# 2016 Sydney Roosters season

The 2016 Sydney Roosters season is the 109th in the club's history. They competed in the 2016 National Rugby League season. In 2016, Trent Robinson coached the Sydney Roosters. Jake Friend captained the team in 2016 alongside two vice-captains in Boyd Cordner and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.

## Squad

| Cap | Player | Pos. | Sydney Roosters Debut | Previous Club |
| 1022 | Ian Henderson | HK | 14 March 2003 | Catalans Dragons |
| 1033 | Lopini Paea | PR | 9 August 2003 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| 1067 | Mitchell Aubusson | SR | 19 March 2007 | |
| 1069 | Shaun Kenny-Dowall | CE | 19 March 2007 | |
| 1072 | Mitchell Pearce (C) | HB | 24 March 2007 | |
| 1083 | Jake Friend (C) | HK | 27 June 2008 | |
| 1101 | Aidan Guerra | SR | 14 March 2010 | |
| 1105 | Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (VC) | PR | 17 April 2010 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 1119 | Boyd Cordner (VC) | SR | 4 June 2011 | |
| 1130 | Daniel Tupou | WG | 18 August 2012 | |
| 1131 | Michael Jennings | CE | 7 March 2013 | Penrith Panthers |
| 1133 | Sam Moa | PR | 7 March 2013 | Hull F.C. |
| 1137 | Isaac Liu | LK | 1 April 2013 | |
| 1138 | Dylan Napa | PR | 21 June 2013 | |
| 1139 | Samisoni Langi | FE | 19 August 2013 | |
| 1140 | Kane Evans | PR | 15 March 2014 | |
| 1144 | Brendan Elliot | WG | 5 July 2014 | |
| 1145 | Jackson Hastings | HB | 4 September 2014 | |
| 1146 | Blake Ferguson | WG | 7 March 2015 | Canberra Raiders |
| 1147 | Matt McIlwrick | HK | 7 March 2015 | Canberra Raiders |
| 1148 | Sio Siua Taukeiaho | LK | 7 March 2015 | New Zealand Warriors |
| 1149 | Willie Manu | SR | 5 April 2015 | St. Helens |
| – | Paki Afu | SR | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Joe Burgess | WG | Yet to Debut | Wigan Warriors |
| – | Tyler Cornish | HB | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Mitchell Frei | SR | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Vincent Leuluai | SR | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Joseph Manu | FB | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Ryan Matterson | FE | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Latrell Mitchell | FB | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Shaquai Mitchell | PR | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Jayden Nikorima | HB | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Abraham Papalii | SR | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Jack Siejka | SR | Yet to Debut | |
| – | Omar Slaimankhel | WG | Yet to Debut | New Zealand Warriors |

### Squad movements

Gains :
| Player | Signed From |
| Joe Burgess | Wigan Warriors |
| Ryan Matterson | Parramatta Eels |
| Jayden Nikorima | Brisbane Broncos |
Losses :
| Player | Signed With |
| James Maloney | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | New Zealand Warriors |
| Michael Jennings | Parramatta Eels |

## Results
### Pre-season

* 19 February 2016 Game 1
| Sydney Roosters | 38-12 | St Helens R.F.C. |
| Try: Guerra 2 Evans Copley Kenny Dowall Ferguson Tupou all got 1 Con: Hastings 5 | | Try: Peyroux 2 Con: Walsh 2 |
* Langtree Park

### Regular season
## Ladder

2016 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 563 | 302 | +261 | 42 |
| 2 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 688 | 456 | +232 | 39 |
| 3 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (P) | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 580 | 404 | +176 | 39 |
| 4 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 584 | 355 | +229 | 34 |
| 5 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 554 | 434 | +120 | 34 |
| 6 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 563 | 463 | +100 | 32 |
| 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 506 | 448 | +58 | 32 |
| 8 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 508 | 497 | +11 | 27 |
| 9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 499 | 607 | −108 | 26 |
| 10 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 513 | 601 | −88 | 24 |
| 11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 341 | 538 | −197 | 24 |
| 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 473 | 549 | −76 | 22 |
| 13 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 454 | 563 | −109 | 20 |
| 14 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 298 | 324 | −26 | 18$^1$ |
| 15 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 443 | 576 | −133 | 16 |
| 16 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 305 | 800 | −495 | 7 |
$^1$ Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.

## Player statistics

| Player | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Total Points |

## Representative honours

| Player | All Stars | ANZAC Test | Pacific Tests | City / Country | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Four Nations |