Best Eastern Suburbs/Sydney Roosters team in 100 years

[madunit]

Stats don't say everything. To label them the best side? How can you do it? Like back then, it's pretty well known that Easts and Souths pretty much owned the NSWRL..

Thats more than stats, they are evidence of the greatest dominance by one team over an entire competition.

Their squad shows how impressive they were. You are being needlessly naive or just biased.

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

Thats more than stats, they are evidence of the greatest dominance by one team over an entire competition.

Their squad shows how impressive they were. You are being needlessly naive or just biased.

Biased based on what?

And just because they scored so many points that year isn't necessarily an indication of how good they were. The rest of the competition could have been poor. Who knows?

Just because I don't agree with your opinion doesn't mean I'm naive champ.

 

[madunit]

And just because you don't agree with mine makes me wrong pal.

When you consider the rules of the time, scoring points & a good defence are much more a vital stat than they are today.

The fact you are arguing using assumptions to try & discredit my opinion which is based on facts & research is quite frankly silly.

Especially given your little throw away line at the end.

 

[juanfarkall]

Ian Schubert shouldn't be forgotten. His involvement spans the ages.

this.

best team money can buy.

 

[BrisbaneRhino]

Brutus - Lydon's try is on youtube. He was a fantastic natural athlete.

 

[Lambretta]

Can you name the members of that team?

Did you ever see that team play?

Are you aware that Sonny Bill Williams is faster over 100 metres than the wingers in that side?

Yes I'm 200 years old and every one of those players was my Auntie

If you ask a daft question you are very likely to receive a daft anaswer

How do you measure better? Better in comparrison to each other? Better compared with the teams they had to play against?

Comparing teams from different eras is largely irrelevant at best but also impossible to judge and it all depends under what criteria you judge them.

What this thread does do is make you out to be an arrogant arse giving people yet another reason to hate Roosters supporters - like they really needed them.

If you're going to boast about how wonderful you think the team is that you follow, make sure they've actually won something first. Because if they lose next week the obvious response will be "maybe, but they're not as good as Manly, so how shit does that make your other f**king teams".

 

[Loudstrat]

Stats don't say everything. To label them the best side? How can you do it? Like back then, it's pretty well known that Easts and Souths pretty much owned the NSWRL..

Thats why Wests were defending premiers in 1935, and Newtown ditto in 1934. The best defending side in 35 was Saints, then Easts then Wests - all within 9 points of each other.

Comparing sides and players of different eras is a terribly subjective thing. There are so many variables to calculate. You mention quality of the opposition - how about training measures for a start? iMHO the only way you can compare sides from different eras is by judging sides on their achievements against other sides. You can only do that by stats. Obiously the better sides will be revealed this way. Same with players.

Thats why it's f*cking stupid to say this current Roosters side, as good as it is - is their best ever. It never dominated like the 1935 side did. Nore was it unbeatable like the 75 side. That pack had 5 players who played test football during their career - probably the best second rowers to pack together in a team - Beetson and Coote. They had test halves. They had 3 current or future internationals in the backline, and amazingly had 2 gun backs injured - Harris and Fairfax.

This Roosters side has dominated - but in a year when a few traditionally strong sides were in rebuilding phase. Its a great side.

But it's done nothing to make it stand out in the history books like their 75, 35 or even 11-13 or 02-04 sides. If it loses it will be forgotten in few years.

 

[Joker's Wild]

------> Easts forum

 

[Brutus]

Brutus - Lydon's try is on youtube. He was a fantastic natural athlete.

Lydon Dave Trewella and Gary Wurth were my fave chooks back in 87.

Challis, Gillmeister and that crafty little hooker Wayne Marshall were others I liked. Although Marshall came after 87. He was playing with an Easts of a different kind that year.

Actually stop the press...BIG Billy Dart wins the prize!!!!!! One of the best bloodnuts ever to play a handful of Sydney first grade games.

Devils and Scorpion fans may remember big Billy. Best signing ever from the lock up.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Dave Brown scored 38 tries, 62 goals for 238 points

Easts averaged 37.44 points per game in attack and had the best defence, conceding just 9.81 points per game.

You can chuck in that Brown's record of 38 tries for a seson stand to this day, as does the other record he set that year of most points scored in a game, 45 against Canterbury (5 tries and 15 goals). That is why he was often referred to the "Bradman of League".

The Roosters team of 1935 to 1937 lost 1 game during that entire period. Also in 1937, they did it without Dave Brown who had left the club by then.

 

[TheDalek079]

a sidenote on his 38 tries. He didn't play every game that season. He played about 14 or 15 which makes that tally even more incredible

 

[Loudstrat]

SBW's still better.........

 

[Fat Krion]

Lydon Dave Trewella and Gary Wurth were my fave chooks back in 87.

Challis, Gillmeister and that crafty little hooker Wayne Marshall were others I liked. Although Marshall came after 87. He was playing with an Easts of a different kind that year.

Actually stop the press...BIG Billy Dart wins the prize!!!!!! One of the best bloodnuts ever to play a handful of Sydney first grade games.

Devils and Scorpion fans may remember big Billy. Best signing ever from the lock up.

Blasts from the past...

I recall Gary Wurth winning a MOM v Norths and only playing the first half ( taken off injured).

Challis never needed to shower after games.

 

[Non Terminator]

a sidenote on his 38 tries. He didn't play every game that season. He played about 14 or 15 which makes that tally even more incredible

He wasn't the only goalkicker either.
Jack Beaton converted most of the easier kicks.

 

[Loudstrat]

None of them have the success rate of John Rheinberger though.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Asking which Easts side was the best is like asking 'what's your favourite cancer?'

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

None of them have the success rate of John Rheinberger though.

Yep, 100% grand final success rate

 

[Loudstrat]

Asking which Easts side was the best is like asking 'what's your favourite cancer?'

Come on AG. We know you loved those Ricky Stuart sides :lol::lol: