Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Saints

[Johnny Brass]

Only coach Robbo can win a game with Hutcho and Hall on the wings ..farken amazing effort .

Now there's a 100 metre dash for the ages , it would take ages and you could time it with a sun dial

[Thirteen]

We all need to kiss Robbo's ass

You can go first.

[zac]

Yes an amazing squad and coach. Interestingly the tabloid media fail to recognise it with any related stories this morning - it’s all about that Souffs coach.

speaking of which - this might be hard for bennett to overcome. can't ask your players to be smart when you do something dumb. if there are any cracks in his hold on the dressing room this won't help.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Now there's a 100 metre dash for the ages , it would take ages and you could time it with a sun dial

Haha...actually over 100m Dawg would win easily. Seen him run down a speedster for the Bears on a long chase. Like a big truck, he's just not 'quick' and needs to go through the gears to hit his top speed.

[theGman]

i quite like young fifita, i didnt realise he was only 19

Indeed and what makes it even better is he's a Souffs junior. Overlooked by the vermin as he was coming through the grades.....they were invested in the Burgarses instead.

[theGman]

man flanno looked gutted in the sheds

Meh, our long term option is Sam Walker. Flanno will rejoin his old man wherever that may be.

[The Lip]

A nice headache to have. SST, Friend , SST, Cordner , Crichton, Liu, JWH are the starters then you choose from Maubs, Butcher , Collins ( a certainty) SBW, Touponua, Faamisili, Lam . Have I missed anyone? Radley next year.

He is awesome SST but seriously he can’t be both our starting props...... can he ?

[zac]

He is awesome SST but seriously he can’t be both our starting props...... can he ?

i'll tell a man he can

[BUDDY]

A nice headache to have. SST, Friend , SST, Cordner , Crichton, Liu, JWH are the starters then you choose from Maubs, Butcher , Collins ( a certainty) SBW, Touponua, Faamisili, Lam . Have I missed anyone? Radley next year.

You would think Collins, SBW and Lam are certainties on the bench unless he sticks with Lam at half. It leaves Maubs and Butcher fighting out the last spot.

Verrills next year as well of course. Fifita and Butcher Jnr hopefully also get their chances next year too. The future looks bright.

[Ray Stehr]

I was very impressed with Fifita and Max Bailey, it was a win for the ages. Name me one other team that wins with 9 top players out. Robinson looks to have a job for life.

[RoosterBooster]

Hi Everyone, some observations from last nights game.

• Kickoffs and drop-outs where done by Lam and Keary last night, usually both done by Teddy??
• Tupouniua runs a great line and is really growing into the role. This is important as Cordner regularly misses games each year (rest/injury/SOO)
• Not sure where I see Butcher's long term role. To me he is like Aubusson, a great club man that can cover many different positions. Having rewatched the 2019 GF a few times you realise what an amazing effort he put in, especially in defense
• Hutchison reminds me the most of the way Radley plays. If you watch our 3rd try the way he goes to the line like a ball playing forward and plays to Keary. While I can't see him starting he is a good versatile squad player
• Manu made some amazing goal-line tackles but his technique one on one still has some improvement. He does not lead with the shoulder and seems to grab a bit. In saying that he is a super-star.
• We have some great forwards coming through the club, all 3 off the bench looked great last night. While only a small sample size a thought Bailey looks like a natural rugby league player. If you watch his highlights from the Bears (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbCe750yCcE) he has a great off-load in him
• At this stage IMO Lam is a better fit then Flanagan. He has a great kicking game, can tackle but offers a lot more in attack. This seemed to take some of the pressure off Keary, what does everyone think?
• If BMoz does not play next year I'm pretty happy to have Ikuvarlu play on the wing. While maybe not a superstar he competes and gives his all. (B Smith would be in contention as well)

[BUDDY]

Hi Everyone, some observations from last nights game.

• Kickoffs and drop-outs where done by Lam and Keary last night, usually both done by Teddy??
• Tupouniua runs a great line and is really growing into the role. This is important as Cordner regularly misses games each year (rest/injury/SOO)
• Not sure where I see Butcher's long term role. To me he is like Aubusson, a great club man that can cover many different positions. Having rewatched the 2019 GF a few times you realise what an amazing effort he put in, especially in defense
• Hutchison reminds me the most of the way Radley plays. If you watch our 3rd try the way he goes to the line like a ball playing forward and plays to Keary. While I can't see him starting he is a good versatile squad player
• Manu made some amazing goal-line tackles but his technique one on one still has some improvement. He does not lead with the shoulder and seems to grab a bit. In saying that he is a super-star.
• We have some great forwards coming through the club, all 3 off the bench looked great last night. While only a small sample size a thought Bailey looks like a natural rugby league player. If you watch his highlights from the Bears (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbCe750yCcE) he has a great off-load in him
• At this stage IMO Lam is a better fit then Flanagan. He has a great kicking game, can tackle but offers a lot more in attack. This seemed to take some of the pressure off Keary, what does everyone think?
• If BMoz does not play next year I'm pretty happy to have Ikuvarlu play on the wing. While maybe not a superstar he competes and gives his all. (B Smith would be in contention as well)

I can see positives in both. The first few games of the COVID season Flanno played pretty well. It is amazing what a sizeable score can do to how one looks. Both have good kicking games. Both tackle fairly well. Both have proven to play well alongside Keary. Flanno was probably amongst many who have not played great the last 4-5 weeks. I wouldn't put it down to him how poorly we played and Lam how well we played last night.

The thing that tips me towards Flanno is his goal kicking. We saw what might be without him. Not sure why Lam and Hutcho took kicks while SST was on the field. The game was fairly tight so I can't assume it was because of giving them a practice shot. I would be fairly nervous about semis if we didn't have a confident goal kicker on the field for 80 minutes.

[Johnny73]

If we play the Panthers last night without Flanagan's 80%+ goalkicking, we lose to the sharpshooter Cleary.

[OMR]

You would think Collins, SBW and Lam are certainties on the bench unless he sticks with Lam at half. It leaves Maubs and Butcher fighting out the last spot.

Verrills next year as well of course. Fifita and Butcher Jnr hopefully also get their chances next year too. The future looks bright.

You don’t think Touponiua worth a spot ?

[zac]

one thing out of the game - i'd like to see sitili hungrier when he gets a chance to put the ball over the line. i think he's been help up a couple of times this year and he was almost held up on thursday.

he does all the hard work and he's a big strong guy and if he gets over the line he should get the ball down. could tweak things a bit.