The jury remains firmly out on the Sydney Roosters’ premiership credentials after scraping past an undermanned Manly in a 34-30 NRL win.
Pilloried all week due to their 1-7 record against fellow top-eight teams prior to Saturday’s game, the Roosters showed in 80 minutes why they are yet to convince many they will be a threat in finals.Trent Robinson’s men cruised to a 22-0 lead in as many minutes at Allianz Stadium but then conspired to let Manly back into the game.
It was in stark contrast to Manly’s fight and resolve after losing centre Reuben Garrick and winger Jason Saab with first-half concussions. Manly hit back when Luke Brooks darted over from close range but the Sea Eagles were forced into a major reshuffle when Garrick and Saab went off for head injury assessments late in the second half.Garrick failed his test as did Saab, who was the victim of a high shot from Michael Jennings that will earn the attention of the match review committee.
The Roosters’ ill-discipline was giving Manly belief and that confidence only grew when Tommy Talau picked off a Tedesco pass and raced 90m to score and cut the lead to 28-18 with a little over half an hour to go.
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