2021 R24 Fri - Sydney 12-54 South Sydney @ Suncorp

[Zadar]

Unavailable this week

1 bmoz
2 Ikuvalu
3jmoz
4 suaalii
5 Copley

6 keighran
7 keary

8. Collins
9. Friend
10.Butcher
11. Cordner
12. Angus
13.Radley

 

[hineyrulz]

Adversity levels reaching critical levels

 

[GongPanther]

Hilarious listening to Kent using the 11-2 penalty count as an excuse for souffs loss to panthers. Was actually 11-5 with 6 agains. He couldn’t believe panthers only gave away 2 pens. Funny I don’t remember a single comment when souffs won the count 12-2 against us in round 3. Maybe coz there’s nothing unusual about it I guess.

Loved Vonny's reply to Kent when Souths only got 2 penalties "Maybe Penrith did only two things wrong". Media quote of the year.

 

[Apey]

Unavailable this week

1 bmoz
9. Friend
11. Cordner

Pretty sure those blokes have retired now. Minichiello is also unavailable this week.

 

[Cockosh]

Pretty sure those blokes have retired now. Minichiello is also unavailable this week.

Pretty sure they were a key part of our squad this year and pretty sure they weren’t replaced. Pretty sure they are still taking up cap space this year.

 

[gerg]

Not a big fan of JWH, but gotta respect the tough bastard. That knee problem last weekend looked season ending. But the tough bastard got up and hobbled around the field. And named again this week?

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

If Souths put fifty on us, is there an adversity discount? Or will our season be over?

 

[Zadar]

Pretty sure those blokes have retired now. Minichiello is also unavailable this week.

you are right,
so I’ll replace bmoz for billy smith
Friend for lussick
And cordner for Fifita who are also unavailable

 

[yobbo84]

If Souths put fifty on us, is there an adversity discount? Or will our season be over?

Everyone's season is over except for the Machines and Smugsters if we're honest.

 

[Jim Rockford]

Everyone's season is over except for the Machines and Smugsters if we're honest.

How depressing is that!

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Roosters are also missing Dave Brown, John Tobin, Sam Obst and Nigel Gaffey.

 

[Valheru]

Pretty sure those blokes have retired now. Minichiello is also unavailable this week.

Seen a lot of people say this to try and detract from the injury list.

They are all under the cap for this year and all part of the 2021 30 man squad. They are still eligible to be named and play despite announcing their retirements.

Next year they won't be counted as missing because that would just be silly.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

Everyone's season is over except for the Machines and Smugsters if we're honest.

I’m sticking with delusional for the time being

 

[AlwaysGreen]

The Roosters knew these blokes were an injury or head knock away from retirement and risked it. The risk may not pay off.

Or if they didn't know they should have.

 

[Cockosh]

Cordner signed a 5 year deal in 2018 starting in 2019. I don’t believe the head knocks were an issue at that point. I think Friend got a 1 year extension for this year early last year

 

[mozza91]

Souths fans complaining about the refs is rich as f**k considering the 4000 Burgi knock ons that have been called strips.

 

[Alderley Rooster]

Still don't get the adversity jokes....are they meant to be funny or patronising or both?

If missing 14 players is not adversity what is? There has been no team in recent memory that has been as decimated. So I guess that is kinda adversity or is there not such a thing??

Oh and still 4th on the ladder!!

 

[Valheru]

The Roosters knew these blokes were an injury or head knock away from retirement and risked it. The risk may not pay off.

Or if they didn't know they should have.

Strange comment

Every single player is an injury away from being out for the season. Whether it comes with retirement is irrelevant, the result for that season is the same.

 

[The_Frog]

How depressing is that!

Not very.

 

[soc123_au]

Still don't get the adversity jokes....are they meant to be funny or patronising or both?

If missing 14 players is not adversity what is? There has been no team in recent memory that has been as decimated. So I guess that is kinda adversity or is there not such a thing??

Oh and still 4th on the ladder!!

Warriors 2020 have entered the chat.


Your post and others like it are "why" the adversity jokes. Yeah, you're having a tough year, but every other team in the comp has been through similar or worse at one time or another. You were beaten in the first final of 2014 by a team who had a similar injury toll to what you are experiencing now. Suck it up buttercup.

Also Radley and Crichton aren't injured. They are out for being dumb ill disciplined merkins.