Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Souths

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

Sammy wouldn't be helping anything tonight, we haven't left our end of the field.

His kicking game would be helpful. Chad's last kicks to Dom's wing have been 5mtrs to shallow both times.

[ism22]

I haven't seen the games so far because of work but watching the highlights our goal line d has been bad.

Tonight however it's been immense bar one slip up.

Hold onto the ball in the second half and anything could happen.

Yeah we've been lucky that Souffs keep dropping the pill.

[nayfo]

Did Grant Atkins just give a penalty because Connor Watson "ended up in front of the ball".

Jesus ****ing christ, 10-4 penalty count and we've got the ref making up rules on the run because 9-4 wasn't enough?

Yeah he made some questionable calls. The one I found funny was when we had the 6 again go against us and Cody Walker kicked the ball. The ref then blew a penalty immediately and said no advantage taken.
So from now on when you get a 6 again just kick the ball straight away and if you don’t get it back you should get a penalty for not taking advantage. Feel like he’s making shit up

[HDTONE]

He has to be hooked sharpish....but good bloke Robbo won't.
FFS he'll cost us....please not in a 1st grade jumper again

[HunchoRooster]

Happy with the half in the sense the effort was there under adversity.

The errors, silly pens and kicking has been pathetic though. Huge ask to have to keep defending. Done double the amount of work as they have,

[Lydon]

I like the look of Foketi,he will be something special!

[ism22]

His kicking game would be helpful. Chad's last kicks to Dom's wing have been 5mtrs to shallow both times.

Fark that last play of the half was frustrating to watch!!!!

1. Young instead of catching it and scoring bats it back. Fine but he punches it back 30m.

2. Nobody knows what to do with it!!! They all run away from it and go nowhere.

3. Finally we get it with an overlap (SOMEHOW!!! Zero defence) and we STILL don't even get a running play because we drop it cold.

OMGGGGGG.... and Mark N is in reggies BECAUSE?!?!?

[rented tracksuit]

I reckon even Mickie would think the ref is against us

Nah mate. He luuuuuurves souffs.

[mattyh]

are people seriously worried about the ref , when our 7 dishes....yea well you get my point

[King Salvo]

Couldn’t give a toss what John’s and Gould said.

ones a legend and ones a successful player and coach - mmm but what do they know over someone who has never laced a boot on anger.

[Bates]

The game is there to be won!

Complete our sets and opportunities will come. Ice 2 chances and back our D which is next level tonight.

Come on boys!

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Crikey....said in the preview this was very winnable and our defence would need to win us the game. Tick tick.

But, bloody hell we make life so hard for ourselves with silly errors. Our defence has been phenomenal. They kept hitting that left edge and we knocked them back time after time. And we are hitting hard.

The coaching staff have prepared us well for this one, tactics included.

I hope we can bring this one home, and honour that super effort in dee in the first half. Whyte and Lindsay were terrrific. And Wong and Toia doing a good job.

Channel 9 Johns always rides home whoever we are playing, and he loves Walker and Mitchell. Gus, surprisingly, is giving us some good talk tonight.

[Bansai Pipeline]

We're doing better than I expected, but I'm a pessimist.

Terrible errors and discipline, but our defence is impressive.

With the weight of possession you'd have to think the floodgates are gonna open in the second half.

They'd be knackered.

[RoosterFanNZ]

Even though was a shit half, can definitely still win this. Just keep ball away from Chad. Although he can’t do anything with the ball, not the worst defender.

need to hold on to it and reckon the chances will come. Just a bit worried last few weeks the second halves are usually extremely dire. Praying it can’t get worse

[Rocky Rhodes]

Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb
Chadley dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb
Trobbo dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb
Butcher dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb
It's a dumbathon...