BrissieTiger67
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awesome news! ellis is a monster and im sure he has been missing the game bad!!!
matty_tiepie
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Great news for us tigers fans. we also should have Fulton back in the next 2 weeks as well as maybe BMM. i just hope we can get a few wins while we have players coming back and be able to build nicely towards the back end of the season when all our guns will bw back. really looking forward to this game. FIRE UP TIGERS
Joel Helmes
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Welcome back Gareth!
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He'll be short of a run and I don't expect him to play the full 80, but it's a timely boost and I would suspect either Dwyer or Schirnack will make way. I think the forward rotation of Fifita, Woods and Payten is a strong one.
supercoach
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Taking on the rabbits we should fill our bench with forwards, send young Miller back to the NYC, but that has no chance of happening and in a funny way Iam pleased. I would like to see Miller get a 30 minutes crack at the Rabbits with us still very much in the contest. For me it would be Dywer
@supercoach said:
So….do you want 4 forwards on the bench or not?
CocaCola
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@IronTiger said:
If he passed the fitness test then he should be right to start. I wouldn't risk running him in as a impact player only to find we are behind on the scoreboard by 6-10 points at that stage.
If we want to win, our best team available needs to start.
Eat those not so little bunnies! :sign:
TIGERDAVIS
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Yes! Best news all day!! This will give the tigers that extra boost of confidence, especially on the left side!! :sign:
Great news! Probably some of the best news we've had so far this season, apart from Chris Lawrence's 5 new contact.
But - usually the Tigers like to wait until the hour before the game to announce any big changes. Interesting that they have announced this more than one day before the game.
Really looking forward to this game now.
But - usually the Tigers like to wait until the hour before the game to announce any big changes. Interesting that they have announced this more than one day before the game.
Really looking forward to this game now.
tig_prmz
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Starting to look good now…
8\. Gibbs
10\. Galloway
11\. Dwyer
12\. Ellis
13\. Heighington
14\. Fifita
15\. Woods
16\. Payten
8\. Gibbs
10\. Galloway
11\. Dwyer
12\. Ellis
13\. Heighington
14\. Fifita
15\. Woods
16\. Payten
Tigerdave
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yeah just heard this on the radio, excellent news
This is great news, Need him badly.Also need Gibbs to get back into his groove…
Tommy Magpie
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Telecrap reported this morning that Woods would drop off the bench. Cant see why - he has been one of our best.
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Battle of Britain for Sam Burgess, Gareth Ellis
Dean Ritchie and Christian Nicolussi From: The Daily Telegraph April 08, 2011 12:00AM
THEY will rip in tonight with the aggression and tenacity of two hungry British bulldogs.
English teammates Gareth Ellis and Sam Burgess will go head-on tonight in what shapes as a lively clash between Wests Tigers and South Sydney at the SFS.
Ellis (ankle) and Burgess (shoulder) were officially passed fit yesterday, setting up what should be a full-on Battle of Britain.
Both players have missed the past three weeks, with Burgess being put through a series of tests on a medical device nicknamed Kin Com, which measured the strength of his left shoulder compared with the right.
"I'm fit to play," Burgess declared.
Asked if he expected to be targeted, Burgess said: "The shoulder is fine. If they want to run at it I am ready to tackle and ready to play."
Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens was last night attempting to play down Ellis's impact this evening. "I am happy to have him back but Gareth won't win us or lose us the game," he said. "It is a team effort in every game.
"Gareth is one member of the side so I'm not expecting anything spectacular from him. You guys [media] are building up the Ellis-Burgess match-up but Gareth would just like to get through the game healthy."
Burgess expected Ellis to play but was, tongue-in-cheek, hopeful he would remain sidelined. While both English, the playing styles of each are deeply different.
Ellis powers through his work with little fanfare, Burgess is a more explosive player who puts an element of fear into opposition sides.
The two players from northern England yesterday attracted plenty of praise going into tonight's big match.
Former Test and Balmain star Paul Sironen rated Ellis the best second-rower in the NRL. "I wouldn't swap Gareth for anybody in the competition," he said.
"We've certainly missed him and Gareth is the sort of bloke who would have passed on some tips to Sam over the years in the English side, so Sam is the heir apparent.
"It will be the young bull up against the old one."
Former Souths prop Peter Tunks was straight to the point about Burgess's return.
"If Burgess is back the Tigers will have their hands full," Tunks said. "Sam is a very, very special player. The best player I saw from England was Ellery Hanley.
"From what I've seen so far from Sam, he's a special talent, tough, a leader and one of the best forwards running around in the competition today."
The return of Ellis slightly eases Wests Tigers crippling injury toll although Chris Lawrence, Lote Tuqiri and Liam Fulton still remain sidelined.
Sheens is yet to reveal which player will drop out of the Tigers squad for Ellis.
After a dismal start to the season, Souths have recorded successive wins over Parramatta and Manly.
With 35,000 fans expected at the SCG for Sunday's match between Canterbury and the Dragons, the Moore Park precinct will attract 60,000 fans over the Heritage Round.
Souths will start the match $1.65 favourites, according to TAB Sportsbet, with Wests Tigers the $2.25 outsiders.
Dean Ritchie and Christian Nicolussi From: The Daily Telegraph April 08, 2011 12:00AM
THEY will rip in tonight with the aggression and tenacity of two hungry British bulldogs.
English teammates Gareth Ellis and Sam Burgess will go head-on tonight in what shapes as a lively clash between Wests Tigers and South Sydney at the SFS.
Ellis (ankle) and Burgess (shoulder) were officially passed fit yesterday, setting up what should be a full-on Battle of Britain.
Both players have missed the past three weeks, with Burgess being put through a series of tests on a medical device nicknamed Kin Com, which measured the strength of his left shoulder compared with the right.
"I'm fit to play," Burgess declared.
Asked if he expected to be targeted, Burgess said: "The shoulder is fine. If they want to run at it I am ready to tackle and ready to play."
Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens was last night attempting to play down Ellis's impact this evening. "I am happy to have him back but Gareth won't win us or lose us the game," he said. "It is a team effort in every game.
"Gareth is one member of the side so I'm not expecting anything spectacular from him. You guys [media] are building up the Ellis-Burgess match-up but Gareth would just like to get through the game healthy."
Burgess expected Ellis to play but was, tongue-in-cheek, hopeful he would remain sidelined. While both English, the playing styles of each are deeply different.
Ellis powers through his work with little fanfare, Burgess is a more explosive player who puts an element of fear into opposition sides.
The two players from northern England yesterday attracted plenty of praise going into tonight's big match.
Former Test and Balmain star Paul Sironen rated Ellis the best second-rower in the NRL. "I wouldn't swap Gareth for anybody in the competition," he said.
"We've certainly missed him and Gareth is the sort of bloke who would have passed on some tips to Sam over the years in the English side, so Sam is the heir apparent.
"It will be the young bull up against the old one."
Former Souths prop Peter Tunks was straight to the point about Burgess's return.
"If Burgess is back the Tigers will have their hands full," Tunks said. "Sam is a very, very special player. The best player I saw from England was Ellery Hanley.
"From what I've seen so far from Sam, he's a special talent, tough, a leader and one of the best forwards running around in the competition today."
The return of Ellis slightly eases Wests Tigers crippling injury toll although Chris Lawrence, Lote Tuqiri and Liam Fulton still remain sidelined.
Sheens is yet to reveal which player will drop out of the Tigers squad for Ellis.
After a dismal start to the season, Souths have recorded successive wins over Parramatta and Manly.
With 35,000 fans expected at the SCG for Sunday's match between Canterbury and the Dragons, the Moore Park precinct will attract 60,000 fans over the Heritage Round.
Souths will start the match $1.65 favourites, according to TAB Sportsbet, with Wests Tigers the $2.25 outsiders.
you_know_who
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Great news, we need some stability in the forwards, though not sure who will drop off the bench though. It will be interesting to see who sheens leaves off the bench.
hammertime
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@jas83 said:
No way. Sheens would have to be incredibly stupid to drop the best performing junior.
As far as i'm concerned, Woods should have Gibbs prop spot and have Bryce continue to play in the 2nd row.
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