1917 Eastern Suburbs season

1917 Eastern Suburbs season
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Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in the 10th New South Wales Rugby League(NSWRL) premiership in 1917.

Details

No. Position Player

10 Sid 'Sandy' Pearce – HK 45 Bob Williams – PR 54 Charlie Lees – PR 62 Wally Messenger – CE 67 Les Cubitt – FE 72 George Challis – FB 79 Jim Duffy – WG 82 R. McKellar – WG 83 C. Barker – FB 84 Bob Linklater – WG 85 Abraham Jonas – WG

No. Position Player

86 Harry Caples – FE 88 T. Jones – FE 89 W. Raymond – FE 90 Francis Male – HB 91 Max Doerner – HB 92 Ray Norman – CE 93 T. O'Conner – CE 94 R. Adams – FB 95 W. Tijou – CE 96 Gordon Wright – WG


Results

  • Premiership Round 1, Saturday 12 May 1917,

Eastern Suburbs 10 defeated North Sydney 0 at the Agricultural Ground.

  • Premiership Round 2, Saturday 19 May 1917.

Glebe 5 ( Pert try, A. B. Burge goal ) defeated Eastern Suburbs 4 ( Messenger 2 goals ) at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

"Had Glebe been penalised to the full extent for glaring Interference in the flrst half the result muy have been reversed. Wright, the Glebe three-quarter, was the delinquent, and the referee should have awarded Cubitt a penalty try for such a bad breach"

Sydney Morning Herald.

  • Premiership Round 3, Saturday 26 May 1917

Eastern Suburbs 9 ( Cubitt try; Messenger 3 Goals ) defeated South Sydney 6 ( Norman, Vaughan Tries ) at Agricultural Ground.

The result was said to be in doubt right up until the end

  • Premiership Round 4, Saturday 2 June 1917,

Newtown 11 defeated Eastern Suburbs 3 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

  • Premiership Round 5, Tuesday 5 June 1917;

Balmain 13 defeated Eastern Suburbs 2 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

  • Premiership Round 6, Saturday 9 June 1917;

Western Suburbs 15 defeated Eastern Suburbs 2 at St Luke's Park.

  • Premiership Round 7, Saturday 16 June 1917;

Eastern Suburbs 14 defeated Annandale 9( J.Bain 3 tries) at the Agricultural Ground

  • Premiership Round 8, Saturday 23 June 1917;

Eastern Suburbs 16 defeated North Sydney 11(Deane, Emelhenz, Blinkhorn; Tries; Robetson Goal) at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

  • Premiership Round 9, Monday 25 June 1917;

Eastern Suburbs 14 beat Glebe 10 at the Agricultural Ground.

  • Premiership Round 10, Saturday 30 June 1917;

South Sydney 18( H. Horder, Moore, Vaughn Tries; Lucas 3 Goals) Defeated Eastern Suburbs 13 at the Sydney Sports Ground.

  • Premiership Round 11, Saturday 7 July 1917;

Newtown 12 beat Eastern Suburbs 11 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

  • Premiership Round 12, Saturday 14 July 1917;

Balmain 18 defeated Eastern Suburbs 0 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

  • Premiership Round 13, Saturday 21 July 1917;

Eastern Suburbs 14 beat Western Suburbs 9 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

  • Premiership Round 14, Saturday 28 July 1917;

Eastern Suburbs 19 beat Annandale 8 at the Agricultural Ground.

Table

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Balmain 14 13 0 1 269 61 +208 26
2 South Sydney 14 9 0 5 236 143 +93 18
3 Western Suburbs 14 7 1 6 162 160 +2 15
4 Newtown 14 7 1 6 114 123 -9 15
5 Glebe 14 8 0 6 207 165 +42 14
6 Eastern Suburbs 14 7 0 7 131 145 -14 14
7 Annandale 14 1 2 11 71 214 -143 6
8 North Sydney 14 2 0 12 90 269 -179 4
  • Glebe were stripped of two competition points due to fielding an ineligible player in one game.

Season Highlights

  • Won the 3rd grade competition.

References

Rugby League Tables and Statistics

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