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It's worth remembering that the Roosters under Robbo always leave their best form for the end of the year - when it counts. An article in the SMH highlights the win rate of teams in the post-Origin period and the Roosters have by far the best record:
"An analysis by Champion Data of the results of matches after the third Origin game in the last 10 years (excluding 2020 as the series was played after the grand final) has found the Roosters to be the most successful team in the run-in to the finals – by a long way.
Trent Robinson’s teams have been known as slow starters to a season throughout his tenure. But despite boasting a veritable army of players to have pulled on the NSW or Queensland jumper over the past decade – they had an NRL best six play in this year’s series, too – his sides have generally finished the regular season with a rush, rather than a whimper.
So much so, that their 78.7 per cent winning percentage from 2014-23 after Origin III far outstrips that of their nearest rivals, Craig Bellamy’s Storm (72.4 per cent).
It’s no fluke the Roosters and Storm, arguably the two most dominant teams of the NRL era, are so good at making their runs at the right time.
Robinson not only carefully crafts a schedule for his players, but looks after himself and his staff, too. He went hiking and did not watch this year’s Origin series opener live, so wasn’t aware Joseph Suaalii had been sent off for his tackle on Reece Walsh until hours after the game.
The Panthers – who have made the last four grand finals and had five players pull on sky blue even without Nathan Cleary this year – have the third-best record post-Origin at 63.2 per cent.
“You look at a world title fight, the hype, the build-up, the adrenalin, everything … and when they finish that fight they go on holidays for two months,” says Hayden Knowles, helping Robinson at the Roosters this year and former head of high performance with NSW and Penrith.
“These guys go back to work the next day. The mental drain is so hard. I can tell you personally, Robbo does it really well handling it with his players, and so does Ivan Cleary [at Penrith].
The data also shows that just because you might not have a lot of Origin stars, doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed to win more games than usual.
Among the worst performing teams after Origin across the last decade are ones devoid of NSW or Queensland regulars. Think the Titans (28 per cent), Dragons (31.1 per cent) and, perhaps most surprisingly, the Warriors (33.3 per cent).
"An analysis by Champion Data of the results of matches after the third Origin game in the last 10 years (excluding 2020 as the series was played after the grand final) has found the Roosters to be the most successful team in the run-in to the finals – by a long way.
Trent Robinson’s teams have been known as slow starters to a season throughout his tenure. But despite boasting a veritable army of players to have pulled on the NSW or Queensland jumper over the past decade – they had an NRL best six play in this year’s series, too – his sides have generally finished the regular season with a rush, rather than a whimper.
So much so, that their 78.7 per cent winning percentage from 2014-23 after Origin III far outstrips that of their nearest rivals, Craig Bellamy’s Storm (72.4 per cent).
It’s no fluke the Roosters and Storm, arguably the two most dominant teams of the NRL era, are so good at making their runs at the right time.
Robinson not only carefully crafts a schedule for his players, but looks after himself and his staff, too. He went hiking and did not watch this year’s Origin series opener live, so wasn’t aware Joseph Suaalii had been sent off for his tackle on Reece Walsh until hours after the game.
The Panthers – who have made the last four grand finals and had five players pull on sky blue even without Nathan Cleary this year – have the third-best record post-Origin at 63.2 per cent.
“You look at a world title fight, the hype, the build-up, the adrenalin, everything … and when they finish that fight they go on holidays for two months,” says Hayden Knowles, helping Robinson at the Roosters this year and former head of high performance with NSW and Penrith.
“These guys go back to work the next day. The mental drain is so hard. I can tell you personally, Robbo does it really well handling it with his players, and so does Ivan Cleary [at Penrith].
The data also shows that just because you might not have a lot of Origin stars, doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed to win more games than usual.
Among the worst performing teams after Origin across the last decade are ones devoid of NSW or Queensland regulars. Think the Titans (28 per cent), Dragons (31.1 per cent) and, perhaps most surprisingly, the Warriors (33.3 per cent).
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