Re: How will Saints cope with the Sydney Roosters? : Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:02 pm  

Another Jean NRL tug-a-thon will be expected

And as much as it pains me, I will be cheering on Saints for this one

Re: How will Saints cope with the Sydney Roosters? : Fri Feb 12, 2016 1:22 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

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.

I'll go Roosters by 16.

Re: How will Saints cope with the Sydney Roosters? : Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:11 pm  

Can't see anything other than a hammering for Saints.

Re: How will Saints cope with the Sydney Roosters? : Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:39 am  

BuckleyStreetWire wrote:

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.

Exactly my view. Irrespective of which club you support you want to see the SL teams beat the NRL teams because it raises the whole confidence in the integrity of the league as an elite competition and it raises our profile in a crowded sporting landscape.

Re: How will Saints cope with the Sydney Roosters? : Sat Feb 13, 2016 3:40 am  

loverboy wrote:

Exactly my view. Irrespective of which club you support you want to see the SL teams beat the NRL teams because it raises the whole confidence in the integrity of the league as an elite competition and it raises our profile in a crowded sporting landscape.

That is a reasonable aspiration in theory. However it is unrealistic in practice when St Helens are playing so poorly. Even Luke Walsh has predicted an 80 point thrashing if St Helens don't improve on their Salford performance.