Eastern Suburbs 1911 Season

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Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in their fourth New South Wales Rugby League season in 1911. They won their maiden premiership defeating the Glebe Dirty Reds 11-8.

Contents 1 1911 results 2 1911 NSWRL ladder 3 1911 point analysis 3.1 Offence 3.2 Defence 4 1911 season highlights 5 References

[edit] 1911 results

Round		Opponent	Result	Roosters Score	Opponent Score	Date	Venue	Crowd
1		Annandale Dales	Won	30 (6-6-0)	3 (1-0-0)	29 April, 1911	Agricultural	2000
2		North Sydney Bears	Won	22 (4-5-0)	9 (1-3-0)	6 May, 1911	Sports Ground	5000
3		Glebe Dirty Reds	Lost	0 (0-0-0)	8 (2-1-0)	13 May, 1911	Wentworth	4000
4		Newtown Jets	Lost	7 (1-2-0)	16 (4-2-0)	20 May, 1911	Sports Ground	15000
5		Balmain Tigers	Won	16 (4-2-0)	11 (3-1-0)	27 May, 1911	Sports Ground	3000
6		Western Suburbs Magpies	Won	22 (4-5-0)	15 (3-3-0)	17 June, 1911	Sports Ground	3000
7		South Sydney Rabbitohs	Lost	8 (0-4-0)	12 (2-3-0)	1 July, 1911	Sports Ground	10000
8		Balmain Tigers	Won	29 (5-6-1)	7 (1-2-0)	8 July, 1911	Birchgrove	4000
9		Western Suburbs Magpies	Draw	8 (2-1-0)	8 (2-1-0)	22 July, 1911	Agricultural	2000
10		Newtown Jets	Draw	13 (3-2-0)	13 (3-2-0)	29 July, 1911	Agricultural	1000
11		South Sydney Rabbitohs	Won	24 (4-6-0)	14 (4-1-0)	5 August, 1911	Sports Ground	15000
12		Glebe Dirty Reds	Won	18 (2-5-1)	8 (2-1-0)	12 August, 1911	Sports Ground	16000
13		Annandale Dales	Won	8 (0-4-0)	5 (1-1-0)	19 August, 1911	Agricultural	3000
14		North Sydney Bears	Won	3 (1-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	26 August, 1911	North Sydney	2000
Minor Semi		South Sydney Rabbitohs	Won	23 (3-7-0)	10 (2-2-0)	2 September, 1911	Sports Ground	14000
Preliminary		Glebe Dirty Reds	Won	22 (4-5-0)	9 (1-3-0)	9 September, 1911	Agricultural	16000
Grand Final		Glebe Dirty Reds	Won	11 (1-4-0)	8 (2-0-1)	16 September, 1911	Agricultural	20000

[edit] 1911 NSWRL ladder

Rank		Team	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
1		Glebe Dirty Reds	14	11	0	3	244	88	+156	22
2		Eastern Suburbs	14	9	2	3	208	129	+79	20
3		South Sydney Rabbitohs	14	9	2	3	188	117	+71	20
4		Newtown Jets	14	6	3	5	154	120	+34	15
5		Annandale Dales	14	5	1	8	113	184	-71	11
6		North Sydney Bears	14	4	1	9	138	209	-71	9
7		Western Suburbs Magpies	14	4	1	9	116	189	-73	9
8		Balmain Tigers	14	3	0	11	130	255	-125	6

[edit] 1911 point analysis

[edit] Offence

The lowdown:

Eastern Suburbs completed the following score options in the 1911 season:

• 45 tries
• 64 goals
• 2 field goals

The result:

Eastern Suburbs scored a total of 300 points in 1911.

The verdict:

• Eastern Suburbs try scoring ability dropped by 6.2% on their previous season.

• Eastern Suburbs goal scoring ability improved by 18.7% on their previous season.

• Eastern Suburbs field goal kicking ability improved by 200% on their previous season.

• Eastern Suburbs overall point scoring ability improved 9.9% on their previous season.

• Eastern Suburbs total point score dropped by 16.1% on their previous season.

[edit] Defence

The lowdown:

Eastern Suburbs conceded the following score options in the 1911 season:

• 34 tries
• 26 goals
• 1 field goals

The result:

Eastern Suburbs conceded a total of 129 points in the 1911 season.

The verdict:

• Eastern Suburbs try scoring defence dropped by 35.2% on their previous season.

• Eastern Suburbs goal kicking defence dropped by 7.6% on their previous season.

• Eastern Suburbs field goal defence was maintained on their previous season.

• Eastern Suburbs overall defense dropped by 10% on their previous season.

• Eastern Suburbs total points against defensive effort improved by 17.7% on their previous season.

[edit] 1911 season highlights

• Won maiden premiership defeating the Glebe Dirty Reds 11-8 in the Grand Final.

• Defeated the Annandale Dales 30-3 in Round 1 to mark the biggest win of the year.

[edit] References

Rugby League Tables and Statistics

Preceded by: 1910

Season 1911

Succeeded by: 1912