He could be the NRL’s biggest free agent on November 1,but the Roosters already have plans for Joey Manu to be at the club beyond his playing career.
The Roosters forward was marched after being on the field for just 30 seconds against Manly on Thursday night,but it isn’t the fastest send-off in the game’s history.
On the night the Roosters kept alive the faintest of finals hopes,Nathan Brown etched his name into the record books for all the wrong reasons with a high shot.
There’s been plenty of reasons why the Roosters have been so disappointing this year - but they have to hand the keys to one of their young guns to turn it around in 2024.
Trent Robinson will give captain James Tedesco a break after Origin,but the struggling Tricolours are boosted by Brandon Smith’s return after eight weeks out with a broken thumb.
The New Zealand international might be the player to get the Roosters to the finals – and he’ll do it much lighter than before his long-term injury.
Not content with sealing the Origin series inside two games,Daly Cherry-Evans put on a Manly masterclass to leave the one-time premiership fancies on the brink.
It was meant to be the comeback game for Joseph Suaalii after a long suspension,but disaster struck during the captain’s run.
Trent Robinson’s side conceded 48 points a month ago. But they’re showing signs of turning it around.
Trent Robinson and Ivan Cleary were among NRL personalities at Monday’s launch to raise money for Daniel Anderson,who was left a quadriplegic after a bodysurfing accident last year.
They have a stacked roster,the best home ground in Australia and a coach who is a proven winner. So what’s wrong with the Sydney Roosters?