86-809: Easts may refer to: Sydney Roosters , an Australian rugby league football team in the NRL, formerly known as "Eastern Suburbs" or "Easts" for short. Eastern Suburbs Tigers , an Australian rugby league football club Eastern Suburbs AFC , a New Zealand Association Football (soccer) club Easts Tigers Rugby Union , a rugby union club in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "easts" on Misplaced Pages. Eastern Suburbs (disambiguation) East (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Easts All pages with titles containing Easts Topics referred to by
172-586: A "bruising" major semi-final, 10–6. As the Super League war built up in the mid-1990s, the Roosters recruited high-profile coach Phil Gould and star five-eighth Brad Fittler , both from the Penrith Panthers . This helped to quickly send the Roosters back to the upper end of the ladder. Fittler's presence proved invaluable; during his reign, the Roosters competed in four grand finals in five years. In 2002,
258-516: A 1935 match against Canterbury, Dave Brown scored 45 points, the highest score and victory margin for the club (the 87–7 scoreline is equivalent to 106–8 under the contemporary scoring system). The winning margin is the second largest overall, behind St. George's 91–6 win over Canterbury a week earlier. The club's record attendance for a regular season game at its home ground—the Sydney Football Stadium—stands at 40,864, achieved in
344-649: A Preliminary Final against South Sydney, at the Sydney Football Stadium on 22 September 2018 in front of a ground record crowd of 44,380. In 2019, the Sydney Roosters home became the Sydney Cricket Ground whilst the replacement Sydney Football Stadium (2022) was being built. While the Sydney Roosters have supporters outside of its traditional area, its main fan base is in Sydney, which in the early days
430-571: A clear break down the sideline and looked set to score a try before being chased down and tackled into touch by Penrith lock forward, Scott Sattler . From then on, the momentum of the game was with Penrith. The Roosters' made the Grand Final in 2004 , when they ceded a 13–6 half-time lead to be defeated by the Bulldogs 16–13. The match was captain Fittler's last for the team. In 2007, the Roosters became
516-610: A designated area in Bay 35, is the preferred location for the most animated fans. Members of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust are seated in the Members Pavilion, and season ticket holders are located in Bays 12–14. In 2023, the Roosters had over 20,072 paying members which ranked them with the fifth most memberships out of the nine Sydney teams, in addition to the 46,486 members of
602-405: A loud noise when they hit something. The first house in the area was Waverley House, which was built by Barnett Levey in 1827, on the current site of Waverley Street. The house changed hands many times over the years before finally being demolished in 1904. When Waverley Municipality was proclaimed in 1859, the name was taken from Waverley House. Henry Hough was first given a grant of land on
688-550: A lower ladder position to win the following season's title. In the 2014 season, the club finished first on the table winning the Minor Premiership. In the Preliminary Final against arch rivals Souths, Sydney lost the match 32–22 in what was retiring legend Anthony Minichiello's final game. In the 2015 season, Sydney finished first on the table and claimed their third consecutive Minor Premiership. The Roosters again made
774-558: A major entertainment and commercial centre. Tram lines ran to Bondi Beach via Birriga Road, Bondi Beach via Bondi Road , Bronte Beach and The Spot , Randwick and the City at Circular Quay and Central railway station . A tram depot was established on the corner of South Head Road (renamed Oxford Street with the completion of widening works in Darlinghurst) and the present day York Road. Oxford Street quickly became crowded and congested. By
860-709: A match on ANZAC Day against the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2017. The club's record attendance for a regular season game at the SCG stands at 50,130 on 4 May 1974 against the Manly Sea Eagles The 2000 grand final between the Sydney Roosters and the Brisbane Broncos attracted 94,277 spectators to the Olympic Stadium. Head coach Assistant coaches Bondi Junction Bondi Junction
946-545: A new CinemaScope screen. It was renamed the Hoyts Horror House for a short period in 1973. Hoyts sold the theatre in 1977, and it closed after Salon Kitty was screened on 8 February 1977. The building reopened the in 1978 as the Star Rock Concert, and started showing films, but it closed permanently later in the year and was demolished in 1981. Bondi Junction railway station is an underground station that
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#17328525980601032-476: A new bus/rail interchange and large shopping mall. Many of the original pubs have been maintained, notably, the Nelson Hotel, so named because of its location on Nelson Street. Bondi Beach is a neighbouring suburb to the east with its namesake beach. Similarly named Bondi and North Bondi are also neighbouring suburbs. Bondi Junction and the neighbouring area is well known for its famous rugby league team,
1118-422: A single general manager who oversees the group's performance. The leagues club provides financial support to the football club only when necessary as the football club's sponsorships and TV revenues are generally adequate to cover most Rugby League expenditures. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves holds the record for the most first grade games (307), having surpassed Mitchell Aubusson 's tally of 306 matches in round 19 of
1204-408: A try through William Warbrick to win the match 18–13. The match wasn't without controversy due to Melbourne scoring a try in the first half which came directly after Harry Grant had knocked the ball on from a cross-field kick, which was not called by referee Ashley Klein. In the 2024 NRL season , the club would finish third on the table and qualify for the finals. The club would eventually reach
1290-531: A winless season. The crest also incorporated a rooster or cockerel in the design; one source suggested that this choice of mascot followed after the Roosters' jersey design was inspired by the French national team's jersey. Given that the French team's mascot was affectionately known to supporters as le coq , "the rooster", connections have been made as to the choosing of a rooster for Eastern Suburbs' mascot. In 1978,
1376-509: A working class background They have an estimated 800k fans due to a club estimate. When calculating their 'average exposure value' across the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons it was determined that they were the most watched NRL club and the third most watched club across all sporting codes in Australia. They had 18.6 million game views in 2021 alone. In 2013 the club tallied the fourth-highest home attendance of all National Rugby League clubs (behind
1462-448: Is Sydney's fifth largest business district behind the CBD itself, North Sydney , Parramatta and Chatswood . Typical development in the commercial area consists of strip-mall type development two or three levels high. However, over the last 35 years , at least twenty buildings of 12 levels or higher have been constructed including Bondi Junction Private Hospital The first large development
1548-574: Is also the eastern terminus of the Eastern Suburbs railway line on the Sydney Trains network. The station is also the terminus of limited South Coast Line services. A bus interchange is located at ground level, above the railway station and below residential towers. The Sydney tram network was closed in 1961 and the Waverley Tram Depot converted to a bus depot. This temporarily reduced
1634-482: Is an eastern suburb of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia. It is 6 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Waverley . Bondi Junction is a largely commercial area which has undergone many changes since the late 20th century. There have been many major commercial and residential developments around the main street and surrounding area, notably
1720-606: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs and inner Sydney including the CBD. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won fifteen New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and National Rugby League titles, and several other competitions. First founded as
1806-580: Is represented in the National Rugby League by the Sydney Roosters , officially the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (ESDRLFC). The clubhouse of the team is centrally located on Spring Street, Bondi Junction. The Junction is known colloquially to residents in the area as "the home of the Roosters". Bondi Junction has many heritage-listed buildings and other items. Waverley Reservoirs on Paul Street
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#17328525980601892-598: The Bidjigal , Birrabirragal , and Gadigal people. The name "Bondi" is derived from the Dharawal language , spoken by the Aboriginal clans who lived further from Sydney Harbour southwards to Shoalhaven . The word Bondi , also spelt Bundi , Bundye , and Boondye , originates from the word for a loud thud, such as the sound of waves breaking over rocks, but is also associated with nulla nulla , or fighting sticks, which make
1978-507: The Brisbane Broncos ) with an average of 19,368 spectators at the Sydney Football Stadium . Following the opening of the new Sydney Football Stadium , during the 2023 season the Roosters recorded the third-highest average home attendance in the NRL and the highest outside of Queensland with an average of 22,898. At the club's home ground, the Sydney Football Stadium, the supporters congregate in distinct sections. The "Chook Pen",
2064-512: The Centenary of Rugby League panel considered the Roosters of 1974 and 1975 to be among the greatest club teams of all time. Between 1984 and 1995, the Roosters reached the semi-finals once, and became known to critics as the "transit lounge", due to the high frequency of player purchases and releases. The club came close to reaching the premiership in 1987 under coach and favourite son Arthur Beetson, being defeated by eventual premiers Manly in
2150-705: The Eastgate residential apartment development and a shopping centre above the station and bus interchange known as Meriton Retail Precinct Bondi Junction . Oxford Street is a major commercial centre in Bondi Junction as it contains numerous businesses including hotels and shops from the York Street end to Old South Head Road. Oxford Street Mall is a pedestrian zone between Bronte Road and Newland Street and contains numerous shops and cafes. There are also shops along Spring Street, Ebley Street and Bronte Road. Bondi Junction
2236-490: The Newtown Jets ' home ground, Henson Park , temporarily to await the completion of the Sydney Football Stadium. The team capitalised on this move, and under coach Arthur Beetson finished second in the regular season, and narrowly missed playing in the grand final. It was the only time between 1983 and 1995 that the club reached the finals. In 1988, the club moved its home ground to the newly built Sydney Football Stadium on
2322-627: The Royal Agricultural Ground was often used as a home venue between 1908 and 1910, before the club hosted matches at the Sydney Sports Ground from 1911 onwards. It was here that the team played almost all of their home games up until 1986, when the ground was demolished with the Sydney Cricket Ground No. 2 to make way for Sydney's main rectangular field, the Sydney Football Stadium . In 1987, games were moved away to
2408-543: The Sydney Cricket Ground . The club then went on an eight-game winning run and defeated Melbourne 21–20 in the grand final rematch which was played at AAMI Park . The Roosters also scored impressive victories over Brisbane 36–4 and Wests 42–12 which were both played at the Sydney Cricket Ground . Midway through the 2019 NRL season , Sydney suffered a drop in form during the 2019 State of Origin series period before recovering by winning 7 of their last 8 matches of
2494-517: The Sydney Roosters , still officially known as the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club. Before the arrival of Europeans in the Port Jackson area, the Waverley and Bondi areas were inhabited for tens of thousands of years by Aboriginal Australian peoples, who left evidence of their habitation in the form of paths, rock carvings, artefacts, and shelters. The eastern beaches were home to
2580-424: The premiership in 1945, Eastern Suburbs failed to make the finals for the following seven seasons. A runners-up finish in 1960 was the closest the club came to claiming the premiership during this era. Eastern Suburbs were soundly defeated 31–6 in the grand final that year , by the famous record-beating St George outfit. In 1966, the club fell to new depths and was winless for the first time in its history. It
2666-438: The rooster . From 1972 to 1982, the Roosters won four minor premierships and played in four grand finals, winning two consecutively. Gibson, now dubbed as "Super Coach", returned to lead the team from 1974 to 1976. In 1974 and 1975 , the team won 39 of 44 matches, both minor premierships and both grand finals and set a premiership record of 19 consecutive wins. The 38–0 grand final victory in 1975 against St George
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2752-406: The 1960s traffic was at the point that Bondi Junction was one of the worst bottlenecks in Sydney. The Eastern Suburbs railway line , terminating at Bondi Junction, was opened in 1979. The suburb was historically divided by the border of Waverley and Woollahra councils. In 2002, the boundary was realigned from Oxford Street to the bypass road (see below), giving Waverley Council full control of
2838-515: The 2014 season, and ended his career with 139 tries. He is also the first fullback in 70 years to win the Grand Final (2013), while captaining the club. Rod O'Loan scored seven tries in a single match against Sydney University in 1935, and Dave Brown's 38 tries in 15 games in the same year remains a competition record. In 1975, the Eastern Suburbs Roosters set a record 19-match winning streak on their way to their 11th premiership. In
2924-523: The 2024 season. Former team captain Craig Fitzgibbon holds the club record for scoring the most points, tallying 1,376 over his 210 matches. Fitzgibbon also broke the all-time point scoring record for a forward in the later rounds of 2006. Dave Brown's tally of 45 points (five tries and 15 goals) in a single match against Canterbury in 1935 remains a competition record after more than seven decades. Ivan Cleary scored 284 points in 1998, which at
3010-563: The Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (ESDRLFC), it is the only club to have played in every season at the elite level, and since the 1970s has often been dubbed the glamour club of the league. The Sydney Roosters have won 15 premierships, equal to the record of the St George Dragons . Only the South Sydney Rabbitohs have won more premierships. The club holds the record for having won more matches than any other in
3096-470: The Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, the entity holding the NRL licence. Red, white and blue have been the colours of every jersey design in the club's history; however, the jersey design has undergone several alterations. During World War II, the design of the jersey was modified because the dye used to colour jerseys was needed for the war effort. This saw Eastern Suburbs playing in different colours and an altered design. Instead of using
3182-530: The Easts Leagues Club, which is the major benefactor of the football club. The Easts Leagues Club and the Sydney Roosters "operate as one entity" known as the Easts Group. Under this arrangement, the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club is the 'parent company' of the Easts Group. The Football Club delegates, however, overarching responsibility for both football and leagues club operations to
3268-548: The NRL announced that the club had been successful in their bid for a team in the inaugural NRL Women's competition set to start in September of that year. This inclusion made Eastern Suburbs the only double foundation club in the league. The team would finish the season in second place, losing in the Grand Final to the Brisbane Broncos. The club then broke its preliminary final hoodoo by beating rivals South Sydney 12–4 in what
3354-506: The NRL finals, progressing to the 2013 NRL grand final, facing the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles , winning 26–18. It was a great comeback by the Roosters, down by 10 points in the second half they went on to score three consecutive tries to seal the win and their 13th premiership. They then went on to win the 2014 World Club Challenge against Wigan 36–14 to claim the treble of club titles. No team in premiership history had come from
3440-470: The NSW Government resolving to actually complete the project as far as Bondi Junction, construction was also begun on an elevated freeway-standard bypass of Bondi Junction. The Bondi Junction Bypass (later renamed Syd Einfeld Drive after the notable local man and one-time Member for Phillip ), unlike the railway, was constructed quickly, opening on 6 January 1979. The road runs around the northern side of
3526-410: The Preliminary Final with Brisbane this time being the opponents. The Roosters ended up losing the match 31–12 in front of a sold-out crowd at Suncorp Stadium . In the 2016 season, the Roosters finished 15th on the table after enduring a horror season where star player Mitchell Pearce was suspended for 8 matches, fined $ A125,000 and stripped of the captaincy following a pre season incident where Pearce
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3612-472: The Roosters season ended after losing 42–6 against Manly . In the 2022 NRL season , the club finished sixth on the table. The Sydney Roosters won eight straight matches late in the season, but were knocked out in the first week of the finals. The Sydney Roosters entered the 2023 NRL season as one of the favourites to take out the competition but by round 20, the club were sat 14th on the table. The tri-colours then went on to win their remaining five matches of
3698-535: The business district from Oxford Street at Ocean Street to Oxford Street at Bondi Road and is elevated at about five metres above the ground. It is constructed as a continuous concrete plank bridge. The freeway is, in fact, the only section ever built of a much longer planned road known as the Eastern Freeway, a proposed freeway abandoned in the 1960s , which would have travelled between the Sydney CBD and Bondi. With
3784-473: The caretaker for the remainder of the 2007 season, before being appointed in August to the top job for two years. With eight rounds remaining in a disappointing 2009 season in which the Roosters finished with the wooden spoon for the first time in 43 years, Fittler was informed he would not be the coach in 2010, his position to be taken by veteran coach Brian Smith . The Roosters wound up winning only five games for
3870-706: The club at season's end. The Roosters endured a disappointing 2012 season , finishing 13th. Brian Smith resigned from the coaching role shortly after the Roosters' season concluded with a loss to the Minor Premiers Canterbury , and also at season's end captain Braith Anasta left to join the Wests Tigers in 2013. The 2013 season saw new staff, a new coach, Trent Robinson , and several new players, including big signings Michael Jennings , James Maloney , Luke O'Donnell and Sonny Bill Williams , arrive at
3956-474: The club captured its 12th premiership – the first in 27 years – defeating Minor Premiers the New Zealand Warriors 30–8 in the 2002 NRL grand final . In the 2003 NRL grand final against the Penrith Panthers , the Roosters lost 18–6 in what was their heaviest defeat for the year. A decisive moment occurred midway through the second half: with the scores tied at 6-all, Roosters winger Todd Byrne made
4042-676: The club's name was changed to the Sydney City Roosters , and in 2000 to the Sydney Roosters. The team's Leagues Club is based in Bondi Junction and its home ground, administration and training facilities are located at nearby Moore Park . The Roosters have long-standing and fierce rivalries with other Sydney-based clubs, especially the South Sydney Rabbitohs, a fellow foundation club based in neighbouring Redfern . The Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (ESDRLFC)
4128-463: The club. This culminated in the Roosters finishing the 2013 season with a 24–12 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs , securing the Minor Premiership for the 2013 season and were the NRL's best attacking and defensive team. The Roosters defeated the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4–0, in week one of the finals, earning a week's rest. The Roosters defeated the Newcastle Knights 40–14 in week three of
4214-424: The commercial areas of the suburb. In April 2024, Joel Cauchi perpetrated a mass stabbing at Westfield Bondi Junction before being shot dead by police. In 1917 the first theatre in the area, named Star Theatre, was opened, situated on a triangular plot bounded by Bronte Road, Brisbane Street, and Ebley Street. This was demolished 10 years later, and a second Star Theatre opened in 1928. The 2,400-seat theatre
4300-757: The commercial centre and low density housing further away. Domestic architecture includes Victorian and Federation designs. According to the 2021 Census , there were 10,361 residents in Bondi Junction. In Bondi Junction, 42.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 9.0%, Brazil 3.8%, Ireland 3.2%, China (excluding SARs and Taiwan) 3.0% and South Africa 2.6%. 64.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.7%, Portuguese 3.6%, Spanish 3.1%, Russian 2.5% and Italian 1.7%. The most common responses for religion in Bondi Junction were No Religion 41.1%, Catholic (20.6%), Judaism (11.2%) and Anglican 6.4%. Bondi Junction
4386-467: The eastern parts of the Sydney CBD. Indeed, the locality of Sydney, with postcode 2000, falls entirely within the official boundaries of the ESDRLFC. Unofficially nicknamed the "Tricolours" due to the red, white and blue playing strip, Eastern Suburbs won its first match , defeating Newtown 32–16 at Wentworth Oval on 20 April 1908. In 1913 it became the first club to win three consecutive premierships ;
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#17328525980604472-560: The entire season; twice against Cronulla and once against each of Canberra in Canberra, eventual grand finalists Parramatta and Newcastle in Newcastle. A year after finishing last, under the coaching of Brian Smith they reached the 2010 NRL Grand Final where the St. George Illawarra Dragons defeated them 32–8. The Roosters led 8–6 at half time but were overrun in the second half. What followed
4558-499: The feat in the 1992 and 1993 seasons. The club began the 2020 NRL season once again as one of the teams to beat for the premiership but suffered back to back losses to start the year before the season was interrupted due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. After the return to play, the club won five matches in a row and only lost three matches between round 8 and round 20. The Roosters finished the season in 4th place and qualified for
4644-411: The finals. In week one of the finals, they were defeated by minor premiers Penrith which forced them into an elimination final match against Canberra. The Roosters quest for a third straight premiership was ended as they lost against Canberra 22–18 at the Sydney Cricket Ground . The club began the 2021 NRL season as one of the teams tipped to challenge for the premiership. In the opening two rounds of
4730-405: The first club to play 100 seasons of first grade rugby league; having been the only outfit to play in each season since the competition's inception in 1908. They appointed Chris Anderson as coach in 2007 and 2008 following two relatively unsuccessful years under Ricky Stuart . On 9 July 2007, Anderson resigned after a 56–0 loss to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles . Assistant Coach Fittler acted as
4816-515: The league, the most minor premierships and the most World Club Challenge trophies. The Sydney Roosters are one of only two clubs (the other being the St. George Illawarra Dragons in 1999) to finish runners-up in their inaugural season. Currently coached by Trent Robinson and captained by James Tedesco , the Roosters play home games at the Sydney Football Stadium . The club was founded in 1908 in Paddington , Sydney, as Eastern Suburbs ; in 1995
4902-535: The likes of Sam Walker, Ben Marschke , Egan Butcher and Fletcher Baker and call upon players from the club's feeder side the North Sydney Bears . The club also suffered injuries and suspensions to other key players such as Victor Radley . The Roosters ended the 2021 NRL season in fifth place and qualified for the finals. In week one of the finals, the club defeated the Gold Coast 25–24. The following week,
4988-500: The line-ups during this period included the likes of Dally Messenger , Harry "Jersey" Flegg and Sandy Pearce , all regarded as all-time rugby league greats. However, the club rapidly declined and failed to win the premiership for the next nine seasons. Eastern Suburbs missed the finals once from 1926 to 1942, and in that time won four titles and the minor premiership on seven occasions. During this period, Dave Brown set several point-scoring records that still stand. In 1935 ,
5074-489: The mantra was replaced with the team's name, "Eastern Suburbs". This name was kept until 1994, when the club changed its team name to the "Sydney City Roosters" for the start of the 1995 season to appeal to the club's widening fan base. In 2000, the club shortened its name to the "Sydney Roosters". Although marketing names have changed, the Roosters are still registered with the National Rugby League competition as
5160-484: The new Bondi Junction Bus–Rail Interchange . In 1998, Woollahra Council, which controlled the site of the bus interchange, finalised an agreement to sell the airspace above the site to Meriton Apartments. Construction began in April 1999 for a new bus interchange and two residential apartment towers of over 70 m high. While this took place, upgrade works were also performed on Bondi Junction railway station. The new interchange
5246-407: The next 30 years, before being named Bondi Junction after the trams arrived in 1881. In 1858, the first official post office was opened, and the first school in 1879. By 1878 steam had supplanted wind in milling and the estate was closed. In May 1881, it was subdivided. Streets in this subdivision that exist today are Mill Hill Road and Hough Street. The subdivision of the estate coincided with
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#17328525980605332-555: The opening of the first tramway to the area – steam trams began operation from Taylor Square in Darlinghurst on 12 March 1881. A tramline was built to the Bondi Beach area in 1881, with a crossing loop line following in 1882 and the tramway junction off the Waverley line opened on 24 May 1884. The suburb acquired its name at this time. With the subdivision of surrounding suburbs complete by 1930, Bondi Junction quickly grew into
5418-417: The preliminary final but were soundly beaten by Melbourne 48-18. Eastern Suburbs did not traditionally sport a crest on their jerseys in the first half of the 20th century. Other clubs occasionally sported simple designs on their strip; however, this was not seen consistently on all jerseys until the 1950s and 1960s. In 1967, the club introduced its first logo, displaying the mantra "Easts to Win", following
5504-494: The present site of Bondi Junction in 1832. On his estate, he built a wind-powered flour mill. This was accessed by a track leading off the South Head Road (now Oxford Street ), the suburb's main thoroughfare. In 1854, the first hotel in the area opened, licensed to Alexander Gray. It was named "The Waverley Tea Gardens", and the surrounding area quickly took that name, quickly shortened to simply "Tea Gardens", which stuck for
5590-564: The railway opening in June 1979, major changes to traffic flow were made in Bondi Junction. The main thoroughfare, Oxford Street, became devoted to buses only between Adelaide Street and Bronte Road and a pedestrian mall was created between Bronte Road and Newland Street, known as Bondi Junction Mall. The opening of the railway provided the opportunity to rationalise bus services in the Eastern Suburbs, with most city services eliminated or terminated at
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5762-478: The season against also-rans Manly, the Dolphins, Parramatta, Wests Tigers and lastly arch-rivals South Sydney to finish 7th on the table. In week one of the finals, the club would defeat an out of sorts Cronulla side to reach the second week with their opponent being Melbourne. Melbourne were heavy favourites going into the game but with only minutes remaining the Sydney Roosters were in front 13–12 before Melbourne scored
5848-403: The season to finish 2nd behind minor premiers Melbourne. The Roosters defeated rivals South Sydney and Melbourne to reach the 2019 NRL Grand Final . In the grand final, Sydney won their second consecutive premiership after a hard-fought victory against Canberra at ANZ Stadium . It was the first time that a team had won consecutive premierships in a unified competition since Brisbane achieved
5934-459: The shirt's chest were incorporated with a single white stripe surrounded by a red stripe on either side. This jersey appeared in the 1950s and remains the team's base design. Main: South Sydney Rabbitohs . Major: St. George Illawarra Dragons , Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs , Melbourne Storm . Minor: Penrith Panthers , Manly Warringah Sea Eagles , Brisbane Broncos , Parramatta Eels , Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks . Most sources suggest that
6020-549: The site of the old Sydney Sports Ground, opening the season with a 24–14 defeat at the hands of the St George Dragons in front of 19,295 spectators on a wet night on 4 March 1988. At the Sydney Football Stadium, the Roosters have a 59% win record from 256 games with a 58% and 55% win record at former home grounds the Sydney Sports Ground and the Sydney Cricket Ground respectively. The Roosters played their last game,
6106-452: The table and produced upset victories over Cronulla and Parramatta. In a game that the Roosters were expected to win, the Cowboys surprised everyone winning the match 29–16. In 2018, the Sydney Roosters finished in first place during the regular season, claiming their 20th Minor Premiership. They beat Cronulla-Sutherland 21–12 in week one of the finals, earning the week off. In March 2018,
6192-426: The team lost just one game, and recorded the highest winning margin in their history, an 87–7 (equivalent to 106–8 using the modern scoring system) victory over Canterbury . In 1936 , Eastern Suburbs became one of five teams in premiership history to remain undefeated for an entire season, a feat they repeated the following year. It is the only club to remain unbeaten for two consecutive seasons. Despite claiming
6278-530: The time was an all-time points scoring record in a season. Bill Mullins , father of 2002 premiership player Brett , scored 104 tries in his 11-year, 190-game career with Eastern Suburbs between 1968 and 1978, meaning that on average, he scored at least one try every two games. Anthony Minichiello became the highest try scorer in the Roosters history when he scored his 105th try against the Newcastle at Ausgrid Stadium in June 2011. 'Mini' finally retired after
6364-449: The traditional hoops, the side used a sky-blue based jersey and a red and white V-strip around the collar. This is the only noted time in the club's history where the traditional deep blue, red and white combination was absent from the jersey. After the war, the V-strip design reverted to the original blue that had been present in the original jerseys, and the single red and white stripes around
6450-481: The traffic problem in the area ; but, the rise of the private motor vehicle soon made the problem acute. A railway to Sydney's eastern suburbs was first proposed by John Young , Mayor of Sydney in the 1870s. This was subsequently incorporated into the Bradfield Scheme for improving Sydney's railways. The line was never built as Bradfield envisaged, however. In 1976, with construction of the railway underway and
6536-403: The year, the club defeated both Manly and the Wests Tigers by 40 points. Throughout the season however, the club suffered one of the biggest injury tolls in recent history losing Jake Friend , Boyd Cordner and Brett Morris to retirement and season ending injuries to Luke Keary , Lindsay Collins , Joseph Manu and Billy Smith . The Roosters were forced to blood nine debutants, including
6622-416: Was also the last occasion in which the Roosters won the wooden spoon until claiming it again in the 2009 season. It ended a poor run for Eastern Suburbs; from 1963 to 1966, they won 8 of 72 matches, finishing second to last in 1964 and last in the other three years. The club underwent a renaissance in 1967 after appointing Jack Gibson as coach (1967–68), and introducing a new emblem on the playing jerseys,
6708-458: Was another relatively disappointing season at Bondi Junction, with the Roosters finishing 11th in a 2011 season plagued by off-field issues involving 2010 Dally M Medallist Todd Carney (who was later sacked by the Roosters at season's end). However, a four-game winning streak to end the season brought hope for the 2012 season. Other high-profile players including Nate Myles , Mark Riddell , Jason Ryles , Kane Linnett , and Phil Graham all left
6794-399: Was concentrated in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs but has now branched out due to the changing demographics of that region with most fans of the club coming from outside the traditional area. Due to the affluence of the Eastern Suburbs, the Roosters fanbase is often perceived as affluent White Collar and Upper Class, although the club (Like other Rugby League clubs) was formed mostly by players with
6880-546: Was formed on 24 January 1908 at a meeting at the Paddington Town Hall in Sydney after it was decided that the district should enter a team in the newly formed New South Wales Rugby Football League . The ESDRLFC was formed, under its articles of association with the NSWRFL, to represent the geographic areas in Sydney covering the Waverley, Randwick, Woollahra, Paddington and Vaucluse local government municipalities, as well as
6966-444: Was intoxicated, simulated a sex act with a dog which was filmed on another party goer's mobile phone. The club also struggled due to injuries to star players such as Boyd Cordner and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves . The Roosters finished 2nd at the end of the 2017 season and defeated Brisbane in week one of the finals earning the week off. Sydney's opponents in the Preliminary Final were North Queensland who had finished in 8th position on
7052-576: Was operated by Olympic Theatres until Hoyts purchased it in 1935. Architects Charles Bohringer & Associates (who also remodelled the Enmore Theatre in 1937) redesigned the cinema in an Art Deco style before it was reopened in 1938. It became the largest and most popular cinema in the area, and was at one time one of the biggest suburban cinemas in New South Wales. In 1954 the Star was equipped with
7138-509: Was tentatively opened in September 2000 for the Sydney Olympics but subsequently closed for further work. The new bus interchange opened in July 2001. Westfield Bondi Junction is a major mid to upmarket shopping centre opposite Bondi Junction railway station on the corner of Grosvenor and Oxford Street. There are also two smaller shopping centre nearby, Eastgate Bondi Junction located below
7224-640: Was the Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club ( Easts ), the local rugby league club for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters . In the 1980s, following the completion of the Eastern Suburbs Railway, commercial development reached a peak with several office buildings built in the centre of Bondi Junction. By the 1990s, these were mostly displaced by residential developments. Bondi Junction features high density residential developments close to
7310-746: Was the largest margin in a first grade grand final, and the record stood for 33 years until superseded by Manly's 40–0 win over the Melbourne Storm in 2008 . Although the 1975 grand final was played during an era of a now-obsolete scoring system - with 3 points awarded for a try - the scoreline using 4 points for tries would mean that the record winning margin for a grand final would still hold with an adjusted score of 46–0. With line-ups including Mark Harris , Elwyn Walters , John Brass , Bill Mullins , Russell Fairfax , Johnny Mayes , John Peard , Ron Coote , Ian Schubert and captain Arthur Beetson ,
7396-434: Was the last sports match ever played at the Sydney Football Stadium . They managed to keep Souths tryless, and the crowd was the largest ever recorded in a sporting match at the Sydney Football Stadium with 44,380 people in attendance. The Roosters played Melbourne in the 2018 NRL Grand Final , and won 21–6 to claim their 14th premiership. The Roosters started the 2019 NRL season with a round 1 loss against rivals Souths at
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