2010 Sydney Roosters season

The 2010 Sydney Roosters season was the 103rd in the club's history. Having finished with the 'wooden-spoon' (last) in 2009 they competed in the National Rugby League's 2010 Telstra Premiership, finishing 6th (out of 16). The Roosters went on to play in the 2010 NRL Grand Final, losing to the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

2010 Sydney Roosters season
NRL Rank6th
2010 recordWins: 14; Draws: 0; Losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 355 (50tries, 39goals, 1fieldgoal); Against: 354 (50tries, 37goals)
Team information
CEOSteve Noyce
CoachBrian Smith
Assistant coachTrent Robinson, Rohan Smith
Captain
StadiumSydney Football Stadium
Top scorers
TriesShaun Kenny-Dowall 21
GoalsTodd Carney 72
PointsTodd Carney 201
< 2009 2011 >

Pre-Season

The Sydney Roosters pre-season schedule begun with a "thank you" testimonial for Todd Carney the club that kept him playing Rugby League, the Atherton Roosters. A match was also scheduled against the New Zealand Warriors in Rotorua one day later. Coach Brian Smith sent a 22-man squad to each destination, with Smith and one of his assistant coaches, Rohan Smith heading to Rotorua and his other assistant coach Trent Robinson taking the other 22-man squad to Atherton.

The team that headed to Atherton won quite convincingly. This match saw Todd Carney score 6 points in the 68-18 win for the Roosters, in which JP Du Plessis scored a hat-trick including a try from his very first touch of the football. The team that flew out to Rotorua, on the other hand, under the leadership of Anthony Minichiello, had much tougher opposition and were well beaten 26-8 under the watchful eye of almost 10,000 supporters.

The following week, the Sydney Roosters are due to play their annual Foundation Cup match against the Wests Tigers. This will be the fourth edition of the match, with the Roosters being victorious on all of the 3 previous occasions.

The Sydney Roosters pre-season schedule concluded with a win against the Parramatta Eels at Central Coast Stadium.

Results
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultTriesGoalsF. GoalsAttendance
12 FebruaryTrial 1Atherton RoostersNQ Hardware Stadium, Atherton68 - 18Du Plessis (3), Peters, Littlejohn, Unknown (n/a)Carney (3con), Unknown (n/a)3,000
13 FebruaryTrial 2 New Zealand WarriorsRotorua International Stadium, Rotorua8 - 26Takairangi, Tuigamala9,600
21 FebruaryFoundation Cup Wests TigersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney28 - 10Carney, Cherrington, Kenny-Dowall, PerrettCarney (4con, 2pen)10,281
27 FebruaryTrial 4 Parramatta EelsCentral Coast Stadium, Central Coast40 - 14Minichiello (2), Guerra, Carney, Pearce, Symonds, TuigamalaCarney (6con)18,111

Regular season

Results

The Roosters' season was highlighted by several periods. Firstly, the Chooks made a bright start winning two from two but were flogged by the Canterbury Bulldogs and during the middle of the season the Roosters seemed destined to continue with a win-loss-win-loss pattern. They also won five in a row towards the end of the season, then lost three before coming back to convincingly beat Manly, 30-14. Despite a clear run through the finals, including the almighty 100 minute epic against the Tigers, they lost the Grand Final, 32-8, against St. George Illawarra.

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultTriesGoalsF. GoalsAttendance
14, 15 Mar:00Round 1 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, Sydney36 - 10Pearce (2), Kenny Dowall (2), Guerra, PerrettCarney (5con, 1pen)23,149
21, 15 Mar:00Round 2 Wests TigersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney44 - 32Graham (2), Pearce (2), Guerra (2), Minichiello, AubussonCarney (6con)19,021
28, 15 Mar:00Round 3 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, Sydney14 - 60Anasta, Pearce, JonesCarney (1con)19,738
2, 20 Apr:35Round 4 Brisbane BroncosSydney Football Stadium, Sydney25 - 6Aubusson, Carney (2), MinichielloCarney (4con)Carney (1fieldgoal)17,106
11, 15 Apr:00Round 5 Penrith PanthersCUA Stadium, Penrith6 - 28AubussonCarney (1con)14,023
17, 19 Apr:30Round 6 Canberra RaidersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney36 - 6Carney (2), Minichiello, Kenny Dowall, Kouparitsas, NuuausalaCarney (4con) Anasta (2con)9,308
25, 16 Apr:00Round 7 St. George Illawarra DragonsSydney Football Stadium, Sydney6 - 28AubussonCarney (1pen)36,213
2, 14 May:00Round 8 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown12 - 8Nuuausala, CarneyCarney (2con)19,901
10, 19 May:00Round 9 North Queensland CowboysSydney Football Stadium, Sydney14 - 32Kouparitsas, Carney, GrahamCarney (1con)6,478
15, 19 May:30Round 10 Newcastle KnightsBluetongue Stadium, Central Coast18 - 34Aubusson, Anasta, MinichielloCarney (3con)10,018
Round 11BYE
31, 19 May:00Round 12 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park, Gold Coast30 - 16Kenny Dowall (2), Nuuausala (2), Anasta, MinichielloCarney (3con)13,235
5, 19 Jun:30Round 13 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSydney Football Stadium, Sydney18-42Graham, Kenny Dowall, CarneyCarney (3con)7,934
14, 19 Jun:00Round 14 Melbourne StormAAMI Park, Melbourne38-6Masoe, Graham (2), Linnett, Minichiello, Nuuausala, PerrettCarney (5con)10,449
Round 15BYE
27, 16 Jun:00Round 16 New Zealand WarriorsAMI Stadium Christchurch18 - 20Pearce, Carney, Kenny-DowallCarney (3con)20,721
4, 14 Jul:00Round 17 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium, Canberra22 - 12Carney, Perrett, Kenny-Dowall, FriendCarney (3con)10,767
9, 19 Jul:35Round 18 South Sydney RabbitohsSydney Football Stadium, Sydney18 - 14Aubusson, Carney, PerrettCarney (3con)18,424
18, 15 Jul:00Round 19 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSydney Football Stadium, Sydney36 - 32Leilua (2), Carney (2), Minichiello, AubussonCarney(6con)19,129
26, 19 Jul:00Round 20 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane34 - 30Kenny-Dowall (4), Carney, LeiluaCarney(5con)26,486
31, 17 Jul:30Round 21 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium, Parramatta48 - 12Aubusson, Kenny-Dowall, Minichiello (2), Graham (2), Linnett, NuuausalaCarney(8con)19,824
8, 15 Aug:00Round 22 St George Illawarra DragonsSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney12 - 19Carney, MinichielloCarney, (2con)37,994
13, 19 Aug:35Round 23 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksToyota Stadium, Woolooware12 - 18Anasta, Kenny-DowallCarney (2con)8,911
23, 19 Aug:00Round 24 Gold Coast TitansSydney Football Stadium, Sydney14 - 23Kenny-Dowall, Minichiello, AnastaCarney (1con)9,113
29, 15 Aug:00Round 25 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesSydney Football Stadium, Sydney30 - 14Kenny-Dowall (3), Carney, PerrettCarney (4con, 1pen)18,962
4, 19 Sep:30Round 26 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville18 - 8Kenny Dowall (2), PearceCarney (3con)12,033

Standings
Pos. Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 St. George Illawarra Dragons (P) 2417072518299+21938
2 Penrith Panthers 2415092645489+15634
3 Wests Tigers 2415092537503+3434
4 Gold Coast Titans 2415092520498+2234
5 New Zealand Warriors 24140102539486+5332
6 Sydney Roosters 24140102559510+4932
7 Canberra Raiders 24130112499493+630
8 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24120122545510+3528
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24110132584567+1726
10 Brisbane Broncos 24110132508535−2726
11 Newcastle Knights 24100142499569−7024
12 Parramatta Eels 24100142413491−7824
13 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2490152494539−4522
14 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2470172354609−25518
15 North Queensland Cowboys 2450192425667−24214
16 Melbourne Storm 24140102489363+12601

1 Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.[1]

Kit and Sponsors

Steggles

The Sydney Roosters reaffirmed their 'New Beginning' motto by announcing their new major sponsor, Steggles. As a part of the agreement, the clubs 'New Attitude' of Community Engagement would be embraced through a new initiative, the Charity Nest. The three-year deal could see up to $250,000 donated to charities in the 2010 season.

For every point the Sydney Roosters beat their opposition by in the 2010 season, Steggles would donate $1,000 to Charity Nest, with an extra $250 contributed by the Roosters.[2]

Player Summary
Sydney Roosters 2010AppearanceInterchangeTriesGoalsF/GPoints
Braith Anasta27-92141
James Aubusson641--4
Mitchell Aubusson26-8--32
Jason Baitieri-1---0
Sam Brunton12---0
Todd Carney28-16951255
Daniel Conn2211--4
Daniel Fepuleai-1---0
Jonathan Ford2----0
Jake Friend1451--4
Phil Graham23-8--32
Aidan Guerra633--12
Ben Jones411--4
Martin Kennedy-15---0
Shaun Kenny-Dowall28-21--84
Nick Kouparitsas8152--8
Joseph Leilua1073--12
Kane Linnett13-4--16
Mose Masoe751--4
Anthony Minichiello26-12--0
Nate Myles24----0
Frank-Paul Nuuausala2267--32
Lopini Paea93---0
Mitchell Pearce22-9--36
Sam Perrett27-9--36
Jason Ryles224---0
Tom Symonds23---0
Brad Takairangi-2---0
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves514---0
Total372112114972652

References
  1. Stuart Honeysett and Brent Read (23 April 2010) Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era The Australian
  2. Roosters Launch Community Initiative With Major Sponsor Steggles Archived 11 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 5 February 2010
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