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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 Easts Group also has a distinguished list of life members.
Here is a comprehensive list of Sydney Roosters Football Club Life Members inducted since 1908:
Roosters Football Club Life Members |
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| Life Member | Date of Birth |
Date of Death |
Induction Year |
Deceased | Player No. |
Qualification |
| Frank Haron | 01/09/1868 | 05/04/1944 | 1926 | * | Club President | |
| Wally Webb | 06/03/1885 | 31/12/1956 | 1926 | * | 32 | Administrator/Player |
| Harry 'Jersey' Flegg | 06/04/1878 | 23/08/1960 | 1935 | * | 1 | Administrator/Player |
| John Quinlan | 15/05/1873 | 04/05/1958 | 1945 | * | Club Secretary/Administrator | |
| Harold Kelley | 20/01/1880 | 07/07/1948 | 1946 | * | 17 | Club Treasurer/Player |
| Charlie Lees | 24/09/1887 | 26/06/1976 | 1950 | * | 54 | Player/Committee |
| Charlie Turner | ??/??/1893 | 09/08/1957 | 1950 | * | Administrator | |
| Claude Seabrook | 19/10/1899 | 23/04/1968 | 1951 | * | Club Treasurer/Staff | |
| Les Steel | 16/04/1900 | 28/04/1966 | 1951 | * | 129 | Club Treasurer/Player |
| Sammy Bryant | 19/06/1904 | 25/05/1988 | 1953 | * | 183 | Coach/Player |
| Ernie Norman | 12/08/1912 | 03/08/1993 | 1956 | * | 206 | Player/Coach |
| Hon. Maurice O'Sullivan | 05/10/1892 | 25/08/1972 | 1957 | * | Club Patron | |
| Ray Stehr | 24/01/1913 | 02/06/1983 | 1959 | * | 190 | Player/Club President |
| Bob Stuart | 02/02/1909 | 13/09/1986 | 1960 | * | 229 | Committee/Player |
| Dick Dunn OAM | 10/08/1920 | 11/07/2006 | 1961 | * | 253 | Player/Coach |
| Doug Fry | 11/11/1918 | 27/09/1992 | 1961 | * | 279 | Committee/Player |
| Jack Lynch | 05/07/1910 | 08/08/1966 | 1961 | * | 199 | Club Secretary/Player |
| Joe Pearce | 07/09/1910 | 16/10/1995 | 1963 | * | 193 | Player/Coach |
| Dave Brown | 04/04/1913 | 23/02/1974 | 1964 | * | 202 | Player/Coach |
| Bob Maxwell | 1965 | * | Committee/Staff | |||
| Arthur Oxford | 27/06/1894 | 01/06/1980 | 1965 | * | 127 | Player/Selector |
| Jim Hunt | 01/02/1927 | 18/01/1993 | 1967 | * | 357 | Club Secretary/Player |
| Harry Pierce | 22/01/1913 | 12/12/1975 | 1967 | * | 253 | Player/Selector |
| Jack 'Buster' Craigie | 14/04/1913 | 23/12/1994 | 1969 | * | 218 | Committee/Player |
| Joe Bell | 1971 | * | Committee | |||
| Tom Fitzpatrick | 22/09/1900 | 05/04/1983 | 1971 | * | 141 | Committee/Player |
| Roy Flynn | 05/02/1913 | 14/05/1996 | 1972 | * | Committee/Player | |
| Dr Bill Buckingham | 25/12/1913 | 09/12/1985 | 1975 | * | Club Doctor | |
| Gerry Seymour | 05/01/1910 | 16/07/1997 | 1978 | * | Club Treasurer | |
| Harry Collins | 1979 | * | Committee/Staff | |||
| Larry Hedger | 06/04/1908 | 08/10/1988 | 1979 | * | 166 | Committee/Player |
| Ron Jones MBE | 02/05/1925 | 28/01/2008 | 1980 | * | Administrator | |
| Bob Seabrook | 15/03/1931 | 11/10/2011 | 1980 | * | Administrator/Club Secretary | |
| Barry 'Bunny' Reilly | 24/03/1947 | 05/05/2021 | 1982 | * | 570 | Player/Coach |
| Hon. Syd Einfeld AO | 17/06/1909 | 16/06/1995 | 1986 | * | Club Patron | |
| Keith Steel | 15/01/1923 | 05/04/2012 | 1992 | * | Club President/Committee | |
| Jack Gibson OAM | 27/02/1929 | 09/05/2008 | 1993 | * | 418 | Coach/Player |
| Kevin Hastings | 05/01/1957 | 1996 | * | 674 | Player | |
| Reg Lennon | 06/07/1919 | 06/01/2004 | 1996 | * | Staff | |
| Rod Boland | 25/05/1941 | 08/07/2017 | 1997 | * | Club Historian/Junior League | |
| John Brass | 07/10/1946 | 1997 | 595 | Player | ||
| Mark Harris | 22/08/1947 | 15/01/2020 | 1998 | * | 608 | Player |
| Russell Fairfax | 29/03/1952 | 1998 | 639 | Player/Coach | ||
| Wally O'Connell OAM | 16/04/1923 | 27/06/2017 | 1998 | * | 280 | Player/Coach |
| Tony Stavrianos | 07/04/1940 | 24/06/2017 | 1998 | * | 524 | Junior League/Player |
| Ferris Ashton | 21/08/1926 | 29/01/2013 | 1999 | * | 374 | Player/Coach |
| Carl Ward | 16/06/1918 | 23/01/2004 | 1999 | * | Staff | |
| Tim Webster | 15/12/1951 | 1999 | Supporter | |||
| Bill Mullins | 30/01/1948 | 2000 | 587 | Player | ||
| Albert 'Bluey' Seabrook | 03/08/1917 | 13/09/2002 | 2000 | * | Staff | |
| Bill Sullivan | 16/07/1927 | 31/10/2018 | 2000 | * | 348 | Junior League/Player |
| Royce Ayliffe | 01/11/1956 | 2001 | 663 | Player | ||
| Ron Coote AM | 25/10/1944 | 2001 | 625 | Player/Director | ||
| Kevin Junee | 01/08/1943 | 2001 | 542 | Player/Director | ||
| Brian Tracey | 10/10/1940 | 2001 | Junior League | |||
| Arthur Beetson OAM | 21/01/1945 | 01/12/2011 | 2002 | * | 615 | Player/Coach |
| Bob Johnson | 13/11/1946 | 2002 | Staff/Junior League | |||
| Nick Politis AM | 25/08/1942 | 2002 | Chairman/Sponsor | |||
| Barry Van Heekeran | 07/03/1932 | 25/01/2004 | 2002 | * | Administrator/Coach | |
| Stan Winter | 01/03/1922 | 08/05/2007 | 2002 | * | Staff | |
| Luke Ricketson | 05/02/1973 | 2003 | 884 | Player | ||
| Bernie Gurr | 26/09/1957 | 2004 | 702 | CEO/Player | ||
| Bill Healey | 15/01/1955 | 2004 | 688 | Director/Player | ||
| Ross Norman | 13/12/1946 | 2004 | Junior Representative Official | |||
| Brian Banning | 14/10/1951 | 2005 | Staff | |||
| Brad Fittler | 05/02/1972 | 2005 | 948 | Player/Coach | ||
| Hugh McGahan MBE | 15/11/1961 | 2006 | 781 | Player/Director | ||
| David Gyngell | 2007 | Director | ||||
| Brien Samphier | 30/12/1948 | 2007 | Director | |||
| Harry Phipps | 27/05/1932 | 21/07/2013 | 2010 | * | Associate/Benefactor | |
| Peter Newton | 13/03/1949 | 2014 | Director | |||
| Alan Katzmann | 25/09/1960 | 2015 | Member | |||
| Alan Lewis | 23/04/1961 | 2015 | Junior League | |||
| Darren Jones | 19/03/1969 | 2016 | Junior Representative Official | |||
| Anthony Minichiello | 24/05/1980 | 2016 | 994 | Player | ||
| Mark McInnes | 2017 | Director | ||||
| Mark Bouris AM | 2018 | Director | ||||
| Trent Robinson | 15/03/1977 | 2019 | Coach | |||
| Cooper Cronk | 05/12/1983 | 2020 | 1174 | Player | ||
| Craig Fitzgibbon | 16/06/1977 | 2021 | 989 | Player/Coach | ||
| Mitchell Aubusson | 01/10/1987 | 2022 | 1067 | Player | ||
| Ian Schubert | 22/08/1956 | 2022 | 650 | Player/Staff | ||
| Boyd Cordner | 09/06/1992 | 2023 | 1119 | Player | ||
| Jake Friend | 01/02/1990 | 2023 | 1083 | Player | ||
| Cathy King | 12/04/1964 | 2024 | Staff | |||
| John Quayle | 14/02/1947 | 2024 | 585 | Administrator/Player | ||
| Brian Canavan | 20/03/1956 | 2025 | Administrator | |||
| Johnny Mayes | 29/04/1947 | 30/07/2025 | 2025 | * | 586 | Player |
| Dan Frawley # | 15/12/1882 | 30/06/1967 | 2025 | * | 5 | Player |
| Larry 'Jersey' O'Malley # | 02/04/1883 | 29/07/1967 | 2025 | * | 9 | Player |
| Sandy Pearce # | 31/05/1883 | 14/11/1930 | 2025 | * | 10 | Player |
| Dally Messenger # | 12/04/1883 | 24/11/1959 | 2025 | * | 18 | Player |
| Bob 'Botsy' Williams # | 10/12/1885 | 27/04/1969 | 2025 | * | 45 | Player |
| Arthur 'Pony' Halloway # | 17/07/1885 | 29/01/1961 | 2025 | * | 61 | Coach/Player |
| Jack 'Bluey' Watkins # | 12/02/1893 | 13/07/1974 | 2025 | * | 66 | Player |
| Les Cubitt # | 31/10/1892 | 10/11/1968 | 2025 | * | 67 | Player |
| Harry Caples # | 04/02/1898 | 17/10/1933 | 2025 | * | 86 | Player |
| Max Nixon # | 17/04/1911 | 07/06/1992 | 2025 | * | 205 | Player |
| Viv Thicknesse # | 18/11/1910 | 19/08/1986 | 2025 | * | 210 | Player |
| Andy Norval # | 26/04/1912 | 16/05/1999 | 2025 | * | 234 | Player |
| Rod O'Loan MBE CBE # | 26/03/1915 | 19/02/1992 | 2025 | * | 240 | Player |
| Jack Arnold # | 30/09/1919 | 15/10/1997 | 2025 | * | 250 | Player |
| Terry Fearnley # | 21/07/1933 | 04/03/2015 | 2025 | * | 430 | Player |
| Ron Saddler # | 14/03/1942 | 12/05/2016 | 2025 | * | 529 | Player |
| Des O'Reilly # | 19/11/1954 | 07/03/2016 | 2025 | * | 653 | Player |
| # Inducted Posthumously | ||||||
The Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club and the Easts Group have been vital partners to the Football Club since Easts Leagues Club first opened in 1958. Here is a list of all Easts Group Life Members:
Easts Group Life Members |
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| Life Member | Induction Year |
Deceased | Date of Death |
Player No. |
Club | Qualification |
| John Brown | 1962 | * | 11/05/1987 | Easts Leagues | Chairman/Director | |
| Hon. Maurice O'Sullivan | 1963 | * | 25/08/1972 | Easts Leagues | Club Secretary/Chairman | |
| Dick Dunn OAM | 1964 | * | 11/07/2006 | 253 | Easts Leagues | Director |
| Clarrie Gardner | 1964 | * | 06/10/1998 | Easts Leagues | Director/Chairman | |
| George Mansfield | 1964 | * | 24/01/1966 | Easts Leagues | Director | |
| Ray Stehr | 1964 | * | 02/06/1983 | 190 | Easts Leagues | Director/President |
| Bob Stuart | 1964 | * | 13/09/1986 | 229 | Easts Leagues | Director |
| Jack 'Buster' Craigie | 1968 | * | 23/12/1994 | 218 | Easts Leagues | Chairman/Director |
| Larry Hedger | 1971 | * | 08/10/1988 | 166 | Easts Leagues | Director |
| Charlie Steel | 1971 | * | 30/10/1975 | 120 | Easts Leagues | Director |
| Stan Lewis | 1972 | * | 05/09/1982 | Easts Leagues | Sports Council | |
| Roy Flynn | 1979 | * | 14/05/1996 | Easts Leagues | Director | |
| Keith Steel | 1979 | * | 05/04/2012 | Easts Leagues | Director | |
| Hon. Syd Einfeld AO | 1987 | * | 16/06/1995 | Easts Leagues | Patron | |
| Ron Jones MBE | 1989 | * | 28/01/2008 | Easts Leagues | CEO/Club Secretary | |
| Brien Samphier | 1993 | Easts Leagus | Director | |||
| Michael Conn | 2006 | * | 23/02/2013 | Easts Leagues | Director | |
| Nick Politis AM | 2006 | Easts Leagues | Chairman/Director | |||
| David Gyngell | 2007 | Easts Leagues | Director | |||
| Barbara Jansen | 2007 | * | 22/08/2023 | Easts Leagues | Sports Council | |
| Fay Nichols | 2007 | * | 23/09/2012 | Easts Leagues | Sports Council | |
| Rob Riddle | 2012 | Easts Leagues | CEO | |||
| Dick Creek | 2012 | * | 06/06/2015 | Kingswood Sports | Lawn Bowls Club | |
| Lester McKee | 2015 | Kingswood Sports | Lawn Bowls Club | |||
| Peter Newton | 2015 | Easts Leagues | Director | |||
| Richard Ford | 2016 | Berkeley Sports | Senior Football Club | |||
| Mark McInness | 2017 | Easts Leagues | Director | |||
| Jullienne Morrison | 2018 | Easts Leagues | Rostrum Club | |||
| Tim McParlane | 2018 | Woy Woy Leagues | Junior Football Club | |||
| Mark Fennessy AM | 2019 | Easts Leagues | Director | |||
| Robert Coldicott | 2019 | * | 04/05/2019 | Kingswood Sports | Lawn Bowls Club | |
| Lee Mackay | 2020 | Easts Leagues | Management | |||
| Scott Bennetts | 2020 | Easts Leagues | CEO | |||
| Mark Bouris AM | 2022 | Easts Leagues | Director | |||
| Luke Ricketson | 2022 | 884 | Easts Leagues | Director | ||
| Ray New | 2023 | Kingswood Sports | Lawn Bowls Club | |||
| Michael King | 2024 | Berkeley Sports | Soccer Club | |||
| John Morrison | 2024 | Easts Leagues | Rostrum Club | |||
| Carolyn Bowen | 2025 | Easts Leagues | Administration | |||
| Mark Wheeler | 2025 | 777 | Berkeley Sports | Management | ||
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