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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: Sydney Roosters [Club Headlines]

Squad: Ned Catic, Jason Cayless, Michael Crocker, Ryan Cross, Richard Fa'aoso, Brett Finch, Brett Firman, Craig Fitzgibbon, Chris Flannery, Ben Hannant, Wade L'Estrange, Michael Lett, Anthony Minichiello, Joel Monaghan, Adrian Morley, Lelea Paea, Lopini Paea, Mickey Paea, Sam Perrett, Nigel Plum, Luke Ricketson, Amos Roberts, George Rose, Adam Schubert, Shane Shackleton, David Shillington, Iosia Soliola, Jamie Soward, Anthony Tupou, Chris Walker, Stuart Webb, Craig Wing
Gains Amos Roberts, Richard Fa'aoso (Panthers), Joel Monaghan (Raiders), Brett Firman (Dragons)
Losses: Justin Hodges (Broncos), Shannon Hegarty, Peter Cusack (Souths), Chad Robinson, Ian Henderson (Eels), Jermaine Ale (Raiders), Aaron Mercer (Tigers), Todd Byrne (Warriors), Brad Fittler (retired)
Coach: Ricky Stuart
Club Season Index: Sydney Roosters [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 11-13
Sat: Roosters 24 d. Souths 12
Date: Saturday March 12, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 22,186
Table Position: 5
Tries (4): Jason Cayless (50th), Joel Monaghan (57th), Iosia Soliola (63rd), Chris Flannery (67th)
Goals (4): Craig Fitzgibbon (4 from 5)
Round 2 - Mar 18-20
Sun: Panthers 20 l. Roosters 28
Date: Sunday March 20, 2005
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,228
Table Position: 4
Tries (0): Ryan Cross 2 (9th, 52nd), Craig Wing (24th), Brett Firman (29th), Amos Roberts (49th)
Goals (0): Craig Fitzgibbon (4 from 5)
Round 3 - Mar 25-27
Fri: Roosters 22 l. Broncos 40
Date: Friday March 25, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 23,157
Table Position: 6
Tries (4): Anthony Minichiello (36th), Iosia Soliola (41st), Amos Roberts (55th), Ryan Cross (77th)
Goals (3): Craig Fitzgibbon (3 from 4)
Round 4 - Apr 1-3
Sun: Roosters 26 l. Tigers 32
Date: Sunday April 3, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,946
Table Position: 8
Tries (5): Chris Flannery (28th), Joel Monaghan (43rd), Anthony Tupou (48th), Amos Roberts (61st), Craig Wing (6th)
Goals (3): Amos Roberts (2 from 2), Craig Fitzgibbon (1 from 3)
Round 5 - Apr 8-10
Sun: Raiders 24 d. Roosters 16
Date: Sunday April 10, 2005
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 19,130
Table Position: 12
Tries (3): Craig Fitzgibbon (31st), Chris Flannery (39th), Amos Roberts (67th)
Goals (2): Craig Fitzgibbon (2 from 3)
Round 6 - Apr 15-17
Fri: Bulldogs 16 l. Roosters 29
Date: Friday April 15, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 27,111
Table Position: 10
Tries (5): Ryan Cross 2 (26th, 75th), Anthony Tupou (30th), Anthony Minichiello (50th), Joel Monaghan (57th)
Goals (4): Craig Fitzgibbon (3 from 4), Amos Roberts (1 from 1)
Field Goals (1): Brett Finch
Round 7 - Apr 23-25
Mon: Roosters 24 l. Dragons 26
Date: Monday April 25, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 32,270
Table Position: 11
Tries (4): Chris Walker 2 (29th, 36th), Anthony Minichiello (12th), Ryan Cross (69th)
Goals (4): Craig Fitzgibbon (3 from 3), Amos Roberts (1 from 1)
Round 8 - Apr 29-May 1
Sat: Cowboys 38 d. Roosters 18
Date: Saturday April 30, 2005
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 22,476
Table Position: 12
Tries (3): Adrian Morley (25th), Craig Wing (63rd), Anthony Minichiello (74th)
Goals (3): Amos Roberts (2 from 2), Craig Fitzgibbon (1 from 1)
Round 9 - May 7-8
Sun: Roosters 32 d. Knights 2
Date: Sunday May 8, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,921
Table Position: 9
Tries (6): Amos Roberts 2 (6th, 52nd), Stuart Webb 2 (74th, 80th), Anthony Minichiello (44th), Chris Flannery (57th)
Goals (4): Craig Fitzgibbon (4 from 5), Amos Roberts (0 from 1)
Round 10 - May 13-15
Sun: Warriors 6 l. Roosters 10
Date: Sunday May 15, 2005
Venue: Ericsson Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 10,082
Table Position: 8
Tries (2): Iosia Soliola (52nd), Joel Monaghan (6th)
Goals (1): Craig Fitzgibbon (1 from 3)
Round 11 - May 20-22
Roosters bye
Round 12 - May 27-29
Sat: Roosters 30 d. Raiders 16
Date: Saturday May 28, 2005
Venue: Express Advocate Stadium, Gosford, Central Coast (NSW)
Crowd: 16,253
Table Position: 7
Tries (5): Joel Monaghan (14th), Iosia Soliola (18th), Richard Fa'aoso (26th), Michael Crocker (52nd), Anthony Minichiello (71st)
Goals (5): Craig Fitzgibbon (3 from 4), Amos Roberts (2 from 2)
Round 13 - Jun 3-5
Fri: Roosters 18 l. Sea Eagles 22
Date: Friday June 3, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 19,787
Table Position: 8
Tries (3): Anthony Minichiello (25th), Amos Roberts (30th), Joel Monaghan (65th)
Goals (3): Craig Fitzgibbon (3 from 4)
Round 14 - Jun 10-12
Roosters bye
Round 15 - Jun 17-19
Fri: Sharks 16 d. Roosters 10
Date: Friday June 17, 2005
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 16,355
Table Position: 8
Tries (2): Ryan Cross (10th), Joel Monaghan (40th)
Goals (1): Craig Fitzgibbon (1 from 2)
Round 16 - Jun 24-26
Fri: Roosters 12 d. Eels 8
Date: Friday June 24, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,885
Table Position: 8
Tries (2): Ryan Cross 2 (51st, 63rd)
Goals (2): Craig Fitzgibbon (2 from 2), Amos Roberts (0 from 1)
Round 17 - Jul 1-3
Sat: Knights 14 l. Roosters 28
Date: Saturday July 2, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 14,950
Table Position: 8
Tries (5): Jamie Soward (11th), Brett Finch (19th), Iosia Soliola (25th), Amos Roberts (52nd), Joel Monaghan (64th)
Goals (4): Amos Roberts (4 from 5)
Round 18 - Jul 8-10
Sun: Tigers 26 d. Roosters 16
Date: Sunday July 10, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,768
Table Position: 7
Tries (3): Joel Monaghan (53rd), Amos Roberts (67th), Brett Finch (7th)
Goals (2): Craig Fitzgibbon (2 from 2), Amos Roberts (0 from 1)
Round 19 - Jul 15-17
Sat: Roosters 22 l. Warriors 24
Date: Saturday July 16, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,789
Table Position: 11
Tries (4): Adam Schubert (13th), Amos Roberts (16th), Anthony Minichiello (46th), Brett Finch (51st)
Goals (3): Craig Fitzgibbon (3 from 4)
Round 20 - Jul 22-24
Sun: Storm 24 d. Roosters 10
Date: Sunday July 24, 2005
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 8,212
Table Position: 12
Tries (2): Jamie Soward (58th), Iosia Soliola (79th)
Goals (1): Craig Fitzgibbon (1 from 3)
Round 21 - Jul 29-31
Fri: Dragons 44 d. Roosters 6
Date: Friday July 29, 2005
Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)
Crowd: 19,512
Table Position: 12
Tries (1): Amos Roberts (15th)
Goals (1): Craig Fitzgibbon (1 from 1)
Round 22 - Aug 5-7
Sun: Roosters 28 l. Panthers 30
Date: Sunday August 7, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,742
Table Position: 12
Tries (5): Amos Roberts 2 (34th, 80th), Anthony Minichiello 2 (69th, 71st), Chris Flannery (28th)
Goals (4): Craig Fitzgibbon (4 from 5)
Round 23 - Aug 12-14
Sat: Roosters 14 d. Sharks 8
Date: Saturday August 13, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,842
Table Position: 10
Tries (2): Amos Roberts (10th), Craig Wing (52nd)
Goals (3): Craig Fitzgibbon (3 from 3)
Round 24 - Aug 19-21
Sat: Souths 17 d. Roosters 16
Date: Saturday August 20, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,319
Table Position: 10
Tries (2): Amos Roberts (12th), Anthony Minichiello (15th)
Goals (4): Craig Fitzgibbon (4 from 5)
Round 25 - Aug 26-28
Fri: Broncos 10 l. Roosters 17
Date: Friday August 26, 2005
Venue: Suncorp Metway Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 35,592
Table Position: 10
Tries (3): Anthony Minichiello 2 (44th, 58th), Amos Roberts (23rd)
Goals (2): Craig Fitzgibbon (2 from 4)
Field Goals (1): Brett Finch
Round 26 - Sep 2-4
Sun: Roosters 32 d. Bulldogs 12
Date: Sunday September 4, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,903
Table Position: 9
Tries (6): Sam Perrett 2 (22nd, 70th), Amos Roberts (19th), Anthony Minichiello (45th), Michael Crocker (49th), Ryan Cross (5th)
Goals (4): Craig Fitzgibbon (2 from 4), Amos Roberts (1 from 1), Luke Ricketson (1 from 1)

Position: 9
Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12)
Won: 11, Drawn: 0, Lost: 13, Byes: 2
For: 488 (81 tries, 67 goals, 2 fgoals)
Against: 487 (79 tries, 75 goals, 1 fgoals)
Points: 26, Difference: 1

Round 1 [12 Mar 05] W 24-12 v Souths (H)
Round 2 [20 Mar 05] W 28-20 v Panthers (A)
Round 3 [25 Mar 05] L 22-40 v Broncos (H)
Round 4 [03 Apr 05] L 26-32 v Tigers (H)
Round 5 [10 Apr 05] L 16-24 v Raiders (A)
Round 6 [15 Apr 05] W 29-16 v Bulldogs (A)
Round 7 [25 Apr 05] L 24-26 v Dragons (H)
Round 8 [30 Apr 05] L 18-38 v Cowboys (A)
Round 9 [08 May 05] W 32-2 v Knights (H)
Round 10 [15 May 05] W 10-6 v Warriors (A)
Round 11 Roosters bye
Round 12 [28 May 05] W 30-16 v Raiders (H)
Round 13 [03 Jun 05] L 18-22 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 14 Roosters bye
Round 15 [17 Jun 05] L 10-16 v Sharks (A)
Round 16 [24 Jun 05] W 12-8 v Eels (H)
Round 17 [02 Jul 05] W 28-14 v Knights (A)
Round 18 [10 Jul 05] L 16-26 v Tigers (A)
Round 19 [16 Jul 05] L 22-24 v Warriors (H)
Round 20 [24 Jul 05] L 10-24 v Storm (A)
Round 21 [29 Jul 05] L 6-44 v Dragons (A)
Round 22 [07 Aug 05] L 28-30 v Panthers (H)
Round 23 [13 Aug 05] W 14-8 v Sharks (H)
Round 24 [20 Aug 05] L 16-17 v Souths (A)
Round 25 [26 Aug 05] W 17-10 v Broncos (A)
Round 26 [04 Sep 05] W 32-12 v Bulldogs (H)

Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Ned Catic	8 (2)	0	0	0	0
Jason Cayless	18	1	0	0	4
Michael Crocker	13 (6)	2	0	0	8
Ryan Cross	18	10	0	0	40
Richard Fa'aoso	21 (17)	1	0	0	4
Brett Finch	20 (2)	3	0	2	14
Brett Firman	4	1	0	0	4
Craig Fitzgibbon	23 (2)	1	57	0	118
Chris Flannery	20 (6)	5	0	0	20
Ben Hannant	8 (8)	0	0	0	0
Wade L'Estrange	11 (6)	0	0	0	0
Michael Lett	3 (1)	0	0	0	0
Anthony Minichiello	22	14	0	0	56
Joel Monaghan	24	9	0	0	36
Adrian Morley	21 (1)	1	0	0	4
Lelea Paea	2 (2)	0	0	0	0
Lopini Paea	3 (3)	0	0	0	0
Mickey Paea	4 (3)	0	0	0	0
Sam Perrett	3	2	0	0	8
Nigel Plum	9 (6)	0	0	0	0
Luke Ricketson	21	0	1	0	2
Amos Roberts	24	17	13	0	94
George Rose	5 (3)	0	0	0	0
Adam Schubert	5 (1)	1	0	0	4
Shane Shackleton	2 (2)	0	0	0	0
David Shillington	5	0	0	0	0
Iosia Soliola	19	6	0	0	24
Jamie Soward	7 (1)	2	0	0	8
Anthony Tupou	22 (15)	2	0	0	8
Chris Walker	8 (1)	2	0	0	8
Stuart Webb	16 (5)	2	0	0	8
Craig Wing	22 (4)	4	0	0	16
32 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 24 - 415416 (Average: 17,309)
Home: Games 12 - 192681 (Average: 16,057)
Away: Games 12 - 222735 (Average: 18,561)

Leading Point Scorers:
118: Craig Fitzgibbon (23)
94: Amos Roberts (24)
56: Anthony Minichiello (22)
40: Ryan Cross (18)
36: Joel Monaghan (24)

Leading Try Scorers:
17: Amos Roberts (24)
14: Anthony Minichiello (22)
10: Ryan Cross (18)
9: Joel Monaghan (24)
6: Iosia Soliola (19)
5: Chris Flannery (20)
4: Craig Wing (22)
3: Brett Finch (20)
2: Michael Crocker (13), Sam Perrett (3), Jamie Soward (7), Anthony Tupou (22), Chris Walker (8), Stuart Webb (16)
1: Jason Cayless (18), Richard Fa'aoso (21), Brett Firman (4), Craig Fitzgibbon (23), Adrian Morley (21), Adam Schubert (5)

Leading Goal Scorers:
57: Craig Fitzgibbon (23)
13: Amos Roberts (24)
1: Luke Ricketson (21)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters

Draw, results and other info.

2005 NRL Telstra Premiership Sydney Roosters

Draw, results and other info.

2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters