20 Year Celebration - 2002 GF Rematch SYDNEY ROOSTERS v NZ WARRIORS

[Rooster36]

Is Butcher maybe injured.
I dont think Suaalii will get in this week end because we are coming off a win.

Head knock

[Thirteen]

Dam Thirteen you must have missed some threads .I and others regularly get crucified for our spelling and grammar

Sorry Mate I must have missed it. I’d always back you up.

[Waylander]

Montoya banned for 4 weeks for his homophobic slur. Watene-Zelezniak comes onto the wing in 2, with Kosi swapping to 5. V Kepu added to the extended bench in jumper 23.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Hutch goes to No 24 now.
Lammy 18th man.
Im surprised DSF isnt in the 17, I cant work it out because when I watch him I reckon he plays with aggression, he runs hard maybe the coaches aren't happy with his defence. I like Baker but I think DSF is better.

Hutch named at 6 for the Bears this weekend, no Lam. He might be a possibility for call up vs the Waz.

Suaalli named at centre for Bears also.

[A Country Member]

Dam Thirteen you must have missed some threads .I and others regularly get crucified for our spelling and grammar

Your spelling and punctuation must take some effort 1809 .

[SunnyCoastChook]

Time to pull the old western union from the mothballs.

I had it out last week at the Broncos game....the home version though!

[Rooster1908]

Your spelling and punctuation must take some effort 1809 .

It does city slicker

[King Salvo]

I liked the white shorts with the white jumper myself rather than the navy blue shorts with the white jumper.

Thinking of light blue shorts with red and white stripes down the sides with the light blue jumper as well rather than the white shorts.

If they bring back the red jumper - red shorts as well with navy blue and white stripes down the sides

[Thirteen]

King, seeing we play on Sunday this week and The Bears the day before, does that mean that the other guys listed in the team for the Roosters this week as the extras, can’t play on Saturday?

[mightyrooster]

So Smith out for a third week?

[King Salvo]

King, seeing we play on Sunday this week and The Bears the day before, does that mean that the other guys listed in the team for the Roosters this week as the extras, can’t play on Saturday?

Lam and DSF are the only players not selected in the Bears NSW Cup side which may mean they will stay in the squad when it's reduced to 19 players 24 hours before kick-off.

Roosters will have to name their 19 players by 2:00 pm Saturday - Norths play at 4:00 pm on Saturday and need to finalise their 17 plus 18th player by 3:00 pm

Of the Bears 4 matches so far(they had a bye in round 2) one was played as a curtain raiser to the NRL game and the 3 others the next day so these extended squad players could then play NSW Cup if they didn't play NRL.

Would 2 reserves be enough as cover for any withdrawals due to Covid for Sunday's game to enable releasing the other 5 player to play NSW Cup on Saturday ? - Not sure - be interesting to see the Bears team that runs out on Saturday to see if any other players not named in the 19 have been held back in case.

Can't see players being released to play NSW being able to back up for NRL the next day though.

RESERVES:

18. Lam
19. Whyte
20. Keighran
21. Atoni
22. DSF
23. Suaalii
24. Hutchison

[mightyrooster]

Dam Thirteen you must have missed some threads .I and others regularly get crucified for our spelling and grammar

I wouldn’t have been one of those posters would I? Sorry

[King Salvo]

So Smith out for a third week?

Ben Thomas has been missing too played one game off the bench for the Bears and not sighted since

[morley101]

Ben Thomas has been missing too played one game off the bench for the Bears and not sighted since

He was mentioned with Egan Butcher in the injury report but not Billy Smith.

[mightyrooster]

Ben Thomas has been missing too played one game off the bench for the Bears and not sighted since

Good point. I’d forgotten about him.