 In 1988 , the club moved to the newly built Sydney Football Stadium on the site of the old Sydney Sports Ground , opening the season with a 24 – 14 defeat at the hands of the St George Dragons in front of 19 @,@ 295 spectators on a wet night on 4 March 1988 . At the Sydney Football Stadium , the Roosters have a 59 % win record from 256 games with a 58 % and 55 % win record at their old grounds the Sydney Sports Ground and the Sydney Cricket Ground respectively . 
