Eastern Suburbs season 1915

Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in the 8th New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) premiership in 1915.

Details

* Home Ground:
* The Eastern Suburbs line-up for the 1915 season included - C. Barker, George Challis, Edward Coyne, Les Cubitt, Barney Dalton, Jim Duffy, D. Flannery, Abraham Jonas, Charlie Lees, Bob Linklater, Wally Messenger, George McGowan, R. McKellar, Sid Sandy Pearce, Jack Watkins.

Results

* Premiership Round 1. Saturday the 8th of May 1915,
Eastern Suburbs 25 defeated Annandale 3 at the Agricultural Ground.

* Premiership Round 2, Saturday the 15th of May 1915,
Eastern Suburbs 23 defeated North Sydney 6( E Taplin, S McFarlane Tries) at North Sydney Oval.

* Premiership Round 3, Saturday the 22nd of May 1915,
Balmain 14 defeated Eastern Suburbs 7 at Sydney Cricket Ground.

* Premiership Round 4, Saturday the 29th of May 1915,
Newtown 5 defeated Eastern Suburbs 3 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

* Premiership Round 5, Saturday the 12th of June 1915,
Eastern Suburbs 6 defeated Western Suburbs 3 at St Luke's Park.

* Premiership Round 6, Saturday the 19th of June 1915
South Sydney 10( Rex Norman, Thompson Tries; H Horder 2 Goals), defeated Eastern Suburbs 7 at the Agricultural Ground.

* Premiership Round 7, Saturday the 26th of June 1915
Glebe 15 defeated Eastern Suburbs 7 at Wentworth Park.

* Premiership Round 8, Saturday the 3rd of July 1915,
Eastern Suburbs 32 defeated Annandale 3 at Hampden.

* Premiership Round 9, Saturday the 10th of July 1915
Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs 35 defeated North Sydney 4(R. Farnell , H. Stewart Goals) at Hampden.

* Premiership Round 10, ??? the 15th of July 1915Balmain 14 defeated Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs 7 at the Agricultural Ground.

* Premiership Round 11, ??? the 31st of July 1915
Newtown 9( 3 Tries) defeated Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs 8(2 Tries; 1 Goal) at Wentworth Park.

* Premiership Round 12, ??? the 7th of August 1915,
Eastern Suburbs 12 (2 Tries; 3 Goals) defeated Western Suburbs 5(1 Try; 1 Goal) at Hampden.

* Premiership Round 13, Saturday 14 August 1915,
South Sydney 5( Groves Try; H. Horder Goal) defeated Eastern Suburbs 3 at Agricultural Ground.

* Premiership Round 14, Saturday 21 August 1915,
Glebe 13 defeated Eastern Suburbs 5 at Hampden.

Ladder

City Cup Final

Eastern Suburbs again took out the City Cup defeating Glebe 22-3 in the final.

eason Highlights

* Won City Cup
* Won Presidents Cup
* Representatives:- Les Cubitt(NSW), George Challis(NSW), Jack Watkins(NSW).

References

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