Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Bulldogs

[Chook2]

What a poor way to start the weekend

[Andrew Walker]

I think everything that Sandon can do, Sammy does better. Yes Sandon has some X factor and can pull stuff out, but so can Sam. Sandon probably has Sam covered for pace but everything else Sam is light years ahead.

Neither Sam or Sandon have what young Hugo brings to the table, which is a long kicking game and a big body.

Hugo and Sam is the way to go in my opinion.

Agreed

[Rooster_6]

Couple of lazy misses from Vic lead to tries under the sticks.

Burton try, sure. Not sure you can blame him for the Xerri try though, if anything maybe you can be critical he pushes too hard but Watson is way too deep in the line so even if he wanted to he can't go harder at Xerri in that instance. Can't fault Watson though, he's being over relied on at the moment.

Collins at fault for the other two linebreaks up the middle so it is disappointing to see it coming from our senior players that's for sure. Collins looked well under done, will be good for him to get some minutes for QLD before returning.

[Andrew Walker]

So I don't disagree that's Sandon probably will make room for Sam but no way those 2 mistakes you mentioned lost us that game .If toups passes to billy we win .If Rads doesn't give a penalty we have the ball .It's to easy to just blame a half .

The forward pass at 20-18 on the first tackle when we could have iced the game or at very least run the clock down was unforgivable and changed the trajectory of the game We had them on the ropes so to speak but that let them off them

[Chook2]

I can cop a loss but im getting frustrated with the way we just throw games away with poor handling and attacking misreads FFS the Dogs weren't that good tonight-they just hanged in there waiting for us to gift them the win- and we did exactly that

Agree it’s hard to watch us loose it ourselves so many times

the dogs aren’t that great, certainly beatable they just do the basics well and wait for other teams errors

[The Brain]

My prophecy came true in these thread..Burton's bomb killed us..throw in some poor difference and a couple of errors.Butcht is useless..Foketi should never had been dropped .He is a goer and a hard ****.Dirsnt make errors.Oncr again Robbo ****ed up the bench.Left Butcher and Collins on too long .Whyte and Spencer were playing great.Thatswhere we really lost it.

[chopstiks]

We are a comedy of errors side... that was the most typical Roosters loss ever .. who didn't see it coming, up against the burto bomb and the dogs charging under the posts. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

[mightyrooster]

Another game we really gave to the opposition rather than them beating us. Way too many errors.

[Random Rooster]

Disappointing 2nd half.

I wonder how the Dogs were so fast off their line in the 2nd half? I noted Klein keeping only 7 meters a couple of times on TV, I wonder what it was like at the game?

Really poor, lazy defence in the middle from Collins and Radley for all of their tries (3 from Radley, 2 from Collins). Uncharacteristic from both of them. It was interesting to see Angus absolutely glare at Radley after their last try. Our D out wide has become excellent.

Sandon Smith took too many poor options as the more senior half and that forward pass at the end was inexcusable. We really, really need Walker back managing the team.

Mark N can do some magical things with the ball and his defence was great, but FFS can we teach him how to catch. Catch 100 balls at training this week before you can go home.

Spencer can be so destructive carting the ball up, but works himself up so much he loses his grip on the ball. He helped set the first half platform though and needed to come back on with 20 mins to go.

Foketi’s aggression would have served us better than Egan Butcher.

We can improve dramatically on that effort.

Foketi needs to be in the 17. He has been too good this year to leave out

[roostermcgregor]

Without Spencer on the field, our forwards lost momentum and the yardage battle in the second half.
The dogs ran some soft tries through the middle.
So disappointing.
Couple that with 6? dropped balls from Marky Mark, and that’s a recipe for disaster.
Toia made the mistake with the bombed try, but is so dangerous with the ball, and tackles hard. He kept Kikau in check, which is no mean feat.

[King Salvo]

This is why DCE is a absolute must signing...might be able to stop the chook choking...like tonight..

mmm They kicked you off the Souffs site after you ridiculed Bennett saying he should be in a retirement village and was past his use buy date as a coach- There can't be two Rocky Rhodes

[Random Rooster]

We did good.

middle defence went to hell after Spence went off.

Burton’s kicking game was the difference.

the Dogs are way ahead of the comp and at the beginning of the season I predicted spoon for us.

we are over performing.

anyone whinging about about this being a loss hasn’t been around long enough to know their arse from their elbow

I can cop a loss but im getting frustrated with the way we just throw games away with poor handling and attacking misreads FFS the Dogs weren't that good tonight-they just hanged in there waiting for us to gift them the win- and we did exactly that

[Steggles]

Disappointing 2nd half.

I wonder how the Dogs were so fast off their line in the 2nd half? I noted Klein keeping only 7 meters a couple of times on TV, I wonder what it was like at the game?

Really poor, lazy defence in the middle from Collins and Radley for all of their tries (3 from Radley, 2 from Collins). Uncharacteristic from both of them. It was interesting to see Angus absolutely glare at Radley after their last try. Our D out wide has become excellent.

Sandon Smith took too many poor options as the more senior half and that forward pass at the end was inexcusable. We really, really need Walker back managing the team.

Mark N can do some magical things with the ball and his defence was great, but FFS can we teach him how to catch. Catch 100 balls at training this week before you can go home.

Spencer can be so destructive carting the ball up, but works himself up so much he loses his grip on the ball. He helped set the first half platform though and needed to come back on with 20 mins to go.

Foketi’s aggression would have served us better than Egan Butcher.

We can improve dramatically on that effort.

[Rooster_6]

I told you it was a 50/50 game, it could have gone either way.

We lost that game twice.

It's not a 50/50 probability when the Dogs continue to win games like that and we continue to lose games like that (See Warriors & Rabbitohs games previously).

[HunchoRooster]

Not quite More think his decision making in the last nine minutes was terrible Started with us up 20-18 attacking their line on the first tackle and he throws a forward pass We don’t touch it again till we are down 24-20 Shit kick on the last then another inexplicable kick the next set The thing is one of either Sandon or Hugo go when Walker returns I really hope it’s Sandon

I think everything that Sandon can do, Sammy does better. Yes Sandon has some X factor and can pull stuff out, but so can Sam. Sandon probably has Sam covered for pace but everything else Sam is light years ahead.

Neither Sam or Sandon have what young Hugo brings to the table, which is a long kicking game and a big body.

Hugo and Sam is the way to go in my opinion.