2010 Sydney Roosters season
2010 Sydney Roosters season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 6th | |||
2010 record | Wins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 10 | |||
Points scored | For: 355 (50tries, 39goals, 1fieldgoal); against: 354 (50tries, 37goals) | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Steve Noyce | |||
Coach | Brian Smith | |||
Assistant coach | Trent Robinson, Rohan Smith | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Sydney Football Stadium | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Shaun Kenny-Dowall 21 | |||
Goals | Todd Carney 72 | |||
Points | Todd Carney 201 | |||
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The 2010
Pre-season
The Sydney Roosters pre-season schedule begun with a "thank you" testimonial for Todd Carney the club that kept him playing Rugby League, the Atherton Roosters. A match was also scheduled against the New Zealand Warriors in Rotorua one day later. Coach Brian Smith sent a 22-man squad to each destination, with Smith and one of his assistant coaches, Rohan Smith heading to Rotorua and his other assistant coach Trent Robinson taking the other 22-man squad to Atherton.
The team that headed to
The following week, the Sydney Roosters are due to play their annual Foundation Cup match against the Wests Tigers. This will be the fourth edition of the match, with the Roosters being victorious on all of the 3 previous occasions.
The Sydney Roosters pre-season schedule concluded with a win against the Parramatta Eels at Central Coast Stadium.
Results
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Tries | Goals | F. Goals | Attendance |
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12 February | Trial 1 | Atherton Roosters | NQ Hardware Stadium, Atherton | 68 - 18 | Du Plessis (3), Peters, Littlejohn, Unknown (n/a) |
Carney (3con), Unknown (n/a) | 3,000 | |
13 February | Trial 2 | ![]() |
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua | 8 - 26 | Takairangi, Tuigamala | 9,600 | ||
21 February | Foundation Cup | ![]() |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 28 - 10 | Carney, Cherrington, Kenny-Dowall, Perrett | Carney (4con, 2pen) | 10,281 | |
27 February | Trial 4 | ![]() |
Central Coast |
40 - 14 | Minichiello (2), Guerra, Carney, Pearce, Symonds, Tuigamala | Carney (6con) | 18,111 |
Regular season
Results
The Roosters' season was highlighted by several periods. Firstly, the Chooks made a bright start winning two from two but were flogged by the
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Tries | Goals | F. Goals | Attendance |
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14, 15 Mar:00 | Round 1 | ![]() |
ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 36 - 10 | Pearce (2), Kenny Dowall (2), Guerra, Perrett | Carney (5con, 1pen) | 23,149 | |
21, 15 Mar:00 | Round 2 | ![]() |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 44 - 32 | Graham (2), Pearce (2), Guerra (2), Minichiello, Aubusson | Carney (6con) | 19,021 | |
28, 15 Mar:00 | Round 3 | ![]() |
ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 14 - 60 | Jones |
Carney (1con) | 19,738 | |
2, 20 Apr:35 | Round 4 | ![]() |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 25 - 6 | Aubusson, Carney (2), Minichiello | Carney (4con) | Carney (1fieldgoal) | 17,106 |
11, 15 Apr:00 | Round 5 | ![]() |
CUA Stadium, Penrith | 6 - 28 | Aubusson | Carney (1con) | 14,023 | |
17, 19 Apr:30 | Round 6 | ![]() |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 36 - 6 | Nuuausala |
Carney (4con) Anasta (2con) | 9,308 | |
25, 16 Apr:00 | Round 7 | ![]() |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 6 - 28 | Aubusson | Carney (1pen) | 36,213 | |
2, 14 May:00 | Round 8 | ![]() |
Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown |
12 - 8 | Nuuausala, Carney |
Carney (2con) | 19,901 | |
10, 19 May:00 | Round 9 | ![]() |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 14 - 32 | Kouparitsas, Carney, Graham | Carney (1con) | 6,478 | |
15, 19 May:30 | Round 10 | ![]() |
Central Coast |
18 - 34 | Aubusson, Anasta, Minichiello | Carney (3con) | 10,018 | |
Round 11 | BYE | |||||||
31, 19 May:00 | Round 12 | ![]() |
Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
30 - 16 | Nuuausala (2), Anasta, Minichiello |
Carney (3con) | 13,235 | |
5, 19 Jun:30 | Round 13 | ![]() |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 18-42 | Graham, Kenny Dowall, Carney | Carney (3con) | 7,934 | |
14, 19 Jun:00 | Round 14 | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne | 38-6 | Nuuausala, Perrett |
Carney (5con) | 10,449 | |
Round 15 | BYE | |||||||
27, 16 Jun:00 | Round 16 | ![]() |
AMI Stadium Christchurch | 18 - 20 | Pearce, Carney, Kenny-Dowall | Carney (3con) | 20,721 | |
4, 14 Jul:00 | Round 17 | ![]() |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra | 22 - 12 | Carney, Perrett, Kenny-Dowall, Friend | Carney (3con) | 10,767 | |
9, 19 Jul:35 | Round 18 | ![]() |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 18 - 14 | Aubusson, Carney, Perrett | Carney (3con) | 18,424 | |
18, 15 Jul:00 | Round 19 | ![]() |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 36 - 32 | Leilua (2), Carney (2), Minichiello, Aubusson | Carney(6con) | 19,129 | |
26, 19 Jul:00 | Round 20 | ![]() |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
34 - 30 | Kenny-Dowall (4), Carney, Leilua | Carney(5con) | 26,486 | |
31, 17 Jul:30 | Round 21 | ![]() |
Parramatta |
48 - 12 | Nuuausala |
Carney(8con) | 19,824 | |
8, 15 Aug:00 | Round 22 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 12 - 19 | Carney, Minichiello | Carney, (2con) | 37,994 | |
13, 19 Aug:35 | Round 23 | ![]() |
Woolooware |
12 - 18 | Anasta, Kenny-Dowall | Carney (2con) | 8,911 | |
23, 19 Aug:00 | Round 24 | ![]() |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 14 - 23 | Kenny-Dowall, Minichiello, Anasta | Carney (1con) | 9,113 | |
29, 15 Aug:00 | Round 25 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 30 - 14 | Kenny-Dowall (3), Carney, Perrett | Carney (4con, 1pen) | 18,962 | |
4, 19 Sep:30 | Round 26 | ![]() |
Townsville |
18 - 8 | Kenny Dowall (2), Pearce | Carney (3con) | 12,033 |
Standings
Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 518 | 299 | +219 | 38 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 645 | 489 | +156 | 34 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 537 | 503 | +34 | 34 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 520 | 498 | +22 | 34 |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 539 | 486 | +53 | 32 |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 559 | 510 | +49 | 32 |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 499 | 493 | +6 | 30 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 545 | 510 | +35 | 28 |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 584 | 567 | +17 | 26 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 508 | 535 | −27 | 26 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 499 | 569 | −70 | 24 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 413 | 491 | −78 | 24 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 494 | 539 | −45 | 22 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 354 | 609 | −255 | 18 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 425 | 667 | −242 | 14 |
16 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 489 | 363 | +126 | 01 |
1 Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.[1]
Kit and Sponsors
Steggles
The Sydney Roosters reaffirmed their 'New Beginning' motto by announcing their new major sponsor, Steggles. As a part of the agreement, the clubs 'New Attitude' of Community Engagement would be embraced through a new initiative, the Charity Nest. The three-year deal could see up to $250,000 donated to charities in the 2010 season.
For every point the Sydney Roosters beat their opposition by in the 2010 season, Steggles would donate $1,000 to Charity Nest, with an extra $250 contributed by the Roosters.[2]
Player Summary
Sydney Roosters 2010 | Appearance | Interchange | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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Braith Anasta | 27 | - | 9 | 2 | 1 | 41 |
James Aubusson | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Mitchell Aubusson | 26 | - | 8 | - | - | 32 |
Jason Baitieri | - | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
Sam Brunton |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | 0 |
Todd Carney | 28 | - | 16 | 95 | 1 | 255 |
Daniel Conn | 2 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Daniel Fepuleai | - | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
Jonathan Ford |
2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Jake Friend | 14 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Phil Graham | 23 | - | 8 | - | - | 32 |
Aidan Guerra | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Ben Jones |
4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Martin Kennedy | - | 15 | - | - | - | 0 |
Shaun Kenny-Dowall | 28 | - | 21 | - | - | 84 |
Nick Kouparitsas | 8 | 15 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Joseph Leilua | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Kane Linnett | 13 | - | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Mose Masoe | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Anthony Minichiello | 26 | - | 12 | - | - | 0 |
Nate Myles | 24 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Frank-Paul Nuuausala |
22 | 6 | 7 | - | - | 32 |
Lopini Paea | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | 0 |
Mitchell Pearce | 22 | - | 9 | - | - | 36 |
Sam Perrett | 27 | - | 9 | - | - | 36 |
Jason Ryles | 22 | 4 | - | - | - | 0 |
Tom Symonds | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 0 |
Brad Takairangi | - | 2 | - | - | - | 0 |
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | 5 | 14 | - | - | - | 0 |
Total | 372 | 112 | 114 | 97 | 2 | 652 |
References
- ^ Stuart Honeysett and Brent Read (23 April 2010) Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era The Australian
- ^ Roosters Launch Community Initiative With Major Sponsor Steggles Archived 11 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 5 February 2010