Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Raiders

[Carlos Parra]

As soon as hutch came on, we were finished .Watch it on replay if you don't believe me Sandon smith goes to dummy on numerous occasions because hutch is running around in the middle like a headless chook. So you have your halfback and playmaker at dummy in general paly because hutch is hopeless. I don't think so and if Robbo ever picks this dud again, he needs his head read.

Spot on. He looked like he was running in quicksand at times. Towards the end there was a small gap that looked it might have opened up. A half decent player would have shot through it, but no, our two-legged handbrake died with the ball.

[kakaruk]

tbf sandon set up Lindsays try from hooker and wouldve set up another if it wasnt for tedescos buffoonery

Thats right mate but you can't have your halfback playing dummy he's the guy that runs the team around the park. You tell me than what was hutch doing running around in the middle tossing hail Mary passes out the back that had to be cleaned up at least twice that i saw. What's the game plan then you tell me I'm at a loss to understand it

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

Well... that's where we are. That's who we are.

Played well for about 10minutes and expected to win. Season over in terms of finals.

Saddest thing is Canberra are nothing and didn't play amazing to beat us. Just respected the footy and competed and they won.

Been the story of our season. 10-15 mins of brilliance ain't gonna win you comps

[The Marshall]

Tedesco special. gets worse with every game

manu should be the fullback.

only back than can actually create opportunities.

Supported by the unnecessary and stupid Radley penalty after the $1.1 million dollar mans stuff up

[Sentimentinel]

One thing we can't be labelled...dominating a game.
Thats in the past

Like not even for 10 or 15 minutes. We get some tries, and there was that one defensive set followed by a bad kick diffusion.

Let alone a half or an entire game.

An analogy would be like trying to tip something over, getting to tipping point and letting it fall back on you. Allergic to momentum.

[RoosterFanNZ]

Thats right mate but you can't have your halfback playing dummy he's the guy that runs the team around the park. You tell me than what was hutch doing running around in the middle tossing hail Mary passes out the back that had to be cleaned up at least twice that i saw. What's the game plan then you tell me I'm at a loss to understand it

hahah dont have to tell me twice, I am the absolute opposite of a drew lover. I've just completely given up when hes on, the anger has burned away into a feeling of emptiness when ever I see him playing

[The Marshall]

Well... that's where we are. That's who we are.

Played well for about 10minutes and expected to win. Season over in terms of finals.

Saddest thing is Canberra are nothing and didn't play amazing to beat us. Just respected the footy and competed and they won.

At least we might finally realise this roster is miles off tbe current style of Footie and we can start to build a more suitable roster

[BTRD]

At least they had a go in the second half - sort of. Just one of those years I guess.

[ARD]

As soon as hutch came on, we were finished .Watch it on replay if you don't believe me Sandon smith goes to dummy on numerous occasions because hutch is running around in the middle like a headless chook. So you have your halfback and playmaker at dummy in general paly because hutch is hopeless. I don't think so and if Robbo ever picks this dud again, he needs his head read.

Sandon moved to hooker and Hutch went to halves. It wasn’t because Hutch was out of position.

[BillyBonkers]

As disappointing as it is, I thought we had a good go at it.
Maybe this is as good as it gets.
Really have to look at whom we going with in the future, and see if they're pretenders or the real deal.

[kakaruk]

hahah dont have to tell me twice, I am the absolute opposite of a drew lover. I've just completely given up when hes on, the anger has burned away into a feeling of emptiness when ever I see him playing

Yeah me too i can't understand why he is picking this guy every week. Honestly when his contract is up at the chooks he will struggle to get another gig in the halves at nrl level or any where to be honest he is bog average

[bondi paul]

if it wasnt for the referees bias I would love jwh as captain

Same. Love JWH. I would have appointed him captain upon the retirement of Boyd and Jake. I’ve never approved of the Tedesco captaincy even the Australian captaincy nor the Robbo Teddy partnership and Matt King the yes man as assistant coach. A frikkin winger as attacking coach. FMD. We buy speedsters for next season what chance will they have ?

[Paddo Colt 61]

At least Victor wasn't on report/binned/sent off for the bullshit lay down by Croker in the final stages. Maybe the match review will revisit it? He went well tonight.

[fletch]

Robbo just said Nat Butcher's injury is achilles related.

[fletch]

According to Robbo only Suaalii will return next week.