1908 - The First match.

[tri_colours]

It cost an extra Six pence to sit in the grandstand.

Ian Heads - True Blue.

 

[axl rose]

How much for a beer?

 

[Willow]

How much for a beer?

According to the ABS, in 1901 a carton of a dozen bottles cost 70 cents.
https://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/Previousproducts/1301.0Feature Article482001

I imagine in 1908 that BYO was OK, if you could find a bottle shop. It was certainly OK in the 1970s at the SCG.

 

[Willow]

Even Leichhardt Oval ran East West up till sometime in the 70s

Not exactly North-South nowadays though. More like North-East to South-West. Almost like they made a compromise.

I must say I like Leichhardt. One of the great suburban grounds.

 

[Lambretta]

Not exactly North-South nowadays though. More like North-East to South-West. Almost like they made a compromise.

I must say I like Leichhardt. One of the great suburban grounds.

Is that why the stand behind the goal is in one corner?

That must have been one of the grandstands before

 

[horrie hastings]

Is that why the stand behind the goal is in one corner?

That must have been one of the grandstands before

There used to be another grand stand next to it behind the in goal but it became termite affected so was pulled down

 

[axl rose]

Even Leichhardt Oval ran East West up till sometime in the 70s

1934

 

[The Fanatical Rooster]

What were the crowds at those early 1908 games? I wonder if we started copping criticism on our crowds from the rabble back then.

 

[madunit]

Here's all the match details (including line ups) for all Premiership games in 1908

http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1908/results.html

 

[The Fanatical Rooster]

Good one, thank you for that.

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Here's all the match details (including line ups) for all Premiership games in 1908

http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1908/results.html

20k at South Sydney versus Cumberland at the old Showground!

Before they demolished it to become the fox studios precinct in the 90's I went there to see a speedway event, one of the last events they held there. My old man told me stories of when he went there to watch speedway as a kid, sitting near the fence and him and his mates would hold up blankets as the cars sprayed dirt n mud as they howled past... he'd also say that the stands shook with all the cars rumbling around... and so it did the night I went.

Really glad I got to experience the old Showground before it was demolished, even if it wasn't footy or cricket, was still special.

Can only imagine what it was like to be among 20,000 for that game in the first season of Rugby League.