# 1917 Eastern Suburbs season

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.