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 |
