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Men's Captains

A list of those that have been the primary (or significant stand-in)
captain of the Roosters' first grade team:

Roosters First Grade Captains

Season Primary Captain Significant Stand-In
1908 Harry 'Jersey' Flegg  
1909 Albert Rosenfeld
Arthur Hennessy
 
1910 Dally Messenger  
1911 Dally Messenger  
1912 Dally Messenger  
1913 Dally Messenger  
1914 Dan Frawley  
1915 Dan Frawley
Sandy Pearce
 
1916 Jack 'Bluey' Watkins  
1917 Les Cubitt  
1918 Jim Duffy  
1919 Ray Norman  
1920 Ray Norman  
1921 Ray Norman  
1922 Harry Caples  
1923 Harry Caples  
1924 Jack 'Bluey' Watkins  
1925 Bill Ives  
1926 Les Steel  
1927 George Boddington  
1928 Arthur Toby  
1929 Harry Caples *
Arthur Oxford
 
1930 Joe 'Chimpy' Bush  
1931 Norm Pope  
1932 Dave Brown  
1933 Joe Pearce Les Rogers
1934 Dave Brown  
1935 Dave Brown Viv Thicknesse
1936 Dave Brown  
1937 Viv Thicknesse  
1938 Ray Stehr  
1939 Ray Stehr  
1940 Dave Brown * Ray Stehr
1941 Ray Stehr  
1942 Joe Pearce *
Ray Stehr
 
1943 Harry Pierce  
1944 Harry Pierce
Wally O'Connell
 
1945 Ray Stehr  
1946 Ray Stehr *  
1947 Sel Lisle
Wally O'Connell
 
1948 Jack Arnold
Paul Tierney
 
1949 Paul Tierney
Sid Hobson
 
1950 Mick Phelan
Jack McPherson
 
1951 Alan Cook  
1952 Col Donohoe Ray Thomas
1953 Col Donhoe *  
1954 Ferris Ashton *  
1955 Noel Pidding  
1956 Tony Paskins  
1957 Tony Paskins  
1958 Tony Paskins  
1959 Barry O'Connell
Terry Fearnley
 
1960 Terry Fearnley Jack Gibson
1961 Terry Fearnley ^  
1962 Terry Fearnley  
1963 Terry Fearnley  
1964 Nat Silcock *  
1965 Frank Drake
Peter Gallagher
 
1966 Gwyl Barnes  
1967 Jim Matthews  
1968 Jim Matthews  
1969 Louis Neumann *  
1970 John Brass  
1971 John Brass  
1972 Ron Coote  
1973 Ron Coote  
1974 Arthur Beetson  
1975 Arthur Beetson  
1976 Arthur Beetson  
1977 Arthur Beetson *  
1978 Arthur Beetson * Bob Fulton
1979 Bob Fulton *
Bob O'Reilly
 
1980 Royce Ayliffe  
1981 Royce Ayliffe  
1982 Royce Ayliffe  
1983 Kevin Hastings  
1984 Rowland Beckett
Shane McKellar
 
1985 Kevin Hastings  
1986 Kevin Hastings
Hugh McGahan
 
1987 Hugh McGahan  
1988 Hugh McGahan Pat Jarvis
1989 Trevor Gillmeister  
1990 Paul Vautin Hugh McGahan <
1991 Hugh McGahan  
1992 Craig Salvatori  
1993 Craig Salvatori  
1994 Craig Salvatori  
1995 Sean Garlick  
1996 Sean Garlick  
1997 Brad Fittler  
1998 Brad Fittler  
1999 Brad Fittler  
2000 Brad Fittler  
2001 Brad Fittler  
2002 Brad Fittler  
2003 Brad Fittler  
2004 Brad Fittler  
2005 Luke Ricketson  
2006 Craig Fitzgibbon  
2007 Craig Fitzgibbon  
2008 Craig Fitzgibbon
Braith Anasta
 
2009 Braith Anasta  
2010 Braith Anasta  
2011 Braith Anasta  
2012 Braith Anasta  
2013 Anthony Minichiello  
2014 Anthony Minichiello  
2015 Mitchell Pearce  
2016 Jake Friend  
2017 Jake Friend
Mitchell Pearce
 
2018 Jake Friend/Boyd Cordner  
2019 Jake Friend/Boyd Cordner  
2020 Jake Friend/Boyd Cordner  
2021 Jake Friend
James Tedesco
 
2022 James Tedesco  
2023 James Tedesco  
2024 James Tedesco  
* Captain/Coach

^ Coach for the first 10 matches of the season

< Coach for the final 6 matches of the season

Most Games As First Grade Captain

Captain Games As
Captain
Roosters
Career Span
*
Primary Captaincy Years All Captaincy Years
Brad Fittler 198 1996 - 2004 1997 - 2004 1996 - 2004
Jake Friend 98 2008 - 2021 2016 - 2021 2015 - 2021
Braith Anasta 97 2006 - 2012 2008 - 2012 2008 - 2012
James Tedesco 93 2018 -  2021 - 2021 -
Ray Stehr 85 1929 - 1942, 1945 - 1946 1938 - 1939, 1941 - 1942, 1945 - 1946 1938 - 1942, 1945 - 1946
Arthur Beetson 84 1971 - 1978 1974 - 1978 1972 - 1978
Terry Fearnley 77 1954 - 1955, 1957 - 1964 1959 - 1963 1959 - 1964
Craig Fitzgibbon 72 2000 - 2009 2006 - 2008 2005 - 2009
Hugh McGahan 68 1985 - 1991 1986 - 1989, 1991 1985 - 1991
Royce Ayliffe 66 1976 - 1983 1980 - 1982 1980 - 1982
Kevin Hastings 62 1976 - 1987 1983, 1985 - 1986 1980 - 1986
Dave Brown 61 1930 - 1936, 1939 - 1941 1932, 1934 - 1936, 1940 1932, 1934 - 1936, 1939 - 1941
Boyd Cordner 58 2011 - 2020 2018 - 2020 2013, 2017 - 2020
* Denotes Roosters first grade career span

 

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.