1975 Eastern Suburbs Roosters season

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, which they also won.

1975 Eastern Suburbs Roosters season
< 1974 1976 >

Easts' 1975 season has since been described as one of the most dominant in Australian rugby league history.[1]

Team line-up

Jack Gibson (Coach),

Ladder

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Eastern Suburbs 222002431198+23340
2 Manly-Warringah 221507439314+12530
3 St. George 221228341294+4726
4 Canterbury-Bankstown 221129330287+4324
5 Western Suburbs 2210210365289+7621
6 Parramatta 2210111391373+1821
7 Balmain 2210111288357-6921
8 Cronulla-Sutherland 229112370375-519
9 North Sydney 229013322414-9218
10 Newtown 227213349422-7316
11 Penrith 227114312452-14015
12 South Sydney 226016298461-16312
  • Western Suburbs were stripped of one competition point due to an illegal replacement in one game.

Season summary

Results

Premiership

  • Round1, Eastern Suburbs 15(?)Defeated Balmain 12(?) played at Sydney Sports Ground
  • Round 2, St George 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 Sydney Cricket Ground.
  • 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 Leichhardt Oval.

References

  1. Middleton, David (30 September 2013). "Ten of the most dominant seasons in rugby league history from historian David Middleton". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  • The Story Of Australian Rugby League, Gary Lester
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