The Roosters made it back to back wins when they recorded their fourth victory of the season last week over the Dragons, 34 – 14.
For only the second time this season, the Roosters scored early – inside of the first ten minutes, and as they did on the first occasion against Parramatta in Round 2, went on to register plenty of points with six tries.
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The early points give the Roosters confidence in attack and they were prepared to chance their arm a little whereas in previous games, when playing from behind on the scoreboard, their attack could become a little predictable.
The win, described by Coach Robinson described as the Roosters’ “best performance of the year”, comes at just the right time for the Roosters who firstly needed the win, but also face an improving Cowboys outfit and then the Bulldogs in rounds 10 and 11 respectively.
The Tigers will be backing up after losing their last match to the Gold Coast Titans at Leichhardt, 22 – 6.
The Titians scored in the sixth minute and managed to maintain the upper-hand for the majority of the first half, despite missing Nate Myles who was sin-binned for ten and Titans halfback Albert Kelly leaving the field in the 23rd with an ankle injury.
Too many errors from the Tigers saw them trail at the break 16 – 0.
The Tigers scored first in the second half, giving them some hope but the Titans responded ten minutes later to keep the advantage intact and eventually, close out the game.
A crucial no-try ruling in the first half didn’t help the Tigers cause but they had their opportunities throughout the game to claw the margin back but poor execution was their downfall.
The Tigers backline will be missing Braith Anasta and suspended Tim Simona this week with Blake Austin and Keith Lulia filling their positions respectively.
It was only the Tigers third loss of the season and whilst they’ve snuck up on a few teams so far this year, the Roosters, who have named a full strength side for this match, will be aware of their abilities.
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The Roosters have won the last three games against the Tigers and on each occasion, have recorded more then forty points in the process.
In fact the last three games, which the Roosters have won by an average of 26 points, have produced total match scores of 70, 64 and 70.
With the Tigers already averaging 23 points per game this season and the Roosters finding some rhythm in attack last week, another high-scoring affair could be on the cards again this week
TIP: ROOSTERS 13 +. TOTAL MATCH POINTS, OVER 40.5
Odds Comparison:
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| Sydney Roosters | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.25 |
| Wests Tigers | 4.40 | 4.45 | 4.25 | 4.45 | 4.40 | 4.20 |
All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.
Teams:
Sydney Roosters:
Anthony Minichiello, Daniel Tupou, Michael Jennings, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, James Maloney, Mitchell Pearce, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Jake Friend, Sam Moa, Boyd Cordner, Sonny Bill Williams, Aidan Guerra. Interchange: Frank Paul Nuuausala, Mitchell Aubusson, Isaac Liu, Remi Casty, Daniel Mortimer, Dylan Napa
Ins: Remi Casty, Daniel Mortimer
Outs: None
Other unavailables: None
Wests Tigers:
Kurtis Rowe, David Nofoaluma, Keith Lulia, Chris Lawrence, Pat Richards, Blake Austin, Luke Brooks, Aaron Woods, Joel Luani, Keith Galloway, Liam Fulton, Bodene Thompson, Adam Blair. Interchange: Martin Taupau, Ava Seumanufagai, Cory Paterson, Sitaleki Akauola
Ins: Keith Lulia, Cory Paterson
Outs: Tim Simona (suspension, round 10), Braith Anasta (ankle, round 10)
Other unavailables: James Gavet (hamstring, round 10), Robbie Farah (elbow, round 10), James Tedesco (ankle, round 13), Sauaso Sue (ankle, round 10), Curtis Sironen (foot, round 13), Dene Halatau (ankle, round 13), Tim Moltzen (knee, indefinite)