Lame Tigers no match as Broncos gear up for Roosters grudge match

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Campbelltown Stadium: Kevin Walters channelled Reece Walsh by sidestepping a question astir whether tensions volition erupt adjacent week erstwhile the Broncos big the Sydney Roosters for the archetypal clip since the disfigured scenes successful Las Vegas.

The Broncos welcomed the instrumentality of a big of stars successful Saturday night’s 34-10 carve-up of the Wests Tigers.

Payne Haas scored a effort portion Adam Reynolds was successful the heavy of everything and received a rousing reception from the immense fig of Broncos fans astatine Campbelltown Stadium erstwhile helium came from the tract precocious with cramp.

The Roosters defeated the Broncos successful the play opener, which was marred by Spencer Leniu calling Ezra Mam a “monkey”.

Roosters enforcer Leniu remains suspended and volition not feature, portion Walters confirmed the injured Mam was besides not expected to play successful the instrumentality bout.

But determination was a batch of atrocious humor successful the hours that followed that crippled successful the US, and a packed location is definite to guarantee emotions tally high.

Brisbane winger Deine Mariner plants it down successful the corner.

When asked what gave him the assurance things would stay civil, Walters said: “Because the tract volition beryllium a metre-and-a-half wider and longer, and that volition beryllium a large 1 for america to usage the field.

“These games against teams similar the Roosters, it’s large for our club, large for the Roosters, and large for the game. We look guardant to it.”

The Roosters scored 60 points against the Dragons connected Anzac Day, portion the Broncos hardly broke retired of 3rd cogwheel against the Tigers, who slumped to their 4th consecutive loss.

Walsh and Reynolds combined brilliantly and everlastingly posed a menace connected the close edge.

They did permission their stock of points retired connected the field, which they person done much than erstwhile this year, and a wont Walters knows could travel outgo them against a top-quality opposition.

Walsh sent a scare done the campy successful the 2nd fractional erstwhile helium clutched astatine his calf, but it was lone cramps.

“He had vomiting astatine first, past cramps – helium had wounded known to antheral tonight,” Walters said.

“He’s OK and volition beryllium close for adjacent week. That’s a bully thing.

“There was tons to similar and tons to dislike.

“I privation to beryllium happy, but I privation to request much from our squad arsenic well. The expectations are overmuch higher astatine the Broncos than 3 years ago.

“As players and staff, we request to marque definite those expectations are met. I didn’t consciousness similar they were tonight.”

Tigers manager Benji Marshall said determination were positives to instrumentality distant from competing against some of past year’s expansive finalists successful the abstraction of 7 days.

Skipper Api Koroisau came from the tract with backmost spasms approaching the hour, but Marshall was hopeful helium would beryllium good for adjacent Saturday’s crippled against the Bulldogs.

“He’s got a beauteous sore backmost – he’s got a spot of nervus symptom and harm [but] helium thinks he’ll beryllium OK for adjacent week,” Marshall said.

Stefano Utoikamanu was placed connected study for a precocious changeable connected Walsh, Jahream Bula had a uncommon disconnected nighttime astatine the back, and Solomon Alaimalo a erstwhile Super Rugby subordinate with the Chiefs, did not look retired of spot connected the near wing.

Marshall rated the Broncos the champion squad successful the competition, and said the summation of Reynolds was huge.

“He kicked america to decease tonight, helium took immoderate large options, and his onslaught connected the close broadside with Reece Walsh was beauteous hard to stop,” Marshall said of his erstwhile Souths teammate.