List of Sydney Roosters records

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Below is a list of the Sydney Roosters club records.

Contents

[edit] NRL records

These are the NRL club records that correspond with the Sydney Roosters

The Oldest Club; only club to have played in every season since 1908

The Most Wins; 999

Longest winning streak; 19 matches - 1975

Longest undefeated run; June 1935 - April 1938.

Most Australian Representatives; 72

Most Australian Captains; 8

Biggest Grand Final Winning Margin; 38 points (38-0) versus St. George Dragons - 1975

Most Tries In A Grand Final; 8(equal) - 1975

These are the NRL individual records that correspond with the Sydney Roosters

Most Tries Scored In A Season; Dave Brown - 38 tries, 1935

Most Tries On First Grade Debut(equal); Johnno Stuntz - 4 tries, 1908

Most Goals In A Match(equal); Dave Brown - 15

Youngest First Grade Player; Ray Stehr - 16 years and 85 days

Most Points In A Match; Dave Brown - 48 (5T,15G), 1935

Most consecutive tries; Fred Tottey - 15

Most Points In A Grand Final; Dick Dunn - 19(3T,5G) - 1945

Highest Point Scoring Forward; Craig Fitzgibbon - 1222 points+ ++

+ As of the end of Round 23, 2006.

++ Includes points scored previously to playing with the Roosters.

[edit] Indidual Club Records

Most First Grade Matches For The Club

Player M Years
Luke Ricketson 301 1991 - 2005
Kevin Hastings 228 1976 - 1987
Brad Fittler 217 1996 - 2004
Barry Reilly 198 1966 - 1971 & 1973 - 1979
Mark Harris 195 1970 - 1979
Bill Mullins 188 1968 - 1978
Ray Stehr 174 1942 & 1945 - 1946
Craig Fitzgibbon 162 2000 - 2006*
Craig Wing 161 2000 - 2006*
Kevin Junee 159 1964 - 1973, 1976
Sandy Pearce 157 1908 - 1921
Brendan Hall 156 1986 - 1995
Anthony Minichiello 154 2000 - 2006*

Most Points for the club

Player Points Years M
Craig Fitzgibbon 1,088 (28 tries, 488 goals) 2000-2006 159 *
Allan McKean 903 (18 tries, 422 goals, 3 field goals) 1967-73 120
Ivan Cleary 722 (29 tries, 303 goals) 1996-99 81
John Brass 715 (33 tries, 295 goals, 17 field goals) 1969-76 143
Dave Brown 667 (93 tries, 194 goals) 1930-36 & 1939-41 94
Bob Landers 629 (41 tries, 253 goals) 1959-65 111
Wally Messenger 624 (50 tries, 237 goals) 1912-1920 96
Arthur Oxford 568 (18 tries, 257 goals) 1922-24 & 1926-29 103

Most Points in a Season

Player Points M Season
Ivan Cleary 284 (13 tries, 116 goals 27 1998
Mike Eden 256 (12 tries, 103 goals, 2 field goals) 24 1983
Dave Brown 244 (38 tries, 65 goals 15 1936
Allan Mckean 220 (7 tries, 99 goals, 1 field goal) ? 1972
John Brass 213 (8 tries, 94 goals, 1 field goal) ? 1974

Most Points in a Match

Points Player Opponent Venue Date Score
45 (5 tries, 15 goals) Dave Brown Canterbury Sports Ground Round 6, 1935 87 - 7
38 (6 tries, 10 goals) Dave Brown Canterbury Pratten Park Round 15, 1935 65 - 10
32 (6 tries, 7 goals) Dave Brown Balmain Sydney Cricket Ground Round 18, 1935 53 - 13
26 (4 tries, 7 goals) Dave Brown North Sydney Sydney Cricket Ground Round 16, 1935 53 - 15
26 (1 try, 11 goals) Mike Eden St George Kogarah Oval Round 21, 1983 47-12
25 (3 tries, 8 goals) Wally Messenger Annandale Sydney Cricket Ground Round 6, 1920 42 - 10
25 (3 tries, 8 goals) Rex Norman University Sydney Cricket Ground No. 2 Round 8, 1921 55 - 11

Most Tries for the Club

Tries Player M
104 Bill Mullins 190
93 Dave Brown 94
91 Brad Fittler 217
88 Mark Harris 195
85 Ryan Cross 143
83 Anthony Minichiello 154

Most Tries in a Season

Tries Player M Season
38 Dave Brown 15 1935
27 Rod O'Loan 18 1935
25 Fred Tottey 15 1936
23 Bill Mullins ? 1974
20 Rod O'Loan ? 1936

Most Tries in a Match

Tries Player Opponent Venue Date
7 Rod O'Loan University Sports Ground Round 5, 1935
6 Dave Brown Balmain Sydney Cricket Ground Round 15, 1935
6 Dave Brown Canterbury Pratten Park Round 18, 1935
5 Gordon Wright Balmain Agricultural Ground Round 10, 1920
5 Dave Brown Canterbury Sports Ground Round 6, 1935
5 Brian Allsop Parramatta Sports Ground Round 10, 1955

Most Goals for the Club

Goals Player M
477 Craig Fitzgibbon 159*
422 Allan McKean 120
303 Ivan Cleary 81
295 John Brass 143
194 Dave Brown 94
  • As of Round 23, 2006.

Most Goals in a Season

Goals Player M Season
116 Ivan Cleary 27 1998
103 Mike Eden 24 1983
65 Dave Brown 15 1936

Most Goals in a Match

Goals Player Opponent Venue Date Score
15 Dave Brown Canterbury Sports Ground Round 6, 1935 87 - 7
11 Mike Eden St George Kogarah Oval Round 21, 1983 47-12
10 Dave Brown Canterbury Pratten Park Round 15, 1935 65 - 10
10 Wally Messenger Western Suburbs Sports Ground Round 12, 1916 53 - 0
10 Allan McKean Parramatta Sports Ground Round 4, 1972 50 - 12

[edit] Awards

[edit] Rothmans Medal/Provan-Summons Player of the Year Award

The Rothmans Medal was previously awarded to the player of the year.

  • 1983 - Michael Eden

[edit] Dally M Medal winners

The Dally M Medal is currently awarded to the player of the year.

[edit] The NSW Player Of The Year Award

[edit] Clive Churchill Medal winners

The Clive Churchill Medal is awarded to the Man of the Match in the Grand Final.

[edit] Rugby League Week Player Of The Year Award

[edit] The Sun-Herald Best And Fairest Award

[edit] Golden Boot winner

The Golden Boot is awarded to the worlds best international player.

[edit] The Harry Sunderland medal

This award is give to the best Australian player in a test series

[edit] The Wally Lewis Medal

This award is given to the player of the series in state of origin

[edit] Coach Of The Year

  • 1983 - Laurie Frier

[edit] Team Records

Biggest Winning Margins

Margin Score Opponent Venue Date
80 87 - 7 Canterbury Sports Ground May 18, 1935 (Rd 6)
62 62 - 0 South Sydney Sydney Football Stadium April 25, 1996 (Rd 6)
58 62 - 4 Wests Sydney Football Stadium July 19, 1998 (Rd 19)
56 61 - 5 University Sports Ground May 11, 1935 (Rd 5)
56 56 - 0 Wests Tigers Campbelltown Stadium June 25, 2004 (Rd 16)
55 65 - 10 Canterbury Pratten Park August 10, 1935 (Rd 15)

Biggest Losing Margins

Margin Score Opponent Venue Date
62 4 - 66 Canberra Raiders Bruce Stadium April 15, 1990 (Rd 5)
53 0 - 53 Manly Sports Ground July 17, 1966 (Rd 14)
51 8 - 59 Balmain Leichhardt Oval August 23, 1952 (Rd 18)
50 0 - 50 South Sydney Sports Ground June 7, 1952 (Rd 8)
46 0 - 46 St George Kogarah Oval June 20, 1993 (Rd 12)
42 6 - 48 South Sydney Redfern Oval July 16, 1949 (Rd 14)

Longest Winning Streak

19 games (13th April - 23rd August 1975) (Premiership record for longest game winning streak)

Longest Losing Streak

25 games (25th July, 1965 - 9th April, 1967)

Biggest Grand Final Winning Margin

38 points versus St. George Dragons - 1975 (Premiership record for biggest Grand Final winning margin)

Most Wins

Standing on 999 wins as of the end of Round 23 2006, the Sydney Roosters hold the record for most games won ever.

[edit] Attendance Records

Sydney Football Stadium (1988 - Present)

37,981 - Sydney Roosters v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (1996)

Sydney Sports Ground (1908 - 1987)

26,135 - Sydney Roosters v South Sydney Rabbitohs (1967)

Neutral Venue

94,277 - Sydney Roosters V Brisbane Broncos at Telstra Stadium (2000 Grand Final)

Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club
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[edit] Other Noteable Achievements By The Sydney Roosters Or There Players

  • Permanent owner of the RAS Shield - The first trophy in the history of the NSWRL
  • Oldest Test Player, Sandy Pearce - 38 yeas and 158 days - 1921
  • Most Points On A Kangaroo Tour; Dave Brown - 285(19T,114G) - 1933/34
  • Most Points In An Interstate Match, Dally Messenger(equal) - 32(4T,10G)- 1911
  • The Roosters 1935 team has the best points differential in the history of the game, averaged over 37 points per match
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