Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Parra

[kakaruk]

They need to be shown how to possie the melon when tackling low....both copped the same treatment!

Yeah your right mate, but they are punching above their weight they are not heavily built players like o donnell, sbw, im not saying they should be as good but they are not bending the line mate

[Rooster_6]

We had two tackles in there twenty after 25-30 mins of the second half. That is in no way domination

We had the upper hand in the second half no doubt, we had control of tempo and territory for large parts of that second half. Brad Arthur acknowledged the same thing. We just didn’t put any plays on them which is why we couldn’t break through their line or if you ask Arthur their defence was just great.

Robinson didn’t say anything that was untrue. He acknowledged how poor we were in trying to create points in the 2nd half.

[Rooster_6]

Yeah your right mate, but they are punching above their weight they are not heavily built players like o donnell, sbw, im not saying they should be as good but they are not bending the line mate

Egan Butcher doesn’t bend the line?

Did you just start supporting us this year?

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Robbo looking more demoralized by the week, need to find something special during the break.

He's looking a little stressed...needs a freshen up himself.

Calling, Bradley Charles Stubbs.....where are you?

[Andrew Walker]

We had the upper hand in the second half no doubt, we had control of tempo and territory for large parts of that second half. Brad Arthur acknowledged the same thing. We just didn’t put any plays on them which is why we couldn’t break through their line or if you ask Arthur their defence was just great.

I would have not commented at all had the phrase we had the upper hand been used But saying he thought we dominated is way off the mark. I find it a little concerning Robbo is talking like this

[mightyrooster]

I would have not commented at all had the phrase we had the upper hand been used But saying he thought we dominated is way off the mark. I find it a little concerning Robbo is talking like this

I think he meant we dominated possession and as R6 said the tempo of the game. We slowed them down by controlling the ruck and speed of the game better. He also acknowledged that we were unable to turn this into points and that was a problem and not good enough. He also acknowledged that we were poor in the first half and were unable to properly execute our defence against their power running game and shifting angles.

[Eggspert]

They beat a very average team by a fairly small maigin so I beg to differ .Very average tonight anyway

We lose to Bulldogs who smash Parra who smash us 1st half then we keep them scoreless. Make of that what you will?

[bondi.boy]

Chasers off side all night.
Forward passes galore not pulled up.
Allowed to lie all over us all night.
No wonder Eels won.
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Billy Smith went well?
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Inside passes to big men running straight and hard/fast.
Way too smart for our defence.

[Vasco]

We did… he’s right we just didn’t put anything on in attack.

Our attack is nearly as bad as our defence.

[King Salvo]

Interesting half by half and full match stats - they do tell a story

1st Half Stats - Parramatta Eeks 26 vs Sydney Roosters 12

• Possession- Parra 62 % - Roosters 38%
• Set Completions - Parra 90% ( 19/21) - Roosters 85% ( 12/14)
• Play the ball average speed - Parra 3.37 seconds - Roosters 3.36 seconds
• Running Metres - Parra 982 ( 323 PC ) - Roosters 541 (176 PC)
• Average set distance - Parra -46.8 metres - Roosters - 38.69 metres
• Offloads - Parra - 11 - Roosters 2
• Line Breaks - Parra - 6 - Roosters- 3
• Kicking Metres - Parra - 182 metres (7) - Roosters - 238 metres (8)
• Forced Drop outs - Parra - 2 - Roosters 0
• Tackles - Parra - 115 ( 12 MT ) - Roosters - 194 (15 MT)
• Errors - Parra - 2 - Roosters - 3
• Penalties conceded - Parra - 3 - Roosters - 4
• Set Restarts conceded - Parra - 0 - Roosters - 1

Interesting second half stat - Roosters average set distance 29.33 metres compared to Parra's 44.38 metres.

2nd Half Stats - Parramatta 0 vs Sydney Roosters 4

• Possession- Parra 46% - Roosters 54%
• Set Completions - Parra 80% ( 15/19) - Roosters 79% ( 22/27)
• Play the ball average speed - Parra 3.77 seconds - Roosters 3.38 seconds
• Running Metres - Parra 925 ( 324 PC ) - Roosters 861 (313 PC)
• Average set distance - Parra -44.38 metres - Roosters - 29.33 metres
• Offloads - Parra - 9 - Roosters 11
• Line Breaks - Parra - 0 - Roosters- 0
• Kicking Metres - Parra - 276 metres (14) - Roosters - 341 metres (14)
• Forced Drop outs - Parra - 0 - Roosters 0
• Tackles - Parra - 191 ( 32 MT ) - Roosters - 219 (12 MT)
• Errors - Parra - 3 - Roosters - 6
• Penalties conceded - Parra - 5 - Roosters - 4
• Set Restarts conceded - Parra - 3 - Roosters - 0

Interesting stats - Parra 1907 running metres -502 metres more than the Rosters and an average set disttance of 44.68 metres vs Roosters 1402 running metres and an average of 34.20 metres - Roosters 107 more tackles for the match - Parra 306 vs Roosters 413

Full game Stats - Parramatta 26 vs Roosters 16

• Possession- Parra 54 % - Roosters 46%
• Set Completions - Parra 85% ( 34/40) - Roosters 82% ( 34/41)
• Play the ball average speed - Parra 3.57 seconds - Roosters 3.37 seconds
• Running Metres - Parra 1907 ( 647 PC ) - Roosters 1402 (489 PC)
• Average set distance - Parra -44.68 metres - Roosters - 34.20 metres
• Offloads - Parra - 20 - Roosters 13
• Line Breaks - Parra - 6 - Roosters- 5
• Kicking Metres - Parra - 458 metres (21) - Roosters - 579 metres (22)
• Forced Drop outs - Parra - 2 - Roosters 0
• Tackles - Parra - 306 ( 44 MT ) - Roosters - 413 (27 MT)
• Errors - Parra - 5 - Roosters - 9
• Penalties conceded - Parra - 8 - Roosters - 8
• Set Restarts conceded - Parra - 3 - Roosters - 1

[Eggspert]

We did… he’s right we just didn’t put anything on in attack.

So then Parra dominated the 2nd half to nullify our attack. Because for all our domination we only lost by 10 instead of 16

[bondi.boy]

That’s not good. Hope he recovers.

we have such bad luck with hia compared to everyone else. does our tackling coach teach the players to tackle awfully

Do we even have a tackling coach?

[Andrew Walker]

I think he meant we dominated possession and as R6 said the tempo of the game. We slowed them down by controlling the ruck and speed of the game better. He also acknowledged that we were unable to turn this into points and that was a problem and not good enough. He also acknowledged that we were poor in the first half and were unable to properly execute our defence against their power running game and shifting angles.

With all respect His words were I thought we dominated the second half. Yet after 25 -30 minutes we had two tackles in their twenty. Now if you of anyone else think that is domination then we have a different interpretation of what domination in a game of Rugby Leafue is. Did we have the upper hand probably yes but even then apart from our try which was from a lucky bounce (yes part of the game) Parra looked more likely to score twice through Sivo than we really did. Whilst we won the second half we did not dominate it King Salvos 2nd half stats make for interesting reading Parra still made more running metres yet we supposedly dominated

[King Salvo]

We did… he’s right we just didn’t put anything on in attack.

Not sure why he would say the Chooks dominated the second half - average set distance was very low @ 29.33 metres- for the match average set distance was 34.20 metres - Parra 44.68 metres.

Second Half

• Possession - Roosters 54% - Parra 46%
• Set Completions - Parra 80% ( 15/19) - Roosters 79% ( 22/27)
• Running Metres - Parra 925 ( 324 PC ) - Roosters 861 (313 PC)
• Tackled in opposition 20 - Parra 7 - Roosters 4
• Average set distance - Parra -44.38 metres - Roosters - 29.33 metres

[bondi.boy]

So you would say Parra are playing well tonight .No they are bloody average but we are far worse.Truth

Parra's first half play was brilliant.
Unstoppable.
Ran us ragged.

WHY don't/can't we attack like that?