Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Sea Eagles

[milanja]

I wonder if somebody has the job of just shadowing turbo? Panthers shut him down completely last week.

[stringaz]

lesssssss gooooooooo chooooooks

[Monaco's Fan Club]

Very few excuses for the Roosters tonight. A sizeable improve is expected

[crikey chris]

Very rusty last week. Just stating the obvious, stop Turbo and Manly have nothing.

Hopefully all is ok in the 13 household.

Easts by 1

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Have no clue tonight after last weeks major upset. Can assume we will show at least some improvement in defence and intensity. It's a big 2 points here.

Best wishes to Thirteen and the kids.

[mightyrooster]

I’m never confident against Manly. No HIA’s and spending more time actually attacking than defending would be a good start.

[roosterchook]

Last week we had all sorts of excuses for that performance. We were underdone, Billy Smith can’t tackle, Manu is out of position, Teddy should have caught that and of course the ref.

The most obvious reason we lost was that our forwards were piss weak and got smashed. It’s a simple formula, you win the forward battle and the ruck, you win the game.

It’s time for our pack to aim up. We have many internationals and forward leaders, there is no excuse not to win the forward battle. Let’s smash their pack tonight and get our season back on track. We don’t want to go into Round 3 as back-to-back losers.

Go The Roosters.

ps. Sadly I won’t be attending tonight. Got COVID as do my three kids. I just hope Braith, Gordon, Blocker, Mick or Benji aren’t commentating.

Get better thirteen. I’m really excited about tonight. I think rooster pride must take hold and we win convincingly. As some have said, we are just underdone.

[Mickie Lane]

Im thinking the Chooks are gonna win. Anytime try scorers Tupou & Billy Smith.

Combined side

Teddy/Turbo
Tupou
Momo
Manu
Garrick
Foran
DCE
Rads
Sitilli/Olakau'atu
Crighton
JWH
Either teams hooker
Taupau

J Trbojevic
Collins
Dylan Walker
N Butcher

[Seventy Five]

Hope to see something that at least resembles ball control tonight as well as some real intent from our pack. If we don't win the forward battle tonight we will bring Turbo right into the game. We don't want that.

Hope you and the kids get over the bug real quick Thirteen.

Go the Chookies!

[takethe 2]

Yes, hope we look a bit more invested in the game. Possession must be better. Hoping Rads stays on most of the game as I see his contribution vitally important to our attack

[Keith]

Let’s go Roosters
I hope we win , I would have made changes ,but let’s see how it goes.

[roostermcgregor]

At least it won't be stinking hot, like last weeks game.
Go the chooks.

[fletch]

Trent Robinson has finalised his side to take on the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at the Sydney Cricket Ground tonight at 8:05pm.

Two changes have been made, with Drew Hutchison starting at hooker with Connor Watson reverting to the bench, while Siosiua Taukeiaho moves to the starting line up with Jared Waerea-Hargreaves taking his place on the interchange.

[Bahrain Rooster]

I like the idea of Watson on the bench and Taukeiaho starting. Let’s hope these changes work out.

[Rooster90]

Hutch starting at hooker is not very appealing

but I’ve learnt not to question Robbo