Round 1 v NZ

["gaz"]

Long time stalker first time poster - supporter since my youth in the 70s and enjoying the new energy that the Roosters has last year so bring on 2026

Welcome TC

[Mr Whippet]

We have too many older players to make a serious challenge for the top 8 and we are just too error prone. Questions on our defense with both DCE and Walker unable to handle rushing forwards. They both let in a lot of tries last season and will be targets. In attack I believe we needed Hugo for good field position with his long kicks. Instead we rely on our weak forwards to get us out of our half. Collins and Leniu are unreliable.

I agree, so at long last we can now see how the Walker/DCE combo fans out, not to put too finer a point on it, we need Hugo there for his defense reliability.
I think our forwards will be OK.

[Thirteen]

I’ve just arrived in NZ. Pumped. Can’t wait!

[Thirteen]

little bit surprised we're warm favourites with the bookies. sure, the warriors are missing first choice halves but at home they'll be tough, not to mention our recent first round record is sub-par.
early rounds are always hard to pick but we're obviously a fair chance

We should be warm favourites. Look at our spine. Warriors are without their halfback and their front rower Barnett. We should be hot favourites. No excuses.

[ARD]

Bobby T out, Pauga in

[Thirteen]

Bobby T out, Pauga in

I think Ramsey on wing.

[Thirteen]

I think Ramsey on wing.

Not so sure now. I just saw Cody and he flat out denied that he was playing tomorrow night.

There will definitely be two club debutant’s tomorrow night and we know one of them is DCE.

[Mickie Lane]

I’ve just arrived in NZ. Pumped. Can’t wait!

Lucky bugger
Take care Thirteen & go the Chooks

[Bates]

Teddy
Toops
Billy
Talau
Marky

[SamKerrSimp]

Bobby T out, Pauga in

Robert Toia is officially out or is this a prediction? That's a huge loss for us

[ARD]

Not so sure now. I just saw Cody and he flat out denied that he was playing tomorrow night.

There will definitely be two club debutant’s tomorrow night and we know one of them is DCE.

Talau late switch perhaps, Pauga currently listed.

[ARD]

Robert Toia is officially out or is this a prediction? That's a huge loss for us

Code sports reporting Toia is cut from squad

[fletch]

Early Mail: Star centre Rob Toia has been ruled out and will be replaced by Junior Pauga in the starting side according to Code Sports. Toia suffered a foot injury in the Pacific Championships last year. In turn, he had an interrupted pre-season and didn’t feature in either trial game for the Chooks.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...2ee20136c273f1

[SamKerrSimp]

Fk me that's a massive loss. Pauga and Talau are absolute mud

[Rooster_Mark]

Talau late switch perhaps, Pauga currently listed.

What would be the purpose of that? They are both hopeless. It's probably a thread for another day, worst outside backs signed by Robbo.