Match Centre

FULL TIME - The Roosters take out a big win over the Grand Finalists the Brisbane Broncos 20-10

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Reece Walsh wants the game stopped and he stays around the ruck longer than could ever be imagined before being penalised and strangely Adam Gee doesn't use the bin

The attack goes astray for the Broncos as Ezra Mam kicks the ball dead

Broncos attacking as the kick-off goes out on the full

PENALTY BRONCOS: All accidental but Joseph Sualii penalised for contact in the air on Deine Mariner who couldn't take the clean catch of the high ball

The Broncos are smothered at the moment and with the move of Carrigan to the edge, they've lacked go-forward in the middle

SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE: Daniel Tupou bundled into touch but the Roosters believe it's a shoulder charge and it is according to the bunker

Jesse Arthars makes a meal of the 40/20 clean-up and loses the ball as it goes into touch

Jesse Arthars has the leap and momentum on Pauga but the Roosters scramble to save the day yet again

Broncos starting fast in the second half

SECOND HALF IS GO! The final 40 minutes of action from Allegiant Stadium is go, the Broncos trailing 8-4 kick things off

HALF TIME at Allegiant Stadium and the Roosters hold an 8-4 lead at the break

NEW RULE ALERT - Sam Walker hits the field goal sweetly and it's initially awarded by Adam Gee but the bunker steps in as the new no-blocker rule overturns it.

Luke Keary goes high and straight with the dropout and James Tedesco takes an absolute brilliant take and Ezra Mam left down after a heavy landing on his back

Disaster for the Roosters as Fetalaiga Pauga loses the ball behind him and over the dead-ball line

PENALTY BRONCOS: The Roosters leave themselves around the ruck for too long and are penalised as the ball comes free

PENALTY BRONCOS; Adam Gee penalises a slow ruck and the Broncos elect for a quick tap through Ezra Mam and makes about the same distance as the kick for touch

Daniel Tupou takes the ball but he can't get the ball down and it tackled in-goal.

Ball bounces all over the place and so much is happening but the Broncos end up with it... before turning it over again

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Reece Walsh not happy as Adam Gee penalises him for a pass off the ground and replays show the G Man got it right

SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE: Payne Haas kept the ball between his tree trunk legs and it didn't hit the ground. Not a bad call though from Adam Gee

SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE: Payne Haas kept the ball between his tree trunk legs and it didn't hit the ground. Not a bad call though from Adam Gee

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: Adam Gee rules Payne Haas lost the ball and it touches the ground. Haas claims that he held it between his legs

Sam Walker kicks through the line and it's only just too long as Sitili Tupouniua only just misses out on getting there

Another kick from the Broncos that isn't perfect though maybe on a proper sized field it might've found touch but instead Reece Walsh's kick goes touch ingoal

Daniel Tupou has space on the outside but he to juggle the ball which slows things down and he's driven into touch

Adam Reynolds goes short on the last with the pass and the Roosters are up to it

PENALTY BRONCOS: Adam Reynolds was already diving before contact from Lindsay Collins game but there was illegal contact

Unsurprisingly Brendan Piakura not returning to the contest after his earlier head knock

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Billy Walters knocks the ball out of Joey Manu's hands as he gets up to play the ball and the Roosters will take the shot at penalty goal

Roosters go down the short-side on the last and the ball goes to Sitili Tupouniua instead of the unmarked Daniel Tupou with the former caught with the ball

Payne Haas beats off three defenders but ends up going backwards anyway... just like 2020s USA

SET RESTART - Adam Gee calls six more though just like America and Gun rights the chime is very slow as the Broncos were inside the 10

The Broncos give up a second 20m restart of the game as the Broncos regathered a kick and then the second kick from Deine Mariner goes dead

Brendan Piakura left laying on the ground concussed and getting treated initially he goes back to the defensive line but unsurprising the Dr tips Adam Gee and Piakura has to go off

Broncos run the ball on the last and they nearly come off with some good attack but the eventual kick runs dead.

GAME ON! 2023 Grand Final referee Adam Gee has control and the Broncos use the ball first at Allegiant Stadium