Eastern Suburbs 1912 Season

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Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in their fifth New South Wales Rugby League season in 1912. They won their second premiership back to back finishing 1st at the end of the season to claim both the minor and major premiership due to the rule stipulations for that year.

Contents 1 1912 playing squad 2 1912 results 3 1912 NSWRL ladder 4 1912 point analysis 4.1 Offence 4.2 Defence 5 1912 season highlights 6 References

[edit] 1912 playing squad

No. Position Player 5 WG Dan Frawley 9 PR Larry 'Jersey' O'Malley 10 HK Sid 'Sandy' Pearce 18 CE Herbert Henry 'Dally' Messenger 23 PR Percy White 25 PR Mick Frawley 28 HB Tom Bruce 29 PR Eddie Griffiths 43 SR Barney Dalton 45 PR Bob Williams

No. Position Player 49 CE John 'Dinny' Campbell 51 FB Fred Kinghorn 53 WG Eddie White 54 PR Charlie Lees 56 SR Harold Corbett 58 PR W. Dalton 61 HB Arthur Halloway 62 CE Wally Messenger 63 PR A. Allen

[edit] 1912 results

Round		Opponent	Result	Roosters Score	Opponent Score	Date	Venue	Crowd
1		Annandale Dales	Won	8 (0-4-0)	7 (1-2-0)	4 May, 1912	Sports Ground	6000
2		Western Suburbs Magpies	Won	22 (6-2-0)	8 (2-1-0)	11 May, 1912	Agricultural
3		South Sydney Rabbitohs	Won	9 (1-3-0)	8 (0-4-0)	18 May, 1912	Agricultural	18000
4		Glebe Dirty Reds	Won	10 (0-5-0)	2 (0-1-0)	25 May, 1912	Agricultural	22000
5		Newtown Jets	Lost	2 (0-1-0)	4 (0-2-0)	8 June, 1912	Agricultural	8000
6		North Sydney Bears	Won	34 (8-5-0)	7 (1-2-0)	15 June, 1912	Agricultural	8000
7		Balmain Tigers	Won	35 (9-4-0)	0 (0-0-0)	29 July, 1912	Agricultural	4000
8		Annandale Dales	Won	12 (2-3-0)	7 (1-2-0)	6 July, 1912	Wentworth	5000
9		Western Suburbs Magpies	Won	41 (7-9-1)	9 (1-3-0)	20 July, 1912	Agricultural	2000
10		South Sydney Rabbitohs	Won	10 (2-2-0)	7 (1-2-0)	27 July, 1912	Sports Ground	14000
11		Glebe Dirty Reds	Won	6 (0-2-1)	4 (0-2-0)	3 August, 1912	Sports Ground	25000
12		Newtown Jets	Won	12 (2-3-0)	6 (0-3-0)	10 August, 1912	Agricultural	10000
13		North Sydney Bears	Won	15 (3-3-0)	10 (2-2-0)	17 August, 1912	North Sydney	8000
14		Balmain Tigers	Won	14 (2-4-0)	7 (1-2-0)	24 August, 1912	Sports Ground	5000

[edit] 1912 NSWRL ladder

Rank		Team	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
1		Eastern Suburbs	14	13	0	1	230	86	+144	26
2		Glebe Dirty Reds	14	11	0	3	199	83	+116	22
3		Newtown Jets	14	9	0	5	178	132	+46	18
4		South Sydney Rabbitohs	14	8	0	6	207	137	+70	16
5		Balmain Tigers	14	6	0	8	138	168	-30	12
6		North Sydney Bears	14	6	0	8	124	197	-73	12
7		Annandale Dales	14	2	0	12	86	134	-48	4
8		Western Suburbs Magpies	14	1	0	13	100	325	-225	2

[edit] 1912 point analysis

[edit] Offence

The lowdown:

Eastern Suburbs completed the following score options in the 1912 season:

• 42 tries
• 50 goals
• 2 field goals

The result:

Eastern Suburbs scored a total of 230 points in 1912.

The verdict:

• Eastern Suburbs try scoring ability dropped by 6.6% on their previous season.

• Eastern Suburbs goal scoring ability dropped by 21.8% on their previous season.

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

• Eastern Suburbs overall point scoring ability dropped 15.3% on their previous season.

• Eastern Suburbs total point score dropped by 23.3% on their previous season.

[edit] Defence

The lowdown:

Eastern Suburbs conceded the following score options in the 1912 season:

• 10 tries
• 28 goals
• 0 field goals

The result:

Eastern Suburbs conceded a total of 86 points in the 1912 season.

The verdict:

• Eastern Suburbs try scoring defence improved by 70.5% on their previous season.

• Eastern Suburbs goal kicking defence dropped by 7.1% on their previous season.

• Eastern Suburbs field goal defence improved by 100% on their previous season.

• Eastern Suburbs overall defense improved by 37.7% on their previous season.

• Eastern Suburbs total points against defensive effort improved by 33.3% on their previous season.

[edit] 1912 season highlights

• Won second consecutive premiership by finishing 1st at the end of the regular season.

• Won maiden minor premiership.

• Defeated the Balmain Tigers 35-nil in round 7 to mark the biggest win of the year.

[edit] References

Rugby League Tables and Statistics

Preceded by 1911

Season 1912

Succeeded by 1913