Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in their 29th New South Wales Rugby League premiership in the 1936 season.
The Eastern Suburbs line-up for the 1936 season contained:- Wal Bamford, Jack Beaton, John Beckly, Dave Brown(c), John Clarke, Jack Coote, Jack 'Buster' Craigie, Tom Dowling, Albert Horsell, Jack Lynch, H McCallum, Tom McLachlan, Ross McKinnon, Ernie Norman, Andy Norval, Rod O'Loan, Johnny Parker, Sid 'Joe' Pearce Henry 'harry' Pierce, Viv Thicknesse.
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Eastern Suburbs became only the second team to go through a season undefeated winning their 7th minor premiership.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Suburbs | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 335 | 145 | +190 | 28 |
| 2 | Balmain | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 268 | 161 | +107 | 22 |
| 3 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 345 | 243 | +102 | 22 |
| 4 | North Sydney | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 210 | 161 | +49 | 19 |
| 5 | Newtown | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 320 | 225 | +95 | 16 |
| 6 | Western Suburbs | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 199 | 201 | +2 | 15 |
| 7 | South Sydney | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 185 | 185 | =0 | 14 |
| 8 | St. George | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 141 | 228 | -87 | 10 |
| 9 | University | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 99 | 414 | -315 | 4 |
Eastern Suburbs 25(Dave Brown 3, Viv Thicknesse, Jack Lynch, Rod O'Loan, Fred Tottey tries; Tom Dowling, Jack Lynch goals) defeated Canterbury Bankstown 13 (J Gartner try; T Kirk 5 goals) at Belmore Sports Ground. Half time: 9-11. Crowd: 7201. Referee: Deane.
| Balmain Tigers | Position | Eastern Suburbs Roosters |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Johnston | FB | Tom Dowling |
| Sid Goodwin | WG | Rod O'Loan |
| Gus Reeves | CE | Dave Brown (c) |
| Eddie Lochart | CE | Jack Lynch |
| Jack Redman | WG | Fred Tottey |
| Sid Christensen (c) | FE | Ernie Norman |
| Tom Grahame | HB | Viv Thicknesse |
| Dave Manning | PR | Jack Coote |
| Bill Alexander | HK | Tom McLachlan |
| Frank Griffiths | PR | Ray Stehr |
| Bill Johnson | SR | Harry Pierce |
| Edmond Beaver | SR | Joe Pearce |
| Roy Palmer | LK | Andy Norval |
| Joe Busch | Coach | Arthur Halloway |
In front of a crowd of 14,395 at the Sydney Cricket Ground Easts were vying for back-to-back premierships and took on Balmain.
The match, officiated by referee Lal Deane was tight in the first half with a scoreline favouring Easts 8-6 at the break. In the second half Easts ran away with the game, scoring eight tries all up to Balmain's two.
The game marked the end of sterling career for Tiger's champion and former international Joe "Chimpy" Busch, and was a suitable farewell for the Roosters' captain and star, Dave Brown, who headed to the English club Warrington for the 1937 and 1938 seasons.
Eastern Suburbs 32 (Tries: Fred Tottey 2, Rod O’Loan, Dave Brown, Ray Stehr, Ernie Norman, Jack Lynch, Andy Norval. Goals: Jack Lynch 2, Dave Brown 2 )
defeated
Balmain 12 (Tries: Frank Griffiths, Sid Goodwin. Goals: Sid Christensen 2, Bill Johnson)
| Preceded by 1935 |
Season 1936 |
Succeeded by 1937 |
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