Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Dogs

[stringaz]

Yeh I think both tries have been on the lucky side and outside of that they look unlikely to score without a bit of luck. Still yet to break our line and we seem to be dominating in contact.

But like you said we need to simplify our game in the 2nd, we’re playing like it’s a dry track and there’s way too much ball movement around the halfway line, need to save that for when we’re inside their 30. If we stop gifting cheap field position int the 2nd half we will run away with it.

I concur

[Rooster_6]

The mental prep clearly hasn't been there for months, enormous drop since the Knights in Newcastle match. (our last serious performance)

"We play for premierships" and the club has known this isn't a premiership year since that night and now so we're meandering along in no man's land. I would genuinely rather us finish outside the 8 as a motivator for next season as we're just making up the numbers if we flop in as 6th or 7th.

So you’re saying Robinson has stopped mentally preparing the players because he’s given up on the season?

Politely I think you’re talking rubbish.

[Bruce 38-0]

We look good at the money end but unless we get a six again we don’t get there by ourselves. This is painful.

I know Robbo says you need to earn it through the middle before you can go round them but if you never get to the money end how are you meat to score points?

[Easts75]

Verrills needs to run occasionally off some of those good carries by JWH.

[Thirteen]

Don't worry guys, see the spark and punch Butcher provided when he came on hahahaha....fark i cant cop him as a player

He’d be ok in the WNRL.

[Thirteen]

Verrills needs to run occasionally off some of those good carries by JWH.

He’s hurt. Don’t know what’s happened but he’s definitely injured.

[King Salvo]

Don't worry guys, see the spark and punch Butcher provided when he came on hahahaha....fark i cant cop him as a player

Butch is playing okay - 6 runs for 60 metres and 9 tackles with none missed and no errors - only has played 13 minutes- too many negative vibes affecting the performance

[Lydon]

Verrills needs to run occasionally off some of those good carries by JWH.

Agreed

[bondi.boy]

What a cripple fight.....struggling to beat one of the worst teams in NRL history...come on easts...u are better than this

Beware the underdog with nothing to lose.

Good to see Radley's bottom of the ball/lower chest tackle, dislodged the ball.

[roosterchook]

Beaten 66-0 last week we are struggling to stay ahead. Hmmmm. Wet weather is not our cup of tea. But the ref is allowing our players to be tackled while trying to play the ball and no 6 again but 10 seconds from half time we get one. Again, this game like the Brisbane game and riff will be determined by the ref and bunker. We are losing far too much ball. Dogs had lucky tries off kicks but one from a 6 again. Who wins depends on ref.

[Lydon]

SST with his customary dropped ball a game

[Bahrain Rooster]

This has been really poor outside of the first 10 minutes. Not impressed.

[Yeception 7]

Imagine making bulldogs look competent. Were not a a top 8 side

[Johnny Tobin]

SST is poor this season.

[Johnny Tobin]

You can set your watch to an Ikuvalu mistake.