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Despite a weakend line-up, the roosters have run out comfortable winners beating a disappointing dogs outfit tonight 24-14.
down 10-4 at the break the roosters came our firing in the 2nd half scoring 20 points to the bulldogs 4.
Sydney Roosters (24)
Tries: Brent Grose, Sam Perrett, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Amos Roberts, Setaimata Sa
Goals: Amos Roberts (2/5)
Canterbury Bulldogs (14)
Tries: Hazem El Masri, Arana Taumata, Tim Winitana
Goals: Hazem El Masri (1/3)
Roosters Team:
Team: Roberts, SKD, Grose, Soliola, Perrett, Sa, Jaubs, O'Mealy, Brown, Shillington, L.Paea, Nuuasala, Maubs
Reserves: M.Paea, Cherrington, Friend, Rudder
down 10-4 at the break the roosters came our firing in the 2nd half scoring 20 points to the bulldogs 4.
Sydney Roosters (24)
Tries: Brent Grose, Sam Perrett, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Amos Roberts, Setaimata Sa
Goals: Amos Roberts (2/5)
Canterbury Bulldogs (14)
Tries: Hazem El Masri, Arana Taumata, Tim Winitana
Goals: Hazem El Masri (1/3)
Roosters Team:
Team: Roberts, SKD, Grose, Soliola, Perrett, Sa, Jaubs, O'Mealy, Brown, Shillington, L.Paea, Nuuasala, Maubs
Reserves: M.Paea, Cherrington, Friend, Rudder
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Spirited Roosters remain on top
Friday, June 27, 2008
The Sydney Roosters stand alone at the top of the NRL ladder after downing the Canterbury Bulldogs 24-14 at the Sydney football stadium in Friday night football.
The game lacked superstar players, with six Roosters players out through Origin and an injury depleted Bulldogs outfit, although the Roosters didnt lack cohesion in front of a home crowd of 9,217.
They blooded a debutant in Jake Friend, gave a player who hadnt played in a NRL match in five years and had a host of Newtown jets players stepping up to the mark in an effort to claim redemption after their earlier defeat to Manly.
The game started physically when the Bulldogs rushed up and greeted Roosters captain Mark OMeley in defence but he was quicker to bounce back to his feet and stand face to face withs his former teammates.
The Bulldogs opened the scoring in the 12th minute through Hazem El Masri. Sonny Bill Williams provided the final pass for the winger to cross in the corner after some scrappy errors by the home side put them in good field position.
James Aubusson almost scored of his own kick three minutes later only to be denied by video referee Bill Harrigan, who ruled Sia Soliola had knocked the ball on when challenging for it in the air.
Sean Rudder was introduced into the action in the 19th minute, his first NRL match since 2003.
Handling errors continued to riddle the contest as both sides struggled to make any inroads into either sides attacking zone.
Jake Friend was next to be introduced to first grade football in the 27th minute, but the 18-year-old was making his debut.
Another roosters handling error on the Bulldogs line resulted in another try for the opposition, with debutant Arana Taumata running 70 metres to score in the corner. Setaimata Sa was stripped of the ball a couple of metres out from The Bulldogs line leaving them with 100 metres to go and they did it in quick time.
The Roosters hit back before half time when Brent Grose latched onto a Sa grubber kick in the 36th minute. The makeshift five-eighth put a neat kick in behind the defensive line leaving the centre with an open run to the line.
Neither side were able to add to the scoreboard before half time with further errors preventing that. The Bulldogs held onto their advantage to lead 10-4 at the break.
The Roosters were coming home with the wind in their sails and scored first through Sam Perrett after he grounded an Amos Roberts grubber kick in the 49th minute. The fullback put in a perfectly weighted kick and the video referee gave the winger the benefit of the doubt. Roberts missed the conversion attempt from right on the touchline leaving his side trailing by two.
The Roosters grabbed the lead for the first time through Shaun Kenny-Dowall got his name on the score sheet after he pounced on a James Aubusson grubber kick five minutes later. The momentum was with the home side and the fill in halfbacks kick was pin point for the flying New Zealander. Roberts was unable to convert his third attempt, albeit an inch inside the sideline for the third successive kick.
Amos Roberts was next to cross as he stepped and stretched his side out to a converted try lead. Roberts appeared to have knocked the ball on in his efforts to ground but referee Jared Maxwell called upon Harrigan again and he was quick to award the try. Roberts converted his four pointer to give his side a 18-10 lead with 10 minutes remaining.
Next in was Sa when he intercepted a pass to run 90 metres, palming off Reni Maitua on his way to the line, his efforts assuring a Roosters victory.
Tim Winitana crossed late for the Bulldogs after another Sonny Bill pass put a teammate over the line. Winitana went close again seconds from the end but he was denied after pushing Soliola out of the contest illegally.
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