Five of the best Roosters moments in history
In the lead up to Friday night’s bitter clash between Souths and Easts, we’ve compiled five of the best moments in Sydney Roosters history.
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BITTER rivals Sydney Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs will meet in a preliminary final that has been 76 years in the making.
The epic clash between south and east is by far the most anticipated match of the year.
Among the many sub plots including Anthony Minichiello’s retirement and the potential for this to be the last NRL game for either Sonny Bill Williams or Sam Burgess, there’s also a chance for this to be among either side’s greatest triumphs.
So, in the lead up to Friday night’s clash we compiled five of the best moments in Sydney Roosters history.
IT was an epic victory for so many reasons. The tricolour’s 12th premiership was their first in 27 years. The win over Auckland Warriors gave Roosters legend Brad Fittler his only title with the club and kept the Provan-Summons Trophy on Australian shores.
The club’s first premiership in 11 years on the back of marquee signings including Sonny Bill Williams, Michael Jennings, James Maloney, Luke O’Donnell and Sam Moa. It was Trent Robinson’s first year as coach of the side.
He remains the golden child of the Roosters, even though he retired in 2004. The Penrith product was snatched from the Panther’s claws in 1996 and it paid dividends for the Roosters for years to come.
They were a mainstay at the top of the NRL ladder and played four grand finals in five years — winning one.
The 1975 Grand Final against St George saw the Roosters walk away 38-0 winners in the first game to be broadcast in colour television.
It was a battle of the immortals with Arthur Beetson vs. Grahame Langlands. But the showdown didn’t live up to the hype with Langlands, wearing white boots, was struggling with his coordination following a pain injection that numbed his right leg and affected his play.
The Roosters have a strong history and are the only foundation club (formed in 1908) that has played in every senior rugby league season. They were the first club to win three consecutive premierships in 1913. The side included rugby league icons Dally Messenger and Harry “Jersey” Flegg.