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NSWRL 1987

Eastern Suburbs Roosters

Coach
Arthur Beetson
Captains
Hugh McGahan (20)
David Trewhella (4)
Tony Melrose (1)
Kevin Hastings (1)
John Mackay (1)
Biggest home crowd
17,562 (vs. South Sydney in round 24)
Average home crowd
7,972
Top pointscorer
Premiership: David Smith (110)
All Matches: David Smith (130)
Top tryscorer
Premiership: Steve Morris (12)
All Matches: Steve Morris (13)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
    Round 1   [bye] -       1st
6 Fri 8:00pm Round 2 H     Illawarra W 14-8 H McGahan A Beetson Henson 7,000 1st >
15 Sun 3:00pm Round 3     A North Sydney W 5-4 H McGahan A Beetson North Sydney 12,831 2nd >
20 Fri 7:30pm Round 4     A St George W 44-2 H McGahan A Beetson SCG 11,831 1st >
28 Sat 3:00pm Round 5     A Balmain W 21-8 H McGahan A Beetson Leichhardt 9,500 1st >
Apr 4 Sat 3:00pm Round 6     A * Penrith L 12-23 H McGahan A Beetson Parramatta 5,870 1st >
12 Sun 3:00pm Round 7     A Western Suburbs L 4-17 H McGahan A Beetson Orana 6,349 1st >
19 Sun 3:00pm Round 8     A Parramatta W 28-16 H McGahan A Beetson Parramatta 16,334 3rd >
25 Sat 3:00pm Round 9     A Manly L 10-18 H McGahan A Beetson Brookvale 10,247 2nd >
29 Wed 7:30pm NPC (1) H     * NSW Country Firsts W 54-0 H McGahan A Beetson Leichhardt 350 >
May 3 Sun 3:00pm Round 10 H     Canterbury W 16-14 H McGahan A Beetson Henson 9,992 4th >
10 Sun 3:00pm Round 11     A Souths L 4-14 H McGahan A Beetson Redfern 8,615 3rd >
13 Wed 7:30pm NPC (QF) H     * Canterbury W 12-10 H McGahan A Beetson Seagulls 6,000 >
17 Sun 3:00pm Round 12 H     Cronulla W 24-22 H McGahan A Beetson Henson 7,000 4th >
24 Sun 3:00pm Round 13     A Canberra W 21-6 J Mackay A Beetson Seiffert 7,292 3rd >
Jun 3 Wed 7:30pm NPC (SF)     A * Balmain L 12-14 H McGahan A Beetson Belmore 4,500 >
    Round 14   [bye] -       2nd
14 Sun 3:00pm Round 15     A Illawarra W 20-6 H McGahan A Beetson Wollongong 7,425 1st >
21 Sun 3:00pm Round 16 H     North Sydney W 14-13 H McGahan A Beetson Henson 5,350 2nd >
29 Mon 7:37pm Round 17     A St George L 7-14 K Hastings A Beetson SCG 13,085 2nd >
Jul 5 Sun 3:00pm Round 18 H     * Balmain D 12-12 D Trewhella A Beetson SCG 11,852 2nd >
12 Sun 3:00pm Round 19     A Penrith W 15-14 D Trewhella A Beetson Penrith Park 6,126 2nd >
19 Sun 3:00pm Round 20 H     Western Suburbs W 15-6 D Trewhella A Beetson Henson 5,300 2nd >
25 Sat 3:00pm Round 21     A Parramatta L 2-32 H McGahan A Beetson Parramatta 9,233 2nd >
Aug 2 Sun 3:00pm Round 22 H     Manly W 26-16 H McGahan A Beetson Henson 6,573 2nd >
10 Mon 7:30pm Round 23     A Canterbury W 22-20 H McGahan A Beetson Belmore 8,184 2nd >
16 Sun 3:00pm Round 24 H     Souths L 18-32 H McGahan A Beetson Henson 17,562 2nd >
22 Sat 3:00pm Round 25     A Cronulla W 18-14 D Trewhella A Beetson Endeavour 7,047 2nd >
29 Sat 3:05pm Round 26 H     Canberra L 18-22 T Melrose A Beetson Henson 5,000 2nd >
Sep 6 Sun 3:00pm Major Prelim Semi H     * Canberra W 25-16 H McGahan A Beetson SCG 15,852 - >
13 Sun 3:00pm Major Semi     A * Manly L 6-10 H McGahan A Beetson SCG 36,399 - >
20 Sun 3:00pm Prelim Final     A * Canberra L 24-32 H McGahan A Beetson SCG 26,790 - >

30 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep Premiership Cups/Other Totals
App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S  
BARTLETT, Russell -     1 - 1 1 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 4 - - List
BATTESE, Brian 26   New South Wales Country Firsts 4 3 7 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 6 3 9 - - - - - - List
CHALLIS, Wayne 24 Brisbane Queensland Firsts 10 3 13 6 - - 24 1 1 2 - 2 2 - - 8 - - 12 3 15 8 - - 32 1 1 List
DANES, Paul 21     1 3 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 4 - - - - - - List
FRENCH, David 23   New South Wales Country Firsts 8 4 12 3 - - 12 - - 1 - 1 3 - - 12 - - 9 4 13 6 - - 24 - - List
GILLMEISTER, Trevor 23 Brisbane Queensland Origin 22 - 22 3 - - 12 1 1 3 - 3 - - - - - - 25 - 25 3 - - 12 1 1 List
HALL, Brendan 21 Canberra   25 - 25 3 - - 12 - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 28 - 28 3 - - 12 - - List
HARDY, Steve 25     3 9 12 1 - - 4 - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 3 10 13 1 - - 4 - - List
HASTINGS, Kevin 30 Sydney New South Wales Origin 5 8 13 - - 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 8 13 - - 3 3 - - List
JOHNSTON, Peter 24   New South Wales Country Firsts 5 4 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 4 9 - - - - - - List
LEGGETT, Glen 25     1 3 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 4 - - - - - - List
LYDON, Joe 23 Wigan Great Britain 11 1 12 6 5 - 34 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - 4 - - 12 1 13 7 5 - 38 1 - List
McGAHAN, Hugh 25 Auckland New Zealand 20 - 20 5 - - 20 - - 3 - 3 3 - - 12 - - 23 - 23 8 - - 32 - - List
McLEAN, Mike 24 Bowen 1 2 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 3 - - - - - - List
MACKAY, John 31 Macksville   2 2 4 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 4 2 6 - - - - - - List
MATTERSON, Terry 20 Sydney   1 5 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 5 6 - - - - - - List
MELROSE, Tony 28   New South Wales Origin 18 5 23 3 24 5 65 - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 18 6 24 3 24 5 65 - - List
MORRIS, Steve 30 Wollongong Australia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales Origin New South Wales Country Firsts New South Wales City Firsts 25 - 25 12 - - 48 - - 3 - 3 1 - - 4 - - 28 - 28 13 - - 52 - - List
PATERSON, Trevor 24 Brisbane Queensland Firsts 11 5 16 1 - - 4 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 13 5 18 1 - - 4 - - List
PORTLOCK, Wayne 24     4 2 6 2 - 1 9 - - 1 - 1 - 5 - 10 1 - 5 2 7 2 5 1 19 1 - List
PROHM, Gary 30 Auckland New Zealand 14 3 17 2 - - 8 1 - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 16 3 19 2 - - 8 1 - List
RAMPLING, Tony 25   New South Wales Origin 6 3 9 1 - - 4 1 - - - - - - - - - - 6 3 9 1 - - 4 1 - List
RICHARDS, John 26   1 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - List
RYAN, Ron 22     - 2 2 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 3 3 - - - - - - List
SALVATORI, Craig 21 Sydney   2 7 9 1 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 7 9 1 - - 4 - - List
SHEPHERD, Danny 26     19 - 19 - - - - 1 - 3 - 3 - - - - 1 - 22 - 22 - - - - 2 - List
SHERLOCK, Kurt 25 Auckland   2 4 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 4 6 - - - - - - List
SIMPKINS, Robert 27     7 2 9 1 - - 4 - - - 3 3 1 - - 4 - - 7 5 12 2 - - 8 - - List
SMITH, David 20     20 2 22 6 43 - 110 - - 3 - 3 - 10 - 20 - - 23 2 25 6 53 - 130 - - List
SPINA, Laurie 24 Ingham 26 - 26 4 - - 16 - - 3 - 3 1 - - 4 - - 29 - 29 5 - - 20 - - List
TASSELL, Brad 19 Mount Isa 1 5 6 1 - - 4 - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 1 7 8 1 - - 4 - - List
TESSMANN, Brad 27 Kingaroy Australia Queensland Origin Queensland Firsts 13 2 15 1 - - 4 - - - 3 3 - - - - - - 13 5 18 1 - - 4 - - List
THOMAS, John 21     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
TOBIN, John 28 Sydney New South Wales City Firsts 15 1 16 3 - - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - 15 1 16 3 - - 12 - - List
TREWHELLA, David 25 Maitland   22 - 22 - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - 1 - 25 - 25 - - - - 1 - List
WHEELER, Mark 22     2 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - List
WURTH, Gary 26   New South Wales City Firsts 22 1 23 7 - - 28 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 24 1 25 7 - - 28 - - List
37 players 7 cur. / 20 tot. 25.13 27 matches 73 72 9 445 6 2 3 matches 12 15 0 78 3 0 30 matches 85 87 9 523 9 2  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)

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