Electricity courses through ANZ Stadium as Roosters stand up to intense pressure | Matt Cleary

Trent Robinson’s ‘living organism’ trumped Ricky Stuart’s believers in a pulsating NRL grand finalThere are alien creatures of the darkest sub-Atlantic depths that could not have withstood the pressure the Canberra Raiders rendered upon the Sydney Roosters in Sunday night’s pulsating NRL grand final. Yet the Roosters, premiers again, not only ate the attack but spat it back like venom to win 14-6.The second half was all Canberra. Cooper Cronk was in the sin bin. Mitch Aubusson was off the field never to return. The Raiders bombed the Roosters line like crash test dummies on a bet, yet still the Roosters held firm. Defence wins premierships. Desire, too, and the odd ambiguous call of six again doesn’t hurt either. Nor does having James Tedesco, the match-winner here, on the pitch. Related: Roosters deny Raiders in NRL grand final to claim successive titles Related: NRL grand final 2019: Roosters beat Raiders 14-8 – as it happened Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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