House debates Statements by Members

Sydney Roosters Rugby League Club

Tuesday, 15 October 2019 House of Representatives

Dave Sharma

Dave Sharma Wentworth, Liberal Party

1:38 pm

I'm very pleased to be able to congratulate the Sydney Roosters on winning back-to-back NRL premierships. This is the first time that a club has done this since 1993 and it is the Roosters's 15th premiership since the club was formed in 1908. Of course, the Roosters's home is my own electorate of Wentworth. Apart from being a great NRL club, their charity work in the community is legendary.

Linda Burney

Linda Burney Barton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services

Nobody likes them.

Dave Sharma

Dave Sharma Wentworth, Liberal Party

Everyone loves them in Bondi, I can assure you. The Steggles Roosters Charity Nest supports Lifestart, Children's Hospital Foundation Queensland, Children's Cancer Institute Australia and the Roosters Outreach program. This makes the Roosters, as I said, a beloved part of our community. You can't walk 10 metres in Bondi right now without seeing red, white and blue emblazoned somewhere. Congratulations to chairman Nick Politis, coach Trent Robinson, captains Boyd Cordner and Jake Friend and the whole team—including of course James Tedesco, who won the Players' Champion title at the Rugby League Players Association awards last night—on your outstanding success.

Finally, congratulations to Cooper Cronk, who played his last game of NRL in the grand final. He has been awarded a Roosters life membership, joining the likes of Arthur Beetson, Luke Ricketson, Brad Fittler, Anthony Minichiello, Russell Fairfax and Jack Gibson. We are all incredibly proud of you.

Kevin Hogan

Kevin Hogan Page, National Party

A very controversial contribution there, Member for Wentworth.