And there were 9 teams with the furtherest away at Canterbury which joined in 1935. In 1937 Country beat City in both matchesNo offence, but I wouldn't rule out the Roosters of 1935-37. In that 3 year period, they won 3 premierships, and did so by only losing 1 match in those 3 seasons (admittedly, a season was shorter back then).
So in 1935-7 Easts won the inner Sydney competition which was not even the strongest in NSW.