 Many thought that with the salary cap and the evenness of the competition that it was near impossible for a club to win back to back premierships in the NRL era.The Roosters campaign started in England, beating the Wigan Warriors 20-8 in the World Club Challenge, with new signing Brett Morris being named man of the match, thanks in part to his hat-trick of tries.Back in Australia, the quest for consecutive titles would be impacted by the club moving its home matches to the Sydney Cricket Ground whilst Allianz Stadium was being demolished and rebuilt.