Sydney Roosters senior stars hold players-only meeting

[Johnny.]

If I were able to write about it, I would say that it would have to do with a Roosters player not currently playing.

[Bigchook]

If I were able to write about it, I would say that it would have to do with a Roosters player not currently playing.

Did anyone else hear that?

[Intercept]

Oh dear god I think the last tim e we resorted to such measures was 2009

There are only two things that would worry me more - an open letter from the coach apologising to the fans; and a statement from the CEO that the coach 'has the full support of the Board'. Interesting times. I have no inside knowledge but it doesn't seem like a happy camp from the outside looking in. Geez, I hope I am wide of the mark.

[Johnny Tobin]

It's a happy camp. We just don't have the cattle.

[stringaz]

And even with a full team, we were always going to slide a little before getting up there again. I hope.

[Lydon]

There are only two things that would worry me more - an open letter from the coach apologising to the fans; and a statement from the CEO that the coach 'has the full support of the Board'. Interesting times. I have no inside knowledge but it doesn't seem like a happy camp from the outside looking in. Geez, I hope I am wide of the mark.

I will never forget Sticky's open letter to the Clubs members after the early rounds of 2002,after we copped so many injuries..
The rest is history

[Game Fowl]

I have read the article a few times and to be quite honest find nothing unusual about it , every teams' " Senior " or " leadership " group should get together after each game and go over the lessons learnt so a united front can be portrayed when addressing the whole team.

Lets see if they sod the lesson to the collective today at Canberra .

"It's knowing our role and turning up and delivering it,"

With the speed of the game this year it is imperative to apply this from the first whistle, slow starts will find you behind on the score board.

[ism22]

Is it abnormal for players to meet and discuss tactics for the next week after being thrashed? I don't see discussing how senior players can better support the juniors as being a problem.

Did anyone else hear that?

I heard he's been helping out Nikorima and Nikorima's really happy with his help and input.

With the speed of the game this year it is imperative to apply this from the first whistle, slow starts will find you behind on the score board.

It's a whole different race ay! I think we misjudged the tempo that the new rules would create last week. I reckon we went for 80-min players over power, and got whalloped in the first 20 because Souths went for power and tired out our 80-min players in 20.

Nobody has it right yet. Media will tell you Brisbane kicked arse last night and are big premiership contenders as a result, but having watched a pretty scrappy game I can't buy into that. Warriors were playing like poo, and were down to 15 men (injuries use up your interchanges too, so they really kill you under the new rules!!!!) There were a lot of funny calls against the warriors and free penalties for Brisbane (who were playing at home). This artificially inflated Brisbane's scoreline a little, but they were knackered by the end and failed to put the desperate Warriors to the knife.

I don't think there's any clear 'winners' yet, and we are all still getting used to the new interchange rules.

[infidelrooster]

Haha 😆 lol love this thread

For it's comic value.

[Double]

It's a happy camp. We just don't have the cattle.

Some of us believe it's an unhappy camp and we do have the cattle.

[Game Fowl]

Ism

So much of what is here is spot on.

Our bench balance for the Souths game, was right off, the PTB is so much faster now and power plays direct at the middle designed to catch the Big Boys out - it worked cause we were too slow to react.

The way Brisbane seemed to get the " Benefit from game managers " was so obvious too the point of sickening, this has been discussed before but as long as decisions are discretionary there is little we can do other than take notice.

There is also nothing more certain than this will be an open field right to the finish line for everyone.

It's a whole different race ay! I think we misjudged the tempo that the new rules would create last week. I reckon we went for 80-min players over power, and got whalloped in the first 20 because Souths went for power and tired out our 80-min players in 20.

Nobody has it right yet. Media will tell you Brisbane kicked arse last night and are big premiership contenders as a result, but having watched a pretty scrappy game I can't buy into that. Warriors were playing like poo, and were down to 15 men (injuries use up your interchanges too, so they really kill you under the new rules!!!!) There were a lot of funny calls against the warriors and free penalties for Brisbane (who were playing at home). This artificially inflated Brisbane's scoreline a little, but they were knackered by the end and failed to put the desperate Warriors to the knife.

I don't think there's any clear 'winners' yet, and we are all still getting used to the new interchange rules.