Eastern Suburbs Roosters - Season Summary
- Coach
- Arthur Beetson
- Captains
- Arthur Beetson (18)
- Bob Fulton (6)
- Ron Coote (1)
- Biggest home crowd
- 23,785 (vs. Balmain in Minor Semi)
- Average home crowd
- 13,175
- Top pointscorer
- Premiership: Kevin Stevens (147)
- All Matches: Kevin Stevens (179)
- Top tryscorer
- Premiership: Bob Fulton (14)
- All Matches: Bob Fulton (16)
Results
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| Date | Day | Competition | | Opposition | | Score | Captain(s) | Coach(es) | Venue | Crowd | Rank | |
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| Feb 19 | Sat 8:00pm | WC (1) | A | Parramatta | W | 8 | - | 6 | A Beetson | A Beetson | Cumberland | 15,002 | | > |
| 25 | Fri 8:00pm | WC (2) | A | Souths | L | 12 | - | 18 | A Beetson | A Beetson | Redfern | 3,821 | | > |
| Mar 9 | Wed 4:00pm | WC (3) | H | Newtown | W | 25 | - | 0 | A Beetson | A Beetson | Sports Ground | 4,132 | | > |
| 13 | Sun 3:00pm | WC (F) | H | North Sydney | W | 13 | - | 9 | A Beetson | A Beetson | SCG | 18,741 | | > |
| 20 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 1 | A | Balmain | L | 9 | - | 13 | A Beetson | A Beetson | Leichhardt | 11,887 | 3rd | > |
| 26 | Sat 3:00pm | Round 2 | A | Cronulla | W | 21 | - | 10 | A Beetson | A Beetson | Endeavour | 7,033 | 1st | > |
| Apr 3 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 3 | H | North Sydney | W | 36 | - | 0 | A Beetson | A Beetson | SCG | 9,075 | 4th | > |
| 10 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 4 | A | St George | L | 13 | - | 17 | A Beetson | A Beetson | Kogarah | 17,216 | 4th | > |
| 17 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 5 | H | Newtown | W | 44 | - | 5 | A Beetson | A Beetson | SCG | 7,341 | 2nd | > |
| 25 | Mon 3:00pm | Round 6 | A * | Manly | W | 20 | - | 0 | A Beetson | A Beetson | SCG | 32,463 | 6th | > |
| May 1 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 7 | H | Souths | W | 19 | - | 8 | A Beetson | A Beetson | SCG | 12,032 | 4th | > |
| 4 | Wed 7:30pm | AC (1) | H * | Manly | W | 16 | - | 8 | A Beetson | A Beetson | Leichhardt | | | > |
| 8 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 8 | A | Western Suburbs | L | 14 | - | 22 | A Beetson | A Beetson | Lidcombe | 9,433 | 2nd | > |
| 22 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 9 | H | Parramatta | L | 14 | - | 21 | R Coote | A Beetson | SCG | 15,660 | 5th | > |
| 28 | Sat 3:00pm | Round 10 | H * | Canterbury | W | 11 | - | 4 | B Fulton | A Beetson | SCG | 7,720 | 3rd | > |
| Jun 5 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 11 | H | Balmain | D | 8 | - | 8 | A Beetson | A Beetson | SCG | 14,115 | 4th | > |
| 13 | Mon 3:00pm | Round 12 | H | Cronulla | W | 18 | - | 14 | A Beetson | A Beetson | SCG | 10,536 | 5th | > |
| 19 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 13 | A | North Sydney | W | 18 | - | 0 | B Fulton | A Beetson | North Sydney | 1,956 | 4th | > |
| 26 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 14 | A | Penrith | W | 23 | - | 8 | B Fulton | A Beetson | Penrith Park | 8,120 | 4th | > |
| 29 | Wed 7:30pm | AC (2) | H * | Parramatta | W | 19 | - | 2 | B Reilly | A Beetson | Leichhardt | | | > |
| Jul 3 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 15 | H | St George | L | 7 | - | 20 | A Beetson | A Beetson | SCG | 20,057 | 3rd | > |
| 10 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 16 | A | Newtown | W | 26 | - | 13 | B Fulton | A Beetson | Henson | 2,654 | 2nd | > |
| 17 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 17 | H | Manly | W | 12 | - | 0 | A Beetson | A Beetson | SCG | 16,792 | 4th | > |
| 20 | Wed 7:30pm | AC (QF) | A | Fortitude Valley | W | 35 | - | 2 | A Beetson | A Beetson | Lang Park | 2,500 | | > |
| 24 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 18 | A | Souths | W | 13 | - | 0 | A Beetson | A Beetson | Redfern | 8,721 | 4th | > |
| 31 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 19 | H | Western Suburbs | W | 28 | - | 17 | A Beetson | A Beetson | SCG | 9,305 | 2nd | > |
| Aug 3 | Wed 7:30pm | AC (SF) | H * | Penrith | W | 18 | - | 7 | A Beetson | A Beetson | Leichhardt | | | > |
| 7 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 20 | H | Penrith | W | 26 | - | 9 | A Beetson | A Beetson | SCG | 6,223 | 3rd | > |
| 14 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 21 | A | Parramatta | L | 7 | - | 15 | A Beetson | A Beetson | Cumberland | 20,080 | 3rd | > |
| 17 | Wed 7:30pm | AC (F) | H * | Western Suburbs | L | 5 | - | 6 | A Beetson | A Beetson | Leichhardt | 15,350 | | > |
| 21 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 22 | A | Canterbury | W | 5 | - | 3 | A Beetson | A Beetson | Belmore | 10,079 | 3rd | > |
| 27 | Sat 3:00pm | Major Prelim Semi | A * | St George | L | 14 | - | 19 | A Beetson | A Beetson | SCG | 28,288 | - | > |
| Sep 4 | Sun 3:00pm | Minor Semi | H | Balmain | W | 26 | - | 2 | B Fulton | A Beetson | SCG | 23,785 | - | > |
| 10 | Sat 3:00pm | Prelim Final | A * | Parramatta | L | 5 | - | 13 | B Fulton | A Beetson | SCG | 39,095 | - | > |
34 games
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H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
Players
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| Player ↓ | Age | Born | Rep | Premiership | Cups/Other | Totals |
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| 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 | |
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| AYLIFFE, Royce | 20 | | | 12 | - | 12 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | 17 | - | 17 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| BARNES, Trevor | 25 | |
| - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| BEETSON, Arthur | 32 | Roma |    | 18 | - | 18 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 26 | - | 26 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | List |
| CONNOR, Mal | 21 | |
| 23 | 1 | 24 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 30 | 2 | 32 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | List |
| COOTE, Ron | 32 | Sydney | | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | List |
| FAIRFAX, Russell | 25 | Sydney | | 20 | - | 20 | 9 | 16 | - | 59 | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | 2 | 14 | - | 34 | - | - | 27 | - | 27 | 11 | 30 | - | 93 | - | - | List |
| FARRUGIA, Bob | 24 | |
| 4 | - | 4 | 1 | 14 | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | 14 | - | 31 | - | - | List |
| FERGUSON, Eric | 22 | |
| - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| FULTON, Bob | 30 | Warrington | | 23 | - | 23 | 14 | - | 1 | 43 | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 30 | - | 30 | 16 | - | 1 | 49 | - | - | List |
| GRANT, David | 21 | | | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| HARRIS, Mark | 30 | Brisbane | | 22 | - | 22 | 10 | - | - | 30 | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 31 | - | 31 | 12 | - | - | 36 | - | - | List |
| HASTINGS, Kevin | 20 | Sydney |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 24 | 3 | 27 | 7 | - | - | 21 | - | - | List |
| HEDGER, Grant | 25 | |
| 10 | 1 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 1 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| JONES, Bob | 23 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| KITINAS, Arthur | 17 | Perth |
| - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| LAURIE, Robert | 21 | |
| 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | List |
| MARKOU, Bill | 22 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| MAYES, Johnny | 30 | | | 9 | - | 9 | 5 | - | - | 15 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | - | - | 18 | - | - | List |
| METCALFE, Garry | 21 | | | 19 | 2 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 3 | 28 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | List |
| MOSMAN, Michael | 21 | |
| 17 | 1 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 2 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| MULLINS, Bill | 29 | Sydney | | 24 | - | 24 | 9 | - | - | 27 | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | 5 | - | - | 15 | - | - | 31 | - | 31 | 14 | - | - | 42 | - | - | List |
| MURPHY, Terry | 19 | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | List |
| O'REILLY, Des | 22 | |
| 13 | 5 | 18 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 7 | 24 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | List |
| PICKETT, Bruce | 25 | | | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 13 | 7 | 20 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | List |
| REED, Peter | 27 | |
| - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| REILLY, Barry | 30 | Toowoomba |
| 19 | - | 19 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 27 | - | 27 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | List |
| SCHUBERT, Ian | 21 | Wauchope | | 21 | - | 21 | 7 | - | - | 21 | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 20 | - | - | 29 | - | 29 | 11 | 4 | - | 41 | - | - | List |
| SHERRY, Kel | 25 | |
| 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| STEVENS, Kevin | 24 | | | 24 | - | 24 | 7 | 63 | - | 147 | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | 2 | 13 | - | 32 | - | - | 29 | - | 29 | 9 | 76 | - | 179 | - | - | List |
| TABER, Bob | 22 | |
| - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| TOWNSEND, Greg | 23 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | List |
| 31 players | 24.65 | | 5 cur. / 13 tot. | 25 matches | 82 | 95 | 1 | 437 | 0 | 1 | 9 matches | 29 | 32 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 34 matches | 111 | 127 | 1 | 588 | 0 | 1 | |
* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 10 Sep 1977.
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, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner, Wests Archives
