Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Cowboys

[The Lip]

Actually, just the last few years even, we’ve lost to them at home when we really shouldn’t have. We really can’t afford to let that happen again today. We need to hold the ball and stop the stupid errors.

Yeah one at Gosford where Jake Clifford tore us apart - Jake Clifford!

[The Lip]

Spencer looks iffy to play imo being named 17 I hope he does though. Hes coming good - I think sometimes he just needs to slow down a little - getting up and playing the ball I mean - he rushed that too much and too often comes up with an error after a great hit up.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Big day out at HQ today. Great to see Easts honouring our emergency services and the people that make these up. Can't think of a more deserving group in our communities.

Sunny day, dry track and at least a half of footy before the sun goes down. Made for open fast footy, hope Ash keeps a big ten.

We can punch holes in the middle today, or at least big yardage to use our sweep plays off. No Robson or Cotter there who do most of the plugging gaps in the guts. Would love to see Rob and Billy get some ball with space to play, can cause damage out wide.

Need to keep Drinky and Dearden in close check, their speed and flair can hurt. And, as others have mentioned, I too have memories of the Cowboys knocking us around in past games. We often seem to not bring our best show to them. Let's hope we change the script today.

[The Brain]

If our blokes have any self belief and attitude then every thing points to us winning well..only one hurdle here ..Klein the clown.
This team is better than the Cowgirls. We should by rights win comfortably.Them having Robson and Cotter out is a big plus.

[Mickie Lane]

Please Chooks just win, we need this win so bad.
To stay in the mix with the top 6 its vital we win today.

[BraveTheWorld]

Gee our bench looks light.

I've fairly confident, but a loss is definitely on the cards and the bounce back factor has been pretty big this year.

[Bates]

Let's go Roosters.

[Rocky Rhodes]

Must win today if we got any ambition to make the top 8.

Heard today that we have lost 4 out of last 5 home games. Not good, must fix.

No Robson, JT, Cotter for the cows so no excuses.

[roosterchook]

Big game for our ladder position. A win and it could be 6th a loss and 11th. I feel we have played better without the stars this year - I hope we put that feeling to bed today and give the home base a much needed win.

Hopefully Losalu in for ZDC as I don’t think we need Beniah and Zac on the bench. Conner should be fresh with the byes and origin he hasn’t played very many minutes of footy over the past 7 weeks. Looking forward to seeing Foketi continue his rise to stardom.

These are usually the games we must win that we tend to lose. Our position on the ladder is at stake.

[fletch]

Classy try assist from Foketi there.

[Sentimentinel]

Collinsssssss lessssssss goooooooo

[Crab]

Good hard straight running and a try results. More of that Lindsey !!

[Bates]

Nice play Foketi.

[Bates]

Great D

[takethe 2]

Ball security early…. C’mon roosters