Sydney Roosters

Real club history, premierships, Grand Final appearances, and ladder finishes, aggregated from our sourced rugby league archive.

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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Sydney Roosters — 15 premierships on record (1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002, 2013, 2018, 2019).

Club Information

Full nameEastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)Roosters, Easts, Tricolours, Chooks
ColoursNavyWhiteRed
Founded24 January 1908, as Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club
GroundAllianz Stadium
CompetitionNational Rugby League (NRL)
Wooden spoons5 (1949, 1963, 1965, 1966, 2009)

Club Background

Founded in 1908 as Eastern Suburbs, the Sydney Roosters are one of the NSWRL's nine foundation clubs and the only side to have played every top-grade season since the Australian game began. They compete in the NRL, playing home games at Allianz Stadium in Moore Park, on the site of the old Sydney Sports Ground the club has called home since the 1980s.

Honours

Premiership
Winners (15)1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002, 2013, 2018, 2019
Runners-up (15)1908, 1919, 1921, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1960, 1972, 1980, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2010
Minor Premiership
Winners (19)1912, 1913, 1923, 1928, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1974, 1975, 1981, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
World Club Challenge
Winners (5)1976, 2003, 2014, 2019, 2020

Club Legends

Arthur Beetson

Prop

Brad Fittler

Five-eighth / Centre / Lock

Anthony Minichiello

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League history

1st 16th 1908: 2 of 91909: 3 of 81910: 3 of 81911: 2 of 81912: 1 of 81913: 1 of 81914: 4 of 81915: 5 of 81916: 4 of 81917: 5 of 81918: 5 of 81919: 2 of 81920: 5 of 91921: 2 of 91922: 3 of 91923: 1 of 91924: 6 of 91925: 8 of 91926: 2 of 91927: 3 of 91928: 1 of 91929: 7 of 91930: 2 of 81931: 1 of 81932: 3 of 81933: 2 of 81934: 2 of 81935: 1 of 91936: 1 of 91937: 1 of 91938: 3 of 81939: 5 of 81940: 1 of 81941: 1 of 81942: 4 of 81943: 6 of 81944: 7 of 81945: 1 of 81946: 5 of 81947: 8 of 101948: 6 of 101949: 10 of 101950: 7 of 101951: 5 of 101952: 7 of 101953: 3 of 101954: 9 of 101955: 6 of 101956: 8 of 101957: 6 of 101958: 7 of 101959: 8 of 101960: 3 of 101961: 5 of 101962: 5 of 101963: 10 of 101964: 9 of 101965: 10 of 101966: 10 of 101967: 4 of 121968: 3 of 121969: 9 of 121970: 5 of 121971: 9 of 121972: 2 of 121973: 6 of 121974: 1 of 121975: 1 of 121976: 4 of 121977: 3 of 121978: 6 of 121979: 8 of 121980: 2 of 121981: 1 of 121982: 4 of 141983: 6 of 141984: 12 of 131985: 7 of 131986: 9 of 131987: 2 of 131988: 12 of 161989: 11 of 161990: 14 of 161991: 11 of 161992: 6 of 161993: 8 of 161994: 14 of 161995: 9 of 201996: 4 of 201997 ARL: 5 of 121998: 6 of 201999: 4 of 172000: 2 of 142001: 6 of 142002: 4 of 152003: 2 of 152004: 1 of 152005: 9 of 152006: 14 of 152007: 10 of 162008: 4 of 162009: 16 of 162010: 6 of 162011: 11 of 162012: 13 of 162013: 1 of 162014: 1 of 162015: 1 of 162016: 15 of 162017: 2 of 162018: 1 of 162019: 2 of 162020: 4 of 162021: 5 of 162022: 6 of 162023: 7 of 172024: 3 of 172025: 8 of 17 19081917192619351944195319621971198019891998200720162025

Final ladder position each season on record (1908–2025) — 1st at the top. Hover a point for the exact position and field size that season.

Full table
SeasonFinal position
20258 of 17
20243 of 17
20237 of 17
20226 of 16
20215 of 16
20204 of 16
20192 of 16
20181 of 16
20172 of 16
201615 of 16
20151 of 16
20141 of 16
20131 of 16
201213 of 16
201111 of 16
20106 of 16
200916 of 16
20084 of 16
200710 of 16
200614 of 15
20059 of 15
20041 of 15
20032 of 15
20024 of 15
20016 of 14
20002 of 14
19994 of 17
19986 of 20
1997 ARL5 of 12
19964 of 20
19959 of 20
199414 of 16
19938 of 16
19926 of 16
199111 of 16
199014 of 16
198911 of 16
198812 of 16
19872 of 13
19869 of 13
19857 of 13
198412 of 13
19836 of 14
19824 of 14
19811 of 12
19802 of 12
19798 of 12
19786 of 12
19773 of 12
19764 of 12
19751 of 12
19741 of 12
19736 of 12
19722 of 12
19719 of 12
19705 of 12
19699 of 12
19683 of 12
19674 of 12
196610 of 10
196510 of 10
19649 of 10
196310 of 10
19625 of 10
19615 of 10
19603 of 10
19598 of 10
19587 of 10
19576 of 10
19568 of 10
19556 of 10
19549 of 10
19533 of 10
19527 of 10
19515 of 10
19507 of 10
194910 of 10
19486 of 10
19478 of 10
19465 of 8
19451 of 8
19447 of 8
19436 of 8
19424 of 8
19411 of 8
19401 of 8
19395 of 8
19383 of 8
19371 of 9
19361 of 9
19351 of 9
19342 of 8
19332 of 8
19323 of 8
19311 of 8
19302 of 8
19297 of 9
19281 of 9
19273 of 9
19262 of 9
19258 of 9
19246 of 9
19231 of 9
19223 of 9
19212 of 9
19205 of 9
19192 of 8
19185 of 8
19175 of 8
19164 of 8
19155 of 8
19144 of 8
19131 of 8
19121 of 8
19112 of 8
19103 of 8
19093 of 8
19082 of 9

Club history

Founded on 24 January 1908 at Paddington Town Hall, the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club was one of the nine foundation clubs of the NSWRL, and the club remains officially registered under that name to this day — the only club to have played in every top-grade season since the code's Australian inception. The now-famous rooster emblem was adopted in 1967, reputedly inspired partly by the French national rugby team's Gallic rooster crest, and the club rebranded commercially as Sydney City Roosters (1995) and then simply Sydney Roosters (2000). Colours have remained navy, sky blue and red essentially unchanged.

The club's home for most of the twentieth century was the old Sydney Sports Ground, before moving to the rebuilt Sydney Football Stadium (now Allianz Stadium) in 1988. Early dominance came via three consecutive premierships (1911-1913). The club is historically associated with glamour and star recruitment, producing periodic golden eras — most notably the 1970s under legendary five-eighth Arthur Beetson and again the 2000s-2020s under high-profile marquee signings, cementing a reputation as rugby league's most continuously competitive club, never having been relegated, wound up or forced into a merger since 1908.

Grand Final appearances (1908-2019)

YearResultOpponentScore
2019WonCanberra Raiders14-8
2018WonMelbourne Storm21-6
2013WonManly-Warringah26-18
2010LostSt. George Illawarra8-32
2004LostCanterbury-Bankstown13-16
2003LostPenrith6-18
2002WonNew Zealand Warriors30-8
2000LostBrisbane Broncos6-14
1980LostCanterbury-Bankstown4-18
1975WonSt. George38-0
1974WonCanterbury-Bankstown19-4
1972LostManly-Warringah14-19
1960LostSt. George6-31
1945WonBalmain22-18
1941LostSt. George14-31
1940WonCanterbury-Bankstown24-14
1938LostCanterbury-Bankstown6-19
1936WonBalmain32-12
1935WonSouth Sydney19-3
1934LostWestern Suburbs12-15
1931LostSouth Sydney7-12
1928LostSouth Sydney5-26
1923WonSouth Sydney15-12
1919LostBalmain4-13
1911WonGlebe11-8
1908LostSouth Sydney12-14

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