New South Wales Australian Football League
Season 1909
Season notes
Sydney Training College joined the league this season.
Results
Round 1
Paddington 7-15-57 East Sydney 2-9-21 Venue: Moore Park
Newtown 4-12-36 Sydney 4-4-28 Venue: Moore Park
Y.M.C.A. 11-11-77 Redfern 2-6-18 Venue: Moore Park
North Shore 10-12-72 Balmain 9-11-65 Venue: Birchgrove Oval
Sydney Training College -- BYE
Round 2
Y.M.C.A. 11-22-88 Newtown 2-1-13 Venue: Moore Park
Paddington 14-18-102 Sydney Training College 3-12-30 Venue: Moore Park
Sydney 4-10-34 Balmain 3-5-23 Venue: Moore Park
North Shore 6-14-50 East Sydney 3-8-26 Venue: Moore Park
Redfern -- BYE
Round 3
Paddington 4-9-33 Redfern 3-4-22 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Y.M.C.A. 13-24-102 Sydney 4-3-27 Venue: Moore Park
Balmain 6-9-45 East Sydney 6-4-40 Venue: Birchgrove Oval
North Shore 14-19-103 Sydney Training College 1-7-13 Venue: Moore Park
Newtown -- BYE
Round 4
Paddington 9-7-61 Newtown 4-10-34 Venue: Moore Park
East Sydney 4-5-29 Sydney 3-7-25 Venue: Moore Park
Balmain 9-16-70 Sydney Training College 4-7-31 Venue: Moore Park
North Shore 13-19-97 Redfern 10-7-67 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Y.M.C.A. -- BYE
Round 5
Redfern 8-9-57 Balmain 7-8-50 Venue: Moore Park
East Sydney 15-16-106 Sydney Training College 10-4-64 Venue: Moore Park
Y.M.C.A. 15-14-104 Paddington 7-7-49 Venue: Trumper Park
Newtown 10-12-72 North Shore 8-6-54 Venue: Moore Park
Sydney -- BYE
Round 6
Sydney 4-12-36 Sydney Training College 4-9-33 Venue: Erskineville Oval
North Shore 8-9-57 Y.M.C.A. 7-7-49 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Newtown 6-8-44 Balmain 2-12-24 Venue: Birchgrove Oval
East Sydney 5-9-39 Redfern 3-13-31 Venue: Trumper Park
Paddington -- BYE
Round 7
Paddington 10-10-70 Sydney 3-6-24 Venue: Trumper Park
Y.M.C.A. 20-21-141 Balmain 7-4-46 Venue: Birchgrove Oval
Redfern 15-17-107 Sydney Training College 2-5-17 Venue: Moore Park
Newtown 8-8-56 East Sydney 8-6-54 Venue: Erskineville Oval
North Shore -- BYE
Round 8
Y.M.C.A. 8-11-59 East Sydney 4-3-27 Venue: Moore Park
Newtown 8-16-64 Sydney Training College 4-8-32 Venue: Moore Park
Redfern 6-10-46 Sydney 2-6-18 Venue: Moore Park
North Shore 6-10-46 Paddington 4-9-33 Venue: Birchgrove Oval
Balmain -- BYE
Round 9
Newtown 8-8-56 Redfern 3-10-28 Venue: Moore Park
Y.M.C.A. 16-12-108 Sydney Training College 3-0-18 Venue: Moore Park
North Shore 10-9-69 Sydney 5-11-41 Venue: Moore Park
Paddington 16-12-108 Balmain 7-9-51 Venue: Trumper Park
East Sydney -- BYE
Round 10
Y.M.C.A. 5-10-40 Redfern 4-9-33 Venue: Moore Park
Paddington 6-13-49 East Sydney 3-12-30 Venue: Moore Park
North Shore 7-13-55 Balmain 2-2-14 Venue: Moore Park
Newtown 3-9-27 Sydney 1-6-12 Venue: Moore Park
Sydney Training College -- BYE
Round 11
Y.M.C.A. 12-4-76 Newtown 8-9-57 Venue: Moore Park
Paddington 11-14-80 Sydney Training College 7-11-53 Venue: Moore Park
Balmain 7-11-53 Sydney 7-10-52 Venue: Moore Park
North Shore 16-14-110 East Sydney 2-6-18 Venue: Moore Park
Redfern -- BYE
Round 12
Paddington 10-12-72 Redfern 5-2-32 Venue: Moore Park
Y.M.C.A. 8-15-63 Sydney 5-4-34 Venue: Moore Park
East Sydney 7-5-47 Balmain 2-4-16 Venue: Moore Park
North Shore 26-22-178 Sydney Training College 2-5-17 Venue: Moore Park
Newtown -- BYE
Round 13
Paddington 11-16-82 Newtown 4-14-38 Venue: Trumper Park
North Shore 23-22-160 Redfern 5-4-34 Venue: Birchgrove Oval
Sydney 10-13-73 East Sydney 4-6-30 Venue: Moore Park
Balmain 5-10-40 Sydney Training College 5-5-35 Venue: Moore Park
Y.M.C.A. -- BYE
Round 14
North Shore 10-16-76 Newtown 7-8-50 Venue: Nth Sydney Oval No.2
Paddington 8-12-60 Y.M.C.A. 5-11-41 Venue: Moore Park
East Sydney 11-14-80 Sydney Training College 6-4-40 Venue: Moore Park
Redfern -- Balmain Redfern won on forfeit
Sydney -- BYE
Ladder after 14 rounds
| 1909 | Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Bye | For | Against | % | Points | 
| 1 | North Shore | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1127 | 499 | 225.9 | 48 | 
| 2 | Paddington | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 856 | 526 | 162.7 | 44 | 
| 3 | Y.M.C.A. | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 948 | 439 | 215.9 | 40 | 
| 4 | Newtown | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 547 | 615 | 88.9 | 28 | 
| 5 | East Sydney | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 547 | 675 | 81.0 | 20 | 
| 6 | Redfern | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 475 | 659 | 72.1 | 16 | 
| 7 | Balmain | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 497 | 716 | 69.4 | 16 | 
| 8 | Sydney | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 404 | 581 | 69.5 | 12 | 
| 9 | Sydney Training College | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 383 | 1074 | 35.7 | 0 | 
| 
 | Total | 112 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 14 | 5784 | 5784 | 
 | 224 | 
The top four clubs played three extra rounds
Round 15
Paddington 9-6-60 Newtown 3-8-26 Venue: Moore Park
Y.M.C.A. 8-12-60 North Shore 6-5-41 Venue: Moore Park
Round 16
North Shore 9-14-68 Paddington 6-12-48 Venue: Moore Park
Newtown 7-5-47 Y.M.C.A. 5-15-45 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Round 17
Y.M.C.A. 18-17-125 Paddington 7-9-51 Venue: Birchgrove Oval
North Shore 13-4-82 Newtown 11-7-73 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Final ladder
| 1909 | Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Bye | For | Against | % | Points | 
| 1 | North Shore | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1318 | 680 | 193.8 | 56 | 
| 2 | Y.M.C.A. | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1178 | 578 | 203.8 | 48 | 
| 3 | Paddington | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1015 | 745 | 136.2 | 48 | 
| 4 | Newtown | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 693 | 802 | 86.4 | 32 | 
| 5 | East Sydney | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 547 | 675 | 81.0 | 20 | 
| 6 | Redfern | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 475 | 659 | 72.1 | 16 | 
| 7 | Balmain | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 497 | 716 | 69.4 | 16 | 
| 8 | Sydney | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 404 | 581 | 69.5 | 12 | 
| 9 | Sydney Training College | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 383 | 1074 | 35.7 | 0 | 
| 
 | Total | 124 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 14 | 6510 | 6510 | 
 | 248 | 
Final series
Semi-Finals
Y.M.C.A. 7-8-50 Newtown 5-9-39 Venue: SCG
North Shore 10-17-77 Paddington 4-11-35 Venue: SCG
Grand Final
North Shore 7-5-47 Y.M.C.A. 5-5-35 Venue: Agricultural Ground
1909 premiers: North Shore
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