The Sydney Roosters have hit a timely pre-finals form slump. From flying high in first place for the past few rounds, the Roosters now have to beat their arch rivals South Sydney in a battle for the minor premiership on Friday night.
If the Round 24 game against Cronulla was the win they needed to have before the finals, then what was the explanation behind the loss to lowly placed Gold Coast Titans?
From James Maloney last week on The Footy Show claiming that all was well in the Roosters camp, surely a few pre-finals nerves are ticking for coach Trent Robinson.
The Roosters, who are usually rock solid defence, have leaked several points. Sonny Bill Williams has lost his spark, making several uncharacteristic errors in the past two rounds of football.
Perhaps the most telling of the form slump was when Michael Jennings passed the ball out to the touchline, a pass that would usually have landed in the wingers hands. As Roosters fans would be saying, better to have the losses now rather than during finals week.
Assured a top two finals spot, the blockbuster clash against South Sydney on Friday will be a good test of the Roosters character this season.
They have been flying high, and now a true test of their ability to bounce back has presented itself.
Perhaps guilty of keeping one eye on finals football against the Titans, coach Trent Robinson will not let his team lose focus anymore.
Thoroughly outplayed in their last encounter with the Rabbitohs in Round 1 (28-10), Friday’s clash will be another classic encounter.
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