1954 Eastern Suburbs season

Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in the th New South Wales Rugby League(NSWRL) premiership in 1954.

Details

Lineup - Ray Armstrong, Ferris Ashton(Capt-Coach), John Bell, Ron Booth, Danny Byrnes, Kevin Byrne, Ray Chadwick, Ray Christopher, Charlie Cooksley, Kevin Clark, W.Dowsley, Kevin Doyle, Terry Fearnley, Jack Gibson, Ken Hunter, Ray Hyde, Tommy Kaine, Frank Lawrence, H.Lewis, R.Maloney, K.McDonald, Frank Murphy, Paul Plyers, Barry Russell, K.Small, Fred Smith, Ron Sudlow, Alan Wilson.

Ladder

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Newtown	18	15	2	1	439	215	+224	32
2	South Sydney	18	14	1	3	473	255	+218	29
3	St. George	18	11	1	6	345	292	+53	23
4	North Sydney	18	10	2	6	415	320	+95	22
5	Manly-Warringah	18	10	1	7	391	343	+48	21
6	Balmain	18	9	1	8	346	345	+1	19
7	Western Suburbs	18	6	1	11	287	374	-87	13
8	Canterbury-Bankstown	18	4	0	14	233	465	-232	8
9	EASTERN SUBURBS	18	3	1	14	257	493	-236	7
10	Parramatta	18	3	0	15	282	366	-84	6

Season summary

1954 saw the introduction of the famous Eastern Suburbs 'v' style of jersey which was modeled on the French design.
One of the few highlights of the year was beating traditional rivals and eventual competition winners South Sydney 26-25 in round 6.

References

External links

Rugby League Tables and Statistics

Preceded by 1953	Season 1954	Succeeded by 1955

Sydney Roosters
Est. 1908 in Paddington, New South Wales
The club	History Records Honours Seasons Players Representatives Coaches
Home grounds	Current Sydney Football Stadium Past Royal Agricultural Society Ground Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Cricket Ground Henson Park
Culture	Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club Royal Agricultural Society Shield ANZAC Day Cup Foundation Cup Jack Gibson Cup Ron Coote Cup
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Titles	Premierships – 13 1911 1912 1913 1923 1935 1936 1937 1940 1945 1974 1975 2002 2013
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Other competitions	Current Auckland Nines National Youth Competition S. G. Ball Cup Harold Matthews Cup Past Amco Cup New South Wales Cup Jersey Flegg Cup
Affiliations	Sydney Roosters Juniors Wyong Roos Central Coast Rugby League Central Coast Roosters

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