Match Centre

FULL-TIME: Bulldogs 30 def Roosters 26

Manu's kick comes just short...

They need to go 90 metres

GAME OVER! Bulldogs recover the scrraps

Play on for the Dogs - Kiraz took a risk but it nearly backfired!

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Inside 10m - Atkins having a square up there.

That is a bad decision from Atkins and Clayton Wills there. Wills has had a shocker tonight.

Manu put it down

BUNKER RULING: Tracey knocks it on into Suaalii - DOUBLE KNOCK ON

VIDEO REF: Atkins has NO TRY - confirming a knock on.

Great effort from Fahu Whyte out of marker and he's forced an error from Reed Mahoney.

FORWARD! Is the call from Badger

Collins poked his nose through but tried a little too hard and got the pass away un-neccsesarily

Game back on!

Fahu Whyte runs over the top of Edwards and he's in DisneyLand.

Salmon loses it in the contest.

Roosters with the tempo Canterbury had. Suaalii passed his HIA.

Kiraz takes the kick from the field of play but the Roosters get a result.

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Out on the full

VIDEO REF: Atkins has NO TRY - looking at a knock on

Roosters complete their set after points.

SIX AGAIN SYD: Slow release

SIX AGAIN SYD: Inside 10m

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Head-Slam - Hughes on report - Suaalii has a HIA

Suaalii is down and the Roosters didn't like the contact at all.

PENALTY SYD: inside 10m

Curran puts it down! That works for the Roosters

Manu loses possessioon

Manu recovers it with an attacking clean-up!

Bulldogs on the attack.

Back underway for the second half

Jennings did well to get into the field of play but he's crunched by Mann into the in-goal.

Now Curran is hurt for the Dogs..

PENALTY BULLDOGS: Slow peel

Tupouniua puts it down and this is bordering on the embarrassing for the Roosters tonight.

SIX AGAIN SYD: Slow peel

SIX AGAIN SYD: Slow peel

Critta's kick is too much and it'll be a seven tackle set.

PENALTY DOGS: Foul play

Brandon Smith gets it in behind - goal-line dropout

SIX AGAIN SYD! Inside 10m

CHARGE DOWN! Watson gets onto it

The Roosters

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Slow peel

PENALTY DOGS: High shot

Roosters got a play at the ball. Scrum

Walker is out of the game, Michael Jennings has been activated as the 18th man...

To the shock of nobody - Teddy won't return

Manu is back to fullback now

Tedesco has been massacred

Roosters get a result on defence and force the issue.

Walker coming off now - Connor Watson coming on

This couldn't go any more wrong for the Roosters tonight.

Critta's kick is well marked by Manu

Dogs put it down and Dom Young sprints away but is taken down by Taaffe and spills it

PENALTY DOGS: Sitili Tupouniua showcases his grappling by regripping... NOW IS NOT THE TIME

Teddy makes another error... the Roosters are yet to properly complete a set unassisted.

SIX AGAIN ROOSTERS: Slow peel

Burton's kick is played at, Angus Crichton does very well to recover it.

SET RESTART DOGS: Slow peel

Roosters rush their attack in the attacking third. Poor pass from Tupou gets the Dogs out of trouble. Radley is okay after suffering a knock..

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Inside 10m.

Dogs complete their set after points.

Challenge unsuccessful after 35 seconds...

Dom Young loses it in contact... challenge time though for the Roosters after 35 seconds.

KICKOFF! Roosters with first use of the footy in the wet.

Grant Atkins in charge of game number 263 which also celebrates his 450th total NRL appointment so a big congratulations to Joey. Kasey Badger and Clayton Wills are the touchies tonight with Todd Smith in the Bunker. Kickoff at the top of the hour.

Welcome to Wet n Wild Sydney! Sorry, Accor Stadium. Sydney has been absolutely saturated by a rain event in the last 24-36 hours and the field for the moment is in magnificent condition. Whether it remains like that in 80 minutes time, we'll find out shortly. Bulldogs v Roosters for your Friday Night entree. Dogs playing in a 2004 inspired jersey commemorating 20 years since their grand final victory. They have a swag of changes today, Xerri is on the centres for Wilson (Kiraz back to wing). Salmon moves to backrow for Curran who's back to the bench and Mann starts at lock. Patolo moves to prop for Hughes. For the Roosters, Nat Butcher is out with his partner expecting a child soon, Sitili Tupouniua starts with Egan Butcher going onto the bench in his 50th game.