Juniors Report Round 6 | How the Young Roosters Fared This Week

The Roosters then placed their foot firmly on the accelerator, blitzing their opponents with three tries in ten minutes to take firm control of the game after the change of ends.

Now sitting third on the ladder, the Roosters will next face North Sydney as the season begins to reach its climax.

Sydney Roosters 38 (Toby Rodwell 2, Blake Steep, Zac Sarfati, Kade Maguire, Ethan Roberts tries, Toby Rodwell 5 goals) def Balmain Tigers 22

Raiders Overcome Spirited Central Coast Roosters

The news wasn't as good for the Central Coast Roosters, who were downed 36-18 by Canberra despite a valiant performance in the Harold Matthews Cup.

Travelling to the regional town of Greenway, the Roosters fought for every inch but were ultimately downed by the powerful Raiders outfit.

Not to be deterred by the result, the Roosters will now turn their attention to their clash with Manly on Saturday afternoon.

Central Coast Roosters 18 (Jake Elliott, Riley Watson-Miletic and Jarrod Dann tries, Matthew Humphries 3 goals) def by Raiders 36

Roosters Edge Tigers to Go Top of SG Ball

The Sydney Roosters tightened their grip on the top of the SG Ball table with a tight win over the Tigers at Leichhardt Oval.

All the game's points were scored in the opening half of the contest before the heavens opened, resulting in a second half arm wrestle dominated by the opposing forward packs.

The win sees the Roosters go two points clear at the top of the table, despite having played less games than the second placed Knights.

The Roosters will next face North Sydney on Sunday at 4:30pm.

Sydney Roosters 12 (Kyron Fekitoa and Venasiotangifetaua Patuki Case tries, Cassius Tia 2 goals) def Balmain Tigers 6

Central Coast Downed by Dogs

The Central Coast Roosters have been handed their first loss of the Laurie Daly Cup campaign, going down 36-14 to the North Coast Bulldogs.

Billed as a true top of the table clash, the finals-bound Roosters started slowly before mounting a threatening fightback in the second half.

A double to centre Noah Goodman had the Roosters back in the contest, however it just wasn't to be as the Bulldogs secured the win with a late four pointer.

Central Coast Roosters 14 (Kyron Fekitoa and Venasiotangifetaua Patuki Case tries, Oliver Juras goal) def by North Coast Bulldogs 36

Roosters Held by North Coast in Nail-Biting Contest

The Central Coast Roosters have been held to a 16-all draw by the North Coast Bulldogs in the final round of the Andrew Johns Cup.

The Roosters got off to a flying start, taking a 12-4 lead to the break in Wauchope, west of Port Macquarie.

The Roosters clung onto their lead for most of the second stanza, before a late try from the Bulldogs saw them draw level in the shadows of full time.

Central Coast Roosters 16 (Broc Thomas, Billy Brown and Cooper Tippett tries, Chaise Bailey 2 goals) drew North Coast Bulldogs 16