2020 R12 Sat - Roosters 18-12 Titans @ SCG

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NRL 2020 - Round 12
Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast Titans
Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park
Saturday 1 August 2020

Kickoff 3:00pm - Fox League/Kayo

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

1. Corey Thompson 2. Anthony Don 3. Brian Kelly 4. Dale Copley 5. Phillip Sami 6. Ashley Taylor 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Nathan Peats 10. Jaimin Jolliffe 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Keegan Hipgrave 13. Jai Arrow
Interchange: 14. Tanah Boyd 15. Tyrone Peachey 16. Jarrod Wallace 17. Sam Lisone 18. Erin Clark 19. Sam Stone 20. Jai Whitbread 21. Alexander Brimson

Referees: Henry Perenara
Sideline Officials: Kasey Badger, Drew Oultram
Video Referees: Jared Maxwell, Ben Lowe

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[blue bags]

 

[84 Baby]

Come on Tits!

 

[Eelectrica]

Imagine having to evacuate the barber shop half way through your haircut. Poor Jai.

 

[footy75]

Roosters don't look great at the minute...

Roosters by 12

 

[jargan83]

That haircut alone makes me want to tip the Titans, but then I remembered the Titans are rubbish so the Chooks will win.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

How do you defend against that without laughing? Easts will have to be on their guard

 

[Cockosh]

That’s a souffs-ready hairstyle

 

[GongPanther]

Either Easts by 40, or the Dolly Partons by 1.

 

[BradParkerTheGoat]

Tits bounce back always relevant. Rorters prime for the taking... titans to upset 20 points to 16.

 

[THE CHAMP]

Look out!

Hipgrave has been named.

 

[Valheru]

$10 and a 22.5 head start are absolutely silly odds for the titans.

We are missing our whole starting back row as well as both starting wingers.

Not to mention the titans pushed Penrith last week and we are in a garden variety mid season slump at this point.

It is at the SCG so $4 and 10.5 would be way more appropriate.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

Tits bounce back always relevant. Rorters prime for the taking... titans to upset 20 points to 16.

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They’re quite hypnotic.

 

[Headless Chook]

Tits bounce back always relevant. Rorters prime for the taking... titans to upset 20 points to 16.

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I feel like a cappuccino for some reason.

 

[The_Frog]

The top 3 have cleared out and are half way up the hill in the distance. The Roosters for all their big names are at some risk of losing touch if they don't snap out of their funk. No doubt they'll account for the Titans here but they are playing a team that has a newfound pride in its performance, especially if things start to go their way as happened last week. The Roosters may find their attacking groove and put on six tries in 15 minutes as they are capable of, but I think more likely they'll have to get their hands dirty to win this.

 

[Valheru]

The top 3 have cleared out and are half way up the hill in the distance.

Meh

seems to happen most years but we have a habit of catching up by end of season. Not saying it will definitely happen this time but history suggests it will.

We are going through a mid season slump at the moment, the other 3 have yet to do so, you would have to think at least 2 of them will have some sort of losing streak in the last 9 games.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Meh

seems to happen most years but we have a habit of catching up by end of season. Not saying it will definitely happen this time but history suggests it will.

We are going through a mid season slump at the moment, the other 3 have yet to do so, you would have to think at least 2 of them will have some sort of losing streak in the last 9 games.

Nah. The top 3 have cleared out.

And we're just making up the numbers.

Just as we were after Anzac Day 2018 and the Knights away 2019.

2020 is a 3 horse race between the Panthers, Storm and Eels.

 

[The_Frog]

Nah. The top 3 have cleared out.

And we're just making up the numbers.

Just as we were after Anzac Day 2018 and the Knights away 2019.

2020 is a 3 horse race between the Panthers, Storm and Eels.

That's why you need the 35 years old SBW.

Raiders will be in it too if they can grab 4th.

 

[The_Frog]

seems to happen most years

It happened in 2018, that's all. Last year you were 2nd with 9 to play, 6 behind the Storm. You finished 2nd, 6 behind the Storm. Now with 9 to play, you are 4th, 5 behind the leaders. Might as well be 6. It is the Raiders you have to get past, the others are gone.

No-one in their right mind would write your team off, but saying they need to lift isn't the same as writing them off.

 

[Valheru]

It happened in 2018, that's all. Last year you were 2nd with 9 to play, 6 behind the Storm. You finished 2nd, 6 behind the Storm. Now with 9 to play, you are 4th, 5 behind the leaders. Might as well be 6. It is the Raiders you have to get past, the others are gone.

No-one in their right mind would write your team off, but saying they need to lift isn't the same as writing them off.

In 2015 we were 6 points from 1st with 9 games to go (albeit in 3rd place) and finished 1st.

in 2014 we were 4 points off 1st with 9 games to go (in 5th place) and finished 1st.

In 2013 we were 4 points off 1st with 9 games to go (albeit in 2nd place) and finished 1st

4-6 competition points seems like a lot but can really be gobbled up quite quickly, especially with our F/A. Of course we do have to start playing better to have a chance of catching the top 3 teams.

I don't think we will catch the storm, they are just too professional to lose 2 more games than us in the last 9 rounds. I would be completely unsurprised if we caught and surpassed at least one of the other two teams.