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HISTORICAL FACTS: Brutal roosters belt each other before battering manly | History Defined

Jake Trbojevic is tackled by Angus Crichton and Spencer Leniu in their brutal NRL semi-final. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Spencer Leniu has lifted the lid on the no-holds-barred training sessions that saved the Sydney Roosters' season, after a week of players brutally bashing each other.

Written off after weeks of injuries, the Roosters manhandled Manly in the middle to lay the foundation for a 40-16 win and a ticket to the preliminary final.

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