Sydney Roosters season 2008
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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
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and Mark O'Meley
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Key: FG = Field Goals
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
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
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
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Squad
The following players are contracted to the Sydney Roosters for the 2008 season.Player Movement
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 MasonWillie Mason
William Marshall "Willie" Mason is an Australian professional rugby union footballer for Toulon in the Top 14 competition, having previously being a rugby league footballer for Hull KR in the European Super League.Mason signed a 3-year contract with Hull KR in September 2010, pending a successful...
and Mark O'Meley
Mark O'Meley
Mark O'Meley is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the European Super League team, Hull, and previously of the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition. He also previously played for the North Sydney Bears, the ill fated Northern Eagles and the Bulldogs...
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Gains
| Name | From | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark O'Meley Mark O'Meley Mark O'Meley is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the European Super League team, Hull, and previously of the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition. He also previously played for the North Sydney Bears, the ill fated Northern Eagles and the Bulldogs... |
Bulldogs | 4-year contract | http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/news.php?ArticleID=2480 |
| James Aubusson James Aubusson James Aubusson is a professional rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters in the Australian National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at hooker... |
Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria.... |
3-year contract | http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/news.php?ArticleID=2597 |
| Willie Mason Willie Mason William Marshall "Willie" Mason is an Australian professional rugby union footballer for Toulon in the Top 14 competition, having previously being a rugby league footballer for Hull KR in the European Super League.Mason signed a 3-year contract with Hull KR in September 2010, pending a successful... |
Bulldogs | 3-year contract | http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/news.php?ArticleID=2597 |
| Brent Grose Brent Grose Brent Grose is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s. He played for Sydney Roosters of the National Rugby League. He also previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Grose also had an extended stint in Super League for... |
Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003.... |
1-year contract | http://sydneyroosters.com.au/news.php?ArticleID=2939 |
| Riley Brown Riley Brown Riley Brown is an Australian professional rugby league player who is currently contracted with the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League . He primarily plays at Hooker.-Playing career:... |
Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership... |
2-year contract |
Losses
| Name | Club Going To | Details | |
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| Craig Wing Craig Wing Craig Wing is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays rugby union in Japan. A former rugby league player for New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international utility player, Wing played for South Sydney Rabbitohs and Sydney Roosters.-South Sydney Rabbitohs:Craig Wing was a... |
South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
4-year contract | http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/news.php?ArticleID=2588 |
| Joel Monaghan Joel Monaghan Joel Monaghan is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Warrington Wolves in Super League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative three-quarter, he played for the Canberra Raiders and the Sydney Roosters... |
Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982... |
3-year contract | http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/news.php?ArticleID=2694 |
| Jamie Soward Jamie Soward Jamie Soward is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the St. George Illawarra Dragons of National Rugby League... |
St George-Illawarra Dragons | 2-year contract | http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/news.php?ArticleID=2541 |
| Josh Lewis Josh Lewis For the character from the soap opera Guiding Light, see Joshua LewisJosh Lewis For the character from the soap opera Guiding Light, see Joshua LewisJosh Lewis For the character from the soap opera Guiding Light, see Joshua LewisJosh Lewis (born 5 October 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales is a well... |
Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its... |
3-year contract | http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/news.php?ArticleID=2506 |
| Nigel Plum Nigel Plum Nigel Plum is a Rugby League player who plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. He is known for his tackling technique... |
Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982... |
2-year contract | http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/news.php?ArticleID=2555 |
| Chris Flannery | St Helens RLFC | 4-year contract | http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/news.php?ArticleID=2581 |
| Heath L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange Heath L'Estrange is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls. Prior to his career with Bradford, he won the 2008 National Rugby League grand final with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles... |
Manly Sea Eagles | 2-year contract | http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/news.php?ArticleID=2716 |
| Ashley Harrison Ashley Harrison Ashley Harrison is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Gold Coast Titans of the NRL... |
Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its... |
3-year Contract | http://sydneyroosters.com.au/news.php?ArticleID=2902 |
| John Williams | North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership... |
3-year Contract | http://sydneyroosters.com.au/news.php?ArticleID=2912 |
| Danny Williams | Bulldogs | 2-year Contract | http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=29467 |
| George Ndaira George Ndaira George Ndaira is a rugby league player for Wests Tigers in the Newcastle Rugby League. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights, the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He is of Lebanese ethnicity... |
South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
http://sydneyroosters.com.au/news.php?ArticleID=2983 | |
| Chris Beattie Chris Beattie (rugby league) Chris Beattie is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for Lezignan Sangliers in the Elite One Championship rugby league competition in France.-Playing career:... |
Retired |
2008 Results
| Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | |
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| 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 Wests Tigers The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs... |
Win | 34-28 | 23 February | Sydney Football Stadium |
| Trial | Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League... |
Loss | 18-34 | 1 March | Bluetongue Stadium |
| Round 1 | South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
Win | 34-20 | 14 March | ANZ Stadium |
| Round 2 | Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two... |
Loss | 14-20 | 21 March | Sydney Football Stadium |
| Round 3 | Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria.... |
Win | 10-6 | 29 March | Sydney Football Stadium |
| Round 4 | Bulldogs | Win | 40-12 | 4 April | ANZ Stadium |
| Round 5 | Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan... |
Win | 28-12 | 12 April | CUA Stadium |
| Round 6 | Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership... |
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 Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982... |
Win | 30-4 | 10 May | Sydney Football Stadium |
| Round 10 | Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League... |
Win | 32-12 | 16 May | Parramatta Stadium Parramatta Stadium Parramatta Stadium is a sports stadium situated in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.The stadium is used primarily as the home ground of Australian National Rugby League club the Parramatta Eels... |
| Round 11 | New Zealand Warriors New Zealand Warriors The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia... |
Win | 38-12 | 25 May | Mt Smart Stadium Mt Smart Stadium Mt Smart Stadium, formerly Ericsson Stadium, is a stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the home ground of National Rugby League team, the New Zealand Warriors... |
| Round 12 | Wests Tigers Wests Tigers The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs... |
Win | 19-10 | 2 June | Sydney Football Stadium |
| Round 13 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia... |
Loss | 0-42 | 7 June | Brookvale Oval Brookvale Oval Brookvale Oval is a sporting ground located within Brookvale Park at Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia. The ground is owned by Warringah Council and is primarily used by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles rugby league team... |
| Round 14 | Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan... |
Win | 32-12 | 13 June | Sydney Football Stadium |
| Round 15 | Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership... |
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 Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its... |
Loss | 28-32 | 11 July | Sydney Football Stadium |
| Round 19 | Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982... |
Loss | 12-34 | 20 July | Canberra Stadium Canberra Stadium Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia... |
| Round 20 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia... |
Win | 34-12 | 27 July | Sydney Football Stadium |
| Round 21 | North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership... |
Win | 32-20 | 2 August | Dairy Farmers Stadium Dairy Farmers Stadium The Willows Sports Complex, currently known as Dairy Farmers Stadium due to sponsorship rights, is a grass football stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It has historically been used mainly for rugby league, and is the home ground of the National Rugby League club the North... |
| Round 22 | Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League... |
Loss | 24-28 | 10 August | Sydney Football Stadium |
| Round 23 | Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria.... |
Loss | 6-30 | 15 August | Olympic Park Stadium Olympic Park Stadium Olympic Park Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor stadium located on Olympic Boulevard in inner Melbourne. The stadium was built as an athletics training venue for the 1956 Olympics, a short distance from the MCG, which served as the Olympic Stadium... |
| Round 24 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Loss | 0-20 | 22 August | Toyota Stadium |
| Round 25 | South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
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 Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two... |
Loss | 16-24 | 12 September | Sydney Football Stadium |
| Finals Week 2 | New Zealand Warriors New Zealand Warriors The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia... |
Loss | 13-30 | 19 September | Mt Smart Stadium Mt Smart Stadium Mt Smart Stadium, formerly Ericsson Stadium, is a stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the home ground of National Rugby League team, the New Zealand Warriors... |
Statistics
Players arranged in alphabetical order.| Player | Tries | Goals | FG | Points |
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| Braith Anasta Braith Anasta Braith Anasta is a Greek-Australian professional rugby league footballer who captains the Sydney Roosters of the National Rugby League... |
1 | - | - | 4 |
| Craig Fitzgibbon Craig Fitzgibbon Craig "Fitzy" Fitzgibbon is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for Hull in the European Super League and previously the Sydney Roosters of the NRL. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative forward, he is the son of former rugby league player and... |
2 | 20 | - | 48 |
| Shaun Kenny-Dowall | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Willie Mason Willie Mason William Marshall "Willie" Mason is an Australian professional rugby union footballer for Toulon in the Top 14 competition, having previously being a rugby league footballer for Hull KR in the European Super League.Mason signed a 3-year contract with Hull KR in September 2010, pending a successful... |
2 | - | - | 8 |
| Nate Myles Nate Myles Nate Myles is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Sydney Roosters of the NRL. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative forward, he previously played for the Bulldogs club... |
1 | - | - | 4 |
| Frank-Paul Nuuausala Frank-Paul Nuuausala Frank-Paul Nu'uausala is a professional rugby league player from New Zealand who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters.-Playing career:... |
1 | - | - | 4 |
| Mitchell Pearce Mitchell Pearce Mitchell Pearce is an Australian rugby league footballer currently playing for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League... |
2 | - | - | 8 |
| Amos Roberts Amos Roberts Amos Roberts is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for English club Wigan Warriors of Super League. A country New South Wales representative prolific try-scoring back, he previously played in Australasia's National Rugby League for the St... |
2 | 1 | - | 10 |
| Setaimata Sa Setaimata Sa Setaimata Sa is a Rugby League player who currently plays for the Catalans Dragons in the European Super League competition. He was previously a part of the Sydney Roosters before his bad behaviour had cost him his contract at the club.He has also represented Samoa on 5 occasions scoring 4 tries... |
3 | - | - | 12 |
| Anthony Tupou Anthony Tupou Anthony Tupou is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks of the National Rugby League... |
3 | - | - | 12 |
| Total | 21 | 21 | - | 126 |
Key: FG = Field Goals