Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Bulldogs

[RoosterFanNZ]

I wish players would ask the ref for a voluntary tackle penalty

[RoosterFanNZ]

there should be a 6 again on the last tackle there

[Andrew Walker]

Fcuk off now we give them the last shot at us

[Batemans Bay Rooster]

I wish players would ask the ref for a voluntary tackle penalty

no such thing anymore

[QWERTY]

We are definitely up for it, just need to execute more chances

[RoosterFanNZ]

we got on top of them since that first try. time to push on and not give them the chance to snatch victory

[RoosterFanNZ]

no such thing anymore

do you mean its not an official rule? or that they just ignore it

[Rooster_6]

Robinson's team selections, particularly in the backs, makes no sense. Bring back Walker, Keary to five eighth, Manu back to centres, Smith out, Tupou back on the wing.

Given Tupou & Walker are both injured, neither are possible changes at the moment.

[gragra]

Gee Joey Manu seems out of sorts. Couldn't keep pace with Mahoney for the second try....and is not beating anyone with his step....a shadow of last year...but atleast Teddy Keary and Suallili are back to good form...

[Johnny Brass]

Decent quality game so far, I wish Klein would stay out of it and let them play footy. Suaalii looks much better and more engaged on the wing and we have been a lot more aggressive in defence.
Joey overplaying his hand and the one time he did pass it on we scored. Pauga has been good on the wing and his one dropped ball he was hit in the head which was somehow missed.

[BraveTheWorld]

Think the scoreline flatters the Dogs slightly. I think we won basically 30 minutes of that half, and probably should be up a try.

Have been happy with Pauga. Looks pretty comfortable under some massive Burton bombs, and has ran hard. Brown and Sitili also look great, methinks.

I tell you what though, I have no idea how we physically dominate so hard for such extended periods of time, and cannot buy a slow tackle penalty/6-again.
We get slowed down so heavily, and our players ae fighting to play the ball, and never seem to get rewarded for it.

Be an interesting second half. The Dogs are pretty tough and won't go away.

[DP1990]

I like Sitili at lock. From the first half, he didn't overplay his hand, hit hard (yes he's on report but that wasn't his fault or intentional).

[bondi.boy]

Gee Joey Manu seems out of sorts. Couldn't keep pace with Mahoney for the second try....and is not beating anyone with his step....a shadow of last year...but atleast Teddy Keary and Suallili are back to good form...

Manu belongs at right centre.
End of story.

[QWERTY]

Also, can’t believe it’s taken this long to use Nathan Brown. Really skilful and quick off the mark. Suaali I’d done pretty well today too.

[Rooster_6]

Think we were in control for most of that first half, just look a little lost for ideas in attack. Every time the ball hits Joey Manu it just seems to die with him, Sandon Smith could be an important player in the second half if Manu continues to offer no distribution to his outside backs.