Doggies best were again Barba and center Sene Tala.
Match report from Roosters site:
The Sydney Roosters NYC side has suffered their first defeat of the season, going down 38-10 at the hands of Canterbury Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium on Friday night.
The Roosters were outplayed by their lower ranked opponents in the eight tries to two rout. The young Roosters were hampered by injuries before the match and had several key players missing, none more noticeable than captain and leading points scorer Ben Cronin.
The first 15 minutes of play was dominated by the Bulldogs as they attacked down the Roosters right hand side of defence, the dead ball line saving the them on a couple of occasions.
The Roosters were handed good field position in the 25th minute when five-eighth Ben Jones was taken out but they couldn’t crack the Bulldogs defence.
They got another chance minutes later when interchange forward John Clayton was caught around the neck, once again unable to crack a resilient Bulldogs defence.
The Bulldogs managed to convert one of their many chances in the 34th minute when winger Mason Pure crossed in the corner. The Bulldogs put the ball through the hands and capitalised on the overlap. Ben Barba converting the try for a 6-nil lead.
They extended that lead seconds out from half time when fullback Jimmy Fawcett was on the end of a good short ball, putting him into a gap 10 metres out from the line. Barba kicking his second to send his side to the break with a 12-nil lead.
The Bulldogs wasted no time as they got the second half scoring underway after just four minutes of play through winger Kele Nuis. Barba unsuccessful with the kick, leaving his side with a 16-nil lead.
The Bulldogs added to the depleted Roosters woes five minutes later when hooker Nathan Smith crossed untouched. The try came off the back of a Roosters error, Barba kicking the ball along the ground 50 metres before regaining possession, crossing with their next play.
The game was secured in the 53rd minute when the Bulldogs flashy five-eighth Barba touched down, then converting for a 26-nil lead.
The Bulldogs scored their sixth try with 20 minutes remaining through Jeco Makatoa. The big interchange forward crashing over from five metres out.
Roosters second rower Anthony Cherrington scored a consolation try for the visitors when he fell over the line in the 64th minute.
The Bulldogs cancelled out that score in the 70th minute as Sene Tala showed his talent when he kicked ahead for himself, regathering in between two defenders to crash over in the corner.
Both sides scored in the final minutes, first the Roosters through full back Jarvarn White then the Bulldogs via Ben James.
Bulldogs 38 (Mason Pure, Jimmy Fawcett, Kele Nuisere, Nathan Smith, Ben Barba, Jeco Makatoa, Sene Tala, Ben Jones tries; Barba 3/8 goals)
Roosters 10 (Anthony Cherrington, Javarn White tries; Luke Towers 1/2 goals)
