Let’s not get carried away

[ChookMaster]

Although it is very saddening to see what happened tonight with victor and sam it is abit drastic to completely write us off after those 2 injuries. Victor is one of our most important players in attack for us with his ability to ballplay but I think butcher or Angus can cover that role. Sam wouldn’t be in our 17 most weeks if Jake is healthy or he would be playing limited minutes so it’s a big loss no doubt but especially if we lose friend through injury but isn’t as major as it is being played out.. with teddy and j moz to come back it will be a test but we can still pull it off.

[Easts75]

We can still win it and i think we will.

Friend just became the most important player health wise in our team, if he gets injured it will be season over

[Rooster89]

To be honest, look how many matches we won lat year when Radley was hooker & was terrible ...... I have confidence regardless as long as our D holds strong.

[The Corner Post]

With our backup hooker and backup backup hooker gone, who gives Jake a rest?

[zac]

rads has probably been in career best form. would have been fair chance for origin. cruel game.

and sammy too ...

[milanja]

We can still win it and i think we will.

Friend just became the most important player health wise in our team, if he gets injured it will be season over

Keary would be my biggest miss.

[Tommy Smith]

rads has probably been in career best form. would have been fair chance for origin. cruel game.

and sammy too ...

I reckon he'd been the best forward in the comp since the restart.

In absolutely everything on both sides of the ball.

A savage blow for both he and the team.

[Pablo Escobar]

It's ****ed. I was so confident of a 3peat...

now... not so sure

[OMR]

With our backup hooker and backup backup hooker gone, who gives Jake a rest?

Manu? LOL on a serious note, Aubs will do what he has been doing for years, fill in wherever needed and do a bloody good job.

[dice]

IMO we can overcome any injury and still win the premiership as we did with Cronk in 2018, and Friend in 2019. The only exception was Keary. But with Verrills injured I will now add Friend to that list. If Friend or Keary go down it is game over.

[Yak]

Freddy Lussick is close to where Verrills was at this stage of the year. He didn’t debut last year until the Melbourne game and then by season’s end was an integral part of the team. Lussick was impressive in the nines and looks good during his time on in the Newcastle trial. Obviously Verrills’ learning was accelerated from playing big minutes but it will be interesting to see if Robbo bloods Lussick and plays him off the bench in a few games to see if he’s up to standard. Big fan of his attitude on the field and he has a very nice pass off the deck much like Verrills. Just small and would need to really prove himself defensively.

[The Marshall]

There is no doubt it has been an injury horror show. The loss of Rads will hurt us big time, but this team has been able to overcome the loss of a key player and still be very competitive for the title in the past and I am sure they will this year. I reckon we may see a more win ugly approach for the next two months as we restructure after losing Rads as he has been linking each side of the field and giving us some great ruck speed. As i said it is a huge loss. But it is also a time for Butcher, Tupounia and Collins to take the next step. The other thing is that I think Lachlan Lam will get his chance to come into the 17 and play the back up dummy half. He is more advanced than Freddy Lussick who is not ready. Sam and Rads will come back next year and Iceman in a few rounds. We are still in it, its just a lot harder. If the boys channel the character they showed last night they will go very close. Lastly JWH and TKO are the best front row combination in the game bar none for me.

[Mad_Rabid_Rooster]

I agree. It has become harder, without a doubt, but it is not insurmountable. As others have said, Jake and Luke are now the keys. If either of them are impacted, then it could become a bridge too far but, until then, we are still in it up to our necks.

[Mickie Lane]

JWH is up there with Keary & Friend. If any of those 3 go down so does the Roosters 3peat.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

JWH is up there with Keary & Friend. If any of those 3 go down so does the Roosters 3peat.

Not necessarily....its all relative. The other teams, who are just as likely to get injuries, still need to beat us with whatever personnel they have.