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The Sydney Roosters are a team in the National Rugby League (NRL), the premier rugby league football competition in Australia.
Based in Bondi Junction in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, the Roosters rugby league club has been in existence since 1908, one of the foundation members in the then New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition, predecessor of the Australian Rugby League (ARL) and the current NRL competition.
The Roosters are the only founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League to have an uninterrupted representation from 1908 through to the current competition.
The Roosters have won 12 premierships. These include 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974 and 1975 in the NSWRL competition and 2002 in the NRL competition. The Roosters have also been runners up 14 times and minor premiers 16 times.
Club information
- Club Name: Sydney Roosters (2000- ), Sydney City Roosters (1995-1999), Eastern Suburbs (1908-1994)
- Founded: 1908 (Foundation Member)
- Home stadium: Aussie Stadium (1988- ) Note: Aussie Stadium was known as the Sydney Football Stadium (1988-2002); Henson Park (1987); Sydney Cricket Ground(1977); Sydney Sports Ground (1911-1912, 1922-1925, 1930-1976, 1978-1986); Agricultural Ground (1908-1910, 1913-1921, 1926-1929)
- Head coach: Ricky Stuart (2002- )
- NRL Team Captain: Brad Fittler (1996-2004)
- Uniform colors: Navy Blue, White and Red
- Premiership Titles: 12 - 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002
- Premiership Runners-up: 14 - 1908, 1919, 1921, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1960, 1972, 1980, 2000, 2003, 2004
- Minor Premiership Titles: 16 - 1912, 1913, 1923, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 2004
Club history
Eastern Suburbs were founded at a meeting held at Paddington Town Hall on January 24 1908, continuing the use of the red, white and blue colours of the local rugby union club they had splintered from.
Players of note
- Dally Messenger
- Albert Rosenfeld
- Dan Frawley
- Sandy Pearce
- Dave Brown
- Ray Stehr
- Arthur Beetson
- Ron Coote
- Bob Fulton
- Kevin Hastings
- Ian Schubert
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