Guys are goin well

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*** Got this from the Roosters forum **** Lot of guys tthat have worn the Royal Blue in that try lineup. And a few that will more than likely wear it sometime during the up coming season. Good to see that they are going well. Big year for the two clubs this one i reckon. Good list of players available and injury free. ****;-)

Roosters results from Port Macquarie
Friday, February 15, 2008
The Sydney Roosters have tonight taken on three group 2 teams at Port Macquarie Regional Stadium in the first trial game of 2008.

The Roosters played three 30 minute thirds with the first against the Dhunghutti Broncos.
The game was won convincingly with fitness and pace the key influence in the 48-0 score line. Shaun Foley, David Shillington, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Luke Towers and with
Setaimata Sa and Riley Brown crossing twice. Shaun Foley converted six times.

The second 30 minutes was played against the Wauchope Wolves with Tevita Folau the first to cross. Albert Hopoate crossed for two tries with Stanley Waqa and Ben Jones also finding the line in the 22-0 win.

The Roosters played the Port Macquarie Sharks in the last 30 minutes and conceeded the first points of the game with 7 minutes to go. The team won 24-4 with Riley Brown again scoring two tries, and Albert Hopoate, Ben Cronin, Anthony Cherrington and Antonio Winterstein all scoring a try.

The 25 man squad all came away from the game injury free and better for the run.

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Awesome eh ???

 

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Here is another article worthy of looking into as he may start the season as a Jet !!!

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ALBERT HOPOATE is the strongest man in rugby league.

Despite being away from the game for two years as a Mormon missionary, Hopoate is set to follow in the footsteps of big brother John, who was one of the NRL's most powerful players.

The Sun-Herald contacted all 16 clubs to determine the strongest, fittest and fastest men in the game. Of the teams that charted players' maximum bench presses during the pre-season, Hopoate came out on top with a one-repetition lift of 180 kilograms.

The mark, matched by exciting Parramatta prospect Tony Williams, who is about 10kg heavier than Hopoate, means the Roosters have provided league's strongest man for consecutive years after Chris Beattie took the honour last season. Hopoate's effort is all the more remarkable considering he returned from his work at 122kg. He has since shed 24kg but hasn't played a game in three years.

"It takes its toll and I had to prepare my body to come back to football, it's been a long way back," Hopoate told The Sun-Herald. "My desire is there, I'm hungrier than I've ever been. Since I've come back from my mission, I had to start from scratch again."

The comparisons with footballer-turned-boxer John, one of the most infamous characters in the NRL, are inevitable. While the younger "Hoppa" credits John as his inspiration, the 22-year-old centre describes himself as "more relaxed".

"Me and my brother have the same game, it's just I'm a lot smarter than him - hopefully better looking, as well," Hopoate said. "A lot of people see the villain in him but the only thing I see is a role model. I'm a lot more relaxed than my brother.

The article also had the fastest and fittest players from each club, Pearce was the fittest (14.9 in the beep test) for us and also the quickest over 40m, which is a suprise and a bit of a worry tbh.

We also had the strongest player in the NRL last year, Beattie. I wonder if young Hoppa will play more FG games than him last year.

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Top forward pack this season guys and gals. let's talk jets ,where is everyone ???