Kooty coach Geoff Sharpe's decision to move his son and captain, Jordan, from five-eighth to fullback this season may prove a masterstroke.

It certainly worked a treat in the Roosters' 38-24 trial win over the Magpies at Werris Creek on Saturday afternoon.

Sharpe scored three tries and took control of the match down the home stretch, to blow away the Magpies after they had led 26-24.

His switch to fullback followed the departure of talented Roosters No 1 Jack Rumsby, who moved to Newcastle.

Geoff Sharpe said: "He's probably our fittest player at the moment. He did a huge amount of work [on Saturday] - on and off the ball.

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"And his fitness probably showed in that last 10 minutes. He took the game by the scruff of the neck. He created a couple [of tries] and scored one or two himself."

Sharpe used 13 first-graders against the Magpies, supplementing his playing ranks with reserve-graders and under-18 players.

He liked what he saw, in what was the Roosters' final hitout before their season opener against the Magpies at Werris Creek on May 1.

He also likes what he has seen at Kooty training: all four sides training together - something the club has ramped up this season.

"We're training them hard," he said. "So we're training them to that first-grade standard ... all four teams are expected to push themselves as hard as they can, to that level."

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