Full Time
80:00
7:45pm Fri July 31, 2015
Round 21 - Sydney Football Stadium (1988-2018), Moore Park / Gadigal - Crowd: 13589
80

SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.

Maloney is successful and the Roosters win 38-28 in one of the most bizarre games we've seen.

Sydney Roosters 38-28

80

TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Jackson Hastings. Kick to come.

After the Bulldogs make an error, the youngster scores on the siren.

Sydney Roosters 36-28

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Jackson Hastings belts the ball over the sideline.

Sydney Roosters 32-28

77

Mitchell Pearce is over the line, but the referee wants to check if he's got the ball down.

Sydney Roosters 32-28

77

Waerea-Hargreaves puts a great shot on and the Bulldogs lose possession through Tim Browne.

Sydney Roosters 32-28

74

SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.

Maloney adds the extras. Roosters 32-28.

Sydney Roosters 32-28

73

TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Michael Jennings. Kick to come.

As he did in the 2013 Grand Final, Michael Jennings manages to get the ball down only centimetres from the dead ball line.

Sydney Roosters 30-28

73

Jennings looks to have scored. We'll see whether he's grounded it, but the Roosters may have taken back the lead.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-26

72

Jackson Hastings on for the Roosters.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-26

71

Mitchell Pearce is clutching at his leg. It was awkwardly twisted in Eastwood's tackle.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-26

69

UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney unsuccessful.

The kick has hit the upright. No Goal.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-26

68

TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Blake Ferguson. Kick to come.

If Maloney can add the extras we'll be locked up again.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-26

68

Ferguson is claiming a try. Video Ref will check grounding and touchline, but it looks to be a try.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-22

68

Waerea-Hargreaves produces the hit-up of the season. Awesome work from the Kiwi prop.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-22

67

David Klemmer back on for the Bulldogs.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-22

67

Hodkinson has to bat the ball dead with Jennings and Guerra in pursuit. Line drop out.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-22

65

Brett Morris has no trouble picking up a Roosters bomb.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-22

64

This has been a crazy game of football. The Roosters looked set to score 50, but the momentum has changed so far in favour of Canterbury that the Roosters are struggling just to keep up.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-22

63

Maloney elects to run the ball on the last tackle, but Josh Morris tackles the Roosters playmaker.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-22

62

Jennings is tackled short of the line after putting on some fancy footwork.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-22

61

Cordner driven back as he seemed destined to score.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-22

61

A crazy last tackle sees the Roosters spread the ball from sideline to sideline. Bulldogs line drop out.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-22

59

Pearce puts Aubusson into a gap but the Bulldogs cut the second rower down.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-22

59

Lloyd Perrett takes his first run of the night.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-22

58

Sam Perrett takes a high ball close to his own line.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-22

58

Daniel Tupou is hit by three Bulldogs before finally being put to ground.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-22

56

SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.

He's done it again. Hodkinson puts it straight between the posts.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-22

55

TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Corey Thompson. Kick to come.

It's all the Bulldogs! Moses Mbye with a wonderful long ball exposes Brendan Elliott and Corey Thompson gets his second.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26-22

54

Sam Perrett has failed to come up with the ball with the line wide open. However the Dogs will get another set following a knock on from Daniel Tupou.

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52

Tuivasa-Scheck has lost the ball giving the Dogs yet another chance.

22 all

51

SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.

The scores are tied. From 22-0 down, the Dogs have somehow tied the score.

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50

TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Trent Hodkinson. Kick to come.

Amazingly the Bulldogs are going to be level.

Sydney Roosters 22-20

50

Hodkinson is claiming a try. He dummied and took the line on, but he may have been held up.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

49

Corey Thompson is able to trap Brendan Elliott in goal after a well placed kick from Mbye.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

49

Sam Moa out with a dislocated wrist. He'll be looking at time on the sidelines, but fortunately for the Roosers they have Isacc Liu and Suaia Matagi available.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

48

No Try. Penalty to Canterbury.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

48

Brendan Elliott has leapt to catch a bomb, but in putting the ball over the line he is deemed to have made a double movement.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

46

Great work by the Bulldogs to spread the ball through the Morris brothers; but the play is called back for a forward pass.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

45

Blake Ferguson is unable to latch onto a cut-out pass from Mitchell Pearce.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

45

Friend finds some room to move for the Roosters.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

44

Jake Friend puts in another strong kick to turn around the Bulldogs.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

43

Klemmer coming off with a shoulder injury; big blow for the Bulldogs.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

42

Klemmer takes the Bulldogs into the Roosters half.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

41

Hodkinson puts in a woeful bomb, but is able to get a second kick away.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

41

Shaun Lane charges through the Roosters defence.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

40

Klemmer takes the first run of the second half.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

40

Roosters ready to kick off for the second half.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

40

Bulldogs back on the field.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

40

UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson unsuccessful.

The kick is waved away. Roosters take a 22-16 lead to the break.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

39

TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Corey Thompson. Kick to come.

The Bulldogs have more than made up for the slow start.

Sydney Roosters 22-16

39

Mbye looks to have made amends for being held up by delivering a superb cut-out pass for Corey Thompson to touch down.

Sydney Roosters 22-12

38

Huge work from the Roosters to hold up Moses Mbye after he was over the line.

Sydney Roosters 22-12

38

Bulldogs to start their set inside the Roosters 30 metre zone following a charge down.

Sydney Roosters 22-12

37

Brendan Elliott does well to catch an Mybe bomb intended for Corey Thompson.

Sydney Roosters 22-12

37

RTS puts the ball on the toe, but his kick rolls dead.

Sydney Roosters 22-12

35

Tuivasa-Scheck cleans up for the Roosters. On the next tackle Taukeiaho earns a penalty.

Sydney Roosters 22-12

33

Evans has been placed on report for a shoulder charge.

Sydney Roosters 22-12

33

Kane Evans puts a big shot on Sam Kasiano from the kick off.

Sydney Roosters 22-12

33

Sam Moa is off clutching at a lower arm injury.

Sydney Roosters 22-12

32

SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.

The Bulldogs are right back in this one.

Sydney Roosters 22-12

31

TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Josh Morris. Kick to come.

Is a comeback on the cards. Morris is able to hold off Brendan Elliott to score.

Sydney Roosters 22-10

30

Sam Kasiano and Kane Evans exchange words as the Bulldogs get a penalty.

Sydney Roosters 22-6

30

Kane Evans and Sio Siua Taukeiaho on for the Roosters.

Sydney Roosters 22-6

29

SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.

Hodkinson gets the Bulldogs back in the contest.

Sydney Roosters 22-6

28

TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Shaun Lane. Kick to come.

Lane scores another try for Canterbury.

Sydney Roosters 22-4

28

Shaun Lane is claiming a try after the back rower latches onto a Moses Mbye bomb.

Sydney Roosters 22-0

27

Canterbury penalty 10 metres out from the try line after a series of inside passes.

Sydney Roosters 22-0

26

Tuivasa-Scheck and Waerea-Hargeaves have both run for 100 metres so far.

Sydney Roosters 22-0

26

Waerea-Hargreaves comes up with the first error for the Roosters.

Sydney Roosters 22-0

25

Canterbury haven't played poorly so far, the Roosters are just on another level.

Sydney Roosters 22-0

24

SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.

From right in front, Maloney adds the extras.

Sydney Roosters 22-0

23

Put that try down to James Maloney taking on the line.

Sydney Roosters 20-0

23

TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Michael Jennings. Kick to come.

Stop the fight. The Roosters are annihilating Canterbury.

Sydney Roosters 20-0

22

Ferguson finds a bit of space but Josh Morris is able to cut him down.

Sydney Roosters 16-0

22

Sam Moa on for the Roosters.

Sydney Roosters 16-0

21

Sam Kasiano is set to come onto the field for Canterbury.

Sydney Roosters 16-0

20

Friend chips for Tupou, but the ball finds touch 10 metres out from the Bulldogs line.

Sydney Roosters 16-0

19

Brett Morris puts in a kick for Sam Perrett, but Daniel Tupou is able to see the ball roll over the dead ball line. Roosters 20 metre restart.

Sydney Roosters 16-0

19

Corey Thompson pulled down short of the try line.

Sydney Roosters 16-0

18

Mbye draws another penalty after Jake Friend fails to release the Bulldogs #6.

Sydney Roosters 16-0

17

Michael Jennings latches on to a Moses Mbye cross field kick.

Sydney Roosters 16-0

16

Canterbury get a relieving penalty after the Roosters almost get another set from a Sam Perrett falcon.

Sydney Roosters 16-0

15

The Roosters are making metres at will at the moment.

Sydney Roosters 16-0

14

SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.

The Roosters are going better than the clock. 16-0.

Sydney Roosters 16-0

13

TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Daniel Tupou. Kick to come.

We've just seen one of the tries of the season! Roosters 14-0. KTC.

Sydney Roosters 14-0

13

Daniel Tupou is claiming a try; tremendous work from Blake Ferguson to bat the ball back followed by a great kick from Maloney to isolate Sam Perrett.

Sydney Roosters 10-0

12

UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney unsuccessful.

From a similar position to the first try, Maloney pushes the kick left.

Sydney Roosters 10-0

11

TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Roger Tuivasa-Sheck. Kick to come.

A poor attempted tackle by Trent Hodkinson allows the Roosters fullback to touch down for a try.

Sydney Roosters 10-0

10

Penalty to the Roosters - Maloney finds touch 20 metres out from the Bulldogs line.

Sydney Roosters 6-0

9

Hodkinson kicks for Sam Perrett, but after video review the Roosters will get a 20 metre restart.

Sydney Roosters 6-0

6

SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.

From the touchline, Maloney nails the kick.

Sydney Roosters 6-0

5

Nice work from Maloney to grubber in-goal for the Tupou try.

Sydney Roosters 4-0

5

TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Daniel Tupou. Kick to come.

Sam Perrett is unable to get to the ball before Tupou touches down for the first try of the night.

Sydney Roosters 4-0

3

Roosters will start a set inside the Bulldogs half after Aidan Guerra was ruled to have not played at a Hodkinson kick.

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2

Perrett does well again to defuse a James Maloney high ball.

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1

Sam Perrett has little trouble taking a bomb against his former club.

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Jared Waerea-Hargeaves takes the first run of the night.

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Mitchell Pearce will play his 200th NRL for the Roosters after debuting back in 2007.

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Curtis Rona and Frank Pritchard are out for Canterbury with Corey Thompson coming onto the wing and Danny Fualalo moving to the bench. Shaun Lane will start in the second row.

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The Roosters will be without Isaac Liu who is replaced by Jackson Hastings on the bench.

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Welcome to League Unlimited's coverage of Round 21 Friday Night Football between Sydney Roosters and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Allianz Stadium.

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Referees & scorers:

Referee: Matt Cecchin, Ashley Klein

Touch Judges: Nick Beashel, Russell Turner

Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Ben Galea

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (38)
Tries: Daniel Tupou (2), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Michael Jennings (2), Blake Ferguson, Jackson Hastings
Field Goals:
Conversions: James Maloney (5/7)
Penalty Goals:

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (28)
Tries: Shaun Lane, Trent Hodkinson, Josh Morris, Corey Thompson (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Trent Hodkinson (4/5)
Penalty Goals: