Roosters star Joey Manu is set for some time on the sideline after suffering a fractured hand in the first half. The Roosters lead 26-0 after 60 minutes.
In the act of fending off a defender with his left hand, Manu winced in pain and was quickly attended to before being helped off the ground by a trainer.
It was later reported that Manu has fractured his hand.
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There was more drama in the second half when Tigers skipper Api Koroisau was sin binned for a dangerous tackle on Roosters prop Lindsay Collins.
Collins and Koroisau got into a push and shove a couple of plays earlier and it boiled over when Koroisau put Collins in a dangerous position.
It was an arm wrestle early between the two sides until the Roosters crossed in the 15th minute through Dom Young, who finished some slick backline movement from the Tricolours.
Young would add another try just two minutes later and then it would turn into 16-0 in the 22nd minute when Terrell May breezed through some incredibly soft Tigers defence to run 15 metres to score.
“Eight minutes of terror for the Tigers,” Andrew Voss said on Fox League.
The Roosters added to the lead in the 32nd minute when Luke Keary dived on a loose ball to score.
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MATCH PREVIEW
The Tigers bounced back in Round 16 with a big win over the Raiders, but now they face a tough assignment against the Roosters.
Benji Marshall’s outfit have welcome back several key troops, with David Klemmer and John Bateman named on the bench.
Their inclusion sees both Reuben Porter and Fonua Pole keep their respective backrow and prop starting spots after strong performances in Round 16.
Meanwhile, for the Roosters, all of their Origin representatives are set to back up, with Angus Crichton, Connor Watson, Spencer Leniu and Lindsay Collins all in the starting 17.
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