Eastern Suburbs 1917 Season
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Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in the 10th New South Wales Rugby League(NSWRL) premiership in 1917.
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[edit] Details
- Home Ground: Agricultural Ground
- Lineup:
R. Adams, • C. Barker, • Harry Caples, • George Challis, • Les Cubitt, • Max Doerner, • Jim Duffy • Charlie Lees • Francis Male • R. McKellar • Wally Messenger • Ray Norman • T. O'Conner • Sid 'Sandy' Pearce, • W. Tijou, • Bob 'Botsy Williams, • Gordon Wright.
[edit] Results
- Premiership Round 1, Saturday the 12th of May 1917,
Eastern Suburbs 10 defeated North Sydney 0 at Agricultural Ground.
- Premiership Round 2, Saturday 19 May 1917.
Glebe 5 defeated Eastern Suburbs 4 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- Premiership Round 3, Saturday the 26th of May 1917
Eastern Suburbs 9( ???) defeated South Sydney 6( Rex Norman, G.Vaughan Tries) at Agricultural Ground.
- Premiership Round 4, Saturday 2 June 1917,
Newtown 11 defeated Eastern Suburbs 3 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- Premiership Round 5, Tuesday 5 June 1917;
Balmain 13 defeated Eastern Suburbs 2 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- Premiership Round 6, Saturday 9 June 1917;
Western Suburbs 15 defeated Eastern Suburbs 2 at St Luke's Park.
- Premiership Round 7, Saturday the 16th of June 1917;
Eastern Suburbs 14 defeated Annandale 9( J.Bain 3 tries) at the Agricultural Ground
- Premiership Round 8, Saturday the 23rd of June 1917;
Eastern Suburbs 16 defeated North Sydney 11(Deane, Emelhenz, Blinkhorn; Tries; Robetson Goal) at Sydney Cricket Ground.
- Premiership Round 9, Monday 25 June 1917;
Eastern Suburbs 14 beat Glebe 10 at Agricultural Ground.
- Premiership Round 10, Saturday 30 June 1917;
South Sydney 18( H. Horder, Moore, Vaughn Tries; Lucas 3 Goals) Defeated Eastern Suburbs 13 at the Sydney Sports Ground.
- Premiership Round 11, Saturday 7 July 1917;
Newtown 12 beat Eastern Suburbs 11 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- Premiership Round 12, Saturday 14 July 1917;
Balmain 18 defeated Eastern Suburbs 0 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- Premiership Round 13, Saturday 21 July 1917;
Eastern Suburbs 14 beat Western Suburbs 9 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- Premiership Round 14, Saturday 28 July 1917;
Eastern Suburbs 19 beat Annandale 8 at the Agricultural Ground.
[edit] Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Balmain |
14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 269 | 61 | +208 | 26 |
| 2 |  South Sydney |
14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 236 | 143 | +93 | 18 |
| 3 |  Western Suburbs |
14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 162 | 160 | +2 | 15 |
| 4 |  Newtown |
14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 114 | 123 | -9 | 15 |
| 5 |  Glebe |
14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 207 | 165 | +42 | 14 |
| 6 |  Eastern Suburbs |
14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 131 | 145 | -14 | 14 |
| 7 |  Annandale |
14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 214 | -143 | 6 |
| 8 |  North Sydney |
14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 90 | 269 | -179 | 4 |
- Glebe were stripped of two competition points due to fielding an ineligible player in one game.
[edit] Season Highlights
- Won 3rd grade
[edit] References
Rugby League Tables and Statistics
| Preceded by 1916 |
Season 1917 |
Succeeded by 1918 |
