TEAM LIST Round 14 vs. Raiders

[KingRobbie]

Telstra Premiership - Round 14 vs. Raiders

Friday, June 2 - 8:00 p.m. AEST
Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney

WESTS TIGERS
1. Jahream Bula
2. David Nofoaluma
3. Starford To'a
4. Tommy Talau
5. Junior Tupou
6. Brandon Wakeham
7. Luke Brooks
8. Stefano Utoikamanu
9. Apisai Koroisau (c)
10. David Klemmer
11. Isaiah Papali'i
12. John Bateman
13. Fonua Pole

14. Jake Simpkin
15. Alex Seyfarth
16. Alex Twal
17. Asu Kepaoa

18. Brent Naden
19. Aitasi James
20. Daine Laurie
21. Justin Matamua
22. Tallyn Da Silva
Coach: Tim Sheens

 

[You Know Who]

As expected except for Seyfarth.

Hope we’re all looking forward to his -5m hit ups.

 

[groucher]

Gave away Ofahengaue to play park footballer Alex Seyfarth instead. Sheenius at his best.

 

[TopTiger]

Tallyn Da Silva named in the squad, some achievement. I thought Naden would slot back into the centres ahead of Talau.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

If Api is out we might see another rookie jump up.
Be a huge ask for TDS against a raiders pack though.

Only real surprise is Naden isn’t a direct swap for TT

Seyfarth yuck….

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

I didn't even know Tallyn Da Silva was old enough to play NRL.

 

[tig_prmz]

Surprised not to see Rua or Smith in the reserves. I don't know too much about Da Silva,.is he able to cover hooker?

We have a good pack but after letting go of Joe O, two injuries and we look very slim.

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

Yep Seyfarth as expected..... ahhh jeez its just hard to have faith in the front office when we let go of our player of the year last year to just go & play Seyfarth. Him & Twal are basically the same player & Twal offers a lot more then Seyfarth it just doesn't make any sense. Also how isn't Naden starting ahead of Talau?

 

[Demps]

Seyfarth > Joffa
Get on board 😀🔥

Decent team.
Hope we towel em up.

 

[hank37w]

Interesting to see Tallyn Da Silva named at #22.

Is this a hint that he might get a run in the NRL side before the end of the season.

 

[supercoach]

Tallyn Da Silva named in the squad, some achievement. I thought Naden would slot back into the centres ahead of Talau.

Not surprised about Naden, might help him think about his brain snaps.

 

[Dino]

Surprised not to see Rua or Smith in the reserves. I don't know too much about Da Silva,.is he able to cover hooker?

We have a good pack but after letting go of Joe O, two injuries and we look very slim.

He's probably our most promising junior hooker but only just played his first year in sg ball

 

[Le Tiger]

Is Blore injured?

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Surprised not to see Rua or Smith in the reserves. I don't know too much about Da Silva,.is he able to cover hooker?

We have a good pack but after letting go of Joe O, two injuries and we look very slim.

TDS is probably the best potential star kid coming through the ranks and would be clear favorite to take over from Api. Hooker clear as day.

He has been in the junior ranks for a while jumping up big time this year from schoolboys into the NRL lists & really dominated at each level. Would be close to becoming the youngest hooker to debut in the NRL history if it happened.

Against the Raiders pack would be one heck of a test, they are giants and run hard. Feel sorry for the kid tbh.

 

[KingRobbie]

I didn't even know Tallyn Da Silva was old enough to play NRL.

Just recently turned 18.

 

[KingRobbie]

Surprised not to see Rua or Smith in the reserves. I don't know too much about Da Silva,.is he able to cover hooker?

We have a good pack but after letting go of Joe O, two injuries and we look very slim.

Da Silva looks to be the best junior in our entire system at the moment.

Just turned 18, so still very young.

 

[Stevec]

Seyfarth has proven his game is reserve grade standard .What is story on Blore ? Injured or ot playing poorly? The few games I've watched James I noticed his ball handling poor which won't sit well with Ist grade who have 90% complstions

 

[clontarfkid]

Not surprised about Naden, might help him think about his brain snaps.

Cant see any other reason why we did that...Naden way ahead of Talua on pecking order..Tommy only player NOT to stand out against Cowboys...and is committed elsewhere for 2024...why persevere with him?

 

[Odessa]

I didn't even know Tallyn Da Silva was old enough to play NRL.

I think by memory Robbie played about 3 NRL games in his first year and about 10/15 minutes each game as a 18/19

 

[Wagga_Tiger]

Seyfarth has proven his game is reserve grade standard .What is story on Blore ? Injured or ot playing poorly? The few games I've watched James I noticed his ball handling poor which won't sit well with Ist grade who have 90% complstions

I think he was injured on Sunday