The 1975 Eastern Suburbs season was the 68th in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRFL's 1975 Premiership, winning all but 3 of their 25 matches and finishing premiers, as well as the

1975 Amco Cup The 1975 Amco Cup was the 2nd edition of the NSWRFL Midweek Cup, a NSWRFL-organised national Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRFL, the BRL, the CRL, the QRL and the NZRL. A total of 28 ...

, which they also won. Easts' 1975 season has since been described as one of the most dominant in Australian rugby league history.

Team line-up

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(Coach), *

Arthur Beetson Arthur Henry "Artie" Beetson OAM (21 January 1945 – 1 December 2011

, *

John Brass John Brass (born 7 October 1946) is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer - a dual-code international. He made twelve international representative rugby union appearances with the Wallabies from 1966 to 1968 and six rep ...

, * Ron Coote, *

Russell Fairfax Russell Lance Fairfax (born 29 March 1952, Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby Union and Rugby League player. A precocious talent, he played his first rugby international while still at school. Having played eight tests for ...

, * Mark Harris, * Grant Hedger, * Ian Mackay, *

Johnny Mayes Johnny Mayes (born 29 April 1947) is an Australian former rugby league halfback who represented Australia in the 1975 World Cup. He also played in three consecutive premiership-winning teams from 1973 to 1975, the first for Manly-Warringah and ...

, * Bill Mullins, * Des O'Reilly, *

John Peard John "Bomber" Peard (born 15 January 1945) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and later coach. An Australian international and New South Wales representative , he played for the Eastern Suburbs, St George and Parramatta NSWRFL ...

, *

Bruce Pickett Bruce Pickett is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s. He played for Eastern Suburbs and Newtown in the New South Wales Rugby League competition. Playing career A Newtown junior, Pickett made his first grade ...

, * Barry 'Bunny' Reilly, * John Rheinberger, *

Ian Schubert Ian 'Shoey' Schubert (born 22 August 1956) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He later became chief salary cap auditor for the National Rugby League. An Australian international repre ...

, *

Kevin Stevens Kevin Stevens (born April 15, 1965) is an American former ice hockey player and current scout in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played left wing on a line with Mario Lemieux during the Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup championships in ...

, *

Elwyn Walters Elwyn Aubrey Walters (born 25 June 1943) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney and Sydney Roosters, Eastern Suburbs clubs and for the Australia national rugby league team, Australian ...

Ladder

*Western Suburbs were stripped of one competition point due to an illegal replacement in one game.

Season summary

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won their 11th Premiership by a record margin, defeating

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in the decider 38-0.It was also their biggest win of the season. *

won the Minor Premiership, losing just 2 matches during the regular season. *

won the club championship * Eastern Suburb won the

* Easts'

was the premiership's leading

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scorer. *

won a record 19 consecutive matches during the season. * Representatives : Arthur Beetson(AUS). John Brass(Aus), Ron Coote(Aus), Mark Harris(Aus), Ian Mackay(Aus), Johnny Mayes(Aus)

Results

Premiership *Round1, Eastern Suburbs 15(?)Defeated Balmain 12(?) played at

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*Round 2,

11(?) defeated Eastern Suburbs 3 at(?) Kogarah Jubilee Oval. *Round 3, Cronulla Sutherland 17(?) defeated Eastern Suburbs 13)(?) *Round 4, Eastern Suburbs 22 defeated Manly Warringah 16 at Brookvale Oval *Round 5, Eastern Suburbs 22 defeated Western Suburbs 16 at the

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. *Round 6, Eastern Suburbs 25 defeated Penrith 12 at Penrith Park. *Round 7, Eastern Suburbs 29 defeated Canterbury Bankstown 10 at Sydney Cricket Ground. *Round 8, * Eastern Suburbs 15(Schubert, Harris, Walters Tries; Brass 3 Goals) defeated Newtown 6(D. Oliveri, J. Bradstock Tries) at Henson Park. * Eastern Suburbs 7(Schubert Try; Brass 2 Goals) defeated Balmain 5(M.Fish Try; J. Cunningham Goal) at

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References

External links

* The Story Of Australian Rugby League, Gary Lester {{Sydney Roosters Sydney Roosters seasons Eastern Suburbs Roosters season