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Club - Men

A timeline of those men to have held the Club's most coveted first grade records.

Men's Record Holders Timeline
Most First Grade Games - Roosters

Player Record
Holding Years
Games
Horrie Miller * ^ 1908 - 1909 14 (16)
David Brown * 1909 - 1910 20 (21)
Mick Frawley 1910 - 1912 44
Sandy Pearce 1912 - 1945 157
Ray Stehr 1945 - 1977 174
Barry 'Bunny' Reilly 1977 - 1986 198
Kevin Hastings ~ 1985 - 2003 234
Luke Ricketson 2003 - 2014 301
Anthony Minichiello 2014 - 2020 302
Mitchell Aubusson 2020 - 2024 306
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 2024 -  310
* Games tally in brackets include matches played after
losing the record

^ Horrie Miller became the outright record holder on
24th April, 1909 after sharing it with many others from
the very first game on the 20th April, 1908

~ Kevin Hastings equalled the record in Round 10, 1985
but took the stand alone record in Round 1, 1986
First Man To Play 50 Games: Sandy Pearce 17/08/1912
First Man To Play 100 Games: Sandy Pearce 26/06/1916
First Man To Play 150 Games: Sandy Pearce 30/04/1921
First Man To Play 200 Games: Kevin Hastings 16/03/1986
First Man To Play 250 Games: Luke Ricketson 31/08/2003
First Man To Play 300 Games: Luke Ricketson 26/08/2005

Men's Record Holders Timeline
Most First Grade Points - Roosters

Player Record
Holding Years
Points
Johnno Stuntz * < 1908 - 1908 12 (21)
Horrie Miller ^ 1908 - 1910 56
Dan Frawley * 1910 - 1911 98 (210)
Dally Messenger 1911 - 1917 381
Wally Messenger 1917 - 1941 624
Dave Brown 1941 - 1972 667
Allan McKean 1972 - 2005 903
Craig Fitzgibbon 2005 - 1,454
* Points tally in brackets include matches played after
losing the record

< Johnno Stuntz completed the first ever game as top
points scorer after William Smith had scored the Club's
first points (a try) earlier in that first game on 20th April, 2024

^ Horrie Miller became the outright record holder on the
30th May, 1908 after Johnno Stuntz scored 12 points (4 Tries)
in the opening round of 1908 on the 20th April, 1908
First Man To Score 250 Points: Dally Messenger 11/05/1912
First Man To Score 500 Points: Wally Messenger 26/07/1919
First Man To Score 1,000 Points: Craig Fitzgibbon 8/04/2006

Men's Record Holders Timeline
Most First Grade Tries - Roosters

Player Record
Holding Years
Tries
Johnno Stuntz * < 1908 - 1908 7
Horrie Miller ^ 1908 - 1910 18
Dan Frawley 1910 - 1922 56
Gordon Wright 1922 - 1935 64
Dave Brown 1935 - 1977 93
Bill Mullins 1977 - 2011 104
Anthony Minichiello 2011 - 2023 139
Daniel Tupou 2024 - 164
* Tries tally in brackets include matches played after
losing the record

< Johnno Stuntz completed the first ever game as top
try scorer after William Smith had scored the Club's
first try earlier in that first gam

^ Horrie Miller became the outright record holder on the
16th May, 1908 after Johnno Stuntz scored
12 points (4 Tries) in the opening round of 1908
First Man To Score 50 Tries: Dan Frawley 20/06/1914
First Man To Score 100 Tries: Bill Mullins 24/07/1977
First Man To Score 150 Tries: Daniel Tupou 18/05/2024

 

Acknowledgement of Country

Sydney Roosters respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on.