LeagueNews.co | Nick Loken
The Sydney Roosters secured a courageous victory with a scoreline of 32-8 against the Wests Tigers at Allianz Stadium.
The game drew a crowd of 22,511 passionate fans on Saturday evening.
In the absence of James Tedesco and Joseph Manu, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii stepped up and assumed the role of fullback, leading the Roosters to an impressive win.
Suaalii showcased his skills by contributing 16 individual points to the team's triumph.
The Roosters set the stage for their comeback with consecutive offloads from Siua Wong and Lindsay Collins.
This created a strong foundation for a blistering run from Sam Walker, propelling the hosts into a dominant position on the field.
In the following play, Walker received an offload from Brandon Smith, skillfully maneuvering past multiple Tigers defenders to make his way towards the try line.
He crashed down in-goal, resulting in a try that was successfully converted by Suaalii, leveling the scores at six-all.
Easts faced immense defensive pressure after committing back-to-back errors and a ruck infringement penalty.
The Tigers capitalized on this by kicking the ball in-goal and forcing Manu to take it dead, unfortunately resulting in a leg injury for the Golden Boot winner and ruling him out of the remainder of the match.
The Roosters were faced with a challenging situation when their resuming drop-out failed to travel the required 10 meters.
Seizing the opportunity, the Tigers opted to take the lead with an Api Koroisau penalty goal from an advantageous position in front of the posts.
The game saw an impressive display of strength from Nat Butcher, who managed to break through the Tigers' defense and sprint an impressive 30 meters before being tackled by Bula just shy of the try line.
Despite this, the Roosters maintained their composure and continued to dominate the game, ultimately emerging victorious with a convincing scoreline of 32-8.