.201.7

| access-date = 2019-10-02}}

• Mt Wellington Rugby League Football Club were holding practices at their club's ground at Westfield.{{cite news

| title =League Football

| page = 16

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20538

| date = 1930-04-12

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300412.2.167.1

| access-date = 2019-10-02}}

• Newmarket Rugby League Football Club held at the Club Room, 265, Khyber Pass Road on Thursday 27 February.{{cite news

| title =Meetings

| page = 20

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=47

| date = 1930-02-25

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300225.2.191.1

| access-date = 2019-10-10}} The meeting was adjourned and continued at the Orient Tea Rooms, Broadway on Thursday, 10 April.

• Newton Rangers Football Club held at the Y.M.C.A. Buildings, Wellesley Street East on Monday, 3 March.{{cite news

| title =League Football

| page = 21

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=51

| date = 1930-03-01

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300301.2.179.5

| access-date = 2019-10-10}}

• Northcote and Birkenhead Ramblers Football Club held at Foresters’ Hall, Birkenhead on Thursday 20 March.{{cite news

| title =League Football

| page = 20

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20516

| date = 1930-03-18

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300318.2.172.6

| access-date = 2019-10-10}} The 20th annual meeting of the club was overseen by Mr. A.E. Greenslade with a large attendance. The membership was totalled at 99. The finishing positions of all its team was noted. H. Simpson was awarded a medal for consistency in the senior team.{{cite news

| title =Northcote-Birkenhead Ramblers’ Club Meeting

| page = 17

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20519

| date = 1930-03-21

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300321.2.183.7

| access-date = 2019-10-10}} The Northcote Borough Council was informed by Auckland Rugby League that it was not in a position to spend any money on forming a football ground at the eastern end of the Kauri Gully scenic reserve.

• Otahuhu Rugby League Football Club{{cite news

| title =Otahuhu Club

| page = 18

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=75

| date = 1930-03-29

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300329.2.180

| access-date = 2019-10-11}} It was decided to enter teams in the Senior B, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth A, Sixth B, and Schoolboy competitions.

• Papatoetoe Rugby League Club: During the season with Auckland Rugby League struggling to gain access to enough playing fields, the president of the Papatoetoe Welfare League, Mr. S.J.E. Closey wrote to Auckland Rugby League suggesting the use of some of the flat land in the area. Some of which was in Mulcock's reserve which was in a natural amphitheatre. His land was at the site of present-day Peverill Crescent adjacent to Kohuora Park where the Papatoetoe Panthers club is located and most likely the exact same location due to its amphitheatre situation.{{cite news

| title =More Sports Grounds/Facilities at Papatoetoe

| page = 15

| work=The New Zealand Herald| volume=LXVII| issue=20587

| date = 1930-06-11

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300611.2.161.2

| access-date = 2019-10-14}}File:Papatoetoe Panthers v Te Atatu Roosters on June 11, 2022 at Kohuora Park in Papatoetoe.jpg

• Parnell League Football Club held at Donovan's Gymnasium, First Section, Parnell on 10 March.
• Point Chevalier League Football Club held at the Sailing Club Hall on Wednesday 26 March. The meeting showed that the club hoped to field six teams and were £30 in profit.{{cite news

| title =Point Chevalier Club

| page = 14

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=74

| date = 1930-03-28

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300328.2.172

| access-date = 2019-10-11}}

• Ponsonby United Football Club held at Leys Institute, on Monday 10 March. File:Ponsonby 21st anniversary celebrations.png It was reported that the club had accumulated funds of £20 for the year and had total assets exceeding liabilities by £430. Medals were presented to A. Payne for being the most consistent forward, L. Riley the most consistent back, and to C. Moore as the most versatile player. J. Norman received a trophy as the most consistent fourth grade player.{{cite news

| title =Rugby League Clubs Getting Busy/Record Season Expected/Ponsonby's Annual Meeting

| page = 9

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=90

| date = 1930-03-13

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300313.2.108

| access-date = 2019-10-10}}

• Richmond Rovers Football Club held at the Gaiety Hall, Surrey Crescent on Monday 24 March.{{cite news

| title =League Football

| page = 28

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=67

| date = 1930-03-20

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300320.2.215.6

| access-date = 2019-10-02}} Mr. Milicich presented the club with a cup to be awarded to the team with the fewest points scored against it. It was noted that the following teams won their respective grades in 1929: Third Grade Open, Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade A, Sixth Grade B.{{cite news

| title =Richmond Rovers Club

| page = 20

| work=Auckland Star| volume=LXI| issue=73

| date = 1930-03-27

| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300327.2.187

| access-date = 2019-10-11}}

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.aucklandleague.co.nz/ Auckland Rugby League Official Site]

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