Full Time
80:00
7:50pm Thu April 19, 2018
Round 7 - Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal - Crowd: 11309
80min

Morris gets an offload and runs across field before it just slips out. And that is a fitting end to this dire contest.

78min

Dogs get a seven tackle set. There's 97 seconds left.

77min

Another poor grubber by Marshall-King which finds Tedesco unchallenged.

77min

A brick has more imagination than the last tackle plays by both sides in this contest.

75min

SCRUM ROOSTERS - Jackson throws a cut out pass. He won't do that again. Ball goes into touch. Another Dogs attacking raid produces nought.

73min

Mbye with a little grubber straight to Tedesco.

72min

Tetevano drops a pass cold right on halfway.

70min

Cordner loses the ball after being met in a heavy tackle.

70min

SCRUM ROOSTERS - Elliott loses the ball in a tackle. Roosters with a full set inside the Dogs 20m

69min

Cronk kicks from 22m out of the Dogs line. Aubusson catches the ball and hits the ground before the ball squirts out and goes to Ferguson who scores in the corner. Try is denied when Aubusson is ruled to have been held before getting the ball away.

67min

Ferguson gets outside Brett Morris and goes close to a try again, but B Moz puts him into touch.

66min

Bulldogs Drop out - Matterson with a grubber and Mbye knocks it dead.

65min

Apologies for the spelling errors. Just getting into the groove of this game. #Sloppy.

64min

SCRUM ROIOSTERS - Mbye drops the ball in the tackle.

62min

SCRUM BUULDOGS - Mitchell shrugs off a tackle but drops the ball in the process.

61min

Marshall-King's to the corner finds Manu. 7 tackle set to the Roosters.

60min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - Offside again on their own line.

59min

PENALTY BULLDOGS - Matterson offside.

57min

Josh Morris with a nice grubber into the Roosters in-goal. Ferguson bats it dead. Roosters drop out again.

55min

Foran kicks for Josh Morris, who knocks on inside the Roosters in-goal area. 7 tackle set for the Roosters.

51min

SCRUM BULLDOGS - Roosters try a little inside-outside passing play that results in a turn over on halfway.

49min

Another poor kick from Marshall-King. Blocked by Radley who wins the race for the loose ball.

49min

SCRUM BULLDOGS - Roosters knock-on as JMK tries an offload

48min

Marshall-King very nearly gets a ball away after finding a tiny half gap.

46min

Foran executes a Houdini kick that manages to trap Tedesco in-goal. Roosters drop out.

44min

Tedesco tries to chip and chase. Instead he kicks it into Jackson's guts. Roosters turnover.

44min

Friend comes off to get patched up and to have an HIA assessment done.

44min

Friend has been busted open trying to tackle Mbye.

43min

Cronk grubbers, but none of the Roosters players chase through. Mbye lets the ball dribble dead and the Dogs get a 7 tackle set.

42min

Matterson gets over the line but Faitala-Mariner shows immense strength to hold him up and deny the Roosters a try.

41min

SCRUM ROOSTERS - Fualalo drops the pill in the first set.

40min

Mitchell gets the second stanza underway

40min

Ferguson very nearly scores in the corner, but Marshall-King denies him.

39min

Cronks kick into the Dogs in-goal is forced dead by the Bulldogs.

37min

SCRUM ROOSTERS - Foran with a poor pass gets accidentally knocked on.

36min

PENALTY BULLDOGS - Again the Roosters are too quick off their line. Dogs start their set on halfway.

35min

Tedesco brilliantly fields a low kick despite plenty of pressure.

34min

Foran's bomb is allowed to bounce by the Roosters. It bounces back towards the Dogs and Fine very nearly snatches the ball. Roosters survive a scare.

32min

SCRUMS BULLDOGS - Cronk grubbers the ball into touch

30min

Cronk again hunts the sideline with a low kick, but this time the Dogs keep it in play.

28min

SCRUM BULLDOGS - Cronk finds touch to give everyone a breather.

26min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - Bulldogs offside.

24min

Lichaa barges over from dummy half but is held up. The ball is stripped and the Roosters force it in their own in-goal. Roosters drop out.

23min

Mitchell has been sin binned for an illegal act that denied the Dogs a try scoring chance.

22min

PENALTY BULLDOGS - Woods offloads for Foran, who is held off the play and denied a chance to catch the pass.

20min

SCRUM BULLDOGS - Tetevano drops the ball in a heavy tackle by Woods.

19min

Both sides playing conservative footy, ending their sets with uncontested bombs.

17min

Hopoate drops a pass and the Roosters clean up, surviving another Dogs raid.

15min

PENALTY BULLDOGS - First tackle and the Roosters give away a penalty for rushing up yet again.

14min

SCRUM BULLDOGS - A Roosters player hands knocks a Bulldogs pass.

14min

PENALTY BULLDOGS - Roosters again jumping the gun. Meanwhile, Hopoate is down with an injury.

13min

Cronk links with Tedesco, who makes a short break before getting a round-the-corner pass away, but it can't be held.

12min

Keary with a nice kick for his winger in the Bulldogs corner, but Mbye again with a great take in heavy traffic.

10min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - Woods pinged for something. Head scratcher.

9min

PENALTY BULLDOGS - Roosters up too quick in defence.

9min

Tedesco cant hold a pass on the first tackle. Ferguson runs back and cleans up but Brett Morris performs a 1 on 1 strip.

8min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - Bulldogs offside. Roosters will have a full set inside the Dogs 30m

4min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

Mitchell 10m in from the left touchline slots the conversion.

Roosters lead Bulldogs 0 - 6 Roosters
4min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Latrell Mitchell. Kick to come.

Roosters move the ball left. Tedesco gets a good pass to Mitchell who swats away some feeble edge defence by the Bulldogs and he scores an all too easy try.

Roosters lead Bulldogs 0 - 4 Roosters
4min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - Woods with a bad play the ball, his foot has an almighty air swing.

3min

Cronk with a mini bomb for Tedesco, but Mbye was equal to the task.

2min

Marshall-King with a sad grubber, which gently hits Matterson in the shins.

1min

SCRUM BULLDOGS - Tough Bulldogs defence has rattled Matterson, forcing him to drop the ball in the first set of the match.

Round 7 gets underway off the boot of the Bulldogs.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Gerard Sutton, Peter Gough

Touch Judges: Belinda Sleeman, Tim Roby

Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (0)
Tries:
Field Goals:
Conversions:
Penalty Goals:

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (6)
Tries: Latrell Mitchell
Field Goals:
Conversions: Latrell Mitchell (1/1)
Penalty Goals: