Full Time
80:00
3:00pm Sat August 13, 2022
Round 22 - Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park / Gadigal - Crowd: 15219
80min

FULLTIME! Roosters win!

78min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Holmes converts.

Roosters lead Roosters 32 - 18 Cowboys
77min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow. Kick to come.

Some consolation for the hammer. Nice pass out wide and he just streaks past the defenders.

Roosters lead Roosters 32 - 16 Cowboys
76min

Radley loses it forward.

71min

Another kick through and another dropout.

70min

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Ruled a knock on from Nat Butcher.

70min

BUNKER TIME AGAIN! Suaalii is claiming another. Checking if it was forward.

68min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Another close range effort and Walker salutes.

Roosters lead Roosters 32 - 12 Cowboys
67min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Sam Verrills. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! HANG ON. He has! It was helped by the Cowboys defenders who turned him over like a pancake.

Roosters lead Roosters 30 - 12 Cowboys
67min

BUNKER TIME! Sam Verrills might have snuck over.

67min

PENALTY ROOSTERS! Tupou was dragged out. Comes back for offside.

65min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Walker extends the lead back to 14.

Roosters lead Roosters 26 - 12 Cowboys
64min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Jared Waerea-Hargreaves. Kick to come.

JWH just crashes through them. He roars after planting the ball down.

Roosters lead Roosters 24 - 12 Cowboys
63min

PENALTY ROOSTERS! For a high shot I assume? but the player was still running.

62min

Cowboys go shortside on last. Tupou is there to wrap up. Changeover.

60min

Cowboys are on a roll. A high kick for Nanai goes through everything and it is a dropout.

58min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Val Holmes gets them within eight.

Roosters lead Roosters 20 - 12 Cowboys
57min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Reece Robson. Kick to come.

Wraparound from Robson and he goes over! Cowboys have some life.

Roosters lead Roosters 20 - 10 Cowboys
53min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Walker pilots another kick over.

Roosters lead Roosters 20 - 6 Cowboys
52min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Sam Verrills. Kick to come.

Straight from the scrum and Verills slices through.

Roosters lead Roosters 18 - 6 Cowboys
51min

Roosters were on the attack and Joey Manu tries to find a way through but the ball is knocked down.

49min

Been a sedate start to the second half. Both sides with a few errors.

46min

PENALTY COWBOYS! Tackled without the ball.

42min

Luciano Leilua tries another magic pass but this one doesn't come off.

41min

Momirovski spills it.

40min

KICK-OFF!

40min

Here come the Cowboys after a brief shower which freshened up the ground at the SCG. The visitors are looking to finish strong again while the Roosters want to avoid a fadeout.

40min

HALFTIME! Roosters hold an eight point advantage.

39min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Sam Walker.

Sam Walker from the left side. He misses.

Roosters lead Roosters 14 - 6 Cowboys
38min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Daniel Tupou. Kick to come.

It's a winger wonderland at the SCG! Quick hands and Tupou flies over.

Roosters lead Roosters 14 - 6 Cowboys
37min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Murray Taulagi. Kick to come.

four-pointer.

Roosters lead Roosters 10 - 6 Cowboys
35min

PENALTY ROOSTERS! Defenders holding down.

35min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Val Holmes with his first kick of the day. He strides in, he keeps it straight and nails it.

Roosters lead Roosters 10 - 2 Cowboys
32min

Cowboys have the ball in good position for the first time and get points! Good quick hands on the left with a lovely pass from Leilua sees Tualagi dive over.

31min

PENALTY COWBOYS! High tackle from Suaaliii

27min

Roosters go left and Tedesco throws it forward.

27min

Cowboys go short and Daniel Tupou gets the win.

27min

Keary stabs through a kick and Hiku can't do anything but take it dead.

24min

Crichton tries to back his way towards the line and loses it.

22min

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Manu judged to knock on.

22min

BUNKER TIME! Joey Manu might have flown through the air and got that down. Has he lost it though?

17min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Walker converts.

Roosters lead Roosters 10 - 0 Cowboys
17min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Matthew Lodge. Kick to come.

They dive over! An inside ball to Lodge sees the prop go over.

Roosters lead Roosters 8 - 0 Cowboys
15min

The pressure mounts! A high kick for Tupou is taken dead by Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow. Dropout 2.0.

14min

Cowboys have lost the plot! They tried to pass it underneath their own sticks and it has to be batted out for a dropout now.

10min

PENALTY COWBOYS! Hand on the ball.

9min

PENALTY COWBOYS! A much needed penalty for them. They have struggled to gain any territory thus far.

9min

The two bantamweights collide. Dearden on Keary and forces the error.

7min

Lovely take from Joseph Suaalii. He charges onto the ball and takes the kick on the full then earns the side a penalty. All Roosters thus far.

5min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Sam Walker.

First kick for Sam Walker this afternoon. Bright sunshine at the SCG. He takes his time. Hits the post.

Roosters lead Roosters 4 - 0 Cowboys
3min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Joseph Suaalii. Kick to come.

..and they strike first! Victor Radley took the ball to the line then shovels it Joesph Suaalii to dive over.

Roosters lead Roosters 4 - 0 Cowboys
2min

Roosters have dominated the early exchanges and they get reward with CHad Townsend stepping out.

Wonderfully observed minute's silence at the SCG. Both teams go to their own ends of the stadium and we're almost ready for kick-off.

Here come both sides onto the SCG turf. Cowboys in their away jersey and the Roosters in their red, white and blue led out by the milestone man! We're set up for a fabulous clash. Lets go.

Happy Saturday! We kick off the triple header with a rare cracker at 3pm. North Queensland Cowboys make their maiden voyage to the Sydney Cricket Ground to face a hungry Sydney Roosters. Also it is game Game 200 for James Tedesco, the durable fullback for the Chooks, while the Cowboys hope to gain some ground on the Panthers after their loss on Thursday night. Also Vale Paul Green. Someone involved with both these clubs and we hope his family, friends and work mates are okay.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ashley Klein

Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Belinda Sharpe

Video Referee: Adam Gee

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (32)
Tries: Joseph Suaalii, Matthew Lodge, Daniel Tupou, Sam Verrills (2), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
Conversions: Sam Walker (4/6)

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (18)
Tries: Murray Taulagi, Reece Robson, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (3/3)