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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: Sydney Roosters [Club Headlines]
Club Season Index: Sydney Roosters [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 13-16
Sun: Sydney Roosters 12 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 52
Date: Sunday March 15, 2009
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 24,486
Table Position: 16
Tries (2): Braith Anasta, Jake Friend
Goals (2): Craig Fitzgibbon (2 from 2)
Round 2 - Mar 20-23
Sun: Canberra Raiders 4 l. Sydney Roosters 28
Date: Sunday March 22, 2009
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 13,100
Table Position: 12
Tries (5): Braith Anasta 2, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Anthony Minichiello, Mitchell Pearce
Goals (4): Craig Fitzgibbon (3 from 4), Shaun Kenny-Dowall (1 from 1)
Round 3 - Mar 27-30
Fri: Wests Tigers 40 d. Sydney Roosters 24
Date: Friday March 27, 2009
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,426
Table Position: 14
Tries (4): Mitchell Aubusson 2, Braith Anasta, Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Goals (4): Craig Fitzgibbon (4 from 4)
Round 4 - Apr 3-6
Fri: Sydney Roosters 24 d. Parramatta Eels 6
Date: Friday April 3, 2009
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 11,231
Table Position: 10
Tries (3): Shaun Kenny-Dowall 2, Sam Perrett
Goals (6): Craig Fitzgibbon (6 from 6)
Round 5 - Apr 10-13
Fri: Sydney Roosters 24 l. Brisbane Broncos 28
Date: Friday April 10, 2009
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,464
Table Position: 10
Tries (4): Braith Anasta, Willie Mason, Mitchell Pearce, Sam Perrett
Goals (4): Braith Anasta (3 from 3), Craig Fitzgibbon (1 from 1)
Round 6 - Apr 17-20
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 17 d. Sydney Roosters 16
Date: Sunday April 19, 2009
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 16,309
Table Position: 13
Tries (3): Mitchell Pearce, Shane Shackleton, Iosia Soliola
Goals (2): Craig Fitzgibbon (2 from 3)
Round 7 - Apr 24-27
Sat: Sydney Roosters 0 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 29
Date: Saturday April 25, 2009
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 28,926
Table Position: 14
Round 8 - May 1-3
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 l. Sydney Roosters 19
Date: Saturday May 2, 2009
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,879
Table Position: 12
Tries (3): Shaun Kenny-Dowall 2, Sam Perrett
Goals (3): Craig Fitzgibbon (3 from 4)
Field Goals (1): Braith Anasta
Round 9 - May 9-11
Mon: Sydney Roosters 12 l. Melbourne Storm 28
Date: Monday May 11, 2009
Venue: BlueTongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, Central Coast (NSW)
Crowd: 8,412
Table Position: 15
Tries (2): Sam Perrett, Setaimata Sa
Goals (2): Craig Fitzgibbon (2 from 2)
Round 10 - May 15-18
Sat: Sydney Roosters 6 l. Newcastle Knights 38
Date: Saturday May 16, 2009
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,611
Table Position: 15
Tries (1): Jordan Tansey
Goals (1): Braith Anasta (1 from 1)
Round 11 - May 22-25
Sat: Penrith Panthers 48 d. Sydney Roosters 6
Date: Saturday May 23, 2009
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,515
Table Position: 15
Tries (1): Ben Jones (1990)
Goals (1): Braith Anasta (1 from 1)
Round 12 - May 29-Jun 1
Sydney Roosters bye
Round 13 - Jun 5-8
Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 38 d. Sydney Roosters 18
Date: Saturday June 6, 2009
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,549
Table Position: 16
Tries (4): Shaun Kenny-Dowall 2, Setaimata Sa, Ben Jones (1990)
Goals (1): Craig Fitzgibbon (1 from 4)
Round 14 - Jun 12-15
Sat: Sydney Roosters 20 l. Gold Coast Titans 24
Date: Saturday June 13, 2009
Venue: BlueTongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, Central Coast (NSW)
Crowd: 6,232
Table Position: 16
Tries (4): Sisi Waqa 2, Mitchell Pearce, Tom Symonds
Goals (2): Braith Anasta (1 from 1), Craig Fitzgibbon (1 from 3)
Round 15 - Jun 19-22
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 24 d. Sydney Roosters 22
Date: Saturday June 20, 2009
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 13,486
Table Position: 16
Tries (4): Mitchell Aubusson, Anthony Cherrington, Shane Shackleton, Ben Jones (1990)
Goals (3): Craig Fitzgibbon (3 from 4)
Round 16 - Jun 26-29
Sat: Sydney Roosters 19 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
Date: Saturday June 27, 2009
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,472
Table Position: 16
Tries (3): Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Mitchell Pearce, Sam Perrett
Goals (3): Craig Fitzgibbon (3 from 3)
Field Goals (1): Mitchell Pearce
Round 17 - Jul 3-6
Fri: St George Illawarra Dragons 34 d. Sydney Roosters 12
Date: Friday July 3, 2009
Venue: Kogarah Jubilee Oval, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,472
Table Position: 16
Tries (2): Craig Fitzgibbon 2
Goals (2): Craig Fitzgibbon (2 from 2)
Round 18 - Jul 10-13
Sydney Roosters bye
Round 19 - Jul 17-20
Sun: Sydney Roosters 24 l. New Zealand Warriors 30
Date: Sunday July 19, 2009
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,021
Table Position: 16
Tries (4): Tom Symonds 2, Willie Mason, Ben Jones (1990)
Goals (4): Craig Fitzgibbon (4 from 4)
Round 20 - Jul 24-27
Mon: South Sydney Rabbitohs 40 d. Sydney Roosters 20
Date: Monday July 27, 2009
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 11,031
Table Position: 16
Tries (4): Mitchell Aubusson, Jake Friend, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Mitchell Pearce
Goals (2): Shaun Kenny-Dowall (2 from 4)
Round 21 - Jul 31-Aug 3
Sat: Newcastle Knights 18 l. Sydney Roosters 30
Date: Saturday August 1, 2009
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 15,112
Table Position: 16
Tries (5): Craig Fitzgibbon, Willie Mason, Mitchell Pearce, Setaimata Sa, Iosia Soliola
Goals (5): Craig Fitzgibbon (5 from 5)
Round 22 - Aug 7-10
Sun: Sydney Roosters 10 l. Wests Tigers 17
Date: Sunday August 9, 2009
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 16,427
Table Position: 16
Tries (2): Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Setaimata Sa
Goals (1): Craig Fitzgibbon (1 from 3)
Round 23 - Aug 14-17
Sat: Sydney Roosters 12 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 44
Date: Saturday August 15, 2009
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,968
Table Position: 16
Tries (2): Iwi Hauraki, Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Goals (2): Craig Fitzgibbon (2 from 2)
Round 24 - Aug 21-24
Mon: Bulldogs 28 d. Sydney Roosters 4
Date: Monday August 24, 2009
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,298
Table Position: 16
Tries (1): Ben Jones (1990)
Goals (0): Craig Fitzgibbon (0 from 1)
Round 25 - Aug 28-31
Sat: Melbourne Storm 38 d. Sydney Roosters 4
Date: Saturday August 29, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 13,332
Table Position: 16
Tries (1): Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Goals (0): Craig Fitzgibbon (0 from 1)
Round 26 - Sep 4-6
Sun: Sydney Roosters 16 l. North Queensland Cowboys 32
Date: Sunday September 6, 2009
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,277
Table Position: 16
Tries (3): Iwi Hauraki, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Willie Mason
Goals (2): Craig Fitzgibbon (2 from 3)

Position: 16
Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12)
Won: 5, Drawn: 0, Lost: 19, Byes: 2
For: 382 (67 tries, 56 goals, 2 fgoals)
Against: 681 (120 tries, 99 goals, 3 fgoals)
Points: 14, Difference: -299

Round 1 [15 Mar 09] L 12-52 v Rabbitohs (H)
Round 2 [22 Mar 09] W 28-4 v Raiders (A)
Round 3 [27 Mar 09] L 24-40 v Tigers (A)
Round 4 [03 Apr 09] W 24-6 v Eels (H)
Round 5 [10 Apr 09] L 24-28 v Broncos (H)
Round 6 [19 Apr 09] L 16-17 v Warriors (A)
Round 7 [25 Apr 09] L 0-29 v Dragons (H)
Round 8 [02 May 09] W 19-12 v Sharks (A)
Round 9 [11 May 09] L 12-28 v Storm (H)
Round 10 [16 May 09] L 6-38 v Knights (H)
Round 11 [23 May 09] L 6-48 v Panthers (A)
Round 12 Sydney Roosters bye
Round 13 [06 Jun 09] L 18-38 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 14 [13 Jun 09] L 20-24 v Titans (H)
Round 15 [20 Jun 09] L 22-24 v Cowboys (A)
Round 16 [27 Jun 09] W 19-12 v Sharks (H)
Round 17 [03 Jul 09] L 12-34 v Dragons (A)
Round 18 Sydney Roosters bye
Round 19 [19 Jul 09] L 24-30 v Warriors (H)
Round 20 [27 Jul 09] L 20-40 v Rabbitohs (A)
Round 21 [01 Aug 09] W 30-18 v Knights (A)
Round 22 [09 Aug 09] L 10-17 v Tigers (H)
Round 23 [15 Aug 09] L 12-44 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 24 [24 Aug 09] L 4-28 v Bulldogs (A)
Round 25 [29 Aug 09] L 4-38 v Storm (A)
Round 26 [06 Sep 09] L 16-32 v Cowboys (H)

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

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Rohan Ahern	4 (4)	0	0	0	0
Braith Anasta	14	5	6/6	1	33
James Aubusson	9	0	0	0	0
Mitchell Aubusson	17 (1)	4	0	0	16
Riley Brown	6 (3)	0	0	0	0
Anthony Cherrington	5 (1)	1	0	0	4
Khalid Deeb	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Sandor Earl	3	0	0	0	0
Craig Fitzgibbon	22	3	47/61	0	106
Jake Friend	21 (10)	2	0	0	8
Iwi Hauraki	6	2	0	0	8
Ben Jones (1980)	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Jones (1990)	21 (5)	5	0	0	20
Martin Kennedy	3 (3)	0	0	0	0
Shaun Kenny-Dowall	23	14	3/5	0	62
Nick Kouparitsas	8 (8)	0	0	0	0
Willie Mason	20 (6)	4	0	0	16
Anthony Minichiello	8	1	0	0	4
Ray Moujalli	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Nate Myles	18 (2)	0	0	0	0
Frank-Paul Nuuausala	24 (10)	0	0	0	0
Mark O'Meley	11 (1)	0	0	0	0
Lopini Paea	21 (10)	0	0	0	0
Mitchell Pearce	24	7	0	1	29
Sam Perrett	24	5	0	0	20
Setaimata Sa	20	4	0	0	16
Shane Shackleton	22 (10)	2	0	0	8
Iosia Soliola	17	2	0	0	8
Tom Symonds	8 (6)	3	0	0	12
Jordan Tansey	7 (3)	1	0	0	4
Sonny Tuigamala	4 (1)	0	0	0	0
Sisi Waqa	7 (1)	2	0	0	8
Stanley Waqa	9 (9)	0	0	0	0
33 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 24 - 309036 (Average: 12,877)
Home: Games 12 - 158527 (Average: 13,211)
Away: Games 12 - 150509 (Average: 12,542)

Leading Point Scorers:
106: Craig Fitzgibbon (22)
62: Shaun Kenny-Dowall (23)
33: Braith Anasta (14)
29: Mitchell Pearce (24)
20: Ben Jones (1990) (21)

Leading Try Scorers:
14: Shaun Kenny-Dowall (23)
7: Mitchell Pearce (24)
5: Braith Anasta (14), Ben Jones (1990) (21), Sam Perrett (24)
4: Mitchell Aubusson (17), Willie Mason (20), Setaimata Sa (20)
3: Craig Fitzgibbon (22), Tom Symonds (8)
2: Jake Friend (21), Iwi Hauraki (6), Shane Shackleton (22), Iosia Soliola (17), Sisi Waqa (7)
1: Anthony Cherrington (5), Anthony Minichiello (8), Jordan Tansey (7)

Leading Goal Scorers:
47: Craig Fitzgibbon. Attempts: 47/61. Accuracy: 77% (22)
6: Braith Anasta. Attempts: 6/6. Accuracy: 100% (14)
3: Shaun Kenny-Dowall. Attempts: 3/5. Accuracy: 60% (23)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters

Draw, results and other info.

2009 NRL Telstra Premiership Sydney Roosters

Draw, results and other info.

2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters