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 Rank	1st (Minor Premiers)
Play-off result	Grand Final (Premiers)
2013 record	Wins: 18; draws: 0; losses: 6
Points scored	For: 640; against: 325
Team information
CEO	Brian Canavan
Coach	Trent Robinson
Captain	Anthony Minichiello
Stadium	Allianz Stadium
Avg. attendance	19,378
High attendance	40,752
Top scorers
Tries	Michael Jennings (20)
Goals	James Maloney (108)
Points	James 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

Sydney Roosters v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

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

Sydney Roosters v Wests Tigers

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

Sydney Roosters v South Sydney Rabbitohs

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

New Zealand Warriors v Sydney Roosters

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

Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos

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

Sydney Roosters v Parramatta Eels

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

Canberra Raiders v Sydney Roosters

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

Sydney Roosters v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

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

Sydney Roosters v St. George Illawarra Dragons

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

Sydney Roosters v Penrith Panthers

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

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v Sydney Roosters

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

North Queensland Cowboys v Sydney Roosters

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

Sydney Roosters v Melbourne Storm

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

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Round 12

BYE

Parramatta Eels v Sydney Roosters

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

Sydney Roosters v New Zealand Warriors

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

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Sydney Roosters

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

Sydney Roosters v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

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

St. George Illawarra Dragons v Sydney Roosters

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

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Round 18

BYE

Sydney Roosters v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

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

Newcastle Knights v Sydney Roosters

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

Penrith Panthers v Sydney Roosters

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

Sydney Roosters v Canberra Raiders

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

Wests Tigers v Sydney Roosters

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

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Sydney Roosters

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

Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast Titans

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

South Sydney Rabbitohs v Sydney Roosters

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

Sydney Roosters v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

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

Sydney Roosters v Newcastle Knights

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

Sydney Roosters v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

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 v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Sydney Roosters (P)	24	18	0	6	2	640	325	+315	40
2	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	18	0	6	2	588	384	+204	40
3	Melbourne Storm	24	16	1	7	2	589	373	+216	37
4	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	15	1	8	2	588	366	+222	35
5	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	14	0	10	2	468	460	+8	32
6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	13	0	11	2	529	463	+66	30
7	Newcastle Knights	24	12	1	11	2	528	422	+106	29
8	North Queensland Cowboys	24	12	0	12	2	507	431	+76	28
9	Gold Coast Titans	24	11	0	13	2	500	518	−18	26
10	Penrith Panthers	24	11	0	13	2	495	532	−37	26
11	New Zealand Warriors	24	11	0	13	2	495	554	−59	26
12	Brisbane Broncos	24	10	1	13	2	434	477	−43	25
13	Canberra Raiders	24	10	0	14	2	434	624	−190	24
14	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	7	0	17	2	379	530	−151	18
15	Wests Tigers	24	7	0	17	2	386	687	−301	18
16	Parramatta Eels	24	5	0	19	2	326	740	−414	14

Player statistics

Player	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Total Points
Tinirau Arona	3	–	–	–	–
Mitchell Aubusson	26	7	–	–	28
Boyd Cordner	20	9	1	–	38
Jake Friend	27	7	–	–	28
Aidan Guerra	22	6	–	–	24
Michael Jennings	26	20	–	–	80
Martin Kennedy	16	2	–	–	8
Shaun Kenny-Dowall	27	9	–	–	36
Samisoni Langi	2	–	–	–	–
Isaac Liu	15	–	–	–	–
James Maloney	25	9	108	–	252
Anthony Minichiello	24	6	–	–	24
Sam Moa	23	3	–	–	12
Daniel Mortimer	27	5	2	–	24
Dylan Napa	7	–	–	–	–
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala	23	–	–	–	–
Luke O'Donnell	20	1	–	–	4
Michael Oldfield	1	1	–	–	4
Mitchell Pearce	26	5	–	–	20
Nafe Seluini	1	–	–	–	–
Lama Tasi	2	–	–	–	–
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	25	9	–	–	36
Daniel Tupou	26	14	–	–	56
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves	21	1	–	–	4
Sonny Bill Williams	24	8	–	–	32
25	27	122	111	0	710

Representative honours

Player	All Stars	ANZAC Test	Pacific Test	City / Country	State of Origin 1	State of Origin 2	State of Origin 3	World Cup
Tinirau Arona								Cook Islands
Boyd Cordner				Country			New South Wales	Australia
Kane Evans								Fiji
Aidan Guerra								Italy
Michael Jennings				City	New South Wales	New South Wales	New South Wales	Australia
Shaun Kenny-Dowall	NRL All Stars	New Zealand
Samisoni Langi			Tonga					Tonga
James Maloney				Country	New South Wales	New South Wales	New South Wales
Anthony Minichiello								Italy
Sam Moa			Tonga					New Zealand
Dylan Napa								Cook Islands
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala								New Zealand
Michael Oldfield			Tonga
Mitchell Pearce					New South Wales	New South Wales	New South Wales
Nafe Seluini			Tonga					Tonga
Lama Tasi			Samoa
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck								New Zealand
Daniel Tupou								Tonga
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves		New Zealand						New Zealand
Sonny Bill Williams								New Zealand