Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Souths

[Maxy Walker]

We only lost by 10 despite having no ball.

There was heart in it. Injuries are always bad news but...
- Radley's back next week (can play halves)
- Walker's ready (just waiting for a chance)
- Verrills will be back (utility)
- Friend will be back next week
- Cords will be back soon
- Collins will be back after a couple of weeks.

We'll survive, just like we did tonight. Didn't win but we showed grit!!!!



Agreed. We had 3 chances to score and scored all 3. Our attack's still THAT good! Whereas I'd question Souffs' attack after tonight!

You guys need to stop sniffing glue. Much as I hate to say it they smashed us when the game was on the line then we jagged a few meaningless tries in junk time

[mightyrooster]

Well I’m totally shattered. Not the result, but the injuries. What a depressing way to start the weekend and it’s only around 3. Unbelievable!

[Ray Stehr]

Rubbish, nothing else to say.

[Big Dog]

"Originally posted by player 1

Haven't watched the game.

But 11-1 penalties/6 agains.

Really?



Yes - Ashley Klown is killing us.
On top of the lopsided count , he is giving penalties against us , for every indescretion.
He has somehow missed a few highshots - on Lam & Tedseco obvious ones.
But what did you expect.
BTW, an ordinary performance by us.
Has anyone heard of straight hard running at this mob?.
Its their weakness- you'll see it later this season when teams with big forwards like the Knights towel them up.

Collins copped one, Keary copped one, Toups copped one all early on and Klein penalises Jarryd for a love tap.

[NorthChook]

With injuries and suspensions will be hard to name 21 next week

[Vasco]

With injuries and suspensions will be hard to name 21 next week

Verills and Radley should be back next week.

[Roosters1908]

Well, if you believe in omens, the Rabbits beat us in 2018 and 2019 in our first match-up, with score lines of 14-26 and 16-26.
Both years we went on to win the comp.

Up the Chooks.

This is why I love statistics!

[player 1]

I didn't see any of the game. But a 12-2 penalty/set restart gift count/30 % possession sounds like a vintage Klein performance. a 10 point loss really doesn't sound like the worst effort.

[4 the all in brawl]

Keary ACL.

And thus ends the worst night in our history.

Looked like he was grabbing a hammy, he has had a dodgy hammy lately......

[Gary Worthless]

Didn't win but we showed grit!!!!

No, no, no

We played like a bunch of cats. We were owned from start to finish. I was disgusted in how Jared and Daniel played tonight. I never want to see this dirty play ever again. This is not the Roosters way.



Agreed. We had 3 chances to score and scored all 3. Our attack's still THAT good! Whereas I'd question Souffs' attack after tonight![/QUOTE]

[NorthChook]

Verills and Radley should be back next week.

Radley yes - I don’t think Verrills will be ready yet due to the delay in his recovery

Injury list:
Lam
Collins
Keary
Cordner
Verrills
Keighran
Smith
Friend
Butcher?

Suspensions:
Fifita
JWH?

[NorthChook]

Robbo saying Keary ACL, Lam MCL

[milanja]

I didn't see any of the game. But a 12-2 penalty/set restart gift count/30 % possession sounds like a vintage Klein performance. a 10 point loss really doesn't sound like the worst effort.

jared probably gave up half of them, he played some silly football tonight, Fifita also punched a bloke on the ground in the back of the head. We lost the plot.

[Roosters1908]

jared probably gave up half of them, he played some silly football tonight, Fifita also punched a bloke on the ground in the back of the head. We lost the plot.

I wasn’t so worried about JWH, some of the penalties against him were rubbish given by a poor referee (don’t get me started on Klein’s general refereeing incompetence, let alone for an important game that demands a referee with skill and control). But the Fifita thing is what people are going to flog us with. With all the cameras around, that was plain stupid.

[IRoosterManI]

I don’t think we have ever had as many key injuries as we have had this year and last... since our b2b it’s just been horrid luck.