Ben Marschke will go from an out-of-contract reserve-grade hooker to semi-finals starter after Trent Robinson placed his faith in the rookie to take on Manly. Robinson on Thursday admitted regular hooker Sam Verrills was "extremely flat" after being handed a two-game ban at the NRL judiciary, with the Roosters still shocked by the outcome. But the Roosters coach has no hesitations in turning to Marschke, who has played just 12 NRL games and spent only 48 minutes on the park since June. Having him back at North Sydney and watching him play and then the tenacity with which he plays, it's been a quite an easy choice to get him in there," Robinson said. And then just the way that he attacked the games, the way that he decided to go after the games when he got his opportunity. He's a footy guy, played a lot of footy. We knew the scenario going into Tuesday night and both of them were ready to play, and now Benny gets his opportunity. "He's a really popular and real positive guy," Robinson said. A lot of those hooker roles, they're a bit like wicketkeepers in cricket, they set the tone for how everybody else around them is. It's a really important role and Ben he's got a great temperament.
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