Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Cowboys

[Rooster1908]

I don't think it's a joke, I'm sick of seeing players hit around the head. No need for it, and it's the only way to enforce it that coaches will react to. If they know they are going to lose every player who hits an opponent in the head for at least 10 minutes, they will stop it. I also would love to see them use the same criteria to penalise ANY LATE forceful contact either ona kicker or a player who has passed the ball. It's a tough game, but it's a game of skill, not a game for thugs.

I really do think you know I meant that sending players of for love taps like a couple last night is ridiculous. Stuff like last week are not and should have been sent

[Mickie Lane]

We should win provided we keep all our players on the field , this sending players off just for the sake of saving face is a joke.Will be good to see how Lam goes with Rads in the team .

The Cowboys are in the same boat. This game could go either way depending on who gets sinned binned & when.

Go the Roosters

[Johnny Brass]

Despite being decimated by injuries I would be extremely disappointed not to get the two points against what I consider a pretty ordinary team in the cowboys.
I think we've got too much firepower for them in the backs and should pull away from them.
Easts to win.

[ROC181]

The referees and the bunker are there to adjudicate the game correctly with all the technology they have been trained on BUT as usual they have stuffed up on the Anzac game and last week and this is their response to be arseholes about it so they will not differentiate between an accidental slap on the face to a dog shot like that one by the saints winger and the Parramatta centre. Had the bunker acted correctly then, then we wouldn't be having what we saw last night.

[ROC181]

The Cowboys are in the same boat. This game could go either way depending on who gets sinned binned & when.

Go the Roosters

Looking forward to catch up at the Caxton ML!

[RoosterFanNZ]

who ever the ref gives less sin bins to will win

[MCMLXVI]

Easts to win. Go Easts!

[Thirteen]

who ever the ref gives less sin bins to will win

And the fact that the refs are now being scrutinised so heavily could ruin the game. Who wants to see a side playing a man down unless of course it’s absolutely necessary.

[Rooster1908]

And the fact that the refs are now being scrutinised so heavily could ruin the game. Who wants to see a side playing a man down unless of course it’s absolutely necessary.

Excactly right , if the dam ref and bunker did there job last week and previously then this over reaction would not happen, if it's foul play then send then off , obvious

[ism22]

The referees and the bunker are there to adjudicate the game correctly with all the technology they have been trained on BUT as usual they have stuffed up on the Anzac game and last week and this is their response to be arseholes about it so they will not differentiate between an accidental slap on the face to a dog shot like that one by the saints winger and the Parramatta centre. Had the bunker acted correctly then, then we wouldn't be having what we saw last night.

Yes that's my sentiment. Rather than making overly harsh rules for everybody, the existing rules should be policed correctly.

To me this kinda brigading leads to refs missing other penalties because there's so much pressure on them to make an example by (for example) sending off JWH/Radley for an accidental head knock.

IMO they shouldn't be given this pressure. They should be given the freedom to ref the game as they see appropriate.

[The Brain]

Im hoping we are not flat from the amount of defense last week. We will need a lot of ball to get through this match.

[ROC181]

Ok I’ll be at the game and on my ay from Roma St station to the Caxton, I have seen more Roosters jerseys than others however there is a dumpster outside the Caxton and I counted about 8 rabbit fans all fighting over a snag.

[roostersrule2]

We’ll win this comfortably I think, far too much strike in our side compared to theirs.

If JWH stays on the field I will be very very very surprised.

[RoosterBooster]

Papalii surely suspended for the Roosters game

[Thirteen]

Papalii surely suspended for the Roosters game

With the new rules Jarred and Rads won’t play either.