Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Panthers

[crikey chris]

We can win "ugly".
Don't care how we do it.
Easts by 1

[Team Evil]

I am confident.
That is all.
The man behind the bar turned 50 today.
In Newcastle lockdown
Go the Chooks

[Jacks Fur Coat]

I am confident.
That is all.
The man behind the bar turned 50 today.
In Newcastle lockdown
Go the Chooks

Happy Birthday Team Evil...birthday games often work out well. We beat the Knights this year on mine.

[MCMLXVI]

Easts by 1

Easts by two with a 55m field goal in the 79th minute by Liu.

[MCMLXVI]

I am confident.
That is all.
The man behind the bar turned 50 today.
In Newcastle lockdown
Go the Chooks

Happy birthday old man.

[player 1]

The Roosters' odds continue to shorten - down to $2.35 now.

Roosters now in to 2.20, Pamfers 1.70.

At start of the week it was 3.60, 1.30.

That's a big betting plunge.

[Bahrain Rooster]

Sitili centre, not great.

[Rooster90]

Ugh Sitili in the centers is only marginally better than Copley

he’s been a horror show defensively every game he’s played there

[fletch]

Trent Robinson has finalised his side to take on the Penrith Panthers at Suncorp Stadium tonight at 5:30pm.

A host of changes have been made to the side ahead of kick-off:

• Dale Copley reverts from the starting side to 18th man
• Sitili Tupouniua moves from second row to centre
• Joseph Manu moves from centre to wing
• Siosiua Taukeiaho comes from the interchange bench to the starting front row
• Jared Waerea-Hargreaves reverts to the interchange bench
• Nat Butcher moves into the starting side at second row
• Fletcher Baker comes onto the interchange bench
• Naufahu Whyte drops out of the side

[GT3370]

Not a massive fan of Copley at center coming into the team but will obviously get behind him . Reasonably confident but Penrith will be looking to stamp authority early so we have to be switch on early.
Peaked early didn't know about Copley

[Lydon]

Not great having Sitili in the centre’s I must say, hopefully ends up a masterstoke!

[Johnny Tobin]

Not feeling so good about the changes. I was thinking we were a good chance until then. Still, Trust in Trent.

[RoosterBooster]

Robbo has had a Pep Guardiola, changing a winning formula in a big game

[Thirteen]

I hope Sitili doesn’t think he can have a bludge in the centres.

Can’t understand putting our most dominant forward on the bench. Very strange call.

[BraveTheWorld]

Oof, I was actually really confident about this game, but I just can't agree with the Sitili move. Hopefully Robbo makes us all look stupid and it works out terrifically.
I still think we'll win, but a lot less confident.