WESTS Tigers Team V Roosters...

[Geo.]

As per last week's late change, Chris Lawrence (pectoral) will drop out of the squad with Michael Chee Kam to start in the back row and Josh Aloiai slotting on to the interchange list.

JJ Felise and Joel Edwards have been retained in the squad as reserves.

WESTS TIGERS

1. James Tedesco
2. David Nofoaluma
3. Esan Marsters
4. Kevin Naiqama
5. Malakai Watene-Zelezniak
6. Tuimoala Lolohea
7. Luke Brooks
8. Aaron Woods (capt.)
9. Matt McIlwrick
10. Tim Grant
16. Michael Chee Kam
12. Elijah Taylor
13. Matt Eisenhuth

Interchange:
14. Alex Twal
15. Sauaso Sue
17. Jack Littlejohn
18. Josh Aloiai

Reserves:
19. JJ Felise
20. Joel Edwards
Coach: Ivan Cleary

http://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2017 ... _roun.html

[formerguest]

Unless his form says otherwise, Ava probably deserves a last hurrah next week at Leichhardt.

[Tacky]

Unless his form says otherwise, Ava probably deserves a last hurrah next week at Leichhardt.

That's in 2 weeks. Next week we've got the Cowboys at Campbelltown.

[formerguest]

Unless his form says otherwise, Ava probably deserves a last hurrah next week at Leichhardt.

That's in 2 weeks. Next week we've got the Warriors at Campbelltown.

Yeah okay, fortnight will do. Lost count of the rounds and haven't looked at the table for months.

[willow]

JLJ is still a waste of space. Throw JJ Felise in there, we need the forward power against the Chooks and Taylor showed last week he can handle 9. Certainly no worse than JLJ in that regard but a better defender.

[willow]

Late Changes: NRL Round 24 vs. Roosters

Wests Tigers Media

Sat 19th August, 04:30PM

Wests Tigers Head Coach Ivan Cleary has made several late changes to his team to face the Sydney Roosters this afternoon for their Round 25 clash at Allianz Stadium.

Kickoff for the match is at 5:30pm AEST, with live TV coverage available via Fox League.

Cleary has confirmed a number of key late changes with Elijah Taylor to start at hooker in place of Matt McIlwrick, who drops back to the bench. Joel Edwards also joins the bench in place of Jack Littlejohn while Josh Aloiai starts alongside Michael Chee Kam in the back row.

WESTS TIGERS

1. James Tedesco
2. David Nofoaluma
3. Esan Marsters
4. Kevin Naiqama
5. Malakai Watene-Zelezniak
6. Tuimoala Lolohea
7. Luke Brooks
8. Aaron Woods (capt.)
12. Elijah Taylor
10. Tim Grant
18. Josh Aloiai
16. Michael Chee Kam
13. Matt Eisenhuth

Interchange:
9. Matt McIlwrick
14. Alex Twal
15. Sauaso Sue
20. Joel Edwards

Coach: Ivan Cleary



SYDNEY ROOSTERS

1. Michael Gordon
2. Latrell Mitchell
3. Ryan Matterson
4. Mitchell Aubusson
5. Blake Ferguson
6. Luke Keary
7. Mitchell Pearce
8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
9. Jake Friend (capt.)
10. Dylan Napa
11. Boyd Cordner
12. Aidan Guerra
13. Isaac Liu

Interchange:
14. Zane Tetevano
15. Sio Siua Taukeiaho
16. Kane Evans
17. Connor Watson

Coach: Trent Robinson

[Harvey]

Joel Edwards???? An improvement on JLJ, but surely Felise would have been a better option

[Tacky]

Joel Edwards???? An improvement on JLJ, but surely Felise would have been a better option

I don't know. Felise has been very ordinary when he's played first grade for mine.

[tigerap]

Joel Edwards???? An improvement on JLJ, but surely Felise would have been a better option

I don't know. Felise has been very ordinary when he's played first grade for mine.

Both are duds but that's all we've got

[Swordy]

Unless his form says otherwise, Ava probably deserves a last hurrah next week at Leichhardt.

Ive only just stopped laughing. This guys has had plenty of chances to cement a first grademspot and play well for us regularly. He is in reserves because he is soft. No one deserves a first grade game unless they earn it. He hasnt.

[southerntiger]

Felise had one ordinary game this year and a couple of decent ones. Given the game time he was getting and that he coming onto a side that was being badly beaten, he has done okay.

He is a first grader and I would rather we develop him then pick a player who is unlikely to here next year.

[Earl]

I thought Felise was going to be great this year but he hasn't really had a chance. Edwards is a backrower more so than Felise. Aloiai to me is better up the middle but he can play on the edge. I worry about his defence more playing that role.

I'm also worried about ET at hooker in relation to making a bust out of dummy half so look for him to do that and score a try.

Still I like the team. Play more forwards and give McIlwrick a break at the start of the game rather than the end.

[Chicken Faced Killa]

So ET in the middle for the first 20 before moving to an edge I'm guessing. Not sure about Edwards on the bench