Eastern Suburbs season 1910

Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in their third New South Wales Rugby League season in 1910. They won 9 of their 11 games and drew 2. They failed to make the playoffs in 1910.

1910 playing squad

1910 draw & results

1910 NSWRL ladder

1910 point analysis

Offence

The lowdown:

Eastern Suburbs completed the following score options in the 1910 season:

*48 tries
*52 goals
*0 field goals

The result:

Eastern Suburbs scored a total of 248 points in 1910.

The verdict:

*Eastern Suburbs try scoring ability improved by 22.9% on their previous season.

*Eastern Suburbs goal scoring ability improved by 38.4% on their previous season.

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

*Eastern Suburbs overall point scoring ability improved 31% on their previous season.

*Eastern Suburbs total point score improved by 32.6% on their previous season.

Defence

The lowdown:

Eastern Suburbs conceded the following score options in the 1908 season:

*22 tries
*24 goals
*1 field goals

The result:

Eastern Suburbs conceded a total of 116 points in the 1910 season.

The verdict:

*Eastern Suburbs try scoring defence improved by 42.1% on their previous season.

*Eastern Suburbs goal kicking defence dropped by 12.5% on their previous season.

*Eastern Suburbs field goal defence dropped by 100% on their previous season.

*Eastern Suburbs overall defense improved by 20.3% on their previous season.

*Eastern Suburbs total points against defensive effort improved by 17.7% on their previous season.

1910 season highlights

* Defeated the Balmain Tigers 39-2 in Round 13 to mark the biggest win of the year.

* Dally Messenger was the top point scorer in the New South Wales Rugby League with 71 points.

* Won the 1910 reserve grade competition.

* Won the Presidents Cup; a junior league competition established in the 1910 season in which various junior sides competed in.

* Eastern Suburbs inflicted Glebe there worst ever loss when they defeated them 36-0 in Round 14.

* Reprasentatives: Dan Frawley(England), Mick Frawley(Sydney), Dally Messenger(Australia, NSW, Sydney), Sandy Pearce(NSW), Bob Williams(Sydney).

References

[http://stats.rleague.com/rl/rl_index.html Rugby League Tables and Statistics]