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2003 Sydney Roosters season

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2003 Sydney Roosters season
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The 2003 Sydney Roosters season was the 96th in the club's history. Coached by Ricky Stuart and captained by Brad Fittler, the Roosters competed in the National Rugby League's 2003 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 2nd (out of 15). They reached the 2003 NRL grand final which they lost to the Penrith Panthers.[1]

A total of four Roosters players, Shannon Hegarty, Anthony Minichiello, Luke Ricketson and Michael Crocker, were selected to make their Test match débuts for the Australian national team in 2003.

Nine Roosters players were selected to play in the mid-season 2003 State of Origin series: Craig Fitzgibbon, Craig Wing, Luke Ricketson, Bryan Fletcher and Anthony Minichiello for New South Wales; and Shannon Hegarty, Chris Flannery, Justin Hodges and Michael Crocker for Queensland.

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 18 0 6 2 659 527 +132 40
2 Sydney Roosters 24 17 0 7 2 680 445 +235 38
3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 16 0 8 2 702 419 +283 36
4 Canberra Raiders 24 16 0 8 2 620 463 +157 36
5 Melbourne Storm 24 15 0 9 2 564 486 +78 34
6 New Zealand Warriors 24 15 0 9 2 545 510 +35 34
7 Newcastle Knights 24 14 0 10 2 632 635 -3 32
8 Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 12 2 497 464 +33 28
9 Parramatta Eels 24 11 0 13 2 570 582 -12 26
10 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 2 548 593 -45 26
11 North Queensland Cowboys 24 10 0 14 2 606 629 -23 24
12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 8 0 16 2 497 704 -207 20
13 Wests Tigers 24 7 0 17 2 470 598 -128 18
14 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 7 0 17 2 557 791 -234 18
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 3 0 21 2 457 758 -301 10

References

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  1. ^ "Fairytale of the year: Panthers pluck Roosters". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2011.