The 1922 Auckland Rugby League was the 14th in its history. There were 68 teams playing across the various grades. City Rovers won the first grade championship for the 5th time, with Ponsonby winning the Roope Rooster for the 2nd time. City Rovers also defended the Challenge Shield, warding off efforts from Petone, Tongariro, and Huntly to lift it from them. Bill Davidson set a record for points scored in an Auckland club rugby league season with 116 for City Rovers. He and his brothers Ben and George between them scored 186 of City Rover's 339 points which was also a competition record for a team in a single season. City scored a further 19 points in the Roope Rooster competition and 85 points in their 3 Challenge Shield matches for 443 points in all official games.

It was an incredibly busy year for the Auckland representative team. They played more matches than some club teams had played in earlier seasons with ten matches in total. There was also an Auckland Provincial team match against New South Wales, and one Auckland B fixture with the team making the trip down to Cambridge to play the local side. Bill Davidson also led the representative team in scoring with 37 points.

Auckland rugby league news

Club teams by grade participation

Team 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade A 6th Grade B Total
City Rovers 11210117
Richmond Rovers 11111117
Devonport United 11111005
Newton Rangers 11111005
Ponsonby United 11101105
Maritime 11010115
Manukau Rovers 01001114
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 01001114
Marist Old Boys 10001103
Kingsland Rovers 00110103
Ellerslie United 00110103
Otahuhu Rovers 01010103
Parnell 00110013
Fire Brigade 10000001
Ihumātao 01000001
Māngere Rangers 01000001
Point Chevalier 00100001
Coromandel 00100001
Takapuna 00001001
Total 811119810663

Junior Management Committee

Bill Davidson

The junior management committee elected for the season was L. Binns, J.S. White, K. Lippiatt, G.J. Flynn, W. Baskett, William Mincham, O.O. Riley, D.C. Adamson, W.E. Frost, Bill Davidson (Hon. Sec), A. Freeman (Chairman), G.H. Seagar, A.H. Te Mete, T.B. Carpenter, W. Dowle, G.F. Burgess, J. Curtis, F. Cleal, W. Boag, F. Kennedy.

Carlaw Park

At a pre-season meeting of the management committee it was discussed that Carlaw Park needed more ‘modern equipment’, and it was decided that “the establishment of more modern methods of dealing with the turf and the purchase of more efficient machinery shall be an early charge on the new season's funds”.[1] Sufficient money was made from gates at club and rep fixtures at Carlaw Park and the Auckland Domain to begin improvements on the ground at the conclusion of the season.

New clubs and name changes

The Auckland Rugby League accepted a new club named Mangere. They entered a team in the 2nd Grade.

The Maritime club also changed their name to ‘Athletic’. Their club colours were also changed from red, white and blue to royal blue with a gold band. In 1926 they were to change their name again to Grafton Athletic. This was not to be confused with Grafton Athletic who had existed as a team from 1914–1920 under the leadership of Karl Ifwersen and were presently playing under the name of 'Fire Brigade'.

Richmond Rovers applied for entry into the Senior A Grade competition and this was approved. This made the competition an even 8 teams meaning 4 matches per round and no byes. Unlike most previous seasons there were no byes, no defaults, and no postponed matches meaning 56 matches were played in total, easily the most in the competitions history. Richmond would go on to finish 7th with 3 wins and 11 losses.

George Davidson's return

George Davidson

George Davidson played for Maritime (now named Athletic) in the 1919 season but had missed most of the 1920 and 1921 seasons as he was training for and competing at the Antwerp Olympics where he came 5th in the 200m final. He stated that over those two seasons he had only played for Maritime on two or three occasions as he was seeking a transfer to the City Rovers where his two brothers Bill and Ben played. Athletic were denying his request and Davidson appealed to the league who then asked the Athletics club to reconsider his request "favourably". He would eventually have his transfer to City approved.

Point Chevalier

Point Chevalier secured the use of Richard and Elizabeth Walker's paddock at the bottom of Humariri Street as their home ground. It has since become Walker Park where they are to this day located. In the same season they bought jerseys from George Court & Co. Ltd. In 1925 a shed was built at Walker Park with volunteer labour.

Monteith Shield (1st grade championship)

Monteith Shield standings

Team Pld W D L F A Pts
City Rovers 14110333915722
Ponsonby United 14100420516920
Marist Old Boys 1491425819219
Devonport United 1471622319415
Newton Rangers 1461719721913
Athletic 1460824220812
Richmond Rovers 1430111412956
Fire Brigade 1421111433135

Monteith Shield fixtures

Round 1

Peter Irwin James Francis Hing, better known as James Hing, or later Sonny Hing scored a try for Ponsonby. He had previously played for Marist and would later coach the Point Chevalier premier side in the 1930s. He was the son of Charles A'Hing and Margaret Mary Irwin and was one of the first ever rugby league players in New Zealand with Chinese ancestry along with Arthur Singe.

22 April Ponsonby 15–10 Newton Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: James Hing, William Southernwood, George Mormon
Con: Dougie McGregor, W Hanlon
Pen: Frank Delgrosso		 [2] Try: Clarrie Polson 2
Con: Clarrie Polson
Pen: Clarrie Polson		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: A Ball
22 April Marist 19–6 Fire Brigade Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Bill Stormont 2, John Lang, Arthur Singe, Percy Gallagher
Con: Billy Ghent, Arthur Singe		 [3] Try: John Wareing, Unknown x 1 Attendance: 4000
Referee: William Mincham
22 April Devonport 17–32 City Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Johnston, Harry Douglas, Neville St George 2, Alf Scott
Pen: Neville St George		 [4] Try: Bert Laing, Bill Davidson 2, Jack Keenan, Alf Townsend, George Paki, Unknown x 1
Con: Bert Laing, Bill Davidson 3		 Referee: Archie Ferguson
22 April Richmond 2–14 Athletic Grey Lynn Park  
3:00 Pen: Henderson [5] Try: Eric Grey 2, Hall, George Yardley
Con: George Yardley		 Referee: T Neill

Round 2

In the match between Athletic and Ponsonby Eric Grey had a highly unusual collection of points after he scored a try, and kicked a conversion, a penalty, a goal from a mark, and a drop goal. Bert Laing transferred to Devonport during the week and had the unusual distinction of scoring against a team and then for a team in the space of a week.

29 April Athletic 23–5 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Eric Grey, Ivan Littlewood, George Yardley 2, Bert Avery
Con: Eric Grey
Pen: Eric Grey & 1 mark
Drop: Eric Grey		 [6] Try: Joe Meadows
Pen: Dougie McGregor		 Attendance: 5000
Referee: Billy Murray
29 April City 48–10 Fire Brigade Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Ben Davidson 2, Bill Davidson, Harry Francis, F Wilson 2, Ray Harley, Jack Keenan 2, Maurice Wetherill 2, Alf Townsend
Con: Bill Davidson 2, Harry Francis, Maurice Wetherill 2
Pen: Unknown x 1		 [7] Try: Charles Woolley, J O’Brien
Con: G Cargill
Pen: John Wareing		 Referee: T Hill
29 April Devonport 17–17 Newton Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Bert Laing 2, Jack Miller
Con: Charles Hand 2
Pen: Charles Hand 2		 [8] Try: Walter Voysey, Lou Brown 2, J Sorenson, Leo Brockliss
Con: Clarrie Polson		 Attendance: 700
Referee: William Mincham
29 April Richmond 11–25 Marist Grey Lynn Park  
3:00 Try: W Little 3
Pen: Butler		 [9] Try: Stevens, Lawson, Percy Gallagher 2, Arthur Singe, Laurie Cadman 2
Con: Stevens, Lawson		 Referee: Frank Thompson

Round 3

6 May Newton 20–16 Athletic Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: J Sorenson 2, Wally Somers, Herbert Biggs
Con: Clarrie Polson 3
Pen: Clarrie Polson		 [10] Try: Ivan Littlewood 2, Eric Grey, Craddock Dufty
Con: Eric Grey, Craddock Dufty		 Attendance: 5000
Referee: Archie Ferguson
6 May Marist 14–6 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Nelson Bass, Percy Gallagher, George Duane, John Lang
Con: Arthur Singe		 [11] Try: James Hing, W Hanlon Referee: Len Farrant
6 May Richmond 5–22 City Grey Lynn Park  
3:00 Try: W Little
Pen: Unknown x 1		 [12] Try: Jack Keenan 3, George Paki
Con: Bill Davidson 2
Pen: Bill Davidson 2, Maurice Wetherill
6 May Devonport 18–7 Fire Brigade Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Charles Hand, Cyril Wheeler, Clarence Webb, Calderwood
Con: Charles Hand, Bert Laing
Pen: Charles Hand		 [13] Try: Ripley
Con: John Wareing
Pen: John Wareing		 Referee: A Ball

Round 4

13 May Marist 21–20 Athletic Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Turner, Percy Gallagher 2, George Duane, Laurie Cadman
Con: John Lang, A Nelson
Pen: Billy Ghent		 [14] Try: Ivan Littlewood, Jack McGregor, Eric Grey
Con: Mike Flynn 2
Pen: Mike Flynn, Craddock Dufty		 Attendance: 5500
Referee: Bert Gallagher
13 May Ponsonby 15–10 City Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: James Hing, Frank Delgrosso, R Cook
Con: Thomas McClymont 3		 [15] Try: Ben Davidson, F Wilson
Con: Bill Davidson
Pen: Bill Davidson		 Referee: Walter Ripley
13 May Devonport 24–10 Richmond Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Alf Scott, Jack Miller, Charles Hand, Clarke, Cyril Wheeler, Clarence Webb
Con: Charles Hand, Tommy Taylor
Pen: Charles Hand		 [16] Try: Blakey, McFarlane
Con: Eric (Mick) Carroll, McFarlane		 Referee: T Hill
13 May Newton 16–8 Fire Brigade Grey Lynn Park  
3:00 Try: Unknown x 4
Con: Unknown x 2		 [17] Try: Lovett, Unknown x 1
Con: Unknown x 1		 Referee: Frank Thompson

Round 5

27 May City 20–5 Athletic Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Davidson, Penalty Try, Jack Keenan, Alf Townsend
Con: Bill Davidson 4		 [18] Try: Halliday
Con: Eric Grey		 Referee: Bert Gallagher
27 May Marist 15–5 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Bill Stormont, Percy Gallagher, Billy Ghent
Con: Arthur Singe
Pen: Bill Stormont, Arthur Singe		 [19] Try: W Miller
Pen: Charles James		 Referee: Frank Thompson
27 May Richmond 5–15 Fire Brigade Grey Lynn Park  
3:00 Try: J McLean
Con: Eric (Mick) Carroll		 [20] Try: Brady, John Wareing, Cargill
Con: John Woolley		 Referee: Les Bull
27 May Devonport 8–20 Ponsonby Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Stan Webb, Cyril Wheeler
Pen: Charles Hand		 [21] Try: W Hanlon, Frank Delgrosso, James Hing, R Cook
Con: Frank Delgrosso 2, Thomas McClymont 2		 Attendance: 500
Referee: Billy Murray

Round 6

10 June City 17–13 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Bill Davidson, Ben Davidson, Maurice Wetherill
Con: Bill Davidson 2
Pen: Bill Davidson 2		 [22] Try: Billy Ghent, Percy Gallagher, John Lang
Pen: Arthur Singe, Murray		 Referee: Archie Ferguson
10 June Ponsonby 12–4 Fire Brigade Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Thomas McClymont, W Hanlon
Con: Dougie McGregor, Frank Delgrosso
Pen: Thomas McClymont		 [23] Pen: John Wareing, Henderson Referee: William Mincham
10 June Newton 32–8 Richmond Victoria Park 2  
3:00 Try: Clarrie Polson, Lou Brown 2, Walter Voysey, Wally Somers 2, F Gregory, Bill Cloke
Con: James, W Miller, Unknown x 2		 [24] Try: Parkes, Butler
Con: Eric (Mick) Carroll		 Referee: T Hill
10 June Devonport 20–12 Athletics Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: J Price, Clarke, Stan Webb, Alf Scott
Con: Charles Hand, Bert Laing
Pen: Charles Hand, + 1 goal from a mark		 [25] Try: Halliday, Ivan Littlewood
Con: Eric Grey
Pen: Bert Avery		 Referee: Len Farrant

Round 7

The match between Devonport and Marist was the 50th senior rugby league game played at Devonport Domain. The first match played there was in 1910.

17 June City 19–13 Newton Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Davidson, Ben Davidson, Penalty Try
Con: Bill Davidson 3
Pen: Maurice Wetherill 1 mark
Drop: Ben Davidson		 [26] Try: Leo Barraclough, Lou Brown, Alfred James
Con: Clarrie Polson
Pen: Clarrie Polson		 Referee: Les Bull
17 June Fire Brigade 32–25 Athletic Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Henderson 2, Brady 2, Cargill, Charles Woolley, John Woolley 2
Con: John Wareing, Henderson 2
Pen: John Wareing		 [27] Try: Nicholson, Brake, Jim Brien, Bert Avery, Herb Lunn
Con: Eric Grey 3
Drop: Eric Grey, McGregor		 Referee: T Hill
17 June Devonport 14–12 Marist Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Clarence Webb, Alf Scott, Cyril Wheeler, George Duane
Pen: Bert Laing		 [28] Try: Percy Gallagher, Bill Stormont, S Chatfield, Billy Ghent Referee: Billy Murray
17 June Richmond 13–21 Ponsonby Grey Lynn Park  
3:00 Try: W Little, McKenzie, Butler
Con: Eric (Mick) Carroll, Butler		 [29] Try: William Southernwood, Thomas McClymont, Bill Walsh, Frank Delgrosso, Dougie McGregor
Con: Thomas McClymont 3		 Referee: Bert Gallagher

Round 8

1 July City 9–3 Devonport Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Davidson, F Wilson, Harry Hawkes [30] Try: Stan Webb Referee: Len Farrant
1 July Ponsonby 16–5 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: W Hanlon, McGregor, A Black, Wilfred McNeil
Con: Dougie McGregor
Pen: Frank Delgrosso		 [31] Try: D Annan
Con: Clarrie Polson		 Referee: A Ball
1 July Marist 21–21 Fire Brigade Victoria Park 1  
3:00 Try: Billy Ghent, Tate, John Lang, A Martin, Percy Gallagher
Con: Murray 2
Pen: Billy Ghent		 [32] Try: Lovett, John Woolley, John Wareing, R Coates, Ernie Herring
Con: John Wareing, J O’Brien
Pen: Lovett		 Referee: L Hemming
1 July Athletic 7–8 Richmond Victoria Park 2  
3:00 Try: W Miller
Pen: Eric Grey 2		 [33] Try: McKenzie, W Little
Pen: Butler		 Referee: A Vause

Round 9

8 July City 32–2 Fire Brigade Auckland Domain 2  
3:00 Try: George Davidson, Ben Davidson 2, Bill Davidson
Con: Bill Davidson 4, Maurice Wetherill
Pen: Bill Davidson 2		 [34] Pen: Henderson Referee: Les Bull
8 July Marist 27–15 Richmond Auckland Domain 1  
3:00 Try: Percy Gallagher, John Lang 2, Arthur Singe, Stevens 2, Norm Loveridge
Con: Percy Gallagher, John Lang
Pen: John Lang		 [35] Try: J McLean 3
Con: Eric (Mick) Carroll 2
Pen: Eric (Mick) Carroll		 Referee: T Hill
8 July Newton 16–11 Devonport Victoria Park 1  
3:00 Try: Clarrie Polson, Walter Voysey
Con: Clarrie Polson 2
Pen: Clarrie Polson, Walter Voysey 2		 [36] Try: J Price, Clarke, Charles Hand
Drop: W Harrison		 Referee: A Ball
8 July Ponsonby 30–10 Athletic Victoria Park 3  
3:00 Try: Thomas McClymont, Dougie McGregor 2, McGregor, W Hanlon, James Hing
Con: Thomas McClymont 5
Pen: Frank Delgrosso		 [37] Try: George Yardley, R Lonergan
Con: Craddock Dufty 2		 Referee: William Mincham

Round 10

15 July Ponsonby 13–9 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: W Hanlon, Frank Delgrosso, R Cook
Con: Thomas McClymont 2		 [38] Try: Nelson
Pen: Bill Stormont, John Lang
Drop: John Lang		 Referee: Billy Murray
15 July City 48–12 Richmond Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Harry Hawkes, George Paki 2, Bill Davidson 2, Vic Thomas, F Wilson 3, Ernie Mackie, Ben Davidson 2
Con: Bill Davidson, Ben Davidson, Alf Townsend, Maurice Wetherill, C "Chook" Mitchell
Pen: Harry Hawkes		 [39] Try: McKenzie, S McLean
Con: Eric (Mick) Carroll
Pen: Eric (Mick) Carroll 2		 Referee: Len Farrant
15 July Devonport 21–7 Fire Brigade Victoria Park  
3:00 Try: Harry Douglas 2, Bert Laing, Stan Webb, Clarence Webb
Con: Bert Laing 2, Tommy Taylor		 [40] Try: John Wareing
Pen: John Wareing 2		 Referee: Walter Ripley
15 July Newton 16–15 Athletic Auckland Domain 2  
3:00 Try: Lou Brown 2, Wally Somers, Leo Barraclough
Con: Clarrie Polson
Pen: Walter Voysey		 [41] Try: Redmond Lonergan, G Nicholson, George Yardley
Con: Craddock Dufty 2
Pen: Craddock Dufty		 Referee: Archie Ferguson

Round 11

22 July City 40–9 Ponsonby Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Davidson 3, Maurice Wetherill 4, Bill Davidson, George Paki, Alf Townsend
Con: Bill Davidson 4, Ernie Mackie		 [42] Try: Thomas McClymont
Con: Thomas McClymont
Pen: Frank Delgrosso 2		 Referee: Bert Gallagher
22 July Athletic 29–8 Marist Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Bert Avery 2, Redmond Lonergan, David Dance, Craddock Dufty, George Yardley 2
Con: Craddock Dufty 2, George Yardley, Mike Flynn		 [43] Try: Nelson, Jock Johnson
Con: Bill Stormont		 Referee: Les Bull
22 July Devonport 37–15 Richmond Auckland Domain 1  
3:00 Try: Alex Godick, Bert Laing, Harry Douglas, Neville St George, Clarence Webb, Tommy Taylor, Stan Webb 2, Johnson
Con: Bert Laing, Neville St George, Stan Webb, Harrison		 [44] Try: Bill Davis, Butler, H McDonald
Con: Butler 2
Pen: Butler		 Referee: A Ball
22 July Newton 19–17 Fire Brigade Victoria Park 2  
3:00 Try: Bill Williams, Lou Brown 2, Alan Clarke, Leo Brockliss
Con: Walter Voysey, Clarrie Polson		 [45] Try: John Wareing 2, G Cargill
Con: John Wareing 2
Pen: John Wareing 2		 Referee: T Hill

Round 12

29 July Athletic 19–12 City Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Redmond Lonergan 3, George Yardley, Bert Avery
Con: Craddock Dufty, George Yardley		 [46] Try: Vic Thomas, F Wilson
Con: Bill Davidson 2
Pen: Bill Davidson 1 mark		 Referee: Les Bull
29 July Marist 31–10 Newton Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Nelson Bass, Arthur Singe, Billy Ghent 2, Percy Gallagher 2, George Duane
Con: Norm Loveridge, Stevens
Pen: Nelson Bass + 1 mark, Billy Ghent		 [47] Try: Wally Somers, Bill Cloke
Con: Walter Voysey 2		 Referee: Albert Vause
29 July Devonport 11–5 Ponsonby Auckland Domain 1  
3:00 Try: Alf Scott, Stan Webb, J Price
Con: Tommy Taylor		 [48] Try: Frank Delgrosso
Con: Thomas McClymont		 Referee: William Mincham
29 July Richmond 18–3 Fire Brigade Auckland Domain 3  
3:00 Try: W Little, Eric (Mick) Carroll, Lovegrove, McKenzie
Con: McKenzie
Pen: Barry 2		 [49] Try: W McLure Referee: Ladbury (Ray) Hemming

Round 13

5 August Marist 21–12 City Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Duane 2, Percy Gallagher, Bill Stormont, S A McNamara
Con: Bill Stormont 2, Norm Loveridge		 [50] Try: Ben Davidson, Harry Hawkes
Con: Bill Davidson
Pen: Bill Davidson 2		 Referee: Billy Murray
5 August Athletic 11-9 Devonport Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Bert Avery
Con: George Yardley
Pen: George Yardley 2, Craddock Dufty		 [51] Try: Bert Laing
Con: Tommy Taylor
Pen: Bert Laing 1 mark, Charles Hand		 Referee: Frank Thompson
5 August Ponsonby 23–6 Fire Brigade Auckland Domain 1  
3:00 Try: Leonard Riley, James Hing 2, Mason, Unknown x 1
Con: Dougie McGregor 2, Unknown x 1
Pen: Dougie McGregor		 [52] Try: Henderson, Ernie Herring Referee: Bert Gallagher
5 August Richmond 13–5 Newton Auckland Domain 2  
3:00 Try: McKenzie, Puha, Eric (Mick) Carroll
Con: Butler
Pen: Butler		 [53] Try: Alfred James
Pen: Lou Brown		 Referee: Walter Ripley

Round 14

12 August City 18–13 Newton Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: George Davidson 2, Ben Davidson 2
Con: Bill Davidson 3		 [54] Try: Charles James, Rope, Bill Williams
Con: Clarrie Polson, Alan Clarke		 Referee: Archie Ferguson
12 August Marist 22–13 Devonport Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Lynch, Percy Gallagher, Arthur Singe 2
Con: Bill Stormont, Billy Ghent, Norm Loveridge
Pen: Bill Stormont + 1 mark		 [55] Try: Stan Webb 3
Con: Tommy Taylor 2		 Referee: A Ball
12 August Athletic 36–5 Fire Brigade Auckland Domain  
3:00 Try: Eric Grey 3, Charles Webb, Nicholson, Craddock Dufty, Bert Avery, Unknown x 1
Con: Eric Grey, George Yardley, Lee, Unknown x 1
Drop: Eric Grey, Jack McGregor		 [56] Try: Lovett
Pen: John Wareing		 Referee: Walter Ripley
12 August Richmond 6–15 Ponsonby Grey Lynn Park  
3:00 Try: Butler 2 [57] Try: Ivan Littlewood, Frank Delgrosso 2
Con: Dougie McGregor, Ivan Littlewood
Pen: Dougie McGregor		 Referee: William Mincham

Roope Rooster knockout competition

The loss by Athletic in the final was remarkably their 5th consecutive loss in the Roope Rooster final (their previous 4 under the name or Maritime).

Round 1

26 August Ponsonby 16–13 Marist Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Wilfred McNeil, W Hanlon, Ivan Littlewood 2
Pen: Dougie McGregor & 1 mark		 [58] Try: Bill Stormont, Arthur Singe, Stevens
Con: Norm Loveridge 2		 Referee: William Mincham
26 August Athletic 15–12 Fire Brigade Carlaw Park 2  
3:00 Try: Jack McGregor, Bert Avery, Nicholson
Con: Craddock Dufty
Pen: Craddock Dufty 2		 [59] Try: John Wareing, Henderson
Con: John Wareing
Pen: John Wareing 2		 Referee: T Hill
26 August Newton 18–13 Richmond Auckland Domain  
3:00 Try: Clarrie Polson, Biggs, Thomas Virtue, Bill Williams, Unknown x 1
Con: Lou Brown, Unknown x 1		 [60] Try: E Redwood, Eric (Mick) Carroll, Parkes
Con: Eric (Mick) Carroll
Pen: Butler		 Referee: Len Farrant
26 August Devonport 11–12 City Devonport Domain  
3:00 Try: Cyril Wheeler, Stan Webb, Alf Scott
Pen: Bert Laing		 [61] Try: George Paki, George Davidson
Con: Maurice Wetherill
Pen: Bill Davidson 2 marks		 Referee: Billy Murray

Semi finals

9 September Ponsonby 41–20 Newton Carlaw Park 1  
1:45 Try: Eric McGregor, Williams, Ivan Littlewood 5, Wilfred McNeil 2, William Southernwood, Hector Cole
Con: Dougie McGregor 3, Thomas McClymont		 [62] Try: Walter Voysey, Biggs, Wally Somers, Lou Brown
Con: Wally Somers 2
Pen: Walter Voysey (pen & mark)		 Referee: William Mincham
9 September Athletic 9–7 City Carlaw Park 1  
3.30 Try: Bert Avery
Con: Eric Grey
Pen: George Yardley
Drop: Eric Grey		 [63] Try: C "Chook" Mitchell
Con: Bill Davidson
Pen: Bill Davidson		 Referee: Les Bull

Final

30 September Ponsonby 11–10 Athletic Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Thomas McClymont 2, Wilfred McNeil
Con: Thomas McClymont		 [64] Try: Nicholson, Eric Grey
Con: Eric Grey
Pen: Eric Grey		 Referee: Bert Gallagher

Top try scorers and point scorers

These lists include tries and points scored in the First Grade competition and the Roope Rooster competition only. Bill Davidson set a record for the number of points scored by a single player in a season. While earlier seasons were often incomplete with some points unattributed his 116 points was well ahead of the previous highest of 78 by Karl Ifwersen in the 1915 season. P Gallagher of Marist was the top try scorer with 15.

Challenge shield matches

City Rovers came into the season as holders of the trophy after defeating Ponsonby United the previous season. The shield had taken the place of the Thacker Shield which had been taken from Ponsonby and returned to the Canterbury Rugby League after a dispute over who was eligible to compete for it. City went on to defend the shield 3 times during the season defeating Petone, Tongariro, and Huntly.

City v Petone

7 October City 5–3 Petone Carlaw Park  
3:00 Try: F Wilson
Pen: Selby Crewther		 [65] Try: Kruse Referee: Archie Ferguson

City v Tongariro

The Tongariro team was “made up of Maori players drawn from the scattered settlements of the King Country” according to the New Zealand Herald match report, though were missing some of their best players. The Auckland Star reported that many of their players were graduates of Te Aute College.

14 October City 37–14 Tongariro Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Maurice Wetherill 3, Alf Townsend, E Mackie, George Paki, F Wilson, Ben Davidson 2
Con: Ernie Mackie 3, Harry Hawkes
Pen: Selby Crewther		 [66] Try: Springall, H Pau, Taia, Hamu
Con: H Pau		 Referee: Les Bull

City v Huntly

Huntly came to Auckland as the South Auckland (Waikato) champions and were expected to provide a stern test to City however after a competitive first half they fell away badly in the second half with City ending up running in 11 tries.

28 October City 43–13 Huntly Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Harry Hawkes 4, Maurice Wetherill, Ben Davidson 3, George Davidson 2, George Paki
Con: Henry Hawkes, Maurice Wetherill, George Davidson, Ernie Mackie, George Paki		 [67] Try: Stan Raynor, Sheeran, Tim Peckham
Pen: G Raynor 2

Lower grades

There were 7 lower grades in 1922 if you include the Sixth Grade which was split into an A and B grade and the Cadet Competition. Mr. G. Davis donated a trophy for the junior club with the most points and it was won by Richmond, with City second and Ponsonby third.

Second grade

City Rovers defeated Devonport United 16–13 in the final on September 2. Marist and Ellerslie had withdrawn after 2 rounds and had no results reported so possibly didn't play in any matches and therefore have been omitted from the standings, Newton withdrew after 8, Athletic after 9, and Otahuhu after 10. A knockout competition involving the nine teams still remaining from the championship, and Newton who had reformed their team began on September 9. On October 28 Mangere defeated Newton 19-11 in the final played at Manukau (Onehunga). On September 16 a Junior rep side made up of players from this grade played against the Wednesday Representative side and lost 16-8. The match was played as a curtain-raiser to the Auckland - New South Wales at Carlaw Park.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
City Rovers 76011984012
Devonport United 3102158442
Richmond Rovers 96031894712
Māngere Rangers 8314138687
Ponsonby United 6303266816
Ihumatao 63031781076
Manukau Rovers 4301230216
Newton Rangers 2110123153
Otahuhu Rovers 210211452
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 6006216570
Athletic 200200260

Third grade (Myers Cup)

Ponsonby United won the championship with an undefeated record, beating Kingsland Rovers 9-3 in what was labelled the final, on September 23, although Kingsland had lost at least 3 matches prior to this. A large number of results were unreported though the majority of Ponsonby and Point Chevalier's results were. Manukau defaulted their first two matches and then withdrew so have been omitted from the standings as they did not play a game. City B withdrew after 12 rounds, Devonport and Coromandel Old Boys withdrew after 14 rounds.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Ponsonby United 13121012024825
Kingsland Rovers 128041516116
Point Chevalier 1281301996717
Ellerslie United 9405290898
Parnell 9405023838
Newton Rangers 6222255386
City Rovers B 4202113394
Richmond Rovers 8116139503
Devonport United 8116229853
City Rovers A 6105218642
Coromandel Old Boys 5104271022

Fourth grade

Richmond played Otahuhu on September 23 for the championship. The match was drawn 5-5 but Richmond secured the title as they were 1 competition point ahead going into the match. A large number of results were not reported, with just 3 of Otahuhu's reported thus their tally of 6 wins is based purely on the fact that they finished 1 pt behind Richmond. Richmond only had 8 results reported from their 14 scheduled matches. City withdrew after 11 rounds.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Richmond Rovers 871041503415
Otahuhu Rovers 3610229813
Kingsland Rovers 5401560408
Parnell 104061651368
Athletic 4202151164
Ellerslie United 7106238992
Devonport United 3102114302
City Rovers 3102132100
Newton Rangers 3003311770

Fifth grade (Endean Memorial Shield)

Takapuna won the championship. It was to be the only grade win for the club in their history which lasted from 1921 to 1925. Richmond had beaten Takapuna 8-3 on July 22 but the match was ordered to be replayed by the league. Takapuna going on to win the title. Richmond defeated Takapuna on September 2 to win the knockout competition. The majority of the results were not reported so the standings are significantly incomplete.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Takapuna 127010933614
Richmond Rovers 127011903614
Manukau Rovers 6312199337
Newton Rangers 6204144984
Ponsonby United 3102016202
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 5104311612
Marist Old Boys 6105033512
Devonport United 4013111621

Sixth grade A

City Rovers A won the competition ahead of Richmond and Athletic. A standalone match was played between City and Athletic on September 16 to end the season and this was possible to decide the title. Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers withdrew after 3 rounds. A large number of the results were not reported.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
City Rovers A 11100121841920
Richmond Rovers 860231132412
Manukau Rovers 4301126226
Marist Old Boys 5203346434
Athletic 5203239544
Kingsland Rovers 61143191423
Otahuhu Rovers 5104325462
Ponsonby United 210137182
Ellerslie United 601520881
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 10010360

Sixth grade B

Athletic won the competition. The majority of match results were not reported so the standings are significantly incomplete. Athletic only had 3 match results reported and 2 of those were losses. Ponsonby defaulted in round 1 and withdrew from the competition so have not been included in the standings.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
Athletic 3102011342
Richmond Rovers 65011703110
Manukau Rovers 55000371010
Parnell 7304047346
City Rovers 5005118530
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers 100110200

Cadet competition

22nd Company, based in the City won the competition. They sealed the title when they beat 36th Company (Northcote) with a 13-0 win on September 30. It was slightly confusing as teams went by different names, sometimes being referred to by their company number and sometimes by their geographical location, whilst City were also called "Athletic" on occasion. Then on July 8 a team joined the competition simply known as Takapuna. Presumably this was also a cadet side rather than the club team of the same name.

Team Pld W D L B F A Pts
22nd Eden Company 1290311535118
26th City (Athletic) Company 75023857210
36th Northcote Company 7304140766
29th Ponsonby Company 500529900
Takapuna 200228250

Wednesday Competition

Wally Somers
Arthur Singe

On September 13 a Taxi Drivers side beat Bakers 21-9 at Carlaw Park. A Bakers player (T. McPherson) broke his ankle and was taken home). On September 20 the Post and Telegraph side played against the Wednesday representative team as curtain-raiser to the Auckland Province - New South Wales match at Carlaw Park. Post and Telegraph won 33 to 11 with future New Zealand international Arthur Singe scoring 2 tries and kicking a conversion. Wally Somers was also in the Post and Telegraph side.[68]

Representative season

James Gunson

It was an extremely busy season for the Auckland representative side. They played ten matches in total, while many members of the side also played for the Auckland Provincial team, and an Auckland B team also played a match in Cambridge. Of the ten matches they lost 6 and won 4. The first representative fixture of the season was played on 20 May between Auckland and the Maori team which was preparing to visit Australia and play a series of matches. There were 7,000 in attendance and gate receipts totaled £297 2s 6d. On 19 June the touring Australian Universities Rugby League team arrived in Auckland on board the ‘Manuka’. They were welcomed at a function at the Auckland Town Hall by a large assembly of Auckland politicians including the Mayor Mr. J.H. Gunson, and representatives of Auckland Rugby League and the New Zealand League Council.[69] The Australians acquitted themselves well by beating Auckland twice, and losing to them once and a loss to the South Waikato team in Hamilton. The games were played over the space of just 8 days.

After the NZ Māori team returned from their tour of Australia seven members of their team were transferred to the Fire Brigade Club, though only four played in their round 9 match (Pitman, Gardner, Yeats and Te Whata).

History was made on 2 September when Auckland was defeated for the first time in a Northern Union Challenge Cup match. They had held the Cup for over a decade, but had to hand it over when they were defeated by South Auckland 21 to 20 on Carlaw Park in front of a large crowd. On 16 September they met the touring New South Wales team at the Auckland Domain and in front of a huge crowd of 20,000 they went down in a “tremendously fast and exciting game” by 45 points to 25.[70]

Auckland v New Zealand Maori

NZ Māori team with Bill Te Whata standing behind the ball boy. To his left is Craddock Dufty.

The Auckland team was not at full strength with 5 players originally selected unable to play. The New Zealand Māori team featured Bill Te Whata who joined the Fire Brigade (formerly Grafton Athletic) team after the tour and then later the Athletic (formerly Maritime) side. Also in the team was Craddock Dufty who became a huge figure in the game in the 1920s and 30s in Auckland where he played over 50 matches for New Zealand and 30 for Auckland, George Paki a long time City Rovers player who also had a stint at Richmond Rovers, and Sam Lowrie who played 149 games for Ponsonby along with several games for New Zealand and Auckland.

20 May Auckland 18–28 New Zealand Maori Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: John Lang 2, Clarrie Polson, Maurice Wetherill
Con: Bill Davidson 3		 [71] Try: Moses Yates, Remi Morrison, Craddock Dufty, Mason Lockwood 2, Bill Te Whata
Con: Craddock Dufty 2, Bill Te Whata
Pen: Craddock Dufty, Moses Yates		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Billy Murray

Auckland v Australian Universities

The Australian University team was made up of players from Sydney University and Brisbane University.

21 June Auckland 12–13 Australian Universities Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Ivan Littlewood, Nelson Bass
Con: Bill Davidson
Pen: Bill Davidson, Thomas McClymont		 [72] Try: T Lynskey, F Cripps, J Dunworth
Con: H Courtenay
Pen: J Craig		 Referee: Bill Murray

Auckland v Australian Universities

Australian Universities with Bert Gallagher, referee on the left.

Bill Stormont injured his knee during the match and was replaced by Ernie Herring. Herring took his place in the starting side for the third match due to the injury.

24 June Auckland 7–18 Australian Universities Auckland Domain  
3:00 Try: Nelson Bass
Pen: Bill Davidson, Arthur Singe		 [73] Try: J Craig, Cunningham, F Cripps 2
Con: J Craig 2, H Courtenay		 Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Bert Gallagher

Auckland v Australian Universities

Nelson Bass and Ivan Littlewood were originally named to start however Turner and John McGregor both took their places in the starting lineup.

28 June Auckland 24–16 Australian Universities Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Eric Grey 3, Bert Avery 2, Maurice Wetherill
Con: Bill Davidson 3		 [74] Try: J Craig, Lynskey 2, Connaghan
Con: J Craig 2		 Referee: Archie Ferguson

Auckland v Cambridge

Remarkably 12 of the 13 Auckland players scored points, with 8 separate players scoring tries and 4 others kicking one or more goal. The only player not to register any points for Auckland was second rower, Henry Hawkes.

26 July Auckland 73–29 Cambridge Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Craddock Dufty, George Davidson 3, Nelson Bass 4, Maurice Wetherill, Bert Avery 3, Bill Davidson 2, Bert Laing 2, Sam Lowrie
Con: Craddock Dufty, George Davidson, Clarrie Polson 2, Nelson Bass, Bill Davidson, Bert Laing, Bill Stormont, Sam Lowrie, Arthur Singe, Stan Webb		 [75] Try: Lyall Stewart, C McMillan 2, Jackson, D Kelly
Con: H Shostrom, Lyall Stewart, C McMillan 3
Pen: C McMillan 2		 Referee: Len Farrant

Auckland v Hawkes Bay (Northern Union Challenge Cup)

19 August Auckland 23–5 Hawkes Bay Carlaw Park  
3:00 Try: George Davidson, Bert Avery, Maurice Wetherill, Frank Delgrosso, Harry Hawkes
Con: Bill Davidson 2
Pen: Bill Davidson and 1 mark		 [76] Try: N Gillies
Pen: Con McCarthy

Cambridge v Auckland B

William Southernwood of Ponsonby played for the Auckland B side. He would be tragically killed in a boating accident just prior to the start of the 1923 season which also claimed the lives of three other men. His team mate and New Zealand representative Bill Walsh survived the accident.

Cambridge v Auckland B

19 August Cambridge 8-22 Auckland B Victoria Square, Cambridge  
3:00 Try: Everitt Campbell, Percy Hill
Con: C McMillan		 [77] Try: F Wilson 2, Stevens, Eric McGregor 2, Neville St George
Con: W Little, Walter Voysey		 Referee: J McIvor

Auckland v South Auckland (Northern Union Challenge Cup)

2 September Auckland 20–21 South Auckland (Waikato) Carlaw Park 1  
3:00 Try: Craddock Dufty, George Davidson, Clarrie Polson, Harry Hawkes
Con: Craddock Dufty 3
Pen: Craddock Dufty		 [78] Try: Huatahi Paki 2, Wilson Hall
Con: Tonga Mahuta, Tim Peckham
Pen: Tonga Mahuta 4		 Referee: Bert Gallagher

Auckland v New South Wales

Auckland played the touring New South Wales team in front of 20,000 spectators at the Auckland Domain but was heavily defeated with Australian legend Frank Burge running in 5 tries. George Davidson replaced his brother Bill Davidson in the starting side, and Lou Brown came on during the first half to replace the injured Frank Delgrosso, while for New South Wales O'Connor replaced Tye who was also injured in the first half.

16 September Auckland 25–40 New South Wales Auckland Domain  
3:00 Try: Bert Avery 2, Ivan Littlewood, Lou Brown 2
Con: Craddock Dufty, Maurice Wetherill
Pen: Craddock Dufty 3		 [79] Try: Toohey, Ives, Latta 2, Gray, Frank Burge 5
Con: Horder 2, Frank Burge 3		 Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Billy Murray

Auckland Province v New South Wales

Tim Peckham
Frank Burge

A few days after the match with New South Wales an Auckland provincial team took on the touring side. This was the first ever Auckland provincial side which included Auckland club players and also players from the Waikato. The Auckland team was made up entirely of Auckland club players aside from former Auckland player Tim Peckham who was playing at Huntly. They also included Bill Te Whata who had played in Australia for the New Zealand Māori side and recently joined the Fire Brigade club in Auckland. They lost a tight match by 21 points to 20. Frank Burge was ordered off for disputing Wilson's try late in the match.

20 September Auckland Province 20–21 New South Wales Auckland Domain 1  
3:00 Try: Bert Laing 2, Maurice Wetherill, F Wilson
Con: Craddock Dufty, Bill Davidson 2
Pen: Bill Davidson		 [80] Try: H Horder, W Toohey 2, B Grey, Frank Burge
Con: H Horder, Frank Burge 2		 Attendance: 5500
Referee: Les Bull

South Auckland v Auckland (Northern Union Challenge Cup)

2 October South Auckland (Waikato) 26–18 Auckland Steele Park, Hamilton  
3:00 Try: Hemmingway, Brownie Paki, Bishop, Wilson, Jackson, Guthrie
Con: Hemmingway 3, Wilson Hall 2		 [81] Try: George Davidson, Lou Brown, Ben Davidson, Nelson
Con: Maurice Wetherill, Clarrie Polson		 Attendance: 2500
Referee: A Harlock

Bay of Plenty v Auckland

7 October Bay of Plenty 26–33 Auckland Tauranga  
3:00 Try: Morrison, George Iles, H Hume, George Gardiner, D Barclay, Ahomiro
Con: George Gardiner 2, Ahomiro
Pen: George Gardiner		 [82] Try: Lou Brown 3, J Johnson, Clarrie Polson, F Wilson, Wally Somers
Con: Mike Flynn, Charles Webb 2, Clarrie Polson 2
Pen: Charles Webb		 Referee: A Crane

Auckland representative matches played and scorers

Auckland

NoNameClubPlayTriesConPenMarkPoints
1Bill DavidsonCity62103134
2Craddock DuftyAthletic4254024
2Bert AveryAthletic7800024
4Nelson BassMarist6610020
4George DavidsonCity6610020
6Clarrie PolsonNewton8350019
7Lou BrownNewton4600018
8Maurice WetherillCity9420016
9Eric GreyAthletic130009
10Bert LaingDevonport521008
11Harry HawkesCity720006
11John LangMarist420006
11Charles WebbAthletic102106
11Ivan LittlewoodPonsonby320006
15Sam LowriePonsonby211005
16Arthur SingeMarist501104
17Frank DelgrossoPonsonby410003
17Wally SomersNewton610003
17Ben DavidsonCity210003
17F WilsonCity210003
17NelsonMarist110003
17J JohnsonDevonport210003
23Bill StormontMarist501002
23Stan WebbDevonport201002
23Mike FlynnAthletic101002
26F TurnerMarist300000
26Thomas McClymontPonsonby200000
26Ernie HerringFire Brigade200000
26John McGregorAthletic200000
26William HanlonPonsonby200000
26Harry DouglasDevonport200000
26Charles WoolleyFire Brigade100000
26Percy GallagherMarist100000
26George DuaneMarist100000
26C NicholsonNewton100000
26George ReidCity100000
26HarrisonDevonport100000
26Alf ScottDevonport100000
26Ernie MackieCity100000
26C "Chook" MitchellCity100000
26Charles HandDevonport100000
26Neville St GeorgeDevonport100000
26Jim O'BrienDevonport United100000
26BradyFire Brigade100000

Auckland Province

NoNameClub TeamPlayTriesConPenPoints
1Bill DavidsonCity10216
1Bert LaingDevonport12006
3Maurice WetherillCity11003
3F WilsonCity11003
5Craddock DuftyAthletic10102
6George PakiCity10000
6Eric GreyAthletic10000
6Nelson BassMarist10000
6Tim PeckhamHuntly (Waikato)10000
6William HanlonPonsonby10000
6Neville St GeorgeDevonport10000
6Bill Te WhataFire Brigade10000
6Wilfred McNeillPonsonby10000

Auckland B

NoNameClub TeamPlayTriesConPenPoints
1Eric McGregorPonsonby12006
1F WilsonCity12006
3StevensMarist11003
3W LittleRichmond10102
5Walter VoyseyNewton10102
6William HanlonPonsonby11003
6F GregoryNewton10000
6Tommy TaylorDevonport10000
6C "Chook" MitchellCity10000
6Eric CarrollRichmond10000
6Ernie MackieCity10000
6Neville St GeorgeDevonport10000
6William SouthernwoodPonsonby10000

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