1975 Eastern Suburbs Roosters season
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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.

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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