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That is the attitude.It is all very much about who the Roosters have, not who they've lost.Sure, Cooper Cronk has retired and Latrell Mitchell has joined Souths. ... beat St George in the 1992 and 1993 Grand Finals to clinch consecutive premierships. Both were huge contributors to their dual title success.
"It will collect dust somewhere," he said of his latest honour. Can the Roosters be the first team since the mighty Parramatta side of 1981-83 to win three straight titles or will the loss of Cooper Cronk and Latrell Mitchell bring them unstuck?Trent Robinson's quest to create more history with the Tricolours will be one of the most intriguing sub-plots of the 2020 NRL season.The Roosters know what it takes to win big games and the still boast an array of superstars including James Tedesco, Luke Keary, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and Siosiua Taukeiaho but is it realistic to expect Kyle Flanagan to fill Cronk's shoes and steer them to glory?Each week in 2020, two NRL.com experts will debate the game's hottest topics in our new For & Against series, kicking off with the Roosters' chase for a threepeat.The Roosters have mastered the art of winning sudden-death finals on the back of defensive clout and intensity that goes up several notches when everything is on the line.In their preliminary final and grand final displays of the past two seasons, they conceded three tries all up and never more than one in any game.That achievement alone, based on a defensive system and mentality designed to be at its best in September, is reason to believe a threepeat is well within reach.Back-to-back was the Holy Grail of the NRL era after the Broncos' feats of 1992-93.What made the achievements of those Brisbane sides so hard to replicate was a feeling that players, although committed to the cause, found it tough to find something extra in the tank to “climb the mountain” in consecutive years.The Roosters exude the same “never satisfied” mentality as the Steve Waugh-captained Australian cricket team that won a record 16 consecutive Tests.Robinson has a way of assisting his players to learn from the past but to live in the present and strive for a better future.Consecutive titles are now history. With thirteen First Grade Premierships to their name since joining the competition as a foundation club in 1908, the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, now known as the Sydney Roosters, is one of the most successful clubs in Australian Rugby League history.
Shop the official Sydney Roosters teamwear range, from jerseys and polos to hoodies and stylish caps; we have everything you need at NRLShop.com to show your support for your team. The Storm (2006-09, with a few asterisks) and Roosters (2002-04) have already done that in the not-too-distant past.But can the Roosters delve into the deep recesses of their minds to drive their bodies so hard for a third year in a row, when the NRL's best kicking and organising halfback and the NRL's top scorer from last year are both gone?And remember, the Roosters already have three premierships from the past seven years.We'll see how that waters down motivation a little further.Dogs' dire game management laid bare in Canberra capitulationStuart won't hear of complacency talk as Wighton puts Dogs to bedWhat went wrong and why Seibold had to leave Broncos
Plus, receive special offers from the Sydney Roosters Membership, Merchandise, Corporate, Digital and Community departments. That stellar backline provided consistency and class through those three seasons.Take the Test halfback in Sterling, your centre and goal kicker in Cronin out of that Eels team at the start of the 1983 season and do they win that third title?
"Cronk said he always believed the diamond-encrusted ring, which was designed this year by former North Queensland great Johnathan Thurston, would turn up. They are all but confirmed to meet Cronulla in the first week of the finals. SIGN UP TO THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER.
The carrot dangling in front of all the Roosters players for so long – back-to-back NRL premierships for the first time since the Broncos of 1993 – has now been eaten. "The 35-year-old said he didn't keep his collection of rings on display and this one would be added to the others.He won premierships in 2012 and 2017 with Melbourne and then 2018 and this year with the Roosters.Cronk was also part of grand final-winning teams at the Storm in 2007 and 2009, which were both later stripped for salary cap breaches. External Link: Eels v Roosters stats.