Broncos vs Roosters

The Sydney Roosters have finalised the side set to take on the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium tonight.

Can Kevin Walters' battling Broncos put the “shoe-gate” scuffle behind them and upset a Roosters side coming off a big win against the Cowboys?

Walker converts to put the Roosters in front for the first time. Walker converts from out wide, despite the crowd from his home state heckling him big time. 75th minute: TRY! Manu somehow muscles his way over from dummy-half again to level the scores. Roosters 24-20 77th minute: Walker lays on a try for Tupouniua with a superb grubber kick near the line. Full-time: Said miracle almost happened after Corey Oates scored his third try and the Broncos were attacking the Roosters line as the siren sounded.

Staggs' 'light bulb moment' as Broncos solve halves headache; star duo save Roosters.

“To be fair out of all the halves partners Adam Reynolds has had this season I think Billy’s looked the best and most dangerous... This is the Kotoni Staggs that Kevvie wanted to see and the Broncos did – desperate to see it.” he wants to run the ball. The options were Albert Kelly, Tyson Gamble, Ezra Mam and his son, Billy. Walters copped accusations of nepotism when he played Billy alongside Kelly in Round 1 while Adam Reynolds was injured. The Broncos gun has been so far below his best that Michael Ennis questioned whether he was “disinterested.” But with Kelly out injured Walters’ halves headache was back once again. he wants to run the ball. “They remain inconsistent in this competition. “They were brilliant tonight. “I’m not sure if the Brisbane halves just aren’t getting him the ball or whether Kotoni’s disinterested. “Kotoni Staggs running absolutely riot…

The Roosters came from behind to snatch a late 24-20 win against an impressive Broncos outfit at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.

As a team we played really well and you've got to learn to win in lots of different ways in rugby league. You can put your foot to the floor and gap a team but you have got to win uncomfortable as well and I felt like early in the season for us, trying to find our new our new self, that was a great way to win a footy game": Roosters coach Trent Robinson. Joey Manu carried the Roosters home with two individual tries that highlighted his sheer determination and will to win. We didn't do a whole lot wrong in that second half, I didn't think. We only got two good ball sets in the second half, apart from that I thought defensively we were good. Joseph Manu got two tries from dummy half so that is an area we can get better at but he is a really good player.

Joseph Manu has won a battle of the centres against Brisbane's Kotoni Staggs as the Sydney Roosters won an NRL thriller 24-20 at Suncorp Stadium.

They came out and lots of guys had their best games of the year tonight and I loved it from our factor," Roosters coach Trent Robinson said. "I loved the game. After Oates had opened the scoring in the 19th minute, Staggs stole the show with a brilliant individual try in the 35th.

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A gritty, brave win against competition heavyweights in the Rabbitohs and nearly a second against the Roosters, but embarrassing capitulations to the teams that finished 12th and 15th a year ago. But what can you make of this Broncos season? The Roosters have tried to downplay the hype around young superstar Sam Walker as much as possible, and with good reason - but it's going to be hard to keep a lid on things after his sensational heroics late to beat the Broncos on Friday night.

Both Friday night's games are in south-east Queensland, with the Warriors hosting the Cowboys in Redcliffe, before the Broncos and Roosters face off at Lang ...

Joseph Manu has won a battle of the centres against Brisbane's Kotoni Staggs as the Sydney Roosters won an NRL thriller 24-20 at Suncorp Stadium.

They came out and lots of guys had their best games of the year tonight and I loved it from our factor,” Roosters coach Trent Robinson said. “I loved the game. After Oates had opened the scoring in the 19th minute, Staggs stole the show with a brilliant individual try in the 35th.

'A catastrophic blow': Ennis' warning to Broncos as Kevvie says Haas 'didn't do a lot wrong'

“They had a few dramas in the week and those were put to bed by their performance. “It will be such a blow for Brisbane if he doesn’t remain at the club long-term. “I don’t know whether he will be, I really don’t,” Ennis said of a potential suspension for Haas. “The plan was to play him in that first 40 and he got through that pretty well. Michael Ennis believes if the Broncos lose Payne Haas to a rival club it will be catastrophic for the club as Kevin Walters revealed he doesn’t expect his star prop to be suspended. “He is a very strong character.