The Sydney Roosters recorded a comfortable 30-8 victory over the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium on Saturday afternoon to cement their ladder-leading status.
Tarryn Aiken made her mark once again, scoring one try and setting up a further two in a comprehensive performance. The stellar five-eighth took 22 runs, for a total of 118 metres and broke three tackles to dismantle the Titans' defence.
Young forward Otesa Pule showed her strength in her 55 minute stint, scoring one try and running for 102 metres - 37 of those coming after initial contact. The Kiwi Ferns representative also made 17 tackles, backing up her tough ball carrying with hard-hitting defence.
Round 5 Match Highlights: Roosters vs Titans
Point Scorers
- Jocelyn Kelleher: 6 Points (three goals)
- Corban Baxter: 4 Points (one try)
- Brydie Parker: 4 Points (one try)
- Jessica Sergis: 4 Points (one try)
- Jayme Fressard: 4 Points (one try)
- Tarryn Aiken: 4 Points (one try)
- Otesa Pule: 4 Points (one try)
Most Run Metres
- Corban Baxter: 169 metres (12 runs)
- Isabelle Kelly: 146 metres (11 runs)
- Millie Boyle: 125 metres (12 runs)
- Tarryn Aiken: 118 metres (22 runs)
- Otesa Pule: 102 metres (9 runs)
- Mya Hill-Moana: 95 metres (11 runs)
- Jocelyn Kelleher: 92 metres (17 runs)
Post Contact Metres
- Millie Boyle: 53 metres
- Isabelle Kelly: 40 metres
- Otesa Pule: 37 metres
- Grace Hamilton: 35 metres
- Amelia Pasikala: 35 metres
- Mya Hill-Moana: 31 metres
- Corban Baxter: 31 metres
Top Tacklers
- Keeley Davis: 32 tackles
- Keilee Joseph: 27 tackles
- Millie Boyle: 27 tackles
- Olivia Kernick: 25 tackles
- Otesa Pule: 17 tackles
- Shawden Burton: 15 tackles
Most Tackle Breaks
- Isabelle Kelly: 6
- Otesa Pule: 6
- Jessica Sergis: 4
- Tarryn Aiken: 3
- Brydie Parker: 2
- Millie Boyle: 2
- Amelia Pasikala: 2
Offloads
- Amelia Pasikala: 2
- Jessica Sergis: 1
- Isabelle Kelly: 1
Line Breaks
- Otesa Pule: 2
- Corban Baxter: 1
- Brydie Parker: 1
- Isabelle Kelly: 1
- Jayme Fressard: 1
- Tarryn Aiken: 1
Try Assists
- Tarryn Aiken: 2
- Jocelyn Kelleher: 2
- Isabelle Kelly: 1
Strange & Kelly: Round 5 Press Conference
Overall Match Statistics
| Statistics | Roosters | Titans |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 48% | 52% |
| Completion Rate | 73% (22/30) | 80% (24/30) |
| All Run Metres | 1,331 | 1,170 |
| Post Contact Metres | 400 | 442 |
| Line Breaks | 7 | 2 |
| Tackle Breaks | 31 | 26 |
| Average Set Distance | 44.38 | 39 |
| Offloads | 4 | 9 |
| Total Passes | 200 | 157 |
| Kick Metres | 283 | 280 |
| Forced Drop Outs | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles Made | 252 | 234 |
