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Competition Participation

As a foundation club, the Sydney Roosters have been a constant across a string of competitions (senior, junior and women's) since 1908. We detail here all those competitions, and the years, in which the Roosters participated in.

Elite Senior Competition (Men's) - History Of Participation By Club

Club First
Season
Last
Season
Total
Seasons
Titles Notes
Balmain 1908 1999 92 11 Partner in the Wests Tigers merger (2000 -    )
Cumberland 1908 1908 1 0  
Sydney Roosters 1908   117 15 Only club to play every season in the elite competition
Glebe 1908 1929 22 0  
Newcastle 1908 1909 2 0 No connection with the Newcastle Knights club (1988 -    )
Newtown 1908 1983 76 3  
North Sydney 1908 1999 92 2 Partner in the Northern Eagles merger (2000 - 2002)
South Sydney 1908   115 21 Did not participate in the 2000 and 2001 seasons
Western Suburbs 1908 1999 92 4 Partner in the Wests Tigers merger (2000 -    )
Annandale 1910 1920 11 0  
University 1920 1937 18 0  
St George 1921 1998 78 15 Partner in the St George Illawarra merger (1999 -    )
Canterbury-Bankstown 1935   90 8 Played the 1997 season in the Super League competition
Manly-Warringah 1947   75 8 Partner in the Northern Eagles merger (2000 - 2002)
Parramatta 1947   78 4  
Cronulla-Sutherland 1967   58 1 Played the 1997 season in the Super League competition
Penrith 1967   58 6 Played the 1997 season in the Super League competition
Canberra 1982   43 3 Played the 1997 season in the Super League competition
Illawarra 1982 1998 17 0 Partner in the St George Illawarra merger (1999 -    )
Brisbane Broncos 1988   37 6 # Played the 1997 season in the Super League competition (# Premiers)
Gold Coast 1988 1997 10 0 No connection with the Gold Coast Titans (2007 -    )
Newcastle Knights 1988   37 2 No connection with the Newcastle club (1908 - 1909)
New Zealand Warriors 1995   30 0 Played the 1997 season in the Super League competition
North Queensland 1995   30 1 Played the 1997 season in the Super League competition
South Queensland 1995 1997 3 0  
Western Reds 1995 1997 3 0 Played the 1997 season in the Super League competition
Adelaide 1997 1998 2 0 Played the 1997 season in the Super League competition
Hunter Mariners 1997 1997 1 0 Played the 1997 season in the Super League competition
Melbourne 1999   26 4 * * Stripped of the 2007 and 2009 titles due to salary cap breaches
St George Illawarra 1999   26 1 Merger between St George and Illawarra
Northern Eagles 2000 2002 3 0 Merger between Manly-Warringah and North Sydney
Wests Tigers 2000   25 1 Merger between Balmain and Western Suburbs
Gold Coast Titans 2007   18 0 No connection with the Gold Coast club (1988 - 1997)
Dolphins (Redcliffe) 2023   2 0  

Elite Senior Competition (Men's) - Roosters Participation By Season

Season E.S.D.R.L.F.C.
Playing As
Admin.
Body
No. Of
Teams
No. Of
Rounds
H & A
Games
Finals
System
Roosters Finish
Regular Finals
1908 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 9 11 8 - 9 Top 4 * 2nd Runners-Up
1909 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 10 1 Top 4 * 4th Semi-Finalists
1910 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 2 * 3rd -
1911 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 2 * 2nd / Premiers
1912 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 No Finals 1st Premiers
1913 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 No Finals 1st Premiers
1914 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 No Finals 3rd -
1915 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 No Finals 5th -
1916 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 2 * 4th -
1917 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 No Finals 6th -
1918 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 No Finals 5th -
1919 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 No Finals 2nd -
1920 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 9 15 13 -14 No Finals 6th -
1921 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 9 9 8 No Finals 2nd -
1922 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 9 18 15 - 16 Top 2 * 3rd -
1923 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 9 18 16 Top 2 * 1st Premiers
1924 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 9 9 8 Top 2 * 7th -
1925 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 9 13 11 - 12 No Finals 8th -
1926 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 9 18 16 Top 4 * 3rd Semi-Finalists
1927 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 9 18 16 Top 4 * 4th Semi-Finalists
1928 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 9 14 12 - 13 Top 4 * 2nd Runners-Up
1929 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 9 18 16 Top 4 * 7th -
1930 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 4 * 2nd Semi-Finalists
1931 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 4 * 1st Runners-Up
1932 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 4 * 3rd Semi-Finalists
1933 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 4 * 2nd Semi-Finalists
1934 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 4 * 1st ` Runners-Up
1935 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 9 18 16 Top 4 * 1st Premiers
1936 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 9 15 13 -14 Top 4 * 1st > Premiers >
1937 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 9 9 8 No Finals 1st > Premiers >
1938 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 4 * 4th Runners-Up
1939 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 4 * 5th -
1940 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 4 * 1st Premiers
1941 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 8 14 Top 4 * 1st Runners-Up
1942 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 4 * 4th Finalists
1943 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 4 * 6th -
1944 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 4 * 7th -
1945 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 4 * 1st Premiers
1946 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 8 14 14 Top 4 * 5th -
1947 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 * 8th -
1948 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 * 6th -
1949 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 * 10th (Last) -
1950 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 * 7th -
1951 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 * 5th -
1952 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 * 8th -
1953 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 * 4th Semi-Finalists
1954 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 9th -
1955 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 6th -
1956 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 9th -
1957 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 8th -
1958 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 7th  
1959 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 8th  
1960 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 3rd ~ Runners-Up
1961 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 5th -
1962 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 5th -
1963 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 10th (Last) -
1964 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 9th -
1965 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 10th (Last) -
1966 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours NSWRFL 10 18 18 Top 4 10th (Last) < -
1967 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 12 22 22 Top 4 4th Semi-Finalists
1968 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 12 22 22 Top 4 4th Semi-Finalists
1969 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 12 22 22 Top 4 9th -
1970 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 12 22 22 Top 4 5th -
1971 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 12 22 22 Top 4 9th -
1972 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 12 22 22 Top 4 2nd Runners-Up
1973 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 12 22 22 Top 5 6th -
1974 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 12 22 22 Top 5 1st Premiers
1975 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 12 22 22 Top 5 1st Premiers
1976 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 12 22 22 Top 5 4th Preliminary
Semi-Finalists
1977 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 12 22 22 Top 5 3rd Preliminary
Finalists
1978 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 12 22 22 Top 5 6th -
1979 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 12 22 22 Top 5 8th -
1980 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 12 22 22 Top 5 1st Runners-Up
1981 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 12 22 22 Top 5 1st Preliminary
Finalists
1982 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 14 26 26 Top 5 4th Preliminary
Finalists
1983 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 14 26 26 Top 5 6th ^ -
1984 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRL 13 26 26 Top 5 12th -
1985 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRL 13 26 26 Top 5 7th -
1986 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRL 13 26 26 Top 5 9th -
1987 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRL 13 26 26 Top 5 2nd Preliminary
Finalists
1988 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRL 16 22 22 Top 5 12th -
1989 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRL 16 22 22 Top 5 11th -
1990 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRL 16 22 22 Top 5 14th -
1991 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRL 16 22 22 Top 5 11th -
1992 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRL 16 22 22 Top 5 6th -
1993 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRL 16 22 22 Top 5 8th -
1994 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRL 16 22 22 Top 5 14th -
1995 Sydney City Roosters ARL 20 22 22 Top 8 9th -
1996 Sydney City Roosters ARL 20 22 21 - 22 Top 8 4th Semi-Finalists
1997 Sydney City Roosters ARL 12 22 22 Top 7 4th Preliminary
Finalists
1998 Sydney City Roosters NRL 20 24 24 Top 10 # 6th Preliminary
Finalists
1999 Sydney City Roosters NRL 17 26 24 Top 8 # 4th Semi-Finalists
2000 Sydney Roosters NRL 14 26 26 Top 8 # 2nd Runners-Up
2001 Sydney Roosters NRL 14 26 26 Top 8 # 6th Qualifying
Finalists
2002 Sydney Roosters NRL 15 26 24 Top 8 # 4th Premiers
2003 Sydney Roosters NRL 15 26 24 Top 8 # 2nd Runners-Up
2004 Sydney Roosters NRL 15 26 24 Top 8 # 1st Runners-Up
2005 Sydney Roosters NRL 15 26 24 Top 8 # 9th -
2006 Sydney Roosters NRL 15 26 24 Top 8 # 14th -
2007 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 25 24 Top 8 # 10th -
2008 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 26 24 Top 8 # 4th Semi-Finalists
2009 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 26 24 Top 8 # 16th (Last) -
2010 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 26 24 Top 8 # 6th Runners-Up
2011 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 26 24 Top 8 # 11th -
2012 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 26 24 Top 8 13th -
2013 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 26 24 Top 8 1st Premiers
2014 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 26 24 Top 8 1st Preliminary
Finalists
2015 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 26 24 Top 8 1st Preliminary
Finalists
2016 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 26 24 Top 8 15th -
2017 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 26 24 Top 8 2nd Preliminary
Finalists
2018 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 26 24 Top 8 1st Premiers
2019 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 26 24 Top 8 2nd Premiers
2020 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 20 20 Top 8 4th Semi-Finalists
2021 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 25 24 Top 8 5th Semi-Finalists
2022 Sydney Roosters NRL 16 25 24 Top 8 6th Qualifying
Finalists
2023 Sydney Roosters NRL 17 27 24 Top 8 7th Semi-Finalists
2024 Sydney Roosters NRL 17 27 24 Top 8 3rd Preliminary
Finalists
2025 Sydney Roosters NRL 17 27 24 Top 8    
* No compulsory Grand Final unless Minor Premiers were beaten in finals series

# McIntyre top eight finals system

> Undefeated throughout season

< Failed to win, or draw a game throughout the season

~ In a four way tie for 2nd, the Roosters won a Preliminary Play-Off to secure a finals position, before losing a second Play-Off which determined second place

^ Defeated in a Play-Off for 5th

/ Won a Play-Off for 2nd

`Joint Minor Premiers but beaten in Play-Off for 1st place in Finals
 

NRLW - History Of Participation By Club

Club First
Season
Last
Season
Total
Seasons
Titles Notes
Brisbane Broncos 2018   7 3 One of only three clubs to play every season in the NRLW
St George Illawarra 2018   7 0 One of only three clubs to play every season in the NRLW
Sydney Roosters 2018   7 2 One of only three clubs to play every season in the NRLW
New Zealand Warriors 2018   3 0 Did not participate in the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons
Gold Coast Titans 2021   4 0  
Newcastle Knights 2021   4 2  
Parramatta 2021   4 0  
Canberra 2023   2 0  
Cronulla-Sutherland 2023   2 0  
North Queensland 2023   2 0  
Wests Tigers 2023   2 0  
Canterbury-Bankstown 2025   0 0  

NRLW - Roosters Participation By Season

Season Playing As No. Of
Teams
No. Of 
Rounds
H & A
Games
Finals
System
Roosters Finish
Regular Finals
2018 Sydney Roosters 4 3 3 Top 2 2nd Runners-Up
2019 Sydney Roosters 4 3 3 Top 2 4th (Last) < -
2020 Sydney Roosters 4 3 3 Top 2 2nd Runners-Up
2021 Sydney Roosters 6 5 5 Top 4 4th Premiers
2022 Sydney Roosters 6 5 5 Top 4 Minor Premiers > Semi-Finalists
2023 Sydney Roosters 10 9 9 Top 4 2nd Semi-Finalists
2024 Sydney Roosters 10 9 9 Top 4 2nd Premiers
2025 Sydney Roosters 12 11 11 Top 6    
< Failed to win, or draw, a game throughout the season

> Undefeated throughout season

Senior Lower Grades (Men's) - Roosters Historical Participation

Seasons E.S.D.R.L.F.C.
Playing As
Second Grade
(Or Equivalent)
Third Grade
(Or Equivalent)
Club Championship
Format
1908 - 1929 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours Reserve Grade Third Grade -
1930 - 1966 Eastern Suburbs Tricolours Reserve Grade Third Grade All Three Senior Grades
1967 - 1972 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Reserve Grade Third Grade All Three Senior Grades
1973 - 1981 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Reserve Grade Under 23's All Three Senior Grades
1982 - 1984 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Reserve Grade Third Grade All Three Senior Grades
1985 - 1987 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Reserve Grade Under 23's All Three Senior Grades
1988 - 1994 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Reserve Grade President's Cup (Under 21's) All Three Senior Grades
1995 - 1996 Sydney City Roosters Reserve Grade President's Cup (Under 21's) All Three Senior Grades
1997 Sydney City Roosters Second Grade Under 20's All Three Senior Grades
1998 Sydney City Roosters President's Cup ~ No Competition
1999 Sydney City Roosters First Division Jersey Flegg Cup (Under 20's) Across Four Senior/Junior
N.S.W.R.L. Competitions *
2000 - 2002 Sydney Roosters First Division Jersey Flegg Cup (Under 20's) Across Four Senior/Junior
N.S.W.R.L. Competitions *
2003 Sydney Roosters Premier League ~ No Competition
2004 - 2005 Sydney Roosters Premier League Jersey Flegg Cup (Under 20's) Across Four Senior/Junior
N.S.W.R.L. Competitions *
2006 - 2007 Sydney Roosters Premier League ^ Jersey Flegg Cup (Under 20's) Across Four Senior/Junior
N.S.W.R.L. Competitions *
2008 Sydney Roosters Premier League ^ N.Y.C. (Under 20's) No Competition
2009 - 2014 Sydney Roosters N.S.W. Cup ^ N.Y.C. (Under 20's) N.R.L. & N.Y.C.
2015 - 2017 Sydney Roosters N.S.W. Cup < N.Y.C. (Under 20's) N.R.L. & N.Y.C.
2018 Sydney Roosters N.S.W. Cup < Jersey Flegg Cup (Under 20's) Across Five Men's/Women's
N.S.W.R.L. Competitions #
2019 Sydney Roosters N.S.W. Cup > Jersey Flegg Cup (Under 20's) Across Five Men's/Women's
N.S.W.R.L. Competitions #
2020 - 2021 Sydney Roosters N.S.W. Cup > No Competitions
2022  Sydney Roosters N.S.W. Cup > Jersey Flegg Cup (Under 21's) Across Five Men's/Women's
N.S.W.R.L. Competitions #
2023 Sydney Roosters N.S.W. Cup / Jersey Flegg Cup (Under 21's) Across Five Men's/Women's
N.S.W.R.L. Competitions #
2024 - Sydney Roosters N.S.W. Cup Jersey Flegg Cup (Under 21's) Across Five Men's/Women's
N.S.W.R.L. Competitions #
* Four N.S.W.R.L. competitions (Reserve Grade, Jersey Flegg Cup, S.G. Ball Cup and Harold Matthews Cup)

# Five N.S.W.R.L. competitions (Jersey Flegg Cup, S.G. Ball Cup and Harold Matthews Cup, N.S.W. Women's Premiership and Tarsha Gale Cup)

^ Joint venture with Newtown

< Joint venture with Wyong

> Joint venture with North Sydney

/ Roosters fielded its own N.S.W. Cup team but also had contracted players with the North Sydney team (for the final season of joint venture)

~ Played as a Junior Representative competition

Junior Grades (Men's) - Roosters Historical Participation

Seasons President's
Cup
Jersey Flegg
Cup
S.G. Ball
Cup
Harold Matthews
Cup
Laurie Daley
Cup
Andrew Johns
Cup
 
1910 - 1921 Open Age            
1922 - 1925 Under 21's            
1926 - 1930 Under 23's            
1931 - 1960 Under 21's            
1961 Under 21's Under 17's          
1962 - 1964 Under 21's Under 17's Under 15's *        
1965 - 1968 Under 21's Under 17's Under 15's        
1969 Under 21's Under 18's Under 15's        
1970 - 1985 Under 21's Under 18's Under 16's Under 14's ~      
1986 - 1987 Under 21's Under 19's Under 17's Under 15's ~      
1988 - 1991 < Under 19's Under 17's  Under 15's ~      
1992 - 1996   Under 19's Under 17's Under 15's      
1997   > Under 18's Under 16's      
1998   Under 19's Under 17's Under 16's      
1999 - 2002   > Under 18's Under 16's      
2003   Under 19's Under 17's  Under 15's      
2004 - 2008   > Under 18's Under 16's      
2009     Under 18's / Under 16's      
2010 - 2016     Under 18's Under 16's      
2017     Under 18's ^ Under 16's ^      
2018 - 2019     Under 18's ^ Under 16's ^ Under 18's # Under 16's #  
2020     No Competitions  
2021 -     Under 19's Under 17's ^ Under 18's # Under 16's #  
* Run as the Oatley Shield for the 1962 - 1964 seasons before the competition name changed to the S.G. Ball Cup in 1965

< The President's Cup ceased to be a Junior Representative competition after the 1987 season

> The Jersey Flegg Cup ceased to be a Junior Representative competition after the 1996 season (with the exceptions of the 1998 and 2003 seasons)

~ Run as a knock-out competition

/ Joint venture with Newtown

^ Fielding teams from both the Sydney Roosters and the Central Coast Roosters

# Playing as the Central Coast Roosters
 
 

Women's Lower & Junior Grades - Roosters Historical Participation

Seasons State League Tarsha Gale Cup Lisa Fiaola Cup *
2018 - 2019   Under 18's >  
2020 N.S.W. Women's Premiership # No Competition  
2021 No Competition Under 19's >  
2022 - 2023 N.S.W. Women's Premiership # Under 19's >  
2024 N.S.W. Women's Premiership # Under 19's > Under 17's ^
2025 - N.S.W. Women's Premiership # Under 19's > Under 17's #
# Playing as the Central Coast Roosters

> Playing as the Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy team

^ Fielding teams from both the Sydney Roosters and the Central Coast Roosters

* The Lisa Fiaola Cup had been run as a gala day and, later, a short round-robin competition for regional teams before it was promoted to major competition status for the first time in 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.