My god, my god, my god..... I don't even know where to start. Have only just calmed down enough to think clearly for a match report haha. To be honest, I've been speechless ever since full time. How about I start with a massive woooooohoooooo!!!! What a night man, what a game!! Obviously, our last two games of 2014 will be hard to beat but aside from them, this is hands down the greatest performance from a Souths team I've ever seen. I don't say things like that lightly and I mean it. One of the most dominant performances I have ever seen. 60-8 against your arch rivals, who are Premiership favourites, one week out from the Finals, thus, claiming sixth and a Home Final, all while possibly moving the Roosters over the other side of the Finals Draw. it doesn't get much better than that. Our biggest ever win over them of all time, 112 years, which is pretty crazy and it's our second biggest win over anyone of all time which just speaks to the magnitude of the result. I can't do this justice because I can't find the words to describe it. What an incredible night!!
Attack was just brilliant tonight, absolutely fantastic. Champagne Rugby League. We identified pretty early on that the Roosters were compressing their defence heavily so spreading the ball saw a lot of success for us. We moved their pack around and just dominated them in the end. This lead to some absolutely beautiful tries. We were on fire tonight!!
Didn't have to do a lot of defence tonight but what we did defend looked really solid. Holding a side like that to just eight points is incredible. The Roosters barely looked like scoring for most of the game.
Allan: The game of his career so far!! Didn't put a foot wrong all night with a fantastic game all around. He was safe at the back, was creating plenty of chances through a strong running game and an even better passing game (finished up with two try assists). His support play was outstanding also as they gave us a lot of options and he scored a great try off the back of support play. I still can't get over him giving the ball to AJ. A selfless play that had me going absolutely mental!!
Johnston: Speaking of AJ, what a game from him tonight!! Five tries, yes five!! An incredible effort and every single one of those was a great finish to a nice play. Loved how the boys knew about the top try scorer situation and they did everything they could to keep him scoring. He will now most likely finish as top try scorer which is incredible.
Gagai: Gags was immense on that left edge all game. He was such a massive threat and once we started to dominate, he just tore them apart through a series of breaks and/or half breaks. Loved his quick hands for AJ and he did a great job with hit ups out of our own end.
Graham: Despite making some early errors, he responded in the best way possible to end up having a great game. Strong runs and he proved very hard to handle for the Roosters. Scored a well deserved try after he had one taken off him too.
Paulo: Was a bit more quiet than other backline members but still had a pretty good game. He was nice and solid. Did his job well. The only gripe was a poor defensive error which lead to the Roosters first try.
Walker: I'm just gonna come out and call it. That is hands down the best performance from a 5/8 I have ever seen! An absolutely incredible game from Cody as he was in everything. After a poor start it was his electric play that sparked us back into action and after that, it was a masterclass form Cody. Two fantastic tries, three try assists, two line breaks, three line break assists, seven tackle breaks and 167 meters. Some of the plays he put off from off the cuff Footy was just mesmerising both for himself and for others. Fantastic game Cody.
Reynolds: Reyno had another clinical game and he was no doubt at his best. Had the ball on a string for pretty much all of the match both long and short and he applied fantastic pressure to the Chooks. Especially with the line drop outs as there was some really classy kicks there to force a repeat set. I also really enjoyed his creativity in the backline as our raids were often started by him.
Tatola: A successful return game to say the least!! he played less minutes but was very impactful in his stints and helped to lay a great platform.
Cook: Was good. He took his chances when they were on offer but other than that, he just gave good service, tackled well and let the rest of the side go about their business which is what you want. He didn't try to do too much and that's a really good thing.
Burgess: A barnstorming game once again from Tom. He took on the likes of JWH and Taukeiaho yet still came out on top with some massive runs. Plenty of meters there.
Sironen: A good steady game from young Bailey. He did his job well. Hopefully the injury is nothing too serious.
Murray: Wow what a game from Cam!! He was fantastic! he just kept going and going all game. Came up with a few big plays off the back of offloads etc. Scored a great try himself too!
Knight: A huge improvent on last week and it make a big difference. He was able to hold the ball and actually get in there and do his job. He ended up putting in a darn good game actually.
Nicholls: Probably our best bench forward tonight. Made a real impact when he came on.
Sele: Good to see him returning to some form as he went well in this one. Got those big legs pumping which provided great meters.
Cartwright: Came on earlier than exepected but went really well. He was a stand out actually.
Koloamatangi: Another consistent game from Keonn. Provided great impact and had defenders hanging off him on plenty of runs but he still kept charging. It was so strong and he kept it up all day.
So proud of the boys. We've just proven we can give this competition a real shake as well as getting the preferred Finals Draw. Honestly one of the best wins I've ever seen from anyone!
