2008 Sydney Roosters season

2008 Sydney Roosters season
NRL Rank6th
2008 recordWins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 540 (96tries, 77goals, 2fieldgoals);
Team information
CEOSteve Noyce
CoachBrad Fittler
Captain
StadiumSydney Football Stadium
Avg. attendance13,951
Top scorers
TriesShaun Kenny-Dowall 15
GoalsCraig Fitzgibbon 62
PointsCraig Fitzgibbon 136
← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 Sydney Roosters season was the 101st in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2008 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 4th out of 16. Despite losing their first finals match, the Roosters got another chance the following week but were knocked out by the New Zealand Warriors.

Ladder

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2008 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 24 17 0 7 2 584 282 +302 38
2 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P) 24 17 0 7 2 645 355 +290 38
3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 17 0 7 2 451 384 +67 38
4 Sydney Roosters 24 15 0 9 2 511 446 +65 34
5 Brisbane Broncos 24 14 1 9 2 560 452 +108 33
6 Canberra Raiders 24 13 0 11 2 640 527 +113 30
7 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 13 0 11 2 489 378 +111 30
8 New Zealand Warriors 24 13 0 11 2 502 567 -65 30
9 Newcastle Knights 24 12 0 12 2 516 486 +30 28
10 Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 2 528 560 -32 26
11 Parramatta Eels 24 11 0 13 2 501 547 -46 26
12 Penrith Panthers 24 10 1 13 2 504 611 -107 25
13 Gold Coast Titans 24 10 0 14 2 476 586 -110 24
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 8 0 16 2 453 666 -213 20
15 North Queensland Cowboys 24 5 0 19 2 474 638 -164 14
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 5 0 19 2 433 782 -349 14

Squad

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The following players are contracted to the Sydney Roosters for the 2008 season.[1]

No. Position Player

989 Craig Fitzgibbon – SR (c) 994 Anthony Minichiello – FB 1033 Lopini Paea – PR 1035 Anthony Tupou – LK 1040 Sam Perrett – WG 1046 Amos Roberts – WG 1047 Iosia Soliola – CE 1052 Mickey Paea – SR 1053 David Shillington – PR 1054 Shane Shackleton – SR 1055 Braith Anasta – FE 1061 Steve Meredith – PR 1063 Setaimata Sa – CE 1065 Shaun Foley – WG 1067 Mitchell Aubusson – CE

No. Position Player

1069 Shaun Kenny-Dowall – WG 1070 Nate Myles – SR 1071 Danny Nutley – PR 1072 Mitchell Pearce – HB 1074 Frank-Paul Nuuausala – PR Albert Hopoate – CE Jai Ayoub – HB Riley Brown – HK Daniel Howard – SR Tevita Folau – CE Rory Kostjaysn – HK James Aubusson – HK Willie Mason – SR Mark O'Meley – PR Brent Grose – WG

Player movement

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The Roosters have had a rather significant amount of player movement which will result in an extensive squad change from the 2007 season. The Roosters have lost 10 players from their 2007 squad and gained 4 new players, including high-profile signings Willie Mason and Mark O'Meley.

Gains

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Name From Details
Mark O'Meley Bulldogs 4-year contract [1]
James Aubusson Melbourne Storm 3-year contract [2]
Willie Mason Bulldogs 3-year contract [3]
Brent Grose Warrington Wolves 1-year contract [4]
Riley Brown Newcastle Knights 2-year contract

Losses

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Name Club Going To Details
Craig Wing South Sydney Rabbitohs 4-year contract [5]
Joel Monaghan Canberra Raiders 3-year contract [6]
Jamie Soward St George-Illawarra Dragons 2-year contract [7]
Josh Lewis Gold Coast Titans 3-year contract [8]
Nigel Plum Canberra Raiders 2-year contract [9]
Chris Flannery St Helens R.F.C. 4-year contract [10]
Heath L'Estrange Manly Sea Eagles 2-year contract [11]
Ashley Harrison Gold Coast Titans 3-year Contract [12]
John Williams North Queensland Cowboys 3-year Contract [13]
Danny Williams Bulldogs 2-year Contract [14]
George Ndaira South Sydney Rabbitohs [15]
Chris Beattie Retired

2008 results

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Opponent Result Score Date Venue
Trial Dhunghutti Broncos Win 48-0 15 February Port Macquarie
Trial Wauchope Wolves Win 22-0 15 February Port Macquarie
Trial Port Macquarie Sharks Win 24-4 15 February Port Macquarie
Foundation Cup Wests Tigers Win 34-28 23 February Sydney Football Stadium
Trial Parramatta Eels Loss 18-34 1 March Bluetongue Stadium
Round 1 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 34-20 14 March ANZ Stadium
Round 2 Brisbane Broncos Loss 14-20 21 March Sydney Football Stadium
Round 3 Melbourne Storm Win 10-6 29 March Sydney Football Stadium
Round 4 Bulldogs Win 40-12 4 April ANZ Stadium
Round 5 Penrith Panthers Win 28-12 12 April CUA Stadium
Round 6 Newcastle Knights Loss 20-34 20 April Bluetongue Stadium
Round 7 St. George-Illawarra Dragons Loss 6-26 25 April ANZ Stadium
Round 8 Bye - -
Round 9 Canberra Raiders Win 30-4 10 May Sydney Football Stadium
Round 10 Parramatta Eels Win 32-12 16 May Parramatta Stadium
Round 11 New Zealand Warriors Win 38-12 25 May Mt Smart Stadium
Round 12 Wests Tigers Win 19-10 2 June Sydney Football Stadium
Round 13 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Loss 0-42 7 June Brookvale Oval
Round 14 Penrith Panthers Win 32-12 13 June Sydney Football Stadium
Round 15 Newcastle Knights Win 16-14 22 June Energy Australia Stadium
Round 16 Bulldogs Win 24-14 27 June Sydney Football Stadium
Round 17 Bye - -
Round 18 Gold Coast Titans Loss 28-32 11 July Sydney Football Stadium
Round 19 Canberra Raiders Loss 12-34 20 July Canberra Stadium
Round 20 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Win 34-12 27 July Sydney Football Stadium
Round 21 North Queensland Cowboys Win 32-20 2 August Dairy Farmers Stadium
Round 22 Parramatta Eels Loss 24-28 10 August Sydney Football Stadium
Round 23 Melbourne Storm Loss 6-30 15 August Olympic Park Stadium
Round 24 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Loss 0-20 22 August Toyota Stadium
Round 25 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 22-20 29 August ANZ Stadium
Round 26 St. George-Illawarra Dragons Win 10-0 5 September Sydney Football Stadium
Finals Week 1 Brisbane Broncos Loss 16-24 12 September Sydney Football Stadium
Finals Week 2 New Zealand Warriors Loss 13-30 19 September Mt Smart Stadium

Player Summary

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Sydney Roosters 2008 Appearance Interchange Tries Goals F/G Points
Braith Anasta 25 - 11 5 1 55
James Aubusson 6 17 1 - - 4
Mitchell Aubusson 19 3 9 - - 36
Riley Brown 21 - - - - 0
Anthony Cherrington 5 9 - - - 0
Craig Fitzgibbon 21 - 3 62 - 136
Jake Friend - 5 - - - 0
Brent Grose 11 4 3 - - 12
Ben Jones - 1 - - - 0
Shaun Kenny-Dowall 19 - 15 - - 60
Willie Mason 18 2 4 - - 16
Anthony Minichiello 9 - 3 - - 12
Nate Myles 15 2 1 - - 4
Frank-Paul Nuuausala 6 5 1 - - 4
Mark O'Meley 22 2 2 - - 8
Lopini Paea 10 16 - - - 0
Mickey Paea 1 7 - - - 0
Mitchell Pearce 25 - 7 - 1 29
Sam Perrett 24 1 5 - - 20
Amos Roberts 21 - 12 10 - 68
Sean Rudder - 1 - - - 0
Setaimata Sa 16 4 7 - - 28
Shane Shackleton - 2 - - - 0
David Shillington 9 14 1 - - 4
Iosia Soliola 20 2 5 - - 20
Anthony Tupou 15 7 6 - - 24
Total 338 104 96 77 2 540

References

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  1. ^ Sydney Roosters Player Contracts Archived 2 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Sydney Roosters. Retrieved 6 February 2008
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