Season Summary
- Eastern Suburbs finished runners up in rugby league's first premiership.
- Eastern Suburbs won the reserve grade competition.
- The Eastern Suburbs clubs first try score was W. Smith.
- The Eastern Suburbs first goal scorer was Lou D' Alpuget.
- The highest points scorer in the NSWRL's first season was Eastern Suburbs three-quarter, Horrie Miller, with 47 points.
- Horrie Miller was also the NSWRL's highest try scorer with 15 tries.
- The first footballer, from the Eastern Suburbs club, to be chosen to represent Australia in rugby League was Lou Jones.
- The first footballer, from the Eastern Suburbs club, to captain Australia was Dally Messenger.
- Eastern Suburbs players to represent Australia in that first season were:- Lou Jones, Dally Messenger, Sid Pearce, Dan Frawley, Albert Rosenfeld & Larry O'Malley.
- Eastern Suburbs players to gain selection for the 1908 Kangaroo tour were:- Dally Messenger - Larry O'Malley - Lou Jones - Dan Frawley - Albert Rosenfeld & Sid Pearce.
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