The Eels were in quicksand almost from the first whistle, controversially losing Will Penisini to the sin bin after he was deemed to have committed a professional foul off the back of one of four linebreaks from the Roosters inside the opening quarter of an hour. But it didn’t last long as for the third-straight week they were bombarded early by a side fresh off the bye. That jolt back to life gave the club a renewed vigour heading into their clash with the Roosters. Sometimes a season can hinge on something as simple as a field goal.ĭaly Cherry-Evans slotted one over two years ago against the New Zealand Warriors to snap Manly’s horror start to the campaign and it helped to set them on their way to a preliminary final that year.īrad Arthur must have been hoping that something similar would occur as soon as Mitch Moses iced a golden point field goal against the reigning premiers last week to hand Parramatta their first win of the season. MORE: Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson hits back at 'ridiculous' Phil Gould comments Trent Robinson ‘ropeable’ after James Tedesco high shot The soon-to-be rugby union star stepped into the void left by James Tedesco after the skipper was the victim of a high shot that left Trent Robinson ‘ropeable’. The Sydney Roosters have put a whirlwind week behind them with a commanding 28-20 win over Parramatta spearheaded by Joseph Suaalii.

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