List of Sydney Roosters records

Below is a list of the Sydney Roosters club records.

Contents

NRL records

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

Most Seasons; only club to have played in every season since 1908

The Most Wins; 1046

Longest winning streak; 19 matches - 1975

Longest undefeated run; June 1935 - April 1938.

Most Australian Representatives; 73

Most Australian Captains; 8

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 - 45 (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 - 1604 points+

+ Includes points scored previously to playing with the Roosters.

Individual Club Records

Bold indicates active player.

Most First Grade Matches For The Club

Player M Years
Luke Ricketson 301 1991 – 2005
Kevin Hastings 228 1976 – 1987
Craig Fitzgibbon 228 2000 – 2009
Anthony Minichiello 217 2000 – present
Brad Fittler 217 1996 – 2004
Barry Reilly 198 1966 – 1971, 1973 – 1979
Mark Harris 195 1970 – 1979
Bill Mullins 188 1968 – 1978
Craig Wing 179 2000 – 2007
Ray Stehr 174 1943, 1945 – 1946

Most Points for the club

Player Points Years M
Craig Fitzgibbon 1,454 (36 tries, 655 goals) 2000-2009 228
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
Michael Eden 256 (12 tries, 103 goals, 2 field goals) 24 1983
Todd Carney 255 (16 tries, 95 goals, 1 field goal) 28 2010
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) Michael 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 Anthony Minichiello 217
104 Bill Mullins 190
93 Dave Brown 94
91 Brad Fittler 217
88 Mark Harris 195
85 Ryan Cross 143

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
21 Shaun Kenny-Dowall 28 2010
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
655 Craig Fitzgibbon 228
422 Allan McKean 120
303 Ivan Cleary 81
295 John Brass 143
194 Dave Brown 94

Most Goals in a Season

Goals Player M Season
116 Ivan Cleary 27 1998
103 Michael Eden 24 1983
95 Todd Carney 28 2010
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 Michael 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

Awards

Rothmans Medal/Provan-Summons Player of the Year Award

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

Dally M Medal winners

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

A Dally M award is also presented to the best player in each position.

The NSW Player Of The Year Award

Clive Churchill Medal winners

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

Rugby League Week Player Of The Year Award

The Sun-Herald Best And Fairest Award

Golden Boot winner

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

The Harry Sunderland medal

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

The Wally Lewis Medal

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

Coach Of The Year

Team Records

Biggest Winning Margins

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

Biggest Losing Margins

Margin Score Opponent Venue Date
62 4-66 Canberra Raiders Bruce Stadium 15 April 1990 (Rd 5)
56 0-56 Manly Brookvale Oval 7 July 2007 (Rd 17)
53 0-53 Manly Sports Ground 17 July 1966 (Rd 14)
51 8-59 Balmain Leichhardt Oval 23 August 1952 (Rd 18)
50 0-50 South Sydney Sports Ground 7 June 1952 (Rd 8)

Longest Winning Streak

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

Longest Losing Streak

25 games (25 July 1965 – 9 April 1967)

Biggest Grand Final Winning Margin

38 points versus St. George Dragons - 1975

Most Wins

As of 25 April 2007 the Sydney Roosters have won 1000 premiership games.Their 1000th win came on a very wet ANZAC clash against the struggling St. George Illawarra Dragons the final score was 18-4. As of 3 October 2010 the Sydney Roosters have now won 1046 premiership games.

Attendance Records

Sydney Football Stadium (1988 - Present)

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

Sydney Sports Ground (1911 - 1986)

26,894 - Sydney Roosters v North Sydney Bears (1946)

Neutral Venue

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

Home game attendance records

The table below highlights the Sydney Roosters' record home attendances for regular premiership matches (1908 - 2010) at each home venue.

Ground Versus Official Attendance Date
Sydney Cricket Ground Manly-Warringah 50,130 4 May 1974
Sydney Football Stadium Manly-Warringah 37,981 22 July 1996
Sydney Sports Ground North Sydney 26,894 20 April 1946
Royal Agricultural Showground Glebe 22,000 25 May 1912
WACA Ground, Perth ^ Canberra 20,436 7 May 1993
Henson Park South Sydney 17,562 16 August 1987
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Newcastle 18,124 6 August 2006
Lancaster Park, Christchurch ^ Auckland 20,721 27 June 2010

^ Venue used for promotional purposes

Finals attendance records

The Roosters' highest attendances at venues used for finals fixtures are listed below (1908 - 2010).

Ground Versus Official Attendance Date
Stadium Australia Brisbane 94,277 27 August 2000
Sydney Cricket Ground St George 63,047 20 September 1975
Sydney Football Stadium Canterbury-Bankstown 41,123 27 September 2003
QE2 Stadium Brisbane 28,374 19 September 1998
Sydney Sports Ground South Sydney 27,104 12 September 1931
Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 26,482 5 September 1998
Mt Smart Stadium Auckland 25,585 19 September 2008
Royal Agricultural Showground South Sydney 25,000 15 September 1928
Olympic Park, Melbourne Melbourne 18,247 30 August 1998

Away game attendance records

The Roosters also draw significant crowds away from home. The table below lists the Sydney Roosters' best attendances at selected venues that have played host to their away fixtures.

Ground Versus Official Attendance Date
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Auckland 29,048 30 April 1995
QE2 Stadium, Brisbane Brisbane 41,211 7 August 1994
Lang Park, Brisbane Brisbane 35,592 26 August 2005
Canberra Stadium Canberra 23,603 9 July 2000
Seiffert Oval, Queanbeyan Canberra 14,754 29 April 1984
Stadium Australia Canterbury-Bankstown 36,526 4 April 2008
Belmore Sports Ground Canterbury-Bankstown 18,129 9 May 1976
Sydney Showground, Homebush Canterbury-Bankstown 15,343 19 July 2002
Endeavour Field Cronulla-Sutherland 20,380 7 September 2002
Wentworth Park Glebe 15,000 2 May 1914
Brookvale Oval Manly-Warringah 23,005 6 June 1976
Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 25,315 29 August 1999
Willows Sports Complex, Townsville North Queensland 22,476 30 April 2005
North Sydney Oval North Sydney 16,704 19 April 1992
Parramatta Stadium Parramatta 20,276 19 March 1999
Cumberland Oval Parramatta 20,080 14 August 1977
Penrith Stadium Penrith 22,227 27 July 2003
Sydney Football Stadium St George-Illawarra 36,212 25 April 2010
Redfern Oval South Sydney 17,537 21 June 1964
Kogarah Jubilee Oval St George 17,216 10 April 1977
Wollongong Stadium St George-Illawarra 19,512 29 July 2005
Lidcombe Oval Western Suburbs 14,326 13 July 1975
Campbelltown Stadium Wests Tigers 19,901 2 May 2010

Attendance records by club

The table below lists the record attendances against each top flight Australian club* (1908 - 2010). Where a finals fixture or double-header is the record attendance, the regular season attendance record is also shown.

Club Ground Official Attendance Date Notes
Adelaide Sydney Football Stadium 6,200 17 April 1998 Regular season
Annandale Wentworth Park 8,000 15 August 1914 Regular season
Auckland Stadium Australia 80,130 6 October 2002 Finals fixture
Auckland Mt Smart Stadium 29,048 30 April 1995 Regular season
Balmain Sydney Cricket Ground 44,585 1 September 1945 Finals fixture
Balmain Sydney Cricket Ground 39,730 25 April 1946 Regular season
Brisbane Stadium Australia 94,277 27 August 2000 Finals fixture
Brisbane QE2 Stadium 41,211 7 August 1994 Regular season
Canberra Sydney Cricket Ground 26,790 20 September 1987 Finals fixture
Canberra Canberra Stadium 23,603 9 July 2000 Regular season
Canterbury Stadium Australia 82,127 4 October 2004 Finals fixture
Canterbury Stadium Australia 36,526 4 April 2008 Regular season
Cronulla Sydney Football Stadium 25,366 13 September 2002 Finals fixture
Cronulla Sydney Football Stadium 23,819 26 August 1996 Regular season
Cumberland Royal Agricultural Showground 4,000 27 June 1908 Regular season
Glebe Sydney Sports Ground 25,000 3 August 1912 Regular season
Gold Coast Lang Park, Brisbane 44,787 24 September 2010 Finals fixture
Gold Coast Carrara Stadium 17,423 19 August 2007 Regular season
Illawarra Wollongong Showground 13,096 4 April 1993 Regular season
Manly Sydney Cricket Ground 54,357 16 September 1972 Finals fixture
Manly Sydney Cricket Ground 50,130 4 May 1974 Regular season
Melbourne Olympic Park 18,247 30 August 1998 Finals fixture
Melbourne Sydney Football Stadium 14,184 2 August 1998 Regular season
Newcastle Sydney Football Stadium 33,727 19 August 2000 Finals fixture
Newcastle Newcastle International Sports Centre 25,315 29 August 1999 Regular season
Newtown Sydney Cricket Ground 25,243 19 September 1981 Finals fixture
Newtown Sydney Cricket Ground 24,148 21 April 1945 Regular season
North Queensland Stadium Australia 43,048 26 September 2004 Finals fixture
North Queensland Willows Sports Complex 22,476 30 April 2005 Regular season
Northern Eagles Central Coast Stadium 14,353 4 June 2000 Regular season
North Sydney Sydney Cricket Ground 40,000 21 May 1921 Regular season
Parramatta Stadium Australia 62,255 5 February 2000 Double header
Parramatta Sydney Cricket Ground 39,095 10 September 1977 Finals fixture
Parramatta Sydney Cricket Ground 30,633 23 August 1981 Regular season
Penrith Stadium Australia 81,166 5 October 2003 Finals fixture
Penrith Stadium Australia 25,852 2 April 2004 Regular season
South Queensland Lang Park 10,107 25 May 1996 Regular season
South Sydney Sydney Cricket Ground 43,469 12 August 1967 Regular season
St George Sydney Cricket Ground 63,047 20 September 1975 Finals fixture
St George Sydney Cricket Ground 33,235 19 August 1972 Regular season
St George-Illawarra Stadium Australia 82,334 3 October 2010 Finals fixture
St George-Illawarra Sydney Cricket Ground 37,994 8 August 2010 Regular season
University Sydney Cricket Ground 13,000 17 May 1924 Regular season
Western Reds WACA Ground 11,255 4 August 1995 Regular season
Western Suburbs Sydney Cricket Ground 43,072 14 September 1974 Finals fixture
Western Suburbs Sydney Cricket Ground 30,000 29 May 1920 Regular season
Wests Tigers Stadium Australia 54,833 17 February 2001 Double header
Wests Tigers Finals Fixture 33,315 11 September 2010 Finals Fixture
Wests Tigers Stadium Australia 25,166 10 August 2007 Regular season

Other Notable Achievements By The Sydney Roosters Or Their Players