Roosters v Dragons player ratings: Who starred, who struggled

WHO starred and who struggled when the Roosters and Dragons clashed at Allianz Stadium? Check out our player ratings.

Boyd Cordner on the charge for the Roosters. Picture: Brett Costello

WHO starred and who struggled when the Roosters and Dragons clashed at Allianz Stadium?

Check out our player ratings.

Michael Gordon6Quiet by his standards. Struggled to make an impact.	FULLBACK	Josh Dugan7.5Clutch conversion and performance showed his importance.
Daniel Tupou6.5One poor off-load but came up with plenty of strong carries.	WING	Nene Macdonald7Brilliant, bulldozing try at the death made up for earlier errors.
Joseph Manu 4Hardly knew he was out there. Just three touches of the footy.	CENTRE	Euan Aitken 6Plenty of defensive effort and carried his load with the footy.
Shaun Kenny-Dowall6.5Didn’t see his power running game. Well contained.	CENTRE	Tim Lafai7Nothing flash but put Dragons on front foot with his off-loads.
Blake Ferguson7.5Scored a try and thought he had another. A handful out wide.	WING	Jason Nightingale 7Lost sight of Ferguson for his try but hard to fault overall.
Luke Keary7.5Some nice touches and most of his kicks on the money. A threat.	5/8	Gareth Widdop 6Highly influential before injury ended his game after 48 mins.
Mitchell Pearce8.5Who said he couldn’t close out a big game? Played his heart out.	H/BACK	Josh McCrone 6Composed but not the spark required when Widdop departed.
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves7.5Lacked discipline early but huge workrate for big man.	PROP	Russell Packer7Powerful up front but gave away a couple of niggly penalties.
Jake Friend7.5Perfect kick for Ferguson try and came up with 58 tackles.	HOOKER	Cameron McInnes6.5Never saw space from dummy half he has in other games.
Isaac Liu 6.5Made a decent contribution without being one of the standouts.	PROP	Paul Vaughan 8Again showed why plenty of people are talking him up for Origin.
Boyd Cordner8Machine-like. Churned through 196 metres and 32 tough tackles.	2ND ROW	Tyson Frizell7.5Powerhouse. Every burst was like his life depended on it.
Aidan Guerra6.5Made 42 tackles but Thompson miss is the one we’ll remember.	2ND ROW	Joel Thompson7Doesn’t get enough wraps. Strong try and defended strongly.
Sio Siua Taukeiaho7.5Strong. His surges took plenty out of Dragons defence.	LOCK	Jack De Belin7Looked like he’d been in a war but never shirked it.
Zane Tetevano 6.5Roosters took a chance on him and he is repaying them.	I/CHANGE	Tariq Sims6Nothing wrong with what he provided when he was out there.
Paul Carter1Seven-minute stint and came up with error before Dragons final try.	I/CHANGE	Leeson Ah Mau6.5Made a solid contribution. Rolled up his sleeves while out there.
Kane Evans 6.5Came up with a couple of big hits in a bruising stint on the field.	I/CHANGE	Kurt Mann 5Tough gig replacing Widdop. Smart on his feet but not the game management.
Dylan Napa7Finished the game minus some teeth but would still be smiling.	I/CHANGE	Hame Sele4Only had a bit part to play and no real impact.
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