Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Storm

[King Salvo]

need some time off the chooks and not helpful that's its a day plane trip to Nth Queensland next thursday

[roostersrule2]

What a shit way to lose.

Way too many errors.

We’re still a champion footy team, a loss is probably a good thing.

[Bmw06i]

The boys need to go and get some practice for short kick offs.

that’s not acceptable in first grade.

[Crab]

wasn't a milked penalty, was a total brainsnap by friend I'm afraid.

I'm a bit Roosters biased but Finucane reaction would have gotten an academy award FFS

[Tommy Smith]

I just didn’t want Butcher anywhere near the ball in the last few minutes. He is slow and just got in the way.

Came up with the offload which led to our field goal.

[Tommy Smith]

need some time off the chooks and not helpful that's its a day plane trip to Nth Queensland next thursday

This will be like the Knights game last year.

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

can people saying the ref was to blame for the result go back and 're watch the game, stupid errors at critical and I mean critical times is what cost the game. tupou 2 dropped balls which Melbourne score off, then friend with a play so utterly stupid it defies belief. still we were in it up to our eyeballs.

Errors played a massive part, yes. But even with the errors we were in front.

Klien's bias was very obvious in those last 10mins. In fact that whole 2nd half.

He didn't score the points for the cheats, but he sure did give them every opportunity to do so.

[chopstiks]

To watch young Flanagan briefly brick it but still rise to the occasion, Keary ice it, the corks are popping... I just can't believe our captain did that.. wtf !

[Pablo Escobar]

fkn Tupou... lost the game twice/

[ROC181]

How’s the vibe?

Ok just got out of the ground to see this message. The vibe is weird because the stadium is 3/4 full but annoying loud music. As for the game, very frustrating reffing from the get go when Manu gets shoved out of the way by Ado Carr in an attacking bomb right in front of the linesman. And to end it all Finucane dives much like he dived when they played the Knights and Finucane dived when he ran into Klemmer to give them a penalty at the death to win.

[Bahrain Rooster]

The penalty off the first short kickoff was a joke. If they didn’t get that penalty, we win.

[King Salvo]

I think we were poor. Leaked 27 points. Terrible completion. Melbourne should have beaten us easily with all the ball they had due to our errors. Tough night for Toops and Cords and ironic they both went off injured.

JWH looked injured and didn't play many minutes - 39 - Toops looks like a high ankle injury - Cords I think will be rested next week as two head knocks in succession

[Tommy Smith]

Having that feeling of victory ripped away twice like that is utter shithousery.

Worst feeling after a regular season loss since that Doggies gimp did the Utai slam in 2003.

40 seconds left and we somehow conjure a loss. After regaining the lead having blown the 10pt lead. Total clownery from Toops.

Error after error after error. What was the completion rate, 60%? That's on us, NOT Klein.

[roosterchook]

It’s always the first response when we lose. “It was the refs fault.” Trying to console themselves with the loss by blaming someone. Blame the errors that’s the reason we lost. Pure and simple.

It’s the 6 agains we didn’t get. I think the ref had a substantial role in storms win tonight. How appalling for a golden point to be decided not on the best team but a ref decision in front of goal.

[Lydon]

Gifting the Storm the ball after 2 short kick offs was utter suicide, we didn’t deserve the win!

Too many errors and silly mistakes at the wrong time cost us..
Onto next week