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. Attend.19,378
High. Attend.40,752
Top scorers
TriesMichael Jennings (20)
GoalsJames Maloney (108)
PointsJames Maloney (252)
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2013 squad
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
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

Pre-season
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
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
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
2013 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters (P) 2418062640325+31540
2 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2418062588384+20440
3 Melbourne Storm 2416172589373+21637
4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2415182588366+22235
5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24140102468460+832
6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24130112529463+6630
7 Newcastle Knights 24121112528422+10629
8 North Queensland Cowboys 24120122507431+7628
9 Gold Coast Titans 24110132500518−1826
10 Penrith Panthers 24110132495532−3726
11 New Zealand Warriors 24110132495554−5926
12 Brisbane Broncos 24101132434477−4325
13 Canberra Raiders 24100142434624−19024
14 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2470172379530−15118
15 Wests Tigers 2470172386687−30118
16 Parramatta Eels 2450192326740−41414

Player statistics
PlayerAppearancesTriesGoalsField GoalsTotal Points
Tinirau Arona3––––
Mitchell Aubusson267––28
Boyd Cordner2091–38
Jake Friend277––28
Aidan Guerra226––24
Michael Jennings2620––80
Martin Kennedy162––8
Shaun Kenny-Dowall279––36
Samisoni Langi2––––
Isaac Liu15––––
James Maloney259108–252
Anthony Minichiello246––24
Sam Moa233––12
Daniel Mortimer2752–24
Dylan Napa7––––
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala23––––
Luke O'Donnell201––4
Michael Oldfield11––4
Mitchell Pearce265––20
Nafe Seluini1––––
Lama Tasi2––––
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck259––36
Daniel Tupou2614––56
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves211––4
Sonny Bill Williams248––32
25271221110710

Representative honours
PlayerAll StarsANZAC TestPacific TestCity / CountryState of Origin 1State of Origin 2State of Origin 3World Cup
Tinirau AronaCook Islands
Boyd CordnerCountryNew South WalesAustralia
Kane EvansFiji
Aidan GuerraItaly
Michael JenningsCityNew South WalesNew South WalesNew South WalesAustralia
Shaun Kenny-DowallNRL All StarsNew Zealand
Samisoni LangiTongaTonga
James MaloneyCountryNew South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales
Anthony MinichielloItaly
Sam MoaTongaNew Zealand
Dylan NapaCook Islands
Frank-Paul Nu'uausalaNew Zealand
Michael OldfieldTonga
Mitchell PearceNew South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales
Nafe SeluiniTongaTonga
Lama TasiSamoa
Roger Tuivasa-SheckNew Zealand
Daniel TupouTonga
Jared Waerea-HargreavesNew ZealandNew Zealand
Sonny Bill WilliamsNew Zealand

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