Western Suburbs Magpies have fallen to a heavy 64-6 NSW Cup defeat to the Roosters at Lidcombe Oval.
Match: Magpies v Roosters
Round 22 -
home Team
Magpies
13th Position
away Team
Roosters
11th Position
Venue: Lidcombe Oval, Sydney
The visitors dominated proceedings from start to finish on Saturday afternoon, taking a 34-0 half-time lead and furthering their point-scoring haul into the second stanza.
Teenage winger Tyreece Tait’s opening try was followed by a seventh NSW Cup four-pointer of the season for centre Kyron Fekitoa.
The young brigade for the Roosters continued to impress as five-eighth Jake Elliott scored, before Tait collected a second.
Callum Gromek and Zach Dockar-Clay crossed to extend the winning margin for the Tricolours, with Hugo Savala kicking five from six first-half goals to make it 34-0 at the break.
The tries just kept on coming for the Roosters in the second half, with Gromek securing a double after 51 minutes, with interchange players Tyler Moriarty and Hayden Barton next to score.
After Moriarty grabbed a second, the Magpies scored their only try of the afternoon, with utility forward Cayne Nicholas crashing over for the first of his NSW Cup career.
A final-minute effort from centre Robert Toia brought the Roosters past the 60-point mark, with Savala’s conversion bringing the final score to 64-6 in favour of the visiting team.
