Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Sharks

[QWERTY]

A limp way to end the year. Errors and poor discipline again costs us. Looked really good as well at the start of the second half, but fizzled out. There are a lot of positives to take out of this season though. Our younger players look fantastic and start next year with a great base. Add a proper hooker in Robson (guessing we probably sign another player who isn’t DCE), as well as having our proper halves from the get go and next year is looking exciting.

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

Sammy had his worst game of the season tonight. We are currently the rocks and diamonds team of the comp. Incredible against Melb and Souffs, pathetic against Parra and tonight. So frustrating

[Vasco]

Just an insanely error prone team.

Not just random errors. But the worst kind. Always the most game changing kind.

First or second tackle errors in poor position... every 2nd or 3rd damn set in that second half. Half of them comical.

The blueprint to beat the Roosters is so obvious. Hold the ball and wait for them to self implode.

Don't have as much talent as the Roosters? Don't worry. Tackle and they'll drop it. Again and again.

DCE can't come soon enough to try and provide this team of talented clowns with some on field composure. Just like Cronk did.

Pretty much.

[mightyrooster]

Well that was very disappointing. We had a great seasons given all the changes in personnel so all in all I’m happy with where we finished but it’s just a bit of a downer at the moment after that loss.

[Teddy]

Too many errors at critical moments.

Walker has a lot to do if he wants to be an elite halfback.

He’s the halfback to lead us to a title I’m prepared to pardon him he got what 8 games in this season here’s hoping he hits the ground running next season.

[Bowie79]

What a limp end to the season Walker was incredibly frustrating tonight didn't at all put his body on the line in a sudden death game.

Saved the worst till last sadly apart from Marky Mark every player played like they were on the piss.. As for Walker I think he is either terrified of getting another concussion, or he must have been carrying an injury of some sort.. Very uncharacteristic of him with every facet of the game tonight.

[Vasco]

Sammy had his worst game of the season tonight. We are currently the rocks and diamonds team of the comp. Incredible against Melb and Souffs, pathetic against Parra and tonight. So frustrating

We weren't pathetic tonight. Just errors at critical moments.

With a decent dummy half and a halfback willing to do something, we would have won that game.

[BTRD]

For me, that was bloody disappointing because the Sharks are crap.

Errors. Errors. Errors.

My mate Robbo needs to realise that you have to start the year with baseball bats in your hands from round 1. - And stop losing to crap teams.

All the best to everyone on here that posts.

Go the mighty R W & B in 2026.

[bondi.boy]

What a limp end to the season Walker was incredibly frustrating tonight didn't at all put his body on the line in a sudden death game.

Walker to take on the Sharks pack and get flattened and injured?
We'd be better off with 4 new, big, strong, fast, forwards who could make line breaks and crash over for tries.
Storm are reportedly letting Nelson go.

[roosterchook]

It was a successful season to get to the finals having lost so many top players and with such a bad start. But the roosters style is a very high risk strategy which almost always comes undone in finals footy because it is a higher quality game which demands percentage footy, good completions and minimum errors and penalties yet we were dropping passes and throwing bad ones near our own line and that’s why we had no chance. And Smith stripping the ball just handed over more points. Until we fix our completion rates, ball discipline and errors we are going nowhere no matter how good our roster. The only real concern I have is Robbo just doesn’t seem to learn. Discipline is so poor it needs fixing but I’m not holding my breath.

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

We weren't pathetic tonight. Just errors at critical moments.

With a decent dummy half and a halfback willing to do something, we would have won that game.

That many errors in a finals game is pathetic

[ism22]

Such a sad way to go out... sigh. We destroyed them physically but multiple ridiculous handling errors at the worst time handed the Sharks the win. We literally gifted them the win.

[SamKerrSimp]

They saved some of their worst until the last and most important game of the season

[nayfo]

Walker to take on the Sharks pack and get flattened and injured?
We'd be better off with 4 new, big, strong, fast, forwards who could make line breaks and crash over for tries.
Storm are reportedly letting Nelson go.

He never dug into the line to create space. He was just playing behind with predictable footy. Very poor game from Walker even he would know it

[Chook2]

The wet conditions didn’t help our smaller and quicker side
errors again ffs every week
Sammy seemed off, I noticed last week he looked tentative to take on the line and even step - not sure if he knee is playing up

Sammy missed a few key kicks to the wingers going to deep
also Watson going to Collins on the 5th in the first half instead of Walker was a bad one