Player and Club Milestones
A host of Roosters have the chance to etch themselves into Club history with upcoming personal milestones throughout season 2024, highlighted by some achievements for two beloved veterans.
Bold denotes the achievement of milestone matches.
| Player/Coach | Milestone | Predicted Round | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angus Crichton | 100 Roosters Games | Round 3 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs @ Allianz Stadium | Played 55 Games for South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | 300 NRL Games | Round 3 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs @ Allianz Stadium | Played 6 Games for Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Joseph Sua'ali'i | 50 NRL Games | Round 5 vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs @ Accor Stadium | All with Roosters |
| Egan Butcher | 50 NRL Games | Round 5 vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs @ Accor Stadium | All with Roosters |
| Michael Jennings | 300 NRL Games | Round 6 vs Newcastle Knights @ McDonald Jones Stadium | Played 122 Games for Penrith Panthers, 105 for Parramatta Eels and 72 for Sydney Roosters |
| Luke Keary | 150 Roosters Games | Round 9 vs Brisbane Broncos @ Suncorp Stadium | Played 63 Games for South Sydney |
| Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | 300 Roosters Games | Round 11 vs New Zealand Warriors @ Allianz Stadium | Fourth Rooster to play 300 games for Club |
| Daniel Tupou | 250 NRL Games | Round 11 vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks @ Suncorp Stadium | All with Roosters |
| Lindsay Collins | 100 NRL Games | Round 11 vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks @ Suncorp Stadium | All with Roosters |
| James Tedesco | 150 Roosters Games | Round 17 vs Wests Tigers @ Allianz Stadium | Played 90 Games for Wests Tigers |
| Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | 306 Roosters Games | Round 17 vs Wests Tigers @ Allianz Stadium | Equals Club Record of 306 Games |
| Trent Robinson | 300 | Round 17 vs Wests Tigers @ Allianz Stadium | Becomes first to coach Roosters to 300 games Becomes 18th Head Coach in history to reach 300 games |
| Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | 307 Roosters Games | Round 18 vs St George Illawarra Dragons @ Allianz Stadium | Breaks Club Record of 306 Games |
| James Tedesco | 86th Game as Roosters Captain | Round 24 vs Eels @ Allianz Stadium | Overtakes Ray Stehr as the 4th most-capped Roosters Captain |
| Sitili Tupouniua | 100 NRL Games | Round 24 vs Eels @ Allianz Stadium | All with Roosters |
| Terrell May | 50 NRL Games | Round 27 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs @ Accor Stadium | All with Roosters |
| Daniel Tupou | 264 NRL Games | Finals Week 2 | Equal Jake Friend as the 5th most-capped Rooster of all-time |
| James Tedesco | 250 NRL Games | Finals Week 2 | Played 90 Games with Wests Tigers |
| Nat Butcher | 150 NRL Games | Finals Week 2 | All with Roosters |
| Spencer Leniu | 100 NRL Games | Finals Week 3 | Played 83 Games for Penrith Panthers |
Most First-Grade Games for Club
| 307 | Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (2010-present) | 234 | Kevin Hastings (1976-1987) |
| 306 | Mitchell Aubusson (2007-2020) | 228 | Craig Fitzgibbon (2000-2009) |
| 302 | Anthony Minichiello (2000-2014) | 224 | Shaun Kenny-Dowall (2007-2017) |
| 301 | Luke Ricketson (1991-2005) | 217 | Brad Fittler (1996-2004) |
| 263 | Jake Friend (2008-2021) | 203 | Isaac Liu (2013-2021) |
| 256 | Daniel Tupou (2012-Present) | 195 | Barry Reilly (1966-1971, 1973-1979) |
| 238 | Mitchell Pearce (2007-2017) | 195 | Mark Harris (1970-1979) |
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves became the most-capped Rooster of all time in Round 18 against the St George Illawarra Dragons at Allianz Stadium.
Meanwhile, Daniel Tupou can leapfrog into the top five most-capped Roosters with 23 appearances, having made his 250th appearance in Round 11.
Most Tries for Club
| 155 | Daniel Tupou (256 Games) |
| 139 | Anthony Minichiello (301 Games) |
| 121 | Shaun Kenny-Dowall (224 Games) |
| 104 | Bill Mullins (190 Games) |
| 93 | Dave Brown (94 Games) |
| 91 | Brad Fittler (217 Games) |
Daniel Tupou usurped Club Legend Anthony Minichiello's tally of 139 tries at The Gabba in Round 22 of the 2023 season to become the Sydney Roosters' highest try-scorer on 140 tries.
He then became the first player in Club history to reach 150 tries, and the 16th player in history to reach the 150 mark in Round 11 of the 2024 season. Should Tupou score 17 tries or more, he will enter the top 10 tryscorers in NRL history.
Most Tries of All Time
| 212 | Ken Irvine | 158 | Josh Morris |
| 191 | Alex Johnston | 156 | Michael Jennings |
| 190 | Billy Slater | 155 | Daniel Tupou |
| 180 | Steve Menzies | 154 | Nathan Merritt |
| 176 | Brett Morris | 152 | Harold Horder |
| 166 | Andrew Ettingshausen | 152 | Manu Vatuvei |
| 164 | Terry Lamb | 149 | Greg Inglis |
| 163 | Brett Stewart | 147 | Bob Fulton |
| 159 | Matt Sing | 146 | Frank Burge |
| 159 | Hazem El Masri | 144 | Benny Wearing |
Both Daniel Tupou and Michael Jennings have the opportunity to enter the top ten tryscorers of all time in 2024.
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