 The Sydney Roosters , namely the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club was formed , under its articles of association with the NSWRL , to represent the geographic areas in Sydney covering the Waverley , Randwick , Woollahra , Paddington , Darlinghurst and Vaucluse local government municipalities , as well as the eastern parts of the Sydney CBD . Despite some junior Rugby League boundaries being redrawn over the 107 @-@ year history of the code in Australia , these articles of association remain unchanged . As such , the Roosters represent a small area of Sydney . The Roosters home turf is also home to a large number of supporters of rival codes and thus is the most competitive sporting market in Australia , with the Roosters flying the flag for Rugby League in Sydney 's east . 
