The Sydney Roosters were unable to overcome the Melbourne Storm at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday evening.
Daniel Tupou crossed for a double to equal the Club's all-time try-scoring record with 139 tries, while young back-rower Siua Wong weaved through the Storm defence in the final minute to claim his first NRL try.
Round 20 Match Highlights: Roosters vs Storm
Point Scorers
- Daniel Tupou: 8 Points (two tries)
- Siua Wong: 4 Points (one try)
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 4 Points (two goals)
Most Run Metres
- Joseph Manu: 224 metres (26 runs)
- Daniel Tupou: 165 metres (17 runs)
- Luke Keary: 163 metres (13 runs)
- Victor Radley: 149 metres (14 runs)
- Egan Butcher: 138 metres (17 runs)
- Fetalaiga Pauga: 137 metres (15 runs)
- Billy Smith: 133 metres (12 runs)
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 113 metres (8 runs)
Post Contact Metres
- Egan Butcher: 51 metres
- Joseph Manu: 51 metres
- Victor Radley: 49 metres
- Billy Smith: 44 metres
- Daniel Tupou: 43 metres
- Fetalaiga Pauga: 36 metres
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 36 metres
Top Tacklers
- Nat Butcher: 39 tackles
- Nathan Brown: 34 tackles
- Victor Radley: 32 tackles
- Jared Waerea-Hargreaves: 31 tackles
- Billy Smith: 25 tackles
- Lindsay Collins: 24 tackles
- Brandon Smith: 23 tackles
In The Sheds with Connor | Daniel Tupou
Most Tackle Breaks
- Joseph Manu: 9
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 6
- Daniel Tupou: 5
- Fetalaiga Pauga: 5
- Billy Smith: 2
- Victor Radley: 2
Offloads
- Billy Smith: 2
- Daniel Tupou: 2
- Nathan Brown: 2
- Victor Radley: 2
- Egan Butcher: 1
- Sandon Smith: 1
Linebreaks
- Daniel Tupou: 3
- Victor Radley: 2
- Luke Keary: 1
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 1
- Siua Wong: 1
Try Assists
- Billy Smith: 1
- Joseph Manu: 1
- Nathan Brown: 1
Robinson: Round 20 Press Conference
Overall Match Statistics
Statistics | Roosters | Storm |
---|---|---|
Possession | 47% | 53% |
Completion Rate | 74% (26/35) | 81% (36/44) |
All Run Metres | 1,714 | 1,667 |
Post Contact Metres | 465 | 492 |
Line Breaks | 8 | 3 |
Tackle Breaks | 36 | 54 |
Average Set Distance | 48.98 metres | 37.89 metres |
Offloads | 10 | 12 |
Total Passes | 240 | 250 |
Kick Metres | 372 | 572 |
Forced Drop Outs | 1 | 1 |
Tackles Made | 324 | 298 |