Terrible

[Water boy]

A loss would have been better. These pathetic performances that result in wins take the heat off teflon trent, when we limp into finals and get knocked out week 1, rainbow robbo escapes the spotlight, but we need a season where we don't make the 8 and hopefully the non stick coating on the frenchie wears off and uncle Nick gives him the flick. Where doing nothing this season anyway, I'd rather take the L's now and end expose the genius supercoach for the fraud he is.

[Water boy]

Halftime score should have been 26-6.
The merged team were engineered back into the game by the officials.

yes it's a major conspiracy against us, the whole NRL is against us. It has nothing to do with the fact that our team is full of overrated players sprinkled with fringe reserve graders and coached by a dud who believes his own hype.

[eddie]

yes it's a major conspiracy against us, the whole NRL is against us. It has nothing to do with the fact that our team is full of overrated players sprinkled with fringe reserve graders and coached by a dud who believes his own hype.

I actually watched the game.

[roosterchook]

Who would that be though ?

What about Corey Allen ? He’s supposed to have Origin experience and can fit in anywhere in the backline.

[Rooster36]

I actually watched the game.

It’s quite obvious the boy is a troll

[Water boy]

It’s quite obvious the boy is a troll

apparently anyone who is not willing to get bukkaked by the team is a troll.

[NorfolkStreetKid]

Thought Handbake did a good job of shutting down their left edge for the most part yesterday when he came on for Toups. Don't think Turpin would have been able to do that.

Sorry, Handbrake made one decent tackle..... maybe he tried to get out of theway but wasnt' quick enough. Turpin is no world beater but he's streets ahead of the handbrake, and we can use him when our dynamo of a dummy half needs a recharge twice a game. I know Smith is good, explosive, creative etc, I just wish he could keep it up for more than 20 minutes.

[Headless Chook]

Sorry, Handbrake made one decent tackle..... maybe he tried to get out of theway but wasnt' quick enough. Turpin is no world beater but he's streets ahead of the handbrake, and we can use him when our dynamo of a dummy half needs a recharge twice a game. I know Smith is good, explosive, creative etc, I just wish he could keep it up for more than 20 minutes.

Yeah Turpin would have been a gun marking up on Suli yesterday

[NorfolkStreetKid]

Yeah Turpin would have been a gun marking up on Suli yesterday

The thing you are right about is that we as a premier club should have been able to manage our roster so we have better coverage than either the Handbrake or Turpin offer, neither of them is a genuine 14, and since we went and bought a hooker who can't play 80 minutes, we should have had the nouse to get a good 14 who can cover dummy half and the halves or outside backs. Poor roster management.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

apparently anyone who is not willing to get bukkaked by the team is a troll.

I feel a bit bad, but that reads very funny.

[King Salvo]

Roosters squad and positions covered - includes both full contract NRL players and Development/Extended Bench contract players (Highlighted) - Watson could cover the halves and possibly Fullback if required but more a forward utility nowadays.

The squad is more than capable and just need to work towards a consistent 80 minute game week in week out which is what is missing to be a real premiership contender - less injuries as well would greatly help

Fullback - Tedesco/Manu/Suaalii/Allan/Sandon Smith
Wing- Toops/Paulo/Manu/Suaalli/Momirovski/Billy Smith//Allan/Karawalevu/Katoa/Pauga/ Henare-Schuster
Centre- Manu/Suaalii/Hutchinator/Billy Smith/Momirovski/Allan/Toia/Pauga/Henare-Schuster
5/8- Keary/Walker/Hutchinator/Manu/ Sandon Smith
Half - Walker/Keary/Hutchinator/Sandon Smith
Lock - Radley/Watson/Brown/ N Butcher/E Butcher/Whyte/Brandon Smith
Second Row- Crichton/Sitili/N Butcher/ E Butcher/ N Brown/Whyte/Wong/Brandon Smith/ El-Zakham
Front Row - JWH/Collins/Lodge/Thomas/Terrell/Whyte/Wong/ El-Zakham/Thomas/Napa
Dummy Half - Brandon Smith / Hutchinator/ Turpin/ Radley/Watson/ Deakin/Moriarty

[NorfolkStreetKid]

Roosters squad and positions covered - includes both full contract NRL players and Development/Extended Bench contract players (Highlighted) - Watson could cover the halves and possibly Fullback if required but more a forward utility nowadays.

The squad is more than capable and just need to work towards a consistent 80 minute game week in week out which is what is missing to be a real premiership contender - less injuries as well would greatly help

Fullback - Tedesco/Manu/Suaalii/Allan/Sandon Smith
Wing- Toops/Paulo/Manu/Suaalli/Momirovski/Billy Smith//Allan/Karawalevu/Katoa/Pauga/ Henare-Schuster
Centre- Manu/Suaalii/HANDBRAKE/Billy Smith/Momirovski/Allan/Toia/Pauga/Henare-Schuster
5/8- Keary/Walker/HANDBRAKE/Manu/ Sandon Smith
Half - Walker/Keary/HANDBRAKE/Sandon Smith
Lock - Radley/Watson/Brown/ N Butcher/E Butcher/Whyte/Brandon Smith
Second Row- Crichton/Sitili/N Butcher/ E Butcher/ N Brown/Whyte/Wong/Brandon Smith/ El-Zakham
Front Row - JWH/Collins/Lodge/Thomas/Terrell/Whyte/Wong/ El-Zakham/Thomas/Napa
Dummy Half - Brandon Smith / HANDBRAKE/ Turpin/ Radley/Watson/ Deakin/Moriarty

Seriously, you, the resident KAKFA, are deluded with your obsession about the handbrake, yes he covers every position, just not to first grade standard.

[mightyrooster]

The thing you are right about is that we as a premier club should have been able to manage our roster so we have better coverage than either the Handbrake or Turpin offer, neither of them is a genuine 14, and since we went and bought a hooker who can't play 80 minutes, we should have had the nouse to get a good 14 who can cover dummy half and the halves or outside backs. Poor roster management.

He's injured though.

[Steakface]

The thing you are right about is that we as a premier club should have been able to manage our roster so we have better coverage than either the Handbrake or Turpin offer, neither of them is a genuine 14, and since we went and bought a hooker who can't play 80 minutes, we should have had the nouse to get a good 14 who can cover dummy half and the halves or outside backs. Poor roster management.

We aren't a "premier club".
we have to abide by same rules as every club
And we do have a decent number of internationals/origin stars, so that results in the need to have more modest players filling out the squad.

It's not hard to understand Norfolk.

I'm sorry, but NRL clubs (including our own) have plenty kind blowingly thick supporters. This nonsense like 'premier club's that get trotted out are nonsense, and I can't believe people buy it. Good other example - Roosters get lambasted for being the silvertails with brown paper bags, yet the Rabbitohs are a wealthier club but are the 'battlers from Redfern' LOFL

[Ray Stehr]

We need another quality centre, it's probably our achilles heel. Souths now have Mitchell and Wighton, a quality pairing. For what it's worth I believe that this is our strongest team atm.

1 Tedesco
2 Suaalii
3 Smith
4 Manu
5 Paulo
6 Keary
7 Walker
13 Radley
12 Crighton
11 Nat Butcher
10 Collins
9 Smith
8 JWH (C)

14 Turpin
15 Egan Butcher
16 Sitili Tupouniau
17 Lodge

18 Brown
19 May
20 Hutchinson
21 Baker