Substitute winger Matt Ikuvalu bagged a staggering five tries as the Sydney Roosters ran riot against North Queensland | SMHsport
A devastating four tries in 10 minutes straight after half-time made sure the premiers thumped North Queensland 42-16.If ever there was a night Trent Robinson's men should have been vulnerable, this was it.
"That was a night for how you should prepare yourself in the shadows and then get the rewards in the spotlight when the time comes," Roosters coach Trent Robinson said in particular reference to Ikuvalu and makeshift hooker Lachie Lam. "[Morris] trained yesterday and felt a twinge. It wasn't high up in the groin. He got treatment and felt really good this morning. Then he went for some top-end sprinting and felt it again.''The 26-year-old could not believe his luck when he continually crossed the chalk, his second effort the most spectacular as he leapt high and planted the ball down.
Prolific Super League try-scorer Ryan Hall was posted on the other side of the field and left to wonder when - and if - his first four-pointer in the NRL will come. There were cruel scenes late when he thought he had actually scored, and even went to high-five James Tedesco, only for the final pass to be ruled forward.
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