Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Raiders

[Thirteen]

We need to get back on track today and keep pace with the competition leaders. We can’t afford to fall too far behind and we don’t want to be limping into the semis like previous seasons. We need to be much better defensively today.

Can’t wait to see how Whyte goes. He’d be pretty hungry for a good game after being overlooked the last couple of weeks.

Looking forward to meeting up with a few of you at the ground 30 minutes before kick off above Bay 73.

Kick off 3pm.

Go Roosters!

[rented tracksuit]

Safe travels to all you legends heading down today.

It’s going to be a lovely day and the chooks are gonna get up and get up well!

Go the Roosters!

[Bondicigar]

After the frantic footy of magic round we can get back to building some pressure before dropping the clutch.
roosters by 30

[zac]

big game. we're warm favourites with the bookies which doesn't reflect how tough the raiders can be down there. connor's been in great form and is a big out but we've got the team to win.
we were cruising for a few weeks but were reminded last week that you can't win games if you don't defend. looking forward to a positive response today

[ism22]

Just got my tickets in Bay 11 by the way - shoulda booked earlier as it's the 'gold grandstand' (I'll probably be surrounded by Faders fans). Whole family's there so at least I'll stay calm (in daddy mode I'm a lot less animated at games). But yeah. If you see an Easts fan in the middle of the Faders' members stand with his wife and kids looking away while he crows loudly, drinks cheap beer and starts a brawl then that's me.

Hopefully we're up by a shyte load at half time and that affords me a little bit of space. Will try to get there early for the meet-up but

Have said it before but I credit the Faders with always putting on a good show. It sh**s me as I'm an away fan but their MC / ground managers do a great job of getting their boys over the line at home. Small stadium that looks like it's gonna be pretty much a sell-out. So long as we don't get smashed, it should be a solid arvo at the footy.

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Burger joint recommendations? People have listed them out pretty much. I'd second them on the basis they're the standard suggestions.

However, if I were to focus on ones near the stadium (Belco area) then...

- IMO Two Before Ten is the nicest, most family friendly place and it's right near the stadium. It's my local bar/restaurant though (dunno if they do burgers) but it'll do a nice sit-down dinner.

- To All My Friends. Pizza in Cook... never been but have heard good things about it.

- Before the game I believe Greese Monkeys (a greasy burger joint in the hipster part of Canberra) is doing a pop-up food van at the Belconnen markets. Dunno what it's like these days. Used to be the goto joint for public service graduates but I reckon that's changed.

- Chompy's (which Tracky's objected to) is either take-away or a heavy metal 'basement' (may not be a great place for the wife and kids unless it's quiet - I often go there for a quiet beer after work and it's a fun/spacious venue when quiet as they have pinnies & pool tables. When loud it's some pretty full on heavy metal stuff though, which isn't good for my ears). Take-away Chompy's could be a decent option.

- Burger Villain at the Page shops might be a solid burger option TBH. Not an obvious place to go but it's relatively close to the stadium.

- Florey shops has this relatively fancy new place called the Irvine (does wines and beers too). My only reservation is that their burgers were solid when I went, but their chips were shyte. Again, it'll be kid friendly.

- Only other random tips are Can Tho (Vietnamese in Belco - grab a pho) or Dumpling Inn at Macquarie (aka Jameson Centre... it's a solid, oldschool Chinese joint with good prices that's very close to the stadium).

Aaaand that's enough about Belco for now

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

Our 1-17 looks really balanced. The only couple missing would be Watson and potentially Wong.

[Easts75]

Fark me, their halves are Weekes & Strange...big Papa out who always kills us. We simply must win after what I thought was a very weak performance letting in way too many points last week

[BTRD]

Manly beat the storm - we can't . NZ beat the Panthers - we can't.

I thought we would beat the Sharks - and we didn't.

Who the hell knows what will happen today !!

I don't have confidence in the Roosters coach.

GO ROOSTERS.

[Bates]

We should lap them.

Up the Chooks.

[Kelby]

I look at Ethan Strange and think.............. why didn't we keep him?

[Andrew Walker]

Very confident today Easts by 20

[rented tracksuit]

I look at Ethan Strange and think.............. why didn't we keep him?

Some things don’t make sense.

[Rooster90]

I look at Ethan Strange and think.............. why didn't we keep him?

You could ask the same question about Jacob Preston....or even Tuku Hau Tapuha who's killing it for the sharks

Can't keep them all....but we still have Egan Butcher

[rented tracksuit]

You could ask the same question about Jacob Preston....or even Tuku Hau Tapuha who's killing it for the sharks

Can't keep them all....but we still have Egan Butcher

I wish there was a laughing button.

[Seventy Five]

We look the goods but never take anything for granted against the Raiders. Important to turn up and win to keep within reach of the top four, Hopefully we see an appreciation of both sides of the game from the players today and we see a committed defensive effort.as well as plenty of points.

Up the Chooks!