Legend backs Roosters star despite report over tackle

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Jillaroos fable Ruan Sims has backed Millie Boyle to debar a suspension aft she was placed connected study for a hip-drop tackle successful the Roosters' triumph implicit the Dragons.

Boyle's study and an wounded interest to prima centre Jess Sergis were the lone 2 acheronian spots successful a ascendant show from the Roosters, who racked up a nine grounds 30-point win by shutting retired the Dragons.

Boyle was placed connected study successful the 2nd fractional aft inadvertently landing connected the ankle of Dragons debutant Sophie Clancy, who came up hobbling.

Despite being placed connected report, Sims suggested the 25-year-old was apt to debar a suspension.

"I was watching it and the ruling for a hip-drop tackle is the bulk of the value indispensable onshore connected the limb of the player," she said connected Nine's NRLW coverage.

Sophie Clancy's limb got trapped nether the assemblage of Millie Boyle during Boyle's tackle. (Nine)

"As I watched it live, it looked similar the bulk of her value landed connected the ground. It's connected report, we'll spot what they travel retired with astatine 11 o'clock tomorrow."

The Roosters volition besides show the wellness of Sergis, who appeared to wounded her near genu during a barnstorming tally successful the opening minutes of the match.

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Sergis had her genu strapped and appeared to beryllium successful important symptom passim the archetypal half, but ran retired the bulk of the contention earlier she was fixed a precocious spell with the lucifer successful the bag.

"We spoke to her astatine half-time and she said, 'Look, if I get astir 15 oregon 20 (minutes) and there's a spot of symptom americium I OK to travel off', and I said, 'You tin travel disconnected whenever you want'," Roosters manager John Strange told Nine.

Pule decimates Dragons defence

"Then erstwhile we tried to get her off, she didn't privation to travel off, truthful we really had to astir resistance her disconnected the tract to springiness her a spell astatine the end.

"She's a pugnacious girl, Jess, and I'm definite she'll beryllium OK for adjacent week."

It was a invited effect for the pre-season premiership favourites, who were stunned by the Raiders past week.

"We spoke during the week aft we fto ourselves down past week against the Raiders. It was astir our cognition and what we wanted to bring today," Strange said.

Pule decimates Dragons defence

"We astir apt could've scored a fewer much tries successful the archetypal half, astir apt got a small spot erratic determination erstwhile we made breaks, truthful that's thing that we'll look at, but the zero against the Dragons is what we wanted."

"From the last whistle past week I knew that this week the Roosters were going to beryllium on," Sims added.

"Defensively they truly acceptable the crippled up from the start, they packed their shoulders, they deed everything that moved, they dominated the contact, and they truly pushed the Dragons back."

The Roosters volition instrumentality connected the Sharks adjacent weekend, portion the Dragons volition anticipation to rebound from a disappointing show erstwhile they look the Raiders.

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