Roosters vs Eels

2023 - 3 - 31

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NRL ScoreCentre: Sydney Roosters vs Parramatta Eels — live ... (ABC News)

Coming off their golden-point victory over the Panthers, can the Eels stay up against the Roosters coming off a bye? Follow our ScoreCentre for the live ...

LIVE: Tedesco off after brutal shot (Wide World of Sports)

Welcome to our live coverage of NRL's round five Thursday game, between the Roosters and Eels at Allianz S...

"Tedesco is not bracing, he's passing the ball. Nat Butcher 13. The winger has got a duty of care to lower his target and certainly get him fair in the ribs," he tells Nine's coverage. Egan Butcher 12. The siren sounds on half time with the Roosters in control, 16-2. The Roosters lead extends to 14 points. The Eels need a few quick trys to keep them in the hunt. With 20 minutes left to play, the Roosters lead 20-8. The second half starts in favour of the Eels. Bailey Simonsson has left the field for a head injury assessment after a nasty head clash left him dazed. Bailey Simonsson has been cleared of concussion and will return for the Eels shortly. Matt Doorey has left the field with a should complaint following contact with Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.

LIVE NRL: Eels cop TWO sin bins inside 25 minutes as late hit ends ... (Fox Sports)

LIVE NRL: Eels cop TWO sin bins inside 25 minutes as late hit ends Tedesco's night.

“Boy how good was that from Will Penisini. “I don’t know whether the play from Penisini had anything to do with it. Simonsson was then binned in the 24th minute for a high shot on Tedesco after the Roosters skipper batted on a pass and was levelled. But Roosters wouldn’t be denied a third time and it was Drew Hutchison who crossed in the corner thanks to a nice flick pass from Jaxson Paulo in the 13th minute. Instead, the Eels marched down field and booted a two-pointer to score the first points of the match in the 10th minute. In the fifth minute, the Roosters broke through the middle and Dylan Brown made a try-saving tackle on James Tedesco but his Parramatta teammates struggled to get back on side.

NRL round 5 LIVE updates: Sydney Roosters v Parramatta Eels at ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Another all-Sydney Thursday night blockbuster will feature the two most talked-about players of the week: Clint Gutherson and Joseph Suaalii.

Another kick between the posts for Sam Walker, who is now three from five conversions tonight. Tupou offloads the ball to Luke Keary before he is tackled by Dylan Brown and Keary scores for the second time tonight. Mitchell Moses has kicked down the field, and Daniel Tupou is off straight away.

Johnathan Thurston reveals the players to watch at tonight's ... (4BC)

Johnathan Thurston is on the Channel 9 commentary team for tonight's game between the Sydney Roosters and the Parramatta Eels. “The roosters have showed ...

Press PLAY to hear more of the conversation Johnathan Thurston reveals the players to watch at tonight’s Roosters vs Eels game Johnathan Thurston is on the Channel 9 commentary team for tonight’s game between the Sydney Roosters and the Parramatta Eels.

NRL greats blow up over sin bin drama (NEWS.com.au)

Rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston has stated Parramatta Eels winger Bailey Simonsson should have been sent off after an ugly high shot which saw Sydney ...

“It was just one of those ones that’s gone wrong. I truly believe he should have been sent off.” There's just no dirtiness in Bailey at all. “He’s hit him in the head,” Billy Slater said on Nine. “This should have been a send off,” he said. Perfect tactic early in a game— Matt Jones (@mattjonesy6)

Roosters vs Eels: Trent Robinson 'ropeable' after James Tedesco ... (Sporting News AU)

The Sydney Roosters have put a whirlwind week behind them with a commanding 28-20 win over Parramatta spearheaded by Joseph Suaalii.

“Some guys get a little bit stunned in that position but he played a lot. But it didn’t last long as for the third-straight week they were bombarded early by a side fresh off the bye. “It was a really good game to win but I feel like there is still a long way to go there as I was disappointed by the end of the game.” After the brief euphoria of their win over the Panthers, they were brought back down to earth with a bump as a dominant Roosters outfit flexed their muscles and condemned them to a 1-4 start. The Parramatta captain pulled off another try-saver on Suaalii when he stripped the ball one-on-one in an aerial contest to keep the Eels within two scores with a quarter of the game still remaining. The sheer weight of possession telling when six-straight sets to the Roosters in the red zone ended with a flick pass from Suaalii sending Jaxson Paulo over in the corner untouched. “But then I looked at it after the game and I was sort of a bit more 50/50 about what I thought after I took some time to look at it. “It was a good representation on the scoreline but then we missed our mark in the second half. Something had to give though and it eventually did with Sydney scoring two quick tries to close out the half 16-2 ahead and give the scoreline a more accurate reflection of how things had gone. “I don’t want to talk about that incident in particular because I know Simonsson didn’t go in or leave the ground and all of that, but Ted is now out for two weeks and it was high contact. The shot left the Sydney captain sprawled out on the pitch before he was able to gather himself and go off for a HIA. The Eels were in quicksand almost from the first whistle, controversially losing Will Penisini to the sin bin after he was deemed to have committed a professional foul off the back of one of four linebreaks from the Roosters inside the opening quarter of an hour.

'Ropeable at the time': Eels flyer slapped with hefty ban for ugly ... (Fox Sports)

'Ropeable at the time': Eels flyer slapped with hefty ban for ugly Tedesco hit.

Simonsson off the back of that is sent to the sin bin.” “I really like Bailey. “But he came in and landed with his shoulder and hit James Tedesco in the head and I thought he was lucky not to be sent off to be honest. “Obviously he went off for the sin bin and Tedesco won’t return, but I thought Simonsson was lucky to stay on the field.” “I don’t think there was malice in it, but it was direct contact to the head and with what we have seen, it is something we are trying to stamp out of the game. “It was disappointing to lose Teddy so early, and the contact yeah I don’t know to be honest, I was expecting a send off to be honest, I was ropeable at the time that it wasn’t a send off,” Robinson said. “The big news at halftime is that the Roosters skipper James Tedesco has been ruled out of this contest, with Joseph Suaalii moving to fullback, but is Bailey Simonsson in some strife for this hit?” Pitt asked on Fox League. “The first thing was I wanted to make sure he was okay, he looked pretty good in there.” “Then I looked at it after the game and I was a bit more sort of 50/50 about what I thought and I took some time to have a look at it. “I don’t want to talk about that incident in particular, because I know Simonsson, he didn’t leave the ground and all that,” Robinson said. “Simonsson shooting out of the line to shut the play down,” Alexander said. “Tedesco has worn one on the back of that tip on to Tupou,” Warren Smith said.

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