Eastern Suburbs 1909 Season
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Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in their second New South Wales Rugby League season in 1909. They won 5 of their 11 games and were eliminated in the Minor Semi-Final by Balmain Tigers.
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[edit] 1909 playing squad
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[edit] 1909 draw & results
| Round | Opponent | Result | Roosters Score | Opponent Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | |
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| 1 | Glebe Dirty Reds | Win | 38 (8-7-0) | 5 (1-1-0) | 24 April, 1909 | Wentworth | - | |
| 2 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Win | 10 (2-2-0) | 2 (0-1-0) | 1 May, 1909 | Agricultural | 400 | |
| 3 | North Sydney Bears | Win | 26 (6-4-0) | 16 (4-2-0) | 15 May, 1909 | Agricultural | ||
| 4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Lost | 10 (2-2-0) | 22 (6-2-0) | 22 May, 1909 | Agricultural | 1500 | |
| 5 | Newcastle Rebels | Win | 18 (4-3-0) | 16 (2-5-0) | 29 May, 1909 | Newcastle SG | - | |
| 6 | Newtown Jets | Win | 28 (6-5-0) | 5 (1-1-0) | 19 June, 1909 | Agricultural | 800 | |
| 7 | Balmain Tigers | Lost | 3 (1-0-0) | 11 (3-1-0) | 26 June, 1909 | Birchgrove | 1500 | |
| 8 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Lost | 5 (1-1-0) | 16 (4-2-0) | 10 July, 1909 | Wentworth | 2500 | |
| 9 | Balmain Tigers | Lost | 15 (3-3-0) | 24 (6-3-0) | 17 July, 1909 | Agricultural | 3000 | |
| 10 | North Sydney Bears | Lost | 14 (2-4-0) | 24 (6-3-0) | 7 August, 1909 | Agricultural | 3000 | |
| Minor Semi | Balmain Tigers | Lost | 8 (2-1-0) | 15 (5-0-0) | 14 August, 1909 | Agricultural | 3000 |
[edit] 1909 NSWRL ladder
| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points | |
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| 1 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 41 | +169 | 18 | |
| 2 | Balmain Tigers | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 62 | +68 | 16 | |
| 3 | Newcastle Rebels | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 144 | 93 | +51 | 10 | |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 167 | 141 | +26 | 10 | |
| 5 | Glebe Dirty Reds | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 159 | -97 | 8 | |
| 6 | Newtown Jets | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 73 | 107 | -34 | 7 | |
| 7 | North Sydney Bears | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 104 | 157 | -53 | 6 | |
| 8 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 172 | -130 | 5 |
[edit] Point analysis
[edit] Offence
The lowdown: Eastern Suburbs completed the following score options in the 1908 season:
- 37 tries
- 32 goals
- 0 field goals
The result:
Eastern Suburbs scored a total of 167 points in 1909.
The verdict:
- Eastern Suburbs try scoring ability dropped by 26% on their previous season.
- Eastern Suburbs goal scoring ability dropped by 3% on their previous season.
- Eastern Suburbs field goal kicking ability dropped by 100% on their previous season.
- Eastern Suburbs overall point scoring ability dropped by 16.8% on their previous season.
- Eastern Suburbs total point score dropped by 8.74% on their previous season.
[edit] Defence
The lowdown:
Eastern Suburbs conceded the following score options in the 1909 season:
- 38 tries
- 21 goals
- 0 field goals
The result:
Eastern Suburbs conceded a total of 141 points in 1909.
The verdict:
- Eastern Suburbs try scoring defence dropped by 26.3% on their previous season.
- Eastern Suburbs goal kicking defence dropped by 28.5% on their previous season.
- Eastern Suburbs field goal defence was maintained on their previous season.
- Eastern Suburbs overall defense dropped by 27.1% on their previous season.
- Eastern Suburbs total points against defensive effort dropped by 34% on their previous season.
[edit] 1909 season highlights
- Defeated the Glebe Dirty Reds 38-5 in Round 1 to mark their biggest win of the year.
- Made the finals for the 2nd year in a row only to be beaten by Balmain Tigers 8-15.
- Won the 1909 reserve grade competition.
- During the 1909 season Dave Brown, Dan Frawley, Mick Frawley, Larry O'Malley, Sandy Pearce and Johnno Stuntz were selected to play for Australia.
- Dave Brown, Mick Frawley and Johnno Stuntz made there Australian debuts.
- Larry O'Malley was chosen as the Australian Test Captain.
[edit] References
Rugby League Tables and Statistics
| Preceded by 1908 |
Season 1909 |
Succeeded by 1910 |
