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Cup Winners

Line-Ups of all the Roosters teams to win Cup finals.

Post-Season City Cup Final Winning Teams

 

1914

1915

1916

  Saturday,
12th September, 1914

v South Sydney

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Crowd: Approx. 18,000)
Saturday,
11th September, 1915

v Glebe

Royal Agricultural Showground
(Crowd: Approx. 5,000)
Saturday,
12th August, 1916

v Glebe

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Approx. 30,000)
  Won By Eastern Suburbs 6 - 5
(Half Time: 0 - 0)
Won By Eastern Suburbs 22 - 3
(Half Time: Eastern Suburbs 10 - 3)
Won By Eastern Suburbs 18 - 15
(Half Time: Eastern Suburbs 13 - 8)
Full Back   George Challis   George Challis   George Challis
Winger   Dan Frawley (c)   Abraham Jonas   Reginald McKellar
Centre   Dan Flannery   Bob Tidyman   Herb Gilbert
Centre   Les Cubitt   Les Cubitt   Les Cubitt
Winger   Wally Messenger   Wally Messenger   Wally Messenger
Five Eighth   Bob Tidyman   Jack 'Bluey' Watkins   Harry Caples
Half Back   Arthur 'Pony' Halloway   George McGowan   Francis Male
Prop Forward   Bob 'Botsy' Williams   Bob 'Botsy' Williams   Bob 'Botsy' Williams
Hooker   Sandy Pearce   Sandy Pearce (c)   Sandy Pearce
Prop Forward   Percy White   Percy White   Charlie Lees
Second Rower   Nimrod Greenwood   Bob Linklater   Jim Duffy
Second Rower   Charlie Lees   Charlie Lees   Percy White
Lock Forward   Jack 'Bluey' Watkins   Jim Duffy   Jack 'Bluey' Watkins (c)
Bench   Larry 'Jersey' O'Malley   Charles Baker    
Tries Wally Messenger (1)
Larry O'Malley (1)
Charles Baker (2)
Les Cubitt (2)
Jim Duffy (1)
Wally Messenger (1)
Goals   Wally Messenger (3) Wally Messenger (6)
Field Goals   George McGowan (2)  
Prominent Players Not Selected For The 1914
City Cup Final
Barney Dalton (centre) injured
Prominent Players Not
Selected For The 1915
City Cup Final
Barney Dalton (centre) injured
Captain Dan Frawley (winger) injured
Dan Flannery (centre) injured
Claude Nicholson (second row) enlisted with the Ambulance Corp (WWI)
Prominent Players Not
Selected For The 1916
City Cup Final
Bob Linklater (second row) injured

Mid-Season Cup Final Winning Teams

 

1975

1978

 

Amco Cup

Amco Cup

  Wednesday,
20th August, 1975

v Parramatta

Leichhardt Oval, Lilyfield
(Crowd: 18,907)
Wednesday,
16th August, 1978

v St George

Leichhardt Oval, Lilyfield
(Crowd: 18,050)
  Won By Eastern Suburbs 17 - 7
(Half Time: Eastern Suburbs 12 - 2)
Won By Eastern Suburbs 16 - 4
(Half Time: Eastern Suburbs 12 - 2)
Full Back 1 Ian Schubert 1 Russell Fairfax
Right Wing 2 Bruce Pickett 5 Bill Mullins
Inside Centre 3 John Brass 4 Mark Harris
Outside Centre 4 Mark Harris 3 Alan Power
Left Wing 5 Bill Mullins 2 Ian Schubert
Five Eighth 6 John Peard 6 Bob Fulton (c)
Half Back 7 Johnny Mayes 7 Kevin Hastings
Prop Forward 13 Ian Mackay 13 Michael Mosman
Hooker 12 Peter Moscatt 12 Arthur Mountier
Prop Forward 11 Arthur Beetson (c) 11 Bob O'Reilly
Second Rower 10 Ron Coote 10 Royce Ayliffe
Second Rower 9 Barry 'Bunny' Reilly 9 John Mackay
Lock Forward 8 Kevin Stevens 8 Kevin Stevens
Bench 14 Trevor Barnes 14 Grant Hedger
Bench 15 Greg Townsend 15 Terry Murphy
Bench 16 Des O'Reilly 16 Mal Connor
Bench 17 Grant Hedger 17 Paul Jelfs
Head Coach Jack Gibson Arthur Beetson
Lower Grade Coaches Noel Thornton
Billy Anderson
Barry Van Heekeren
John Quayle
Tries Mark Harris (1)
Kevin Stevens (1)
Ian Mackay (1)
Russell Fairfax (1)
Kevin Hasings (1)
Goals John Brass (4) Kevin Stevens (5 from 5)
Player Of The Match Ian Mackay Kevin Hastings
Prominent Players Not
Selected For The 1975
Mid-Week Cup Final
Ken Jones (prop) injured (shoulder)
Greg Bandiera (second row) injured (hand)
Russell Fairfax (full back) injured (leg)
Elwyn Walters (hooker) injured (calf)
Prominent Players Not
Selected For The 1978
Mid-Week Cup Final
Captain Arthur Beetson (second row) injured (knee)
Ron Coote (lock) injured (thigh)
Barry 'Bunny' Reilly (second row) injured (arm)
Des O'Reilly(second row) injured (thigh)
Gary Metcalfe (prop) injured (ankle)

Pre-Season Cup Final Winning Teams

 

1974

1977

1979

1981

 

Wills Cup

Wills Cup

Craven Mild Cup

Craven Mild Cup

  Sunday,
24th March, 1974

v South Sydney

Sydney Sports Ground
(Crowd: 15,629)
Sunday,
13th March, 1977

v North Sydney

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Crowd: 18,741)
Sunday,
17th March, 1979

v Balmain

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Crowd: 16,985)
Sunday,
21st March, 1981

v Parramatta

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Crowd: 16,572)
  Won By Easts 43 - 0
(Half Time: Easts 20 - 0)
Won By Easts 13 - 9
(Half Time: 2 - 2)
Won By Easts 12 - 9
(Half Time: Easts 8 - 0)
Won By Easts 12 - 3
(Half Time: Easts 7 - 3)
Full Back 1 Russell Fairfax 1 Russell Fairfax 1 Russell Fairfax 1 Kerry Boustead
Right Wing 2 Bruce Pickett 5 Bill Mullins 5 Kerry Boustead 2 Terry Fahey
Inside Centre 3 John Brass 4 Kevin Hastings 3 Ken Wright 3 Ron Giteau
Outside Centre 14 Mark Harris 3 Mark Harris 4 Gavin Miller 4 Noel Cleal
Left Wing 5 Bill Mullins 2 Ian Schubert 2 Ian Schubert 5 Steve McFarlane
Five Eighth 6 Kevin Stevens 6 Bob Fulton 6 Bob Fulton (c) 6 Robert Laurie
Half Back 7 Johnny Mayes 14 Trevor Barnes 7 Kevin Hastings 7 Kevin Hastings
Prop Forward 13 Mick Souter 13 Gary Metcalfe 13 Bob O'Reilly 13 John Harvey
Hooker 12 Elwyn Walters 12 Bob Jones 12 Mal Connor 12 Jeff Masterman
Prop Forward 11 Arthur Beetson (c) 10 Grant Hedger 11 Royce Ayliffe 11 Royce Ayliffe (c)
Second Rower 15 Greg Bandiera 11 Arthur Beetson (c) 10 John Harvey 10 Paul McCabe
Second Rower 9 Pat Kelly 9 Barry 'Bunny' Reilly 15 Gary Metcalfe 9 Des O'Reilly
Lock Forward 4 Jim Porter 16 Des O'Reilly 9 John Mackay 8 John Tobin
Bench 16 John Peard 8 Ron Coote 14 Greg Owens 14 Robert Lane
Bench 17 Keith Peime 15 Bruce Pickett 16 Mark Harris 15 Ian Barkley
Bench             17 Dave J. Brown
Head Coach Jack Gibson Arthur Beetson Bob Fulton (1979, 1981)
Lower Grade
Coaches
Terry Fearnley
Stan Bottles
Barry Van Heekeren
Billy Anderson
John Quayle
Paul Cross
Ron Coote
Barry 'Bunny' Reilly
Tries Pat Kelly (3)
Mark Harris (2)
Bill Mullins (2)
Elwyn Walters (1)
Bruce Pickett (1)
Bill Mullins (1)
Arthur Beetson (1)
Russell Fairfax (1)
  Ron Giteau (1)
Noel Cleal (1)
Goals John Brass (8 from 9) Russell Fairfax (2) Ken Wright (6) Ron Giteau (3 from 5)
Prominent Players Not
Selected For The 1974
Pre-Season Cup Final
Ron Coote (lock) injured
Graham Olling (second row) injured
Laurie Freier (second row) missed selection
Ian Mackay (prop) missed selection
Barry 'Bunny' Reilly (second row) missed selection
John Peard (five eighth) missed selection
Prominent Players Not
Selected For The 1977
Pre-Season Cup Final
Kevin Stevens (lock) injured
Johnny Mayes (half) missed selection
Bruce Pickett (wing) missed selection
Robert Laurie (five eighth) missed selection
Prominent Players Not
Selected For The 1979
Pre-Season Cup Final
Barry 'Bunny' Reilly (second row) injured
Kevin Stevens (lock) injured
Des O'Reilly (second row) missed selection
Prominent Players Not
Selected For The 1981
Pre-Season Cup Final
Ken Wright (five eighth) missed selection
Gary Warnecke (lock) missed selection
Grant Hedger (prop) missed selection
Marty Gurr (full back) missed slection

Short Form Title Winning Teams

 

1993

2017

 

World Sevens

NRL Nines

  Sunday,
7th February, 1993

v Manly-Warringah (Cup Final)

Sydney Football Stadium
(Crowd: 24,459)
Sunday,
5th February, 2017

v Penrith (Cup Final)

Eden Park, Auckland
(Crowd: Approx. 44,000)
  Won By Eastern Suburbs 18 - 12
(Half Time: 8 - 8)
Won By Sydney Roosters 18 - 12
(Half Time: Sydney Roosters 10 - 0)
 
Starters     1 Connor Watson
1 Brendan Hall 4 Latrell Mitchell
3 Luke Ricketson 5 Joseph Manu
4 Nigel Gaffey 9 Paul Carter
5 Jeff Orford 10 Kane Evans
6 Scott Murray 12 Mitchell Aubusson (c)
7 Gary Freeman 13 Aidan Guerra
8 Craig Salvatori (c) 14 Chris Smith
    18 Bernard Lewis
 
Bench     2 Daniel Tupou
2 Tim Blaszak 6 Paul Momirovski
9 Tony Cosatto 8 Isaac Liu
10 Dennis Beecraft 11 Ryan Matterson
    19 Victor Radley
 
Head Coach Mark Murray Trent Robinson
Tries Gray Freeman (2)
Tim Blaszak (1)
Tony Cosatto (1)
Daniel Tupou (1)
Bernard Lewis (1)
Goals Tony Cosatto (1 from 2)
Nigel Gaffey (0 from 2)
Latrell Mitchell (1 from 2)
Player Of The Tournament   Connor Watson

 

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