rossy said:
The announced Roosters side DID NOT have seven internationals in it
Minichello
Walker
Ricketson
Fitzgibbon
Morley
Crocker
Cayless
That's 7, Rossy.
And apart from Morley and Mini for the second half, most of them were on all night (with the usual breaks for the forwards). I know Hodges was there for at least the entire first half because I was sitting right in front of him the whole time.
btw, there were no Flegg players at the ground for the Roosters by then -- we passed their bus heading home earlier in the afternoon, after the Flegg game was cancelled.
I find it pretty funny that the *winning* team has to make excuses for their performance and plead "It was only a trial!" :lol: That's very defensive of you... "methinks thou doth protest too much"
It reminds me of that sore winner, Sticky, after the Roosters narrowly beat the Cowboys last year. All he could say was that his team were a bit flat and tired after Origin, and that was the only reason the Cowboys could even get close... instead of actually giving the Cowboys some praise for a great performance!
But you're right Rossy, the Roosters fans did make a great showing at the ground! That was pretty impressive. I'd say 1/4 of the fans at least, which is great considering Port Stephens is definitely Knights territory. I will say that I see quite a few Roosters jerseys up this way during the year though (and, funnily enough, Broncos!). At the trial, apart from Knights and Roosters fans, there seemed to be a lot of Dragons walking around too...