1916 NSWRFL

Eastern Suburbs - Season Summary

Captains

Jack Watkins (13)

Les Cubitt (1)

Biggest home crowd

12,000 (vs. Balmain in round 14)

Average home crowd

6,500

Top pointscorer

Premiership: Wally Messenger (81)

All Matches: Wally Messenger (112)

Top tryscorer

Premiership: Les Cubitt (10)

All Matches: Les Cubitt (12)

Players

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Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	Premiership									Cups/Other									Totals
				App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S
BARKER, Charles	25			7	1	8	-	4	-	8	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	7	2	9	1	4	-	11	-	-	List
CAPLES, Harry	18	Bathurst		12	1	13	3	-	-	9	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	1	16	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
CHALLIS, George	26	Wagga Wagga		13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
CUBITT, Les	23	Sydney		12	-	12	10	-	-	30	-	-	3	-	3	2	-	-	6	-	-	15	-	15	12	-	-	36	-	-	List
DUFFY, Jim	32			14	-	14	2	-	-	6	-	-	3	-	3	1	-	-	3	-	-	17	-	17	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
GILBERT, Herb	28	Gulgong		14	-	14	6	-	-	18	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	17	6	-	-	18	-	-	List
JONAS, Abraham	25	Sydney		4	1	5	2	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	5	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
JONES, Tas	23	Launceston		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LEES, Charlie	28	Sydney		14	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LINKLATER, Bob	22			11	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
McKELLAR, Reginald	22			11	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MALE, Francis	26			12	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MESSENGER, Wally	25	Sydney		11	-	11	3	36	-	81	-	-	3	-	3	1	14	-	31	-	-	14	-	14	4	50	-	112	-	-	List
PEARCE, Sandy	33	Sydney		12	-	12	1	-	-	3	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	15	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
RAYMOND, Bill	28	Ireland		3	-	3	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
WATKINS, Jack	23	Sydney		13	-	13	1	-	-	3	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	16	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
WHITE, Percy	28			13	-	13	1	-	-	3	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	16	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
WILLIAMS, Bob	29	Sydney		5	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	2	-	-	6	-	-	8	1	9	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
18 players	26.37		0 cur. / 9 tot.	14 matches			30	40	0	170	0	0	3 matches			7	14	0	49	0	0	17 matches			37	54	0	219	0	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 12 Aug 1916. Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron

Sources:News Reports, RFL Player Registers