2023 Sydney Roosters season

NRL rugby league season

2023 Sydney Roosters season

NRL Rank| See ladder on this page
Team information
CEO| Joe Kelly
Head Coach| Trent Robinson
Captain|

* James Tedesco

Stadium| Allianz Stadium \- 42,500
Avg. attendance| 0
High attendance| 0
Low attendance| 0
Top scorers
Tries| Jaxson Paulo (6)
Goals| Sam Walker (17)
Points| Sam Walker (38)
| ← 2022 | List of seasons | 2024 →

|
|

The 2023 Sydney Roosters season is the 116th in the club's history. They will compete in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership. The Captain James Tedesco retains his club role for the 3rd consecutive year while Head Coach Trent Robinson maintains his position for the 11th consecutive season.

## Player Movement

[edit]

These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season.[1]

### Gains

[edit]

Player/Coach | Previous Club | Length

|
|

Brandon Smith | Melbourne Storm | 2024
Jake Turpin | Brisbane Broncos | 2023
Jaxson Paulo | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2023
Corey Allen | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2023
Nathan Brown | Parramatta Eels | 2023

### Losses

[edit]

Player/Coach | New Club

|

Siosiua Taukeiaho | Catalans Dragons
Lachlan Lam | Leigh Leopards
Daniel Suluka-Fifita | South Sydney Rabbitohs
Adam Keighran | Catalans Dragons
Kevin Naiqama | Huddersfield Giants
Oliver Gildart | Dolphins
Sam Verrills | Gold Coast Titans
Renouf Atoni | Wakefield Trinity
Tuku Hau Tapuha | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

## Pre-Season Challenge

[edit]

Date[2] | Round  | Opponent  | Venue  | Score  | Tries  | Goals  | Attendance

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Sunday, 12 February  | Trial 1  |  Melbourne Storm | GMHBA Stadium | 24 – 32 | Elie El-Zakhem 20'
Tyler Moriarty 25'
William Fakatoumafi 34'
Jaxson Paulo 46'
Victor Radley 50'
Junior Pauga 78'  | Sandon Smith (3/3)
Sam Walker (1/3)  | 7,857
Friday, 17 February  | Trial 2  |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Industree Group Stadium | 16 – 28 | Nat Butcher 64'
Lindsay Collins 67'
Tuipulotu Katoa 69'  | Sandon Smith (2/3)  | 10,744

## Regular Season

[edit]

Source:[3]

### League table

[edit]

2023 NRL season

* v
* t
* e

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts
1 |  Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 645 | 312 | +333 | 42
2 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 639 | 425 | +214 | 42
3 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 627 | 459 | +168 | 38
4 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 572 | 448 | +124 | 38
5 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 626 | 451 | +175 | 35
6 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 619 | 497 | +122 | 34
7 |  Sydney Roosters | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 472 | 496 | −24 | 32
8 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 486 | 623 | −137 | 32
9 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 564 | 505 | +59 | 30
10 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 587 | 574 | +13 | 30
11 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 546 | 542 | +4 | 30
12 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 545 | 539 | +6 | 29
13 |  Dolphins | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 520 | 631 | −111 | 24
14 |  Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 527 | 653 | −126 | 24
15 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 438 | 769 | −331 | 20
16 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 474 | 673 | −199 | 16
17 |  Wests Tigers | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 385 | 675 | −290 | 14

### Matches

[edit]

Date  | Round  | Opponent  | Venue  | Score  | Tries  | Goals  | Attendance

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Sunday, 5 March  | 1  |  Dolphins | Lang Park | 28 – 18 | Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii 10'
Drew Hutchison 18'
Daniel Tupou 66'  | Sam Walker (3/3)  | 32,177
Saturday, 11 March  | 2  |  New Zealand Warriors | Allianz Stadium | 20 – 12 | Jaxson Paulo 4', 47'
Sam Walker 57'  | Sam Walker (2/3)
PG:Sam Walker (2/3)  | 16,267
Friday, 17 March  | 3  |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | Allianz Stadium | 20 – 18 |  Brandon Smith 33'
Daniel Tupou 37'
Jaxson Paulo 45', 65'  | Sam Walker (2/4)  | 36,639
| 4  | BYE  |  |  |  |  |
Thursday, 30 March  | 5  |  Parramatta Eels | Allianz Stadium | 28 – 20 | Drew Hutchison 13'
Daniel Tupou 32'
Luke Keary 38', 71'
Jaxson Paulo 54'  | Sam Walker (3/5)  | 20,886
Thursday, 6 April  | 6  |  Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park | 28 – 8 | Jaxson Paulo 12'  | Sam Walker (1/1)
PG:Sam Walker (1/1)  | 16,323
Friday, 14 April  | 7  |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | PointsBet Stadium | 22 – 12 | Egan Butcher 23'
Brandon Smith 31'  | Sam Walker (2/2)  | 11,489
Tuesday, 25 April  | 8  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Allianz Stadium | 27 – 26 | James Tedesco 4'
Victor Radley 20'
Luke Keary 28'
Joseph Manu 45'  | Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (4/4)
PG: Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (1/1)
FG: Luke Keary (1/1)  | 40,191
Friday, 30 April  | 9  |  New Zealand Warriors | Mount Smart Stadium | 0 – 14 | Nat Butcher 34'
Sitili Tupouniua 59'  | Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (2/2)
PG: Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (1/1)  | 20,395
Sunday, 7 May  | 10  |  North Queensland Cowboys | Lang Park | 6 – 20 | Angus Crichton 78'  | Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (1/1)  | 45,085
Friday, 12 May  | 11  |  Penrith Panthers | BlueBet Stadium | 48 – 4 | Corey Allan 64'  | Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (0/1)  | 20,255
Friday, 19 May  | 12  |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | 24 – 22 | James Tedesco 50', 75'
Luke Keary 53', 61'  | Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (3/4)  | 9,007
| 13  | BYE  |  |  |  |  |
Sunday, 4 June  | 14  |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Industree Group Stadium | 25 – 24 | James Tedesco 17', 22'
Junior Pauga 50'
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii 67'  | Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (4/4)
PG: Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (0/1)
FG: Luke Keary (1/1)  | 18,338
Saturday, 10 June  | 15  |  Penrith Panthers | Allianz Stadium | 6 – 30 | James Tedesco 60'  | Luke Keary (1/1)  | 23,610
Saturday, 17 June  | 16  |  Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium | 16 – 18 | Nat Butcher 8'
Joseph Manu 15'
Daniel Tupou 33'  | Luke Keary (2/3)
PG: Sandon Smith (1/1)  | 21,966
Sunday, 25 June  | 17  |  Canberra Raiders | Allianz Stadium | 18 – 20 | Joseph Manu 39', 42'
Lindsay Collins 75'  | Sandon Smith (3/3)  | 13,326
Sunday, 2 July  | 18  |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 4 Pines Park | 18 - 16 | Junior Pauga 22'
James Tedesco 31'
Joseph Manu 45'  | Sandon Smith (2/3)  | 17,385
| 19  | BYE  |  |  |  |  |
Saturday, 15 July  | 20  |  Melbourne Storm | Sydney Cricket Ground | 16 - 30 |  |  |
Saturday, 22 July  | 21  |  Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium |  |  |  |
Thursday, 27 July  | 22  |  Brisbane Broncos | The Gabba |  |  |  |
Thursday, 3 August  | 23  |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Sydney Cricket Ground |  |  |  |
Saturday, 12 August  | 24  |  Dolphins | Allianz Stadium |  |  |  |
Friday, 18 August  | 25  |  Parramatta Eels | CommBank Stadium |  |  |  |
Saturday, 26 August  | 26  |  Wests Tigers | Allianz Stadium |  |  |  |
Friday, 1 September  | 27  |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | Accor Stadium |  |  |  |

## 2023 Squad

[edit]

Sydney Roosters 2023 squad  Top 30 squad - 2023 NRL season  | Development players  | Coaching staff

|
|

* Corey Allan – WG, CE

* Fletcher Baker – PR

* Nathan Brown – LK

* Egan Butcher – SR, PR

* Nat Butcher – SR, PR

* Lindsay Collins – PR

* Angus Crichton – SR

* Drew Hutchison – CE, HB

* Luke Keary – FE, HB

* Joseph Manu – CE, FE, FB

|  |

* Terrell May – PR

* Paul Momirovski – CE

* Jaxson Paulo – WG

* Victor Radley – LK, SR

* Billy Smith – CE

* Brandon Smith – HK

* Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii – CE, WG

* James Tedesco (c) – FB

* Robert Toia – CE

* Daniel Tupou – WG

|  |

* Sitili Tupouniua – SR, LK

* Jake Turpin – HK

* Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (vc) – PR

* Sam Walker – HB

* Connor Watson – LK, HK

* Siua Wong – SR

* Naufahu Whyte – LK

|  |

* Tom Deakin – HK

* Vuate Karawalevu – WG

* Tui Katoa – WG

* Junior Pauga – WG

* Sandon Smith – HB

* Ben Thomas – PR

Extended squad

* Zach Dockar-Clay – LK

* Elie El-Zakhem – SR, PR

* Dylan Napa – PR

|  |

Head coach

* Trent Robinson

Assistant coaches

* Matt King

* Brett Morris

* Boyd Cordner

* Jake Friend

* Cooper Cronk (Specialist Halves Coach)

* Jason Taylor (NSW Cup)

* Anthony Barnes (NSW Cup)

* * *

Legend:

* (c) Captain(s)
* (vc) Vice-captain(s)

* * *

Updated: 14 February 2023
Source(s): Roosters team profiles

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "2023 Roosters Signings". NRL.com. 2 March 2023.
2. ^ "2023 NRL Pre-Season Challenge". NRL.com. 2 March 2023.
3. ^ "2023 NRL Regular Season/Telstra Premiership". NRL.com. 2 March 2023.

* v
* t
* e

2023 in rugby league

« 2022

2024 »

International Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* World Club Challenge
* Pacific Rugby League Championships
* Tonga in England
* European Championship (cancelled)

|

Related articles|

* International rugby league in 2023
* Golden Boot Award
* Women's Golden Boot Award

Rugby Football League|

| Competitions|

* Super League
* Results
* Grand Final
* RFL Championship
* Results
* League 1
* Results
* Challenge Cup
* Final
* 1895 Cup
* Women's Super League
* Results
* Women's Super League South
* Women's Challenge Cup
* Final
* Wheelchair Super League

|

By club|

* Castleford Tigers
* Catalans Dragons
* Huddersfield Giants
* Hull FC
* Hull KR
* Leeds Rhinos
* Leigh Leopards
* Salford Red Devils
* St Helens
* Wakefield Trinity
* Warrington Wolves
* Wigan Warriors

Other clubs|

* Bradford Bulls
* Cornwall
* Featherstone Rovers
* Halifax Panthers
* Keighley Cougars
* London Broncos
* Toulouse Olympique
* York Knights

Related articles|

* Man of Steel Awards
* Woman of Steel

Australian Rugby League
Commission|

| Competitions|

* NRL season
* Pre-season
* Regular season
* Finals series
* Grand Final
* State of Origin
* Women's State of Origin
* NRL Women's
* Regular season
* Grand Final
* State Championship
* QLD Cup
* Finals series
* Grand Final
* NSW Cup
* Finals series
* Grand Final
* NSW Women's Premiership
* QLD Women's BMD Premiership
* Ron Massey Cup
* Sydney Shield
* Jersey Flegg Cup
* Hastings Deering Colts
* S.G. Ball Cup
* Laurie Daley Cup
* Tarsha Gale Cup
* Mal Meninga Cup
* Harold Matthews Cup
* Andrew Johns Cup
* Canberra Rugby League

|

By club|

* Brisbane Broncos
* Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
* Canberra Raiders
* Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
* Dolphins
* Gold Coast Titans
* Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
* Melbourne Storm
* Newcastle Knights
* New Zealand Warriors
* North Queensland Cowboys
* Parramatta Eels
* Penrith Panthers
* South Sydney Rabbitohs
* Sydney Roosters
* St. George Illawarra Dragons
* Wests Tigers

Other clubs|

* PNG Hunters

Related articles|

* All Stars match
* Dally M Awards

Other domestic competitions|

* France
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* New Zealand
* Balkans
* Papua New Guinea
* South Africa
* United States

* v
* t
* e

Sydney Roosters

Est. 1908 in Paddington, New South Wales

The club|

* History
* Records
* Honours
* Seasons
* Players
* Representatives
* Coaches

Home grounds|

Current
Sydney Football Stadium

Past
Royal Agricultural Society Ground
Sydney Sports Ground
Henson Park
Sydney Football Stadium
Sydney Cricket Ground

Culture|

* Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club
* Royal Agricultural Society Shield
* Anzac Day Cup
* Artie Legacy Medal
* Foundation Cup
* Jack Gibson Cup
* Ron Coote Cup

League|

Current
NRL

Past
NSWRL
ARL

Titles|

Premierships (15)
1911
1912
1913
1923
1935
1936
1937
1940
1945
1974
1975
2002
2013
2018
2019

NRL Women's Premiership (1)
2021

Seasons (117)|

* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Other
competitions|

Current
NRL Women's Premiership
NRL Nines
Jersey Flegg Cup
S. G. Ball Cup
Harold Matthews Cup
Tarsha Gale Cup

Past
Amco Cup
NSW Cup
NRL Under-20s

Affiliations|

Current
Sydney Roosters Women
Ipswich Jets (Queensland Cup)
Glebe Dirty Reds (Sydney Shield)
Central Coast Division Rugby League
Sydney Roosters Juniors

Past
Newtown Jets
North Sydney Bears
Wyong Roos
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Games played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[B]: Bye
*[PF]: Points for
*[PA]: Points against
*[PD]: Points difference
*[Pts]: Competition points