Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Cowboys

[RoosterFanNZ]

Looking forward to Lindsay and sst coming back

[elo]

This game should be over, instead we'll be running into the wind with it being a coin toss game, shame.

[RoosterFanNZ]

**** I love tupou

[ConGa]

congrats Toop on his first acrobatic try

[Spirit of 66]

This game should be over, instead we'll be running into the wind with it being a coin toss game, shame.

The Cowboys might still win this game but they are pretenders, We could easily have been up 20 nil.

[Bansai Pipeline]

Not enough Easts.

Get clinical.

[BraveTheWorld]

Man, some of you expect us to be perfect. Cracking first half from the Chooks, and the Cowboys are good enough to hang in there against just about anyone, even when they're getting belted.
Almost all of our errors were near tries. Those are mistakes I can stomach.

A few notes:
Walker's general kicking length seems to have improved?
Keary and Angus looking very ominous on that left edge.
Suaalii... What do you even say?
Throw Lindsay and Tauks into this side and geez.

[Andrew Walker]

Excellent 1st half controlling the game and field position. Stay disciplined complete our sets coming off our line and we will win this.

[roosterchook]

We are awesome today. If we play the 2nd half like we did the 1st we can win this. Errors and penalties are always our dilemma. Cowboys aren’t a great side but with our errors and refs help can win but I agree nothing like the roosters they are pretty much pretenders.

[bondi.boy]

Suaalii off his wing AGAIN as Cows score down the line.

[Monaco's Fan Club]

We need to hold on until Victor, Jared and Matt come back

our middle is light

[mightyrooster]

Hopefully we can go on with it in the second half and the errors don’t start creeping in again. Great effort so far.

[The Brain]

Very good half by chooks almost fully dominated them..should be up by more ...a few error's denying us..thought Manu scored head on shot says he did side one cant tell..so vid ref rules on second vid...shithouse brains.Suali just a beast and will be paying a fine..now only if we could get some 6 agains ..when in their quarter they are off side all the tine

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Pretty good dig, would like to be more than 8 points up though. Vic has been great with his digging into the line, straightening the attack and 2 try assists.

Three great winger tries.. Suaalii hot again.

Need a big half again to bring this home. Hope Sammy backs himself again, just to break up the structured play a bit.

[King Salvo]

Big second half coming up - Roosters had a lot of possession in the first 40

1st Half Stats - Roosters 14 vs Cowboys 6

• Possession - Roosters 61% vs Cowbots 39%
• Set Completions - Roosters 80% (17/21) vs Cowboys 77% ( 14/18)
• Running Metres - Roosters 903 vs Cowboys 636
• Line Breaks - Roosters 4 vs Cowboys 1
• Average play the ball speed - Roosters 3.11 vs Cowboys 3.16
• Kicking metres - Roosters 450 (13) vs Cowboys 306 (10)
• Defence - Roosters 157 (20 MT) vs Cowboys 201 (23 MT)
• Errors - Roosters 4 vs Cowboys 5
• Penalties Conceded - Roosters 4 vs Cowboys 5
• Set Restarts Conceded - Roosters 1 vs Cowboys 0
• On Report - Roosters 1 ( Suaalii) vs Cowboys 0
• Interchanges - Roosters 3 vs Cowboys 3