1961 Eastern Suburbs season

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. ^{[1] [2]}

Details

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

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
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

• 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.

References

1. Bodman, Ryan (2023). Rugby League in New Zealand: A People's History. Bridget Williams Books. ISBN   978-1-991033-44-4.
2. "'Sporting apartheid': rugby union's war against rugby league", Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain, Routledge, pp. 152–162, 27 September 2006, ISBN   978-0-203-08835-7 , retrieved 5 August 2025