Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Cowboys

[Carlos Parra]

I blame Sam Walker

Why not, Robinson does!

[Lydon]

Joey Manu has 40minutes to prove he's fit to wear the 6 for the rest of the season. His play so far has been detrimental to our attack, gives us no structure and continuously second guessing himself when he does find himself in space.

Otherwise plans to convert him into the next 5/8 need to be shelved for another season.

Personally I think he’s already proved that he’s not a regular 6,he is a much better centre or fullback!

I wonder when the coach will finally admit it to himself and make the change..

[Easts75]

Billy Smith is the only player that has looked dangerous for us.

Has been our best. How can a guy playing his first game in 10 odd months after his 3rd ACL be our best ?? Desire takes you a long way !! We've been terrible and haven't improved. 2 wins against Dragons and Warriors gave us false hope We've improved

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

No surprise that we are 14th for points scored.

Cows should've had 2 in the bin. Allowed to get away with murder

[Lydon]

Watch us come out and beat the Panthers next week!

Provided we play on a dry track

[Johnny Brass]

We were pathetic, lost the ball everytime we got on their line. Some of the cheeses decision making was woeful. Thought Billy Smith was the best of a very poor bunch.
We need to lift in the 2nd stanza , don't like the way this one's going.

[B2B]

We make it so hard for ourselves. Week in week out . Hopefully the coach wakes them up and we bring it home.

[King Salvo]

Not sure the weather conditions was in the script

1st half stats - Roosters 0 vs Cowboys 6

Possession % - Cowboys 53-47
Time in possession (minutes) - Cowboys 16.32 - 14.37
Set Completions - Cowboys - 75 % (18/24) - Roosters - 70 % (17/24)
Line Breaks - Cowboys 1-0
Offloads - Cowboys 7-4
Kicking metres - Roosters 327 ( 11) - Cowboys 319 (15)
Forced Drop outs - Cowboys 2-0
Defence - Roosters 203 - 177
Missed tackles - Roosters 22-19
Errors - Roosters 7- 6
Penalties Conceded - Cowboys 3 - 2
Set restarts conceded - Cowboys - 2 -1

[Easts75]

No surprise that we are 14th for points scored.

Cows should've had 2 in the bin. Allowed to get away with murder

Reece Robson is playing with us. They are rolling out of their end easily the way he hold up the defensive line. Highly underrated

[bondi.boy]

No surprise that we are 14th for points scored.

Cows should've had 2 in the bin. Allowed to get away with murder

Indeed.
Our players would've been binned.

[roosterchook]

Robbo needs to put Suualii back on the wing, move Manu to centre and bring back Walker to the halves. At least then we might have some attack.

[RoosterFanNZ]

Personally I think he’s already proved that he’s not a regular 6,he is a much better centre or fullback!

I wonder when the coach will finally admit it to himself and make the change..

gotta teach walker a lesson...

[DP1990]

Side to side footy in wet and horrendous conditions plus overall sweet f*ck all with our attacking shapes.


Keary really needs to rein it in and control our side. Teddy is once again doing too much and too much unnecessary crap.


Honourable mention to Billy Smith ... having a real hard crack !

[mightyrooster]

What a frustrating half. As soon as I saw it bucketing down at the start I knew this would tighten the game up and help the cows.

[RoosterFanNZ]

oh look a dropped ball from a short ball...**** me were lucky