1954 Eastern Suburbs season

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1954 Eastern Suburbs season
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Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) premiership in 1954.

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TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 181521439215+22432
2 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 181413473255+21829
3 St. George colours.svg St. George 181116345292+5323
4 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 181026415320+9522
5 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 181017391343+4821
6 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 18918346345+119
7 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 186111287374-8713
8 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 184014233465-2328
9 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg EASTERN SUBURBS 183114257493-2367
10 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 183015282366-846

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