Mulvy wrote:
James Tedesco's round one scores for the last few years:
2018 - 29
2019 - 18
2020 - 30
2021 - 75
2022 - 32
All of them were 80 minute efforts. As MS and Welshy say, never captain a back. As Milchcow said in 2018 and likes reminding people (me) of, matchups don't always pan out how you think they will. I guess one out of five aint bad.
You can definitely pick Tedesco, he's just as likely to follow 29 with a 90, but captaining him is ballsy.
2018 - 29 v Tigers (there once was a time when the weight of betrayal hung heavy on young Teddy, leading to poor fantasy scores against the club whose love he cast into the abyss... Roosters lose 8-10)
2019 - 18 v Rabbits (them pesky wabbits... Roosters lose 16-26)
2020 - 30 v Panthers (the dark dynasty begins... Roosters lose 14-20)
2021 - 75 v Sea Eagles (let's party like it's 2021, final score W 46-4 - three try teddy)
2022 - 32 v Knights (it was a strange opening two weeks, I wondered at the time if the Knights had the least covid-disrupted pre-season. Final score; Roosters lose 6-20)
Who would've thought the Roosters have only won a single opening round game in the last 5 years?
Can they beat the Dolphins of indeterminate location? Can Teddy score one or more tries in an opening game for only the second time in six years?