Balmain Ryde Eastwood Round 1 Team

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NSW Cup Team announced
Mar 9, 2010
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Round 1 team named for the clash with Newtown.
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Balmain Ryde Eastwood Coach Paul Fletcher has announced his team for Round 1 of the NSW Cup.

The game is scheduled for Saturday 13th March against Newtown at Henson Park. The game is part of a Foundation club double header with Norths v Wests kicking off at 3pm.

Kick off is at 5pm.

TEAM LIST

1 Sean Meaney
2 Lee Bennett
3 Mitch Brown
4 Gavin Cowan
5 Sam Latu

6 Darren Nicholls
7 Blake Lazarus

8 Al Schirnack
9 Ryan Carr
10 David Gower
11 Brett Lane
12 Willie Mataka
13 Jared Farlow

14 Eloni Vunakece
15 John Clayton
16 David Fafita
17 Ryan Dalziel
18 Sioeli Makaui
19 Billy Callaway
20 Wes Middleton
21 Joseph Uluibau

 

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A fair few injuries still obviously which has weakend the back line fractionally but a good side nevertheless.

Flanno would be either recovering from injury or in the NRL side it would seem

 

[softlaw]

Well, that takes a couple out of contention for the WT team.

Thats a strong side for a NSW Cup team.

 

[alien]

Well, that takes a couple out of contention for the WT team.

Thats a strong side for a NSW Cup team.

I know. I was expecting to see Brown and Mataka in firstgrade this week.

 

[Guest]

I thought Mataka may have snuck his way onto the bench in FG. I can only assume Mark Flanagan has hopefully snared a spot, and Fitzy will most likely be the utility on the FG bench. Hopefully BRET can take down Newtown in round 1 all the same.

 

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Newtown Side

1 Luke Towers
2 Richard Kambo
3 Kane Linnett
4 Tu'U Maori
5 Troy Savage
6 Johnathon Ford
7 Liam Foran
8 Ryan Verlinden
9 Keith Peters
10 Mose Masoe
11 Brad Barrett
12 Jason Wells
13 Jason Baitieri

14 Ray Moujalli
15 Chris Tuatara-Morrison
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17 Charlie Leaneo
18 Charlie Herekotukutuku
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Also on a side note Benson Toupou gets a bench spot for the Dogs this week. Seems he is developing slowly like many had hoped he would during his time at Tigers NYC.

Looking through all the sides the Storm will be a real force this season once they get their NRL squad at full strength. For round 1 they are lacking a little forward penetration but that will change soon enough

 

[Staks]

Weird, Newtown's bench forwards are better than those starting, Balmain should win this game comfortably IMO. The class of the halves and the power of Gower and Schirnack will prove to much for the Jets.

btw isn't Cowan normally a fullback ?

 

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Cowan is the everywhere man. He will slot anywhere in the backline and do the job asked of him

 

[crouching_tiger]

BRET seemingly always struggle against The Jets regardless of the teams on paper..