2008 Sydney Roosters season

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2008 Sydney Roosters season
NRL Rank6th
2008 recordWins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 540 (96tries, 77goals, 2fieldgoals);
Team information
CEOSteve Noyce
Coach Brad Fittler
Captain
Stadium Sydney Football Stadium
Avg. attendance13,951
Top scorers
Tries Shaun Kenny-Dowall 15
Goals Craig Fitzgibbon 62
Points Craig 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.

Contents

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2417072584282+30238
2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P)2417072645355+29038
3 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2417072451384+6738
4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2415092511446+6534
5 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 2414192560452+10833
6 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24130112640527+11330
7 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 24130112489378+11130
8 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 24130112502567-6530
9 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24120122516486+3028
10 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24110132528560-3226
11 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24110132501547-4626
12 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24101132504611-10725
13 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 24100142476586-11024
14 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2480162453666-21320
15 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2450192474638-16414
16 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2450192433782-34914

Squad

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

No.PositionPlayer
989 Flag of Australia (converted).svg SR Craig Fitzgibbon (c)
994 Flag of Australia (converted).svg FB Anthony Minichiello
1033 Flag of Tonga.svg PR Lopini Paea
1035 Flag of Australia (converted).svg LK Anthony Tupou
1040 Flag of New Zealand.svg WG Sam Perrett
1046 Flag of Australia (converted).svg WG Amos Roberts
1047 Flag of New Zealand.svg CE Iosia Soliola
1052 Flag of Tonga.svg SR Mickey Paea
1053 Flag of Australia (converted).svg PR David Shillington
1054 Flag of Australia (converted).svg SR Shane Shackleton
1055 Flag of Australia (converted).svg FE Braith Anasta
1061 Flag of New Zealand.svg PR Steve Meredith
1063 Flag of New Zealand.svg CE Setaimata Sa
1065 Flag of Australia (converted).svg WG Shaun Foley
1067 Flag of Australia (converted).svg CE Mitchell Aubusson
No.PositionPlayer
1069 Flag of New Zealand.svg WG Shaun Kenny-Dowall
1070 Flag of Australia (converted).svg SR Nate Myles
1071 Flag of Australia (converted).svg PR Danny Nutley
1072 Flag of Australia (converted).svg HB Mitchell Pearce
1074 Flag of New Zealand.svg PR Frank-Paul Nuuausala
Flag of Australia (converted).svg CE Albert Hopoate
Flag of Australia (converted).svg HB Jai Ayoub
Flag of Australia (converted).svg HK Riley Brown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg SR Daniel Howard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg CE Tevita Folau
Flag of Australia (converted).svg HK Rory Kostjaysn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg HK James Aubusson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg SR Willie Mason
Flag of Australia (converted).svg PR Mark O'Meley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg WG Brent Grose

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 Mason and Mark O'Meley.

Gains

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

Losses

NameClub Going ToDetails
Craig Wing South Sydney Rabbitohs 4-year contract
Joel Monaghan Canberra Raiders 3-year contract
Jamie Soward St George-Illawarra Dragons 2-year contract
Josh Lewis Gold Coast Titans 3-year contract
Nigel Plum Canberra Raiders 2-year contract
Chris Flannery St Helens R.F.C. 4-year contract
Heath L'Estrange Manly Sea Eagles 2-year contract
Ashley Harrison Gold Coast Titans 3-year Contract
John Williams North Queensland Cowboys 3-year Contract
Danny Williams Bulldogs 2-year Contract
George Ndaira South Sydney Rabbitohs
Chris Beattie Retired

2008 results

OpponentResultScoreDateVenue
TrialDhunghutti BroncosWin48-015 February Port Macquarie
TrialWauchope WolvesWin22-015 February Port Macquarie
TrialPort Macquarie SharksWin24-415 February Port Macquarie
Foundation Cup Wests Tigers Win34-2823 February Sydney Football Stadium
Trial Parramatta Eels Loss18-341 March Bluetongue Stadium
Round 1 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win34-2014 March ANZ Stadium
Round 2 Brisbane Broncos Loss14-2021 March Sydney Football Stadium
Round 3 Melbourne Storm Win10-629 March Sydney Football Stadium
Round 4 Bulldogs Win40-124 April ANZ Stadium
Round 5 Penrith Panthers Win28-1212 April CUA Stadium
Round 6 Newcastle Knights Loss20-3420 April Bluetongue Stadium
Round 7 St. George-Illawarra Dragons Loss6-2625 April ANZ Stadium
Round 8Bye--
Round 9 Canberra Raiders Win30-410 May Sydney Football Stadium
Round 10 Parramatta Eels Win32-1216 May Parramatta Stadium
Round 11 New Zealand Warriors Win38-1225 May Mt Smart Stadium
Round 12 Wests Tigers Win19-102 June Sydney Football Stadium
Round 13 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Loss0-427 June Brookvale Oval
Round 14 Penrith Panthers Win32-1213 June Sydney Football Stadium
Round 15 Newcastle Knights Win16-1422 June Energy Australia Stadium
Round 16 Bulldogs Win24-1427 June Sydney Football Stadium
Round 17Bye--
Round 18 Gold Coast Titans Loss28-3211 July Sydney Football Stadium
Round 19 Canberra Raiders Loss12-3420 July Canberra Stadium
Round 20 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Win34-1227 July Sydney Football Stadium
Round 21 North Queensland Cowboys Win32-202 August Dairy Farmers Stadium
Round 22 Parramatta Eels Loss24-2810 August Sydney Football Stadium
Round 23 Melbourne Storm Loss6-3015 August Olympic Park Stadium
Round 24 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Loss0-2022 August Toyota Stadium
Round 25 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win22-2029 August ANZ Stadium
Round 26 St. George-Illawarra Dragons Win10-05 September Sydney Football Stadium
Finals Week 1 Brisbane Broncos Loss16-2412 September Sydney Football Stadium
Finals Week 2 New Zealand Warriors Loss13-3019 September Mt Smart Stadium

Player Summary

Sydney Roosters 2008AppearanceInterchangeTriesGoalsF/GPoints
Braith Anasta 25-115155
James Aubusson 6171--4
Mitchell Aubusson 1939--36
Riley Brown 21----0
Anthony Cherrington 59---0
Craig Fitzgibbon 21-362-136
Jake Friend -5---0
Brent Grose 1143--12
Ben Jones -1---0
Shaun Kenny-Dowall 19-15--60
Willie Mason 1824--16
Anthony Minichiello 9-3--12
Nate Myles 1521--4
Frank-Paul Nuuausala 651--4
Mark O'Meley 2222--8
Lopini Paea 1016---0
Mickey Paea 17---0
Mitchell Pearce 25-7-129
Sam Perrett 2415--20
Amos Roberts 21-1210-68
Sean Rudder -1---0
Setaimata Sa 1647--28
Shane Shackleton -2---0
David Shillington 9141--4
Iosia Soliola 2025--20
Anthony Tupou 1576--24
Total33810496772540

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References

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