Official match day thread: Roosters versus Sharks

[ism22]

The best part about the win is all the idiots like Rocky stay away from the forum for another week

They've been missing ever since Peter Dutton got smashed. Always loud and proud when the Tories have a win... missing when Easts and/or progressives are winning.

[dice]

Channel 9 came up with Toia The Destroyer. I like it.

[Mickie Lane]

Im just watching a replay of the post match analysis on Foxsports & they're showing the Roosters dressing room (no sound just vision) & the thing that you can see from that vision is that Robbo is the Roosters.
Every person in the dressing room have their eyes on Robbo whilst he talks to the playing group.
He's like Wayne Bennett when he walks in the room everybody listens.

[Bates]

Im just watching a replay of the post match analysis on Foxsports & they're showing the Roosters dressing room (no sound just vision) & the thing that you can see from that vision is that Robbo is the Roosters.
Every person in the dressing room have their eyes on Robbo whilst he talks to the playing group.
He's like Wayne Bennett when he walks in the room everybody listens.

I reckon Robbo's coaching skills were handicapped in previous years by a squad that was so heavily conditioned to play pre 6 again footy.

These young boys coming through have played years of 6 again footy which enables Robbo to formulate an effective playing system for the modern game. Compare the mobility of the young forwards with Lindsay Collins. It's like day and night!

PS. I love you Mickie.

[Mickie Lane]

I reckon Robbo's coaching skills were handicapped in previous years by a squad that was so heavily conditioned to play pre 6 again footy.

These young boys coming through have played years of 6 again footy which enables Robbo to formulate an effective playing system for the modern game. Compare the mobility of the young forwards with Lindsay Collins. It's like day and night!

PS. I love you Mickie.

Ahhh thats nice of you Batesy
I heard you were having Andy, Renty, Jaxx, mightyrooster, King Salvo, Ism & Barrons dream around for a barbie this arvo.
I wish I got an invite.

[Carlos Parra]

No quieter forum on the internet than the Chookpen after a big Roosters win.

Last night was fantastic. I said we could only win by being more enthusiastic than them, and I expected them to be a bit flat after last week. Honestly, that wasn’t strictly true. It wasn’t just enthusiasm that won it for us - we were just a much better football team.

Seeing some good stuff from E Butch which reminds me why I liked him so much when he debuted. He looks good.

Marky Mark unbelievable. I can hardly remember a more explosive player. He seems to surge and accelerate extremely quickly.

I don’t know if it’s concentration, fatigue or nerves, but we do need to fix up the back ends of each half. Particularly the seconds halves. Ennis was saying we’d be 1st if games ended at 60 minutes this year. That’s wild.

I was really happy for Dom in the first half—as one of his biggest critics. Was super physical, ran straight and hard, nothing stupid, used his pace, seemed focused. Seemed to lose some of that in the second half, which was probably my only sour note.

Sensational win and not even carried by a single player or two. Just a fantastic team effort, from a bunch of young guys who look hungry.

We’re high key one of the form teams of the comp. If we scalp the Raiders next week, people will really start taking notice.

Easts have firmed to $34 whilst Pemriff have drifted to $26.

[Chook2]

Shout out to dom young
went back and worked on his game in nsw cup

he looked fairly solid in yardage last night
still not in the top 17 but I wouldn’t mind him staying this year as back depth is very thin stm

[Chook2]

Also wouldn’t have minded seeing Xavier Vaa get some more minutes but half he and his brother are both back for some middle depth during the SOO period

also they need to get a kick on soon as there are several young props coming through the grades who sound very promising

[Eggspert]

They've been missing ever since Peter Dutton got smashed. Always loud and proud when the Tories have a win... missing when Easts and/or progressives are winning.

Hmmm ok

Yep I can definitely see the link between politics & sport there.

You drinking again?

[Rooster_6]

The Roosters scored two tries from the last tackle kicks in their sets - Toops two tries. Not a usual situation based on set completion yardage when completing your sets, as usually, the 5th tackle kick is a ground-finding one to pin the opposition in their 10 and for them to ruck it out from the goal line. You are usually doing the same from your goal line on the opposition's end of a set kick.

High set completions are paramount, as we saw last week in the second half vs the Dogs with the Roosters up 14-0.

The Roosters lost possession on the first tackle and gave the Dogs an extra set on multiple occasions and eventually these errors (weight of possession) caught up with the Roosters D in defending these errors. Teams are unable to defend multiple sets continuously as, eventually, the opposition will capitalise on them as the Dogs did.

In this Roosters vs Sharks match, as per the NRL stats, both teams had the same number of sets in the match and each half - 40 each for the match, which is a very rare occurrence. The Sharks completed only 2 more sets in the match than the Roosters.

https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premier...ters-v-sharks/

1st Half

Set completions - Roosters 68% (13/19) - Sharks 73% (14/19)

Sharks 1 more completed Set

2nd Half

Set completions - Roosters 82% (17/21) - Sharks 87% (18/21)

Sharks 1 more completed set

Full Match

Set completions - Roosters 75% (30/40) - Sharks 80% (32/40)

Sharks 2 more completed sets for the full match - even number of sets


Other Matches so far - These are full match stats

Dolphins 44 - Bulldogs 8

Dolphins 80% ( 36/45) - Bulldogs 64% ( 25/39)

Dolphins 11 more completed sets for the match and 6 more sets


Eels 30 vs Sea Eagles 10

Eels 88% ( 39/44) - Sea Eagles - 87% ( 35/40)

Eels 4 more completed sets for the match and 4 more sets


Knights 25 vs Panthers 6

Knights 85% ( 36/42) - Panthers 79% ( 31/39)

Knights 5 more completed sets for the match and 3 more sets

None of that answers my question around your continual theory that you must complete at 80% or higher to win games.

You used the Roosters high completion rate in the first half as the reason why they lead the Bulldogs 14-0 but can’t seem to provide a reason as to why the Roosters lead the Sharks 20-6 with a 68% completion rate other than something about tries scored off kicks.

My point is simply that completion rates are not as important as you continually present them as. I would rather have 20 highly quality, value add sets rather than 25 average sets.

High completion, minimal risk footy is only one way to play the game.

[Bates]

I just watched the replay and it was just as good.

[Bates]

None of that answers my question around your continual theory that you must complete at 80% or higher to win games.

You used the Roosters high completion rate in the first half as the reason why they lead the Bulldogs 14-0 but can’t seem to provide a reason as to why the Roosters lead the Sharks 20-6 with a 68% completion rate other than something about tries scored off kicks.

My point is simply that completion rates are not as important as you continually present them as. I would rather have 20 highly quality, value add sets rather than 25 average sets.

High completion, minimal risk footy is only one way to play the game.

I'll donate $100 to your favourite charity if you can get him to admit he's wrong.

Make that $200.

[Bates]

Ahhh thats nice of you Batesy
I heard you were having Andy, Renty, Jaxx, mightyrooster, King Salvo, Ism & Barrons dream around for a barbie this arvo.
I wish I got an invite.

You forgot 08.

I'm dying to show him my new tight black leather pants.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Ginnane is the worst footy commentator in Australia.

The post-match round table discussion was even worse with that "I'm just one of the boys" Yvonne Sampson yukking it up with former pros who must seriously hate having to share a desk with her. She's a fkn insufferable bint.

Agree re Inane, Sparra. Word on the street is he may be a Rooster sympathiser. Although it's hard to tell as he yells the same way in every match.

Sampson is a shocka yes.

At least Inane has dropped the Goodbye! shit from his reportoire. I'm pretty sure he was, at least, ridin us home last night. There were small moments between him and Ennis when you could sense the divide. Ennis obviously pretty cocksure about his Sharks, and it was fun watching his hopes be gradually dashed.

[SamKerrSimp]

They've been missing ever since Peter Dutton got smashed. Always loud and proud when the Tories have a win... missing when Easts and/or progressives are winning.

I've always said that some of that contingent are not Roosters supporters they are just here to whine and stir up trouble. Last night was one of the best Roosters wins I have ever seen when you factor in all of the outs we have and yet it's all quiet on the western front which is actually good but you just know if the scoreline was reversed they would be here mouthing off.