1975 NSWRFL season

Rugby league competition March 2024 1975 New South Wales Rugby Football League 12 16x16px Eastern Suburbs 11th 16x16px Eastern Suburbs 13th 140 4,444 1,528,180 16x16px Graham Eadie (242) 16x16px Johnny Mayes (16) Cronulla 16 Steve Rogers Rothmans Medal South SydneyRabbitohs 4th 1974 NSWRFL season 1974 1976 NSWRFL season 1976 The 1975 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 68th season of Sydney's professional rugby league football competition, Australia's first. Twelve teams, including six of 1908's foundation clubs and another six from across Sydney competed for the J. J. Giltinan Shield during the season, which culminated in a grand final match for the WD & HO Wills Cup between the Eastern Suburbs and St. George clubs.1975 J J Giltinan Shield and WD & HO Wills Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20120525030443/http://www.rleague.com/ May 25, 2012 at rleague.com NSWRFL teams also competed for the 1975 Amco Cup. Season summary Each side faced each other twice in twenty-two regular season rounds from March to August,Results: 1971-1980 https://web.archive.org/web/20080828042010/http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/The-Club/Tradition/Results---1971-1980.html August 28, 2008 at rabbitohs.com.au resulting in a top five of Eastern Suburbs, Manly-Warringah, St. George, Canterbury-Bankstown and Parramatta who battled it out for the premiership over six finals matches. With three sides finishing in equal fifth place, two elimination finals playoffs also had to be played.NSWRFL 1975 at rugbyleagueproject.org Western Suburbs had 1 point deducted for fielding an ineligible player in round 8. After losing two consecutive matches in rounds 2 and 3, defending premiers Eastern Suburbs posted nineteen consecutive wins to close out the regular season; a streak than ran from round 4 to round 22 and remained the record for the most consecutive wins in premiership history until Melbourne Storm equalled the record in 2021; Round 3 to Round 23, although they were later eliminated by eventual Premiers Penrith Panthers in the preliminary final. The 1975 season's Rothmans Medallist was Cronulla-Sutherland centre Steve Rogers. Rugby League Week gave their player of the year award to Manly-Warringah back Bob Fulton. Teams BalmainTigers100px|center 68th seasonGround: Leichhardt Oval Coach: Paul BroughtonCaptain: Brian Lockwood, Keith OuttenCanterbury-Bankstown100px|center 45th seasonGround: Belmore Sports Ground Coach: Malcolm CliftCaptain(s): Tim Pickup, John Peek, Barry PhillisCronulla-SutherlandSharks100px|center 9th seasonGround: Endeavour Field Coach: Johnny RaperCaptain: Greg PierceEastern SuburbsRoosters100px|center 68th seasonGround: Sydney Sports Ground Coach: Jack GibsonCaptain: Arthur BeetsonManly-WarringahSea Eagles100px|center 29th seasonGround: Brookvale Oval Coach: Frank StantonCaptain(s): Bob Fulton / Mal ReillyNewtownJets100px|center 68th seasonGround: Henson Park Coach: Clarrie JeffriesCaptain: Barry CoxNorth SydneyBears100px|center 68th seasonGround: North Sydney Oval Coach: Noel KellyCaptain: Bruce WalkerParramattaEels100px|center 29th seasonGround: Cumberland Oval Coach: Norm ProvanCaptain(s): John Baker,→ Denis FitzgeraldPenrithPanthers100px|center 9th seasonGround: Penrith Football Stadium Coach: Barry Harris & Mike StephensonCaptain: Zac OlejarnikSouth SydneyRabbitohs100px|center 68th seasonGround: Redfern Oval Coach(s): Clive Churchill / Bob McCarthyCaptain: Bob McCarthySt. GeorgeDragons100px|center 55th seasonGround: Kogarah Oval Captain-coach: Graeme LanglandsWestern SuburbsMagpies100px|center 68th seasonGround: Lidcombe Oval Coach: Don ParishCaptain: Tom Raudonikis Regular season Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 GF Balmain TigersEAS−3PAR+3NOR−7NEW−10SOU−37STG−26CRO+2MAN−13WES−16PEN+15CBY+5STG+3EAS−2NOR+13NEW+2SOU+15PAR−21CRO−1MAN+3WES0PEN+7CBY−1XPAR−11 Canterbury-BankstownSTG+4CRO−11MAN−12WES+1PEN+22SOU+13EAS−19PAR+5NOR+44NEW0BAL−5SOU+3STG+1MAN+18WES0PEN−15CRO−8EAS−22PAR−1NOR−1NEW+25BAL+1XXPAR−1 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksPEN−2CBY+11EAS+4PAR−7NOR+4NEW+2BAL−2STG0SOU+30MAN−6WES−6NEW−9PEN−25EAS−2PAR+14NOR+13CBY+8BAL+1STG−3SOU−6MAN−10WES−14 Eastern Suburbs RoostersBAL+3STG−8CRO−4MAN+6WES+6PEN+13CBY+19SOU+3PAR+5NOR+14NEW+9PEN+17BAL+2CRO+2MAN+1WES+1STG+34CBY+22SOU+19PAR+19NOR+23NEW+27XXXSTG−3MAN+15STG+38 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesWES+2PEN+19CBY+12EAS−6PAR−15NOR+8NEW+13BAL+13STG+1CRO+6SOU+4NOR+6WES−18CBY−18EAS−1PAR+19PEN+17NEW+5BAL−3STG−3CRO+10SOU+54XXSTG−7PAR+10EAS−15 Newtown JetsPAR−9NOR−8SOU−7BAL+10STG−17CRO−2MAN−13WES+11PEN+14CBY0EAS−9CRO+9PAR+11SOU+6BAL−2STG−6NOR−7MAN−5WES+3PEN0CBY−25EAS−27 North Sydney BearsSOU−4NEW+8BAL+7STG−3CRO−4MAN−8WES−13PEN+25CBY−44EAS−14PAR−12MAN−6SOU+2BAL−13STG+6CRO−13NEW+7WES+3PEN+21CBY+1EAS−23PAR−15 Parramatta EelsNEW+9BAL−3STG−10CRO+7MAN+15WES−17PEN+5CBY−5EAS−5SOU−7NOR+12WES−4NEW−11STG0CRO−14MAN−19BAL+21PEN+15CBY+1EAS−19SOU+32NOR+15WES+5BAL+11CBY+1MAN−10 Penrith PanthersCRO+2MAN−19WES+9SOU−5CBY−22EAS−13PAR−5NOR−25NEW−14BAL−15STG−9EAS−17CRO+25WES+5SOU+2CBY+15MAN−17PAR−15NOR−21NEW0BAL−7STG+6 South Sydney RabbitohsNOR+4WES−11NEW+7PEN+5BAL+37CBY−13STG−7EAS−3CRO−30PAR+7MAN−4CBY−3NOR−2NEW−6PEN−2BAL−15WES−11STG−17EAS−19CRO+6PAR−32MAN−54 St. George DragonsCBY−4EAS+8PAR+10NOR+3NEW+17BAL+26SOU+7CRO0MAN−1WES+7PEN+9BAL−3CBY−1PAR0NOR−6NEW+6EAS−34SOU+17CRO+3MAN+3WES−14PEN−6XXMAN+7EAS+3XEAS−38 Western Suburbs MagpiesMAN−2SOU+11PEN−9CBY−1EAS−6PAR+17NOR+13NEW−11BAL+16STG−7CRO+6PAR+4MAN+18PEN−5CBY0EAS−1SOU+11NOR−3NEW−3BAL0STG+14CRO+14PAR−5 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 GF Bold – Home game X – Bye Opponent for round listed above margin Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 16x16px Eastern Suburbs222002431198+233402 16x16px Manly221507439314+125303 16x16px St. George221228341294+47264 16x16px Canterbury221129330287+43245 16x16px Western Suburbs2210210365289+76216 16x16px Parramatta2210111391373+18217 16x16px Balmain2210111288357-69218 16x16px Cronulla229112370375-5199 16x16px North Sydney229013322414-921810 16x16px Newtown227213349422-731611 Old Penrith 16 Penrith227114312452-1401512 16x16px South Sydney226016298461-16312 Western Suburbs were stripped of 1 competition point due to an illegal replacement in one game. Ladder progression Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5. Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round. Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round. Team123456789101112131415161718192021221Eastern Suburbs 16 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 2 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 402Manly 16 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2 4 6 6 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 20 20 22 24 26 26 26 28 303St. George 16 St. George Dragons 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 13 13 15 17 17 17 18 18 20 20 22 24 26 26 264Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 13 13 15 17 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 22 245Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs Magpies 0 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 15 14 16 16 16 17 19 216Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 11 11 11 13 15 17 17 19 217Balmain 16 Balmain Tigers 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 16 16 18 19 21 218Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0 2 4 4 6 8 8 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 15 17 19 19 19 19 199North Sydney 16 North Sydney Bears 0 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 16 18 18 1810Newtown 16 Newtown Jets 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 6 7 7 9 11 13 13 13 13 13 15 16 16 1611Old Penrith 16 Penrith Panthers 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 12 12 12 12 13 13 1512South Sydney 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 2 4 6 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 Finals Balmain, Parramatta and Western Suburbs tied for fifth place, necessitating a play-off drawn from a hat.Form over five years https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XftjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=feYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=630,6357490 19 June 2011 The Sun-Herald 19 March 1978 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd Playoffs 23x23px Western Suburbs13–18 23x23px Parramatta26 August 1975Sydney Cricket GroundGreg Hartley9,920 23x23px Parramatta19–8 23x23px Balmain28 August 1975Sydney Cricket GroundGary Cook19,914 Qualifying Finals 23x23px Manly-Warringah3–10 23x23px St. George30 August 1975Sydney Cricket GroundLaurie Bruyeres23,492 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown5–6 23x23px Parramatta31 August 1975Sydney Cricket GroundGary Cook19,312 Semi-finals 23x23px Eastern Suburbs5–8 23x23px St. George6 September 1975Sydney Cricket GroundLaurie Bruyeres28,851 23x23px Manly-Warringah22–12 23x23px Parramatta7 September 1975Sydney Cricket GroundGary Cook26,109 Preliminary final 23x23px Eastern Suburbs28–13 23x23px Manly-Warringah13 September 1975Sydney Cricket GroundLaurie Bruyeres31,645 Grand final 23x23px St. George0–38 23x23px Eastern Suburbs20 September 1975Sydney Cricket GroundLaurie Bruyeres63,047Rugby League Tables – Season 1975 https://web.archive.org/web/20070323001615/http://www.stats.rleague.com/rl/seas/1975.html 2007-03-23 at stats.rleague.com Chart 150 Qualifying final Major semi-final Grand final Elimination final Minor semi-final Preliminary final 2 Manly 16 Manly 3 3 St. George 16 St. George 10 4 Canterbury 16 Canterbury 5 5 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 6 1 Eastern Suburbs 16 Eastern Suburbs 5 St. George 16 St. George 8 Manly 16 Manly 22 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 12 Eastern Suburbs 16 Eastern Suburbs 28 Manly 16 Manly 13 St. George 16 St. George 0 Eastern Suburbs 16 Eastern Suburbs 38 Grand final St. GeorgePositionEastern Suburbs 1. Graeme Langlands (Ca./Co) FB 1. Ian Schubert 2. Paul Mills WG 2. Bruce Pickett 3. Roy Ferguson CE 3. John Brass 4. Ted Goodwin CE 4. John Rheinberger 5. John Chapman WG 5. Bill Mullins 6. John Bailey FE 6. John Peard 7. Billy Smith HB 7. Johnny Mayes 13. Barry Beath PR 13. Ian Mackay 12. Steve Edge HK 12. Elwyn Walters 11. Henry Tatana PR 18. Grant Hedger 10. Peter Fitzgerald SR 11. Arthur Beetson (c) 9. Robert Stone SR 10. Ron Coote 8. Lindsay Drake LK 8. Kevin Stevens 14. Robert Finch Reserve 9. Barry Reilly 15. Bruce Starkey Reserve 19. Des O'Reilly Coach Jack Gibson This was the first grand final to be telecast in colour.Fans turn Parra blue and gold The Sydney Morning Herald Australia Fairfax Digital 2009-10-02 http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/fans-turn-parra-blue-and-gold-20091003-ggpe.html 2010-04-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091029151810/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/fans-turn-parra-blue-and-gold-20091003-ggpe.html 2009-10-29 The star-studded Eastern Suburbs line up had lost only 2 matches in the 22-game regular season and were clear starting favourites. However, St. George looked a chance early on when utility back "Lord Ted" Goodwin put on a chip and chase. Goodwin collided with Eastern Suburbs' fullback Ian Schubert, came off second best and was out of touch for the remainder of the match. Things were also wrong with captain-coach Graeme Langlands who was struggling with his coordination following an ill-directed pain killing injection that numbed his right leg and severely affected his form. Coady Ben Grand final dramas WA Today Australia Fairfax Digital 2009-09-28 http://blogs.watoday.com.au/executive-style/sportandstyle/bencoady/2009/09/28/grandfinaldra.html 2010-01-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20181004074123/http://blogs.watoday.com.au/executive-style/sportandstyle/bencoady/2009/09/28/grandfinaldra.html 2018-10-04 dead At half-time, Eastern Suburbs were up 5–0. Just after the break the Roosters' prop Ian McKay crashed over from close range and the floodgates opened. Eastern Suburbs unleashed a torrent of tries with Johnny Mayes, Arthur Beetson, John Brass, Bruce Pickett and boom recruit Schubert all scoring. Despite his numbed leg, Langlands returned in the second half hoping it would come good. It didn't and he was replaced.Clarkson Alan 1986-09-26 The Best Grand finals I've Seen 77 The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&Page=1&docID=news860926_0120_2297 2010-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302231332/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&Page=1&docID=news860926_0120_2297 2012-03-02 dead By the end of the game, St. George had been completely demoralised by Easts in a 38–0 record Grand final defeat. Fellow Immortal and peer Australian Captain Arthur Beetson attempted in vain to console the forlorn Langlands at match end. Easts' eight tries in the grand final matched South Sydney's record achievement in the 1951 final (subsequently equalled again by Manly in 2008). #f1f5fc 20 September 1975 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Eastern Suburbs 16 38 – 0 1st: 5 - 02nd: 33 - 0Report St. George 16 St. George Dragons Tries:Johnny Mayes 2John Brass 2Ian Mackay 1Arthur Beetson 1Bruce Pickett 1Ian Schubert 1Goals:John Peard 7/8John Brass 0/1Field Goals:John Brass 0/1 Goals:Henry Tatana 0/1 Sydney Cricket Ground Laurie Bruyeres 63,047 Ian SchubertAwarded retrospectively in 2008. Player statistics The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 22. Top 5 point scorers PointsPlayerTriesGoalsField Goals223Manly Graham Eadie13920183Eastern Suburbs John Brass4851183Western Suburbs John Dorahy11750156Cronulla Steve Rogers8660153South Sydney Eric Simms5682 Top 5 try scorers TriesPlayer14Eastern Suburbs Johnny Mayes14Eastern Suburbs Mark Harris13Manly Bob Fulton13Manly Graham Eadie12Parramatta Jim Porter Top 5 goal scorers GoalsPlayer92Manly Graham Eadie85Eastern Suburbs John Brass75Western Suburbs John Dorahy68South Sydney Eric Simms66Cronulla Steve Rogers Notes References 40em Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership NSWRFL season