Roosters this season (game spoilers)

[BranVan3000]

I get the feeling Roosters have been figured out by teams this year. Same deal with Souths.

Manly and Melbourne will hold their top 4 spots because their spines are much classier, much harder to figure out how to beat them

 

[t-ba]

Still March.

All four of those teams have much improvement left in them...

 

[Harold Bishop]

Do not class roosters with souffs. Souffs legitimately have nothing and with the Burgi causing a rift they will be cannon fodder again this year.
Manly, Storm and Roosters will be up there.

 

[t-ba]

As much as I hate Souffs, they are decent. Unfortunately...

Manly has been playing shit and still getting points. That is more experience and mental toughness than anything else.

 

[BranVan3000]

Still March.

All four of those teams have much improvement left in them...

The Premiers the past two seasons have been top 2

Roosters and Souths will be there in the 8, but maybe closer to Bulldogs last year

Although I'm hopeful Keary changes Souths dynamic, as its going not looking like competitors

 

[thorson1987]

The Premiers the past two seasons have been top 2

Roosters and Souths will be there in the 8, but maybe closer to Bulldogs last year

Although I'm hopeful Keary changes Souths dynamic, as its going not looking like competitors

Sneaky edit there Bran

 

[WYD]

It's hard to look great in attack when you too tired from defending a mountain of penalties against you.

Plus, they're missing a prop off the bench and SBW.

 

[BranVan3000]

Sneaky edit there Bran

;-)

Point is being top 4 is more important than ever

 

[Desert Qlder]

Manly has been playing shit and still getting points. That is more experience and mental toughness than anything else.

But they are rare qualities in this competition.

And to be truly honest, they are more important than most skillsets.

 

[Harold Bishop]

It's hard to look great in attack when you too tired from defending a mountain of penalties against you.

Plus, they're missing a prop off the bench and SBW.

Yes buddy it's easy to look good in defence when you're holding down in the ruck all night too.
No doubt the wrestle is big in Easts camp no surprise they are penalised so much.

 

[thorson1987]

As much as I hate Souffs, they are decent. Unfortunately...

Manly has been playing shit and still getting points. That is more experience and mental toughness than anything else.

Except against a Ben Roberts led Storm team :crazy:

 

[WYD]

Yes buddy it's easy to look good in defence when you're holding down in the ruck all night too.
No doubt the wrestle is big in Easts camp no surprise they are penalised so much.

Manly are just as bad, you're kidding yourself.

 

[t-ba]

Except against a Ben Roberts led Storm team :crazy:

And it was probably the best 40 minutes we put together this season

:lol::lol:

 

[sretsoor]

Yes buddy it's easy to look good in defence when you're holding down in the ruck all night too.
No doubt the wrestle is big in Easts camp no surprise they are penalised so much.

I'll call you. Do you honestly believe the Roosters hold players down longer than any other team? From what I watch its pretty much the same across the comp. Yet some teams get penalised and others dont. Manly are the second most ill disciplined side behind the roosters but tonight were angels? Hardly. For what ever reason the refs find it hard to award any penalties to the Roosters. Yes they get penalised but when they are due the same in return? Nothing, nada.

 

[Harold Bishop]

Manly are just as bad, you're kidding yourself.

No the penalty count suggests otherwise champ

 

[BranVan3000]

Must be nerve wracking to be a Manly fan this year

 

[Harold Bishop]

I'll call you. Do you honestly believe the Roosters hold players down longer than any other team? From what I watch its pretty much the same across the comp. Yet some teams get penalised and others dont. Manly are the second most ill disciplined side behind the roosters but tonight were angels? Hardly. For what ever reason the refs find it hard to award any penalties to the Roosters. Yes they get penalised but when they are due the same in return? Nothing, nada.

Yes I do. I'll tell you what there is a reason we were the 2 most penalised teams last year. Jamie Buhrer is a serial offender, just as Jake Friend is.
Tonight I thought FPN and JWH were all over it. It's no coincidence mate look at the end of the year it'll be Roosters Manly Melbourne up there, but roosters seem to control the ruck better than the others.

 

[sretsoor]

Yes I do. I'll tell you what there is a reason we were the 2 most penalised teams last year. Jamie Buhrer is a serial offender, just as Jake Friend is.
Tonight I thought FPN and JWH were all over it. It's no coincidence mate look at the end of the year it'll be Roosters Manly Melbourne up there, but roosters seem to control the ruck better than the others.

Last year Martin Kennedy was out serial offender but he is now in a Broncos jersey and is now a clean skin. Why?

I dont know. I get the penalties against the Roosters, most times its hard to argue but what explains that they dont receive any? Like last week, Broncos average 8 penalties a game and then the play the Roosters and suddenly they're perfect. 3 penalties, 1 was a kick out on the full. There was even a blatant tackle on a kicker in the air and no penalty awarded to the Roosters.

And they wonder why fans are decreasing. It's no longer a game won by the best team. The ref has too much influence on the result.

 

[cooko]

Yes I do. I'll tell you what there is a reason we were the 2 most penalised teams last year. Jamie Buhrer is a serial offender, just as Jake Friend is.
Tonight I thought FPN and JWH were all over it. It's no coincidence mate look at the end of the year it'll be Roosters Manly Melbourne up there, but roosters seem to control the ruck better than the others.

Then how does the second most penalized team all last year suddenly only give away 2 tonight?

 

[sretsoor]

Note I'm not saying the Roosters were the best team tonight. Still a long way to go to find last years form.