The Early Years
The Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football club was founded at a meeting held at the Paddington Town Hall on 24 January 1908. The meeting was chaired by Harry ‘Jersey’ Flegg who was named Easts first Secretary and a delegate to the NSWRL. Flegg was also appointed as the clubs first captain and made a team selector. Legendary cricketer of the time Victor Trumper was appointed to Easts first committee, while Liutenant-Colonel Onslow was made Patron of the Eastern Suburbs club. At a subsequent meeting held on 7 February James White was appointed as the club's first President while R. Carty was named treasurer. Horrie Miller replaced Flegg as secretary and became the second of Easts two delegates to the NSWRL.
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