NSWRL 1987

Eastern Suburbs Roosters

Coach
Arthur Beetson
Captains
Hugh McGahan (20)
David Trewhella (4)
Kevin Hastings (1)
John Mackay (1)
Tony Melrose (1)
Biggest home crowd
17,562 (vs. South Sydney in round 24)
Average home crowd
7,972
Top pointscorer
David Smith (130)
Top tryscorer
Steve Morris (12)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
    Round 1   [bye] -        
6 Fri 8:00pm Round 2 H     Illawarra W 14-8 H McGahan A Beetson Henson 7,000 2nd View
15 Sun 3:00pm Round 3     A North Sydney W 5-4 H McGahan A Beetson North Sydney 12,831 1st View
20 Fri 7:30pm Round 4     A St George W 44-2 H McGahan A Beetson SCG 11,831 1st View
28 Sat 3:00pm Round 5     A Balmain W 21-8 H McGahan A Beetson Leichhardt 9,500 1st View
Apr 4 Sat 3:00pm Round 6     A * Penrith L 12-23 H McGahan A Beetson Parramatta 5,870 1st View
12 Sun 3:00pm Round 7     A Western Suburbs L 4-17 H McGahan A Beetson Orana 6,349 2nd View
19 Sun 3:00pm Round 8     A Parramatta W 28-16 H McGahan A Beetson Parramatta 16,334 2nd View
25 Sat 3:00pm Round 9     A Manly L 10-18 H McGahan A Beetson Brookvale 10,247 3rd View
29 Wed 7:30pm NPC (1) H     * NSW Country Firsts W 54-0 H McGahan A Beetson Leichhardt 1,000 View
May 3 Sun 3:00pm Round 10 H     Canterbury W 16-14 H McGahan A Beetson Henson 9,992 3rd View
10 Sun 3:00pm Round 11     A Souths L 4-14 H McGahan A Beetson Redfern 8,615 3rd View
13 Wed 7:30pm NPC (QF) H     * Canterbury W 12-10 H McGahan A Beetson Seagulls 6,000 View
17 Sun 3:00pm Round 12 H     Cronulla W 24-22 H McGahan A Beetson Henson 7,000 3rd View
24 Sun 3:00pm Round 13     A Canberra W 21-6 J Mackay A Beetson Seiffert 7,292 1st View
    Round 14   [bye] -        
Jun 3 Wed 7:30pm NPC (SF)     A * Balmain L 12-14 H McGahan A Beetson Belmore 4,500 View
14 Sun 3:00pm Round 15     A Illawarra W 20-6 H McGahan A Beetson Wollongong 7,425 2nd View
21 Sun 3:00pm Round 16 H     North Sydney W 14-13 H McGahan A Beetson Henson 5,350 2nd View
29 Mon 7:37pm Round 17     A St George L 7-14 K Hastings A Beetson SCG 13,085 2nd View
Jul 5 Sun 3:00pm Round 18 H     * Balmain D 12-12 D Trewhella A Beetson SCG 11,852 2nd View
12 Sun 3:00pm Round 19     A Penrith W 15-14 D Trewhella A Beetson Penrith Park 6,126 2nd View
19 Sun 3:00pm Round 20 H     Western Suburbs W 15-6 D Trewhella A Beetson Henson 5,300 2nd View
25 Sat 3:00pm Round 21     A Parramatta L 2-32 H McGahan A Beetson Parramatta 9,233 2nd View
Aug 2 Sun 3:00pm Round 22 H     Manly W 26-16 H McGahan A Beetson Henson 6,573 2nd View
10 Mon 7:30pm Round 23     A Canterbury W 22-20 H McGahan A Beetson Belmore 8,184 2nd View
16 Sun 3:00pm Round 24 H     Souths L 18-32 H McGahan A Beetson Henson 17,562 2nd View
22 Sat 3:00pm Round 25     A Cronulla W 18-14 D Trewhella A Beetson Endeavour 7,047 2nd View
29 Sat 3:05pm Round 26 H     Canberra L 18-22 T Melrose A Beetson Henson 5,000 2nd View
Sep 6 Sun 3:00pm Major Prelim Semi H     * Canberra W 25-16 H McGahan A Beetson SCG 15,852 - View
13 Sun 3:00pm Major Semi     A * Manly L 6-10 H McGahan A Beetson SCG 36,399 - View
20 Sun 3:00pm Prelim Final     A * Canberra L 24-32 H McGahan A Beetson SCG 26,790 - View

30 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep League Games 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  
BARTLETT, Russell -     1 - 1 1 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 4 - - List
BATTESE, Brian 26   New South Wales Country Firsts 4 3 7 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 6 3 9 - - - - - - List
CHALLIS, Wayne 24   Queensland Firsts 10 3 13 6 - - 24 1 1 2 - 2 2 - - 8 - - 12 3 15 8 - - 32 1 1 List
DANES, Paul 21     1 3 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 4 - - - - - - List
FRENCH, David 23   New South Wales Country Firsts 8 4 12 3 - - 12 - - 1 - 1 3 - - 12 - - 9 4 13 6 - - 24 - - List
GILLMEISTER, Trevor 23 Brisbane Queensland Origin 22 - 22 3 - - 12 1 1 3 - 3 - - - - - - 25 - 25 3 - - 12 1 1 List
HALL, Brendan 21 Canberra   25 - 25 3 - - 12 - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 28 - 28 3 - - 12 - - List
HARDY, Steve 25     3 9 12 1 - - 4 - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 3 10 13 1 - - 4 - - List
HASTINGS, Kevin 30 Sydney New South Wales Origin 5 8 13 - - 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 8 13 - - 3 3 - - List
JOHNSTON, Peter 24     5 4 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 4 9 - - - - - - List
LEGGETT, Glen 25     1 3 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 4 - - - - - - List
LYDON, Joe 23 Wigan Great Britain 11 1 12 6 5 - 34 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - 4 - - 12 1 13 7 5 - 38 1 - List
McGAHAN, Hugh 25 Auckland New Zealand 20 - 20 5 - - 20 - - 3 - 3 3 - - 12 - - 23 - 23 8 - - 32 - - List
McLEAN, Mike 24     1 2 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 3 - - - - - - List
MACKAY, John 31 Macksville   2 2 4 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 4 2 6 - - - - - - List
MATTERSON, Terry 20 Sydney   1 5 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 5 6 - - - - - - List
MELROSE, Tony 28   New South Wales Origin 18 5 23 3 24 5 65 - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 18 6 24 3 24 5 65 - - List
MORRIS, Steve 30 Wollongong Australia New South Wales Origin New South Wales Firsts New South Wales City Firsts New South Wales Country Firsts 25 - 25 12 - - 48 - - 3 - 3 1 - - 4 - - 28 - 28 13 - - 52 - - List
PATERSON, Trevor 24 Toowoomba Queensland Origin 11 5 16 1 - - 4 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 13 5 18 1 - - 4 - - List
PORTLOCK, Wayne 24     4 2 6 2 - 1 9 - - 1 - 1 - 5 - 10 1 - 5 2 7 2 5 1 19 1 - List
PROHM, Gary 30   New Zealand 14 3 17 2 - - 8 1 - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 16 3 19 2 - - 8 1 - List
RAMPLING, Tony 25   New South Wales Origin 6 3 9 1 - - 4 1 - - - - - - - - - - 6 3 9 1 - - 4 1 - List
RICHARDS, John 26   1 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - List
RYAN, Ron 22     - 2 2 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 3 3 - - - - - - List
SALVATORI, Craig 21 Sydney   2 7 9 1 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 7 9 1 - - 4 - - List
SHEPHERD, Danny 26     19 - 19 - - - - 1 - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 22 - 22 - - - - 1 - List
SHERLOCK, Kurt 25 Auckland   2 4 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 4 6 - - - - - - List
SIMPKINS, Robert 27     7 2 9 1 - - 4 - - - 2 2 1 - - 4 - - 7 4 11 2 - - 8 - - List
SMITH, David 20     20 2 22 6 43 - 110 - - 3 - 3 - 10 - 20 - - 23 2 25 6 53 - 130 - - List
SPINA, Laurie 24 Ingham   26 - 26 4 - - 16 - - 3 - 3 1 - - 4 - - 29 - 29 5 - - 20 - - List
TASSELL, Brad 19     1 5 6 1 - - 4 - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 1 7 8 1 - - 4 - - List
TESSMANN, Brad 27   Australia Queensland Origin 13 2 15 1 - - 4 - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 13 4 17 1 - - 4 - - List
THOMAS, John 21     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
TOBIN, John 28 Sydney New South Wales City Firsts 15 1 16 3 - - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - 15 1 16 3 - - 12 - - List
TREWHELLA, David 25 Maitland   22 - 22 - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - 1 - 25 - 25 - - - - 1 - List
WHEELER, Mark 22     2 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - List
WURTH, Gary 26     22 1 23 7 - - 28 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 24 1 25 7 - - 28 - - List
37 players 3 cur. / 15 tot. 25.13 27 games 73 72 9 445 6 2 3 games 12 15 0 78 2 0 30 games 85 87 9 523 8 2  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
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: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson

Sources: NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88

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