Official ANZAC DAY Match Thread: Roosters v Saints

[Carlos Parra]

Ok so the Dragons player knocked it back but wasn’t the guy who picked the ball up offside

No way that was a knock back. They could have wrapped up the game right there, but as usual, the blood rushes to their heads and they blow it.

[Mickie Lane]

There you go.
It was a 6 out of 10 game except for the last 10 minutes but again the Roosters were clunky.
If the Roosters dont get to a good lead early & the game turns into an arm wrestle other teams can grit it out better than us.
Things are just not crisp at the Chooks & at this stage the Chooks are a top 5th or 6th side. Its the halves that are the problem the 2 players themselves are great players but playing together for the first time is taking time to gel.
From rd 10 to rd 16 the Chooks season will be determined.

[roosterchook]

Our games are becoming so boring to watch. Full of mistakes and poor handling. I can forgive Toups hes free to have an off day. Walker tries his heart out. Teddy needs to drop the captaincy. Momoroski lost us the match single handed lay conceding two tries. Suuali had a great game. Keary is in very poor form and should know not to run into touch at a crucial part of the game. It wasn’t really a dragons win. It was a ref awarded win to them. At best we are about 13th on form. No way this team can make the top 8.

[Thirteen]

Don’t worry everyone. Playing like crap for the first 8 rounds is part of the plan that Robbo keeps going on about. Wait for the Dogs next week.

[Thirteen]

So many chances - Collins ineffective and I don’t like Tedesco as the captain. Something is not right.

Captain by default. Last man standing last year.

[King Salvo]

As I said they had to keep the Dragons to 14 points so 1/2 the job done but gees they lacked patience when in a position to post points as the game wound down - last play Toops passes should have backed himself.

65% Set completions is not good enough and it's not they are playing razzle dazzle footy where errors can occur which affects set completion percentages.

Lots to work on and a game they could have won and maybe should have won

Short turnaround vs Bulldogs on Saturday who will have their 4 covid exclusions back

[Thirteen]

Our kicking game is terrible. We haven’t got a kicker who can kick over 40 metres long or over 15 metres high. And don’t get me started about our lack of speed.

[chopstiks]

What in the bleeding hell was that ???

[Lockie]

Still trying to run around these blokes eventhough they are clearly just about out of gas up the middle, where's the leadership!?!?!

Keary is just not steering this side around . I know we need to give him time to find his way again but we need more from our halfback . Our attack is as bad as I’ve seen for a long,long time .

[Monaco's Fan Club]

I hope Teddy retires from Rep football immediately. Last year has taken its toll.

Saying that, no one ( Collins, Crichton and Radley deserves any rep honours )

[King Salvo]

Our kicking game is terrible. We haven’t got a kicker who can kick over 40 metres long or over 15 metres high. And don’t get me started about our lack of speed.

That's one issue the other is the ineffective 5th tackle kicks - The kicks are too short and more like a defensive kick that teams do when they kick to the opposition fullback - Opposition teams just wait to the Roosters player catches the ball and tackles them - need to be attacking kicks as they have two fair jumpers in Toops and Manu who are not being used in that capacity

[Rooster_6]

Do we have any idea why Robbo is persisting with Momo over Keighran despite him having a very good year last year

Because Keighran didn’t have a very good season last year, that’s a bit of a myth that seems to be accepted by many fans. He was dropped and moved consistently for his poor defensive issues.

[King Salvo]

Keary is just not steering this side around . I know we need to give him time to find his way again but we need more from our halfback . Our attack is as bad as I’ve seen for a long,long time .

Not sure how much longer Keary can play 1/2 as it looks more like Walker is steering the side around rather than Keary as he is passed the ball a lot more than Keary is who has taken somewhat of a back seat in attack.

A tad late in Keary's career to turn him into an organising half when he has always been a running half.

Keary back to 6 and Waker to 7 must be under consideration as it is not really working the way it is now.

Its been 7 weeks now - Robbo said 10 weeks to work their games out - time is running fast.

They would have somewhat banked on being at least 6 from 7 at this stage of the season but instead are 4 from 7 that's 2 games down already.

[The Lip]

I guess that Broncos game messed with Momo's head. He hasn't been the same since. Our stocks are short in the outside backs.

What do you mean he hasn't been the same since he has been not significant or significantly shit every game bar round 1 when he was defensively good - attackingly shit

[Rooster_6]

Really irritates me when Crichton just holds onto an arm or shirt in a tackle whilst making no effort to stop the players momentum or to get them to the ground to slow down the play the ball. Must have happened half a dozen times this game, he’s the one I worry about most because he looks like he’s lost interest and confidence.