Eastern Suburbs (now known as the
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 ...
) competed in their 42nd
New South Wales Rugby 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 ...
season in 1949.
Season summary
* Eastern Suburbs won the
wooden spoon Wooden Spoon may refer to:
* Wooden spoon, implement
* Wooden spoon (award)
** Australian rugby league wooden spooners
** County Championship Wooden Spoons
** List of Australian Football League wooden spoons
** MLS Wooden Spoon
* Wooden Spoon Soci ...
.
* Representatives –
Col Donohoe
Matthew Colin "Col" Donohoe (1929-1986) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney clubs, playing between 1951 and 1959.
Club career
Col Donohoe, a half-back, played 4 seasons with the Syd ...
(Aus),
Vic Bulgin (Aus)
Players
Ray Stehr
Raymond Ernest Stehr (24 January 1913 – 2 June 1983) was an Australian rugby league footballer, a New South Wales Rugby League team, state and Australia national rugby league team, national representative player whose club career was played a ...
(Coach); Kevin Abrahamsen, Jack Arnold, Milton Atkinson, Reg Beath, Frank Burke,
Vic Bulgin, Jack Coll, Col Donohoe, Ernie Hawkins, Gordon Hassett, Dick Healy,
Sid Hobson, Brian Holmes, Jim Hunt, Ken Hunter, Ken McCaffery, Billy Morris, John Murphy, J 'Mick' Phelan, Stan Robinson, John Sellgren, Len Solomon, Ralph Stewart, Ian Verrender
NSWRFL ladder
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Sydney Roosters seasons
Eastern Suburbs season