Official Match Thread - Sydney Roosters vs Penrith Panthers

[Chook Norris]

I hope Trent makes Victor watch that second half because his passing when being the link man was atrocious. The play broke down so much because of it.
This is where I want to see him go back and work on it and next game not throw shit balls out the back

Not sure i fully agree. There was one really bad pass but the rest weren't far off at all and the play was still smooth.

I thought his running game during our set pieces was absolutely fantastic. The way he straightened up the attack and ran/drew/pass is what we need. When he got involved our attack looked super sharp.

[King Salvo]

It was so good King Salvo may even give them a 5 out of 10.
Really good win. I just hope the injuries aren’t too bad.

The King was generous tonight and gave the Chooks a 7 out of 10 tonight but with a * as they did dominate possession and left points out there - attack and defence still a work in progress - better tonight but with so much ball one would have expected this result - a more comprehensive win though would have been expected which is why there is more improvement required. When you have a team on the ropes you need to really make hay whilst the sun shines as they say and put 50 on them.

[King Salvo]

[QUOTE=RoosterFanNZ;n746221]not biased or anything but radley should win the Dally M[/QUOTE

If a player is suspended are they eligible for any award though? especially best player- Any AFL player suspended is not eligible for their best and fairest Brownlow medal for instance. Radley missed a game through suspension.

[King Salvo]

WOW! Most convincing game of the year. Never expected to beat top of the table lest alone thrash them. Congratulations roosters it was an awesome win!

The Proviso is the Chooks dominated possession and should have won by more - hence why there is improvement required

[Jacks Fur Coat]

I had $200 on him at $46 - and he scores second!

Oww! Even I felt that...

[King Salvo]

You sound like you have as many bad beats on the punt as I do tobes, I could write a book on mine.
Radley was superb tonight and is such a creative footballer. I was happy for Manu as I've always thought he has the ability to be a good footballer for us.
It's got to be a good weekend after that win.

Obviously JT and you don't follow the Big Jack Gibson rule - Never bet on anything that eats - donate this money instead to the Steggles Charity fund

[Johnny Tobin]

You sound like you have as many bad beats on the punt as I do tobes, I could write a book on mine.
Radley was superb tonight and is such a creative footballer. I was happy for Manu as I've always thought he has the ability to be a good footballer for us.
It's got to be a good weekend after that win.

I actually don’t mate. Just had a go the last few weeks when I saw some value. Got Keary last week. Will take him every week if he is more than $16. And Isaac was irresistible at those odds. I had him two weeks ago as well when he dropped the ball with the line wide open.

And Radley is a gun. Will be our lock for a decade.

[Ray Stehr]

Our attack was always going to improve with Toups back.
Good to see everyone back on the bandwagon. Looks like one more spot for Coggy.

I've never been off.

[RoosterChick]

Here come the Roosters!

[Ray Stehr]

Our for and against has improved greatly. Overall it was a really great win, still a bit clunky, I always thought Penrith were a bit overrated.

[PeeGee]

I still think it was our best game of the year. I agree we should have put more points on as we were camped in their red zone for almost the entire game. However, we did have injuries and Penrith are sitting on top of the table for a reason.

Finally, I didn't have to bite my nails for the last 20 minutes.

[Johnny Brass]

I actually don’t mate. Just had a go the last few weeks when I saw some value. Got Keary last week. Will take him every week if he is more than $16. And Isaac was irresistible at those odds. I had him two weeks ago as well when he dropped the ball with the line wide open.

And Radley is a gun. Will be our lock for a decade.

All good tobes and I hope you get em up , you got plenty of clock backing in at those odds .
I really like the look of Liu on the edge as he has given us some punch out wide with his footwork and the lines he runs. I think it's made our right edge look much more dangerous and taken some pressure off cronk.
Radley has really helped in this regard too as he holds the ball in two hands and plays what's in front of him.

[Mickie Lane]

How good do the Rooster look when it all clicks.
I bagged out Manu before the match & then he comes out & plays his best game for the Roosters.
JWH equals outstanding. He plays his best game playing 80 minutes.
Matterson should not be put ahead of Radley. Fergo & Radley are the Roosters best players.
I thought the spine played well actually the whole tem played well.
Last but not least I got scared last night when Latrell went down & I hope everything is alright. This guy is a once in a life time player he is unstoppable & is the best thing that has happened for the Roosters since the Freddy signing. He will win premierships at the Roosters he will be in the SOO team & Australian team for the next 10 years if he makes a full recovery. I love Latrell.

[roosterchook]

The Proviso is the Chooks dominated possession and should have won by more - hence why there is improvement required

True but i would score them 8/10 because we were playing a top,of the table team who did put up a good defensive fight. 32 against the Panthers is not very short of our best although we could have scored close to 40 had we not dropped the ball on the line was it Manu I think? 86% completion rate and few errors and penalties. Great defensive effort to keep the leading side to 6 points and take away their best defensive title. Now we are the best defensive team. So we achieved a lot more but could improve. But I wouldn’t give what we achieved 7.at least 8.