1917 Eastern Suburbs season

Rugby league team 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

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| 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

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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

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## Results

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* 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

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| Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | Pts

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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

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* Won the 3rd grade competition.

## References

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## External links

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Rugby League Tables and Statistics

Preceded by

1916

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1917  | Succeeded by

1918

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