2008 Sydney Roosters season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 6th | |||
2008 record | Wins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 11 | |||
Points scored | For: 540 (96tries, 77goals, 2fieldgoals); | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Steve Noyce | |||
Coach | Brad Fittler | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Sydney Football Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 13,951 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Shaun Kenny-Dowall 15 | |||
Goals | Craig Fitzgibbon 62 | |||
Points | Craig Fitzgibbon 136 | |||
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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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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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 |
The following players are contracted to the Sydney Roosters for the 2008 season. [1]
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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.
Name | From | Details | |
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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 |
Name | Club Going To | Details | |
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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 |
Sydney Roosters 2008 | Appearance | Interchange | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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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 |
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