Dave Sharma (Wentworth, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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 (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Nobody likes them.

Dave Sharma (Wentworth, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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 (Page, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

A very controversial contribution there, Member for Wentworth.