Eastern Suburbs finished the season as runners-up after being defeated by South Sydney in that year's premier decider.
Eastern Suburbs took part in the first night rugby league match to be played in Australia. A ten aside exhibition match that was played between the two premiership finalists, Souths were victorious once again winning 10–6.
Resultsedit
Premiership Round 1, 21 April 1928;
Eastern Suburbs18 (4 Tries; 3 Goals) defeated University 14(2 Tries; 4 Goals) at the Agricultural Ground.
Premiership Semi-Final, 7 September 1928
Eastern Suburbs 26(Steel 2, Webber, H. Kavanagh, Oxford Tries; Oxford 4 Goals) defeated North Sydney13( K. Woods, T. Murray, L. McGrath Tries; L. Carroll 2 Goals) at Wentworth Park.
With 8 minutes remaining and scores locked at 13 all, Easts' piled on three tries in quick time against an exhausted North Sydney who finished the match with just eleven men.
South Sydney26( Harry Kadwell, George Treweek, Williams, Quinlivan Tries; B. Wearing 2, Quinlivivan Goals) defeated Eastern Suburbs 5(Steel Try; Oxford Goal) at the Agricultural Ground. Details
1928, eastern, suburbs, season, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2016, lear. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1928 Eastern Suburbs season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Eastern Suburbs now known as the Sydney Roosters competed in the 31st New South Wales Rugby League season in 1928 1928 Eastern Suburbs season 1927 1929 Contents 1 Details 2 Ladder 3 Season summary 4 Results 5 ReferencesDetails editHome Ground Agricultural Ground Lineup Cyril Abotomey Coach G Boddigton Dick Brown HK Sam Byrant Joe Chimpy Busch HB Hugh Byrne A Carter Bill Cole HB Bill Dyer Gordon Fletcher T Fitzpatrick Nelson Hardy G Harris Larry Hedger H Kavanagh Arthur Oxford Norm Pope Les Steel A Toby Tom Trotter Vic Webber WG Ladder editTeam Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 nbsp St George 13 12 0 1 1 200 98 102 26 2 nbsp Eastern Suburbs 12 11 0 1 2 192 116 76 26 3 nbsp South Sydney 13 8 0 5 1 216 152 64 18 4 nbsp North Sydney 12 6 0 6 2 157 149 8 16 5 nbsp University 13 6 0 7 1 184 176 8 14 6 nbsp Western Suburbs 12 4 0 8 2 174 206 32 12 7 nbsp Glebe 12 4 0 8 2 94 149 55 12 8 nbsp Balmain 13 4 0 9 1 180 236 56 10 9 nbsp Newtown 12 1 0 11 2 112 227 115 6Season summary editEastern Suburbs finished the season as runners up after being defeated by South Sydney in that year s premier decider Eastern Suburbs took part in the first night rugby league match to be played in Australia A ten aside exhibition match that was played between the two premiership finalists Souths were victorious once again winning 10 6 Results editPremiership Round 1 21 April 1928 Eastern Suburbs 18 4 Tries 3 Goals defeated University 14 2 Tries 4 Goals at the Agricultural Ground Premiership Semi Final 7 September 1928Eastern Suburbs 26 Steel 2 Webber H Kavanagh Oxford Tries Oxford 4 Goals defeated North Sydney 13 K Woods T Murray L McGrath Tries L Carroll 2 Goals at Wentworth Park With 8 minutes remaining and scores locked at 13 all Easts piled on three tries in quick time against an exhausted North Sydney who finished the match with just eleven men Premiership Final 15 September 1928 South Sydney 26 Harry Kadwell George Treweek Williams Quinlivan Tries B Wearing 2 Quinlivivan Goals defeated Eastern Suburbs 5 Steel Try Oxford Goal at the Agricultural Ground DetailsReferences editPreceded by1927 Season1928 Succeeded by1929 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1928 Eastern Suburbs season amp oldid 1133429576, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
