 Following a breakout year, Rose was named as the Sea Eagles Player Of The Year for the 2009 season.On 2 October 2011 Rose played from the bench in Manly's 2011 NRL Grand Final win over the New Zealand Warriors 24-10 in front of 81,988 fans at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney.Rose was placed on report for an elbow to Warriors Hooker Aaron Heremaia in the 29th minute of the game and received a one match ban as a result.