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The Sydney Roosters held off the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in Round 23 to retain the Gotcha4Life Cup with a 26-16 win at the Sydney Cricket Ground. 

The Tricolours back-line were a forced to be reckoned with on Thursday evening, all running for more than 120 metres and piling on five tries, while Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii kicked three goals.

In his first NRL start, Siua Wong was dominant in defence, making a game-high 55 tackles for an efficiency rating of 94.83%.

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Round 23 Match Highlights: Roosters vs Sea Eagles

Point Scorers

  • Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 10 Points (one try, three goals)
  • Daniel Tupou: 8 Points (two tries)
  • Joseph Manu: 4 Points (one try)
  • Billy Smith: 4 Points (one try)

Most Run Metres

  • Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 194 metres (20 runs)
  • James Tedesco: 167 metres (17 runs)
  • Daniel Tupou: 157 metres (16 runs)
  • Joseph Manu: 155 metres (18 runs)
  • Lindsay Collins: 140 metres (16 runs)
  • Billy Smith: 137 metres (11 runs)
  • Jared Waerea-Hargreaves: 116 metres (13 runs)
  • Nat Butcher: 113 metres (15 runs)

Post Contact Metres

  • Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 50 metres
  • Lindsay Collins: 50 metres
  • Nat Butcher: 40 metres
  • Daniel Tupou: 38 metres
  • James Tedesco: 35 metres
  • Joseph Manu: 34 metres
  • Jared Waerea-Hargreaves: 34 metres

Top Tacklers

  • Siua Wong: 55 tackles
  • Lindsay Collins: 39 tackles
  • Jared Waerea-Hargreaves: 32 tackles
  • Nat Butcher: 31 tackles
  • Victor Radley: 28 tackles
  • Brandon Smith: 26 tackles

Most Tackle Breaks

  • Joseph Manu: 10
  • James Tedesco: 6
  • Daniel Tupou: 3
  • Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 3
  • Siua Wong: 2
  • Drew Hutchison: 2

Offloads

  • Billy Smith: 3
  • Joseph Manu: 3
  • Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 2
  • James Tedesco: 1
  • Nat Butcher: 1
  • Drew Hutchison: 1
  • Terrell May: 1

Linebreaks

  • Daniel Tupou: 2
  • James Tedesco: 1
  • Billy Smith: 1
  • Joseph Manu: 1
  • Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 1

Try Assists

  • James Tedesco: 1
  • Billy Smith: 1
  • Luke Keary: 1

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Robinson: Round 23 Press Conference

Overall Match Statistics

Statistics Roosters Sea Eagles
Possession 47% 53%
Completion Rate 75% (31/41) 88% (40/45)
All Run Metres 1,510 1,315
Post Contact Metres 376 390
Line Breaks 6 3
Tackle Breaks 34 34
Average Set Distance 36.83 29.22
Offloads 12 9
Total Passes 222 266
Kick Metres 346 622
Forced Drop Outs 2 2
Tackles Made 323 280