Roosters rest nine stars for South Sydney derby
The Roosters have benched nine frontline players for Friday night's derby against South Sydney.
The Roosters have decided to rest nine of their key players for the upcoming Friday night derby clash with South Sydney, described as one of the biggest games of the season. Some of the replacement players brought in lack even basic roster information like headshots.
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Roosters rest nine stars for derby clash. Some of the fill-ins don’t even have headshots
The Friday night derby with South Sydney was shaping as the biggest game of the season. But the Tricolours have opted to give nine frontline stars the night off.