Official Match Day Thread: Roosters V Storm

[Eggspert]

We have beaten two top 4 teams this year.

After 14 rds did anyone see this team sitting where we currently are considering what we did with that depleted team last year? I'm outta answers & just resigned to the fact it just isn't our year.

[j.w.pepper]

Surely Momirovski has to go, we've done our dough on this bloke, has no idea about attack or defence

[milanja]

Bummer.
It was a good game of footy though.
If only Sitilli caught the ball. I thought Sitilli had a pretty good game but that knock on IMO has cost us the season. Its Parra & Penrith to come & if we dont win we are stuck on14 points with a bye to come to take us to 16, we would then have to win 6 out of 8 to make the 8.

Credit to Melbourne.
What a magnificently coached club.
Some posters on here who posted before the game that the Melbournes backs were nowhere near our backs have egg on their face. Melbourne continue to develop no names who play like champions when given their chance. Im so envious of Melbourne. If the Chooks dont win the comp & I know they are not going too I hope Melbourne win it.

The comp is pretty crap from about 6th downwards, a lot of teams will be losing as many as us, to keep it within reach, beating the dragons and manly will go along way to keeping us in the 8, along with playing the knights and tigers.

It’s in our own hands.

[zac]

some very good things and some very bad things

[Ray Stehr]

The 4 losses we've had to also rans has phuked our season and it's on Robinson.

[Mickie Lane]

Yeh not so sure we were good as much as it was just a low quality game.

You must of watched a different game than me.

[bondi paul]

The errors I expected as it has always been that way with Robbo coached teams. Some individuals performed well however we aren’t a team unfortunately. DSF, Baker, May, Butcher and Watson just don’t cut it. A match where they needed to lift their game.
The Robbo bromance experiment with Watson and Momo has failed. I’m concerned with the fitness of The Cheese who looks more like a cheese burger. mm

[nayfo]

Surely Momirovski has to go, we've done our dough on this bloke, has no idea about attack or defence

Be careful on bagging Momo mate

[King Salvo]

No games are ever good to lose although there were some positives along with the negatives from the game.

The second halves performances are still problematic in why there is a drop in the standard of play from the 1st half as it's not a one off occurrence when you view the stats between the first and second halves across the season.

Sure the Roosters only 44% of possession in the second half but the set completion rate was only 60% and unfortunately for the Roosters when set completion rates are low this corresponds to an increase in errors and ill discipline.

Obviously they know about this but there doesn't seem to be any light at the end of tunnel as they say in addressing this.


1st Half Stats- Roosters 12 vs Storm 10

Possession - Roosters 54% - Storm 46%
Set Completions -Roosters 82% (19/23) - Storm 88% ( 15/17)
Average play the ball speed - Roosters 3.25 seconds - Storm 3.74 seconds
Average set distance - Roosters 40.12 metres - Storm 44.28 metres
Running Metres - Roosters 862 ( 203 PC ) - Storm 752 ( 171 PC)
Line Breaks - Roosters 1 - Storm 5
Offloads - Roosters 9 - Storm 2
Kicking metres - Roosters 185 ( 8 kicks ) - Storm 280 (9)
Tackles - Roosters 166 (22 missed) - Storm 189 (14 missed )
Errors - Roosters 5 - Storm 5
Penalties Conceded - Roosters 3 - Storm 3
Set Restarts Conceded - Roosters 1 - Storm 5


2nd Half Stats- Roosters 6 vs Storm 16

Possession - Roosters 44% - Storm 56%
Set Completions -Roosters 60% (9/15) - Storm 84% ( 18/21)
Average play the ball speed - Roosters 3.23 seconds - Storm 3.90 seconds
Average set distance - Roosters 48.72 metres - Storm 40.08 metres
Running Metres - Roosters 829 ( 224 PC ) - Storm 851 ( 253 PC)
Line Breaks - Roosters 1 - Storm 3
Offloads - Roosters 1 - Storm 6
Kicking metres - Roosters 196 ( 9 kicks ) - Storm 202 (8 kicks)
Tackles - Roosters 194 (26 missed) - Storm 142 (18 missed )
Errors - Roosters 6 - Storm 3
Penalties Conceded - Roosters 5 - Storm 4
Set Restarts Conceded - Roosters 2 - Storm 0


Full Match Stats - Roosters 18 vs Storm 26

Possession - Roosters 48% - Storm 52%
Set Completions -Roosters 73% (28/38) - Storm 86% ( 33/38)
Average play the ball speed - Roosters 3.24 seconds - Storm 3.82 seconds
Average set distance - Roosters 44.5 metres - Storm 42.18 metres
Running Metres - Roosters 1691 ( 427 PC ) - Storm 1603 ( 424 PC)
Line Breaks - Roosters 2 - Storm 8
Offloads - Roosters 10 - Storm 8
Kicking metres - Roosters 381 ( 17 kicks ) - Storm 482 (17 kicks)
Tackles - Roosters 360 (48 missed) - Storm 331 (32 missed )
Errors - Roosters 11 - Storm 8
Penalties Conceded - Roosters 8 - Storm 7
Set Restarts Conceded - Roosters 3 - Storm 5


https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premier...sters-v-storm/

[ARD]

Sucks where we are but we been competitive in most losses and ive been edge of the seat all year - tonight no different.

love the club and the boys; love the footy and even this madhouse thread still good times, mostly. Don’t know why but I’m enjoying the season even though we look off the pace. Chin up everyone, for now there’s still next week.

[night_shadow]

They tried so hard tonight. Gus had his best game of the year. Both Joeys are ridiculously talented.

[Eggspert]

No games are ever good to lose although there were some positives along with the negatives from the game.

The second halves performances are still problematic in why there is a drop in the standard of play from the 1st half as it's not a one off occurrence when you view the stats between the first and second halves across the season.

Sure the Roosters only 44% of possession in the second half but the set completion rate was only 60% and unfortunately for the Roosters when set completion rates are low this corresponds to an increase in errors and ill discipline.

Obviously they know about this but there doesn't seem to be any light at the end of tunnel as they say in addressing this.


1st Half Stats- Roosters 12 vs Storm 10

Possession - Roosters 54% - Storm 46%
Set Completions -Roosters 82% (19/23) - Storm 88% ( 15/17)
Average play the ball speed - Roosters 3.25 seconds - Storm 3.74 seconds
Average set distance - Roosters 40.12 metres - Storm 44.28 metres
Running Metres - Roosters 862 ( 203 PC ) - Storm 752 ( 171 PC)
Line Breaks - Roosters 1 - Storm 5
Offloads - Roosters 9 - Storm 2
Kicking metres - Roosters 185 ( 8 kicks ) - Storm 280 (9)
Tackles - Roosters 166 (22 missed) - Storm 189 (14 missed )
Errors - Roosters 5 - Storm 5
Penalties Conceded - Roosters 3 - Storm 3
Set Restarts Conceded - Roosters 1 - Storm 5


2nd Half Stats- Roosters 6 vs Storm 16

Possession - Roosters 44% - Storm 56%
Set Completions -Roosters 60% (9/15) - Storm 84% ( 18/21)
Average play the ball speed - Roosters 3.23 seconds - Storm 3.90 seconds
Average set distance - Roosters 48.72 metres - Storm 40.08 metres
Running Metres - Roosters 829 ( 224 PC ) - Storm 851 ( 253 PC)
Line Breaks - Roosters 1 - Storm 3
Offloads - Roosters 1 - Storm 6
Kicking metres - Roosters 196 ( 9 kicks ) - Storm 202 (8 kicks)
Tackles - Roosters 194 (26 missed) - Storm 142 (18 missed )
Errors - Roosters 6 - Storm 3
Penalties Conceded - Roosters 5 - Storm 4
Set Restarts Conceded - Roosters 2 - Storm 0


Full Match Stats - Roosters 18 vs Storm 26

Possession - Roosters 48% - Storm 52%
Set Completions -Roosters 73% (28/38) - Storm 86% ( 33/38)
Average play the ball speed - Roosters 3.24 seconds - Storm 3.82 seconds
Average set distance - Roosters 44.5 metres - Storm 42.18 metres
Running Metres - Roosters 1691 ( 427 PC ) - Storm 1603 ( 424 PC)
Line Breaks - Roosters 2 - Storm 8
Offloads - Roosters 10 - Storm 8
Kicking metres - Roosters 381 ( 17 kicks ) - Storm 482 (17 kicks)
Tackles - Roosters 360 (48 missed) - Storm 331 (32 missed )
Errors - Roosters 11 - Storm 8
Penalties Conceded - Roosters 8 - Storm 7
Set Restarts Conceded - Roosters 3 - Storm 5


https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premier...sters-v-storm/

With those 2nd half stats we were never going to win. Terrible. Can Robbo produce a team that can achieve a high level of play for 80min.....we are just making up the numbers this year.

[BraveTheWorld]

Better side lost, to be honest. Storm just a touch more class, but losing both of your halves (one for about 50-minutes and the other for 20 or so) is going to make any game nearly impossible.

Angus, Suaalii, Collins were all massive, along with some other good performances.
Thought we copped some pretty ordinary calls with about 20 to go. Watsons' knock-on for instance never seemed to leave his left land? Plenty of others I felt were wrong, but Toops definitely should have been sin-binned, so I guess that's fair.

Melbourne definitely should have been pinged for a half dozen more set restarts. Some of the excessive slowing down of the ruck was abysmal.

Also reaffirmed just how much I can't stand Munster, and how overrated I personally think he is. He feels like a very average player when it comes to kicking and passing, and then occasionally carves up with his running game. He also gets a podium-finish for grubbiest players in the comp. Carry-on in every single tackle. Blowing-up at the referee every single tackle. Was going off the boil at every stage where the game was going against him. Some people have said we should chase him. I really hope he never wears our colours.

What I'd give to actually be able to play against the Storm, or anyone, at full-strength. Don't think we've played Melbourne at full strength since maybe even 2018.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

You must of watched a different game than me.

Yeah I thought it was a decent quality game.

Frustrating thing is if we brought our digs like today or against Parra or even Penrith....to those lower team losses, we would have won those games comfortably.

[Rooster_6]

You must of watched a different game than me.

What makes you say that?

There was a penalty or 6 again awarded every 2mins and 25 seconds of play which meant there was no flow in play, rucks were a joke, both sides had multiple passes hitting the ground, was so easy to make metres neither side were forced to get into a grind and actually use their forwards.

It just was a very ugly, stop start affair. The back and forth nature of the scoreboard probably kept it interesting for the neutral but really it was a very low standard of game.