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Top Two Finishes

A line-Ups of all the Roosters Men's teams that finished the season as either Premiers or Runners-Up.

Men's Top Two Finishing Teams (1908 - 1913)

 

1908

1911

1912

1913

 

Runners-Up

Premiers

Premiers

Premiers

  Saturday,
29th August, 1908

v South Sydney (Grand Final)

Royal Agricultural Showground
(Crowd: Approx. 4,000)
Saturday,
16th September, 1911

v Glebe (Grand Final)

Royal Agricultural Showground
(Crowd: Approx. 2,000)
   
  Won By South Sydney 14 - 12
(Half Time: South Sydney 8 - 7)
Won By Eastern Suburbs 11 - 8
(Half Time: Glebe 5 - 2)
* *
Full Back   Bill King   Fred Kinghorn Fred Kinghorn Fred Kinghorn
Winger   William Smith   Barney Dalton Dan Frawley Dan Frawley
Centre   Percy MacNamara   John 'Dinny' Campbell John Campbell ^ Bob Tidyman
Centre   David Brown   Dally Messenger (c) Dally Messenger (c) Dally Messenger (c)
Winger   Horrie Miller   Eddie White Eddie White Wally Messenger
Five Eighth   Harold Kelley   Herbie Collins Barney Dalton Les Cubitt
Half Back   Lou D'Alpuget   Leslie Cody Arthur Halloway ^ Arthur 'Pony' Halloway
Prop Forward   Percy White   Larry 'Jersey' O'Malley Larry O'Malley ^ Larry 'Jersey' O'Malley
Hooker   Herb Brackenberg   Sandy Pearce Bob 'Botsy' Williams Sandy Pearce
Prop Forward   Mick Frawley   Mick Frawley Charlie Lees Bob 'Botsy' Williams
Second Rower   Harold 'Jersey' Flegg (c)   Eddie Griffiths Eddie Griffiths Jack 'Bluey' Watkins
Second Rower   Ted Briscoe   Charlie Lees Sandy Pearce Charlie Lees
Lock Forward   Bob Mable   William Dalton Percy White Percy White
Bench         William Dalton  
Bench         Wally Messenger  
^ John 'Dinny' Campbell
^ Arthur 'Pony' Halloway
^ Larry 'Jersey' O'Malley
Tries Horrie Miller (2) Charlie Lees (1)    
Goals Herb Brackenberg (2) Dally Messenger (3)    
Field Goals Percy McNamara (1) Dally Messenger (1)    
Sent Off   Larry 'Jersey' O'Malley    
* In seasons where no finals series were held the team that topped the ladder, after all the home and away matches (minor premiership) were played, were declared both the Minor Premiers and the Premiers. The thirteen players who played the most number of matches in the season for the team that won the premiership can be generally regarded as premiership winning players.

The positions in the team listed here, which is recognised as the premiership winning team of that year, are determined by calculating the number of matches played in each position by the thirteen players, with the highest number of games in each spot being named in those positions.

If any player outside that first thirteen played 50% or more matches in the season then they are named on the bench, and considered premiership winning players as well.
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1908 Season
Dan Frawley (winger) departed for Europe with the Australian Kangaroos 14 days earlier
Dally Messenger (centre) departed for Europe with the Australian Kangaroos 14 days earlier
Albert Rosenfeld (five eighth) departed for Europe with the Australian Kangaroos 14 days earlier
Lou Jones (second row) departed for Europe with the Australian Kangaroos 14 days earlier
Sandy Pearce (hooker) departed for Europe with the Australian Kangaroos 14 days earlier
Larry 'Jersey' O'Malley (prop) departed for Europe with the Australian Kangaroos 14 days earlier
Harry Thompson (prop) not selected
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1911 Season
Dan Frawley (winger) departed for Europe with the Australian Kangaroos 45 days earlier
Bob 'Botsy' Williams (prop) departed for Europe with the Australian Kangaroos 45 days earlier
Percy White (lock) missed selection
Prominent Players Not
Selected In The
Majority Of Matches
Of The 1912 Season
Mick Frawley (prop) played one first grade match that season (missed selection)
Prominent Players Not
Selected In The
Majority Of Matches
Of The 1913 Season
Mick Frawley (prop) played no first grade matches that season (missed selection)
Eddie White (wing) played three first grade matches that season (missed selection)
Barney Dalton (five eighth) played no first grade matches that season (missed selection)

Men's Top Two Finishing Teams (1919 - 1931)

 

1919

1921

1923

1928

1931

 

Runners-Up

Runners-Up

Premiers

Runners-Up

Runners-Up

      Wednesday,
12th September, 1923

v South Sydney (Final)

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Approx. 15,000)
Saturday,
15th September, 1928

v South Sydney (Final)

Royal Agricultural Ground
(Crowd: Approx. 25,000)
Saturday,
12th September, 1931

v Souths (Grand Final)

Sydney Sports Ground
(Crowd: 27,104)
  * * Won By Easts 15 - 12
(Half Time: Easts 7 - 3)
Won By Souths 26 - 5
(Half Time: Souths 13 - 0) 
Won By Souths 12 - 7
(Half Time: Easts 4 - 0)
Full Back Roy Adams Ed Rigney ^ 13 Ed Rigney ^ 13 Arthur Toby (c) 13 Billy Hong
Winger Gordon Wright Gordon Wright 16 Les Steel 12 Les Steel 21 Morrie Boyle
Centre Les Cubitt Les Cubitt 26 George Agar 11 Nelson Hardy 11 Dave Brown
Centre Ray Norman (c) Ray Norman (c) 10 Jack Dawson 10 Larry Hedger 10 Jack Lynch
Winger Wally Messenger Rex Norman 9 Cecil Abotomey 31 Vic Webber 9 Fred Tottey
Five Eighth Harry Caples Harry Caples 8 Harry Caples (c) 8 Gordon Fletcher 8 Ernie Norman
Half Back Sid Kaufmann Sid Kaufmann 7 Sid Kaufmann 15 Joe Busch 7 Norm Pope (c)
Prop Frwd Reg Farnell Charlie Lees 19 Tom Molloy 21 Sammy Bryant 1 Ray Stehr
Hooker Sandy Pearce Sandy Pearce 20 Harold Holmes 2 Dick Brown 2 Dick Brown
Prop Frwd Robert Batchelor Bill Ives 3 Bill Ives 6 Tom Fitzpatrick 3 Perc Atkinson
2nd Rower Jim Duffy Harold Holmes 4 Bill Richards 4 Harry Cavanagh 4 Max Nixon
2nd Rower Harold Bawden Bill Cameron 5 Arthur Oxford 1 Arthur Oxford 5 Joe Pearce
Lock Frwd Bob Linklater Jack Watkins ^ 6 Jack Watkins ^ 6 George Harris 6 Les Rogers
Bench Charlie Lees Fred Hume 28 E. Connerton ^        
^ Ed 'Snowy' Rigney
^ Jack 'Bluey' Watkins
  ^ Tom (T. Joseph) Molloy
^ Edward Connerton
^ Joe 'Chimpy' Busch
Head Coach - - Ray Norman - Arthur 'Pony' Halloway
Tries     Harry Caples (2)
Les Steel (1)
Les Steel (1) Fred Tottey (1)
Goals     Arthur Oxford (3) Arthur Oxford (1) Jack Lynch (1 from 1)
Dave Brown (0 from 2)
Field Goals         Jack Lynch
* In seasons where no finals series were held the team that topped the ladder, after all the home and away matches (minor premiership) were played, were declared both the Minor Premiers and the Premiers. The thirteen players who played the most number of matches in the season for the team that won the premiership can be generally regarded as premiership winning players. Using the same methodology
the Runners-Up line-up can also be determined.

The positions in the team listed here, which is recognised as the premiership winning team of that year, are determined by calculating the number of matches played in each position by the thirteen players, with the highest number of games in each spot being named in those positions.

If any player outside that first thirteen played 50% or more matches in the season then they are named on the bench, and considered premiership winning players as well if the team wins the competition. 
Prominent Players Not
Selected In The
Majority Of Matches
Of The 1919 Season
Jack 'Bluey' Watkins (lock) played five club games that season due to injuries and Test commitments
Edward Connerton (centre) played one first grade match that season (missed selection)
Prominent Players Not
Selected In The
Majority Of Matches
Of The 1921 Season
Edward Connerton (centre) played no first grade matches that season (missed selection)
John 'Dinny' Campbell (centre) played one first grade match that season after re-joining the club late
George Challis (full back) played one first grade match that season (missed selection)
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1923 Season
Gordon Wright (winger) was forced into early retirement (ankle injury) 15 weeks earlier
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1928 Season
Hugh Byrne (winger) injured (shoulder) 10 weeks earlier
Norm Pope (five eighth) missed selection
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1931 Season
Hilton Delaney (winger) withdrew from Grand Final selection consideration due to poor health

Men's Top Two Finishing Teams (1934 - 1938)

 

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

 

Runners-Up

Premiers

Premiers

Premiers

Runners-Up

  Saturday,
8th September, 1934

v Western Subs (Final)

Sydney Sports Ground
(Crowd: 25,174)
Saturday,
14th September, 1935

v South Sydney (Final)

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Crowd: 22,106)
Saturday,
12th September, 1936

v Balmain (Final)

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Crowd: 14,395)
  Saturday,
3rd September, 1938

v Canterbury (Final)

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Crowd: 20,287)
  Won By Wests 15 - 12
(H/T: Wests 3 - 2)
Won By Easts 19 - 3
(H/T: Easts 9 - 0)
Won By Easts 32 - 12
(H/T: Easts 8 - 6)
* Won By C'bury 19 - 6
(H/T: C'bury 4 - 3)
Full Back 13 Tom Dowling 13 Tom Dowling 13 Tom Dowling Tom Dowling 15 Jim Norton
Winger 12 John Lane 9 Rod O'Loan 12 Rod O'Loan Rod O'Loan 21 Aden Cairns
Centre 11 Dave Brown (c) 12 Jack Beaton 11 Dave Brown (c) Jack Beaton 9 Rod O'Loan
Centre 10 Jack Beaton 10 Ross McKinnon 23 Jack Lynch Ross McKinnon 23 Dick Dunn
Winger 42 H. Thompson ^ 24 Fred Tottey 9 Fred Tottey Fred Tottey 43 Percy Dermond
Five Eighth 8 Ernie Norman 8 Ernie Norman 8 Ernie Norman Ernie Norman 22 Stan Callaghan
Half Back 7 Viv Thicknesse 7 V. Thicknesse < 7 Viv Thicknesse V. Thicknesse < 7 Fred Robinson
Prop Frwd 16 Ray Stehr 1 Ray Stehr 1 Ray Stehr Ray Stehr 1 Ray Stehr (c)
Hooker 14 Tom McLachlan 14 Tom McLachlan 14 Tom McLachlan Tom McLachlan 31 Noel Hollingdale
Prop Frwd 3 Max Nixon 3 Max Nixon 32 Jack Coote Jack Coote 5 Jack Arnold
2nd Rower 4 Harry Pierce 4 Harry Pierce 4 Harry Pierce Harry Pierce 4 Harry Pierce
2nd Rower 5 Joe Pearce 5 Joe Pearce 5 Joe Pearce Joe Pearce 16 Joe Pearce
Lock Frwd 6 Andy Norval 6 Andy Norval 6 Andy Norval Andy Norval 6 Andy Norval
^ Harry Thompson
< Viv Thicknesse was the Roosters Grand Final captain in 1935 and throughout the 1937 season
Head Coach Arthur 'Pony' Halloway (1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938)
Tries Andy Norval (1)
Viv Thicknesse (1)
Rod O'Loan (2)
Jack Beaton (1)
Harry Pierce (1)
Fred Tottey (1)
Fred Tottey (2)
Dave Brown (1)
Jack Lynch (1)
Ernie Norman (1)
Andy Norval (1)
Rod O'Loan (1)
Ray Stehr (1)
  Aden Cairns (1)
Dick Dunn (1)
Goals Jack Lynch (1) Ross McKinnon (2) Dave Brown (2)
Jack Lynch (2)
   
F/Goals Jack Lynch (1)        
* In seasons where no finals series were held the team that topped the ladder, after all the home and away matches (minor premiership) were played, were declared both the Minor Premiers and the Premiers. The thirteen players who played the most number of matches in the season for the team that won the premiership can be generally regarded as premiership winning players.

The positions in the team listed here, which is recognised as the premiership winning team of that year, are determined by calculating the number of matches played in each position by the thirteen players, with the highest number of games in each spot being named in those positions.

If any player outside that first thirteen played 50% or more matches in the season then they are named on the bench, and considered premiership winning players as well.
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1934 Season
Fred Tottey (wing) missed selection
Fred Buchanan (winger) missed selection
John Clarke (prop) missed selection
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1935 Season
Captain Dave Brown (centre) injured (leg) 7 days earlier
Jack Lynch (centre) missed selection
Jack Coote (prop) missed selection
John Clarke (prop) missed selection   
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1936 Season
Max Nixon (prop) suspended after an incident in a match 14 days earlier
Jack Beaton (centre) injured (ankle) 14 days earlier
Ross McKinnon (centre) injured (knee) 14 weeks earlier
John Clarke (prop) missed selection  
Prominent Players Not
Selected In The
Majority Of Matches
Of The 1937 Season
Max Nixon (shoulder) injured in Round 4 and missed the rest of the regular season
Stan Callaghan (centre) played three first grade matches that season (missed selection)
John Clarke (prop) played no first grade matches that season (missed selection)
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1938 Season
Max Nixon (prop) injured (arm) 7 days earlier
Ernie Norman (five eighth) injured (leg) 11 weeks earlier
Ross McKinnon (centre) retired from the game 18 weeks earlier
Jack Beaton (centre) retired from the game 19 weeks earlier
Laurie Pickup (five eighth) dropped out of the team on the day of the game through illness
John Clarke (prop) missed selection
Doug Bartlett (full back) missed selection
 

Men's Top Two Finishing Teams (1940 - 1960)

 

1940

1941

1945

1960

 

Premiers

Runners-Up

Premiers

Runners-Up

  Saturday,
31st August, 1940

v Canterbury (Final)

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Crowd: 24,167)
Saturday,
30th September, 1941

v St George (Final)

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Crowd: 39,957)
Saturday,
1st September, 1945

v Balmain (Final)

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Crowd: 44,585)
Saturday,
3rd September, 1960

v St George (Grand Final)

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Crowd: 53,156)
  Won By Easts 19 - 3
(H/T: Easts 11 - 9)
Won By St George 31 - 14
(H/T: St George 12 - 6)
Won By Easts 22 - 18
(H/T: Easts 10 - 5)
Won By St George 31- 6
(H/T: St George 15 - 2)
Full Back 13 Doug Bartlett 13 Doug Bartlett 40 Ray Pratt 40 John Andrew
Winger 12 Rod O'Loan 21 Brian Walsh 35 Ken Foster 42 Boyce Beeton
Centre 37 Stan Callaghan 14 Dave Brown 11 Johnny Hunter 9 Bill Roney
Centre 10 Dick Dunn 10 Dick Dunn 10 Paul Tierney 17 Doug Ricketson
Winger 22 Bill Brew 44 Percy Dermond 9 Lionel Cooper 10 Bob Landers
Five Eighth 8 Fred May 8 Fred May 8 Wally O'Connell 8 Billy McNamara
Half Back 25 Sel Lisle 7 Sel Lisle 7 Sel Lisle 7 Bruce Ranier
Prop Forward 1 Ray Stehr (c) 1 Ray Stehr (c) 1 Ray Stehr (c) 15 Bob McDonagh
Hooker 2 Noel Hollingdale 2 Noel Hollingdale 15 George Watt 2 Ken Ashcroft
Prop Forward 18 John Clarke 3 Jack Arnold 14 Jack Arnold 14 Jack Gibson (c)
Second Rower 4 Harry Pierce 30 Don Gulliver 4 Sid Hobson 4 Bob Heffernan
Second Rower 5 Joe Pearce 5 Joe Pearce 5 Bert Rollason 5 Brian Wright
Lock Forward 6 Andy Norval 27 Wal Bamford 6 Dick Dunn 6 Dick See
Head Coach Dave Brown Ray Stehr Arthur 'Pony' Halloway Dick Dunn
Tries Harry Pierce (2)
Bill Brew (1)
John Clarke (1)
Rod O'Loan (1)
Joe Pearce (1)
Percy Dermond (2)
Wal Bamford (1)
Dave Brown (1)
Dick Dunn (3)
Jack Arnold (1)
 
Goals Dave Brown (2)
Jack Lynch (2)
  Dick Dunn (5) Bob Landers (3)
Sent Off   Jack Arnold   Brian Wright
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1940 Season
Captain Dave Brown (centre) injured (leg) 21 days earlier
Jack Arnold (prop) suspended after an incident in a match played 14 days earlier
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1941 Season
Andy Norval (lock) injured (knee) 21 days earlier
Harry Pierce (second row) injured (knee) 13 weeks earlier
Rod O'Loan (winger) missed selection
Stan Callaghan (centre) missed selection
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1945 Season
Johnny Smith (winger) injured (arm) 35 days earlier
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1960 Season
Captain (Round 5 onward) Terry Fearnley (prop) injured (knee) 31 days earlier
Former Captain (Rounds 1 - 4) Gordon Clifford (full back) injured (shoulder) 21 days earlier

Men's Top Two Finishing Teams (1972 - 1980)

 

1972

1974

1975

1980

 

Runners-Up

Premiers

Premiers

Runners-Up

  Saturday,
16th September, 1972

v Manly-Warringah

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Crowd: 54,357)
Saturday,
21st September, 1974

v Canterbury-Bankstown

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Crowd: 57,214)
Saturday,
20th September, 1975

v St George

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Crowd: 63,047)
Saturday,
27th September, 1980

v Canterbury-Bankstown

Sydney Cricket Ground
(Crowd: 52,881)
  Won By Manly 19 - 14
(Half Time: 4 - 4) 
Won By Easts 19 - 4
(Half Time: Easts 7 - 4)
Won By Easts 38 - 0
(Half Time: Easts 5 - 0)
Won By Canterbury 18 -4
(Half Time: Canterbury 7 - 4)
Full Back 1 Allan McKean 1 Russell Fairfax 1 Ian Schubert 1 Marty Gurr
Right Wing 5 Bill Mullins 5 Bill Mullins 2 Bruce Pickett 2 David Michael
Inside Centre 3 Harry Cameron 3 John Brass 3 John Brass 3 Kerry Boustead
Outside Centre 4 Mark Harris 4 Mark Harris 4 John Rheinberger 4 Noel Cleal
Left Wing 2 Jim Porter 2 Jim Porter 5 Bill Mullins 5 Steve McFarlane
Five Eighth 6 John Ballesty 6 John Peard 6 John Peard 6 Ken Wright
Half Back 7 Kevin Junee 7 Johnny Mayes 7 Johnny Mayes 7 Kevin Hastings
Prop Forward 13 John Armstrong 13 Ken Jones 13 Ian Mackay 13 John Harvey
Hooker 12 Peter Moscatt 12 Elwyn Walters 12 Elwyn Walters 12 John Lang
Prop Forward 11 Arthur Beetson 10 Ian Mackay 18 Grant Hedger 11 Royce Ayliffe (c)
Second Rower 10 Greg Bandiera 11 Arthur Beetson (c) 11 Arthur Beetson (c) 10 John Tobin
Second Rower 9 John Quayle 9 Barry 'Bunny' Reilly 10 Ron Coote 9 Des O'Reilly
Lock Forward 8 Ron Coote (c) 8 Ron Coote 8 Kevin Stevens 8 Gary Warnecke
Bench 16 Laurie Freier 16 Harry Cameron 9 Barry 'Bunny' Reilly    
Bench     24 Greg Bandiera 19 Des O'Reilly    
Head Coach Don Furner Jack Gibson (1974, 1975) Bob Fulton
Lower Grade
Coaches
Terry Matthews
Keith Clark
Terry Fearnley
Stan Bottles
Noel Thornton
Billy Anderson
Ron Coote
Paul Cross
Tries   Arthur Beetson (1)
Mark Harris (1)
Bill Mullins (1)
John Brass (2)
Johnny Mayes (2)
Arthur Beetson (1)
Ian Mackay (1)
Bruce Pickett (1)
Ian Schubert (1)
 
Goals Allan McKean (4 from 6) John Peard (3 from 4)
John Brass (2 from 3)
John Peard (7 from 8)
John Brass (0 from 1)
Ken Wright (2 from 2)
C.C.M. *   Arthur Beetson Ian Schubert  
* Clive Churchill Medallist (Player Of The Match)
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1972 Season
Jim Morgan (prop) injured (thumb) 14 days earlier
John Brass (centre) missed selection
Johnny Mayes (half back) missed selection
Phil Hawthorne (five eighth) missed selection
Dick Thornett (second row) missed selection
Charlie Renilson (prop) missed selection
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1974 Season
Graham Olling (prop) missed selection
Kevin Stevens (lock) missed selection
Bruce Pickett (winger) missed selection
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1975 Season
Mark Harris (centre) injured (leg) 7 days earlier
Russell Fairfax (full back) injured (leg) 45 days earlier
Ken Jones (prop) injured (shoulder) 17 weeks earlier
Greg Bandiera (second row) missed selection
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 1980 Season
Barry Andrews (five eighth) injured (arm) 14 weeks earlier
Paul McCabe (second row) injured (jaw) 35 days earlier
Ian Schubert (winger) missed selection
Russell Fairfax (full back) missed selection
Kevin Stevens (lock) missed selection
John Berne (centre) missed selection

Men's Top Two Finishing Teams (2000 - 2004)

 

2000

2002

2003

2004

 

Runners-Up

Premiers

Runners-Up

Runners-Up

  Sunday,
7th August, 2000

v Brisbane Broncos

Stadium Australia
(Crowd: 94,277)
Sunday,
6th October, 2002

v New Zealand Warriors

Stadium Australia
(Crowd: 80,130)
Sunday,
5th October, 2003

v Penrith

Stadium Australia
(Crowd: 81,166)
Sunday,
3rd October, 2004

v Canterbury-Bankstown

Stadium Australia
(Crowd: 82,127)
  Won By Brisbane 14 - 6
(Half Time: Brisbane 10 - 2)
Won By Roosters 30 - 8
(Half Time: Roosters 6 - 2)
Won By Penrith 18 - 6
(Half Time: Penrith 6 - 0)
Won By Canterbury 16 - 13
(Half Time: Roosters 13 - 6)
Full Back 1 Luke Phillips 1 Luke Phillips 1 Anthony Minichiello 1 Anthony Minichiello
Right Wing 5 Anthony Minichiello 5 Anthony Minichiello 5 Chris Walker 5 Chris Walker
Right Centre 3 Ryan Cross 4 Justin Hodges 3 Ryan Cross 4 Justin Hodges
Left Centre 4 Shannon Hegarty 3 Shannon Hegarty 4 Shannon Hegarty 3 Ryan Cross
Left Wing 2 Matt Sing 2 Brett Mullins 2 Todd Byrne 2 Shannon Hegarty
Five Eighth 6 Brad Fittler (c) 6 Brad Fittler (c) 6 Brad Fittler (c) 6 Brad Fittler (c)
Half Back 7 Adrian Lam 7 Craig Wing 9 Craig Wing 7 Brett Finch
Prop Forward 8 Ian Rubin 8 Jason Cayless 8 Jason Cayless 8 Jason Cayless
Hooker 9 Simon Bonetti 9 Simon Bonetti 14 Michael Crocker 9 Craig Wing
Prop Forward 10 Peter Cusack 10 Peter Cusack 10 Ned Catic 20 Peter Cusack
Second Rower 11 Bryan Fletcher 14 Adrian Morley 11 Adrian Morley 10 Adrian Morley
Second Rower 12 Craig Fitzgibbon 12 Craig Fitzgibbon 12 Craig Fitzgibbon 11 Michael Crocker
Lock Forward 13 Luke Ricketson 13 Luke Ricketson 13 Luke Ricketson 12 Craig Fitzgibbon
Bench 14 Dallas Hood 11 Bryan Fletcher 7 Brett Finch 14 Chad Robinson
Bench 15 David Solomona 15 Andrew Lomu 15 Andrew Lomu 15 Chris Flannery
Bench 16 Shane Rigon 16 Chris Flannery 16 Chad Robinson 16 Ned Catic
Bench 17 Craig Wing 17 Michael Crocker 17 Chris Flannery 17 Anthony Tupou
Head Coach Graham Murray Ricky Stuart (2002, 2003, 2004)
Assistant
Coaches
Grant Jones John Cartwright
Dean Pay
John Cartwright
Ivan Cleary
John Cartwright
Ivan Cleary
Tries Craig Fitzgibbon (1) Craig Fitzgibbon (1)
Chris Flannery (1)
Bryan Fletcher (1)
Shannon Hegarty (1)
Craig Wing (1)
Shannon Hegarty (1) Anthony Minichiello (1)
Chris Walker (1)
Goals Luke Phillips (1 from 1)
Craig Fitzgibbon (0 from 1)
Craig Fitzgibbon (5 from 5) Craig Fitzgibbon (1 from 1) Craig Fitzgibbon (2 from 2)
Field Goals       Brett Finch (1)
C.C.M. *   Craig Fitzgibbon    
* Clive Churchill Medallist (Player Of The Match)
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 2000 Season
Richie Barnett (centre) injured (face) 19 weeks earlier
Quentin Pongia (prop) injured (bicep) 19 weeks earlier
Andrew Lomu (prop) missed selection
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 2002 Season
Ryan Cross (centre) injured (knee) 26 weeks earlier
Paul Green (half back) injured (knee) 29 weeks earlier
David Kidwell (second row) missed selection
Eric Grothe Jnr (winger) missed selection
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 2003 Season
Todd Payten (prop) injured (foot) 7 weeks earlier
Peter Cusack (prop) injured (knee) 14 weeks earlier
Justin Hodges (centre) injured (knee) 14 weeks earlier
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 2004 Season
Luke Ricketson (lock) suspended after an incident in a match played 7 days earlier

Men's Top Two Finishing Teams (2010 - 2019)

 

2010

2013

2018

2019

 

Runners-Up

Premiers

Premiers

Premiers

  Sunday,
3rd October, 2010

v St George Illawarra

Stadium Australia
(Crowd: 82,334)
Sunday,
6th October, 2013

v Manly-Warringah

Stadium Australia
(Crowd: 81,491)
Sunday,
30th September, 2018

v Melbourne

Stadium Australia
(Crowd: 82,688)
Sunday,
6th October, 2019

v Canberra

Stadium Australia
(Crowd: 82,922)
  Won By Dragons 32 - 8
(Half Time: Roosters 8 - 6)
Won By Roosters 26 - 18
(Half Time: Roosters 8 - 6)
Won By Roosters 21 - 6
(Half Time: Roosters 18 -0)
 Won By Roosters 14 - 8
(Half Time: Roosters 8 -6)
Full Back 1 Anthony Minichiello 1 Anthony Minichiello (c) 1 James Tedesco 1 James Tedesco
Right Wing 5 Sam Perrett 5 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 5 Blake Ferguson 5 Brett Morris
Right Centre 4 Shaun Kenny-Dowall 4 Shaun Kenny-Dowall 4 Joseph Manu 4 Joseph Manu
Left Centre 3 Kane Linnett 3 Michael Jennings 3 Latrell Mitchell 3 Latrell Mitchell
Left Wing 2 Joey Leilua 2 Daniel Tupou 2 Daniel Tupou 2 Daniel Tupou
Five Eighth 6 Todd Carney 6 James Maloney 6 Luke Keary 6 Luke Keary
Half Back 7 Mitchell Pearce 7 Mitchell Pearce 23 Cooper Cronk 7 Cooper Cronk
Prop Frwd 8 Jason Ryles 8 J. Waerea-Hargreaves 8 J. Waerea-Hargreaves 8 J. Waerea-Hargreaves
Hooker 9 Jake Friend 9 Jake Friend 9 Jake Friend (c) 9 Sam Verrills
Prop Frwd 20 Lopini Paea 10 Sam Moa 10 Siosiua Taukeiaho 10 Isaac Liu
2nd Rower 12 Mitchell Aubusson 11 Aidan Guerra 11 Boyd Cordner (c) 11 Boyd Cordner (c)
2nd Rower 13 Braith Anasta 12 Sonny Bill Williams 7 Mitchell Aubusson 12 Mitchell Aubusson
Lock Frwd 11 Nate Myles 18 Boyd Cordner 13 Victor Radley 13 Victor Radley
Bench 10 Frank-Paul Nu'uausala 13 Frank-Paul Nu'uausala 12 Isaac Liu 14 Angus Crichton
Bench 14 Martin Kennedy 14 Daniel Mortimer 14 Dylan Napa 16 Nat Butcher
Bench 16 J. Waerea-Hargreaves 15 Mitchell Aubusson 15 Zane Tetevano 17 Siosiua Taukeiaho
Bench 17 Daniel Conn 23 Luke O'Donnell 17 Ryan Matterson 20 Jake Friend (c)
Head Coach Brian Smith Trent Robinson (2013, 2018, 2019)
Assistant
Coaches
Trent Robinson
Rohan Smith
Craig Fitzgibbon
Jason Taylor
Paul Green
Craig Fitzgibbon
Jason Taylor
Matt King
Craig Fitzgibbon
Adam O'Brien
Matt King
Tries Braith Anasta (1)
Mitchell Aubusson (1)
Aidan Guerra (1)
Michael Jennings (1)
Shaun Kenny-Dowall (1)
Daniel Tupou (1)
Joseph Manu (1)
Latrell Mitchell (1)
Daniel Tupou (1)
Sam Verrills (1)
James Tedesco (1
Goals Todd Carney (0 from 2) James Maloney (5 from 5) Latrell Michell (4 from 6) Latrell Mitchell (3 from 5)
Field Goals     Luke Keary (1)  
Sin Bin       Cooper Cronk
C.C.M. *     Luke Keary  
* Clive Churchill Medallist (Player Of The Match)
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 2010 Season
 
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 2013 Season
Isaac Liu (lock) missed selection
Dylan Napa (prop) missed selection
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 2018 Season
Lindsay Collins (prop) missed selection
Nat Butcher (lock) missed selection
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala (prop) missed selection
Sitili Tupouniua (second row) missed selection
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 2019 Season
Lindsay Collins (prop) missed selection
Ryan Hall (winger) missed selection
Zane Tetevano (prop) missed selection
Sitili Tupouniua (second row) missed selection 

 

Women's Top Two Finishing Teams

 

2018

2020

2021

2024

 

Runners-Up

Runners-Up

Premiers

Premiers

  Sunday,
30th September, 2018

v Brisbane Broncos

Stadium Australia
(Crowd: 16,214)
Sunday,
25th October, 2020

v Brisbane Broncos

Stadium Australia
(Crowd: 9,071)
Sunday,
10th April, 2022

v St George Illawarra

Dolphin Stadium, Redcliffe
(Crowd: 7,855)
Sunday,
6th October, 2024

v Cronulla-Sutherland

Stadium Australia
(Crowd: 40,623)
  Won By Brisbane 34 - 12
(Half Time: Brisbane 28 - 8)
Won By Brisbane 20 - 10
(Half Time: Brisbane 12 - 10)
Won By Roosters 16 - 4
(Half Time: Dragons 4 - 0)
Won By Roosters 32 - 28
(Half Time: Roosters 24 - 0)
Full Back 1 Karina Brown 19 Botille Vette-Welsh 1 Corban Baxter ^ (c) 1 Sam Bremner ^
Right Wing 5 Taleena Simon 1 Shanice Parker 2 Leanne Tufuga 5 Brydie Parker
Right Centre 4 Isabelle Kelly 3 Corban Baxter ^ 3 Jessica Sergis 3 Jessica Sergis
Left Centre 3 Shontelle Stowers 4 Yasmin Clydsdale ^ 4 Isabelle Kelly 4 Isabelle Kelly (c)
Left wing 2 Brydie Parker 5 Brydie Parker 5 Brydie Parker 5 Jayme Fressard
Five Eighth 6 Lavina O'Mealey 6 Melanie Howard 6 Zahara Temara 6 Tarryn Aiken
Half Back 7 Zahara Temara 7 Zahara Temara 7 Raecene McGregor 7 Jocelyn Kelleher
Prop Forward 8 Ruan Sims 8 Simaima Taufa 8 Sarah Togatuki 8 Millie Elliott ^
Hooker 9 Nita Maynard 9 Nita Maynard 9 Olivia Higgins 9 Keeley Davis
Prop Forward 10 Elianna Walton 10 Filomina Hamisi 10 Mya Hill-Moana 10 Otese Pule
Second Rower 11 Tazmin Gray ^ 11 Vanessa Foliaki 11 Yasmin Clydsdale ^ 11 Amber Hall
Second Rower 12 Vanessa Foliaki 12 Sarah Togatuki 12 Olivia Kernick 12 Olivia Kernick
Lock Forward 13 Simaima Taufa (c) 13 Hannah Southwell 13 Hannah Southwell 13 Tiana Davison
Bench 14 Kylie Hilder 14 Quincy Dodd 14 Jocelyn Kelleher 14 Tavarna Papalii
Bench 15 Sarah Togatuki 15 Kennedy Cherrington 15 Keilee Joseph 15 Jasmin Strange
Bench 17 Victoria Latu 16 Grace Hamilton 16 Taylor Predebon 16 Samantha Economos
Bench 19 Kandy Kennedy 17 Jocelyn Kelleher 17 Simone Karpani 17 Kalosipani Hopoate
Bench         18 Joeli Morris    
^ Corban Baxter (née McGregor)
^ Sam Bremner (née Hammond)          
^ Tazmin Gray (née Rapana) ^ Yasmin Clydsdale (née Meakes)
^ Millie Elliott (née Boyle)
Head Coach Adam Hartigan Jamie Feeney John Strange (2021, 2024)
Assistant
Coaches
Dean Widders John Strange Kylie Hilder Melissa Spero
Lachlan Mohan
Tries Tazmin Gray ^ (1)
Lavina O'Mealey (1) 
Yasmin Clydsdale ^ (1)
Quincy Dodd (1)
Yasmin Clydsdale ^ (1)
Isabelle Kelly (1)
Olivia Higgins (1)
Olivia Kernick (2)
Brydie Parker (2)
Jayme Fessard (1)
Jessica Sergis (1)
Goals Zahara Temara (2 from 3) Zahara Temara (1 from 2) Zahara Temara (2 from 3) Jocelyn Kelleher (4 from 7)
K.M.M. *     Sarah Togatuki Tarryn Aiken
* Karyn Murphy Medallist (Player Of The Match) 
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 2018 Season
Corban Baxter ^ (centre) injured (shoulder) 14 weeks earlier
Maddie Studdon (half back) missed selection
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 2020 Season
Charlotte Caslick (full back) injured (back) 15 days earlier
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 2021 Season
 
Prominent Players Not
Selected In Final Match
Of The 2024 Season
Corban Baxter ^ (full back) injured (knee) 12 weeks earlier
Shawden Burton (hooker) injured (hamstring) 12 weeks earlier
Aliyah Nasio (lock) injured (knee) 6 weeks earlier

 

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.