Roosters Summer Training Squad

[Guest]

A good young squad, lots to look forward to next year especially with most of the top teams being weaker in 2012 than they were in 2011.

Dragons = no Bennett.
Manly = imploded
Warriors = new coach.
Broncos = Lockyerless.
Cowboys = one man band.
Tigers = have lost a heap of players and are renowned chockers.

The Storm are the only top 8 team from last year that'll begin 2012 at full strength.

Bring it on.

Chook.

No the Knights made the 8 and we probably be even better with Boyd and Bennett I reckon they will finish either 2nd or miss the 8. I hate the Tigers just as much as Souths and for sure hope they miss and they are another one man team without Benji they are nothing.

[supermario]

I cant believe that I even bothered to join the chookpen "fraternity"!

I hope that none of the players read comments from the chookpen. As a life time roosters fan I would never have guessed that a site that is dedicated the mighty club would contain such a large amount of pesimistic whingers.

That is decent squad. Dont under estimate the power that passion and heart can do for a footy team yet if they read the majority of your threads they would be thinking "why bother."

Start being positive and get behind our team!!

Coup, no need to blow a gasket, you will find on any forum (even the wall) there are supporters who will like everything about a side and others that will pick it to pieces..... unfortunatly, thats the problem with everyone having their own opinion.

Keep up the positivity though, it may rub off onto others.

[Guest]

It looks like Sosaia Feki didn't make the cut. ?

[Rooster_6]

A good young squad, lots to look forward to next year especially with most of the top teams being weaker in 2012 than they were in 2011.

Dragons = no Bennett.
Manly = imploded
Warriors = new coach.
Broncos = Lockyerless.
Cowboys = one man band.
Tigers = have lost a heap of players and are renowned chockers.

The Storm are the only top 8 team from last year that'll begin 2012 at full strength.

Bring it on.

Chook.

Can't agree on the Cowboys.

Matt Scott, James Tamou, Dallas Johnson, Tariq Sims, Gaving Cooper & Glenn Hall is a very good forward pack.

their backline:

1. Bowen
2. Fai Fai Loa
3. Tate
4. Linnett
5. Niko?
6. Thurston
7. Lui

If that's a one man team then I'm not here.

[melon....]

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[Headless Chook]

Manly will make the top 4 for sure, and you can add the Warriors to that list, they should have never made the final and the run of wins was all luck and Johnson will be playing park footy towards the end of 2012 while they are coming 13th. Plus the loss of Ivan Cleary will be a huge loss.

I think you will be a wrong on both those counts. Would love to have Johnson in our team.

[Guest]

1. Minichiello
2. Perrett
3. Kenny-Dowall
4. Leilua
5. Tagive (Dragons NSW Cup - replaced Graham)
6. Anasta
7. Pearce
8. Kennedy
9. Friend
10. Hargreaves
11. Guerra
12. Aubusson
13. Bosden (Dragons NSW Cup - replaced Myles)

14. Mitchell
15. Nuuausala
16. Masoe
17. Tasi

Jets

1. Kheirallah
2. Henry (Warriors NYC - replaced Naughton)
3. Alofa (Roosters NYC - replaced Linnett)
4. Carney
5. Tupou (Eels NYC - replaced Pritchard)
6. Littlejohn (Roosters NYC - replaced Ford)
7. Mortimer (Eels NSW Cup - replaced Carney)
8. Ailaomai (Knights NYC - replaced Ryles)
9. Dumbrell (Roosters NYC - replaced Watts)
10. Liu (Roosters NYC - replaced Conn)
11. Takairangi
12. Symonds
13. Arona

14. -Jets utility-
15. Cherrington
16. -Jets prop-
17. -Jets prop-

Evans (prop), Cordner (backrow), Sheck (outside back), Wells (outside back), Blackman (hooker), Moore (hooker), Tago (prop) and Tuivasa (prop) are all confirmed as still eligible for Toyota Cup in 2012, although I am not too sure about Usaia O'Sullivan. I'd expect Cordner and Evans to get plenty of match time for the Jets and a bit in first grade too - these blokes are serious prospects.

[Guest]

One hopes that Sedagive plays to his potential.

[Guest]

Amazing youth

Interesting to see the culling process, Lazarus, Pritchard and Naughton all weeded out by Supercoach Smith

Me, I would just like to see some halves with a kicking game that can get us some repeat sets and a has variety beyond kick for the corner and the midfield bomb, we have to be able to land a kick in the in goal on tackle 4 or 5

[melon....]

I think you will be a wrong on both those counts. Would love to have Johnson in our team.

Would love to have Cleary in ours.

[The Rooster Oracle]

I think you will be a wrong on both those counts. Would love to have Johnson in our team.

Spot on about Shaun Johnson! Oh my God can that kid play!! He just oozes talent. If he continues his rate of progression i would go as far as to say that he will become one of the all time greats, he has the potential to become the first kiwi immortal! If i could sign any player for the Roosters today it would be him. As far as i know he is not signed for 2013, i would make him the priority signing. He can play halfback or 5/8th to go alongside Pearce very nicely.

[Guest]

Spot on about Shaun Johnson! Oh my God can that kid play!! He just oozes talent. If he continues his rate of progression i would go as far as to say that he will become one of the all time greats, he has the potential to become the first kiwi immortal! If i could sign any player for the Roosters today it would be him. As far as i know he is not signed for 2013, i would make him the priority signing. He can play halfback or 5/8th to go alongside Pearce very nicely.

No they wouldn't !! neither are the main organisers of their team. Johnson will fall big time in my opinion. Without Maloney they are nothing, Johnson is just a passenger and is hugely over rated.

[Guest]

No they wouldn't !! neither are the main organisers of their team. Johnson will fall big time in my opinion. Without Maloney they are nothing, Johnson is just a passenger and is hugely over rated.

Pearce isn't the main organiser of our team?

Really?

Who is then?

Braith?

No, no, Braith is too busy doing his work "off the ball."

Pearce, with some help from Friend, is the only one who organises our side.

[Guest]

No they wouldn't !! neither are the main organisers of their team. Johnson will fall big time in my opinion. Without Maloney they are nothing, Johnson is just a passenger and is hugely over rated.

Surely you are taking the **** with that comment?
Johnson a passenger????
You are kidding my friend

[mightyrooster]

No they wouldn't !! neither are the main organisers of their team. Johnson will fall big time in my opinion. Without Maloney they are nothing, Johnson is just a passenger and is hugely over rated.

Johnson is an amazing talent with heaps of potential. I'd have him at the Roosters any day!