# 2013 Sydney Roosters season

The 2013 Sydney Roosters season was the 106th in the club's history. They competed in the 2013 National Rugby League season. The Sydney Roosters opened their 2013 season against their long-time rivals the South Sydney Rabbitohs. In 2013, Trent Robinson coached the Sydney Roosters. Anthony Minichiello captained the team in 2013 along with four vice-captains in Boyd Cordner, Jake Friend, Mitchell Pearce and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves. The Sydney Roosters completed their 2013 regular season as Minor Premiers, defeating the South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 – 12. The Sydney Roosters were crowned Premiers by defeating the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26 – 18 in the 2013 NRL Grand Final.

## 2013 squad

| Cap | Player | Pos. | Sydney Roosters Debut | Previous Club |
| 994 | Anthony Minichiello (C) | FB | 25 February 2000 | |
| 1067 | Mitchell Aubusson | SR | 19 March 2007 | |
| 1069 | Shaun Kenny-Dowall | CE | 19 March 2007 | |
| 1072 | Mitchell Pearce (VC) | HB | 24 March 2007 | |
| 1074 | Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | LK | 25 April 2007 | |
| 1083 | Jake Friend (VC) | HK | 27 June 2008 | |
| 1086 | Martin Kennedy | PR | 15 March 2009 | |
| 1101 | Aidan Guerra | SR | 14 March 2010 | |
| 1105 | Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (VC) | PR | 17 April 2010 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 1113 | Tinirau Arona | LK | 3 April 2011 | |
| 1119 | Boyd Cordner (VC) | SR | 4 June 2011 | |
| 1123 | Daniel Mortimer | FE | 5 March 2012 | Parramatta Eels |
| 1125 | Jack Bosden | SR | 14 April 2012 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| 1126 | Tautau Moga | CE | 12 May 2012 | |
| 1127 | Adam Henry | WG | 10 June 2012 | |
| 1128 | Nafe Seluini | HK | 9 July 2012 | Penrith Panthers |
| 1129 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | WG | 27 July 2012 | |
| 1130 | Daniel Tupou | WG | 18 August 2012 | |
| 1131 | Michael Jennings | CE | 7 March 2013 | Penrith Panthers |
| 1132 | James Maloney | FE | 7 March 2013 | New Zealand Warriors |
| 1133 | Sam Moa | PR | 7 March 2013 | Hull F.C. |
| 1134 | Sonny Bill Williams | SR | 7 March 2013 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 1135 | Luke O'Donnell | SR | 16 March 2013 | Huddersfield Giants |
| 1136 | Michael Oldfield | WG | 7 April 2013 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 1137 | Isaac Liu | PR | 1 April 2013 | |
| 1138 | Dylan Napa | PR | 21 June 2013 | |
| 1139 | Samisoni Langi | FE | 19 August 2013 | |
| – | Josh Ailaomai | PR | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Kane Evans | PR | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Rhyse Martin | SR | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Jack Siejka | SR | Yet to Debut | |
| - | David Kairua | FB | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Brandon Tago | PR | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Henare Wells | FB | Yet to Debut | |

### Squad movements

Gains :
| Player | Signed From |
| Michael Jennings | Penrith Panthers |
| James Maloney | New Zealand Warriors |
| Sam Moa | Hull F.C. |
| Luke O'Donnell | Huddersfield Giants |
| Sonny Bill Williams | Panasonic Wild Knights |
Losses :
| Player | Signed With |
| Braith Anasta | Wests Tigers |
| Justin Carney | Castleford Tigers |
| Anthony Cherrington | Penrith Panthers |
| Joseph Leilua | Newcastle Knights |
| Mose Masoe | Penrith Panthers |
| Tom Symonds | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Peni Tagive | Retired |
| Brad Takairangi | Gold Coast Titans |

## Ladder

2013 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney Roosters (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 640 | 325 | +315 | 40 |
| 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 588 | 384 | +204 | 40 |
| 3 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 589 | 373 | +216 | 37 |
| 4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 588 | 366 | +222 | 35 |
| 5 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 468 | 460 | +8 | 32 |
| 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 529 | 463 | +66 | 30 |
| 7 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 528 | 422 | +106 | 29 |
| 8 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 507 | 431 | +76 | 28 |
| 9 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 500 | 518 | −18 | 26 |
| 10 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 532 | −37 | 26 |
| 11 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 554 | −59 | 26 |
| 12 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 434 | 477 | −43 | 25 |
| 13 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 434 | 624 | −190 | 24 |
| 14 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 379 | 530 | −151 | 18 |
| 15 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 386 | 687 | −301 | 18 |
| 16 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 326 | 740 | −414 | 14 |

## Player statistics

| Player | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Total Points |
| Tinirau Arona | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Mitchell Aubusson | 26 | 7 | – | – | 28 |
| Boyd Cordner | 20 | 9 | 1 | – | 38 |
| Jake Friend | 27 | 7 | – | – | 28 |
| Aidan Guerra | 22 | 6 | – | – | 24 |
| Michael Jennings | 26 | 20 | – | – | 80 |
| Martin Kennedy | 16 | 2 | – | – | 8 |
| Shaun Kenny-Dowall | 27 | 9 | – | – | 36 |
| Samisoni Langi | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Isaac Liu | 15 | – | – | – | – |
| James Maloney | 25 | 9 | 108 | – | 252 |
| Anthony Minichiello | 24 | 6 | – | – | 24 |
| Sam Moa | 23 | 3 | – | – | 12 |
| Daniel Mortimer | 27 | 5 | 2 | – | 24 |
| Dylan Napa | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | 23 | – | – | – | – |
| Luke O'Donnell | 20 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Michael Oldfield | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Mitchell Pearce | 26 | 5 | – | – | 20 |
| Nafe Seluini | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Lama Tasi | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | 25 | 9 | – | – | 36 |
| Daniel Tupou | 26 | 14 | – | – | 56 |
| Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | 21 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Sonny Bill Williams | 24 | 8 | – | – | 32 |
| 25 | 27 | 122 | 111 | 0 | 710 |

## Representative honours

| Player | All Stars | ANZAC Test | Pacific Test | City / Country | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | World Cup |
| Tinirau Arona | | | | | | | | Cook Islands |
| Boyd Cordner | | | | Country | | | New South Wales | Australia |
| Kane Evans | | | | | | | | Fiji |
| Aidan Guerra | | | | | | | | Italy |
| Michael Jennings | | | | City | New South Wales | New South Wales | New South Wales | Australia |
| Shaun Kenny-Dowall | NRL All Stars | New Zealand | | | | | | |
| Samisoni Langi | | | Tonga | | | | | Tonga |
| James Maloney | | | | Country | New South Wales | New South Wales | New South Wales | |
| Anthony Minichiello | | | | | | | | Italy |
| Sam Moa | | | Tonga | | | | | New Zealand |
| Dylan Napa | | | | | | | | Cook Islands |
| Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | | | | | | | | New Zealand |
| Michael Oldfield | | | Tonga | | | | | |
| Mitchell Pearce | | | | | New South Wales | New South Wales | New South Wales | |
| Nafe Seluini | | | Tonga | | | | | Tonga |
| Lama Tasi | | | Samoa | | | | | |
| Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | | | | | | | | New Zealand |
| Daniel Tupou | | | | | | | | Tonga |
| Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | | New Zealand | | | | | | New Zealand |
| Sonny Bill Williams | | | | | | | | New Zealand |