Written by Christopher Tearse
Thursday, July 15, 7.50 PM, Round 10, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Sydney Roosters take on Canberra Raiders NRL Match Preview
Ricky’s Raiders taking on the Big Bad Chooks this shapes as the question mark many Raiders fans have on their minds, how will the Raiders respond and get any better without Josh Hodgson? Siliva Havili? the replacement hooker for the Raiders does he step up? it will be interesting to see what happens for them against the Roosters, No doubt the Roosters boss will reiterate that his men have a job to do and that the grand final rematch is on the agenda, big test for the Raiders.
The Sydney Roosters
INS | OUTS |
Boyd Cordner | Nat Butcher |
Brett Morris | |
Isaac Liu |
1. James Tedesco 2. Matt Ikuvalu 3. Josh Morris 4. Joseph Manu 5. Brett Morris 6. Luke Keary 7. Kyle Flanagan 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Angus Crichton 13. Nat Butcher
Reserves: 14. Lachlan Lam 15. Sitili Tupouniua 16. Mitchell Aubusson 17. Lindsay Collins 18. Poasa Faamausili 19. Ryan Hall 20. Isaac Liu 21. Drew Hutchison
Coach: Trent Robinson
The Canberra Raiders
INS | OUTS |
Sam Williams | Bailey Simonsson |
Darby Medlyn | Josh Hodgson |
Semi Valemei | |
Tom Starling |
1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Nick Cotric 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Michael Oldfield 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. George Williams 8. Josh Papali’i 9. Siliva Havili 10. Dunamis Lui 11. Hudson Young 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Joseph Tapine
Reserves: 14. Tom Starling 15. Kai O’Donnell 16. Ryan Sutton 17. Curtis Scott 18. Matt Frawley 19. Darby Medlyn 20. Sam Williams 21. Semi Valemi
Coach: Ricky Stuart
The last time these two teams met the Roosters beat the Raiders 14-8. Previously, in earlier years and most recent form, 37 matches played between the Roosters and the Raiders favour the Roosters winning 25, all other statistics indicate that the Roosters on average score eleven points more per game and defend better opposed to the Raiders, at this venue the Roosters win 79% of the time.
Sydney Roosters for the win.
If we had to pick a line?
Roosters -11.5
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