Round 17: Sydney Roosters Vs St George Illawarra Dragons game and discussion thread

[Guest]

Sydney Roosters [unchanged]
1. Sam Perrett
2. Sandor Earl
3. Mitchell Aubusson
4. Ben Jones
5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall
6. Setaimata Sa
7. Mitchell Pearce
8. Nate Myles
9. Jake Friend
10. Lopini Paea
11. Anthony Cherrington
12. Willie Mason
13. Craig Fitzgibbon (c)

Interchange:
14. Shane Shackleton
15. Frank Paul Nuuausala
16. Tom Symonds
17. Nick Kouparitsas

[Guest]

No complaints.

Still, to me Earl is a solid, safe winger, but he really isn't an x-factor winger like Towers. In fact, in NYC he has only scored I think 3-4 tries in about 14 games. He is big, strapping and solid, but more of a Vince Mellars type winger. I don't think he is a matchwinner, but he won't cost you a game.

Towers is a lot like John Williams IMO, except probably faster, and a tonne more skillful in regards to ballskills. He is also a great leader. I might have given him a go.

[Guest]

I don't think he is a matchwinner, but he won't cost you a game.

Then we'd still be in contention if he was there all along instead of Tuigamalaka who has cost us 2-3 games.

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Round 17: Sydney Roosters Vs St George Illawarra Dragons game and discussion thread

The Dragons team

1. Darius Boyd,
2. Brett Morris,
3. Matt Prior,
4. Matt Cooper,
5. Wendell Sailor,
6. Jamie Soward,
7. Ben Hornby,
8. Justin Poore,
9. Dean Young,
10. Jon Green,
11. Jarrod Saffy,
12. Ben Creagh,
13. Neville Costigan.

14. Dan Hunt,
15. Trent Merrin,
16. Mathew Head,
17. Jason Nightingale.

[Guest]

The Dragons team

1. Darius Boyd,
2. Brett Morris,
3. Matt Prior,
4. Matt Cooper,
5. Wendell Sailor,
6. Jamie Soward,
7. Ben Hornby,
8. Justin Poore,
9. Dean Young,
10. Jon Green,
11. Jarrod Saffy,
12. Ben Creagh,
13. Neville Costigan.

definitely a beatable team if our defense is the same as last week.

BUT

our attack has to improve, we cannot afford to have 3-4 sets on the line without scoring against the Dragons

[Guest]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!up the roosters!!!!!!!!!

[Guest]

Farkin Koupawhatthefarkshisname.....fark off!!

[witty92]

i'd agree with towers instead of Earl and id really like to see a different 5/8, either jones or symonds and have sa off the bench

[Guest]

Farkin Koupawhatthefarkshisname.....fark off!!

He is a god ball player.

[Guest]

He is a god ball player.

Shit, we better keep him then.

[Guest]

We will win...
If all our players are in 100% form then on paper we're by far the superior team! Don't know many teams who rival us on paper TBH...

[Guest]

Joey is predicting an upset in the DT....I like the way he thinks

[elo]

We will win...
If all our players are in 100% form then on paper we're by far the superior team! Don't know many teams who rival us on paper TBH...

Sad isn't it? On paper we are better than the side 1st in the competition.......what a waste of a season.

[Guest]

We certainly have a better forward pack than the Dragons, this week. We need to beat them in the forwards battle if we are a chance of winning the match!

[Guest]

We certainly have a better forward pack than the Dragons, this week. We need to beat them in the forwards battle if we are a chance of winning the match!

Do it for the Bulldogs!!!

C'mon do us this one favour, and can you do it on a dodgy video ref's decision too?