 Bill Mullins , father of 2002 premiership player Brett , scored 104 tries in his 11 @-@ year , 190 @-@ game career with Eastern Suburbs between 1968 and 1978 , meaning that on average , he scored at least one try every two games . Anthony Minichiello became the highest try scorer in the Roosters history when he scored his 105th try against the Newcastle at <unk> Stadium in June 2011 . ' Mini ' finally retired after the 2014 season , and ended his career with 139 tries . He is also the first fullback in 70 years to win the Grand Final ( 2013 ) , whilst captaining the Club . Rod O <unk> scored seven tries in a single match against Sydney University in 1935 , and Dave Brown 's 38 tries in 15 games in the same year remains a competition record . 
