Re: Next up... St Helens. : Thu Mar 17, 2016 1:28 pm  

With no Lilley in the squad they must be certain on McGuire's recovery which is good.
I'd go with:
1. Hardaker
2. Handley
3. Watkins
4. Moon
5. Hall
6. Sutcliffe
7. McGuire
8. Galloway
9. Falloon
10. Cuthbertson
11. Ablett
12. Ferres
13. Delaney

14. Burrow
15. Singleton
16. Garbutt
17. JJB

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Thu Mar 17, 2016 1:32 pm  

Him wrote:

But surely, surely, that kind of scoreline just underlines how uncompetitive the NRL is doesn't it? With such a huge yawning skills gap between the sides?

Not only have the Roosters lost 100% of their games so far they have also conceded an average of 34.33 points per game. They are truly WBNRLR.

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Thu Mar 17, 2016 3:42 pm  

No Lilley? No goals?

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Thu Mar 17, 2016 4:32 pm  

craigizzard wrote:

So the Cowboys (who thrashed us) beat the Roosters (who thrashed St Helens) 40-0 today. Gives us an idea of how good Saints are this season. Anything other than a home win would be a big underperformance.

Parramatta must be truly awesome then?

I wonder if the Roosters (having disposed of Super League rabble so convincingly last month with several key players missing) have allowed themselves to be lulled into a mindset of unconscious complacency?

If so, someone needs to inform them pronto that they are facing proper full time professional standard NRL players and not a bunch of jokers from a joke competition in the mid north of England.

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Thu Mar 17, 2016 4:43 pm  

William Eve wrote:

Parramatta must be truly awesome then?

I wonder if the Roosters (having disposed of Super League rabble so convincingly last month with several key players missing) have allowed themselves to be lulled into a mindset of unconscious complacency?

If so, someone needs to inform them pronto that they are facing proper full time professional standard NRL players and not a bunch of jokers from a joke competition in the mid north of England.

Parramatta are truly awesome. They have awesome colours anyway.

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Thu Mar 17, 2016 4:52 pm  

thebloodbath wrote:

No Lilley? No goals?

Didn't Bob Marley sing that????

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Thu Mar 17, 2016 7:55 pm  

Les Norton wrote:

Galloway is simply a scapegoat due to being new.
He's playing better than some if not most of our forwards. Most of our players are getting an easy ride due to past achievements.

It's pretty poor going from our 'supporters' imo

No he isn't. He's been awful. I don't buy into this "give him time" nonsense. Garbutt or Cuthbertson didn't need time. Galloway is a seasoned NRL player and needs to start playing like it.

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Thu Mar 17, 2016 8:46 pm  

Stevosfalseteeth wrote:

No he isn't. He's been awful. I don't buy into this "give him time" nonsense. Garbutt or Cuthbertson didn't need time. Galloway is a seasoned NRL player and needs to start playing like it.

Jamie Peacock did. He was rubbish in his first season with us.

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Thu Mar 17, 2016 8:51 pm  

thebloodbath wrote:

No Lilley? No goals?

No tries ? No goals ?

Re: Next up... St Helens. : Thu Mar 17, 2016 11:02 pm  

The Roosters young halfbacks have gone backwards under pressure and losing confidence. Last night they were both very poor, but they are also very good prospects, and either one will look a lot better when Pearce is back.