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NSWRFL 1908

Cumberland (AUS)

Captains
Harry Bloomfield (7)
Thomas Lalor (1)
Top pointscorer
Premiership: Harry Bloomfield (19)
All Matches: Harry Bloomfield (23)
Top tryscorer
Premiership: Ted Bellamy (2)
All Matches: Ted Bellamy (2)

Cumberland's final position on the 1908 competition table has long been the subject of debate. They were only entered into the competition after round 1, which sparked a hasty reshaping of the remainder of the draw. In theory, it was simple - 9 rounds left, 9 teams total - 1 bye each.

However, there was the small problem of what to do about round 1. Because they hadn't yet joined the competition, Cumberland didn't play in round 1. Did that mean they had the bye?

Newspapers of the day had added a "bye" column to the competition table after Cumberland joined, and for the first few rounds they indicated that Cumberland had none. On the 24th of June however, this changed - the number of byes next to Cumberland became 1. In August, Cumberland had their scheduled bye in round 10. As confirmed in the book 'The History of Rugby League Clubs' by Ian Collis and Alan Whiticker, Cumberland was awarded their second bye for the season. Clearly, the NSWRFL had deemed they were entitled to the additional 2 points from a bye in round 1.

The reason and exact timing of when this decision was made is unknown, and the only consequence is who was awarded the competition's first ever wooden spoon - them, or Western Suburbs. It was to be Cumberland's only season, but with 2 byes and a win, they were spared the ignominy.

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
May 2 Sat 2:00pm Standalone     A * Eastern Suburbs L 4-18 H Bloomfield   RAS Showground 10,000 >
9 Sat 2:00pm Round 2     A Souths L 2-23 H Bloomfield   RAS Showground 20,000 4th >
16 Sat 2:00pm Round 3     A * Newcastle L 0-37 H Bloomfield   Wentworth 3,000 6th >
23 Sat 3:15pm Round 4 H     * Newtown L 6-16 H Bloomfield   Birchgrove   7th >
30 Sat 3:15pm Round 5     A Glebe L 7-22 H Bloomfield   Wentworth 1,200 8th >
Jun 20 Sat 3:15pm Round 6     A * Balmain L 4-16 H Bloomfield   Birchgrove 1,200 8th >
27 Sat 2:00pm Round 7     A Eastern Suburbs L 5-26 H Bloomfield   RAS Showground 4,000 8th >
Jul 4 Sat 2:00pm Round 8 H     * Western Suburbs W 14-6 H Bloomfield   Birchgrove 3,000 8th >
25 Sat 3:15pm Round 9 H     * North Sydney L 0-45 T Lalor   Wentworth 200 8th >
    Round 10   [bye] -       7th

9 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep Premiership Cups/Other Totals
App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S  
ABBOTT, Albert 23 Sydney   5 - 5 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 6 - 6 - - - - - - List
ANDREWS, Fred 25 Sydney   4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
BELLAMY, Ted 23 Sydney   5 - 5 2 4 1 16 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5 2 4 1 16 - - List
BLOOMFIELD, Harry 25 Sydney New South Wales Firsts 7 - 7 1 8 - 19 - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - - 8 - 8 1 10 - 23 - - List
BOLAND, Paddy 27 Sydney 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
BURDUS, Albert 23 Lithgow   4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
CASEY, Richard 22 Sydney   6 - 6 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 7 - 7 - - - - - - List
CASSON, Albert 23 Sydney   2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
COLE, S -     2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
CRIBB, George 24 Sydney   5 - 5 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 6 - 6 - - - - - - List
CRIBB, Jack 32 Sydney   3 - 3 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 4 - 4 1 - - 3 - - List
ELLIOTT, G -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
FRASER, Alex 32 Sydney   1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HALLING, Alex 27 Sydney   8 - 8 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 9 - 9 - - - - - - List
HARRIS, Alfred 28 Sydney   6 - 6 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 7 - 7 - - - - - - List
HAWKINS, A -     5 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - List
JARVIS, Vern 22     8 - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - 8 - - - - - - List
KEATING, Tom 28 Sydney   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
LALOR, Thomas 26 Sydney   8 - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - 8 - - - - - - List
McCORMACK, J -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
MARSHALL, S -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
MAXWELL, E -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
MELTON, Cecil 29 Sydney   1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
ODBERT, Herbert - Waikato   1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
O'GRADY, Francis - Newcastle   7 - 7 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 8 - 8 - - - - - - List
SPEIRS, James 22 Sydney   4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
TRACEY, Michael - Sydney   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
WALLIS, Claude 21 Nottingham   6 - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 6 - - - - - - List
WRIGHT, F -     2 - 2 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - List
29 players 2 cur. / 2 tot. 25.85 8 matches 4 12 1 38 0 0 1 matches 0 2 0 4 0 0 9 matches 4 14 1 42 0 0  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin

Sources: News Reports

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