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Life Members

The ultimate acknowledgment to anyone involved with the Sydney Roosters is Life Membership of the Club - whether as a player, captain, coach, support staff or member. 

The following list comprises of every Life Member since 1908:

Member Inducted Qualification
Frank Haron 1926 Club President
Wally Webb 1926 Administrator/Player
Harry 'Jersey' Flegg 1930 Administrator/Player
John Quinlan 1945 Administrator/Club Secretary
Harold Kelley 1946 Club Treasurer/Player
Charlie Lees 1950 Player/Committee
Charlie Turner 1950 Adminstrator
Claude Seabrook 1951 Vice President/Club Treasurer
Les Steel 1951 Club Treasurer/Player
Sammy Bryant 1952 Coach/Player
Roy Paillas 1952 Committee/Player
Ernie Norman 1956 Player/Coach
Hon. Maurice O'Sullivan 1957 Club Patron
Ray Stehr 1958 Player/Club President
Bob Stuart 1960 Committee/Player
Dick Dunn OAM 1961 Player/Coach
Doug Fry 1961 Committee/Player
Jack Lynch 1961 Club Secretary/Player
Joe Pearce 1963 Player/Coach
Dave Brown 1964 Player/Coach
Robert Maxwell 1965 Committee
Arthur Oxford 1965 Player/Selector
Jim Hunt 1967 Club Secretary/Player
Harry Pierce 1967 Player/Selector
Jack 'Buster' Craigie 1969 Committee/Player
Joe Bell 1971 Committee
Tom Fitzpatrick 1971 Committee/Player
Roy Flynn 1972 Committee/Staff
Dr Bill Buckingham 1975 Club Doctor
Gerry Seymour 1978 Club Treasurer
Harry Collins 1979 Staff
Larry Hedger 1979 Committee
Ron Jones MBE 1980 Administrator
Bob Seabrook 1980 Club Secretary
Barry 'Bunny' Reilly 1982 Player/Coach
Hon. Syd Einfeld AO 1986 Club Patron
Keith Steel 1992 Club President/Committee
Jack Gibson OAM 1993 Coach/Player
Kevin Hastings 1996 Player
Reg Lennon 1996 Staff
Rod Boland 1997 Club Historian/Junior League
John Brass 1997 Player
Russell Fairfax 1998 Player/Coach
Mark Harris 1998 Player
Wally O'Connell OAM 1998 Player/Coach
Tony Stavrianos 1998 Junior League/Staff
Ferris Ashton 1999 Player/Coach
Carl Ward 1999 Staff
Tim Webster 1999 Supporter
Bill Mullins 2000 Player
Albert Seabrook 2000 Staff
Bill Sullivan 2000 Junior League/Staff
Royce Ayliffe 2001 Player
Ron Coote AM 2001 Player/Director
Kevin Junee 2001 Player/Director
Brian Tracey 2001 Junior League
Arthur Beetson OAM 2002 Player/Coach
Bob Johnson 2002 Staff/Junior League
Nick Politis AM 2002 Chairman/Sponsor
Barry Van Heekeran 2002 Administrator/Coach
Stan Winter 2002 Staff
Luke Ricketson 2003 Player
Bernie Gurr 2004 CEO/Player
Bill Healey 2004 Director/Player
Ross Norman 2004 Junior Representative Official
Brian Banning 2005 Staff
Brad Fittler 2005 Player/Coach
David Gyngell 2006 Director
Hugh McGahan MBE 2006 Player/Director
Brien Samphier 2006 Director
Harry Phipps 2010 Associate/Benefactor
Peter Newton 2014 Director
Alan Katzmann 2015 Member
Alan Lewis 2015 Junior League
Darren Jones 2016 Junior Representative Official
Anthony Minichiello 2016 Player
Mark McInnes 2017 Director
Mark Bouris AM 2018 Director
Trent Robinson 2019 Coach
Cooper Cronk 2020 Player
Craig Fitzgibbon 2021 Player/Coach
Mitchell Aubusson 2022 Player
Ian Schubert 2022 Player/Staff
Boyd Cordner 2023 Player
Jake Friend 2023 Player
Cathy King 2024 Staff
John Quayle 2024 Administrator/Player
Acknowledgement of Country

Sydney Roosters respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on.