Eastern Suburbs 1975 Season
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Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in their 68th New South Wales Rugby League season in 1975 winning all but 3 of their 25 matches and finishing premiers in that year.
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[edit] Eastern Suburbs line-up
Jack Gibson(Coach),
- Arthur Beetson,
- John Brass,
- Ron Coote,
- Russell Fairfax,
- Mark Harris,
- Grant Hedger,
- Ian Mackay,
- Johnny Mayes,
- Bill Mullins,
- Des O'Reilly,
- John Peard,
- Bruce Pickett,
- Barry 'Bunny' Reilly,
- John Rheinberger,
- Ian Schubert,
- Kevin Stevens,
- Elwyn Walters.
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eastern Suburbs |
22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 431 | 198 | +233 | 40 |
| 2 |  Manly-Warringah |
22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 439 | 314 | +125 | 30 |
| 3 |  St. George |
22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 341 | 294 | +47 | 26 |
| 4 |  Canterbury-Bankstown |
22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 330 | 287 | +43 | 24 |
| 5 |  Western Suburbs |
22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 365 | 289 | +76 | 21 |
| 6 |  Parramatta |
22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 391 | 373 | +18 | 21 |
| 7 |  Balmain |
22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 288 | 357 | -69 | 21 |
| 8 |  Cronulla-Sutherland |
22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 370 | 375 | -5 | 19 |
| 9 |  North Sydney |
22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 322 | 414 | -92 | 18 |
| 10 |  Newtown |
22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 349 | 422 | -73 | 16 |
| 11 |  Penrith |
22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 312 | 452 | -140 | 15 |
| 12 |  South Sydney |
22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 298 | 461 | -163 | 12 |
- Western Suburbs were stripped of one competition point due to an illegal replacement in one game.
[edit] Season Summary
- Eastern Suburbs won there 11th Premiership by a record margin, defeating St George in the decider 38-0.It was also there biggest win of the season.
- Eastern Suburbs won the Minor Premiership, lossing just 2 matches during the regular season.
- Eastern Suburbs won the club championship
- Eastern Suburb won the 1975 Amco Cup
- Easts' Halback Johnny Mayes was the premiership's leading try scorer.
- Eastern Suburbs won a record 19 consecutive matches during the season.
- Representatives : Arthur Beetson(AUS). John Brass(Aus), Ron Coote(Aus), Mark Harris(Aus), Ian Mackay(Aus), Johnny Mayes(Aus)
[edit] References
- The Story Of Australian Rugby League, Gary Lester
| Preceded by 1974 |
Season 1909 |
Succeeded by 1976 |
