NYC Squad for 2013

[Horry]

Looks Like Dean Blackman is back? Listed on the NRl Players on the official site

[Guest]

HH,
Sadly but typical, Roosters marketing continue to treat fans with contempt because those profiles are 2012 & more than half of them will not feature in 2013 for e.g Bernstrom, Jacks, Henare Wells, Rona, Forrester, Taripo etc...
2013 new signings include Jokotama, Tyler Cornish, Mitch Mammary & Jack Goodsall.

Strangely they've gone to the trouble of changing the competition sponsor from Toyota Cup to Holden Cup but that's about it.
I keep checking www.actionphoto.com.au every few days but no listing there either. Most other clubs have finalised their U20's squad.
I'm guessing that we have more players to cull from our large squad & cannot provide final details for publishing yet. I suppose we'll get a better idea at the Foundation Cup game on Feb 23.
Really looking forward to Feb 23. Newtown @ 3pm followed by NYC & then NRL. ALL 3 GRADES

P.S If anyone is interested in checking out the above site follow this path > enter the site, click on general public, select category rugby league, on the RHS select images from last seven days, & finally Heads 2013.

OK cheers...just noticed that the likes of RTS had been removed so though this was it...also did notice Riley Jacks and I knew he'd moved on.

Hopefully they'll finalize it soon.

[Guest]

Sorted. Delay was caused by waiting for Jack Goodsells hair to be done. Lol, just kidding Jack, good luck this year, give em heaps.

[Guest]

Does anybody know why paul rokolatis profile isnt in either u20s or first grade squad?

[Guest]

Reserve Grade still exists, there's nothing to bring back...

No it doesn't.

There's no Sydney Roosters reserve grade.

Most of those players are contracted to Newtown.

The day the roosters have a 50 man squad for both grades is the day we have a proper reserve grade.

[Guest]

A possible Holden Cup Lineup

1. Dallas Wells
2. Dylan Holmes
3. Brendan Elliot
4. Nene MacDonald
5. Jack Goodsell
6. Samisoni Langi/Rhyse Martin
7. Tyler Cornish
13. Jack Noble
12. Matt Baker
11. Jack Siejka
10. Mitchell Mamary
9. Clarrie Moore
8. Brandon Tago/Tuiala Togitasi

Jason Antonelli
John Asiata
Shaquille Blair
Alex Thomas
Guy Power

[theGman]

OK cheers...just noticed that the likes of RTS had been removed so though this was it...also did notice Riley Jacks and I knew he'd moved on.
Hopefully they'll finalize it soon.

Finally the NYC profiles have been uploaded on the official site

http://www.roosters.com.au/nycplayerprofiles

[Guest]

Finally the NYC profiles have been uploaded on the official site

http://www.roosters.com.au/nycplayerprofiles

About time...doesn't look like many of the Cloey lads made it. jack Johnson?

[Guest]

FIRST, American basketball gave us Shaquille O'Neal.

Now the NRL has unearthed its very own "Shaq", a former Broncos scholarship holder who is one of the rare fully fledged Aboriginal forwards to grace the code since the legendary Arthur Beetson.

At only 19, Sydney Roosters rookie Shaquille Blair knows he has some miles to travel on the road to NRL stardom, but there can be no questioning his passion, nor the desire to inspire young indigenous Australians.

Named after the towering LA Lakers basketball icon, Blair's attitude can be gauged in his daily journey to Roosters training.

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Reared in Brisbane, Blair, a rangy back-rower or prop, left behind his family to chase his NRL dream.

A mad Rabbitohs fan, he settled in Redfern, a Greg Inglis punt from the iconic club's former home ground in the shadows of Souths leagues club.

Still on his learner's permit, Blair makes the 50-minute round trek to Roosters training on foot. On his lazy days, he catches the bus.

Either way, Blair knows what he wants and where he is going. Every step is a step closer to achieving what few indigenous forwards have in the past 40 years - a long and rewarding career in the NRL.

"When I was growing up I was a Souths supporter, my dad went for them so I just followed him. But I'm starting to get a soft spot for the Roosters," says Blair, who joined the club in 2011 and is knocking on the door of NRL selection with the under-20s squad.

"Most of the time I walk to training. I listen to a bit of music and that's my time to switch off before training. At home, I have a picture of Michael Jordan (NBA legend) on the wall. I was named after Shaquille O'Neal, he had a massive following when I was born.

"My whole family loves basketball so my dad liked the name. It was annoying in school because the teachers couldn't say it properly and the students would tease me.

"But Shaq is good enough for me."

Mature and quietly spoken, Blair has an air of difference and he embraces it. Most Aboriginal league stars are wiry backs who can dance on a six-pence.

Not Shaq. He stands 192cm. He weighs 101kg and plans to get bigger.

Critically, he has skill, the ability to use the ball in an indigenous way that made Beetson a forward prototype.

Like another indigenous forward comrade, Broncos skipper Sam Thaiday, Blair values his heritage and the difference he can make after facing his own hurdles. His parents both hail from Aboriginal missions in Queensland and split up when Blair was a boy.

"I love being Aboriginal," he said.

"My mum and dad are Aboriginal and both my grandparents are full Aboriginal. I'm pretty proud of my heritage, I don't think there's many guys in the NRL who can say they have full Aboriginal blood on both sides for generations.

"When my parents split up, I found it hard.

"It was a one-parent income household. It was tough growing up.

"We didn't have what other kids had but we had just enough.

"It's important for young Aboriginal kids who are good at something to have a role model and I would like to be that one day."

[roosterproud]

Well that got me interested in the guy. I hope he fires for us and gets that filthy habbit of loving the rabble out of his head

[Guest]

"Starting to get a soft spot for the roosters"?

Pfffft...

Send him back.

[theGman]

About time...doesn't look like many of the Cloey lads made it. jack Johnson?

I think you'll find that locals Taane Milne, Johnson & Brad Deitz are still eligible for SG Ball. They and Willis Meehan should come into NYC consideration once their season ends.

[Guest]

I think you'll find that locals Taane Milne, Johnson & Brad Deitz are still eligible for SG Ball. They and Willis Meehan should come into NYC consideration once their season ends.

OK cheers. Yeah I knew Milne was playing Ball this year but didn't realize Johnson was the same.

You're a fountain of knowledge on the juniors G, thanks for the info.

[Guest]

About time...doesn't look like many of the Cloey lads made it. jack Johnson?

Jack Johnson has pulled the pin and signed on to play Rugby.

[Guest]

im pretty sure Jack Johnson was let go unfortunately