Offical Match Day Thread: Roosters v Sea Eagles

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

Time from Robbo to cop the 20k fine and call the ref bias out. To many BS calls for off side and six again going in Manly's favour

[Eggspert]

Losses like that are hard to stomach.

We were better.

Rugby League has become.....fark dunno just so over it.

[Rooster90]

Losses like that are hard to stomach.

We were better.

Rugby League has become.....fark dunno just so over it.

It’s getting easier as the year goes on

we suck, I have zero expectation…I literally said to my mate with a minute left we will find a way to lose from 10m out

[Juggler]

Seven players out, another injured during game. A gutsy effort where we got no favours…

[ARD]

Thats the sort of performance we could’ve built on two months ago and been optimistic about. Instead, it’s a reminder we have forgotten how to win footy games.

[Easts75]

Thats the sort of performance we could’ve built on two months ago and been optimistic about. Instead, it’s a reminder we have forgotten how to win footy games.

I can forgive S Smith for not icing it. Keary goes missing in most of these games lately.

[roosterchook]

Yep plenty of dud calls and bullshit by Cummins…. But again we simply cannot score try to save our lives.

we had so many sets in their 20, and time and time again just look lost on the last play.

until we can actually score more than 3 tries in a ducking game we aren’t going to win many games

I think a couple of times we didn’t pass to Toups who would have scored. Smiths kick through should have tried to fall on the ball to regain possession instead of trying to be a hero. We need better teamwork not individuals trying to be heroes. Manly’s defense was very good but we did lack Walker who could have put them under pressure. Keary just puts up a high ball too easy to read. But their best player by far was Cummins. He won the match single handedly for them. In all my years I’ve never seen such a one sided referring display as today.

[BraveTheWorld]

We were significantly better today, and we played quite well. Manly attack wasn't that poor, and we just about handled them with ease the entire game.

Whyte looks exceptional, and I thought Wong went pretty well too.
Teddy and Tupou were magnificent, and plenty of venom in the runs from Pauga.

The season is definitely over for us, but I think we'll be back with a vengeance next year. A bit of speed to be added to the side, and a few younger guys coming through with valuable experience this year. I think we'll go well.

I was at the barber today and the guy cutting my hair was talking about Robert Toia, and how he used to be his barber. Mentioning that he's an absolute gun and one of the biggest/most solid guys he has seen. Mind you, this barber was 120kg himself (previously 135kg) and plays Gridion.

[Roosterfarian]

I can forgive S Smith for not icing it. Keary goes missing in most of these games lately.

Lately? He has been pathetic all year. That loss was on him. Halves could not nail that win.

[ARD]

I can forgive S Smith for not icing it. Keary goes missing in most of these games lately.

Yeah not bagging Sandon, or Keary either - he’s iced a couple field goal wins for us semi recent. It’s just as a collective, we can’t get it done even when we’re on top.

[The Brain]

I will say the refs calls and smashing of us was bad its the only thing that saved manly from a thrashing but when you have idiots like Radley in your team ..the refs only look at one side all the time..it will be the same next week or week after. I feel sorry for the blokes that worked their asses off...though we were still the better side.

[The Marshall]

Yep plenty of dud calls and bullshit by Cummins…. But again we simply cannot score try to save our lives.

we had so many sets in their 20, and time and time again just look lost on the last play.

until we can actually score more than 3 tries in a ducking game we aren’t going to win many games

I don’t know what game you watched but We had F all sets in their 20 in the second half. They had 14 more sets in the game and 8 more penalties. At 16 to 12 they basically had 80% of the ball until they scored.

[BTRD]

The team had a red hot crack. Problem is the team is so " uncreative " on the last play.

Turpin said after the last bye, the team was planning to win 5 from 5 before the bye next weekend. Oh well, at least they had a plan.

Not to be this season. Hope there are lots of positive changes to the team / coaching staff over the off season.

[The Lip]

Losses like that are hard to stomach.

We were better.

Rugby League has become.....fark dunno just so over it.

Agree better side lost - defence amazing - attack still not there unfortunately.

[The distributor]

I don’t know what game you watched but We had F all sets in their 20 in the second half. They had 14 more sets in the game and 8 more penalties. At 16 to 12 they basically had 80% of the ball until they scored.

Cummins was definitely the best player for Manly.