1934 Eastern Suburbs season
# 1934 Eastern Suburbs season

Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) finished as runners up in the 26th New South Wales Rugby League(NSWRL) premiership in the 1934 season.

## Details

Lineup: - Cyril Abotomey, Jack Beaton, Dave Brown(c), Frank Buchanan, John Clarke, Jack 'Buster' Craigie, Tom Dowling, T. Lang, J. Lane, Tom McLachlan, Max Nixon, Ernie Norman, Andy Norval, Joe Pearce, Henry 'Harry' Pierce, Ray Stehr, Viv Thicknesse, H. Thompson.

## Ladder

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eastern Suburbs | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 308 | 165 | +143 | 24 |
| 2 | Western Suburbs | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 263 | 158 | +105 | 24 |
| 3 | St. George | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 251 | 166 | +85 | 18 |
| 4 | South Sydney | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 213 | 149 | +64 | 16 |
| 5 | Newtown | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 192 | 229 | -37 | 10 |
| 6 | North Sydney | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 194 | 234 | -40 | 10 |
| 7 | Balmain | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 206 | 275 | -69 | 8 |
| 8 | University | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 113 | 364 | -251 | 2 |

## Season summary

* Eastern Suburbs were minor premiers and finished the season as runners up.
* Dave Brown was the New South Wales Rugby League(NSWRL)'s leading point scorer for the 1934 season.
* Dave Brown was the NSWRFL (equal) leading Try scorer in 1934 with 11 tries.
