2013 Sydney Roosters season

2013 Sydney Roosters season
2013 Sydney Roosters season
NRL Rank	1st (Minor Premiers)
Play-off result	Grand Final (Premiers)
2013 record	Wins: 18; draws: 0; losses: 6
Points scored	For: 640; against: 325
Team information
CEO	Brian Canavan
Coach	Trent Robinson
Captain	Anthony Minichiello;
Stadium	Allianz Stadium
Avg. attendance	19,378
High attendance	40,752
Top scorers
Tries	Michael Jennings (20)
Goals	James Maloney (108)
Points	James Maloney (252)

The 2013 Sydney Roosters season was the 106th in the club's history. They competed in the 2013 National Rugby League season. The Sydney Roosters opened their 2013 season against their long-time rivals the South Sydney Rabbitohs. In 2013, Trent Robinson coached the Sydney Roosters. Anthony Minichiello captained the team in 2013 along with four vice-captains in Boyd Cordner, Jake Friend, Mitchell Pearce and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves. The Sydney Roosters completed their 2013 regular season as Minor Premiers, defeating the South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 – 12. The Sydney Roosters were crowned Premiers by defeating the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26 – 18 in the 2013 NRL Grand Final.

2013 squad

Cap	Player	Pos.	Sydney Roosters Debut	Previous Club
994	Anthony Minichiello (C)	FB	25 February 2000
1067	Mitchell Aubusson	SR	19 March 2007
1069	Shaun Kenny-Dowall	CE	19 March 2007
1072	Mitchell Pearce (VC)	HB	24 March 2007
1074	Frank-Paul Nu'uausala	LK	25 April 2007
1083	Jake Friend (VC)	HK	27 June 2008
1086	Martin Kennedy	PR	15 March 2009
1101	Aidan Guerra	SR	14 March 2010
1105	Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (VC)	PR	17 April 2010	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1113	Tinirau Arona	LK	3 April 2011
1119	Boyd Cordner (VC)	SR	4 June 2011
1123	Daniel Mortimer	FE	5 March 2012	Parramatta Eels
1125	Jack Bosden	SR	14 April 2012	St. George Illawarra Dragons
1126	Tautau Moga	CE	12 May 2012
1127	Adam Henry	WG	10 June 2012
1128	Nafe Seluini	HK	9 July 2012	Penrith Panthers
1129	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	WG	27 July 2012
1130	Daniel Tupou	WG	18 August 2012
1131	Michael Jennings	CE	7 March 2013	Penrith Panthers
1132	James Maloney	FE	7 March 2013	New Zealand Warriors
1133	Sam Moa	PR	7 March 2013	Hull F.C.
1134	Sonny Bill Williams	SR	7 March 2013	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
1135	Luke O'Donnell	SR	16 March 2013	Huddersfield Giants
1136	Michael Oldfield	WG	7 April 2013	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1137	Isaac Liu	PR	1 April 2013
1138	Dylan Napa	PR	21 June 2013
1139	Samisoni Langi	FE	19 August 2013
–	Josh Ailaomai	PR	Yet to Debut
–	Kane Evans	PR	Yet to Debut
–	Rhyse Martin	SR	Yet to Debut
–	Jack Siejka	SR	Yet to Debut
-	David Kairua	FB	Yet to Debut
–	Brandon Tago	PR	Yet to Debut
–	Henare Wells	FB	Yet to Debut

Squad movements

Gains
Player	Signed From
Michael Jennings^[1]	Penrith Panthers
James Maloney^[2]	New Zealand Warriors
Sam Moa^[3]	Hull F.C.
Luke O'Donnell^[4]	Huddersfield Giants
Sonny Bill Williams^[5]	Panasonic Wild Knights

Losses
Player	Signed With
Braith Anasta^[6]	Wests Tigers
Justin Carney^[7]	Castleford Tigers
Anthony Cherrington^[8]	Penrith Panthers
Joseph Leilua^[9]	Newcastle Knights
Mose Masoe^[10]	Penrith Panthers
Tom Symonds^[11]	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Peni Tagive^[12]	Retired
Brad Takairangi^[13]	Gold Coast Titans

2013 results

Pre-season

16 February 2013 Game 1	Sydney Roosters	20–4	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Gosford
7:30 PM	Tupou 4' Jennings 14' Liu ?' Langi 70' Maloney Goals 2/4		Gagan ?' Chisholm Goals 0/1	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: Unknown Referee: Unknown

23 February 2013 Game 2	Sydney Roosters	28–16	Wests Tigers	Sydney
7:30 PM	Cordner 17' Tupou 19' Mortimer 49' Jennings ?' Guerra 68' Maloney Goals 4/5	Statistics	Marshall 40' Reddy ?' Utai ?' Marshall Goals 2/3	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Unknown

Regular season

7 March 2013 Round 1	Sydney Roosters	10–28	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney
8:05 PM	Maloney 3' Williams 75' Maloney Goals 1/2	Statistics	Merritt 10, 28, 61' McQueen 40' G. Burgess 46' Reynolds Goals 4/5	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 35,952 Referee: Ben Cummins, Chris James

16 March 2013 Round 2	New Zealand Warriors	14–16	Sydney Roosters	Auckland
7:30 PM	Johnson 51' Godinet 59' Tupou 75' Johnson Goals 1/3	Statistics	Minichiello 5' Aubusson 42' Kenny-Dowall 46' Maloney Goals 2/3	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 32,740 Referee: Ashley Klein, Phil Haines

23 March 2013 Round 3	Sydney Roosters	8–0	Brisbane Broncos	Sydney
7:30 PM	Maloney 31' Maloney Goals 2/2	Statistics		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,168 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Brett Suttor

1 April 2013 Round 4	Sydney Roosters	50–0	Parramatta Eels	Sydney
7:00 PM	Waerea-Hargreaves 12' Williams 18' Tuivasa-Sheck 28, 35, 63' Jennings 45' Mortimer 69' Tupou 72' Cordner 78' Maloney Goals 7/9	Statistics		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 18,014 Referee: Ben Cummins, Chris James

7 April 2013 Round 5	Canberra Raiders	24–22	Sydney Roosters	Canberra
6:30 PM	Lee 45' Williams 50' Earl 66' Croker 76' Croker Goals 4/4	Statistics	Maloney 20' Oldfield 30' Aubusson 35' Minichiello 54' Maloney Goals 3/4	Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 10,969 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Luke Phillips

12 April 2013 Round 6	Sydney Roosters	38–0	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Sydney
7:35 PM	Tuivasa-Sheck 9' Williams 48, 62' Mortimer 54' Maloney 69' Jennings 72' Maloney Goals 7/7	Statistics		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 22,552 Referee: Ben Cummins, Gavin Morris

25 April 2013 Round 7	Sydney Roosters	34–10	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sydney
4:00 PM	Aubusson 15' Jennings 18, 61' Minichiello 21' Kennedy 34' Tupou 51' Maloney Goals 5/6	Statistics	Nightingale 4' Cooper 72' Soward Goals 1/2	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 40,752 Referee: Shayne Hayne, Gerard Sutton

5 May 2013 Round 8	Sydney Roosters	30–6	Penrith Panthers	Sydney
3:00 PM	Friend 5' Williams 34' Jennings 51, 63' Pearce 70' Maloney Goals 5/6	Statistics	Moylan 11' Walsh Goals 1/1	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 11,176 Referee: Jared Maxwell, Luke Phillips

13 May 2013 Round 9	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	4–16	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
7:00 PM	Matai 46' Lyon Goals 0/1	Statistics	Jennings 11' Friend 79' Maloney Goals 4/4	Stadium: Brookvale Oval Attendance: 12,950 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Henry Perenara

18 May 2013 Round 10	North Queensland Cowboys	8–12	Sydney Roosters	Townsville
7:30 PM	Lui 33' Thurston Goals 2/3	Statistics	Minichiello 23' Aubusson 65' Maloney Goals 2/2	Stadium: 1300SMILES Stadium Attendance: 13,666 Referee: Ashley Klein, Gavin Reynolds

25 May 2013 Round 11	Sydney Roosters	18–26	Melbourne Storm	Sydney
7:30 PM	O'Donnell 25' Jennings 36' Tuivasa-Sheck 77' Maloney Goals 3/3	Statistics	O'Neill 4' Blair 14' Smith 39' Chambers 62' Smith Goals 5/6	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 19,164 Referee: Shayne Hayne, Ashley Klein

Round 12

BYE

7 June 2013 Round 13	Parramatta Eels	24–38	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
7:45 PM	Sio 14' Mullaney 18' Hayne 46' Terepo 71' Sandow Goals 4/4	Statistics	Tupou 7, 33' Kennedy 22' Tuivasa-Sheck 30' Minichiello 74' Kenny-Dowall 76' Maloney Goals 7/7	Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 12,135 Referee: Adam Devcich, Gavin Morris

16 June 2013 Round 14	Sydney Roosters	12–23	New Zealand Warriors	Sydney
7:30 PM	Minichiello 36' Williams 40' Maloney Goals 2/2	Statistics	Taylor 4' Laumape 17' Fisiiahi 58' Vatuvei 70' Mateo Goals 3/3 Johnson Field Goal 1/1	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 11,040 Referee: Ashley Klein, Chris James

21 June 2013 Round 15	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	18–20	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
7:00 PM	Barba 19' Halatau 71' Inu 79' Hodkinson Goals 3/3	Statistics	Kenny-Dowall 5, 48' Cordner 26, 61' Mortimer Goals 2/4	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 20,273 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Gavin Badger

1 July 2013 Round 16	Sydney Roosters	18–12	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Sydney
6:00 PM	Tuivasa-Sheck 6' Friend 26' Jennings 53, 69' Pearce Goals 0/1 Cordner Goals 1/4	Statistics	Lyon 48' Rose 77' Lyon Goals 2/2	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 16,246 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Gavin Morris

6 July 2013 Round 17	St. George Illawarra Dragons	0–36	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
2:30 PM		Statistics	Maloney 3' Cordner 12' Jennings 33' Kenny-Dowall 48' Guerra 54' Tupou 59' Maloney Goals 6/6	Stadium: WIN Jubilee Oval Attendance: 11,857 Referee: Adam Devcich, Chris James

Round 18

BYE

20 July 2013 Round 19	Sydney Roosters	40–0	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Sydney
7:00 PM	Cordner 2, 39' Friend 8' Tupou 16' Kenny-Dowall 20' Moa 50' Aubusson 60' Maloney Goals 6/7	Statistics		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,706 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Henry Perenara

28 July 2013 Round 20	Newcastle Knights	12–28	Sydney Roosters	Newcastle
3:00 PM	Boyd 21' McManus 60' Roberts Goals 2/3	Statistics	Kenny-Dowall 18' Jennings 31' Moa 48' Cordner 72' Williams 76' Maloney Goals 4/5	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 22,847 Referee: Jared Maxwell, Gavin Morris

2 August 2013 Round 21	Penrith Panthers	6–42	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
7:35 PM	Simmons 3' Walsh Goals 1/1	Statistics	Tupou 12' Friend 32' Cordner 42, 79' Guerra 49' Maloney 54' Tuivasa-Sheck 59' Maloney Goals 7/7	Stadium: Centrebet Stadium Attendance: 11,879 Referee: Shayne Hayne, Jason Robinson

10 August 2013 Round 22	Sydney Roosters	28–22	Canberra Raiders	Sydney
5:30 PM	Maloney 12' Jennings 23, 35' Kenny-Dowall 42' Tupou 48' Maloney Goals 4/5	Statistics	Edwards 20' Ferguson 39, 74' Earl 54' Croker Goals 3/4	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,223 Referee: Gavin Badger, Alan Shortall

19 August 2013 Round 23	Wests Tigers	14–56	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
7:00 PM	Tuqiri 12' Tedesco 71' Sironen 78' Marshall Goals 1/3	Statistics	Friend 4' Williams 25' Mortimer 45, 47' Tupou 52' Pearce 57, 64' Jennings 60, 74' Maloney Goals 10/10	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 8,393 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Phil Haines

26 August 2013 Round 24	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	32–22	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
7:00 PM	Gallen 3' Gordon 31' Wright 36' Heighington 39' Carney Goals 8/8	Statistics	Tupou 47, 69' Mortimer 51' Jennings 77' Maloney Goals 3/4	Stadium: Remondis Stadium Attendance: 11,418 Referee: Ashley Klein, Henry Perenara

1 September 2013 Round 25	Sydney Roosters	22–30	Gold Coast Titans	Sydney
3:00 PM	Aubusson 11' Pearce 37' Tupou 59' Moa 63' Maloney Goals 3/4	Statistics	Michaels 2' Falloon 8' Don 50' Takairangi 73' Taylor 80' Sezer Goals 5/5	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 17,542 Referee: Matt Cecchin, David Munro

6 September 2013 Round 26	South Sydney Rabbitohs	12–24	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
7:45 PM	Inglis 12' Clark 36' Reynolds Goals 2/2	Statistics	Maloney 19, 57' Guerra 22' Pearce 60' Maloney Goals 4/5	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 59,708 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Ashley Klein

Finals

14 September 2013 Qualifying	Sydney Roosters	4–0	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Sydney
7:00 PM	Tuivasa-Sheck 10' Maloney Goals 0/1	Statistics		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 32,747 Referee: Ben Cummins, Gerard Sutton

28 September 2013 Preliminary	Sydney Roosters	40–14	Newcastle Knights	Sydney
7:45 PM	Tupou 31' Jennings 34,52' Guerra 48,80' Aubusson 57' Friend 61' Maloney Goals 6/8	Statistics	Leilua 66,68' Roberts Goals 3/4	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 37,752 Referee: Shayne Hayne, Ashley Klein

6 October 2013 Grand Final	Sydney Roosters	26–18	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Sydney
7:15 PM	Tupou 25' Guerra 55' Kenny-Dowall 60' Jennings 72' Maloney Goals 5/5	Statistics	Taufua 9' Lyon 43' Matai 49' Lyon Goals 3/4	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 81,491 Referee: Shayne Hayne, Ben Cummins

Ladder

2013 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Sydney Roosters (P)	24	18	0	6	2	640	325	+315	40
2	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	18	0	6	2	588	384	+204	40
3	Melbourne Storm	24	16	1	7	2	589	373	+216	37
4	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	15	1	8	2	588	366	+222	35
5	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	14	0	10	2	468	460	+8	32
6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	13	0	11	2	529	463	+66	30
7	Newcastle Knights	24	12	1	11	2	528	422	+106	29
8	North Queensland Cowboys	24	12	0	12	2	507	431	+76	28
9	Gold Coast Titans	24	11	0	13	2	500	518	−18	26
10	Penrith Panthers	24	11	0	13	2	495	532	−37	26
11	New Zealand Warriors	24	11	0	13	2	495	554	−59	26
12	Brisbane Broncos	24	10	1	13	2	434	477	−43	25
13	Canberra Raiders	24	10	0	14	2	434	624	−190	24
14	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	7	0	17	2	379	530	−151	18
15	Wests Tigers	24	7	0	17	2	386	687	−301	18
16	Parramatta Eels	24	5	0	19	2	326	740	−414	14

Player statistics

Player	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Total Points
Tinirau Arona	3	–	–	–	–
Mitchell Aubusson	26	7	–	–	28
Boyd Cordner	20	9	1	–	38
Jake Friend	27	7	–	–	28
Aidan Guerra	22	6	–	–	24
Michael Jennings	26	20	–	–	80
Martin Kennedy	16	2	–	–	8
Shaun Kenny-Dowall	27	9	–	–	36
Samisoni Langi	2	–	–	–	–
Isaac Liu	15	–	–	–	–
James Maloney	25	9	108	–	252
Anthony Minichiello	24	6	–	–	24
Sam Moa	23	3	–	–	12
Daniel Mortimer	27	5	2	–	24
Dylan Napa	7	–	–	–	–
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala	23	–	–	–	–
Luke O'Donnell	20	1	–	–	4
Michael Oldfield	1	1	–	–	4
Mitchell Pearce	26	5	–	–	20
Nafe Seluini	1	–	–	–	–
Lama Tasi	2	–	–	–	–
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	25	9	–	–	36
Daniel Tupou	26	14	–	–	56
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves	21	1	–	–	4
Sonny Bill Williams	24	8	–	–	32
25	27	122	111	0	710

Representative honours

Player	All Stars	ANZAC Test	Pacific Test	City / Country	State of Origin 1	State of Origin 2	State of Origin 3	World Cup
Tinirau Arona								Cook Islands
Boyd Cordner				Country			New South Wales	Australia
Kane Evans								Fiji
Aidan Guerra								Italy
Michael Jennings				City	New South Wales	New South Wales	New South Wales	Australia
Shaun Kenny-Dowall	NRL All Stars	New Zealand
Samisoni Langi			Tonga					Tonga
James Maloney				Country	New South Wales	New South Wales	New South Wales
Anthony Minichiello								Italy
Sam Moa			Tonga					New Zealand
Dylan Napa								Cook Islands
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala								New Zealand
Michael Oldfield			Tonga
Mitchell Pearce					New South Wales	New South Wales	New South Wales
Nafe Seluini			Tonga					Tonga
Lama Tasi			Samoa
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck								New Zealand
Daniel Tupou								Tonga
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves		New Zealand						New Zealand
Sonny Bill Williams								New Zealand

References

^ "Statement regarding Michael Jennings". Penrith Panthers. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
^ "Roosters sign James Maloney". Sydney Roosters. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2015 – via Zero Tackle.
^ Holden, Matt (28 August 2012). "Hull confirm Moa to answer the Rooster's cry". Hull F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
^ "O'Donnell joins the Roosters". Sydney Roosters. 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
^ "SBW Officially signs with Roosters". Sydney Roosters. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2015 – via Zero Tackle.
^ Read, Brent (29 March 2012). "Braith Anasta in stunning switch to Wests Tigers". The Australian. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
^ "Tigers confirm sixth new signing with Carney". Castleford Tigers. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
^ "Panthers sign Anthony Cherrington". Penrith Panthers. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2015 – via Zero Tackle.
^ "Knights officially sign Joseph Leilua". Newcastle Knights. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
^ "Roosters release Mose Masoe". Sydney Roosters. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
^ "Tom Symonds granted immediate release". Sydney Roosters. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
^ "Peni Tagive retires from NRL". Sydney Roosters. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2015 – via Zero Tackle.
^ "Sydney Roosters release Brad Takairangi". Sydney Roosters. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

External links

[1] "Statement regarding Michael Jennings". Penrith Panthers. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

[2] "Roosters sign James Maloney". Sydney Roosters. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2015 – via Zero Tackle.

[3] Holden, Matt (28 August 2012). "Hull confirm Moa to answer the Rooster's cry". Hull F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2015.

[4] "O'Donnell joins the Roosters". Sydney Roosters. 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2015.

[5] "SBW Officially signs with Roosters". Sydney Roosters. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2015 – via Zero Tackle.

[6] Read, Brent (29 March 2012). "Braith Anasta in stunning switch to Wests Tigers". The Australian. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

[7] "Tigers confirm sixth new signing with Carney". Castleford Tigers. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

[8] "Panthers sign Anthony Cherrington". Penrith Panthers. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2015 – via Zero Tackle.

[9] "Knights officially sign Joseph Leilua". Newcastle Knights. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2015.

[10] "Roosters release Mose Masoe". Sydney Roosters. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

[11] "Tom Symonds granted immediate release". Sydney Roosters. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

[12] "Peni Tagive retires from NRL". Sydney Roosters. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2015 – via Zero Tackle.

[13] "Sydney Roosters release Brad Takairangi". Sydney Roosters. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

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