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Tue March 27, 2007
by Matthew O'Neill
Sydney Roosters coach Chris Anderson has rushed back Amos Roberts into the starting side for Sunday's crunch match against Manly with Kiwi International Iosia Soliola being dropped back to Premier League.
Roberts made a successful return from injury for Newtown last week and Anderson had no hesitation in rushing him back into the side at the expense of Soliola who has been struggling for form since an outstanding Tri Nations campaign last year.
Anderson has retained Braith Anasta and Mitchell Pearce in the halves with youngster Mitchell Aubusson to start from the bench. Anderson does view Anasta as a lock, but with Pearce only in his second match and Aubusson still only a kid, Anderson believes Anasta's experience in the No.6 is vital for the early exchanges.
Nigel Plum comes into the lock position for the injured Anthony Tupou whilst Chris Beattie and Shane Shackleton replace Mickey Paea and Charles Tonga on the bench.
The knives are already out for Anderson after two disappointing losses and the Roosters struggling to build up any combinations after two poor seasons in the post-Brad Fittler era and even worse recruitment policies since Fittler departed the scene.
If the Roosters continue to lose early matches than Anderson who is inheriting the previous mess since the 2004 Grand Final will be the one shown the door. The Roosters have to keep faith in Anderson and allow him time to rebuild and repair the recruitment mistakes made since 2004. Buying an over the hill front-rower is not the answer and the signings of Braith Anasta, Ashley Harrison and Nate Myles haven't delivered the Roosters all they hoped for.
Anderson is an outstanding coach with a great record in developing teams either from scratch or when they've gone through complete rebuilding phases. Anderson's achievements in starting up Melbourne, rebuilding Canterbury after the fallout from a successful era and getting Halifax to Challenge Cup glory should never be under-estimated.
Sydney Roosters team v Manly, Sunday 1st April, Aussie Stadium, 3:00pm:
1 Anthony Minichiello, 2 Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 3 Joel Monaghan, 4 Amos Roberts, 5 Sam Perrett, 6 Braith Anasta, 7 Mitchell Pearce, 8 David Shillington, 9 Craig Wing, 10 Danny Nutley, 11 Nate Myles, 12 Craig Fitzgibbon (c), 13 Nigel Plum. Subs: 14 Chris Beattie, 15 Shane Shackleton, 16 Mitchell Aubusson, 17 Lopini Paea.
Thu January 25, 2007
Source: www.sydneyroosters.com.auSydney Roosters centre, Sia Soliola has signed an extension that will see him become a Rooster until the end of 2009.
The Kiwi representative has this morning agreed to a contract extension, which will see him stay at the club for seasons 2007, 2008 and 2009.
"The club has been very good to me," Soliola said.
"I'm excited to be taking part in the club's 100th Season and am looking forward to continuing my association with the Roosters until the end of 2009."Soliola, who shot to International fame with the Kiwis in the 2006 Tri Nations series, has become a pivotal member of the Roosters' first grade squad and will be one of the experienced players the club builds the side around over the coming seasons.
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 2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
12 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 1 [14 Mar 08] W 34-20 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [12 Apr 08] W 28-12 v Panthers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [20 Apr 08] L 20-34 v Knights (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 08] L 6-26 v Dragons (A). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [10 May 08] W 30-4 v Raiders (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [16 May 08] W 32-12 v Eels (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [25 May 08] W 38-12 v Warriors (A). [CT]
[View] Round 12 [02 Jun 08] W 19-10 v Tigers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [08 Jun 08] L 0-42 v Sea Eagles (A). [CT]
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 08] W 32-12 v Panthers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [22 Jun 08] W 16-14 v Knights (A). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [27 Jun 08] W 24-14 v Bulldogs (H). [CT]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
12 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [19 Mar 07] L 6-18 v Rabbitohs (H). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [24 Mar 07] L 6-43 v Cowboys (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [01 Apr 07] L 8-30 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [06 Apr 07] L 10-32 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [16 Apr 07] L 28-37 v Raiders (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (59th)
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 07] W 18-4 v Dragons (H). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [05 May 07] L 10-28 v Eels (A). [CT]
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 07] W 24-20 v Panthers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [23 Jun 07] L 16-36 v Eels (H). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [02 Jul 07] L 6-38 v Bulldogs (A). [CT]
[View] Round 18 [14 Jul 07] W 23-12 v Sharks (H). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 07] W 20-17 v Knights (A). [CT]
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2007 International Test Matches
New Zealand Kiwis
1 games; [View] Bundaberg Rum Test [20 Apr 07] L 6-30 v Australia (A). [CT]
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2006 Tri-Nations Test Series
New Zealand Kiwis
4 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Tri-Nations Match 1 [14 Oct 06] L 18-30 v Australia (H). [CT]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 2 [21 Oct 06] L 15-20 v Australia (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Tri-Nations Match 3 [28 Oct 06] W 18-14 v Great Britain (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Tri-Nations Final [25 Nov 06] L 12-16 v Australia (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
21 games; 8 tries, 32 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 06] W 40-22 v Rabbitohs (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 06] L 18-22 v Storm (H). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 06] W 56-20 v Raiders (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [01 Apr 06] L 22-30 v Sea Eagles (A). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [08 Apr 06] W 28-24 v Sharks (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [14 Apr 06] L 6-24 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [21 May 06] W 28-26 v Rabbitohs (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [28 May 06] L 20-22 v Eels (A). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [03 Jun 06] L 16-20 v Storm (A). [CT]
[View] Round 14 [11 Jun 06] L 12-22 v Warriors (H). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 06] L 14-26 v Tigers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 06] L 10-42 v Raiders (A). [CT]
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 06] L 16-33 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] W 38-32 v Sharks (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [22 Jul 06] L 0-25 v Bulldogs (A). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 06] W 40-20 v Cowboys (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 06] L 18-32 v Knights (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 06] W 40-20 v Panthers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 06] L 26-40 v Eels (H). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 06] L 16-42 v Warriors (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 06] L 16-36 v Dragons (H). [CT]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
19 games; 6 tries, 24 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 05] W 24-12 v Souths (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (63rd)
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 05] W 28-20 v Panthers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [25 Mar 05] L 22-40 v Broncos (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (41st)
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 05] L 26-32 v Tigers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [08 May 05] W 32-2 v Knights (H). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 05] W 10-6 v Warriors (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (52nd)
[View] Round 12 [28 May 05] W 30-16 v Raiders (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (18th)
[View] Round 13 [03 Jun 05] L 18-22 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 05] L 10-16 v Sharks (A). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [24 Jun 05] W 12-8 v Eels (H). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [02 Jul 05] W 28-14 v Knights (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (25th)
[View] Round 18 [10 Jul 05] L 16-26 v Tigers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 05] L 22-24 v Warriors (H). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [24 Jul 05] L 10-24 v Storm (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (79th)
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 05] L 6-44 v Dragons (A). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 05] L 28-30 v Panthers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 05] W 14-8 v Sharks (H). [CT]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 05] L 16-17 v Souths (A). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 05] W 17-10 v Broncos (A). [CT]
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