Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Saints

[bondi paul]

Wheres that sad sack that only comes on here when we've had a loss.
You know the one, he wants Robbo sacked & replaced with Bennett.

Les Miserable maybe sentenced to Devils Island or awaiting the Guillotine.

[roosterchook]

Not true, we have beat ourselves a few times this year.

I was thinking of adding that too. Lol!

[RoosterBooster]

You mean Ray Stehr?

Wheres that sad sack that only comes on here when we've had a loss.
You know the one, he wants Robbo sacked & replaced with Bennett.

[roosterchook]

I was hoping for someone to create a special thread dedicated to JWH that would become a sticky. He encapsulates the true rooster spirit and loyalty that makes this great club what it is. I really wish he would have stayed on a couple more seasons. He’s got the energy for it.

[Random Rooster]

Special call out to Jennings . Still has those touches of class that made him the best centre in the game a few years ago. Doing his job this year as very solid backup to Joey and JAS.

Jennings gets clocked by a swinging arm right across the nose and it just draws a penalty. Do they make up the rules as they go along?

[RoosterFanNZ]

Wonder if radley will get an extended rest after the bye. That’s 5 or 6 failed HIA’s/KO’s in last few seasons.

if so will hope butcher steps it up big time and protects Sammy on that edge.

[HunchoRooster]

Really good performance all round. Most pleasing was the starch we showed in defending our try line when the game managers tried to keep them in the contest. Some of these games are so hard to watch the way the 6 again gets applied.

Sam so good again, our forwards amazing.

[HunchoRooster]

Jennings gets clocked by a swinging arm right across the nose and it just draws a penalty. Do they make up the rules as they go along?

Absolutely ridiculous. They reviewed it after the contact as well to tell him to go to the head bin but still wouldn’t send him for 10. Didn’t impact the result at all but the lack of consistency is disgraceful.

[Archelon]

I’m almost convinced dragons players are coached to milk penalties… such a blight in our game. That guy that was clutching his neck on 5th tackle even though Leniu put no pressure should be sent to sin bin. So embarrassing.

[Lydon]

I’m almost convinced dragons players are coached to milk penalties… such a blight in our game. That guy that was clutching his neck on 5th tackle even though Leniu put no pressure should be sent to sin bin. So embarrassing.

Are you surprised considering Flanagan is their Coach,the fish always rots from the head mate..

[Lydon]

Special call out to Jennings . Still has those touches of class that made him the best centre in the game a few years ago. Doing his job this year as very solid backup to Joey and JAS.

Well said mate,Jennings was good for us today!

[Bates]

Jennings gets clocked by a swinging arm right across the nose and it just draws a penalty. Do they make up the rules as they go along?

This 100%.

It's like the officials have split personalities! The so called rules are interpreted so differently from game to game, minute to minute that you start to feel like you're watching a different competition. FFS.

[bondi paul]

So Klein was unable to get the NRL a desired result yesterday wherein a loss by Easts and the margins with betting however that doesn’t stop the engineered competition by the axis of evil imposing their will via the judiciary.Its common purpose is to destabilise and further influence a tv top 8 series.

[BraveTheWorld]

Rewatching the game, and I don't like to bag players too often, but I've got to say that I'm glad Sloan isn't in our side. Has a wealth of talent with how he moves, but the effort and aggression just seems completely absent.

Ran for 70 metres yesterday, 11 of them kick returns. I know he's not the biggest guy and his strength isn't backfield carries, but that's a weak effort. Doubt you'll see something like that from Papenhauyzen, who's probably even smaller. His effort on Collins' try was also extremely ordinary.

[Ron Burgundy]

Rewatching the game, and I don't like to bag players too often, but I've got to say that I'm glad Sloan isn't in our side. Has a wealth of talent with how he moves, but the effort and aggression just seems completely absent.

Ran for 70 metres yesterday, 11 of them kick returns. I know he's not the biggest guy and his strength isn't backfield carries, but that's a weak effort. Doubt you'll see something like that from Papenhauyzen, who's probably even smaller. His effort on Collins' try was also extremely ordinary.

Sloan seems like another Matt Dufty to me. Has ability in attack but doesn’t seem likely to ever develop enough strength to be a dominant NRL player. Will probably end up in the super league like Dufty.