SQUAD v WARRIORS

[Batemans Bay Rooster]

3 years and change ...not one game.

oh sorry, I see, you've also determined that we're "not well coached"?

[King Salvo]

Darn I didn't win the Sydney Roosters & City Index Survey - I will blame Robbo for this

[King Salvo]

Not gonna hate on Hutch as much as I usually do because he played with some gumption on the weekend unlike the majority of others. However, I stand by the point it makes little sense to carry him on the bench in a game like this. I can only assume its similar to last week. If Manu is fit, Hutch will drop out for a forward (hopefully Wong). Thomas is rubbish and the rest of them heavily inexperienced.

Another bad feeling about this one, especially considering they have an excellent forward pack on paper.

[MKCS]

Don't understand why we're running with 2 forwards again, apart from Baker and the bench we do look quite good though ON PAPER. It will be very troubling if we don't win here.

[Waylander]

Why are you all complaining about the team named on Tuesday when you KNOW it’s not the team that is likely to run out on Saturday?

[Lydon]

Why are you all complaining about the team named on Tuesday when you KNOW it’s not the team that is likely to run out on Saturday?

Yes agreed..

I can’t wait for Robbo to pull the rabbit out of his hat and throw Hutch into the starting side at the last hour,just to bamboozle the Warriors!

[King Salvo]

Yes agreed..

I can’t wait for Robbo to pull the rabbit out of his hat and throw Hutch into the starting side at the last hour,just to bamboozle the Warriors!

There is never too much of the Hutch

[Noosa Rooster]

I can’t work out the logic, Baker was dropped last week to 18th man and is now starting prop? Surely May gets a start. If Radley is out we need to play Turpin and start Cheese at lock.

Sorry but can't see the sense in that. Smith was bought as a hooker and has shed quite a few kilos for his role with the aim to play max. minutes. Turpin as his back-up. Last week was out of necessity because we lacked troops on the bench but to start the game that way is asking for trouble.
For mine it would be Nat to lock and Wong to start in the back row. Interchange of Turpin, Whyte, May and Thomas. Sorry Hutch but you're a luxury we can't afford just now.

[King Salvo]

Sorry but can't see the sense in that. Smith was bought as a hooker and has shed quite a few kilos for his role with the aim to play max. minutes. Turpin as his back-up. Last week was out of necessity because we lacked troops on the bench but to start the game that way is asking for trouble.
For mine it would be Nat to lock and Wong to start in the back row. Interchange of Turpin, Whyte, May and Thomas. Sorry Hutch but you're a luxury we can't afford just now.

The Hutchinator Vice Captain perhaps

[ARD]

ROOSTERS SQUAD v WARRIORS

Rnd 2 - Saturday 11th March @ 3:00pm
Allianz Stadium, Sydney.


I don't know what to say after last week. No predictions from me. God knows what we'll dish up this week.

Hopefully Manu back & a home game makes a difference. Still no JWH.

GO EASTS !!

ROOSTERS:
1. Tedesco
2. Tupou
3. Suaali'i
4. Manu
5. Paulo
6. Keary
7. Walker
8. Collins
9. Smith, Brandon
10. Baker
11. Butcher, Egan
12. Butcher, Nat
13. Radley

INTERCHANGE:
14. Turpin
15. Hutchison
16. Whyte
17. May

RESERVES:
18. Allan
19. Thomas
20. Smith, Sanden
21. Wong
22. El-Zakham

Only 111 combined first grade games for our four Props. Going to need a lot of yardage support from the backs.

[ism22]

Our forwards look very ordinary.

To be fair 'our forwards' were minus JWH, Crichton, Lodge, Rads and Cheese for large parts of the game against what's basically the Storm's old pack.

Based on minutes played, 'our forwards' were Collins, Turpin, May, Butcher x2 and Whyte.

Robbo's tactic was to end strong with Lodge, Radley, Collins and Cheese all on the field. Instead of this, the Dolphins got to play against the above (with Collins being the only one to play big minutes).

Not trying to gloss over it all but 'our forwards' are...
Starting...
JWH
Cheese
Lodge
Crichton
Nat
Rads
Bench rotation [something like]...
Watson
Collins
Egan
Sitili

... IMO there's a serious argument that the Storm's old pack played against a reserve-grade Roosters pack for most of the game.

[Rooster36]

Sorry but can't see the sense in that. Smith was bought as a hooker and has shed quite a few kilos for his role with the aim to play max. minutes. Turpin as his back-up. Last week was out of necessity because we lacked troops on the bench but to start the game that way is asking for trouble.
For mine it would be Nat to lock and Wong to start in the back row. Interchange of Turpin, Whyte, May and Thomas. Sorry Hutch but you're a luxury we can't afford just now.

the field day they could have up that middle around the ruck

[Rooster1908]

We are a genuine shot of going into the bye without a win.

This has to be the worst forward pack we’ve had in a decade

We should win the bye then . Hopefully

[Noosa Rooster]

the field day they could have up that middle around the ruck

Couldn't be any worse than last week. And we wasted a bench spot.

[BigCok007]

Yes agreed..

I can’t wait for Robbo to pull the rabbit out of his hat and throw Hutch into the starting side at the last hour,just to bamboozle the Warriors!

Robbo has been saving his ace in the hole, for this week we will bare witness to the culmination of the past three years, hutchinator at prop.

suffer in your jocks warriors!