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THE Roosters have lost their last three matches but it could be worse. Just ask prop Jason Ryles - imagine if they were the Dragons?
"They'd have my head on a stick throwing darts at me and rocks at me," laughed Ryles, who played nine seasons in the Red V.
"They did that after two losses. That's the pressure at that club, and I don't even want to talk about it, to be honest."
Asked if he had reminded his current teammates of the pressure compared to his former club, Ryles replied: "I don't go there. Leading in to the Dragons game [in round 22], there was a lot of media and all that hype. It was good exposure for the club, but it was also a good lesson for the younger guys. To know what to expect leading into the finals. But we've got to win another game so we get there."
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The Roosters are desperate to rekindle their season against Manly at the SFS on Sunday. A loss would extend the losing streak to four - and make their last-round away match against the Cowboys a mandatory win if they are to finish inside the top eight.
"I think it is easily fixable but it's not acceptable at the same time," Ryles said. "While we're only losing by close margins, we're making it hard for ourselves as far as dropping the ball early in the tackle count.
"Certainly our defence has improved a lot since the start of the season, so there's a lot of positives to come out, but it's certainly not acceptable."
Five-eighth Todd Carney refused to label the current run of losses as a slump.
"You look at the games - we've been in them," he said. "It's not a form slump, it was more about not getting it right."
Ryles said he was relishing a chance to lock horns with the Manly forwards.
"It's going to be a huge test, because they really base their game on the physical side of it," Ryles said. "Guys like Watmough and Kite and King. They are very physical players but we're physical as well."
THE Roosters have lost their last three matches but it could be worse. Just ask prop Jason Ryles - imagine if they were the Dragons?
"They'd have my head on a stick throwing darts at me and rocks at me," laughed Ryles, who played nine seasons in the Red V.
"They did that after two losses. That's the pressure at that club, and I don't even want to talk about it, to be honest."
Asked if he had reminded his current teammates of the pressure compared to his former club, Ryles replied: "I don't go there. Leading in to the Dragons game [in round 22], there was a lot of media and all that hype. It was good exposure for the club, but it was also a good lesson for the younger guys. To know what to expect leading into the finals. But we've got to win another game so we get there."
http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/#sidebar-start
The Roosters are desperate to rekindle their season against Manly at the SFS on Sunday. A loss would extend the losing streak to four - and make their last-round away match against the Cowboys a mandatory win if they are to finish inside the top eight.
"I think it is easily fixable but it's not acceptable at the same time," Ryles said. "While we're only losing by close margins, we're making it hard for ourselves as far as dropping the ball early in the tackle count.
"Certainly our defence has improved a lot since the start of the season, so there's a lot of positives to come out, but it's certainly not acceptable."
Five-eighth Todd Carney refused to label the current run of losses as a slump.
"You look at the games - we've been in them," he said. "It's not a form slump, it was more about not getting it right."
Ryles said he was relishing a chance to lock horns with the Manly forwards.
"It's going to be a huge test, because they really base their game on the physical side of it," Ryles said. "Guys like Watmough and Kite and King. They are very physical players but we're physical as well."