1934 Eastern Suburbs season

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1934 Eastern Suburbs season
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Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) finished as runners up in the 26th New South Wales Rugby League(NSWRL) premiership in the 1934 season.

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Lineup: - Cyril Abotomey, Jack Beaton, Dave Brown(c), Frank Buchanan, John Clarke, Jack 'Buster' Craigie, Tom Dowling, T. Lang, J. Lane, Tom McLachlan, Max Nixon, Ernie Norman, Andy Norval, Joe Pearce, Henry 'Harry' Pierce, Ray Stehr, Viv Thicknesse, H. Thompson.

Ladder

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 141202308165+14324
2 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 141202263158+10524
3 St. George colours.svg St. George 14905251166+8518
4 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 14806213149+6416
5 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 14509192229-3710
6 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 14509194234-4010
7 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 144010206275-698
8 University colours.svg University 141013113364-2512

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