It is Fulltime and a convincing win from the defending premiers, defeating their bitter rivals the Rabbitohs 28-12. Stay tuned for the Match Report and 3,2,1's @LeagueUnlimited!
Kyle Flanagan converts and it is 28-12 to the Roosters.
James Tedesco makes a strong run 15m out. Jake Friend then picks up the ball from dummy half, kicks for himself and scores to seal the win!
Captains Challenge - Roosters successful as Bayley Sironen deemed to have retreated through the ruck, which saw Jared Waerea-Hargreaves lose the ball. Roosters over halfway.
Adam Reynolds tries to grubber in goal on the last but James Tedesco is there.
Penalty Souths - Against Sitili Tupouniua for not releasing the tackled plater. Souths on the attack 15m out.
Luke Keary throws a forward pass to Sitili Tupouniua and the Rabbitohs have a scrum 17m from their own line.
Adam Reynolds converts and the Roosters now lead by 22-12.
Cameron Murray in the middle of the field and he delivers a short pass to Thomas Burgess who crashes over to score beside the posts. Roosters lead 22-10 kick to come.
Daniel Tupou knocks down a Jaydn Su'A pass close to the line. Souths on the attack 10m out.
Braidon Burns kicks behind the line on the last and Daniel Tupou bats the ball dead. Dropout Roosters.
Great kick from Troy Dargan on the last and Joseph Manu is trapped in goal. Dropout Roosters.
High shot from Jared Waerea-Hargreaves as Alex Johnston brings the ball back. Collects him high and will go on report. Souths find the line 30m out.
Bayley Sironen down after collecting Angus Crichton on the hip. Seems ok, but he will go off for a H.I.A.
Kyle Flanagan extends the lead and it is the Roosters 22-6.
Luke Keary holds the ball up close to the line and Boyd Cordner runs a tight line at speed to score. Roosters now lead 20-6, kick to come.
Jake Friend puts Tedesco through again and he is dragged down 35m out.
Kyle Flanagan misses with the conversion from out wide. Score remains 16-6.
James Tedesco picks up the ball and brushes past Cameron Murray and Troy Dargan to slice through. He comes to Latrell Mitchell and gets on the outside to muscle his way over. Roosters lead 16-6 kick to come.
We are underway in the Second Half!
It is halftime and it was a great first 40 minutes, an incredible contest so far and a super second half coming up @LeagueUnlimited so stay tuned!
Dane Gagai collects a kick on the full and upon the 20m re-start is nailed by Victor Radley...and he is penalised! Terrible call!
Adam Reynolds adds the extras. Roosters lead 12-6.
Latrell Mitchell attracts some defenders close to the line and hits Cameron Murray close to the line and he grounds the ball in the in-goal. Souths are back in it! Roosters lead 12-4, kick to come.
Penalty Souths - Joseph Manu a mile offside close to the line. Souths on the attack before the break!
Kyle Flanagan converts his own try and the Roosters lead 12-0,
Josh Morris puts hos winger Daniel Tupou away down the left hand side. Tupou then finds Morris in support, he then spots Flanagan unmarked inside and kicks for his halfback. Flanagan then picks it up on the bounce to score! Roosters lead 10-0 kick to come.
Luke Keary kicks on the last but it flies off Mark Nicholls' melon and into touch. Rabbitohs get the scrum 30m from their own line.
Braidon Burns kicks the ball ahead off a sloppy Roosters pass and it is Joseph Manu and Alex Johnston in a foot race but Manu just gets there and the Roosters have the ball 40m from their own line.
James Tedesco goes close to barging over, however to his credit Latrell Mitchell holds him up. Roosters ball on the last and Keary kicks across field. Adam Reynolds is there and the pressure is off the Bunnies.
Latrell Mitchell drops the ball cold on the first tackle just 20m from his own line. Will the Roosters make him pay?
Campbell Graham almost busts the line but is pulled down at the last moment by Brett Morris on the last. Roosters ball a metre from their own line.
Luke Keary knocks on after a poor pass from Jake Friend at dummy half. They then concede a penalty and Souths find the line 45m out.
Dane Gagai knocks on after a strong tackle over the top from Jared Waerea-Hargreaves. Roosters have the scrum just short of halfway.
Troy Dargan grubbers towards the line but James Tedesco picks it up off his bootlaces and is tackled 10m from his own line.
James Tedesco knocks on close to the line following a Angus Crichton offload. Souths scrum 10m from their own line.
Kyle Flanagan adds the extras. 6-0 to the defending premiers.
Luke Keary kicks across field for a leaping Daniel Tupou to jump above the pack to score. Roosters lead 4-0.
Penalty Roosters - Against Liam Knight for a high shot on Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and the Roosters find the line 25m out.
We are under way @Bankwest Stadium! Lindsay Collins charges back for the Roosters into a Bunnies brick wall!
Footy is back! How good is it! Our second game in our Friday Night Football coverage is an absolute bottler, the oldest rivalry in the game when the Sydney Roosters host the South Sydney Rabbitohs from Bankwest Stadium. The Roosters have the one change with Lindsay Collins starting in the front row, and Isaac Liu starting from the pine. Souths also have one change with Patrick Mago dropping off the interchange for Tom Amone in jersey #19. Its Teddy vs Latrell, Keary vs Reynolds, Crichton vs Murray...match ups galore in this one! Stay tuned for all the action @League Unlimited! Kick off not far away!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Chris Butler, Peter Gough
Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Bryan Norrie
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (28)
Tries: Daniel Tupou, Kyle Flanagan, James Tedesco, Boyd Cordner, Jake Friend
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kyle Flanagan (4/5)
Penalty Goals:
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (12)
Tries: Cameron Murray, Thomas Burgess
Field Goals:
Conversions: Adam Reynolds (2/2)
Penalty Goals: