1961 Eastern Suburbs season

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.

1961 Eastern Suburbs season
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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

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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

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  • 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

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