1920 Eastern Suburbs season

December 2023 November 2013 1920 1919 1921 Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in the 13th New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) premiership in 1920. Details Home Ground: Agricultural Ground Lineup:- 10 Australia HK Sid 'Sandy' Pearce 45 Australia PR Bob 'Botsy" Williams 54 Australia PR Charlie Lees 62 Australia CE Wally Messenger 66 Australia SR Jack 'Bluey' Watkins 67 Australia FE Les Cubitt 72 Australia FB George Challis 79 Australia WG Jim Duffy 86 Australia FE Harry Caples 92 Australia CE Ray Norman 94 Australia SR R. Adams 96 Australia WG Gordon Wright 99 Australia CE Rex Norman 103 Australia HB Sid Kaufman 105 Australia SR Harold Bawden 109 Australia SR R. Burton 110 Australia SR Robert Edward connerton 113 Australia SR Bill Cameron 114 Australia FB Ed 'Snowy' Rigney 115 Australia SR Fred Hume 116 Australia SR Arch Thompson 117 Australia SR Les Arthur 118 Australia SR Tommy Burns 119 Australia SR Jim Cromwell 120 Australia SR C Steel 121 Australia SR A. J. Thompson 122 Australia SR S. Ward Results premiership Round 1, Saturday 1 May 1920; Balmain 9 (Potter try; Craig 3 goals defeated Eastern Suburbs 7 (Caples try; Messenger goal; Challis field goal) at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Premiership Round 2, Saturday 8 May 1920; Eastern Suburbs 19 (Wright 2, Cameron tries; Wally Messenger 3; Caples 2 goals) defeated Newtown 7 (Boys try; Boys goal) at the Agricultural Society Ground. Premiership Round 3, Saturday 15 May 1920; Eastern Suburbs 44 (Wright, Warkins 2, Cameron, Messenger, Norman, Williams tries; Messenger 7 goals) defeated University 8 (Callan, Satterthwaite tries) at Agricultural Society Ground. Premiership Round 4, Saturday 22 May 1920 Eastern Suburbs 20 defeated Glebe 5 at Agricultural Ground. Premiership Round 5, Saturday 29 May 1920; Eastern Suburbs 18 defeated Western Suburbs 14 at Sydney Cricket Ground. A crowd of 30,000 watched Easts defeat Wests. Premiership Round 6, Thursday 17 June 1920; Eastern Suburbs 42 defeated Annandale 10 at Sydney Cricket Ground No. 2 Premiership Round 7, Bye: Premiership Round 8, Saturday 26 June 1920 Eastern Suburbs 12 defeated North Sydney 8 at Sydney Cricket Ground. Premiership Round 9, Saturday 17 July 1920 - South Sydney 14 defeated Eastern Suburbs 11 at Agricultural Ground. Premiership Round 10, Saturday 24 July 1920, Eastern Suburbs 30 Wright 5 + 1 Tries; 6 Goals) defeated Balmain 13 at the Agricultural Ground. Eastern Suburbs were the only side to defeat Balmain in the 1920 season. Premiership Round 11, Saturday 31 July 1920; Newtown 8(???) defeated Eastern Suburbs 0 at Agricultural Ground; Premiership Round 12, Saturday 7 August 1920; North Sydney 21 defeated Eastern Suburbs 10 at Sydney Cricket Ground Premiership Round 13, Saturday 21 August 1920 - Glebe 29 defeated Eastern Suburbs 21 at Sydney Cricket Ground. Premiership Round 14, Saturday 28 August 1920 - Western Suburbs 29 defeated Eastern Suburbs 5 at Sydney Cricket Ground; Premiership Round 15, Wednesday 1 September 1920; Eastern Suburbs 15 defeated Annandale 0 at Sydney Cricket Ground No.2. Ladder TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts116x16px Balmain1311112287114+17327216x16px South Sydney138052258149+10920316x16px Glebe138052268166+10220416x16px Western Suburbs148151309141+16819516x16px North Sydney137062237151+8618616x16px EASTERN SUBURBS148061254175+7918716x16px Newtown148061208203+518816x16px University1310122101498-3976916x16px Annandale130013259384-3254 Season's highlights Won Presidents Cup Gordon Wright was once again the NSWRL's leading try scorer. Representatives:- Harry Caples (NSW), Sid Pearce (Australia, NSW). References External links Rugby League Tables and Statistics 1919 1921 Season 1920 Category:Sydney Roosters seasons East