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Life Members
The ultimate acknowledgment to anyone involved with
the Sydney Roosters is Life Membership of the Club -
whether as a player, captain, coach, support staff or member.
The following list comprises every Life Member inducted
since 1908:
Sydney Roosters Life Members |
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Life Member | Induction Year |
Deceased | Qualification |
Frank Haron | 1926 | * | Club President |
Wally Webb | 1926 | * | Administrator/Player |
Harry 'Jersey' Flegg | 1930 | * | Administrator/Player |
John Quinlan | 1945 | * | Administrator/Club Secretary |
Harold Kelley | 1946 | * | Club Treasurer/Player |
Charlie Lees | 1950 | * | Player/Committee |
Charlie Turner | 1950 | * | Adminstrator |
Claude Seabrook | 1951 | * | Vice President/Club Treasurer |
Les Steel | 1951 | * | Club Treasurer/Player |
Sammy Bryant | 1952 | * | Coach/Player |
Roy Paillas | 1952 | * | Committee/Player |
Ernie Norman | 1956 | * | Player/Coach |
Hon. Maurice O'Sullivan | 1957 | * | Club Patron |
Ray Stehr | 1958 | * | Player/Club President |
Bob Stuart | 1960 | * | Committee/Player |
Dick Dunn OAM | 1961 | * | Player/Coach |
Doug Fry | 1961 | * | Committee/Player |
Jack Lynch | 1961 | * | Club Secretary/Player |
Joe Pearce | 1963 | * | Player/Coach |
Dave Brown | 1964 | * | Player/Coach |
Robert Maxwell | 1965 | * | Committee |
Arthur Oxford | 1965 | * | Player/Selector |
Jim Hunt | 1967 | * | Club Secretary/Player |
Harry Pierce | 1967 | * | Player/Selector |
Jack 'Buster' Craigie | 1969 | * | Committee/Player |
Joe Bell | 1971 | * | Committee |
Tom Fitzpatrick | 1971 | * | Committee/Player |
Roy Flynn | 1972 | * | Committee/Staff |
Dr Bill Buckingham | 1975 | * | Club Doctor |
Gerry Seymour | 1978 | * | Club Treasurer |
Harry Collins | 1979 | * | Staff |
Larry Hedger | 1979 | * | Committee |
Ron Jones MBE | 1980 | * | Administrator |
Bob Seabrook | 1980 | * | Club Secretary |
Barry 'Bunny' Reilly | 1982 | * | Player/Coach |
Hon. Syd Einfeld AO | 1986 | * | Club Patron |
Keith Steel | 1992 | * | Club President/Committee |
Jack Gibson OAM | 1993 | * | Coach/Player |
Kevin Hastings | 1996 | Player | |
Reg Lennon | 1996 | * | Staff |
Rod Boland | 1997 | * | Club Historian/Junior League |
John Brass | 1997 | Player | |
Russell Fairfax | 1998 | Player/Coach | |
Mark Harris | 1998 | * | Player |
Wally O'Connell OAM | 1998 | * | Player/Coach |
Tony Stavrianos | 1998 | * | Junior League/Staff |
Ferris Ashton | 1999 | * | Player/Coach |
Carl Ward | 1999 | * | Staff |
Tim Webster | 1999 | Supporter | |
Bill Mullins | 2000 | Player | |
Albert Seabrook | 2000 | * | Staff |
Bill Sullivan | 2000 | * | Junior League/Staff |
Royce Ayliffe | 2001 | Player | |
Ron Coote AM | 2001 | Player/Director | |
Kevin Junee | 2001 | Player/Director | |
Brian Tracey | 2001 | Junior League | |
Arthur Beetson OAM | 2002 | * | Player/Coach |
Bob Johnson | 2002 | Staff/Junior League | |
Nick Politis AM | 2002 | Chairman/Sponsor | |
Barry Van Heekeran | 2002 | * | Administrator/Coach |
Stan Winter | 2002 | * | Staff |
Luke Ricketson | 2003 | Player | |
Bernie Gurr | 2004 | CEO/Player | |
Bill Healey | 2004 | Director/Player | |
Ross Norman | 2004 | Junior Representative Official | |
Brian Banning | 2005 | Staff | |
Brad Fittler | 2005 | Player/Coach | |
David Gyngell | 2006 | Director | |
Hugh McGahan MBE | 2006 | Player/Director | |
Brien Samphier | 2006 | Director | |
Harry Phipps | 2010 | * | Associate/Benefactor |
Peter Newton | 2014 | Director | |
Alan Katzmann | 2015 | Member | |
Alan Lewis | 2015 | Junior League | |
Darren Jones | 2016 | Junior Representative Official | |
Anthony Minichiello | 2016 | Player | |
Mark McInnes | 2017 | Director | |
Mark Bouris AM | 2018 | Director | |
Trent Robinson | 2019 | Coach | |
Cooper Cronk | 2020 | Player | |
Craig Fitzgibbon | 2021 | Player/Coach | |
Mitchell Aubusson | 2022 | Player | |
Ian Schubert | 2022 | Player/Staff | |
Boyd Cordner | 2023 | Player | |
Jake Friend | 2023 | Player | |
Cathy King | 2024 | Staff | |
John Quayle | 2024 | Administrator/Player | |
# Inducted Posthumously |
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.