The 1941 Eastern Suburbs season was the 34th in the club's history. They competed in the
New South Wales Rugby Football League
The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was ...
's
1941 premiership, finishing
regular season
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1st (out of 8) to claim the club's 10th
minor premiership. Easts then progressed to the
premiership final which was lost to
St. George.
Details
The line-up for the 1940 season contained:-
Jack Arnold, W. Bamford, D.Bartlett,
Dave Brown,
Bill Brew,
John Clarke,
Percy Dermond,
Dick Dunn, Don Gulliver,
Noel Hollingdale,
Sel Lisle
Selwyn Sydney Lisle (29 April 1921 – 26 March 1999) was an Australian rugby league player, a first-grade New South Wales Rugby League premiership winning halfback who played in the 1940s who made a number of New South Wales representativ ...
,
Fred May
Frederick Robert May (7 September 1917 – 13 March 1945) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL).
Playing career
May played for the Eastern Suburbs club, who are now known ...
, Larry O'Shea,
Joe Pearce,
Ray Stehr
Raymond Ernest Stehr (24 January 1913 – 2 June 1983) was an Australian rugby league footballer, a state and national representative player whose club career was played at Sydney's Eastern Suburbs club. He has been named as one of the nation' ...
, Brian Walsh.
Results
Premiership Round 1, Saturday 19 April 1941.
Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to:
Places
*Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India
*Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia
**Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia
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;Association football
*Eastern Suburbs AFC, Auckland, New Zealand
* Eastern ...
14 beat
South Sydney 12 at
Sydney Sports Ground.
Premiership Round 2, Saturday 26 April 1941.
Eastern Suburbs 16 beat
Western Suburbs 13 at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Premiership Round 3, Saturday 3 May 1941.
Eastern Suburbs 16 beat
North Sydney 7 at North Sydney Oval.
Premiership Round 4, Saturday 10 May 1941.
Eastern Suburbs 25 beat
Balmain 8 at Sydney Sports Ground.
Premiership Round 5, Saturday 17 May
Eastern Suburbs 13 beat
Canterbury Bankstown 2
at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Premiership Round 6, Saturday 24 May 1941.
Newtown 4 beat Eastern Suburbs 3 at Henson Park.
Premiership Round 7, Saturday 31 June 1941.
St George 16 beat Eastern Suburbs 10 at
Sydney Sports Ground.
Premiership Round 8, Saturday 21 June 1941.
South Sydney 22 beat Eastern Suburbs 15 at Sydney Sports Ground.
Premiership Round 9, Saturday 28 June 1941.
Eastern Suburbs 15 beat Western Suburbs 3 at Pratten Park.
Premiership Round 10, Sunday 6 July 1941.
Eastern Suburbs 24 beat North Sydney 3 at Trumper Park.
Premiership Round 11, Saturday 12 July 1941.
Balmain 19 beat Eastern Suburbs 12 at Sydney Sports Ground.
Premiership Round 12, Saturday 26 July 1941.
Eastern Suburbs 23(
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Goals
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Dave Brown 6) beat Newtown 20 at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Easts were down 20 to 5 at half time. Dave Brown is said to have led a second half revival with a near faultless goal kicking display.
Premiership Round 13, Saturday 2 July 1941.
St George 20 beat Eastern Suburbs 16 at Hurstville Oval.
Premiership Round 14, Saturday 9 August 1941.
Eastern Suburbs 15 beat Canterbury Bankstown 11 at Belmore Oval.
Table
Highlights
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Dave Brown announced his retirement at the end of the season.
References
External links
Rugby League Tables and Statistics
{{Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters seasons
East
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Etymology
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