Sydney Roosters
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Full name | Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club | ||
Nickname(s) | Roosters, Easts, Tricolours, Chooks, Red White and Bluesters, Sydney City, Eastern Suburbs | ||
Short name | Sydney Roosters | ||
Colours | Red White Blue (Navy) | ||
Founded | 24 January 1908 | as Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club||
Website | roosters.com.au | ||
Current details | |||
Ground(s) |
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CEO | Joe Kelly | ||
Chairman | Nick Politis | ||
Coach | Trent Robinson (NRL) John Strange (NRLW) | ||
Captain | James Tedesco (NRL) Isabelle Kelly (NRLW) | ||
Competition | National Rugby League and NRL Women's Premiership | ||
2023 season | 7th | ||
Current season | |||
Uniforms | |||
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Records | |||
Premierships | 15 (1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002, 2013, 2018, 2019) | ||
Runners-up | 15 (1908, 1919, 1921, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1960, 1972, 1980, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2010) | ||
Minor premierships | 20 (1912, 1913, 1923, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018) | ||
World Club Challenge | 5 (1976, 2003, 2014, 2019, 2020) | ||
NRL Nines | 1 (2017) | ||
World Sevens | 1 (1993) | ||
NRLW | 1 (2022) | ||
Wooden spoons | 5 (1949, 1963, 1965, 1966, 2009) | ||
Most capped | 306 – Mitchell Aubusson | ||
Highest try scorer | 148 – Daniel Tupou | ||
Highest points scorer | 1,469 – Craig Fitzgibbon |
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional
The club was founded in 1908 in Paddington, Sydney, as Eastern Suburbs; in 1995 the club's name was changed to the Sydney City Roosters, and in 2000 to the Sydney Roosters. The team's Leagues Club is based in Bondi Junction and its home ground, administration and training facilities are located at nearby Moore Park. The Roosters have long-standing and fierce rivalries with other Sydney-based clubs, especially the South Sydney Rabbitohs, a fellow foundation club based in neighbouring Redfern.[1]
History
The Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (ESDRLFC) was formed on 24 January 1908
Unofficially nicknamed the "Tricolours" due to the red, white and blue playing strip,
Eastern Suburbs missed the finals once from 1926 to 1942, and in that time won four titles and the
Despite claiming the
From 1972 to 1982, the Roosters won four
Between 1984 and 1995, the Roosters reached the semi-finals once,
As the
In the
In 2007, the Roosters became the first club to play 100 seasons of first grade rugby league; having been the only outfit to play in each season since the competition's inception in 1908. They appointed
A year after finishing last, under the coaching of Brian Smith they reached the 2010 NRL Grand Final where the St. George Illawarra Dragons defeated them 32–8. The Roosters led 8–6 at half time but were overrun in the second half.
What followed was another relatively disappointing season at Bondi Junction, with the Roosters finishing 11th in a 2011 season plagued by off-field issues involving 2010 Dally M Medallist Todd Carney (who was later sacked by the Roosters at season's end). However, a four-game winning streak to end the season brought hope for the 2012 season. Other high-profile players including Nate Myles, Mark Riddell, Jason Ryles, Kane Linnett, and Phil Graham all left the club at season's end.
The Roosters endured a disappointing 2012 season, finishing 13th. Brian Smith resigned from the coaching role shortly after the Roosters' season concluded with a loss to the Minor Premiers Canterbury, and also at season's end captain Braith Anasta left to join the Wests Tigers in 2013.
The
In the 2014 season, the club finished first on the table winning the Minor Premiership. In the Preliminary Final against arch rivals Souths, Sydney lost the match 32–22 in what was retiring legend Anthony Minichiello's final game.
In the 2016 season, the Roosters finished 15th on the table after enduring a horror season where star player Mitchell Pearce was suspended for 8 matches, fined $A125,000 and stripped of the captaincy following a pre season incident where Pearce was intoxicated, simulated a sex act with a dog which was filmed on another party goer's mobile phone. The club also struggled due to injuries to star players such as Boyd Cordner and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.[39][40]
The Roosters finished 2nd at the end of the 2017 season and defeated Brisbane in week one of the finals earning the week off. Sydney's opponents in the Preliminary Final were North Queensland who had finished in 8th position on the table and produced upset victories over Cronulla and Parramatta. In a game that the Roosters were expected to win, the Cowboys surprised everyone winning the match 29–16.[41][42]
In 2018, the Sydney Roosters finished in first place during the regular season, claiming their 20th Minor Premiership. They beat Cronulla-Sutherland 21–12 in week one of the finals, earning the week off.
In March 2018, the NRL announced that the club had been successful in their bid for a team in the inaugural NRL Women's competition set to start in September of that year. This inclusion made Eastern Suburbs the only double foundation club in the league. The team would finish the season in second place , losing in the Grand Final to the Brisbane Broncos.
The club then broke its preliminary final hoodoo by beating rivals South Sydney 12–4 in what was the last sports match ever played at the Sydney Football Stadium. They managed to keep Souths tryless, and the crowd was the largest ever recorded in a sporting match at the Sydney Football Stadium with 44,380 people in attendance. The Roosters played Melbourne in the 2018 NRL Grand Final, and won 21–6 to claim their 14th premiership.
The Roosters started the
Midway through the
The club began the 2020 NRL season once again as one of the teams to beat for the premiership but suffered back to back losses to start the year before the season was interrupted due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. After the return to play, the club won five matches in a row and only lost three matches between round 8 and round 20.
The Roosters finished the season in 4th place and qualified for the finals. In week one of the finals, they were defeated by minor premiers Penrith which forced them into an elimination final match against Canberra. The Roosters quest for a third straight premiership was ended as they lost against Canberra 22–18 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[50]
The club began the
The Roosters ended the
Emblem
Eastern Suburbs did not traditionally sport a crest on their jerseys in the first half of the 20th century.
In 1978, the mantra was replaced with the team's name, "Eastern Suburbs".[27] This name was kept until 1994,[27] when the club changed its team name to the "Sydney City Roosters" for the start of the 1995 season to appeal to the club's widening fan base.[27] In 2000, the club shortened its name to the "Sydney Roosters".[27]
Although marketing names have changed, the Roosters are still registered with the National Rugby League competition as the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, the entity holding the NRL licence.[59]
Colours
Red, white and blue have been the colours of every jersey design in the club's history;[60] however, the jersey design has undergone several alterations. During World War II, the design of the jersey was modified because the dye used to colour jerseys was needed for the war effort.[61] This saw Eastern Suburbs playing in different colours and an altered design. Instead of using the traditional hoops, the side used a sky-blue based jersey and a red and white V-strip around the collar. This is the only noted time in the club's history where the traditional deep blue, red and white combination was absent from the jersey. After the war, the V-strip design reverted to the original blue that had been present in the original jerseys, and the single red and white stripes around the shirt's chest were incorporated with a single white stripe surrounded by a red stripe on either side. This jersey appeared in the 1950s and remains the team's base design.[17]
Primary jerseys
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1908–1913
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1914–1943, 1947–1953
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1944–1946
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1954–1974
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1975–1991
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1992–2007
Rivals
Main: South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Major: St. George Illawarra Dragons, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Melbourne Storm.
Minor: Penrith Panthers, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Brisbane Broncos, Parramatta Eels, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Head-to-head records
Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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Tigers | 38 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 76.32 |
Cowboys | 44 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 70.45 |
Titans | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 66.67 |
Sharks | 101 | 64 | 2 | 35 | 63.37 |
Knights | 60 | 37 | 2 | 21 | 61.67 |
Panthers | 99 | 56 | 1 | 42 | 56.57 |
Raiders | 70 | 38 | 0 | 32 | 54.29 |
Dragons |
49 | 26 | 1 | 22 | 53.06 |
Bulldogs | 179 | 93 | 5 | 82 | 51.96 |
Eels | 139 | 70 | 5 | 64 | 50.36 |
Warriors | 46 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 50.00 |
Dolphins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
Rabbitohs | 231 | 106 | 5 | 120 | 45.89 |
Broncos | 58 | 26 | 0 | 32 | 43.86 |
Storm | 48 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 39.58 |
Sea Eagles |
140 | 51 | 2 | 87 | 36.43 |
Stadium
Most sources suggest that the Royal Agricultural Ground was often used as a home venue between 1908 and 1910, before the club hosted matches at the Sydney Sports Ground from 1911 onwards.[3][62][63] It was here that the team played almost all of their home games up until 1986, when the ground was demolished with the Sydney Cricket Ground No. 2 to make way for Sydney's main rectangular field, the Sydney Football Stadium.[64] In 1987, games were moved away to the Newtown Jets' home ground, Henson Park, temporarily to await the completion of the Sydney Football Stadium. The team capitalised on this move, and under coach Arthur Beetson finished second in the regular season, and narrowly missed playing in the grand final. It was the only time between 1983 and 1995 that the club reached the finals.[9]
In 1988, the club moved its home ground to the newly built Sydney Football Stadium on the site of the old Sydney Sports Ground,[23] opening the season with a 24–14 defeat at the hands of the St George Dragons in front of 19,295 spectators on a wet night on 4 March 1988.[65] At the Sydney Football Stadium, the Roosters have a 59% win record from 256 games with a 58% and 55% win record at former home grounds the Sydney Sports Ground and the Sydney Cricket Ground respectively.[66]
The Roosters played their last game, a Preliminary Final against South Sydney, at the Sydney Football Stadium on 22 September 2018 in front of a ground record crowd of 44,380. In 2019, the Sydney Roosters home became the Sydney Cricket Ground whilst the replacement Sydney Football Stadium (2022) was being built.[67]
Supporters
While the Sydney Roosters have supporters outside of its traditional area, its main fan base is in Sydney, which in the early days was concentrated in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs but has now branched out due to the changing demographics of that region with most fans of the club coming from outside the traditional area.[68][69]
They have an estimated 800k fans due to a club estimate. When calculating their 'average exposure value' across the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons it was determined that they were the most watched NRL club and the third most watched club across all sporting codes in Australia. They had 18.6 million game views in 2021 alone.[70]
In 2013 the club tallied the fourth-highest home attendance of all National Rugby League clubs (behind the Brisbane Broncos) with an average of 19,368 spectators at the Sydney Football Stadium.[71] Following the opening of the new Sydney Football Stadium, during the 2023 season the Roosters recorded the third-highest average home attendence in the NRL and the highest outside of Queensland with an average of 22,898.[72]
At the club's home ground, the Sydney Football Stadium, the supporters congregate in distinct sections. The "Chook Pen", a designated area in Bay 35,[73] is the preferred location for the most animated fans.[74] Members of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust are seated in the Members Pavilion,[75] and season ticket holders are located in Bays 12–14.[76]
In 2023, the Roosters had over 20,072 paying members which ranked them with the fifth most memberships out of the nine Sydney teams, in addition to the 46,486 members of the Easts Leagues Club, which is the major benefactor of the football club.[77][78] The Easts Leagues Club and the Sydney Roosters "operate as one entity" known as the Easts Group.[79] Under this arrangement, the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club is the 'parent company' of the Easts Group. The Football Club delegates, however, overarching responsibility for both football and leagues club operations to a single general manager who oversees the group's performance. The leagues club provides financial support to the football club only when necessary as the football club's sponsorships and TV revenues are generally adequate to cover most Rugby League expenditures.
Notable supporters
- Doug Bollinger
cricketer[80] - Mark Bouris
businessman[81] - Guillaume Brahimi
chef[82] - Daryl Braithwaite
Singer[83] - Simon Burke
actor[84] - Scott Cam
television host[85] - Bob Carr
39th Premier of New South Wales[86] - Harry Connick Jr.
American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and television host[87] - General Sir Peter Cosgrove
26th Governor-General of Australia[88] - George Donikian
news presenter[89] - Luke Foley
37th New South Wales Opposition Leader[90] - Sir James Darcy Freeman
Catholic Cardinal[91] - Isaac Heeney
AFL Player[92] - Wim Hof
Dutch motivational speaker and extreme athlete[93] - Hulk Hogan
retired American professional wrestler[94] - Bruce Hopkins (surf lifesaver)
Head lifeguard at Bondi Beach and featuring in the TV show 'Bondi Rescue'[95] - John Ibrahim
former Kings Cross nightclub owner, writer and alleged organised crime figure[96] - George Kambosos Jr.
professional boxer and former world champion[97] - Amanda Keller
media personality[98] - Paul Kelly
Australian rules football player[99] - Joel Labi
journalist - Harold Larwood
cricketer[100] - Erin McNaught
media personality[98] - Brett Ogle
professional golfer[101] - Peter O'Malley
professional golfer[80] - Nick Scott
American football safety[102] - Paul Sheehan
columnist[103] - Steve Smith
former captain of the Australia cricket team[104] - Malcolm Turnbull
29th Prime Minister of Australia[105] - Grayson Waller
WWE Wrestler, Reality TV Star & Actor[106] - Kate Waterhouse
media personality[98] - David Warner
former vice captain of the Australia cricket team[104] - Tim Webster
radio and television personality[107] - Gus Worland
Media personality
Statistics and records
In 1975, the Eastern Suburbs Roosters set a record 19-match winning streak on their way to their 11th premiership.[22] In a 1935 match against Canterbury, Dave Brown scored 45 points, the highest score and victory margin for the club (the 87–7 scoreline is equivalent to 106–8 under the contemporary scoring system).[5] The winning margin is the second largest overall, behind St. George's 91–6 win over Canterbury a week earlier.[113]
The club's record attendance for a regular season game at its home ground—the Sydney Football Stadium—stands at 40,864, achieved in a match on
The 2000 grand final between the Sydney Roosters and the Brisbane Broncos attracted 94,277 spectators to the Olympic Stadium.[65]
Squads
Current squad
Team of the Century
In 2000, the Sydney Roosters named their "Team of the Century", which included players from 1908 to 2000. The official team is listed below along with their Sydney Roosters cap number.[114]
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Updated: 22 October 2011 |
The Centurions
In 2007, the Sydney Roosters announced "The Centurions", a team consisting of those regarded as the greatest players to have played 100 or more games for the club between 1908 and 2007. The team was selected by Ray Chesterton, Ian Heads, David Middleton and Alan Clarkson and was unveiled at the centenary season launch at the Michael Algeri Pavilion on 10 March 2007.[115][116]
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 22 October 2011 |
Honours
Titles
Premierships – 15
1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002, 2013, 2018, 2019
Runners-up – 15
1908, 1919, 1921, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1960, 1972, 1980, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2010
Minor Premierships – 20
1912, 1913, 1923, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
World Club Challenge – 5
1976, 2003, 2014, 2019, 2020
Amco Cup – 2
1975, 1978
City Cup – 3
1914, 1915, 1916
2017
World Sevens – 1
1993
Youth/Pre-season Titles
Club Championship – 12
1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1945, 1970, 1974, 1975, 2004, 2006
Second Grade – 9
1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1935, 1937, 1949, 1986, 2004
Third Grade/Under 23 – 11
1914, 1917, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1941, 1947, 1970, 1976
Preseason Cup – 4
1974, 1977, 1979, 1981
Under-20s Competition – 1
2016
Jersey Flegg Cup – 3
1995, 2002, 2004
1910, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1938, 1948, 1949, 1955, 1978, 1987, 1993
S. G. Ball Cup – 4
1997, 2008, 2010, 2014
The Knock On Effect NSW Cup – 0
Women's team
On 27 March 2018, the Sydney Roosters applied for, and won, a license to participate in the inaugural 2018 NRL Women's season.[117] Adam Hartigan was named as the coach of the women's side.
In June 2018, the club used up the maximum of fifteen marquee signings ahead of the inaugural season which subsequently commenced in September. Players signed included Karina Brown, Isabelle Kelly and Ruan Sims.[118]
The club finished runners-up in the inaugural
In 2019, Rick Stone took over as coach. The club, however, failed to win a match, claiming the wooden spoon. Tallisha Harden was awarded the club's Best & Fairest Player for the 2019 season.
Jamie Feeney was appointed the head coach for the 2020 season, being determined to turn the club's fortunes around. He was assisted by Kylie Hilder and John Strange. Feeney immediately appointed Corban McGregor as the club's new captain. The club also announced the big signing of Sevens Rugby star and 2016 Gold Medalist, Charlotte Caslick.
Current squad
2021 NRLW | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 27 February 2022 |
Footnotes
- ^ In Australia, a foundation club is one that played in the first season of a competition. Eastern Suburbs played in the first season of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in 1908, the predecessor to the National Rugby League competition. Notwithstanding its branding as the Sydney Roosters, the official name of the club, holder of the NRL licence, remains the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, the same licensee as in 1908. Much of the club's merchandise and paraphernalia, especially those marketed directly to long-serving and dedicated members, includes the insignia ESDRLFC.
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