The Sydney Roosters fell painfully short in front of 13,326 fans at Allianz Stadium on Sunday evening, going down by two-points to the Canberra Raiders despite a strong second half.
Luke Keary set Joseph Manu up for two tries, the first with an inch-perfect offload and the second following a pin-point chip kick over the Canberra defence.
While Lindsay Collins backed up his Man of the Match Origin performance in style, breaking a 30-match drought to claim the final try in the 75th minute.
Round 17 Match Highlights: Roosters vs Raiders
Point Scorers
- Joseph Manu: 8 Points (two tries)
- Sandon Smith: 6 Points (three goals)
- Lindsay Collins: 4 Points (one try)
Most Run Metres
- Daniel Tupou: 215 metres (19 runs)
- James Tedesco: 197 metres (19 runs)
- Jared Waerea-Hargreaves: 162 metres (17 runs)
- Junior Pauga: 157 metres (20 runs)
- Joseph Manu: 108 metres (11 runs)
- Victor Radley: 102 metres (13 runs)
- Naufahu Whyte: 101 metres (11 runs)
Post Contact Metres
- Daniel Tupou: 73 metres
- Jared Waerea-Hargreaves: 51 metres
- Junior Pauga: 47 metres
- James Tedesco: 44 metres
- Naufahu Whyte: 34 metres
- Terrell May: 33 metres
- Billy Smith: 31 metres
Top Tacklers
- Victor Radley: 48 tackles
- Jake Turpin: 43 tackles
- Jared Waerea-Hargreaves: 41 tackles
- Lindsay Collins: 38 tackles
- Naufahu Whyte: 33 tackles
- Joseph Manu: 27 tackles
- Nathan Brown: 26 tackles
Most Tackle Breaks
- Joseph Manu: 5
- Junior Pauga: 4
- Daniel Tupou: 2
- Billy Smith: 2
- Lindsay Collins: 2
- Naufahu Whyte: 2
Offloads
- Naufahu Whyte: 2
- Daniel Tupou: 1
- Billy Smith: 1
- Luke Keary: 1
- Sandon Smith: 1
- Jake Turpin: 1
- Lindsay Collins: 1
- Drew Hutchison: 1
Robinson & Tedesco: Round 17 Press Conference
Linebreaks
- Joseph Manu: 1
- Lindsay Collins: 1
Try Assists
- Luke Keary: 2
- Sandon Smith: 1
Overall Match Statistics
Statistics | Roosters | Raiders |
---|---|---|
Possession | 47% | 53% |
Completion Rate | 80% (34/42) | 82% (34/41) |
All Run Metres | 1656 | 1783 |
Post Contact Metres | 481 | 543 |
Line Breaks | 2 | 2 |
Tackle Breaks | 20 | 31 |
Average Set Distance | 39.43 metres | 43.51 metres |
Offloads | 9 | 19 |
Total Passes | 236 | 236 |
Kick Metres | 714 | 889 |
Forced Drop Outs | 1 | 0 |
Tackles Made | 407 | 344 |