NRL Match Thread Round 19 2021

[Graham]

Half Time

Roosters 10 - 8 Knights

 

[George Watt]

Ponga coming off the field at half time shaking his head. Been very subdued with his running game and looks to be frustrated with his sternum problem.

[Graham]

Sydney Roosters10-8Newcastle Knights

HT 10-8

Friday 23 July 2021

Venue

Sunshine Coast Stadium

Referee

Gerard Sutton

Roosters

Sitili Tupouniua 31' Try

Joseph Manu 36' Try

James Tedesco 38' Goal

Knights

Jacob Saifiti 14' Try

Jake Clifford 15' Goal

Jake Clifford18' Penalty Goal

[Graham]

Roosters’ bad luck continued at Sunshine Coast Stadium on Friday when they lost backline stars Billy Smith and Matt Ikuvalu to injury in the first half against Newcastle.

[Graham]

Roosters team: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Billy Smith 4. Joseph Manu 5. Matt Ikuvalu 6. Drew Hutchison 7. Sam Walker 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Sam Verrills 10. Isaac Liu 11. Angus Crichton 12. Sitili Tupouniua 13. Victor Radley 14. Lachlan Lam 15. Nat Butcher 16. Egan Butcher 19. Fletcher Baker

 

Knights team: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Dominic Young 3. Kurt Mann 4. Enari Tuala 5. Hymel Hunt 6. Jake Clifford 7. Phoenix Crossland 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Mitchell Barnett 13. Connor Watson 14. Sauaso Sue 16. Josh King 17. Brodie Jones 18. Jack Johns

[Graham]

It has started raining on the Sunshine Coast as the second half starts.

Roosters have a strong breeze behind thenm.

[Graham]

Sitili Tupouniua hurt in a tackle. 

[Graham]

Being checked  but seems okay.

[Graham]

Billy Smith and Ikuvalu both seen in moon boots.

 

Tupouniua has left the field to have his head examined.

[Graham]

Teddy is brilliant in defence there.

[Graham]

Good game here again. Two evenly balanced sides. Roosters looking to be buzzing.

[Graham]

Warren Smith and Cooper Cronk commentators on Fox

[Graham]

JWH about to return

[Graham]

25 minutes to go in this nip and tuck game.

[THE RED ROOSTER]

Noticed another win for Ricky's Rampant Raiders - My tips are goinbg the way of the Eels season

[Graham]

Tupou try as Teddy gives a long pass to the winger.

[Graham]

Just now, THE RED ROOSTER said:

Noticed another win for Ricky's Rampant Raiders - My tips are goinbg the way of the Eels season

Early days for R19!

Plus you have a few successful tips in hand at the top.

[Graham]

Tedesco misses the conversion that on a still day would have been more straight forward

[Graham]

Latest:

14-8 Roosters

[Graham]

Ponga desperately  saves a try there, denying Manu.

[Graham]

Lamb now scores a Roosters try.

Teddy again started that off with a great break.

[Graham]

Long way back for Knights from here, up against the conditions and the Roosters who are completing well and their best players are buzzing.

[Graham]

18-8 Roosters.

 Teddy didn't kick the conversion.

[Graham]

Roosters Teddy and Radley bursting through the Knights line, seemingly at will now.

[Graham]

Teddy short pass to Tupouniua who gets his second try.

Teddy is on fire!