2008 Sydney Roosters season
2008 Sydney Roosters season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 6th | |||
2008 record | Wins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 11 | |||
Points scored | For: 540 (96tries, 77goals, 2fieldgoals); | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Steve Noyce | |||
Coach | Brad Fittler | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Sydney Football Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 13,951 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Shaun Kenny-Dowall 15 | |||
Goals | Craig Fitzgibbon 62 | |||
Points | Craig Fitzgibbon 136 | |||
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The 2008
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 584 | 282 | +302 | 38 |
2 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 645 | 355 | +290 | 38 |
3 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 451 | 384 | +67 | 38 |
4 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 511 | 446 | +65 | 34 |
5 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 560 | 452 | +108 | 33 |
6 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 640 | 527 | +113 | 30 |
7 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 489 | 378 | +111 | 30 |
8 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 502 | 567 | -65 | 30 |
9 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 516 | 486 | +30 | 28 |
10 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 528 | 560 | -32 | 26 |
11 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 501 | 547 | -46 | 26 |
12 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 504 | 611 | -107 | 25 |
13 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 476 | 586 | -110 | 24 |
14 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 453 | 666 | -213 | 20 |
15 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 474 | 638 | -164 | 14 |
16 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 433 | 782 | -349 | 14 |
Squad
The following players are contracted to the Sydney Roosters for the 2008 season.[1]
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Player movement
The Roosters have had a rather significant amount of player movement which will result in an extensive squad change from the 2007 season. The Roosters have lost 10 players from their 2007 squad and gained 4 new players, including high-profile signings Willie Mason and Mark O'Meley.
Gains
Name | From | Details | |
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Mark O'Meley | Bulldogs |
4-year contract | [1] |
James Aubusson | Melbourne Storm | 3-year contract | [2] |
Willie Mason | Bulldogs |
3-year contract | [3] |
Brent Grose | Warrington Wolves | 1-year contract | [4] |
Riley Brown | Newcastle Knights | 2-year contract |
Losses
Name | Club Going To | Details | |
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Craig Wing | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 4-year contract | [5] |
Joel Monaghan | Canberra Raiders | 3-year contract | [6] |
Jamie Soward | St George-Illawarra Dragons |
2-year contract | [7] |
Josh Lewis | Gold Coast Titans | 3-year contract | [8] |
Nigel Plum | Canberra Raiders | 2-year contract | [9] |
Chris Flannery | St Helens R.F.C. | 4-year contract | [10] |
Heath L'Estrange | Manly Sea Eagles |
2-year contract | [11] |
Ashley Harrison | Gold Coast Titans | 3-year Contract | [12] |
John Williams | North Queensland Cowboys | 3-year Contract | [13] |
Danny Williams | Bulldogs |
2-year Contract | [14] |
George Ndaira | South Sydney Rabbitohs | [15] | |
Chris Beattie | Retired |
2008 results
Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | |
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Trial | Dhunghutti Broncos | Win | 48-0 | 15 February | Port Macquarie |
Trial | Wauchope Wolves | Win | 22-0 | 15 February | Port Macquarie |
Trial | Port Macquarie Sharks | Win | 24-4 | 15 February | Port Macquarie |
Foundation Cup | Wests Tigers | Win | 34-28 | 23 February | Sydney Football Stadium |
Trial | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 18-34 | 1 March | Bluetongue Stadium
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Round 1 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win | 34-20 | 14 March | ANZ Stadium |
Round 2 | Brisbane Broncos | Loss | 14-20 | 21 March | Sydney Football Stadium |
Round 3 | Melbourne Storm | Win | 10-6 | 29 March | Sydney Football Stadium |
Round 4 | Bulldogs |
Win | 40-12 | 4 April | ANZ Stadium |
Round 5 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 28-12 | 12 April | CUA Stadium
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Round 6 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 20-34 | 20 April | Bluetongue Stadium
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Round 7 | St. George-Illawarra Dragons |
Loss | 6-26 | 25 April | ANZ Stadium |
Round 8 | Bye | - | - | ||
Round 9 | Canberra Raiders | Win | 30-4 | 10 May | Sydney Football Stadium |
Round 10 | Parramatta Eels | Win | 32-12 | 16 May | Parramatta Stadium |
Round 11 | New Zealand Warriors | Win | 38-12 | 25 May | Mt Smart Stadium
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Round 12 | Wests Tigers | Win | 19-10 | 2 June | Sydney Football Stadium |
Round 13 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Loss | 0-42 | 7 June | Brookvale Oval |
Round 14 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 32-12 | 13 June | Sydney Football Stadium |
Round 15 | Newcastle Knights | Win | 16-14 | 22 June | Energy Australia Stadium
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Round 16 | Bulldogs |
Win | 24-14 | 27 June | Sydney Football Stadium |
Round 17 | Bye | - | - | ||
Round 18 | Gold Coast Titans | Loss | 28-32 | 11 July | Sydney Football Stadium |
Round 19 | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 12-34 | 20 July | Canberra Stadium |
Round 20 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Win | 34-12 | 27 July | Sydney Football Stadium |
Round 21 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 32-20 | 2 August | Dairy Farmers Stadium
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Round 22 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 24-28 | 10 August | Sydney Football Stadium |
Round 23 | Melbourne Storm | Loss | 6-30 | 15 August | Olympic Park Stadium |
Round 24 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Loss | 0-20 | 22 August | Toyota Stadium
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Round 25 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win | 22-20 | 29 August | ANZ Stadium
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Round 26 | St. George-Illawarra Dragons |
Win | 10-0 | 5 September | Sydney Football Stadium |
Finals Week 1 | Brisbane Broncos | Loss | 16-24 | 12 September | Sydney Football Stadium |
Finals Week 2 | New Zealand Warriors | Loss | 13-30 | 19 September | Mt Smart Stadium
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Player Summary
Sydney Roosters 2008 | Appearance | Interchange | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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Braith Anasta | 25 | - | 11 | 5 | 1 | 55 |
James Aubusson | 6 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Mitchell Aubusson | 19 | 3 | 9 | - | - | 36 |
Riley Brown | 21 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Anthony Cherrington | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | 0 |
Craig Fitzgibbon | 21 | - | 3 | 62 | - | 136 |
Jake Friend | - | 5 | - | - | - | 0 |
Brent Grose | 11 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Ben Jones |
- | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
Shaun Kenny-Dowall | 19 | - | 15 | - | - | 60 |
Willie Mason | 18 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Anthony Minichiello | 9 | - | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Nate Myles | 15 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Frank-Paul Nuuausala |
6 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Mark O'Meley | 22 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Lopini Paea | 10 | 16 | - | - | - | 0 |
Mickey Paea | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | 0 |
Mitchell Pearce | 25 | - | 7 | - | 1 | 29 |
Sam Perrett | 24 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Amos Roberts | 21 | - | 12 | 10 | - | 68 |
Sean Rudder | - | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
Setaimata Sa | 16 | 4 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
Shane Shackleton | - | 2 | - | - | - | 0 |
David Shillington | 9 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Iosia Soliola | 20 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Anthony Tupou | 15 | 7 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
Total | 338 | 104 | 96 | 77 | 2 | 540 |
References
- ^ Sydney Roosters Player Contracts Archived 2 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Sydney Roosters. Retrieved 6 February 2008