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Earning his stripes: Marshall match-up excites Carney
Jacqui Le
July 21, 2011
SYDNEY ROOSTERS five-eighth Todd Carney is keen to test his return to form against Wests Tigers playmaker Benji Marshall when the teams meet on Saturday night.
''Playing the Tigers will be a great challenge, the type where you want to test yourself, and who better to do it against than Benji,'' he said.
Carney and the Roosters go into round 20 desperate for a win to add to their 14 points. Second last on the ladder, the Roosters are six points and seven places adrift of the top eight.
He admitted the Roosters' flatlining season is in stark contrast to the club's runner-up performance in 2010\. This despite glimpses of Carney's 2010 try-scoring form in rounds 18 and 19 against the Panthers and Rabbitohs respectively.
''It's disappointing, but we can't just pack up shop and stop playing because we're not where we want to be,'' Carney said. ''We've just got to work on bettering our form and our position on the ladder.''
The Tigers will be fighting to keep their finals hopes alive after edging into seventh position on 20 points. Marshall has returned after suffering a knee injury in round 15.
With only six rounds to try and scramble up the ladder, Carney says the Roosters' preparations for the Tigers will depend on the team's ability to bounce back from its 21-20 golden-point loss to the Rabbitohs.
''We want to focus on what's ahead of us, but that also comes down to the team feeding off that [result],'' he said.
Since returning to training in May after a three-week club suspension, the troubled Rooster has had nine games to fine-tune his performance.
Yesterday Carney emerged from a self-imposed exile refusing to answer questions about the events that led to his club suspension in April and a one-year driving ban in May. The 2010 Dally M winner is adamant he wants his football to do all the talking.
''I've been pretty tight-lipped about how I'm going, but I'm happy with the way I'm going,'' he said.
''My form's good for the Roosters and I'm happy with that. I'm just going to keep working hard at it.''
He has also dismissed speculation he will leave the Roosters in the wake of the team's disappointing season.
''I just have to work on finishing the year for the Roosters, I'm not thinking about that,'' Carney said. ''I'm not going [anywhere].''
Jacqui Le
July 21, 2011
SYDNEY ROOSTERS five-eighth Todd Carney is keen to test his return to form against Wests Tigers playmaker Benji Marshall when the teams meet on Saturday night.
''Playing the Tigers will be a great challenge, the type where you want to test yourself, and who better to do it against than Benji,'' he said.
Carney and the Roosters go into round 20 desperate for a win to add to their 14 points. Second last on the ladder, the Roosters are six points and seven places adrift of the top eight.
He admitted the Roosters' flatlining season is in stark contrast to the club's runner-up performance in 2010\. This despite glimpses of Carney's 2010 try-scoring form in rounds 18 and 19 against the Panthers and Rabbitohs respectively.
''It's disappointing, but we can't just pack up shop and stop playing because we're not where we want to be,'' Carney said. ''We've just got to work on bettering our form and our position on the ladder.''
The Tigers will be fighting to keep their finals hopes alive after edging into seventh position on 20 points. Marshall has returned after suffering a knee injury in round 15.
With only six rounds to try and scramble up the ladder, Carney says the Roosters' preparations for the Tigers will depend on the team's ability to bounce back from its 21-20 golden-point loss to the Rabbitohs.
''We want to focus on what's ahead of us, but that also comes down to the team feeding off that [result],'' he said.
Since returning to training in May after a three-week club suspension, the troubled Rooster has had nine games to fine-tune his performance.
Yesterday Carney emerged from a self-imposed exile refusing to answer questions about the events that led to his club suspension in April and a one-year driving ban in May. The 2010 Dally M winner is adamant he wants his football to do all the talking.
''I've been pretty tight-lipped about how I'm going, but I'm happy with the way I'm going,'' he said.
''My form's good for the Roosters and I'm happy with that. I'm just going to keep working hard at it.''
He has also dismissed speculation he will leave the Roosters in the wake of the team's disappointing season.
''I just have to work on finishing the year for the Roosters, I'm not thinking about that,'' Carney said. ''I'm not going [anywhere].''
