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Men's Captains
A list of those that have been the primary (or significant stand-in)
captain of the Roosters' first grade team, together with many significant captaincy statistics.
Last Update: 1st January, 2025
Roosters First Grade Captains |
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| Season | Primary Captain | Significant Stand-In |
| 1908 | Harry 'Jersey' Flegg | |
| 1909 | Albert Rosenfeld Arthur Hennessy |
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| 1910 | Dally Messenger | |
| 1911 | Dally Messenger | |
| 1912 | Dally Messenger | |
| 1913 | Dally Messenger | |
| 1914 | Dan Frawley | |
| 1915 | Dan Frawley Sandy Pearce |
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| 1916 | Jack 'Bluey' Watkins | |
| 1917 | Les Cubitt | |
| 1918 | Jim Duffy | |
| 1919 | Ray Norman | |
| 1920 | Ray Norman | |
| 1921 | Ray Norman | |
| 1922 | Harry Caples | |
| 1923 | Harry Caples | |
| 1924 | Jack 'Bluey' Watkins | |
| 1925 | Bill Ives | |
| 1926 | Les Steel | |
| 1927 | George Boddington | |
| 1928 | Arthur Toby | |
| 1929 | Harry Caples * Arthur Oxford |
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| 1930 | Joe 'Chimpy' Bush | |
| 1931 | Norm Pope | |
| 1932 | Dave Brown | |
| 1933 | Joe Pearce | Les Rogers |
| 1934 | Dave Brown | |
| 1935 | Dave Brown | Viv Thicknesse |
| 1936 | Dave Brown | |
| 1937 | Viv Thicknesse | |
| 1938 | Ray Stehr | |
| 1939 | Ray Stehr | |
| 1940 | Dave Brown * | Ray Stehr |
| 1941 | Ray Stehr | |
| 1942 | Joe Pearce * Ray Stehr |
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| 1943 | Harry Pierce | |
| 1944 | Harry Pierce Wally O'Connell |
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| 1945 | Ray Stehr | |
| 1946 | Ray Stehr * | |
| 1947 | Sel Lisle Wally O'Connell |
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| 1948 | Jack Arnold Paul Tierney |
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| 1949 | Paul Tierney Sid Hobson |
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| 1950 | Mick Phelan Jack McPherson |
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| 1951 | Alan Cook | |
| 1952 | Col Donohoe | Ray Thomas |
| 1953 | Col Donhoe * | |
| 1954 | Ferris Ashton * | |
| 1955 | Noel Pidding | |
| 1956 | Tony Paskins | |
| 1957 | Tony Paskins | |
| 1958 | Tony Paskins | |
| 1959 | Barry O'Connell Terry Fearnley |
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| 1960 | Terry Fearnley | Jack Gibson |
| 1961 | Terry Fearnley ^ | |
| 1962 | Terry Fearnley | |
| 1963 | Terry Fearnley | |
| 1964 | Nat Silcock * | |
| 1965 | Frank Drake Peter Gallagher |
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| 1966 | Gwyl Barnes | |
| 1967 | Jim Matthews | |
| 1968 | Jim Matthews | |
| 1969 | Louis Neumann * | |
| 1970 | John Brass | |
| 1971 | John Brass | |
| 1972 | Ron Coote | |
| 1973 | Ron Coote | |
| 1974 | Arthur Beetson | |
| 1975 | Arthur Beetson | |
| 1976 | Arthur Beetson | |
| 1977 | Arthur Beetson * | |
| 1978 | Arthur Beetson * | Bob Fulton |
| 1979 | Bob Fulton * Bob O'Reilly |
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| 1980 | Royce Ayliffe | |
| 1981 | Royce Ayliffe | |
| 1982 | Royce Ayliffe | |
| 1983 | Kevin Hastings | |
| 1984 | Rowland Beckett Shane McKellar |
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| 1985 | Kevin Hastings | |
| 1986 | Kevin Hastings Hugh McGahan |
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| 1987 | Hugh McGahan | |
| 1988 | Hugh McGahan | Pat Jarvis |
| 1989 | Trevor Gillmeister | |
| 1990 | Paul Vautin | Hugh McGahan < |
| 1991 | Hugh McGahan | |
| 1992 | Craig Salvatori | |
| 1993 | Craig Salvatori | |
| 1994 | Craig Salvatori | |
| 1995 | Sean Garlick | |
| 1996 | Sean Garlick | |
| 1997 | Brad Fittler | |
| 1998 | Brad Fittler | |
| 1999 | Brad Fittler | |
| 2000 | Brad Fittler | |
| 2001 | Brad Fittler | |
| 2002 | Brad Fittler | |
| 2003 | Brad Fittler | |
| 2004 | Brad Fittler | |
| 2005 | Luke Ricketson | |
| 2006 | Craig Fitzgibbon | |
| 2007 | Craig Fitzgibbon | |
| 2008 | Craig Fitzgibbon Braith Anasta |
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| 2009 | Braith Anasta | |
| 2010 | Braith Anasta | |
| 2011 | Braith Anasta | |
| 2012 | Braith Anasta | |
| 2013 | Anthony Minichiello | |
| 2014 | Anthony Minichiello | |
| 2015 | Mitchell Pearce | |
| 2016 | Jake Friend | |
| 2017 | Jake Friend Mitchell Pearce |
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| 2018 | Jake Friend/Boyd Cordner | |
| 2019 | Jake Friend/Boyd Cordner | |
| 2020 | Jake Friend/Boyd Cordner | |
| 2021 | Jake Friend James Tedesco |
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| 2022 | James Tedesco | |
| 2023 | James Tedesco | |
| 2024 | James Tedesco | |
| * Captain/Coach ^ Coach for the first 10 matches of the season < Coach for the final 6 matches of the season |
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Most Games As First Grade Captain |
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| Captain | Games As Captain |
Roosters Career Span * |
Primary Captaincy Years | All Captaincy Years |
| Brad Fittler | 198 | 1996 - 2004 | 1997 - 2004 | 1996 - 2004 |
| Jake Friend | 98 | 2008 - 2021 | 2016 - 2021 | 2015 - 2021 |
| Braith Anasta | 97 | 2006 - 2012 | 2008 - 2012 | 2008 - 2012 |
| James Tedesco | 93 | 2018 - | 2021 - | 2021 - |
| Ray Stehr | 85 | 1929 - 1942, 1945 - 1946 | 1938 - 1939, 1941 - 1942, 1945 - 1946 | 1938 - 1942, 1945 - 1946 |
| Arthur Beetson | 84 | 1971 - 1978 | 1974 - 1978 | 1972 - 1978 |
| Terry Fearnley | 77 | 1954 - 1955, 1957 - 1964 | 1959 - 1963 | 1959 - 1964 |
| Craig Fitzgibbon | 72 | 2000 - 2009 | 2006 - 2008 | 2005 - 2009 |
| Hugh McGahan | 68 | 1985 - 1991 | 1986 - 1989, 1991 | 1985 - 1991 |
| Royce Ayliffe | 66 | 1976 - 1983 | 1980 - 1982 | 1980 - 1982 |
| Kevin Hastings | 62 | 1976 - 1987 | 1983, 1985 - 1986 | 1980 - 1986 |
| Dave Brown | 61 | 1930 - 1936, 1939 - 1941 | 1932, 1934 - 1936, 1940 | 1932, 1934 - 1936, 1939 - 1941 |
| Boyd Cordner | 58 | 2011 - 2020 | 2018 - 2020 | 2013, 2017 - 2020 |
| * Denotes Roosters first grade career span | ||||
Premiership Winning Captains |
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| Season | Captain |
| 1911 | Dally Messenger |
| 1912 | Dally Messenger |
| 1913 | Dally Messenger |
| 1923 | Harry Caples |
| 1935 | Viv Thicknesse * |
| 1936 | Dave Brown |
| 1937 | Viv Thicknesse |
| 1940 | Ray Stehr * |
| 1945 | Ray Stehr |
| 1974 | Arthur Beetson |
| 1975 | Arthur Beetson |
| 2002 | Brad Fittler |
| 2013 | Anthony Minichiello |
| 2018 | Jake Friend/Boyd Cordner |
| 2019 | Jake Friend/Boyd Cordner |
| * Stand-in Captain for the injured Dave Brown | |
Multiple Premiership Winning Captains |
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| Captain | Titles As Captain |
Premiership Seasons |
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| Dally Messenger | 3 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | ||||||||||
| Viv Thicknesse | 2 | 1935 * | 1937 | |||||||||||
| Ray Stehr | 2 | 1940 * | 1945 | |||||||||||
| Arthur Beetson | 2 | 1974 | 1975 | |||||||||||
| Boyd Cordner # | 2 | 2018 | 2019 | |||||||||||
| Jake Friend # | 2 | 2018 | 2019 | |||||||||||
| * Stand-in Captain for the injured Dave Brown # Co-Captain |
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