ROOSTERS back-rower Craig Fitzgibbon has broken his silence about losing the captaincy to Braith Anasta to quell suggestions he is bitter about the decision.

Fitzgibbon was the best player on the field in the Roosters' 10-0 victory over St George Illawarra on Friday night but declined to speak to reporters afterwards. While some believed it was a sign that the 31-year-old was wounded by coach Brad Fittler's decision to replace him, he says it was not.

"I was shocked but life goes on," he said. "Braith's the general and I'm just a soldier. My responsibilities have shifted there and I just have to focus on my football. That's the reason I haven't gone into depth about it [publicly], because all I want to do is get out and play footy. No player is bigger than the team."

There is no prouder player than Fitzgibbon and it would have been a shock if he didn't consider the loss of the captaincy a blow. But suggestions he is disgruntled are off the mark, he says.

"I just have to get on and play some footy now," Fitzgibbon said. "It's just head down and bum up for me."

Fittler said the decision to replace Fitzgibbon was the hardest of his short coaching career, but a necessary one because Anasta spent more time on the field. The Roosters have defeated South Sydney and the Dragons since Fittler made the switch.

"He [Fitzgibbon] has been outstanding since, so it's been a great call," Fitter said after the Dragons victory.

Meanwhile, footage from additional camera angles not shown during Friday night's telecast may determine whether Roosters prop Mark O'Meley is charged over a high tackle on his Dragons counterpart Jason Ryles.

O'Meley and Roosters centre Setaimata Sa will come under scrutiny today when the NRL match review committee looks at incidents and opinion is divided over whether either should face suspension from Friday night's finals game against Brisbane at the SFS. With Channel Nine's coverage focused on the season-ending injury to Willie Mason at the time of O'Meley's shot on Ryles, only two angles of the tackle were shown and it was unclear from where the first point of contact occurred.