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1926 Eastern Suburbs DRLFC Season
The 1926 Eastern Suburbs season was the 19th in the club's history. They competed in the 1926 NSWRFL Premiership, finishing the regular season 3rd (out of 9). Easts came within one match of the premiership final but were knocked out by eventual premiers, South Sydney. Details * Home Ground: * Lineup:- George Boddington • Hugh Byrne • Bill Ives • G. H. Clamback • Harry Finch • N.Fitzpatrick • T.Fitzpatrick • G. Hall • Nelson Hardy • Larry Hedger • H. Kavanagh • G.Harris • C. Massey • G.McGee • Tom Molloy • T. ?. Molloy • H. 'Joe' Moxon • Arthur Oxford • Ed 'Snowy' Rigney • Les Steel • Arthur E. Toby • Jack 'Bluey' Watkins. References External linksRugby League Tables and Statistics {{Sydney Roosters Sydney Roosters seasons East East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby league, Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won fifteen New South Wales Rugby League premiership, New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and National Rugby League titles, and several other competitions. First founded as the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (ESDRLFC), it is the only club to have played in each and every season at the elite level, and since the 1970s has often been dubbed the glamour club of the league. The Sydney Roosters have won 15 premierships, equal to the record of the St George Dragons. Only the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won more premierships. The club holds the record for having won more matches than any other in the league, the most Minor premiership, Minor Premierships and the most World Club Challenge trophies. The Sydney Roosters are one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 NSWRFL Premiership
The 1926 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the nineteenth season of Sydney’s top-level rugby league club competition, Australia’s first. Nine teams from across the city contested during the season, which culminated in South Sydney’s victory over Sydney University in the premiership final. Season summary Rugby league had been going through a period of declining popularity. The “first past the post” method had resulted in a number of seasons where the premiership was decided before the end of scheduled matches, killing interest during the closing rounds. Falling crowd numbers led to the NSWRFL making a substantial loss in 1925, forcing changes to be made. For the 1926 season a finals series was introduced to maintain interest in the competition. The Premiership would therefore be determined amongst the leading four teams. The rules concerning the play-the-ball were also changed. Only two players could play at the ball, with one player from each side b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ... club based in Redfern, a suburb of inner-southern Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital, Sydney. They are often called Souths or The Bunnies. The club was formed in New South Wales Rugby League season 1908, 1908, as one of the founding members of the New South Wales Rugby Football League, making them one of Australia's oldest rugby league teams. The Rabbitohs were formed, under their original 1908 articles of association, with the NSWRL competition, to represent the Sydney municipalities of Redfern, Alexandria, Zetland, Waterloo, Mascot and Botany. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Byrne (rugby League)
Hugh "Jazzer" Byrne (1904–1983) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. Born on 28 April 1904 at Woollahra, New South Wales, Byrne became a large, striding winger. Byrne played for Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to: Places *Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India *Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia **Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia Sports clubs ;Association football *Eastern Suburbs AFC, Auckland, New Zealand * Eastern ... (1925–1928 and 1930) and South Sydney (1932–33). In 1928 Byrne was selected to represent Australia in a test match against England. Byrne died on 22 December 1983, aged 79.Death Notice , ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 26 December 1983 References Australian rugby league players Sydney Roosters players South Sydney Rabbitohs players Australia national rugby league team players 1904 births 1983 deaths Rugby league players from Sydney {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Finch
Harry Alfred Finch (1907–1949) was a professional rugby league footballer in Australia's leading competition - the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in the 1920s and 1930s. Finch was also an Australian Kangaroos, Australian international who played for both the Sydney Roosters, Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney clubs. Playing career Born Sydney, Australia and educated at Marist Brothers High School at Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Darlinghurst, Harry Finch, a , made his first grade debut with Eastern Suburbs in the year 1925 NSWRFL season, 1925 as an 18-year-old. He played 16 matches with Sydney Roosters, Easts’ in the years (1925-6). In his second year at the club Finch, was selected to make his state debut for the New South Wales rugby league team in the interstate series against Queensland. The following season, 1927, Finch transferred to the South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney club where he played 62 matches in the years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Hardy
Nelson 'Bill' Hardy (1905–1993) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. Hardy was playing first grade in the NSWRFL premiership for his side, the Eastern Suburbs club, at just 18 years of age. An accomplished or Hardy played 87 matches for Easts in the years 1925–30. In 1928, Hardy was a member of the Eastern Suburbs side that was defeated by South Sydney in that year's premiership decider. On 22 December 1928 Hardy took place in rugby league first night match, an exhibition match between that year's finalists Easts and Souths. Hardy played in three tests for the Australia national rugby league team in the 1928 season against a touring Great Britain side and was a representative of New South Wales on 15 occasions throughout his career. Hardy played out his career in England with the Warrington Wolves club. However, when he returned to Australia, he played as captain coach of Cessnock, New South Wales in 1935. He then came back to S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Steel
Leslie William Steel (1900 – 28 April 1966)Obituary in ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 29 April 1966 was a rugby league footballer in Australia's major competition, the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). Playing career Steel played over 100 matches for his club side, Eastern Suburbs in the years (1922–29). A Winger, Steel was a try scorer in Easts 1923 premiership victory. In 1922 Steel was selected to represent New South Wales. He was the top try scorer for Eastern Suburbs in 1923, 1925 and 1928. Following his football career, Steel spent many years as an official of the Eastern Suburbs club. He died at Hurstville, New South Wales Hurstville is a suburb in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD and is part of the St George area. Hurstville is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Georges R ... in 1966. References * Australian rugby league players Sydney Roosters pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Watkins
Jack Cosgrove "Bluey" Watkins (1893-1974) was an Australian rugby league footballer. Career He played , with seven test matches for his country, including the 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. He is listed on the ''Australian Players Register'' as Kangaroo No. 92. Watkins played for just one club in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership throughout his career which spanned 14 years, interrupted by the First World War. He played in over 100 matches for the Sydney Roosters, Eastern Suburbs side between 1913 and 1926, winning National Rugby League, Premierships with that club in 1913 and 1923. Watkins also won City Cups with the Easts club in 1914, 1915 and 1916. After enlisting in the First World War, Watkins was chosen to play a series of matches for First Australian Imperial Force, Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) against England. Bluey Watkins died on 13 July 1974, age 82.Sydney Morning Herald - Death Notice- 15/07/1974 Sources * Heads, Ian and Midd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Suburbs 1925 Season
The 1925 Eastern Suburbs DRLFC season was the eighteenth in the club's history. They competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League's 1925 premiership and finished the season 8th out of 9 teams. Players *Lineup:- Results Premiership Round 1 - Eastern Suburbs had the bye in the opening round Premiership Round 2, Saturday 9 May 1925 - Western Suburbs 12 defeated Eastern Suburbs 5 at the Sydney Sports Ground. The Eastern Suburbs line-up for this match was:- (fullback)Hardy, (three-quarters)Steel, Hincksman, Peoples, Finch, (Halves) Cunningham, Egan, (forwards) Fitzpatrick, Ives, King, Molloy, Moran, Boddington. Round 3 16 May Saturday 16 May 1925 SOUTH SYDNEY 14 Defeated Eastern Suburbs EASTERN SUBURBS 0 at Sydney Cricket Ground. Round 4 23 May Saturday 23 May 1925 Eastern Suburbs EASTERN SUBURBS 13 Defeated BALMAIN 8 at Sydney Cricket Ground. Saturday 6 June 1925 GLEBE 13 Defeated Eastern Suburbs EASTERN SUBURBS 12 at Wentworth Park; Roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Suburbs 1927 Season
Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in the 30th New South Wales Rugby League season in 1927. Details * Home Ground: Agricultural Ground * Lineup:- Cyril Abotomey • J. Barratt • Tom Barry • George Boddington • Bill Ives • Massey • F. Jefferies • G. Hall • George Harris • G. Keys • G.H. Clamback • H. Kavanagh • Hugh Byrne • Nelson Hardy • P. Burton • Dick Brown • R. Kerr • T. Fitzpatrick • Rick Bevan • Norm Pope • Arthur Robinson • Jack Coote John Joseph Coote (1907-1986) was a rugby league footballer who played in the Australian competition, the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). A junior of the Eastern Suburbs club, Coote was the father of Australian Rugby League Hall of Famer ... • Vic Webber • S. Sharp • A. Carter References External linksRugby League Tables and Statistics {{Sydney Roosters Sydney Roosters seasons East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Roosters Seasons
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and List of cities in Oceania by population, Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains to the west, City of Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
