Roosters new co-captain Mitchell Pearce confident of NRL premiership

ROOSTERS halfback and newly crowned co-captain Mitchell Pearce has declared his side has to goods to reclaim the NRL title.

Roosters meet kids

ROOSTERS half-back and newly crowned co-captain Mitchell Pearce has declared his side has the right amount of veteran leadership and raw talent to take out the NRL premiership.

Olivia Doble, Nick Anderson, Jake Walker, Olivia Gabril, with Roosters players Mitchell Pearce and Martin Kennedy at Holy Cross Catholic Primary School in Bondi Junction. Picture: Carly Earl.

“I have massive expectations for the team this season. We have worked really hard over the preseason and we have a quality team, so we are expecting big results,” he told the Wentworth Courier before undertaking a classroom visit at Holy Cross Catholic Primary School in Bondi Junction.

“I think if you go into a season and don’t expect to win the comp there’s no point in playing, so for us it is something we have got our mind on. That’s our goal, but we have got to build the blocks to get there week by week.”

The 2013 premiers defeated Manly 36-6 at Central Coast stadium on Sunday.

“It was pretty tight early on, but we arm wrestled really well and we had opportunities and we took them.”

“We have got a super team, we have got Marty Kennedy, Kane Evans off the bench were really good, so it was a good game.”

Students watch on at Holy Cross Catholic Primary School in Bondi Junction. Picture: Carly Earl.

Kennedy, a utility forward accompanied Pearce to the school on Monday.

He said he wanted to show his worth to the Roosters, who he rejoined after a year in Brisbane.

“It was pretty evident last year how poorly I can play when I am unhappy, and to be back in such a positive, good environment ... is only going to be an improvement”.

The Roosters spoke to the children about health and fitness as part of the NRL’s Community Carnival across different school in the eastern suburbs on Monday.