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1909 Eastern Suburbs Season
The 1909 season was the second in which the Eastern Suburbs DRLFC competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League competition. They finished the regular season in 4th (of 8) position, before being knocked out in the semi-final by Balmain. Players Season * Premiership round 5, Saturday 29 May 1909. Eastern Suburbs 18 defeated Newcastle Rebels 16 at the Newcastle Sports Ground. Described this way "As an exhibition the game was all that could have been desired It was fast, open, exciting and even." * Premiership round 9, Saturday 17 July 1909. Balmain 24 (Apploney 2, Moore 2, Halloway, Regent Tries; Fitzpatrick 3 Goals) defeated Eastern Suburbs 15 ( M. Frawley, Kelley, Webb Tries; Surridge 2, King Goals) at the Agricultural Society's Ground. This was reported to be a particularly rough affair, Easts lost a player early in the match through injury, and two more players were severely concussed, Four were sent off for fighting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1908 Eastern Suburbs Season
The 1908 season was the first in the history of the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (now known as the Sydney Roosters). Eastern Suburbs competed in the inaugural match of the inaugural season, of the newly formed New South Wales Rugby Football League, reaching the final which they lost to South Sydney. They have the distinction of being the only club to have competed in every season since that time. The early years The Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football club was founded at a meeting held at the Paddington Town Hall on 24 January 1908. The meeting was chaired by Harry 'Jersey' Flegg who was named Easts first Secretary and a delegate to the NSWRL. Flegg was also appointed as the club's first captain and made a team selector. Legendary cricketer of the time Victor Trumper was appointed to Easts first committee, while Lieutenant-Colonel Onslow was made Patron of the Eastern Suburbs club. At a subsequent meeting held on 7 February James White was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Green (rugby League)
Edward George Green (born 17 December 1883 in Grafton, New South Wales), was a pioneer Australian Rugby League player. He is reputed to have been the first Indigenous Australian to play rugby league at first-grade level in Australia. Club career George Green played for the club sides Eastern Suburbs for four seasons between 1908–11 and North Sydney for 10 seasons between 1912–1916 and 1918–1922. A utility forward, Green made his debut playing for the Eastern Suburbs club in 1908 season, rugby league's founding year in Australia. He played in the Eastern suburbs side in 1911, the year that club won their first premiership. He moved to the North Sydney club the following year where he played for the next ten seasons. In 1916 Green captained the North Sydney club and in 1918-1919 he was Captain-coach. Green was a vice-captain with the Norths during the club's golden era in its only two premiership winning seasons – 1921 and 1922. Green, who has been described as "sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glebe (rugby League Team)
The Glebe Dirty Reds are an Australian rugby league foundation club which played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League's Sydney premiership, the major competition for the sport in Sydney, from 1908 until their exit at the end of 1929. They were formed on 9 January 1908, with some sources suggesting that they may have been the first Sydney rugby league club to have been created. They were nicknamed and well known as the "Dirty Reds" due to the maroon colour of their playing jerseys. Based in Glebe, New South Wales and playing most of their home matches out of the local Wentworth Oval, Glebe remained a highly competitive team for many years. Though they came close at times, the club was never able to secure a premiership title. After struggling towards the end of the 1920s the club was eventually voted out of the premiership. The club was revived in late 2015 and began to field teams in 2017 for the first time in 87 years. Today they play their home games at Henson Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lenton
William Lenton was a professional rugby league footballer in the Australian competition the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). Lenton played for the Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to: Places *Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India *Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia **Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia Sports clubs ;Association football *Eastern Suburbs AFC, Auckland, New Zealand * Eastern ... club in the 1909 season. A winger, Lenton was a try scorer in that year's semi-final loss against the Balmain Tigers. References The Encyclopedia of Rugby League; Alan Whiticker and Glen Hudson Australian rugby league players Sydney Roosters players Year of death missing Year of birth missing Place of birth missing {{australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hooker (rugby League)
George "Babe" Hooker was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). Hooker played for the Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to: Places *Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India *Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia **Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia Sports clubs ;Association football *Eastern Suburbs AFC, Auckland, New Zealand * Eastern ... club in the 1909 season. References * The Encyclopedia of Rugby League; Alan Whiticker and Glen Hudson Australian rugby league players Sydney Roosters players Year of death missing 19th-century births 20th-century deaths Year of birth missing Place of birth missing {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Hennessy
Arthur Stephen "Ash" Hennessy (24 September 1876 – 19 September 1959) was an Australian pioneer rugby league identity. He was a seminal figure in the creation of the South Sydney Rabbitohs for whom he played and later coached. He was a state and national representative hooker/forward and was the first captain of the Australian national rugby league team. He played for New South Wales rugby league team, New South Wales in the first rugby match run by the newly created 'New South Wales Rugby Football League' which had just split away from the established New South Wales Rugby Football Union. He later coached at club, state and Australian national rugby league team, national representative levels. Background Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Hennessy played his junior rugby football in the centres for the Boys Brigade in 1895.Whiticker pp11-14 He then played for Bayview in 1896 and became a South Sydney junior. Rugby union career By 1901 Hennessy was a regular first grade rugby uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally Webb (rugby League Player)
Walter William Webb (1885–1956) was a rugby league footballer in the Australian competition the New South Wales Rugby League. Biography Wally Webb played for the Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to: Places *Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India *Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia **Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia Sports clubs ;Association football *Eastern Suburbs AFC, Auckland, New Zealand * Eastern ... club in the 1909 season but it better remembered as a leading administrator of the club. He also represented New South Wales in 1909. The father-in-law of Eastern suburbs legend Ray Stehr, Wally Webb was one of that club's earliest secretaries. Webb was awarded life membership of the Eastern Suburbs Roosters club and was president of the club for many years. He was also a noted Horse trainer, winning the Ascot Cup with Greyfoot in 1928. Wally Webb was team manager of the 1933/34 Kangaroos, working closely with Harry Sunderland. Death He died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Surridge (rugby League Player)
Arthur 'Wicker' Surridge (1884–1963) was a rugby league footballer in the Australian competition the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership between 1909 and 1910. Playing career An Easts rugby junior, Surridge grew up at Paddington, New South Wales and played for the Eastern Suburbs club in the 1909 NSWRFL season. A forward, Surridge was an accomplished goal kicker, playing in 9 matches for the Tricolours, including that year's semifinal loss to Balmain in which he was a try scorer. Surridge represented the New South Wales rugby league team on four occasions in 1909. He is noted as the 31st Eastern Suburbs player. He joined Balmain for the 1910 NSWRFL season. Surridge was a well-known police detective in Sydney and held numerous positions with the Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to: Places *Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India *Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia **Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia Sports clubs ;Association football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Lawes
Arthur Lawes was a professional rugby league footballer in the Australian New South Wales Rugby League The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was ... competition. Lawes played for the Eastern Suburbs club, playing 4 matches in the year 1909. References * ''The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players''; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson * ''History Of The New South Wales Rugby League''; Steve Haddan Australian rugby league players Sydney Roosters players Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Griffiths
Edward James Griffiths (1891-1980) was an Australian fire fighter, veteran of the Gallipoli campaign and a three-time premiership-winning rugby league player with the Eastern Suburbs club. Career and war service Born in Pyrmont, New South Wales in 1891, Eddie Griffiths joined the fire service as a Brigades Cadet Corp at just sixteen years of age and his exploits since that time are legendary. Current station commander of the ‘D’ Platoon in the NSW Fire Brigade recalls Griffiths as a tough fearless man who always led by example, describing him as ''“Our greatest fire fighter”''......''”A legend in the true sense of the word”''. In 1948 Griffiths was given the highest honour of any fire fighter when he was promoted to Chief Officer of the NSW Fire Brigades. A veteran of the First World War, Griffiths, a member of an Australian artillery unit, served in Egypt and Gallipoli. Rugby league career Eddie Griffiths played 4 seasons with Easts and was a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Bruce (rugby League Player)
Thomas Fraser Bruce (1885–1917) was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League competition and an Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) officer who fell in World War I at the Battle of Passchendale. Early life and football career Born in Braidwood, New South Wales to parents Robert and Margaret Bruce, the family relocated to Sydney. His mother later lived in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. A , Bruce played in nineteen matches for the Eastern Suburbs club in the years 1909-1912 alongside Dally Messenger. He was the 28th player for the Eastern Suburbs club. He is listed in the Easts playing squad from 1909 through till 1913, although Leslie Cody kept him out of the half-back spot in East's first premiership winning side in 1911. By 1912 the champion representative half-back Pony Halloway had joined the Tricolours and Bruce saw little first grade football in 1912 and none in 1913. War service Bruce was a thirty-two-year-old married tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Briscoe (rugby League Player)
Ted Briscoe was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership's inaugural season – 1908. Briscoe, who played for the Eastern Suburbs club was a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Sm ... in rugby league's first premiership decider. Ted Briscoe is remembered as the Sydney Roosters 27th player. He played two season For Easts in 1908–1909. References * Australian rugby league players Sydney Roosters players Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
