1961 Eastern Suburbs season
Appearance
1961 Eastern Suburbs season | ||||
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Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in their 54th New South Wales Rugby League season in 1961 finishing the season in 5th position.
Details
[edit]The Eastern Suburbs line-up for the 1961 season was: • John Andrew • Ken Ashcroft • Boyce Beeton • P. Dickenson • Terry Fearnley • Don Fenton • Peter Gallagher • Jack Gibson • Ron Hanson • Ron Keyes
1961 NSWRL ladder
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Western Suburbs | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 390 | 181 | +209 | 30 |
2 | St. George | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 367 | 167 | +200 | 30 |
3 | Manly-Warringah | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 294 | 209 | +85 | 20 |
4 | Balmain | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 281 | 292 | -11 | 20 |
5 | Eastern Suburbs | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 290 | 211 | +79 | 19 |
6 | North Sydney | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 273 | 298 | -25 | 18 |
7 | South Sydney | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 237 | 325 | -88 | 14 |
8 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 197 | 284 | -87 | 13 |
9 | Newtown | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 236 | 436 | -200 | 10 |
10 | Parramatta | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 203 | 365 | -162 | 6 |
1961 Premiership Results
[edit]- Round 1 - Sunday, 16 April 1961.
Eastern Suburbs 25 defeated South Sydney 11(W. Stokes Try; R. Taylor 4 Goals) played at the Sydney Cricket Ground
- Round 2 - Sunday, 23 April 1961.
Eastern Suburbs 34 defeated North Sydney 21(M. Maher, P. Cuneo, Irvine Tries; Carlson 6 Goals) played at the Sydney Sports Ground.