2020 R9 Thu - Cowboys 16-42 Roosters @ QCBS

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2020 - Round 9
North Queensland Cowboys v Sydney Roosters
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, South Townsville
Thursday 9 July 2020

Kickoff 7:50pm - Nine/9Now & Fox League/Kayo

1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Connelly Lemuelu 4. Esan Marsters 5. Valentine Holmes 6. Scott Drinkwater 7. Jake Clifford 8. Josh Mcguire 9. Reece Robson 10. Francis Molo 11. Shane Wright 12. Coen Hess 13. Jason Taumalolo
Interchange: 14. Ben Hampton 15. Tom Gilbert 16. Peter Hola 17. Gavin Cooper 18. Murray Taulagi 19. Reuben Cotter 20. Corey Jensen 21. Jake Granville

1. James Tedesco 2. Ryan Hall 3. Josh Morris 4. Joseph Manu 5. Brett Morris 6. Luke Keary 7. Kyle Flanagan 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Angus Crichton 12. Mitchell Aubusson 13. Nat Butcher
Interchange: 14. Lachlan Lam 15. Sitili Tupouniua 16. Poasa Faamausili 17. Lindsay Collins 18. Daniel Fifita 19. Drew Hutchison 20. Freddy Lussick 21. Matt Ikuvalu

Referees: Adam Gee
Sideline Officials: Belinda Sharpe, Matt Noyen
Video Referees: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea

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[Rodney Rude]

Roosters easily

 

[Hutty1986]

The nth qlderps should stay at home on the porch for this one. Chooks by 30.

 

[The_Frog]

The Cows are at home, they are hot and cold and could well run hot this time, they are at the Last Chance Cafe with the draw they have coming up, they have the meanest forward in the comp churning out 200 metres every game, and they face a side with several stars out who were involved in an 85 minute epic last game. Still impossible to tip them.

 

[GongPanther]

Roosters by 34-12.

 

[2 weeks]

Roosters have a 0% winning record at Queensland Country Bank Stadium .

 

[footy75]

Only injuries and/or refs will be able to stop the Roosters.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

Roosters have a 0% winning record at Queensland Country Bank Stadium .

Then we’re due, right?

 

[Hutty1986]

Then we’re due, right?

If it was the dragons playing, the media would still call it a 'hoodoo'

 

[Tommy Smith]

The Roosters are battered and bruised.
But the Cowboys are a bland shit sandwich.

Roosters in a similar game as vs the Dragons. 28-10.

 

[Styles clash]

Go Roosters

 

[isaiah]

Cowboys by 6 in another upset like ten days ago

 

[AnonymousLurker]

Million dollar winger .
Cowboys to win with the master stroke change

 

[shear_joy9]

Million dollar winger .
Cowboys to win with the master stroke change

credit to Green for actually realising that wing is the only position holmes can play. But my god it is quickly becoming one of the worst contracts in nrl history

 

[BradParkerTheGoat]

There is no way the roosters lose 2 in row...it simply just doesnt happen, not in my lifetime anyway. Even with plodner and friend hindering the team the roosters should easily put 40 on em..... brace yourselves cowboys cause...

 

[isaiah]

Cowboys by 6 in another upset like ten days ago

Tom Gilbert is back

 

[Rhino_NQ]

putting the C on tedesco in supercoach just to give us a chance here. Whatever is average is divided by 2 and he will be lucky to get that

 

[Mr Spock!]

Who on Earth pays a player a million bucks when they've been out of the game for a year or thinks Holmes is a fullback?

 

[isaiah]

No Tupou, no cordner, no radley, no win

 

[Silent Knight]

Who on Earth pays a player a million bucks when they've been out of the game for a year or thinks Holmes is a fullback?

It's a valid question. Another question that should be asked is...what is it with certain NRL players who go off to another sport and then think they can come back to the NRL and immediately demand top dollar? Are their egos that large that they think clubs should write them a blank cheque and let them play any position they desire despite being out of the game for a year or more? We're talking about the toughest sport on the planet here.

If anything they should be considered tainted goods and should be put back at minimum wage until they prove again they have what it takes to be a marquee player. First it was Hayne, now it's Holmes. The largesse has to stop. The game is bigger than any one player, not the other way around.

For this game, I've looked at the Roosters line-up and despite the injuries they still look very strong. Roosters by 16.