Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Panthers

[ARD]

I’m curious what ‘playing for 80mins’ or being ‘competitive’ looks like against a team like Panthers. What will we be happy with, if not for a win?

Their winning margin has been 20+ points every week and apart from the 2pt loss to Eels, the last competitive score was Bunnies/ Dragons in the early rounds.

Whats the meltdown/ remain calm line?

Reckon that half, on repeat next 40mins answers this question. Not bad by the boys, not bad at all

[BigCok007]

Would love to put Sutton into a dangerous position

[bondi.boy]

Verrills tackles player around the legs, player dives over the top of Verrills, Verrills penalised for lifting tackle by referee Sutton.
LOL LOL LOL

[Thirteen]

How is that a penalty on Verrill’s?

Didn’t you hear mate. You can no longer tackle around the legs. Next time it happens to one of our guys he needs to jump forward towards the ground and we will get a penalty too.

[A Country Member]

gannesley@nrl.com.au

[Jacks Fur Coat]

We've done well to be only 8 points down with the personnel available and some incompetent (at best) officiating by Sutton.

[Rooster R]

Sutton made it look good for the first 35 minutes so no one would suspect he hates the chooks, but that lifting tackle what a fuching joke.

[Rooster Rampage]

Seriously...we need a Gofundme for Robbo to call out this bullshit!

[roosterproud]

Suttons a cnut. Another refs try. Fmd im getting sick of this $hit

[milanja]

Well that will do me, I’m never one to blame the refs, but that is absolute bullshit, they worked so so hard to stay in that half, and then the ref rips the heart out of the game.

Hope Robbo rips in at the presser.

[Chickenhawk]

Verrills the thug. No one else's get on a dangerous tackle report whilst sitting down. Good one Sutton. Chalk up another TA.

[zac]

that penalty was just a disgrace. the boys had done so well to defend and then the ref pulls that penalty out of his arse and we're down by 8.

[Grant Hedger]

I always like new interpretations of the rules. Tackle around the legs 6 inches off the ground can be a lifting tackle. Good to know. Thanks Jerry.

[roosterchook]

These NRL refs are a complete farce. 10 minutes in the bin now this. That try should never have been scored. We are really trying 110% but you can’t win against a corrupt cheating biased ref.

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

It was a solid defensive effort until Sutton decided to take the rod to our backs.