Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Sharks

[Lydon]

Last time we played them the game was close until Hynes took over,so hopefully we shut him down tonight..

Also expecting a special game from Walker,he will be out to prove a point after being dropped after the last Sharks game..

Go Easts

[rcptn]

So if we win tonight do we play Melbourne or the loser of Penrith v Warriors?

[Noosa Rooster]

So if we win tonight do we play Melbourne or the loser of Penrith v Warriors?

Pretty sure we will play Melbourne.

[B2B]

We play Melbourne in Melbourne

[On the Nose]

Last time we played them the game was close until Hynes took over,so hopefully we shut him down tonight..

Also expecting a special game from Walker,he will be out to prove a point after being dropped after the last Sharks game..

Go Easts

No point to prove. He was dropped because the coach was off his meds. Nothing to do with Sam.

[Eggspert]

So if we win tonight do we play Melbourne or the loser of Penrith v Warriors?

Melbourne & if we win then a Preliminary Final v winner of Panthers v Warriors.

[Johnny Brass]

I never like to see Sutton with the whistle but I think we can beat the sharks with our guns starting to hit top form. Keary has been outstanding and seems to have got his confidence back digging into the line.
We need to keep our discipline and can't afford to give them easy leg ups out of their own end.
Injuries and suspensions have a huge bearing on how far teams go in the finals.
Easts to win

[rcptn]

Melbourne & if we win then a Preliminary Final v winner of Panthers v Warriors.

I like that path

[Lydon]

No point to prove. He was dropped because the coach was off his meds. Nothing to do with Sam.

I don’t disagree with that..

But Sam is a super competitor,he will be out to prove a point!

[NorfolkStreetKid]

I am very hopeful we will get a good win tonight.
I watched the full replay of our last game against Cronulla in Round 7.
We were very harshly treated by the ref, and finished the game with 11 men.
It has been written here that Sam missed 8 tackles in that game, and deserved to be dropped.
I suggest anyone with that view have another look, because it is wrong, very wrong.
Hopefully Sam will shine for us tonight, Smith is in much better form too as are Keary and Teddy.
Go the Chooks.

[ccfc bondi]

Feeling good about this one, but then again, so are the media tipsters. Give it all you got, guys!

[Sentimentinel]

Big day coming up, got mum's old boy coming down.

Girls on at 130. Probably lunching at the pub with beers.

Pen War at 3. Then the big one tonight watching with Laurie, my sharkies mate and wife also.

The old boy wants to sleep here and have me wake him at 2am so he can watch the wallabies.

All good dude, I'll still be awake, deep in my cups online gaming with my mate in England hopefully celebrating a Roosters win!

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[Seventy Five]

The boys would have felt real satisfaction and a release of pressure after last week. Hopefully they can reset and bring the same approach and attitude to Shark Park that choked Souths out.

The Sharkies wont have liked the look of the professional, disciplined Roosters they saw last week and I think will dish up a bit of crap early to try and unsettle us. If we just play footy tonight we win and the Sharks know it.

Cant wait. Lets go Roooosters!

[BTRD]

No excuses if we lose. Sharks are crap - we are not.

[On the Nose]

This game is going to be a lot harder than last week. The Rabbitohs forwards were out of condition and Robinson picked a pack to deal with that. I can't split these two teams and I think whoever gets the rub of the green in the first 20 minutes will likely win. Hopefully Joey is fit.