 With many of the Eastern Suburbs second graders required to fill in first grade for club-mates in transit to England, this was quickly changed.Sydney, defeated the third grade runner's up, Drummoyne, in the curtain-raiser, by 11 to 3.The "Sydney Morning Herald" reported that Sydney had "an unbeaten record", however a result from August 8 in the "Sunday Times" has Eastern Suburbs III defeating Sydney, by 11 to nil.