The Sydney Roosters stormed home in the second half to defeat the Dolphins 30-14 at Allianz Stadium on Saturday evening.
Drew Hutchison was threatening in attack, crossing for his first NRL double to help guide the Tricolours to a comfortable victory. The halfback stepped up in crucial moments to make hard-hitting tackles and orchestrated a number of key plays to give his team an edge in Round 24.
Terrell May also caused problems for the Dolphins defence, offloading the ball twice, breaking three tackles and running for 197 metres - 74 of those coming after initial contact - in just 39 minutes.
Round 24 Match Highlights: Roosters vs Dolphins
Point Scorers
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 14 Points (one try, five goals)
- Drew Hutchison: 8 Points (two tries)
- Joseph Manu: 4 Points (one try)
- Billy Smith: 4 Points (one try)
Most Run Metres
- Daniel Tupou: 198 metres (18 runs)
- Terrell May: 197 metres (18 runs)
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 176 metres (18 runs)
- Joseph Manu: 170 metres (15 runs)
- Billy Smith: 167 metres (17 runs)
- James Tedesco: 158 metres (17 runs)
- Drew Hutchison: 158 metres (18 runs)
- Nat Butcher: 114 metres (9 runs)
- Jared Waerea-Hargreaves: 112 metres (11 runs)
Post Contact Metres
- Terrell May: 74 metres
- Daniel Tupou: 61 metres
- James Tedesco: 53 metres
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 51 metres
- Billy Smith: 50 metres
- Lindsay Collins: 49 metres
Top Tacklers
- Nat Butcher: 48 tackles
- Victor Radley: 36 tackles
- Drew Hutchison: 29 tackles
- Siua Wong: 28 tackles
- Terrell May: 26 tackles
- Sandon Smith: 25 tackles
Most Tackle Breaks
- Drew Hutchison: 12
- James Tedesco: 11
- Billy Smith: 11
- Joseph Manu: 5
- Nat Butcher: 4
- Fletcher Baker: 3
- Terrell May: 3
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 3
Offloads
- Victor Radley: 3
- Fletcher Baker: 3
- Terrell May: 2
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 2
- Drew Hutchison: 2
- Nat Butcher: 1
Line Breaks
- Nat Butcher: 3
- Drew Hutchison: 2
- Billy Smith: 2
- James Tedesco: 1
- Joseph Manu: 1
- Siua Wong: 1
Try Assists
- James Tedesco: 1
- Luke Keary: 1
Robinson & Tedesco: Round 24 Press Conference
Overall Match Statistics
| Statistics | Roosters | Dolphins |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 52% | 48% |
| Completion Rate | 76% (32/42) | 88% (30/34) |
| All Run Metres | 1,855 | 1,595 |
| Post Contact Metres | 600 | 530 |
| Line Breaks | 10 | 4 |
| Tackle Breaks | 57 | 34 |
| Average Set Distance | 44.17 | 46.92 |
| Offloads | 13 | 12 |
| Total Passes | 254 | 233 |
| Kick Metres | 552 | 611 |
| Forced Drop Outs | 3 | 2 |
| Tackles Made | 342 | 343 |
