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The Sydney Roosters is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won fourteen New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and National Rugby League titles, and several other competitions. Only the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the St George Dragons have won more premierships. The club holds the record for having the most wins and the second greatest margin of victory in a match in Australian rugby league history, and has won more minor premierships than any other club. The Roosters is one of only two clubs (the other being the St. George Illawarra Dragons in 1999) to finish runners-up in its inaugural season. The Eastern Suburbs DRLFC is the only club to have played in each and every season at the elite level, and since the 1970s has often been dubbed the "glamour club" of the league.^[1] Coached by Trent Robinson along with captains Boyd Cordner and Jake Friend, the Roosters play their home games at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

The club was founded in 1908 in Paddington, Sydney, as Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club; in 1995 the club's name was changed to the Sydney City Roosters, and in 2000 to the Sydney Roosters. The Bondi Junction and Moore Park-based Roosters have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with other Sydney-based clubs, especially the South Sydney Rabbitohs, a fellow foundation club based in neighbouring Redfern.^[2]

History

The Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (ESDRLFC) was formed on 24 January 1908^[3] at a meeting at the Paddington Town Hall in Sydney^[3] after it was decided that the district should enter a team in the newly formed New South Wales Rugby Football League.^[4] The ESDRLFC was formed, under its articles of association with the NSWRL, to represent the geographic areas in Sydney covering the Waverley, Randwick, Woollahra, Paddington, Darlinghurst and Vaucluse local government municipalities, as well as the eastern parts of the Sydney CBD. Indeed, the 'suburb' of Sydney, postcode 2000, falls entirely within the official boundaries of the ESDRLFC.

Unofficially nicknamed the "Tricolours" due to their red, white and blue playing strip,^[5] Eastern Suburbs won its first match, defeating Newtown 32–16 at Wentworth Oval on 20 April 1908.^[3] In 1913, it became the first club to win three consecutive premierships;^[3]^[6]^[7] the line-ups during this period included the likes of Dally Messenger, Harry "Jersey" Flegg and Sandy Pearce, all regarded as all-time rugby league greats.^[3]^[8] However, the club rapidly declined and failed to win the premiership for the next nine seasons.^[7]

Eastern Suburbs missed the finals once from 1926 to 1942, and in that time won four titles and the minor premiership on seven occasions.^[5]^[9] During this period, Dave Brown set several point-scoring records that still stand.^[10] In 1935, the team lost just one game,^[11] and recorded the highest winning margin in their history, an 87–7 (106–8 in modern scoring) victory over Canterbury.^[12] In 1936, Eastern Suburbs became one of five teams in premiership history to remain undefeated for an entire season,^[13] a feat they repeated the following year.^[11] They are the only club to remain unbeaten for two consecutive seasons.^[21]

Despite claiming the premiership in 1945, Eastern Suburbs failed to make the finals for the following seven seasons.^[14] A runners-up finish in 1960 was the closest the club came to claiming the premiership during this era.^[5] Eastern Suburbs were soundly defeated 31–6 in the grand final that year, by the famous record-beating St George outfit.^[15] In 1966, the club fell to new depths and was winless for the first time in its history.^[16]^[17] It was also the last occasion in which the Roosters won the wooden spoon until claiming it again in the 2009 season.^[18] It ended a poor run for Eastern Suburbs; from 1963 to 1966, they won 8 of 72 matches, finishing second to last in 1964 and last in the other three years.^[19] The club underwent a renaissance in 1967 after appointing Jack Gibson as coach (1967–68), and introducing a new emblem on the playing jerseys, the rooster.^[19]

From 1972 to 1982, the Roosters won four minor premierships and played in four grand finals,^[5] winning two consecutively.^[5] Gibson, now dubbed as "Super Coach",^[20] returned to lead the team from 1974 to 1976.^[21]^[22] In 1974 and 1975, the team won 39 of 44 matches,^[22] both minor premierships, and both grand finals and set a premiership record of 19 consecutive wins.^[5]^[22] The 38–0 grand final victory in 1975 against St George was the largest margin in a first grade grand final,^[23] and the record stood for 33 years until superseded by Manly's 40–nil win over the Melbourne Storm in 2008. Though the 1975 grand final was played in the era of an obsolete scoring system with 3-point tries, the winning margin using 4 points for tries would mean that it is still a record for a grand final at 46-0.^[24] With line-ups including Mark Harris, Elwyn Walters, John Brass, Bill Mullins, Russell Fairfax, Johnny Mayes, John Peard, Ron Coote, Ian Schubert and captain Arthur Beetson,^[3]^[25] the Centenary of Rugby League panel considered the Roosters of 1974 and 1975 to be among the greatest club teams of all time.^[26]

Between 1984 and 1995, the Roosters reached the semi-finals once,^[18] and became known to critics as the "transit lounge", due to the high frequency of player purchases and releases.^[6]^[27] The club came close to reaching the premiership in 1987 under coach and favourite son Arthur Beetson, being defeated by eventual premiers Manly in a "bruising" major semi-final, 10–6.^[28]

As the Super League war built up in the mid-1990s, the Roosters recruited high-profile coach Phil Gould and star five-eighth Brad Fittler, both from the Penrith Panthers.^[29]^[27] This helped to quickly send the Roosters back to the upper end of the ladder. Fittler's presence proved invaluable;^[27] during his reign, the Roosters competed in four grand finals in five years.^[5] In 2002, the club captured its 12th premiership — the first in 27 years — defeating Minor Premiers the New Zealand Warriors 30–8 in the 2002 NRL grand final.^[30]

In the 2003 NRL grand final against the Penrith Panthers, the Roosters lost 18–6 in what was their heaviest defeat for the year. A decisive moment occurred midway through the second half: with the scores tied at 6-all, Roosters winger Todd Byrne made a clear break down the sideline and looked set to score a try before being chased down and tackled into touch by Penrith lock forward, Scott Sattler. From then on, the momentum of the game was with Penrith.^[30]^[31] The Roosters' made the Grand Final in 2004, when they ceded a 13–6 half-time lead to be defeated by the Bulldogs 16–13. The match was captain Fittler's last for the team.^[32]

In 2007, the Roosters became the first club to play 100 seasons of first grade rugby league; they were the only outfit to play in each season since the competition's inception in 1908. They appointed Chris Anderson as coach in 2007 and 2008 following two relatively unsuccessful years under Ricky Stuart.^[33] On 9 July 2007, Anderson resigned after a 56–0 loss to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.^[34] Assistant Coach Fittler acted as the caretaker for the remainder of the 2007 season, before being appointed in August to the top job for two years.^[35] With eight rounds remaining in a disappointing 2009 season in which the Roosters finished with the wooden spoon for the first time in 43 years, Fittler was informed he would not be the coach in 2010, his position to be taken by veteran coach Brian Smith. The Roosters wound up winning only five games for the entire season; twice against Cronulla and once against each of Canberra in Canberra, eventual grand finalists Parramatta and Newcastle in Newcastle.

A year after finishing last, under the coaching of Brian Smith they reached the 2010 NRL Grand Final where the St. George Illawarra Dragons defeated them 32–8. The Roosters led 8–6 at half time but were overrun in the second half.

What followed was another relatively disappointing season at Bondi Junction, with the Roosters finishing 11th in a 2011 season plagued by off-field issues involving 2010 Dally M Medallist Todd Carney (who was later sacked by the Roosters at season's end). However, a four-game winning streak to end the season brought hope for the 2012 season. Other high-profile players including Nate Myles, Mark Riddell, Jason Ryles, Kane Linnett and Phil Graham all left the club at season's end.

The Roosters endured a disappointing 2012 season, finishing 13th. Brian Smith resigned from the coaching role shortly after the Roosters' season concluded with a loss to the Minor Premiers Canterbury, and also at season's end captain Braith Anasta left to join the Wests Tigers in 2013.

The 2013 season saw new staff, a new coach, Trent Robinson, and several new players, including big signings Michael Jennings, James Maloney, Luke O'Donnell and Sonny Bill Williams, arrive at the club. This culminated in the Roosters finishing the 2013 season with a 24–12 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs, securing the Minor Premiership for the 2013 season and were the NRL's best attacking and defensive team.^[36] The Roosters defeated the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4–0, in week one of the finals, earning a week's rest. The Roosters defeated the Newcastle Knights 40–14 in week three of the NRL finals, progressing to the 2013 NRL grand final, facing the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, winning 26–18. It was a great comeback by the Roosters, down by 10 points in the second half they went on to score three consecutive tries to seal the win and their 13th premiership. They then went on to win the 2014 World Club Challenge against Wigan 36–14 to claim the treble of club titles. No team in premiership history had come from a lower ladder position to win the following season’s title.^[37]

In the 2014 season, the club finished first on the table winning the Minor Premiership. In the Preliminary Final against arch rivals Souths, Sydney lost the match 32-22 in what was retiring legend Anthony Minichiello's final game.^[38]

In the 2015 season, Sydney finished first on the table and claimed their third consecutive Minor Premiership. The Roosters again made the Preliminary Final with Brisbane this time being the opponents. The Roosters ended up losing the match 31-12 in front of a sold-out crowd at Suncorp Stadium.^[39]

In the 2016 season, the Roosters finished 15th on the table after enduring a horror season where star player Mitchell Pearce was suspended for 8 matches, fined $125,000 and stripped of the captaincy following a pre season incident where the player who was intoxicated, simulated a sex act with a dog which was filmed on another party goer's mobile phone. The club also struggled due to injuries to star players such as Boyd Cordner and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.^[40]^[41]

The Roosters finished 2nd at the end of the 2017 season and defeated Brisbane in week one of the finals earning the week off. Sydney's opponents in the Preliminary Final were North Queensland who had finished in 8th position on the table and produced upset victories over Cronulla and Parramatta. In a game that the Roosters were expected to win, the Cowboys surprised everyone winning the match 29-16.^[42]^[43]

In 2018, the Sydney Roosters finished in first place during the regular season, claiming their 20th Minor Premiership. They beat Cronulla 21-12 in week one of the finals, earning the week off. They then broke their preliminary final hoodoo, beating rivals South Sydney 12-4 in what was the last sports match ever played at the Sydney Football Stadium. They managed to keep the Souths tryless, and the crowd was the highest ever recorded in a sporting match at the Sydney Football Stadium with 44,380 people attending the match. They played Melbourne in the 2018 NRL Grand Final, and won 21-6 to claim their 14th premiership.

Emblem

Eastern Suburbs did not traditionally sport a crest on their jerseys in the first half of the 20th century.^[44] Other clubs occasionally sported simple designs on their strip; however, this was not seen consistently on all jerseys until the 1950s and 1960s.^[16] In 1967, the club introduced its first logo, displaying the mantra "Easts to Win", following a winless season.^[16] The crest also incorporated a rooster or cockerel in the design; one source suggested that this choice of mascot followed after the Roosters' jersey design was inspired by the French national team's jersey.^[19]^[45] Given that the French team's mascot was affectionately known to supporters as le coq, "the rooster", connections have been made as to the choosing of a rooster for Eastern Suburbs' mascot.^[19]

In 1978, the mantra was replaced with the team's name, "Eastern Suburbs".^[27] This name was kept until 1994,^[27] when the club changed its team name to the "Sydney City Roosters" for the start of the 1995 season to appeal to the club's widening fan base.^[27] In 2000, the club shortened its name to the "Sydney Roosters".^[27]

Although marketing names have changed, the Roosters are still registered with the National Rugby League competition as the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, the entity holding the NRL licence.^[46]

Colours

Red, white and blue have been the colours of every jersey design in the club's history;^[47] however, the jersey design has undergone several alterations. The red, white and blue colour scheme has traditionally been the colour combination of sporting teams representing Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. Eastern Suburbs Rugby League club adopted these colours in 1908, with its predecessor Rugby Union club, also known as Eastern Suburbs in the Sydney club Rugby Union, having played in the tri-colours. The jersey worn in the first premiership season consisted of several hoops; red stripes dominated over consecutive smaller white and blue stripes. Although the width and the order of these stripes have changed, the basic design has always been maintained.

During World War II, the design of the jersey was modified because the dye used to colour jerseys was needed for the war effort.^[48] This saw Eastern Suburbs playing in different colours and an altered design. Instead of using the traditional hoops, the side used a sky-blue based jersey and a red and white V-strip around the collar. This is the only noted time in the club's history where the traditional deep blue, red and white combination was absent from the jersey. After the war, the V-strip design reverted to the original blue that had been present in the original jerseys, and the single red and white stripes around the shirt's chest were incorporated with a single white stripe surrounded by a red stripe on either side. This jersey appeared in the 1950s and remains the team's base design.^[16]

Facing design clashes with other teams in the 1990s, the club adopted a jersey with a similar design to what became known as the "away jersey", replacing the blue backing with white, and the outer red stripe with blue. As the club entered the new century, the team began to wear a "foundation jersey". Although the design differs slightly from the jersey worn in the inaugural 1908 season, it did feature the traditional horizontal striped-design. This jersey is normally worn when the Sydney Roosters face traditional rivals, such as the South Sydney Rabbitohs, or on special occasions such as Anzac Day when the team meets the St George Illawarra Dragons, the product of a team partly formed by the St. George Dragons.

Rivals

Minor: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Penrith Panthers, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Melbourne Storm, Brisbane Broncos, New Zealand Warriors.

Geographic area

The Sydney Roosters, namely the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club was formed, under its articles of association with the NSWRL, to represent the geographic areas in Sydney covering the Waverley, Randwick, Woollahra, Paddington, Darlinghurst and Vaucluse local government municipalities, as well as the eastern parts of the Sydney CBD. Despite some junior Rugby League boundaries being redrawn over the 107-year history of the code in Australia, these articles of association remain unchanged. As such, the Roosters represent a small area of Sydney. The Roosters home turf is also home to a large number of supporters of rival codes and thus is the most competitive sporting market in Australia, with the Roosters flying the flag for Rugby League in Sydney's east.

Stadium

Most sources suggest that the Royal Agricultural Ground was often used as a home venue between 1908 and 1910, before the club hosted matches at the Sydney Sports Ground from 1911 onwards.^[3]^[49]^[50] It was here that the team played all of their home games up until 1986, when the ground was demolished with the Sydney Cricket Ground No. 2 to make way for Sydney's main rectangular field, the Sydney Football Stadium.^[51] In 1987, games were moved away to the Newtown Jets' home ground, Henson Park, temporarily to await the completion of the Sydney Football Stadium. The team capitalised on this move, finishing second in the regular season. It was the only time between 1983 and 1995 that the side reached the finals.^[9]

In 1988, the club moved to the newly built Sydney Football Stadium on the site of the old Sydney Sports Ground,^[23] opening the season with a 24–14 defeat at the hands of the St George Dragons in front of 19,295 spectators on a wet night on 4 March 1988.^[52] At the Sydney Football Stadium, the Roosters have a 59% win record from 256 games with a 58% and 55% win record at their old grounds the Sydney Sports Ground and the Sydney Cricket Ground respectively.^[53]

The Roosters played their last game at the Sydney Football Stadium on 22 September 2018 in front of a ground record crowd (44,380). The Sydney Roosters will play home games at the Sydney Cricket Ground whilst a new stadium is built on the site of the former Sydney Football Stadium.

Supporters

Whilst the Roosters have supporters all around the world, its traditional fan base is in Sydney, which is most concentrated in its homeland in the affluent eastern suburbs.^[54] The club has an internet message board for supporters, "The Wall", which has been the official forum since 1999. The club has announced that "The Wall" will be closing as of late January 2012. "The Chookpen" is an unofficial site.

In 2013 the club tallied the fourth-highest home attendance of all National Rugby League clubs (behind the Brisbane Broncos) with an average of 19,368 spectators at the Sydney Football Stadium.^[55]

At the club's home ground, the Sydney Football Stadium, the supporters congregate in distinct sections. The "Chook Pen", a designated area in Bay 35,^[56] is the preferred location for the most animated fans.^[57] Members of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust are seated in the Members Pavilion,^[58] and season ticket holders are located in Bays 12–14.^[59]

In 2018, the Roosters had over 16,000 paying members, in addition to the 41,980 members of the Roosters' Leagues Club, which is the major benefactor of the football club.^[60] The Easts Leagues Club and the Sydney Roosters "operate as one entity" known as the Easts Group.^[61] Under this arrangement, the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club is the 'parent company' of the Easts Group. The Football Club delegates, however, overarching responsibility for both football and leagues club operations to a single general manager who oversees the whole group's performance. The leagues club group provides financial support to the football club, only where necessary, as in recent years the football club's sponsorships and TV revenues are generally covering most Rugby League expenditures.

Notable supporters

Statistics and records

In 1975, the Eastern Suburbs Roosters set an unparalleled 19-match winning streak on their way to their 11th premiership.^[22] In a 1935 match against Canterbury, Dave Brown scored 45 points, the highest score and victory margin for the club (the 87–7 scoreline is equivalent to 106–8 under the contemporary scoring system).^[5] The winning margin is the second largest overall, behind St. George's 91–6 win over Canterbury a week earlier.^[88]

The club's record attendance for a regular season game at its home ground—the Sydney Football Stadium—stands at 40,864, achieved in a match on ANZAC Day against the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2017.^[52] The 2000 grand final between the Sydney Roosters and the Brisbane Broncos attracted 94,277 spectators to the Olympic Stadium.^[52]

Squads

Current squad

Team of the Century

In 2000, the Sydney Roosters named their "Team of the Century", which included players from 1908 to 2000. The official team is listed below along with their Sydney Roosters cap number.^[89]

The Centurions

In 2007, the Sydney Roosters announced "The Centurions", a team consisting of those regarded as the greatest players to have played 100 or more games for the club between 1908 and 2007. The team was selected by Ray Chesterton, Ian Heads, David Middleton and Alan Clarkson and was unveiled at the centenary season launch at the Michael Algeri Pavilion on 10 March 2007.^[90]^[91]

Honours

Major Titles

Premierships – 14
1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002, 2013, 2018

Runners-up – 15
1908, 1919, 1921, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1960, 1972, 1980, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2010

Minor Premierships – 20
1912, 1913, 1923, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018

Minor Titles

Club Championship – 14
{{space|5}}1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1945, 1970, 1974, 1975, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2014

Second Grade – 9
{{space|5}}1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1935, 1937, 1949, 1986, 2004

Jersey Flegg Cup – 14
{{space|5}}1914, 1917, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1941, 1947, 1970, 1976, 1993, 2002, 2004

Presidents Cup – 15
{{space|5}}1910, 1911, 1913, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1938, 1948, 1949, 1955, 1978, 1987, 1993

NRL Women's team

On 27 March 2018, the Sydney Roosters applied for, and won, a license to participate in the inaugural 2018 NRL Women's season.^[92] Adam Hartigan was named as the coach of the women's side.

In June 2018, the club used up the maximum of fifteen marquee signings ahead of the inaugural season which will commence in September, including Karina Brown, Isabelle Kelly and Ruan Sims.^[93]

The club finished runners-up in the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership, losing to the Brisbane Broncos by 34–12 in the 2018 NRL Women's Premiership Grand Final.^[94]

Footnotes

1. ^{{cite news|first=Josh|last=Rakic|title=There's still reason to hate those Roosters: Champion|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/theres-still-reason-to-hate-those-roosters-champion-20100313-q55o.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=14 March 2010|accessdate=13 May 2015}}
2. ^In Australia, a foundation club is one that played in the first season of a competition. Eastern Suburbs played in the first season of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in 1908, the predecessor to the National Rugby League competition. Notwithstanding its branding as the Sydney Roosters, the official name of the club, holder of the NRL licence, remains the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, the same licensee since 1908. As such, much of the club's merchandise and paraphernalia, especially those marketed directly to long-serving and dedicated members, includes the insignia ESDRLFC.
3. ^¹²Collis and Whiticker, p. 16.
4. ^Collis and Whiticker, p. 12.
5. ^¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹¹²Collis and Whiticker, p. 29.
6. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/yourroosters/roosters1908to2005.php |title=Club History: Sydney Roosters Rugby League 2006 |accessdate=8 October 2006 |publisher=Sydney Roosters |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070204080841/http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/yourroosters/roosters1908to2005.php |archivedate = 4 February 2007}}
7. ^¹Collis and Whiticker, p. 381.
8. ^Collis and Whiticker, pp. 16–17.
9. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/easts/easts_ss.html |title=Rugby League Tables / Season Summary / Easts |publisher=Rugby League Tables & Statistics |accessdate=13 August 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705001049/http://www.stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/easts/easts_ss.html |archivedate=5 July 2009 |df=dmy }}
10. ^Collis and Whiticker, p. 20.
11. ^¹Collis and Whiticker, p. 21.
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/easts/easts_gr.html |title=Rugby League Tables / Regular Season / All Teams |publisher=Rugby League Tables & Statistics |accessdate=6 October 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060830192722/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/easts/easts_gr.html |archivedate=30 August 2006 |df=dmy-all }}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/all/overall_sr.html |title=Rugby League Tables / Game Records / Easts |publisher=Rugby League Tables & Statistics |accessdate=6 October 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060829204850/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/all/overall_sr.html |archivedate=29 August 2006 |df=dmy-all }}
14. ^Collis and Whiticker, pp. 22–23.
15. ^Collis and Whiticker, pp. 24–25.
16. ^¹²³Collis and Whiticker, p. 23.
17. ^Andrews, p. 658.
18. ^¹²{{cite web|url=http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/easts/easts_ss.html |title=Rugby League Tables / Season Summary / Sydney Roosters |accessdate=14 April 2009 |publisher=Rleague |author=Jeffs, Paul |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419173550/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/easts/easts_ss.html |archivedate=19 April 2009 |df= }}
19. ^¹²³Collis and Whiticker, p. 24.
20. ^Collis and Whiticker, pp. 24–26.
21. ^The titling of Gibson as "Super Coach" is common terminology in Australian rugby league references, given his outstanding coaching record. See {{cite web| url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/14/1060588510800.html?from=storyrhs |title=Super coach Gibson salutes his favourite players |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=14 August 2003 |accessdate=8 October 2006}}
22. ^¹²³Collis and Whiticker, p. 25.
23. ^¹Collis and Whiticker, p. 26.
24. ^{{cite news |author1=Walter, Brad |author2=Pandaram, Jamie |work=Brisbane Times |title=Manly's five-year plan |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/10/05/1223145207693.html |accessdate=13 April 2009 |date=6 October 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801060649/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/10/05/1223145207693.html |archivedate=1 August 2015 |df=dmy-all }}
25. ^Collis and Whiticker, pp. 25–26.
26. ^{{cite web |publisher=National Rugby League |title=Team of the Century Announced |url=http://www.centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au/site/news--reviews/media-releases/team-of-the-century-announced.aspx |accessdate=13 April 2009 |date=17 April 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5q7ktwQHV?url=http://www.centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au/site/news--reviews/media-releases/team-of-the-century-announced.aspx |archivedate=31 May 2010 |df=dmy }}
27. ^¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷Collis and Whiticker, p. 27.
28. ^Middleton, p. 108.
29. ^¹²³⁴{{cite web |url=http://www.rl1908.com/Clubs/Sydney-Roosters.htm |title=Sydney Roosters (Eastern Suburbs) |publisher=RL1908.com |accessdate=15 August 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061021080326/http://www.rl1908.com/Clubs/Sydney-Roosters.htm |archivedate=21 October 2006 |df=dmy-all }}
30. ^¹Collis and Whiticker, p. 28.
31. ^{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Alex |author2=Brown, Malcolm|author3=Maley, Jacqueline |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/05/1065292479504.html?from=storyrhs |title=Fairytale of the year: Panthers pluck Roosters |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=6 October 2003 |accessdate=4 November 2006}}
32. ^Haddan, p. 330.
33. ^{{cite web|last=Walter |first= Brad |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/a-sticky-end-for-ricky/2006/08/28/1156617274414.html |title=A sticky end for Ricky |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=29 August 2006 |accessdate=4 November 2006}}
34. ^{{cite news|first=Phil |last=Rothfield|work=The Daily Telegraph|title=Anderson out, Freddy in |url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22047691-5001021,00.html |accessdate=13 April 2009|date=10 July 2007}}
35. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/21/2010664.htm?section=sport | title=Fittler made Roosters head coach | publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | work=ABC | date=21 August 2007 | accessdate=13 April 2009}}
36. ^Sydney Roosters need to lift their game to go back-to-back, say grand final heroes, by Michael Chammas, The Age, dated 23 February 2014.
37. ^GREATEST 12-MONTH TURNAROUNDS IN AUSTRALIAN RUGBY LEAGUE, by Will Evans, Rugby League Opinions, dated 21 October 2014.
38. ^https://www.nrl.com/news/2014/09/30/sydney-roosters-season-review/
39. ^https://www.nrl.com/news/2015/09/28/roosters-2015-season-review/
40. ^https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/03/mitchell-pearce-handed-eight-week-suspension-and-fined
41. ^https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2016/09/05/roosters-2016-season-review/
42. ^https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/08/16/sydney-roosters-boyd-cordner-wont-let-the-scars-of-past-finals-series-hurt-this-year/
43. ^https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2017/09/25/roosters-2017--season-review/
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