The Sydney Roosters came from behind to produce a gutsy 13-12 win over the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at PointsBet Stadium on Saturday evening.
A mid-game switch to the centres did not hinder young forward Siua Wong, who claimed one-try, broke nine tackles, made three offloads and tracked 122 metres from 14 runs to earn himself the Fan-Voted City Index Player of the Match award.
Nat Butcher, Victor Radley and Lindsay Collins also stepped up to give the Roosters an incredible boost in defence, each making over 35 tackles including a couple of try-savers to keep the Tricolours in the game.
Elimination Final Highlights: Roosters vs Sharks
Point Scorers
- Joseph Manu: 4 points (one try)
- Siua Wong: 4 points (one try)
- Sam Walker: 3 points (one goal, one field goal)
- Billy Smith: 2 points (one goal)
Most Run Metres
- James Tedesco: 210 metres (19 runs)
- Fetalaiga Pauga: 186 metres (18 runs)
- Victor Radley: 141 metres (18 runs)
- Joseph Manu: 126 metres (13 runs)
- Terrell May: 122 metres (13 runs)
- Siua Wong: 122 metres (14 runs)
- Billy Smith: 112 metres (15 runs)
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 100 metres (10 runs)
Post Contact Metres
- James Tedesco: 46 metres
- Victor Radley: 45 metres
- Terrell May: 43 metres
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 35 metres
- Fetalaiga Pauga: 34 metres
- Siua Wong: 32 metres
- Joseph Manu: 29 metres
- Brandon Smith: 29 metres
- Lindsay Collins: 29 metres
Top Tacklers
- Nat Butcher: 51 tackles
- Victor Radley: 42 tackles
- Lindsay Collins: 37 tackles
- Brandon Smith: 36 tackles
- Siua Wong: 31 tackles
- Terrell May: 30 tackles (0 missed)
Most Tackle Breaks
- Siua Wong: 9
- James Tedesco: 7
- Billy Smith: 6
- Victor Radley: 5
- Terrell May: 5
- Joseph Manu: 4
- Brandon Smith: 4
Offloads
- Siua Wong: 3
- Joseph Manu: 1
- Brandon Smith: 1
- Victor Radley: 1
- Terrell May: 1
- Angus Crichton: 1
Line Breaks
- James Tedesco: 1
- Fetalaiga Pauga: 1
- Joseph Manu: 1
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 1
Try Assists
- Sam Walker: 1
Robinson & Tedesco: Elimination Final Press Conference
Overall Match Statistics
Statistics | Roosters | Sharks |
---|---|---|
Possession | 49% | 51% |
Completion Rate | 74% (32/43) | 73% (31/42) |
All Run Metres | 1,665 | 1,789 |
Post Contact Metres | 452 | 441 |
Line Breaks | 4 | 4 |
Tackle Breaks | 53 | 28 |
Average Set Distance | 38.73 | 42.6 |
Offloads | 8 | 6 |
Total Passes | 234 | 271 |
Kick Metres | 521 | 572 |
Forced Drop Outs | 0 | 1 |
Tackles Made | 361 | 352 |