Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Cowboys

[Roosterfarian]

JWH has done his hammy!!

Wasn’t icing it at the end of the game?

[RoosterFanNZ]

I haven’t never such blatant tries been disallowed.

Congrats the boys though. Great win

we’re coming for that trophy

[Andrew Walker]

JWH has done his hammy!!

He is walking around the field looking ok to me No ice either

[Andrew Walker]

Best performance of the season Good control with the ball.

[Swamptrout]

That try was f*cking stupid.

Play to the bloody whistle ffs !!!

Sammy got poked in the eye so let him go.

[roosterchook]

Suuali’s price just went up today. My MOTM. But all the team played well.

[zac]

we're looking good ...

[HunchoRooster]

Another good but not amazing performance from us, which shows that we are building again at the right time. Great defence in the middle for the majority of the 1st half, our forwards were excellent. We won without Teddy, Sammy or Kez having outstanding games, which is a scary prospect for other teams.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Got to be pretty proud of that dig. Appropriate the front row all got tries, they were outstanding . Special mention to Vic, he is a must to stay healthy and on the paddock if we are to go deep into the finals. Both wingers great too.

Two tackles by Verrils were crucial in stemming the close finish....shorts on Drinkwater( think it was Vez) and grass cutter on Hess. Both saved almost certain tries.

We had a definite game plan to minimise their strengths. Hope we see a little more variation on our last play than just the Sammy W high kick for territory. It worked today. TIT.

[Rooster_6]

That was a very good performance, when they scored and made it 10-6 we scored minutes later to make it 14-6, when they scored to make it 20-12 we scored minutes later to make it 26-12. That’s a good sign of a side who is capable to turn it up a gear when they need to and manage the game.

Our defensive pressure over the past month of footy has been ridiculously good, constantly limiting the Cowboys to having to kick from within their own 40 multiple times throughout the game.

Last thing that really impressed me out of today was with the Cowboys up and in defence we adjusted our game plan and just scored a bunch of tries through the middle. Very evident Klein wasn’t going to rule an offside penalty today so we just adjusted and that shows a real good maturity from the team.

[roosterchook]

I’m beginning to wonder. I think Robbo has been very sneaky resting players much longer under the guise of ‘injuries’ and now we are playing like champions. JWH, Keary and Collins as well as SST hopefully will just be available when the finals start! Is that a good coincidence or brilliant timing by Robbo? If you look at teams that peaked early, they are struggling now.

[mightyrooster]

We’re looking good. What a great win. I did see big Jared signal to the trainer after playing the ball and he came off straight away. I hope it wasn’t his hammy. It was after a cowboys player pulled at his leg in the tackle. Maybe it was just a precaution as he felt a twinge or something.

[The Sack]

Deardon elbow to head of Walker on the ground in JWH style. Lets see if it is picked up.

[King Salvo]

You will take the win and things to work on still towards the required level over 80 minutes

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 3 vs Cowboys 3
• Set Restarts Conceded - Roosters 1 vs Cowboys 0
• On Report - Roosters 1 ( Suaalii) vs Cowboys 0
• Interchanges - Roosters 3 vs Cowboys 3

2nd Half Stats - Roosters 18 vs Cowboys 12

• Possession - Roosters 53% vs Cowbots 47%
• Set Completions - Roosters 72% (15/21) vs Cowboys 69% ( 11/16)
• Running Metres - Roosters 778 vs Cowboys 626
• Line Breaks - Roosters 4 vs Cowboys 2
• Average play the ball speed - Roosters 3.35 vs Cowboys 3.48
• Kicking metres - Roosters 229 (7) vs Cowboys 148 (6)
• Defence - Roosters 149 (10 MT) vs Cowboys 164 (17 MT)
• Errors - Roosters 7 vs Cowboys 6
• Penalties Conceded - Roosters 1 vs Cowboys 1
• Set Restarts Conceded - Roosters 0 vs Cowboys 1
• On Report - Roosters 0 vs Cowboys 0
• Interchanges - Roosters 5 vs Cowboys 4

Full Match f Stats - Roosters 32 vs Cowboys 18

• Possession - Roosters 57% vs Cowbots 43%
• Set Completions - Roosters 76% (32/42) vs Cowboys 73% ( 25/34)
• Running Metres - Roosters 1680 vs Cowboys 1262
• Line Breaks - Roosters 8 vs Cowboys 3
• Average play the ball speed - Roosters 3.23 vs Cowboys 3.34
• Kicking metres - Roosters 679 (20) vs Cowboys 454 (16)
• Defence - Roosters 336 (30 MT) vs Cowboys 365 (40 MT)
• Errors - Roosters 11 vs Cowboys 11
• Penalties Conceded - Roosters 4 vs Cowboys 4
• Set Restarts Conceded - Roosters 1 vs Cowboys 1
• On Report - Roosters 1 ( Suaalii) vs Cowboys 0
• Interchanges - Roosters 8 vs Cowboys 7

[roosterchook]

That was a very good performance, when they scored and made it 10-6 we scored minutes later to make it 14-6, when they scored to make it 20-12 we scored minutes later to make it 26-12. That’s a good sign of a side who is capable to turn it up a gear when they need to and manage the game.

Our defensive pressure over the past month of footy has been ridiculously good, constantly limiting the Cowboys to having to kick from within their own 40 multiple times throughout the game.

Last thing that really impressed me out of today was with the Cowboys up and in defence we adjusted our game plan and just scored a bunch of tries through the middle. Very evident Klein wasn’t going to rule an offside penalty today so we just adjusted and that shows a real good maturity from the team.

It’s about time the boot was on the other foot. I was getting sick and tired of us getting pinned on our own goal line.