2017 R8 ANZAC Day - Roosters 13-12* Dragons @ Allianz

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NRL 2017 - Round 8
Sydney Roosters v St George Illawarra Dragons
Allianz Stadium, Moore Park (TICKETS)
Tuesday 25 April 2017

Gates 1:30pm / NYC 1:45pm / NRL 4pm

TV: Nine Network & FOX League 502

1. Michael Gordon 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Joseph Manu 4. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 5. Blake Ferguson 6. Luke Keary 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend 10. Isaac Liu 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Mitchell Aubusson 13. Aidan Guerra
Interchange: 14. Zane Tetevano 15. Paul Carter 16. Kane Evans 17. Sio Siua Taukeiaho 18. Latrell Mitchell 19. Dylan Napa 20. Connor Watson 21. Lindsay Collins

1. Josh Dugan 2. Nene Macdonald 3. Euan Aitken 4. Timoteo Lafai 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Gareth Widdop 7. Josh McCrone 8. Russell Packer 9. Cameron McInnes 10. Paul Vaughan 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Joel Thompson 13. Jack de Belin
Interchange: 14. Tariq Sims 15. Leeson Ah Mau 16. Kurt Mann 17. Hame Sele 18. Taane Milne 19. Jacob Host 20. Luciano Leilua 21. Blake Lawrie

Referees: Matt Cecchin, Alan Shortall
Sideline Officials: Chris Butler, Brett Suttor
Video Referees: Bernard Sutton, Luke Patten

NYC Round 8
Roosters v Dragons at Allianz Stadium, Tue 1:45pm

ISP Round 8
Newtown (Sharks) v Wyong (Roosters) at Henson Park, Sat 3pm (Radio: Steele Sports)
Illawarra (Dragons) v Mounties (Raiders) at WIN Stadium, Sat 3pm​

 

[Alec's-saints]

Saints by 8. dragons out to prove they're the real deal in 2017.

 

[Cogburn]

Roosters by 20. Illawarra socks to get a reality check.

 

[Sans Souci Sainter]

Saints 32-8

 

[Hutty1986]

Roosters by 20. Illawarra socks to get a reality check.

Like the one the panthers, sharks and eagles were going to give us?

 

[DOGS AND EELS!!!]

Some good individual match ups in this one...

Frizell vs Cordner
Vaughan vs Napa
Lafai vs Ferguson
Aitken vs Mitchell
McInnes vs Friend

 

[Clifferd]

Morris was in

 

[Cogburn]

Class v arse. Roosters in a canter.

 

[dangerousdave]

Should be billed as game of the season thus far.

 

[FireFalcons1]

Game of the round, should be a cracker.

Saints by 10

 

[11Straight]

Favourite game of the regular season besides the derby games.

For once both teams are up there which should produce a cracker.
Saints by a field goal.

 

[Valheru]

Roosters would be specials if this wasn't ANZAC Day. Historically, 6+ game winning streaks are hard to attain and the 2nd half against Cowboys suggested Saints are due for a loss.

ANZAC Day isn't a normal game though and it won't be hard for them to get up.

Toss of the coin in a low scoring affair.

 

[Das Gupta]

Should be a great game. Saints by 2.

 

[Whino]

Saints by a couple

 

[Ace-STi]

Saints to continue the good ANZAC day fortune and do enough again to win!

They have beaten better Roosters squads in the last 2 years and have arguably a bigger pack to match that of the Roosters chance of Rain too which will mean low scoring and a grind

 

[Cockosh]

My favourite regular season game by a mile. Saints always seem to have the edge on Anzac Day even in the last few years where they've been weaker. Hope we can return the favour for once. Love that it's our home game. It's a creepy feeling when all their signage is plastered over our stadium. Hopefully chooks fans come out in force. I'd say Easts by 1 but we don't kick field goals so us by 2.

 

[Valheru]

Saints to continue the good ANZAC day fortune and do enough again to win!

They have beaten better Roosters squads in the last 2 years and have arguably a bigger pack to match that of the Roosters chance of Rain too which will mean low scoring and a grind

You have a point with 2015 but 2016 was certainly not a better roosters side.

 

[Ace-STi]

You have a point with 2015 but 2016 was certainly not a better roosters side.

Ah yeah I forgot Pearce and jwh were out and last year both our performances were woeful!

This year both teams top 4 ATM which is mouth watering

 

[_Johnsy]

Current form doesn't matter in this game, will be a belter. They always are.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Saints by 2