# 2023 Sydney Roosters season

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

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

### Gains

| 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

| 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

| Date | 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

Source:

### League table

2023 NRL seasonvte :
| 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

| 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 | | | |
| Thursday, 6 April | 6 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park | | | | |
| Friday, 14 April | 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | PointsBet Stadium | | | | |
| Tuesday, 25 April | 8 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Allianz Stadium | | | | |
| Friday, 30 April | 9 | New Zealand Warriors | Mount Smart Stadium | | | | |
| Sunday, 7 May | 10 | North Queensland Cowboys | Lang Park | | | | |
| Friday, 12 May | 11 | Penrith Panthers | BlueBet Stadium | | | | |
| Friday, 19 May | 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | | | | |
| | 13 | BYE | | | | | |
| Sunday, 4 June | 14 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Industree Group Stadium | | | | |
| Saturday, 10 June | 15 | Penrith Panthers | Allianz Stadium | | | | |
| Saturday, 17 June | 16 | Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium | | | | |
| Sunday, 25 June | 17 | Canberra Raiders | Allianz Stadium | | | | |
| Sunday, 2 July | 18 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 4 Pines Park | | | | |
| | 19 | BYE | | | | | |
| Saturday, 15 July | 20 | Melbourne Storm | Sydney Cricket Ground | | | | |
| 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 | | | | |