Roosters vs. Souths

After a 20 point win over the Roosters, Souths are now only one competition point out of the top eight. Despite getting away with their win, their attack from the 30th minute onwards was nothing special. They only managed to score again after half time once Mason was put in the sin bin. The Roosters struggled in the first half an hour, especially in their defence with Kenny Dowall not committing to his wing and letting in 2 tries to Simpson. However, a beautiful set play from Pearce and Minichiello which lead to Pearce scoring was definitely a highlight of the night.

What concerns me about Souths is their lack of consistency leading up to the finals and their use of players. Luke should be on the field for the full 80 minutes and Wing should be playing half back, Souths are a better team with him at first receiver. Sandow’s lack of consistent form this season should see him either moved to the bench or dropped to reserve grade, at least until he regains the form that saw him win the rookie of the year award last year. At worst, I would move him to 5 8th and Sutton back to lock. This would give them more variety and options in attack. They have to make further structural changes to ensure that they remain in contention for this years premiership.