Eastern Suburbs 1908 Season
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Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in their first New South Wales Rugby League season in 1908. They won 9 of their 11 games and finished runners up, being defeated by the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the Grand Final.
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[edit] 1908 Draw & results
| Round | Opponent | Result | Roosters Score | Opponent Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newtown Jets | Win | 32 (8-4-0) | 16 (4-2-0) | 20 April, 1908 | Wentworth | 3000 | |
| 2 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win | 13 (3-2-0) | 12 (4-0-0) | 16 May, 1908 | Agricultural | 3000 | |
| 4 | Balmain Tigers | Win | 21 (5-3-0) | 8 (2-1-0) | 23 May, 1908 | Agricultural | 1500 | |
| 5 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Win | 9 (3-0-0) | 8 (2-1-0) | 30 May, 1908 | Agricultural | 800 | |
| 6 | North Sydney Bears | Win | 19 (5-2-0) | 11 (3-1-0) | 20 June, 1908 | Agricultural | 1500 | |
| 7 | Cumberland | Win | 26 (6-4-0) | 5 (1-1-0) | 27 June, 1908 | Agricultural | 4000 | |
| 8 | Glebe Dirty Reds | Lost | 5 (1-1-0) | 11 (3-1-0) | 4 July, 1908 | Wentworth | - | |
| 9 | Newcastle Rebels | Win | 34 (6-8-0) | 17 (3-4-0) | 25 July, 1908 | Agricultural | 400 | |
| 10 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Win | 24 (6-3-0) | 2 (0-1-0) | 8 August, 1908 | Agricultural | - | |
| Minor Semi | North Sydney Bears | Win | 23 (5-4-0) | 10 (2-2-0) | 15 August, 1908 | Agricultural | 400 | |
| Grand Final | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Lost | 12 (2-2-1) | 14 (4-1-0) | 29 August, 1908 | Agricultural | 4000 |
[edit] 1908 NSWRL ladder
| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 194 | 53 | +141 | 18 | |
| 2 | Eastern Suburbs | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 183 | 90 | +93 | 18 | |
| 3 | Glebe Dirty Reds | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 106 | 63 | +43 | 16 | |
| 4 | North Sydney Bears | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 155 | 66 | +89 | 14 | |
| 5 | Newcastle Rebels | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 151 | 116 | +35 | 10 | |
| 6 | Balmain Tigers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 86 | 113 | -27 | 9 | |
| 7 | Newtown Jets | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 70 | 148 | -78 | 5 | |
| 8 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 190 | -143 | 4 | |
| 9 | Cumberland | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 191 | -153 | 4 |
[edit] Point analysis
Eastern Suburbs completed the following score options in the 1908 season:
- 50 tries
- 33 goals
- 1 field goals
Eastern Suburbs conceded the following score options in the 1908 season:
- 28 tries
- 15 goals
- 0 field goals
[edit] 1908 season highlights
- Eastern Suburbs won their debut match against the Newtown Jets, 32-16.
- Defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs in Round 3, 13-12. Both teams would meet up in the Grand Final later in the year, however it would be without both sides Australian representatives. Eastern Suburbs were able to prove to be the superior team when both teams were able to field full strength squads.
- Biggest win of the season was a winning margin of 22 points against the Western Suburbs Magpies in Round 10, defeating the Magpies 24-2.
[edit] 1908 playing squad
[edit] References
Rugby League Tables and Statistics
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| Preceded by: N/A |
Season 1908 |
Succeeded by: 1909 |
