SQUAD v MANLY

[Waylander]

ROOSTERS SQUAD v MANLY

Round 23 - Thursday 3rd August
7:50pm Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Another Thursday night game .... I despise them.

So, it's now or never. No more second chances. We MUST win at least 4 of our last 5, if not all 5 to still have a chance. We only played Manly a month ago, and went down in a close one at Brooky (18-16). Let's hope the SCG can be a happier hunting ground for us.

Egan failed his HIA last week and is therefore unavailable under the mandatory stand-down protocol. Wong takes his place on the edge with the Handbrake coming onto the bench in place of Turpin. WHY ROBBO, WHY ?? To quote another poster: FFS!!
The remainder of the squad is pretty much as per last week.

Oh, and guess who the ref is? God help us !!

Stat Attack (from NRL.COM):

• The Roosters have won six of their past nine games against the Sea Eagles.
• The Sea Eagles have not beaten the Roosters twice in a season since 2017.
• Daly Cherry-Evans has scored four tries in his last four games against the Roosters.

GO EASTS !!


ROOSTERS:
1. Teddy
2. Toops
3. Smith, B
4. Manu
5. Suaalii
6. Keary
7. Smith, S
8. JWH
9. Smith, B
10. Collins
11. Wong
12. Butcher, N
13. Radley

INTERCHANGE:
14. Hutchison
15. Brown
16. May
17. Baker

RESERVES:
18. Allan
19. El-Zakhem
20. Turpin
21. Pauga
22. Napa


Match Officials
Referee: Klein
Touch Judges: Badger, Przeklasa-Adamski
Senior Review Official: Atkins

[Roosterfarian]

So glad we dropped one of our best players this season in Turpin for Dally Hutchinson. Onya Robbo.

[Sentimentinel]

Hutch in front of Turps. Either Brandon will play big minutes or Jake has some sort of injury.

[zac]

yeah, it really is last chance saloon now. still, there's no point crying over spilt milk and we're a fair chance to win this

[BTRD]

No Turpin, this bloke has shown enough this year to play at least 20 to 25 minutes even with B Smith in the squad. Anyway, Roob knows best, just ask him.

[Easts75]

Hutch pulling out the nude photos of Trents wife again !!! What a farking joke.

[zac]

Hutch in front of Turps. Either Brandon will play big minutes or Jake has some sort of injury.

yeah, or that there's no requirement on tuesday to name the team that runs out on the weekend

[mightyrooster]

Hutch back? I only posted yesterday that he’s on the way out. Oh dear. What’s the story with Turpin? Also with 8 games a round and being out of the 8 for most of the year why do we get Klown, the so-called top referee so often!

[RoosterBooster]

I don’t get Robo’s thinking:

Wong dropped last week but comes into the starting side this week. That’s a big turnaround even with Egan’s injury.

I don’t mind the Hutchinson pick, he covers more positions than Turpin who only got 8 mins last week

[Bates]

Apparently we're favourites

Head to Head - Roosters $1.60. Manly $2.35

[BTRD]

Apparently we're favourites

Head to Head - Roosters $1.60. Manly $2.35

I laughed when I saw this. Hope we play like favourites.

[Danish]

So at what minute will JWH be sin binned for ironing out Lodge?

[Lydon]

Vintage Trent Robinson!
The master of outsmarting himself!

[Qld Chook]

Turpin should be starting and playing 40-50mins with cheese playing 30mins at hooker & 20mins at lock.

[Waylander]

So at what minute will JWH be sin binned for ironing out Lodge?

I think that battle will be VERY entertaining. If Lodge really was a destabilizing figure in the squad, expect Jaz to make this VERY personal.