Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Eels

[The Lip]

Please please please no more Hutch

Tackle bags have beaten him on the outside and then stepped back inside him for fun

[Rooster_6]

Please please please no more Hutch

Tackle bags have beaten him on the outside and then stepped back inside him for fun

Robinson: “Drew Hutchison is our new Mitchell Aubusson. He’s a great guy, a great player and he did a great job tonight.”

[mattyh]

No mention of Radley as a standout? I thought he was our best.

i thought he was good , def not poor , prob a bit unlucky gutho denied that try, but yea i didnt think he was a stand out ...i thought our halves were exceptional , and jared and paulo , rugby joe seemed fired up as well

[Chookies74]

Lol, the lines chick was faster than Allen.
Whyte still not first grade standard.
Baker improving, he and May will be valuable this year.
Egan haters, no mistakes tonight, ran and tackled hard, had a good game

[Rooster36]

The last try was embarrassing.

Sack robbo

[Rooster36]

Please please please no more Hutch

Tackle bags have beaten him on the outside and then stepped back inside him for fun

Lol are you available to coach

[mattyh]

Lol, the lines chick was faster than Allen.
Whyte still not first grade standard.
Baker improving, he and May will be valuable this year.
Egan haters, no mistakes tonight, ran and tackled hard, had a good game

i thought allen did some good things , im not sure i heard right but someone a couple of years ago said he has some serious toe...but maybe they were wrong or they talking about the fox or jason saab

[Eggspert]

great performance tonight from the boys, a few things from me .

thought it was one of our better esrly sesron games in years . i thought the tedesco hia was an accident , 10 in the bin was fair i thought .

standouts rugby boy, paulo , keary, walker, smith , jwh another best like performance . i also thought hutch and even egan were good to. tupou had a good night , just some dud passes.

parra have every right to be pissed with the nrl for the draw they have received. disgraceful from the nrl really .

all in all very pleased with the win .

The Teddy hit was late & high.

if Parra is a real contender then they shouldn't complain about the draw.

Does this mean their draw gets easier later on.

[SamKerrSimp]

agree to disagree there ...playing manly , panthers and us all fresh off byes ...if the roosters had a similar draw id be pissed , this place would be in meltdown

Teams have statistically lost more coming off the bye than they’ve won and our draw is harder than theirs.

[The Lip]

Lol are you available to coach

I would start by changing his name to Crutch

[mattyh]

The Teddy hit was late & high.

if Parra is a real contender then they shouldn't complain about the draw.

Does this mean their draw gets easier later on.

well yea course it does...

[mattyh]

Teams have statistically lost more coming off the bye than they’ve won and our draw is harder than theirs.

ok mate

[mattyh]

Please please please no more Hutch

Tackle bags have beaten him on the outside and then stepped back inside him for fun

if hutch had a touch more speed he could be an absolute weapon , big body, reasonable defender, ball skills , big kick .

has he kicked in general play this year , seems walker is doing 75 % general play kicking, brandon smith took the sneaky one and nearly stole a 40 20

[Eggspert]

agree to disagree there ...playing manly , panthers and us all fresh off byes ...if the roosters had a similar draw id be pissed , this place would be in meltdown

Ok, didn't realise they played Manly & Penrith after byes also. 3 in the first 4 rounds.

Can see your point now.

[mattyh]

Ok, didn't realise they played Manly & Penrith after byes also. 3 in the first 4 rounds.

Can see your point now.

i thought it a little harsh and if it was us id be pissy , but yea they have an easy few weeks upcoming, just another of those bizarre things the nrl occasionally checks off on .