Photo gallery: Roosters rule the roost in Adelaide

Rugby League returned to Adelaide on the weekend, and the Sydney Roosters hailed the experiment a success, saying they now want to develop a long-term deal to showcase the code at Adelaide Oval.

1/15Blake Ferguson in action for Sydney.

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7/15A sight with which the 21,000-strong crowd might have been more familiar.

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9/15Jared Waerea-Hargreaves lays a tackle. Photo: Michael Errey / InDaily

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14/15Pearce celebrates after kicking the winning point.

15/15The crowd were given the full NRL spectacle, including a sight long-since gone from the AFL - club cheerleaders.