Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Dolphins

[Thirteen]

Can't really expect to win when missing Manu, JWH, Gus, Sitili Momirovski, Watson ...and moving Suaalii from right wing to left centre.

And suddenly we are missing Momorovski.

[Thirteen]

You’ve got to start looking at the coach when we play such complete shambles like today. Top players failing to play the ball correctly and throwing wild passes. We need a specialist ball handling coach and play the ball coach and to sack whoever trains us now. We need a captain who restores composure but Teddy loses his own composure so we have no real leadership on the field. Absolutely disgusting display. Looked like they’ve never played RL before.

A play the ball coach.
I have a Kelpie. He’s always looking for work.

[Rooster1908]

Thank you. I’m on the return flight now and really enjoying the pandemonium on the forum. I find this place very comforting after a loss.

Dam . I decided not to travel 6km and you poor buggers paid for flights to watch that crap . The players and coaching staff owe you a refund or at least a apology

[Big Dog]

And suddenly we are missing Momorovski.

Shows just how low the team has gotten.

[King Salvo]

The Hutchinator and the Momirovskinator when he returns are key players going forward

The growing absentee list may mean the full contracted NRL squad is down to 19 players for the next game vs the Warriors

Sitili
Momirivski
Billy Smith
Watson
Crichton
Radley - HIA Protocol
* Lodge - Facial Fractures - be out for 6 weeks or so
E Bucher - Possible Suspension
Toia

* changed to facial Fractures

[Eggspert]

Can't really expect to win when missing Manu, JWH, Gus, Sitili Momirovski, Watson ...and moving Suaalii from right wing to left centre.

Yes you can expect to win with the players who still played against a new team in their first ever game.

What next to blame? The weather? The grass? The ref?

You can't expect to win with 62% completion rate & only 5 completed sets in the 2nd half, lol

We have the players but somethings off with the coaching ATM.

[Thirteen]

Dam . I decided not to travel 6km and you poor buggers paid for flights to watch that crap . The players and coaching staff owe you a refund or at least a apology

Flight
Airport parking
Uber to ground
Match ticket
Beer and food
Uber to airport

An expensive day that would have been a pleasure to pay for if we’d won. Anyway the first thing I do tomorrow is book my Melbourne flights for next month.

[Eggspert]

Predictions for next week:
• The dolphins will get hammered by the faiders in a reality check.
• The Roosters will lose to the worriers in another inept performance.

You can almost bet that will be the case.

[King Salvo]

Shows just how low the team has gotten.

Nothing wrong with the Momirovskinator who played over 20 games for Penrith in their 2021 Premiership win pushing Stephen Crichton from centre to wing- might be something wrong with the Roosters players and the way they play perhaps.

The Roosters certainly don't have the up tempo in your face 80 minute week in week out game as Penrith has had the past 3 years

Folk on here dish the Hutchinator but he done good and played strong today

[Rooster1908]

Nothing wrong with the Momirovskinator who played over 20 games for Penrith in their 2021 Premiership win pushing Stephen Crichton from centre to wing- might be something wrong with the Roosters players and the way they play perhaps.

The Roosters certainly don't have the up tempo in your face 80 minute week in week out game as Penrith has had the past 3 years

Folk on here dish the Hutchinator but he done good and played strong today

Agree he was probably our best . Trouble is thats not saying to much

[redwhiteblue]

Thank you. I’m on the return flight now and really enjoying the pandemonium on the forum. I find this place very comforting after a loss.

It sure is the best place to enjoy the merry go round. Some of us have been posting between here and the old Wall for nearly 20 years now. I think we've seen the entire lifecycle of it all..just think, some of our players weren't even born then..

[The Lip]

Penalties: 2:7 - I was close
HIA: 2:0 - correct
We got 1 on report, so I was close
We got 1 in the bin - correct
As for tries - I was probably correct.
Restarts: No idea, but they didn't favour us

We definitely got shafted by the ref, but the main factor was shithouse handling and pathetic defence. The knock on call against Butcher was diabolical and it arguably changed the momentum of the game. How in hell can the video ref look at it once when they look at tries at least 6 times? And of course, the Ref just didn't want to sent Tupou's try to the video ref as a try. Just had to initially rule it a no-try, didn't he?

The only thing I got wrong was that Walker was 100% with the boot.

There's at least 19 people to blame before the ref this week Carlos

[Kelby]

When Hutcho is your third best centre in the club........ well.

[Carlos Parra]

When Hutcho is your third best centre in the club........ well.

And the club's equal leading try scorer for the year!!!

[Carlos Parra]

There's at least 19 people to blame before the ref this week Carlos

Oh yes, I totally agree. But it doesn't alter the predictions.