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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

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
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.