The Roosters are on the verge of history as they chase one more win to go through the entire season unbeaten.

Standing in their way is a Sharks outfit locked in to play finals and chasing revenge after losing last year’s decider to the Tricolours in an absolute thriller.

The perfect way to kick off the last round of the regular season and whet the appetite for the NRLW finals as two high-quality sides square off in Gosford.

Follow all the Round 11 action on NRL.com’s live blog.

Roosters v Sharks at Polytec Stadium, Gosford

24th min: An error from the Sharks who knock trying to collect a kick is punished by the relentless Roosters, with skipper Isabelle Kelly going over on the left in her return game from a facial fracture. Kelleher misses this one a well for 18-0. 

21st min: More points for the Roosters, this time it’s Mia Wood’s turn to score on the other side of the field. The home side just run the ball up with easy, before going to their edge. Kelleher misses this conversion attempt and it’s 14-0. 

18th min: Jayme Fressard has her second try of the night, fighting her way to get the ball down to the ground after taking a Kelleher kick. Dom Du Toit tried her best to hold her up in-goal, but the NSW winger proved too strong. Kelleher slots the conversion for a 10-0 lead. 

16th min – injury alert: Big blow for the Roosters, with representative half Tarryn Aiken coming off with a suspected knee injury. 


599″, “>809”, “>959″]”
data-eqio-prefix=”video-post-screen”
ref=”root”
>



Up Next



/








Replay





Play Next

Aiken leaves the field injured

5th min: First points to the Roosters with Jayme Fressard over on the left-hand side, with some nice passing from Jocelyn Kelleher out to skipper Isabelle Kelly who pops a short ball out to her winger. Kelleher can’t convert and scores remain 4-0. 

Late Mail

Roosters: Isabelle Kelly will make an early return from an oral fracture, with the captain named to line up in the centres. However Corban Baxter’s return from an ankle injury remains at least a week away. Kelly’s comeback will see Jayme Fressard return to the wing, with Mia Wood moving to the interchange. No late game day changes with Shawden Burton the 18th player.

Sharks: More changes on game day with Dom du Toit coming onto the wing for Georgia Ravics. Another change sees Manilita Takapautolo start as prop, with Stephanie Faulkner swapping back to the bench. Emerging forward Rhiannon Byers remained in the squad is the 18th players as she looks to return from a back injury. Earlier, a change on Wednesday saw Nakia Davis-Welsh replaced on the bench by Jacinta Carter.  Anne-Marie Kiria-Ratu is also back on deck.

Â