Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Bulldogs

[Rooster90]

I thought he looked ok. He didn't make a lot of mistakes. To be honest, I barely noticed him.

Missed an easy 1 on 1 for a try while playing centre

Got shifted to fullback after King was knocked out and looked clueless

[ARD]

Our go forward with sandon at nine was really encouraging. Very good service; speed and variety. Give he can play 1, 6,7,9 he could snatch our utility role for sure

[zac]

good to get the win. our errors and jac's pace made it close but we'll take it.

[The Brain]

MoM.....easily the touchy just nudged Teddy

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Congrats boys. A win is a win these days for us.

The old guard of Teddy, Kez and JWH led the way. (Not sure whats wrong with Manu...not himself).

So pleased to see the debs get a go who have been killing it in reggies. Thats how a club should operate. They both looked rapt after the game.

And pleased for Teddy. He was pretty emotional in the post match iv. I've been his biggest critic, but he hit back strongly today.

[Rooster_6]

Take the two points and let’s go home.

Some positives
- Suaalii back on the wing, much better showing with still some room to improve
- Teddy back to simple footy, support and run direct
- Great debut from Pauga, carried the ball well and looked safe under the high ball
- Sandon Smith solid debut, looked crisp out of dummy half and provides genuine utility as a spine player. Might be the end of Hutch as a utility?
- Toops back next week

[Jacks Fur Coat]

We got lucky. That wasn’t a forward pass

It looked sweet...straight out of the hands which is fine. It then floated forward but thats irrelevant.

[Lydon]

It looked sweet...straight out of the hands which is fine. It then floated forward but thats irrelevant.

We got lucky there

[Andrew Walker]

Take the two points and let’s go home.

Some positives
- Suaalii back on the wing, much better showing with still some room to improve
- Teddy back to simple footy, support and run direct
- Great debut from Pauga, carried the ball well and looked safe under the high ball
- Sandon Smith solid debut, looked crisp out of dummy half and provides genuine utility as a spine player. Might be the end of Hutch as a utility?
- Toops back next week

Now if only our coach could see you need to play Rugby League with two halves

[RoosterFanNZ]

Actually smart - running the ball on last allows a set defensive line at the changeover.

haha that’s fair, I would agree but it didn’t look like it was on purpose

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

As soon as Walker is fit the Manu at 6 experiment needs to stop. Manu is the best centre in the world. FB maybe but at 5/8 he just does have space and doesn't have the kicking game

[King Salvo]

Half Time Stats - Roosters 12 vs Bulldogs 12

• Possession - Bulldogs 55% - Roosters 45%
• Set Completions - Roosters 87% (14/16) - Bulldogs 86% ( 19/22)
• Time in Possession -Bulldogs 15.04 mins- Roosters 12.14 mins
• Running Metres - Bulldogs 750 ( 93) - Roosters 709 (84)
• PCM - Bulldogs 210 - Roosters 175
• Line Breaks - Roosters 2 - Bulldogs 1
• Average Set Distance Metres - Roosters 44.33 - Bulldogs 34.12
• Average play the ball speed - Bulldogs - 3.19 sec - Roosters - 3.48 sec
• Kicking metres - Roosters 367 (12) - Bulldogs 304 (12)
• Tackles made - Roosters 238 ( 16 missed) - Bulldogs 169 ( 23 missed)
• Errors - Roosters 4 - Bulldogs 3
• Penalties Conceded - Roosters 5 - Bulldogs 4
• On Report - Roosters 1 ( Sitili) - Bulldogs - 0
• Interchanges used - Roosters 3 - Bulldogs 4
• HIA - Roosters 0 - Bulldogs 1 ( Mahoney)

2nd Half Stats - Roosters 13 vs Bulldogs 12

• Possession - Bulldogs 51% - Roosters 49%
• Set Completions - Roosters 75 % (15/20) - Bulldogs 78% ( 15/10)
• Time in Possession -Bulldogs 13.24 mins- Roosters 12.11 mins
• Running Metres - Bulldogs 715 ( 77) - Roosters 741 (75)
• PCM - Bulldogs 213 - Roosters 190
• Line Breaks - Roosters 2 - Bulldogs 1
• Average Set Distance Metres - Roosters 36.27 - Bulldogs 36.36
• Average play the ball speed - Bulldogs - 3.35 sec - Roosters - 3.68 sec
• Kicking metres - Roosters 128 (6) - Bulldogs 197 (8)
• Tackles made - Roosters 111 ( 2 missed) - Bulldogs 126 ( 14 missed)
• Errors - Roosters 7 - Bulldogs 6
• Penalties Conceded - Roosters 5 - Bulldogs 4
• On Report - Roosters 1 (Turpin ) - Bulldogs - 0
• Interchanges used - Roosters 4 - Bulldogs 4
• HIA - Roosters 0 - Bulldogs 0

Full Time Stats - Roosters 25 vs Bulldogs 24

• Possession - Bulldogs 53% - Roosters 47%
• Set Completions - Roosters 80 % (29/36) - Bulldogs 82 % ( 34/41)
• Time in Possession -Bulldogs 28.28 mins- Roosters 24.25 mins
• Running Metres - Bulldogs 1465 ( 170) - Roosters 1450 (159)
• PCM - Bulldogs 423 - Roosters 365
• Line Breaks - Roosters 4 - Bulldogs 2
• Average Set Distance Metres - Roosters 35.74 - Bulldogs 40.03
• Average play the ball speed - Bulldogs - 3.19 sec - Roosters - 3.48 sec
• Kicking metres - Roosters 495 (18) - Bulldogs 501 (20)
• Tackles made - Roosters 349 ( 18 missed) - Bulldogs 295 ( 37 missed)
• Errors - Roosters 11 - Bulldogs 9
• Penalties Conceded - Roosters 7 - Bulldogs 6
• On Report - Roosters 2 (Sitili and Turpin ) - Bulldogs - 0
• Interchanges used - Roosters 7 - Bulldogs 8
• HIA - Roosters 0 - Bulldogs 1 ( Mahoney)

[Andrew Walker]

Would that be the first game ever since the six more cam in that there were none given

[BraveTheWorld]

Well, I'm not sure what to make of that game. I think people look at where both teams are on the ladder and have confirmation-bias that it was a poor game.

The Bulldogs have been in the vast majority of their games this year, including against good opposition. They completed at a high percentage and have some very, very quick backs which caused us some issues.

Was fantastic for Teddy to hit back like that. Best on ground for sure, and that should do his confidence a world of good.
I thought Pauga was strong, and Smith looked good in his short stint.
Nathan Brown definitely looks threatening to me. Seems to pick and choose his ball-playing well and not pre-meditate too much. I wouldn't mind Radley taking a leaf out of that book.
Also nice to just put some points on again, although admittedly the Dogs aren't a great defensive unit by any stretch.
Suaalii played his best game for quite a while.

Downsides for me are still the goal-line defense, and our attack still hasn't clicked.
Manu has probably been our worst player over the last month. I think the quicker he's out of the 6 jersey, the better.
The timing of our errors is also really poor. Angus' dropped ball on the 1st or 2nd tackle after points, and Brown off the set start etc.

Big test next week, but winning and losing are habits, and that win hopefully is a springboard.

[Big Dog]

Started both halves poorly and then had to fight back. Keary's kick out on the full had me screaming but his calmness when kicking the field goal was all class.