Sydney Roosters vs South Sydney Rabbitohs - Round 5 - April 4th 2025 - 8:00 PM

[King Salvo]

Sydney Roosters

1. James Tedesco
2. Daniel Tupou
3. Mark Nawaqanitawase
4. Robert Toia
5. Dominic Young
6. Sandon Smith
7. Chad Townsend
8. Lindsay Collins
9. Connor Watson
10. Naufahu Whyte
11. Angus Crichton
12. Siua Wong
13. Nat Butcher

Interchange Bench

14. Zach Dockar-Clay
15. Salesi Foketi
16. Blake Steep
17. Spencer Leniu

Reserves

18. Hugo Savala
19. Makahesi Makatoa
20. Ethan King
21. Billy Smith
22. Taylor Losalu




South Sydney Rabbitohs

1. Jye Gray
2. Isaiah Tass
3. Latrell Mitchell
4. Jack Wighton
5. Mikaele Ravalawa
6. Cody Walker
7. Jamie Humphreys
8. Sean Keppie
9. Peter Mamouzelos
10. Tevita Tatola
11. Keaon Koloamatangi
12. Jai Arrow
13. Lachlan Hubner

Interchange Bench

14. Jayden Sullivan
15. Siliva Havili
16. Tallis Duncan
17. Davvy Moale

Reserves

18. Liam Le Blanc
19. Fletcher Myers
20. Lewis Dodd
21. Salesi Ataata
22. Thomas Fletcher

[caz]

great to have connor back. we're much more potent in attack with him

[QWERTY]

Sydney Roosters

1. James Tedesco
2. Daniel Tupou
3. Mark Nawaqanitawase
4. Robert Toia
5. Dominic Young
6. Sandon Smith
7. Chad Townsend
8. Lindsay Collins
9. Connor Watson
10. Naufahu Whyte
11. Angus Crichton
12. Siua Wong
13. Nat Butcher

Interchange Bench

14. Zach Dockar-Clay
15. Salesi Foketi
16. Blake Steep
17. Spencer Leniu

Reserves

18. Hugo Savala
19. Makahesi Makatoa
20. Ethan King
21. Billy Smith
22. Taylor Losalu




South Sydney Rabbitohs

1. Jye Gray
2. Isaiah Tass
3. Latrell Mitchell
4. Jack Wighton
5. Mikaele Ravalawa
6. Cody Walker
7. Jamie Humphreys
8. Sean Keppie
9. Peter Mamouzelos
10. Tevita Tatola
11. Keaon Koloamatangi
12. Jai Arrow
13. Lachlan Hubner

Interchange Bench

14. Jayden Sullivan
15. Siliva Havili
16. Tallis Duncan
17. Davvy Moale

Reserves

18. Liam Le Blanc
19. Fletcher Myers
20. Lewis Dodd
21. Salesi Ataata
22. Thomas Fletcher

Good move having Leinu on the bench.

Whether it was to be Whyte or him, we need impact from it

[SamKerrSimp]

Whyte has to keep his starting spot even at full strength he isn't an impact player like the racist farkknuckle he give us a power game from the start, dare I say he will develop in to a JWH replacement long term. What a waste of money Leniu is that he can only come off the bench in short spurts what's the point of this turd? Sucking the club dry on a big pay packet and producing next to nothing. Will be interesting to see if Townsend plays the game or Savala comes in to the team Townsend was Finch/Anasta levels of bad against the Titans.

[QWERTY]

Also read on Fox that Savala played in NSW cup game in the halves last week. I wouldn’t rule out him coming in for either Townsend or S Smith on the final team sheet.

[QWERTY]

Whyte has to keep his starting spot even at full strength he isn't an impact player like the racist farkknuckle he give us a power game from the start, dare I say he will develop in to a JWH replacement long term. What a waste of money Leniu is that he can only come off the bench in short spurts what's the point of this turd? Sucking the club dry on a big pay packet and producing next to nothing. Will be interesting to see if Townsend plays the game or Savala comes in to the team Townsend was Finch/Anasta levels of bad against the Titans.

Leniu played over 40 mins the last 2 games. Mixed game last week but played well against Wahs. We can’t start them both, the last two weeks has shown that. Whyte deserves the starting spot, he has been one of our best.

[caz]

as much as being in the starting 13 is seen as a good thing, i don't mind lindsay off the bench. he's got a bit of pace and makes good yards v tiring defence. did well off the bench last week.

[SamKerrSimp]

Leniu played over 40 mins the last 2 games. Mixed game last week but played well against Wahs. We can’t start them both, the last two weeks has shown that. Whyte deserves the starting spot, he has been one of our best.

Whyte has been killing it he's in for a huge breakout year. If Whyte gives us a power game and Collins is a brickwall in defence we will be doing well up front. I don't think that Lindsay is suited off the bench like another user has commented.

[QWERTY]

Whyte has been killing it he's in for a huge breakout year. If Whyte gives us a power game and Collins is a brickwall in defence we will be doing well up front. I don't think that Lindsay is suited off the bench like another user has commented.

I thought Collin’s was alright off the bench, but even then I didn’t think it was that good of a stint. He has gotten into this habit of running at the defensive line with his back turned, and it’s not doing him any favours. Defensively he is great though, hence why I think starting him is good, if only for that reason.

[Thirteen]

Also read on Fox that Savala played in NSW cup game in the halves last week. I wouldn’t rule out him coming in for either Townsend or S Smith on the final team sheet.

No surprise there. He is a halfback.

[Batemans Bay Rooster]

Good move having Leinu on the bench.

Whether it was to be Whyte or him, we need impact from it

I reckon that's a good call.

[Batemans Bay Rooster]

Whyte has been killing it he's in for a huge breakout year. If Whyte gives us a power game and Collins is a brickwall in defence we will be doing well up front. I don't think that Lindsay is suited off the bench like another user has commented.

I just read your comments re Leniu, where you said he is a "racist" and a "farkknuckle".

What would that make you? I have some suggestions. But you'd not understand them.

[Next time]

Surprised after 3 weeks of contact/fitness work Billy the kid still isn't ready to play. Toia the past 3 weeks has been a major defensive liability and with very limited ball going has way hasn't bothered to go searching for some attacking opportunities. A major disappointment with all the hype over him.

[BTRD]

Not the team I would of selected considering we have only won one game all year - and our differential is the second worst in the comp.

Anyway - let's beat these tools on Friday night.

[caz]

from a stats pov lindsay was big off the bench. had a brief few mins at the end when the game was lost so don't know precisely what happened when but during his first stint we didn't concede a try and all up he had 11 runs for 112 metres with 50 post contact metres from his 37 mins. with that game under his belt he'll be looking for more game time this week and maybe starting would help that