Newtown 4–4 South Sydney Rabbitohs — Final, 1910 NRL Finals Series
17 Sep 1910 · Royal Agricultural Society Showground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 14,000
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Final, 1910 NRL finals series: Newtown 4–4 South Sydney Rabbitohs, at Royal Agricultural Society Showground, Sydney, NSW on 17 Sep 1910.
Scorers
| Newtown | Goals: C. Russell (2) |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Goals: Davis (2) |
Team sheets
| Newtown | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neill | Fullback | Twiss | 1 |
| 2 | C. Russell (c) | Wing | Anderson | 2 |
| 3 | V. Farnsworth | Centre | Conlin | 3 |
| 4 | Hawkes | Centre | Hallett | 4 |
| 5 | Munnery | Wing | Leveson | 5 |
| 6 | B. Farnsworth | Five-Eighth | McCabe | 6 |
| 7 | Hayes | Halfback | A. Butler | 7 |
| 8 | Chevall | Lock | Hennessy (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Barnett | Second Row | H. Butler | 9 |
| 10 | Mogan | Second Row | Rosewell | 10 |
| 11 | Murray | Prop | Spence | 11 |
| 12 | Grundie | Hooker | Davis | 12 |
| 13 | McCue | Prop | Hucker | 13 |
| Charlie Russell | Coach | Arthur Hennessy | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Finegan |
Match report
17 Sep 1910, Royal Agricultural Society Showground. Halftime: South Sydney 4, Newtown 0. Jim Davis (South Sydney) was sent off during the match. Newtown's second goal came from a fair mark awarded to centre Alby Hawkes after he fielded a clearing kick from South Sydney's Howard Hallett near fulltime, converted by Charlie Russell to level the scores 4-4 in the match's dying moments. No tries were scored by either side; both teams' points came entirely from goals. No replay was played: Newtown had finished the regular season as minor premiers (1st) with South Sydney 2nd, and under this era's rules a drawn Final was resolved in favour of the higher-placed team on the table, so Newtown were awarded the 1910 premiership by virtue of their table position rather than any subsequent playoff match.