Cooper Cronk, the most intelligent man in the NRL: https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2019/0 ... o-excuses/

Cooper Cronk, the most intelligent man in the NRL: https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2019/0 ... o-excuses/

I know what you mean, watching something with such a predictable outcome can be quite comforting

Angus Crichton will not play due to injury. Ditto Ryan Hall.

that comment reminded me about the time my other half phoned the hospital on challenge cup final day and she went in to be induced, I was complaining because I'd miss the match but it ended up the next day labour, I got to watch the whole game and had a lovely dinner cooked from at the canteen to boot happy days

The Roosters have announced that winger Brett Morris will be moved to the left centre position which would have been occupied by Latrell Mitchell, and Matthew Ikavalu will be promoted to take the right wing position. So the Roosters outside back line will be gifted with great speed.

Shocking effort by Gildart for that try

The difference in quality is astounding.

RL really is a dying sport in the UK.

Depending on how long the Roosters want to keep their foot on the gas for then this could get real messy for the score line.

Can't believe hargreaves wasn't sin binned.

This kind of game is where Wane excelled and what they will certainly miss most. Always going to be a tough one though

I can, our officials are incredibly accommodating to NRL sides.

Doubt the favour would be returned if we were playing this game in Australia.

Wigan's pygmy right hand side centre & second row being embarrassed.

Gildart and Leuluai are being embarrassed by Brett Morris. They’re lucky Wane still isn’t coach otherwise they’d be getting torn a new one at HT.

If you were Sydney coach you’d be so annoyed with Waerea-Hargreaves. Really didn’t need to do that in the context of the game as Wigan looked like dears in headlights early doors and that incident put some fire in their bellies and turned it into a bit of a contest because it was all one way traffic beforehand.

Wigan need O’Loughlin out there for the full game but he looks shattered.

Not sure subbing O’Loughlin off and bringing him back on after 7/8 minutes is the best use of your interchanges now that they’ve been reduced down to 8. That’s a quarter of your substitutions used to give someone a several minute break.

Showing a lot of spirit here. I hate to say it but...come on wigan!