<P> In the 2016 season, The Roosters finished 15th on the table after enduring a horror season where star player Mitchell Pearce was suspended for 8 matches, fined $125,000 and stripped of the captaincy following a pre season incident where the player who was intoxicated, simulated a sex act with a dog which was filmed on another party goer's mobile phone . The club also struggled due to injuries to star players such as Boyd Cordner and Jared Waerea - Hargreaves . </P> <P> The Roosters finished 2nd at the end of the 2017 season and defeated Brisbane in week one of the finals earning the week off . Easts opponents in the preliminary final were North Queensland who had finished in 8th position on the table and produced upset victories over Cronulla and Parramatta . In a game that The Roosters were expected to win, North Queensland surprised everyone winning the match 29 - 16 . </P> <P> In 2018, the Roosters finished in 1st place, claiming their 20th minor premiership . They beat the Sharks 21 - 12 in week one of the finals earning the week off . They then broke their preliminary final hoodoo beating rivals Rabbitohs 12 - 4 in what was the last sports match ever played at the Sydney Football Stadium . They managed to keep the Rabbitohs tryless and the crowd was the highest ever recorded in a sporting match at the Sydney Football Stadium with 44,380 people attending the match . They played the Storm in the Grand Final and won 21 - 6 to claim their 14th premiership . </P> <P> Eastern Suburbs did not traditionally sport a crest on their jerseys in the first half of the 20th century . Other clubs occasionally sported simple designs on their strip; however, this was not seen consistently on all jerseys until the 1950s and 1960s . In 1967, the club introduced its first logo, displaying the mantra "Easts to Win", following a winless season . The crest also incorporated a rooster or cockerel in the design; one source suggested that this choice of mascot followed after the Roosters' jersey design was inspired by the French national team's jersey . Given that the French team's mascot was affectionately known to supporters as le coq, "the rooster", connections have been made as to the choosing of a rooster for Eastern Suburbs' mascot . </P>

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