1925 NSRLFC First Grade Team

This photograph features the North Sydney Rugby League Football Club First Grade team of 1925. Captured during the club’s early decades, the image showcases the players, coaches, administrators and officials who represented the Bears during a formative period in North Sydney’s history. It serves as an important record of the individuals who helped build the club’s reputation and establish its enduring presence in Australian rugby league.

Pictured in the photograph are J. Balding (Reserve Grade Hon. Secretary), L. B. Schofield (Hon. Treasurer), J. L. Dargan (District Hon. Secretary), A. R. Ritchie (President), G. Newnham (Trainer), W. F. Murphy, S. Lloyd (Vice-President and Selector), J. Devereux (Coach and Selector), R. Henry, J. H. Johnson, G. Sewell, J. J. Dunworth, C. Arneman, E. Long, O. H. Reid, L. M. O’Connor, W. H. Faull, H. Peters (Captain and Selector), H. Waterhouse, J. D. Courtney and W. J. Handy (Patron). The front row features C. J. Hill, A. E. Faull (Vice-Captain), A. B. Steel, A. Berecry and E. Hogan. Insets feature F. Rule and F. F. Cowdroy (Patron).