The Roosters finally clicked into gear and thumped the Titans 36-18 on Saturday afternoon as James Tedesco returned with aplomb.
The Roosters were running riot from the outset and a refreshed Tedesco even celebrated his first-half try with the famous ‘worm’ dance move.
The performance vindicated coach Trent Robinson’s decision to rest his skipper following a bruising Origin campaign.
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The Chooks drew first blood with Egan Butcher scoring after a Joseph Suaalii penalty goal to notch up an 8-0 lead by the 10-minute mark.
The Gold Coast had a captain’s challenge contentiously ruled in their favour in the ninth minute when they appeared to knock on a bomb, but they couldn’t turn the field position into points.
Instead, it was the Roosters who marched down field and Egan Butcher barged over after running…