Gosh Burton was the difference. What's great about him is that his execution on some of his passes was still a little off, probably 2 tries went begging so he still has a lot of improvement in him despite being best player on the field tonight. Absolute insanity that we have let him go.
Also what does Tago have to do to prove himself? He is a weapon and unlike many new 1st graders he is defensively solid.
Momo was very good defensively before he went off and took some hard runs.
T. May the Younger had an awesome debut, would have had a try as well if it were not for Manu who really stopped us from 2-3 tries. Easily the best player for the Roosters.
Personally I am not a fan of Eisenhuth at prop. He gets dropped immediately on contact and has a slow PTB. For mine he is a lock or nothing player.
Kikau was better...threw some great passes and didn't make any of his usual errors which was encouraging. Also didn't miss as many tackles as he has been lately. Still has a lot of improvement in him which is encouraging.
Marto was good, Capewell okay but struggling to make metres. Sorenson also good and probably deserves 5 more minutes a game.
Spencer again was barely sighted. Does he has a problem with his motor, or does IC just not trust him with more minutes?
Luai's form is off. Better than last week and had some encouraging signs but he butchered a few chances that late last year/early this year he'd have iced easily.
Edwards - tried his guts out but he is where the ball goes to die. Slow PTB as a result - his form is just off. He is also very easy to read - you know when he has the ball at speed he will run so there is no need to worry about the pass. If he does pass chances are it will be shit and result in an error. As a defender I would 100% aim up on him if he approached and that is what decent NRL defences are doing.
