“You can fix that up. It’s been good really for most of the year. I know we can fix that up in a week. I know there’s some other stuff that I really enjoyed tonight.”
Robinson credited his side for staying in the fight and managing their way to a victory in a seesawing affair.
“You have got to celebrate the wins and enjoy them and I really enjoyed the way they managed the game tonight,” Robinson said.
“Obviously we went down a couple of times against a really good attacking team … and I feel like we did really well.
“I thought we actually started well in that second half. Toups (winger Daniel Tupou) had a poor tackle and they shifted it and it’s quite an easy play and our tackle was completely off.
“They scored but then our composure was really good. To be 18-6 up and then 18-all, 20-all then 26-20 down and then go ‘okay, how are we going to play this?’ And credit to the way that they went their game from then on in.”
Roosters halfback Sam Walker was scintillating with ball in hand, highlighted by two chip and chase tries in some brilliant individual play.
Robinson said the 22-year-old’s awe-inspiring antics were nothing new, with the No. 7 treating his teammates and staff to such heroics every week.
“Most Thursdays at training (Walker’s doing that). It’s pretty common. His eyes are really clear on any mistakes from opposition and their defensive line org (organisation),” he said.
“He’s in a really good space and is really clear on his footy and deserved to be the best player on the field tonight and get those rewards both with the ball and kicking and defensively as well.”
More than 20,000 packed HBF Park in Perth for the match in a wonderful for rugby league as the NRL look to expand there as early as early as 2027 or 2028.
