After the defeat to Penrith, Trent Robinson knew he had to dial up the intensity. As they ripped into each other on the training paddock, Roosters players thought, “What are we doing?”
First, the Roosters were bashed by Penrith. Then they bashed each other, before turning on Manly and saving their season.
Typically, NRL sides taper their training loads during the finals, but Trent Robinson instead dialled up the intensity during the week. The result was that, with Tolu Koula knocked out in the first tackle of the game and Jake Trbojevic in the second to a HIA he later passed. “After that Penrith , all the boys came in and took their medicine and really ripped into each other. We flicked that switch.“It was literally . We were really physical out there , and that was a reflection of how we trained.
Crichton noted both the “mongrel and aggressive mindset” Waerea-Hargreaves and Radley added to their pack against Manly, though he admitted to a slight sense of apprehension initially when Robinson ramped up training during the week.“The boys were sore, looking at each other and saying, ‘What are we doing?’ a little bit,” Crichton said. “But we trained how we want to play. We knew we missed our mark against Penrith and had no other option but to make sure we didn’t miss it this week.
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