Senior Club Office Holders
The Sydney Roosters are a foundation club
formed on the 24th January, 1908 at
Paddington Town Hall as the Eastern
Suburbs District Rugby League Football
Club (E.S.D.R.L.F.C.). They are the only club
to have continuously played in every season
of Australia's premier professional rugby
league competition. The Eastern Suburbs
Leagues Club, which first started trading in
1958, has been the major partner of the football
club since its inception. The list of the most
senior office holders of both organisations are
listed below.
Football Club Chairmen |
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| Name | Years Of Service | Title |
| John White | 1908 - 1910 | President |
| Monty Somer | 1911 - 1917 | President |
| Frank Haron | 1917 - 1944 | President |
| Wally Webb | 1944 - 1955 | President |
| Ray Stehr | 1955 - 1959 | President |
| Bob Stuart | 1960 - 1964 | President |
| Dick Dunn | 1965 - 1965 | President |
| John Brown | 1966 - 1966 | President |
| Doug Fry | 1966 - 1983 | President |
| Jack 'Buster' Craigie | 1983 - 1985 | Chairman |
| Bob Seabrook | 1985 - 1991 | Chairman |
| Keith Steel | 1991 - 1993 | Chairman |
| Nick Politis | 1993 - | Chairman |
| At the first meeting of the E.S.D.R.L.F.C. Albert Pointing was elected as President but stood down from that position within two weeks of that initial meeting, well ahead of the Roosters first match. |
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Football Club C.E.O.'s |
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| Name | Years Of Service | Title |
| Horrie Miller | 1908 - 1909 | Club Secretary |
| Sid Lees | 1909 - 1912 | Club Secretary |
| Wally Webb | 1912 - 1927 | Club Secretary |
| John Quinlan | 1927 - 1944 | Club Secretary |
| Jack Lynch | 1944 - 1963 | Club Secretary |
| Jim Hunt | 1964 - 1972 | Club Secretary |
| Bob Seabrook | 1973 - 1983 | Club Secretary |
| Ron Jones | 1983 - 1984 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Barry Van Heekeren | 1985 - 1986 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Ron Jones | 1986 - 1991 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Bob Seabrook | 1991 - 1993 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Brian Anderson | 1993 - 1994 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Bernie Gurr | 1994 - 2003 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Brian Canavan | 2003 - 2008 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Steve Noyce | 2008 - 2012 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Scott Bennetts | 2012 - 2016 | Chief Executive Officer |
| John Lee | 2016 - 2017 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Joe Kelly | 2017 - 2018 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Scott Bennetts | 2018 - 2019 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Joe Kelly | 2019 - | Chief Executive Officer |
| At the first meeting of the E.S.D.R.L.F.C. Harry 'Jersey' Flegg was elected as Club Secretary but stood down from that position within two weeks of that initial meeting, well ahead of the Roosters first match. Flegg instead concentrated on playing for the Club where he was the first ever captain in 1908. |
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Leagues Club Chairmen |
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| Name | Years Of Service | Title |
| Ray Stehr | 1958 - 1959 | President |
| John Brown | 1960 - 1963 | President |
| Clarrie Gardner | 1963 - 1965 | President |
| Bob Stuart | 1965 - 1965 | President |
| Jack 'Buster' Craigie | 1966 - 1984 | President |
| 1984 - 1985 | Chairman | |
| Bob Seabrook | 1985 - 1991 | Chairman |
| Keith Steel | 1991 - 1993 | Chairman |
| Nick Politis | 1993 - | Chairman |
Leagues Club C.E.O.'s |
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| Name | Years Of Service | Title |
| Arthur Calloway | 1958 - 1961 | Secretary/Treasurer |
| Hon. Maurice O'Sullivan | 1961 - 1962 | Secretary |
| Bill Ives | 1963 - 1964 | Secretary |
| Tom O'Connor | 1965 - 1965 | Secretary/Manager |
| Ron Jones | 1966 - 1983 | Secretary/Manager |
| 1984 - 1992 | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Rob Riddle | 1992 - 1997 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Dennis Muddle | 1997 - 1997 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Rob Riddle | 1997 - 2011 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Scott Bennetts | 2011 - 2020 | Chief Executive Officer |
| Joe Kelly | 2020 - | Chief Executive Officer |
Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club Location History |
| 10/10/1958: Club opens on the first floor of the Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach 15/09/1961: Club opens at the Royal Surrey Hotel; 195 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction 21/04/1968: Club opens at the current location in Spring Street, Bondi Junction |
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.
