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The Good
Even with their position on the ladder, the Roosters have defended quite well this year. They rank 10th on the missed tackles list (610), and considering the amount of defence they have done this year, that isnt a bad position.
The Bad
The Roosters attack has suffered considerably with the occasional absence of Todd Carney, and the lack of a foil for Mitchell Pearce.
The Roosters have the second least amount of tries in 2011 (53), and the second least amount of metres gained (24,159m), and are the second most penalised team (122).
The Gun
Joseph Leilua has emerged as a genuine first-grader in 2011 after making his debut mid-way through 2010. He leads their line-break stats (12), tackle busts (72), and has the highest metres gained (1951) in the club.
The Bad Boy
Jake Friend may have stepped up and taken on a big load of defensive work, but he is leading the way for missed tackles with 66, and penalties conceded (16).
The Surprise
The Roosters forward pack were quite dominant in the opening rounds, but the stats show a different story, with the top five metre gainers on average all being outside backs Sam Perrett (126.3m), Anthony Minichiello (117.1m), Rhys Pritchard (115.5m), Shaun Kenny-Dowall (109.1m) and Joseph Leilua (108.9m)).
The Verdict
The Roosters attacking problems dont come from their inability to break the line, rather the failure to take advantage of attacking opportunities.
They have created 65 line-breaks this year, but have only scored 48 tries, meaning their support players need to be more prominent, and they need to have more patience with the ball.
Stats Leaders
Top tryscorer Shaun Kenny-Dowall (9)
Top tackler Jake Friend (825 & 45.8 per game)
Most missed tackles Jake Friend (66 & 3.7 per game)
Top line breaks Joseph Leilua (12)
Top offloads Braith Anasta (19)
Penalties conceded Nate Myles & Jake Friend (16)
Top try assists Mitchell Pearce (14)
Most metres Joseph Leilua (1951), Anthony Minichiello (118.6 per game)
Tackle busts Shaun Kenny-Dowell & Joseph Leilua (72)
Errors made Joseph Leilua (31)
* All statistics are current as of the completion of Round 20, 2011.
Even with their position on the ladder, the Roosters have defended quite well this year. They rank 10th on the missed tackles list (610), and considering the amount of defence they have done this year, that isnt a bad position.
The Bad
The Roosters attack has suffered considerably with the occasional absence of Todd Carney, and the lack of a foil for Mitchell Pearce.
The Roosters have the second least amount of tries in 2011 (53), and the second least amount of metres gained (24,159m), and are the second most penalised team (122).
The Gun
Joseph Leilua has emerged as a genuine first-grader in 2011 after making his debut mid-way through 2010. He leads their line-break stats (12), tackle busts (72), and has the highest metres gained (1951) in the club.
The Bad Boy
Jake Friend may have stepped up and taken on a big load of defensive work, but he is leading the way for missed tackles with 66, and penalties conceded (16).
The Surprise
The Roosters forward pack were quite dominant in the opening rounds, but the stats show a different story, with the top five metre gainers on average all being outside backs Sam Perrett (126.3m), Anthony Minichiello (117.1m), Rhys Pritchard (115.5m), Shaun Kenny-Dowall (109.1m) and Joseph Leilua (108.9m)).
The Verdict
The Roosters attacking problems dont come from their inability to break the line, rather the failure to take advantage of attacking opportunities.
They have created 65 line-breaks this year, but have only scored 48 tries, meaning their support players need to be more prominent, and they need to have more patience with the ball.
Stats Leaders
Top tryscorer Shaun Kenny-Dowall (9)
Top tackler Jake Friend (825 & 45.8 per game)
Most missed tackles Jake Friend (66 & 3.7 per game)
Top line breaks Joseph Leilua (12)
Top offloads Braith Anasta (19)
Penalties conceded Nate Myles & Jake Friend (16)
Top try assists Mitchell Pearce (14)
Most metres Joseph Leilua (1951), Anthony Minichiello (118.6 per game)
Tackle busts Shaun Kenny-Dowell & Joseph Leilua (72)
Errors made Joseph Leilua (31)
* All statistics are current as of the completion of Round 20, 2011.
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