Roosters rolled on with a dominant 36-6 result against Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs on a rare Monday Night Football, coming from Bankwest stadium.
At times tonight, the Roosters SFX used by Fox Sports needed some relief. The Roosters blitzkreiged the Bulldogs early, Angus Crichton notched up an early double alongside James Tedesco touching down as they searched for another massive score.
Monday night is a happy hunting ground for Tedesco. The superstar fullback notched his second career hat-trick tonight, his first coming for Wests Tigers back in 2016, also on Monday night. The custodian was in supreme form as he broke tackles at will, passed over 200 metres in a Man of the Match performance.
For a long portion, it looked like the Roosters were to become the third side since 1980 to score 100 points unanswered alongside Norths and the Roosters themselves. It looked like clockwork at points for the Roosters, as they just cut through the Bulldogs at will. It will take a huge effort for a team to knock off the back-to-back Premiers this season.
Brett Morris, who deputised at fullback last weekend, got himself a late four-pointer but the evergreen winger has sparkled since his move to the tri-colours. He provided a superb pass for one of Tedesco's tries and adds another layer of class to what is a galaxy of them at the Premiers.
It must feel like a dream for young halfback Kyle Flanagan. Since his move from the Sharks, Flanagan has enjoyed a golden run at the Roosters which included a four-pointer tonight and continued to stretch his lead at the top of the point-scorer's list.
For the Bulldogs, it was a night to forget after their Queens Birthday success. There was delight late when Kieran Foran started and finished an effort to make it 30-6. They were outmuscled early and never recovered against the machine-like Roosters line-up.
Now we look forward to a mouth-watering contest on Saturday night. The unbeaten Parramatta Eels take on the rampaging Sydney Roosters in a marquee contest at Bankwest Stadium. Canterbury take on fellow bottom-four side Cronulla on Sunday night at the same venue.