Game In Focus | Cowboys 2017

Author: Sydney Roosters
Timestamp: Tue 7 Jul 2020, 09:30 AM

For this week's Game In Focus, we cast your minds back to a nail-biting come-from-behind victory over the North Queensland Cowboys at Allianz Stadium in 2017.

While Latrell Mitchell put the Roosters on the front foot with a flashy long-range four pointer, the Cowboys would go on to well and truly dominate the first stanza of the match with three unanswered tries.

Former Rooster Kane Linnett was the first to go over, followed by Kyle Feldt on the opposite side of the field just minutes later.

Coen Hess scored a barging four-pointer to close out the first half that the Bunker had to spend a fair amount of time investigating before giving the green light.

The second half started in similar fashion to the first as the Roosters switched their focus to attack mode and forced their way back into the match with a well executed team try finished by Daniel Tupou.

Siosiua Taukeiaho was a man on a mission in the second half and that was rewarded with the try that leveled the scores after a barging effort from the big man.

Luke Keary sprinted his way through the defensive line on the fifth tackle to complete the comeback and put his side ahead by four.

The Cowboys were unwilling to give up which resulted in some intense back-and-forth football in the closing twenty minutes, but the Roosters defence did well to hang on and claim a hard earned two competition points.

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"Round 21 NRL game between the Sydney Roosters and the North Queensland Cowboys at Allianz Stadium,Moore Park . Picture: Gregg Porteous"
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Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Roosters is number 1 Connor Watson

Fullback for Cowboys is number 1 Lachlan Coote
Winger for Roosters is number 2 Daniel Tupou

Winger for Cowboys is number 2 Kyle Feldt
Centre for Roosters is number 3 Latrell Mitchell

Centre for Cowboys is number 3 Justin O'Neill
Centre for Roosters is number 4 Joseph Manu

Centre for Cowboys is number 4 Kane Linnett
Winger for Roosters is number 5 Blake Ferguson

Winger for Cowboys is number 5 Antonio Winterstein
Five-Eighth for Roosters is number 6 Luke Keary

Five-Eighth for Cowboys is number 6 Te Maire Martin
Halfback for Roosters is number 7 Mitchell Pearce

Halfback for Cowboys is number 7 Michael Morgan

Forwards

Prop for Roosters is number 8 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves

Prop for Cowboys is number 8 John Asiata
Hooker for Roosters is number 9 Victor Radley

Hooker for Cowboys is number 9 Jake Granville
Prop for Roosters is number 10 Dylan Napa

Prop for Cowboys is number 10 Scott Bolton
2nd Row for Roosters is number 11 Ryan Matterson

2nd Row for Cowboys is number 11 Gavin Cooper
2nd Row for Roosters is number 12 Mitchell Aubusson

2nd Row for Cowboys is number 12 Ethan Lowe
Lock for Roosters is number 13 Isaac Liu

Lock for Cowboys is number 13 Jason Taumalolo

Interchange

Interchange for Roosters is number 14 Zane Tetevano

Interchange for Cowboys is number 14 Ben Hampton
Interchange for Roosters is number 15 Siosiua Taukeiaho

Interchange for Cowboys is number 15 Coen Hess
Interchange for Roosters is number 16 Aidan Guerra

Interchange for Cowboys is number 17 Corey Jensen
Interchange for Roosters is number 17 Mitchell Cornish

Interchange for Cowboys is number 18 Braden Hamlin-Uele