Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Storm

[HDTONE]

Stitch up.

Rads had the bloody thing before the ref called held. Refs spooked but bullshit to watch a team get stitched up but surprised....nah.

[BenCumminsIsACheat]

Our defence is amazing

[Jarlicho]

Hutch has the long boot but Walker needs to do the attacking kicks. Hutch doesn’t have the kick finesse.
Despite the high shot (I was very relieved it was only a sin bin) & the strip penalty, Radley has been one of the best on field. The man is an absolute beast.

[MCMLXVI]

Iron Mike versus Iron Mike, this is a heavyweight battle. These two teams are destined to meet each other again in the GF. I'm loving it.

[Tommy Smith]

I know its a pipe dream fantasy but fark... add Cords Keary Friend and Verrills to this team and we shit this comp in.

But based on tonight we're still in it which is revelation enough.

[Johnny Tobin]

I bigger news should be how was Papanhausen allowed to be back on ?

Even though he passed his HIA isn’t the rule of your knocked out cold you can’t go back on ?

no mention in both C9 or fox, do they not know the rules ?

NRL Physio - said not automatic.

[Teddy]

What’s our completion rate? 40%

[Big Dog]

Our defence is amazing

Well we get plenty of practice with all the dumb mistakes we keep making.

[Thirteen]

We’re killing them. They got nothing. We keep up the defensive effort and complete at 80% we win this.

[Lydon]

I’m pissed at being down 4-0 at half time but even more pissed we will be losing Radley for the Dragons game on Anzac Day..

Those games are built for players like Rads!

[mattyh]

defence has no place in the modern game ....ssssshhhhh

[Thirteen]

Rads has next week off so he may as well go hell for leather in the second half.

[Thirteen]

Forward pass from dummy half. Missed kick for touch.

[roosterchook]

Their hands are all over the ball and their leaning into the tackled player when trying to get up.

But opposition know to push boundaries against us because refs don't give us penalties.

And theyve been running around their own players blocking us from tackling them. For all the possession they’ve had they should be 40-0. Radley didn’t aim high he just was off balance. Our defense has been great but way too many stupid mistakes. Ref has got his house on drizzle. Infuriating decisions clearly many inaccurate.

[FREEMAN89]

The bigger news should be how was Papanhausen allowed to be back on ?

Even though he passed his HIA isn’t the rule of your knocked out cold you can’t go back on ?

no mention in both C9 or fox, do they not know the rules ?

I've been trying to figure this out since he was K.Od, play stopped, then he runs back in behind the Melbourne line all sloppy and jelly legged.

No idea... surely the NRL will investigate after bulldogs breach.