Why Trent Robinson will be a worried man with Roosters sitting 13th on NRL ladder

Is the fear factor surrounding the Roosters in recent seasons a thing of the past?The Roosters have one of the best winning records in the NRL over the past decade but have been way off the boil in the early rounds of 2022. A shock, heavy loss at home to the Knights in round one, followed by a fair win over a horribly out-of-form Manly and Friday night's crushing defeat to Souths has left Roosters coach Trent Robinson with plenty of questions and few answers. There were thoughts that this could be a transitional year for the club after losing a host of experience in the shape of Boyd Cordner, Jake Friend and the Morris twins (all retired), Isaac Liu (Titans) and Matt Ikuvalu (Sharks). But the Roosters still have plenty of stars in their line-up and few would have thought they would be sitting near the bottom of the ladder at this early stage of the year. A major cause of concern against the Rabbitohs was the poor performances of some of their big guns. Superstar James Tedesco had possibly his worst game for the club, while usually reliable defenders Joey Manu and Victor Radley missed 11 tackles between them.