How will Saints cope with the Sydney Roosters? : Fri Feb 12, 2016 6:45 am  

After last night's performance, one must ask how can St. Helens cope with the challenge of the Sydney Roosters?

In 2003 on a bitterly cold and windy night, Sydney Roosters defeated St. Helens 38-0.

Will that thrashing be repeated at Langtree Stadium next Friday? Or will the thrashing be even worse, thereby totally humiliating St. Helens and all English rugby league fans?

These are legitimate questions to be asked in the light of Salford's drubbing of St. Helens.

Sydney Roosters will be without half back Mitchell Pearce, but the team has able replacements in Tyler Cornish and Jayden Nikorima.

Re: How will Saints cope with the Sydney Roosters? : Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:09 am  

The fear of embarrassment was there long before the Salford game mate, irrespective of what the sky clowns say, we play some awful one track rugby. Our pack are soft, no grunt & the half backs well, ones bottles gone & the other is dropped for garbage performances with the stand in being a straight running centre. Unfortunately for us & SL I'd expect more of last years Rabbitohs performance.

Re: How will Saints cope with the Sydney Roosters? : Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:21 am  

Iv'e gone for Sydney by less than 12. It may end up being better for Saints going in with fans and pundits alike fearing the worst after last nights game.The pressure will be off somewhat and you would certainly imagine the players are hurting and will be pumped up.

Re: How will Saints cope with the Sydney Roosters? : Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:35 am  

Does everyone look at these games in the way that Barrie Mac does?
During last night's game he was going on about it being England vs Australia and how he was unambiguously rooting for the British sides to win.

I don't see it that way at all. It's still just a club competition and I want to see the teams that play the best rugby come away victorious. If that happens to be all three aussie clubs again then so be it, all that means is that the SL needs to improve as a competition.

Re: How will Saints cope with the Sydney Roosters? : Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:37 am  

I've said Roosters by more than 12 but I still think that Saints will have a good go at them. I think I will say something like 30-16. Last night's performance was diabolical of course but you have to wonder whether they had a little eye on this game. Of course, it was clear that they had underestimated Salford but that is easily done.

Re: How will Saints cope with the Sydney Roosters? : Fri Feb 12, 2016 9:39 am  

Percival looks like he'll be out and Roby probably missing too means I think a comfortable Sydney win. Whenever you take Roby or Walmsley out of that Saints side then what's left isn't that good really. If Walmsley has some Stuart Fielden-esque 2006 WCC performance then it gives them some hope.

Re: How will Saints cope with the Sydney Roosters? : Fri Feb 12, 2016 9:53 am  

Nothus wrote:

Does everyone look at these games in the way that Barrie Mac does?
During last night's game he was going on about it being England vs Australia and how he was unambiguously rooting for the British sides to win.

I don't see it that way at all. It's still just a club competition and I want to see the teams that play the best rugby come away victorious. If that happens to be all three aussie clubs again then so be it, all that means is that the SL needs to improve as a competition.

Yes I probably do.

I hate Saints but I'd like them to beat Sydney.

Re: How will Saints cope with the Sydney Roosters? : Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:01 am  

This is the only game I'll ever want saints to win.

But it's looking very unlikely!

Re: How will Saints cope with the Sydney Roosters? : Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:54 am  

Nothus wrote:

Does everyone look at these games in the way that Barrie Mac does?
During last night's game he was going on about it being England vs Australia and how he was unambiguously rooting for the British sides to win.

I don't see it that way at all. It's still just a club competition and I want to see the teams that play the best rugby come away victorious. If that happens to be all three aussie clubs again then so be it, all that means is that the SL needs to improve as a competition.

I wanted them to win last year when they were in the actual WCC match (obviously want Leeds to this year), the other two games last year and this year I'm not bothered who wins as long as they're good games.

Re: How will Saints cope with the Sydney Roosters? : Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:53 am  

ThePrinter wrote:

I wanted them to win last year when they were in the actual WCC match (obviously want Leeds to this year), the other two games last year and this year I'm not bothered who wins as long as they're good games.

Same for me. Will be good to see the SL team lift the trophy and hope for two crackers in the other games, showing SL in a good light.