2013 Sydney Roosters season

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 Sydney Roosters season
NRL Rank1st (Minor Premiers)
Play-off resultGrand Final (Premiers)
2013 recordWins: 18; draws: 0; losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 640; against: 325
Team information
CEOBrian Canavan
CoachTrent Robinson
Captain
StadiumAllianz Stadium
Avg. attendance19,378
High attendance40,752
Top scorers
TriesMichael Jennings (20)
GoalsJames Maloney (108)
PointsJames Maloney (252)
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2013 squad

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Cap Nat. 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

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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

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Pre-season

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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