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Reed’s Debut Derailed as Roosters Put 62 Points on Dragons
The Roosters have studied the 20-year-old rookie and plan to test him with heavy traffic as the Dragons chase their first win.
- On Saturday, Dragons halfback Kade Reed made his NRL debut at Allianz Stadium, though his side suffered a 62-16 defeat against the Sydney Roosters in their traditional Anzac Day clash.
- The winless Dragons entered as $5 outsiders following a tumultuous week that began with coach Shane Flanagan's exit, leaving interim coach Dean Young to lead a team that has lost 12 consecutive games.
- Dominating the match, the Roosters scored 11 tries against a disjointed defense, while Reed finished his debut with 10 tackles and six misses during the 80-minute encounter.
- Following the thrashing, interim coach Young admitted the group is 'embarrassed' by the performance, as disciplinary issues saw Dan Atkinson and Luciano Leilua sent to the sin bin.
- The 46-point loss marks the second-biggest score the joint venture has ever conceded, trailing only a 70-10 defeat to Melbourne 26 years ago.
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The Age‘That’s the game’: Big challenge for Dragons rookie as Roosters prepare to ruin Anzac Day debut
Roosters coach Trent Robinson fired the first subtle shot at Dragons debutant Kade Reed as the young halfback braces for a brutal first-up examination.
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There goes James Tedesco. The Roosters skipper runs 80 metres and scores next to the post. That’s a tough one for the Dragons, who genuinely looked like they were about to score back-to-back tries. Unfortunately, the error comes from Kade Reed. After running himself off his feet in the first half, he had been a bit quiet to start the second. In fact, I was about to write that. But then he got his hands on the ball, lost it forward and, of course…
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