Couple former Tigers on that list.Watson Heleta...remember him?...he must be 30 something now, he was rubbish for WT.......for him to make NSW Cup team of the year just shows what standard KOE cup is
Watson, Jordan Grant and Peachy
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Couple former Tigers on that list.Watson Heleta...remember him?...he must be 30 something now, he was rubbish for WT.......for him to make NSW Cup team of the year just shows what standard KOE cup is
I thought Watson was very solid at this level for usWatson Heleta...remember him?...he must be 30 something now, he was rubbish for WT.......for him to make NSW Cup team of the year just shows what standard KOE cup is
I liked the look of the Q cup winger the other day. Manase Kaho
You never know. There may be a future Wests Tigers player in this game. The forum has speculated about the likes of Bunty Afoa, Fletcher Baker & Freddy Lussick as players who would fill a need.NRL State Championship: Team Lists
New Zealand Warriors v Burleigh Bears, 1.20pm (AEDT) at Accor Stadium
Referee: Jarrod Cole
Sideline Officials: Kieren Irons, Nick Pelgrave
Video Referee: Liam Kennedy
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1. Taine Tuaupiki 2. Setu Tu 3. Ali Leiataua 4. Moala Graham-Taufa 5. Edward Kosi 6. Luke Hanson 7. Tanah Boyd 8. Bunty Afoa 9. Samuel Healey 10. Tanner Stowers-Smith 11. Kayliss Fatialofa 12. Eddie Ieremia-Toeava 13. Kalani Going
Interchange: 14. Jett Cleary 15. Jason Seu Salalilo 16. Tom Ale 17. Freddy Lussick
Reserves: 18. Geronimo Doyle 20. Tobias Crosby 21. Harry Durbin 22. Makaia Tafua 23. Caelys-Paul Putoko
Unchanged
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1. Nicholas O'Meley 2. Troy Leo 3. Sami Sauiluma 4. Kea Pere 5. Mitch Watson 6. Josh Rogers 7. Guy Hamilton 8. Fletcher Baker 9. Paul Roache 10. Matthew Koellner 11. Adam Christensen 12. Ewan Moore 13. Sam Coster
Interchange: 14. Cole Geyer 15. Lorenzo Mulitalo 16. Takitau Mapapalangi 17. Lochlyn Sheldon
Reserves: 18. Jordan Scott 19. Blake Scott 20. Ryan Jones 21. Bailey McConnell 22. Joseph Duffy 23. Matthew Egan
Out: Creedence Toia (fullback), Kurt De Luis (bench)
In: Lorenzo Mulitalo (bench), Lochlyn Sheldon (bench)
Changes: Nicholas O'Meley (centre to fullback), Sami Sauiluma (bench to centre)
Previous meetings: never met
State Championship winners
QLD Cup winners: 2014 (Pride), 2015 (Ipswich), 2024 (Norths)
NSW Cup winners: 2016 (Illawarra), 2017 (Penrith), 2018 (Canterbury), 2019 (Newtown), 2022 (Penrith), 2023 (Souths)
not held 2020 or 2021
NSW Cup GF result
Warriors 30 (S. Tu 2, M. Graham-Taufa, S. Healey, E. Ieremia-Toeava tries; T. Boyd 5 goals) defeated St Geo Illa (R) 12 (H. Buchanan, H. Finau tries; J. Glover 2 goals) at CommBank Stadium.
QLD Cup GF result
Burleigh 22 (A. Christensen, T. Leo, J. Rogers, S. Sauiluma tries; J. Rogers 3 goals) defeated Norths 8 (J. Lipp try; S. O'Sullivan 2 goals) at Kayo Stadium.