After tonight, I'm VERY confident we WILL win the comp!

[Guest]

C'mon mate chin up. We had won 8 in a row before tonight. We can win the next 6 games at least.All we need is a good start to games and a fair go by the men in pink.

I know mate,i do think we need Mini and O`donnell back quick smart though..
It makes it harder when you are relying on rookies to finish off a job thats been set up throughout the year..
For the record if we dont lose any more players we will win the comp

[Andrew Walker]

The loss of Cordner Might be the telling blow We have looked sub par both 1st halfs without him

[roostersrule2]

The loss of Cordner Might be the telling blow We have looked sub par both 1st halfs without him

He is not to play against the Raiders again.

[Guest]

The loss of Cordner Might be the telling blow We have looked sub par both 1st halfs without him

Hence my point and cause for concern,we definetly cant afford to lose anymore..

[davos]

The loss of Cordner Might be the telling blow We have looked sub par both 1st halfs without him

Sadly, this is true. I don't trust FPN in the role he is playing in atm. I would prefer SBW playing tighter in the middle of the field, and offloading, with guerra taking over on the right edge.

[Andrew Walker]

I think without him the side needs to mix the game up a bit Get SBW involved more as a ball player I dont think replicating the exact same style of attack we used when he wasn there will be as succesful without him m Just my opinion

[dj_sta]

Cordner is definitely a loss for us. The biggest one yet. But I am not too worried because:

1. Sharks last night definitely played their GF. It was their best game all year! Very unlikely are teams that switched on every game leading to the finals. Its close to impossible to maintain the intensity consistently, they couldn't even do it across 2 halves let alone 2 games. And the fact that they did it against us without LOD, Mini and Cordner shows that we are a much better team than them at their best. So nothing to worry about last night, as long as the boys realize whats happened and put their heads down and start working hard again like they have been.

2. Mini is back next week, which means RTS back to wing and SKD back to centre. This was the backline that kept teams scoreless earlier in the season. And I have feeling this loss will do more good for us than bad. This may be the loss we had to have. Its a wake up call at the perfect time in the season - just before the finals and in a game we could lose and still hold top spot. At the end of the game you could tell how filthy the players were with losing that game. Guaranteed they will be working overtime to make sure they make a big statement against the Titans this week. Just watch how SBW reacted when the final whistle blew - you could see none of them were happy with their game.

The Roosters will be back, I know it. Wait and see this loss will turn us into an even better team come the finals, its exactly what the doctor ordered. The players will be keen to give the royal up yours to the NRL and the refs by going all the way.

If I was the Titans I would be very worried, guaranteed the boys are going to come out angry and fired up. I am tipping Roosters 13+ on Sunday arvo !

[bondi paul]

The NRL got their wish tonight. The Round 26 game with everything on the line. The refs delivered the desired outcome.

Hi Axe - I agree totally it was a stitch up by the same refs from the manly vermin game my fear is that the same 3 will ref the round 26 game and beyond that game. The NRL and Daniel Anderson are blinded by Maximus Crowe stardom and Crown Ca$ino. It stinks