Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Sea Eagles

[King Salvo]

Manly have a good record over the Chooks overall - 64% winning ratio- so it wont be easy

[Headless Chook]

The game is set up for a good old fashioned Dessie Hasler ambush. Hopefully we will be well prepared and will get the job done

[bondi.boy]

Last year we were slow out of the blocks and got left behind.
Game 2 we lost to Manly...a Manly player ("turbo"?) nearly took Morris' or Teddy's head off to save a try..."great tackle" said the commentators.
Short, sharp forearm jolts to the heads of our players in tackles on their way to the ground, and decking our kickers high and late are common these days.
Time to make other teams stop doing it.

[bondi.boy]

Watching the first three games, the players were almost crying in exhaustion towards the end of each half. I think that's why Hargreaves is bench warming. I'll put money on him being on restricted duties from now on. His days of being the workhorse are over.

Oh well, bring on the cricket scores.

Too bad we didn't buy a big workhorse to replace him.

[Thirteen]

I won’t be complacent even the Tigers beat us in round one a couple of years ago. But the result at the end of the year was OK.

[mattyh]

roosters 24 14, well get in front and stay that way. predict game wont reach any great heights.

jake to play a blinder as my smoky.

[mattyh]

go chooks

[Tommy Smith]

Watching all these easy crash barge over tries up the guts so far is exactly why Robbo likes Nat Butcher.

He's an excellent defender around the ruck.

Just providing an alternative viewpoint to all the Butcher haters.

[stringaz]

Lesssssss gooooo choooooks

[fletch]

The Roosters will line up 1-17 with Fletcher Baker and Sam Walker dropping off the extended bench.

[roosterchook]

Defense i think is most important because we are so error and penalty prone. We often go long periods without possession. But I don’t know if this new look side is as mentally tough as in 2019. Last year towards the end we just couldn’t match the intensity of the new rules.

[King Salvo]

There maybe breaks in the first and second half after 20 or so minutes like I understand they had in the Sheepy Bros vs Tits game

[stringaz]

Defense i think is most important because we are so error and penalty prone. We often go long periods without possession. But I don’t know if this new look side is as mentally tough as in 2019. Last year towards the end we just couldn’t match the intensity of the new rules.

Haven't seen the stats but there hasn't been a lopsided overblown 6 again count so far? If we can complete, hopefully get a fair go. I get sick of watching then hand the ball to the team that's 20 points behind.

Hope the boys are fit and ready.

[fletch]

Robbo just said JWH was injured in the trial against the Raiders and wasn't able to train for 10 days.

[Bahrain Rooster]

Really looking forward to seeing the boys play again. Easts by 8, Manu to have a blinder.