As the season moves past the halfway point, attacking football is in vogue, big names have made way for new talents and the off-field wheeling and dealing is as intriguing as ever.
‘Schlossy’s shoe’, John Hopoate and any number of unsavoury off-field incidents – or, say, a gravity-defying Xavier Coates touchdown if you prefer to keep it family-friendly – are fair responses to accusations of predictability.
A year ago Sam Walker was seemingly at a crossroads, demoted from top-flight duty by the Roosters and then repeatedly injured. He’s now in the form of his life and Considering a clutch of the NRL’s best halves are well into their 30s , the next generation is emerging at just the right time.More utilities than Batman’s belt was the gag at Canterbury’s expense before the season started. But now we’re at the end of June and the Bulldogs are conceding fewer points than every rival bar reigning premiers Penrith.
Theirs is arguably the most top-heavy roster in the NRL, which is where the lengthy injuries to Gutherson and Moses this season, and absences of players like Brown and Matterson last year, have had such an impact. all the way to the grand final qualifier. Another top-four finish loomed with an extremely settled roster.
More of the same, and it’s nothing to worry about for a street smart side. But consistency has hardly been their calling card this season.The Roosters are starting to take flight on the field and as one of the NRL’s glamour clubs, there’s always something going on off it. Such is life at the top.
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