Roosters v Sharks player ratings: Who starred and who flopped in the qualifying final
CRONULLA were left to rue missed opportunities as they fell short of an upset against a rampant Roosters outfit. Find out who starred and who struggled in our player ratings.
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CRONULLA were left to rue missed opportunities as they fell short of an upset against a rampant Roosters outfit.
Find out who starred and who struggled in our player ratings.
1. James Tedesco – 8
Constantly involved and threw two great passes for tries. Won his dual with Holmes.
2. Daniel Tupou – 6
Had a great running battle with Lee, which he won on a points decision, and did all the little things right.
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3. Latrell Mitchell – 6
Not a huge attacking game but made some great tackles. His effort on Lewis was one of the plays of his young career.
4. Joseph Manu – 5
Was targeted in defense but did enough. A fine effort for a crucial try before halftime.
5. Blake Ferguson – 6
Worked and worked and worked some more. Crucially, also made no mistakes.
6. Luke Keary – 5
Not really his style of game but he played his part in creating some tries.
7. Cooper Cronk - 9
A masterclass. His fingerprints were on everything the Roosters did from the start.
8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves – 7
The most important forward on the team helped the Chooks stand up against the rugged Sharks.
9. Jake Friend – 6
Plenty of work and a couple of promising forays.
10. Sio Suia Taukeiaho – 1
Got hurt early and didn’t return.
11. Boyd Cordner – 6
Never stops running his excellent lines on the left edge. Led by example, as he does.
16. Mitchell Aubusson – 6
You’re not going to believe this, but Aubusson was solid as ever and held up his end, as he has since the dawn of time.
12. Isaac Liu – 5
Tackled well but not as much impact with the ball.
13. Victor Radley – 6
Did some really nice things around the ruck with ball in hand.
14. Lindsay Collins – 4
Short stint but ran bloody hard.
15. Zane Tetevano – 7
Only Cordner and Waerea-Hargreaves had more metres. Lifted with Taukeiaho out. Punishing at all times.
16. Ryan Matterson - 5
Always looks better in the middle and used his size well.
1. Valentine Holmes – 7
Never stopped trying but couldn’t quite get involved at the death. Could have backed himself a little more.
2. Sosaia Feki – 6
Scored a try and did what he needed to do out of his own end.
3. Josh Dugan – 3
This was a tough one. Made some poor defensive reads and had a crucial error off a Holmes break.
4. Ricky Leutele - 5
Mixed bag. Magic pass for Feki’s opener but bombed one later in the half and let in another just before the break.
5. Edrick Lee – 6
Did very well to dot down off a Townsend kick. His battle with Tupou was a highlight.
6. Matt Moylan – 4
Tough one. Had some nice touches in the first half but couldn’t engineer a score in the second. Made a backbreaking mistake late.
7. Chad Townsend – 7
Looked Cronulla’s most creative player. Attacking kicking game was on point late. Unlucky not to have conjured the equaliser.
8. Andrew Fifita – 8
He is mighty. Played 50 great minutes to start and lifted the Sharks in his second stint.
9. Jayden Brailey - 4
Didn’t play many minutes but tackled well when he did.
10. Matt Prior – 7
Built for this. Hits hard, early and often and always leads the line. Kick pressure was constant.
11. Luke Lewis – 6
Honest as ever but he’ll think about that late drop for some time.
12. Wade Graham – 4
Losing him is a hammer blow and his pass to Leutele showed why.
13. Paul Gallen - 6
Worked and worked, as he has for the last several centuries.
14. James Segeyaro – 5
Provided some spark when he came on but couldn’t create points.
15. Aaron Woods – 6
First finals game in a long time and did well after he came on, particularly in defense.
16. Jayson Bukuya – 5
You know what you’re getting at this point with Bukuya and he didn’t let anyone down.
17. Scott Sorensen – 5
Got big minutes with Graham injured but couldn’t do much with them.
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