The Mole's NRL season preview: Why the signs are worrying for the Sydney Roosters

[Mickie Lane]

Parra have as much chance as winning it as the Doggies do. Moses is a good player but he's not good enough to get Parra a Premiership in my eyes.

[Bruce Pickett]

No one rating Manly?

[ChookMaster]

No one rating Manly?

meh pack

[ccfc bondi]

Would love to be wrong, but my gut feeling is the relative higher penalty counts for the top teams may be an indicator of the refs wanting closer games, less blowouts.

Robbo said it himself some time back after another dud ref display: something like ''it's not up to the refs to make a game close!''. I still remember the ref letting Penrith back into that semi final years ago when we had a winning lead. ''Giving away'' penalties isn't the same as ''refs choose to penalise us a lot". Most penalties are subjective, and the Roosters seem to be the ''subject" of them a lot, particularly with this 6 again rubbish! I predicted last year that the 6 again rule would be a killer for us, and unless something changes, it will be a problem for us again this year.

[Teddy]

Robbo said it himself some time back after another dud ref display: something like ''it's not up to the refs to make a game close!''. I still remember the ref letting Penrith back into that semi final years ago when we had a winning lead. ''Giving away'' penalties isn't the same as ''refs choose to penalise us a lot". Most penalties are subjective, and the Roosters seem to be the ''subject" of them a lot, particularly with this 6 again rubbish! I predicted last year that the 6 again rule would be a killer for us, and unless something changes, it will be a problem for us again this year.

The rules changed midway through last season we have now had a whole pre season to prepare for the rubbish 6 agains we will no doubt lose every single game just like the penalty counts over the years.
Trent has been planning for this since we were bundled out in straight sets last year. The 6 again is a direct result of our dominance and the other 15 teams inability to adapt to it in 18 and 19 it would take some convincing to make me think otherwise.
Even if the rules didn’t change mid season I don’t think the result would be any different we were busted, had too many injuries COVID and absolutely no luck.

This is going to sound ridiculous but now being the premiers will hopefully work in our favour again Melbourne won it because we weren’t there to stop them.

[OMR]

The rules changed midway through last season we have now had a whole pre season to prepare for the rubbish 6 agains we will no doubt lose every single game just like the penalty counts over the years.
Trent has been planning for this since we were bundled out in straight sets last year. The 6 again is a direct result of our dominance and the other 15 teams inability to adapt to it in 18 and 19 it would take some convincing to make me think otherwise.
Even if the rules didn’t change mid season I don’t think the result would be any different we were busted, had too many injuries COVID and absolutely no luck.

This is going to sound ridiculous but now being the premiers will hopefully work in our favour again Melbourne won it because we weren’t there to stop them.

I said it all along last year there were only 2 teams that could win it, and one of them was not there because of so many factors, so good luck to the storm. Hopefully the B2B2B is not a factor any more and we can launch our campaign without the spotlight.

[Tom Verlaine's Ghost]

No one rating Manly?

I have them in my 8. I've got the Tigers in the 8, too.

[Mickie Lane]

The rules changed midway through last season we have now had a whole pre season to prepare for the rubbish 6 agains we will no doubt lose every single game just like the penalty counts over the years.
Trent has been planning for this since we were bundled out in straight sets last year. The 6 again is a direct result of our dominance and the other 15 teams inability to adapt to it in 18 and 19 it would take some convincing to make me think otherwise.
Even if the rules didn’t change mid season I don’t think the result would be any different we were busted, had too many injuries COVID and absolutely no luck.

This is going to sound ridiculous but now being the premiers will hopefully work in our favour again Melbourne won it because we weren’t there to stop them.

Mate go & take a Bex & a lie down.
If we make the top 4 & there is a good chance of that who knows what will happen. Injuries is the Roosters biggest concern not the 6 again rule.