Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Saints

[Kelby]

For me, i run with this line up.....

1. James Tedesco
2. Ryan Hall
3. Christian Tuipulotu
4. Joseph Manu
5. Matt Ikuvalu
6. Luke Keary
7. Lachlan Lam

8. Lindsay Collins
9. Jake Friend (c)
10. Siosiua Taukeiaho
11. Sitili Tupouniua
12. Mitchell Aubusson
13. Isaac Liu


INTERCHANGE
14. Drew Hutchison
15. Poasa Faamausili
16. Nat Butcher
17. Egan Butcher

[top_joe]

Toups, B Moz, J Moz, JWH, Cords, Angus, Rads and Sammy V all missing, we can still win, but it will take a mighty effort and will be remembered for a bloody long time.

I think it will be one of best regular season performances in recent memory if we get up, missing 7 of our normal 13 is terrible.

[Headless Chook]

Looks like Paul Vaughan will be missing for them. Broke covid rules so likely to be out for the next couple of games

[Jacks Fur Coat]

We really get tested here with our depth. Not a lot of strike in the threequarters and less punch than usual off the bench. To win we need everyone doing their job, with a few playing their best game of the season to date.

Saints have their chance here and will be quietly confident. Dufty has been outstanding and has to be contained. Sims will try and intimidate our kicking halves with pressure and big shots.

It can't be pretty or smooth, we just need to scrap it out and be patient to ice our chances. Tauks and Lindsay must dominate the middle. Lift your game Jake.

I really look forward to these games with guys getting opportunities more than say a big name player returning. Thats just me though.

Could come down to a blow of the whistle or a momentary lapse in concentration. Easts by 1.

P.s. congrats to our 300 game champion, go get em buddy.

[NorthChook]

Hey guys, I use the forum often but I never post anything. I know its not relevant to the topic but has anyone had any difficulties in grabbing tickets for the Melbourne game next Thursday? I enter our 5 membership codes and it comes up with ‘entitlements exhausted’...help!

Hi and welcome!

They were having difficulties with their system this morning - seems to be working now.

[Darkone]

Tonight is all about Aubo. Rarely do we get the opportunity to celebrate a club stalwart achieving the milestone of 300 games for our great club. Aubo is only the 3rd.

It’s not about the opposition tonight it’s about concentrating on our own game and playing our best footy. There is no conceivable way that we could send Aubo away anything but a winner tonight. He has provided so many great memories for us. He has sacrificed much for our club. He needs to be leaving the stadium tonight with a smile on his face.

Congrats Aubo on a marvellous career and on achieving this milestone. And congrats to Teddy on his 150th.

Go Roosters!

Well said 13,

At home we call him the "Tradie"

Been fixing stuff for our team forever

[Flipper Hands]

This may be the first time in a long time Aubo is one of our genuine strike forwards.

I'd love to see him running that outside in angle he used to run, off Lam, for a try in his 300th.

Edit: LOL at "Tradie"

[Thirteen]

Hey guys, I use the forum often but I never post anything. I know its not relevant to the topic but has anyone had any difficulties in grabbing tickets for the Melbourne game next Thursday? I enter our 5 membership codes and it comes up with ‘entitlements exhausted’...help!

Welcome.

Click on the basket or trolley looking icon at the top of the screen and then make sure the basket is empty. If not then delete any tickets that may have been offered to you. Now start again and it should work. Place each membership number or a new line with no commas or spaces.

[Rooster1908]

Was not overly confident but the loss of Paul Vaughn is a blow to them and should even things up . Congratulations to Aubs hope he has a massive game which ends in victory . Rooster legend

[zac]

Looks like Paul Vaughan will be missing for them. Broke covid rules so likely to be out for the next couple of games

every chance he has been doing it for a while. hope the stupid prick hasn't infected anyone.

[BUDDY]

Looks like Paul Vaughan will be missing for them. Broke covid rules so likely to be out for the next couple of games

Skeletor now trying to get out of his stupidity as well.

So if Vaughan happened to get a positive test (touch wood he doesn't) and they play us tonight, we will be punished because he could have passed it on to his team mates and both teams would have to isolate for two weeks and wouldn't be able to field a team for the next couple of rounds. Meaning we would potentially forfeit 4 points automatically.

Best if they forfeit this game and we get the 2 points. Set an example to everyone.

[Thirteen]

Skeletor now trying to get out of his stupidity as well.

So if Vaughan happened to get a positive test (touch wood he doesn't) and they play us tonight, we will be punished because he could have passed it on to his team mates and both teams would have to isolate for two weeks and wouldn't be able to field a team for the next couple of rounds. Meaning we would potentially forfeit 4 points automatically.

Best if they forfeit this game and we get the 2 points. Set an example to everyone.

Skeletor is 100. If he gets Covid he may be a goner.

[Flipper Hands]

Congratulations to Aubs hope he has a massive game which ends in victory . Rooster legend

Agreed.....

Wait a sec......

Zooms in on Rooster1908 profile picture......

Gross but ROFLMAO.

[Thirteen]

Official: Vaughan out. 2 weeks.

[Tommy Smith]

Excellent. That's a big out for the Dragons and goes somewhat towards evening the ledger.

I'm still tipping a Roosters win. By 14 for zac.

The teams might be even on paper; but we leave them for dead in terms of effort, execution and heart.