As I have flagged before, while I am first and foremost a
Parramatta fan, I also class myself as an NRL appreciator. I have soft spots
for many teams, but in particular the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the
Sydney Roosters.
Today's blog is a little bit of a shout out to the Roosters
who, following their 42-6 belting of Penrith on Friday night find themselves at
the top of the NRL competition table. To this I say bravo.
The Roosters have been an absolute joy to watch this year
and when you look at some of the statistics, it only further enforces how
dominant they have been.
Consider this:
- the Roosters have managed to keep five teams to nil this season and with a few more rounds of the regular season to go, I have a feeling this number will increase; and
- following on from this, the Roosters have conceded the least amount of points by any team this season and it is almost at a record breaking low.
At the start of the season, many argued that the Roosters
were a one-man show, following the impressive and dominant performances of
Sonny Bill Williams. However, the Roosters have managed to win two out of two
games without Sonny Bill Williams with remarkable score lines. We can compare
this to the Bunnies who have not been as successful without Greg Inglis.
I am fairly confident that the top 4 has almost definitely
been decided for season 2013. There have been four dominant and stand out teams
from very early in the season and it is no surprise to see the Sydney Roosters,
the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the Manly Sea Eagles and the Melbourne Storm
leading the way to the finals series for this year.
Come September, I am very much looking forward to cheering
the Roosters on. I am hopeful that their dominant displays can continue.
Love,
@LadiesWhoLeague
Hmmm - someone who admits to being a Roosters supporter ... pretty small group I'd reckon :-)
ReplyDeleteThe Roosters - the best team money can buy. Check out their roster - why develop your own when you can buy instead? It appears their interest in developing junior league and talent is pretty limited or are all eastern suburbs types "soft" and not up to the rigours of NRL first grade?
Hi Anonymous,
DeleteThanks for your comment.
I used to also really take issue with the fact that the Roosters never developed their own Juniors. But honestly, the Eels are really good at junior development and are given no benefits and no concessions under the salary cap for this (despite the tremendous amount of money they invest into junior development). What's the point when you can just poach them from other clubs.
Thanks,
Mary