ISP team lineup 2017

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I know it's very early but with a few pending departures, was trying to think what we might be looking at in terms of depth in 2017.

Anyone got any thoughts on the potential team below:

1\. Justin Hunt
2\. Obed Kharwin or Roman Ioelu
3\. Tony Tali
4\. Watson Heleta
5\. Ryland Jacobs

6\. Jordan Rankin
7\. Jack Littlejohn

8\. Taniela Paseka
9\. Matt Mcilwrick
10\. Jordan Grant
11\. Tyler Cassel
12\. Rod Griffin
13\. Joel Edwards

14\. Jeremy Marshall-King
15\. Dallas Graham
16\. Esan Marsters
17\. Junior Tatola

18\. Bayley Sironen
 
I think you can scratch Tyler Cassel and Dallas Graham…

Mapesone will be in the 6..Wes Lolo Matt Eisenhuth and Jackson Williams may be still around..

Rest of the backs look about right...
 
@Geo. said:
I think you can scratch Tyler Cassel and Dallas Graham…

Mapesone will be in the 6..Wes Lolo Matt Eisenhuth and Jackson Williams may be still around..

Rest of the backs look about right...
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Tyler Cassel Off?
 
Tali and Ioleu have only played maybe a dozen games in NYC, doubt they'd be called up yet.

There'll presumably be some new nsw cup signings too, as they backline from this year seems to have completely disappeared bar Hunt, Heleta (?) and JLJ.

The problem with our current backs in the lower grades is they're mostly too small. Looking at options to play centre and we currently have Heleta, Jacobs, Tali and maybe Mapesone at a stretch. The first 3 are all well under 6 feet, which in todays game is very small. Most outside backs are getting closer to 190cm not less than 180cm. It's not always about size but as we know when defending your line against a bigger man, on the ground or in the air, it helps to match our opponents.

Sirro jnr jnr will also be in the 17 if fit.
 
With NYC being scrapped, I'd play the best 17 from ISP & NYC in Reserve Grade each week to give the kids time playing against men and stronger defensive structures.

If boys like Papenhuyzen are the future, throw them into ISP!
 
1\. Justin Hunt
2\. Obed Kharwin
3\. Michael Che-Kam
4\. Watson Heleta
5\. Jordan Rankin

6\. Veiru Mapesone
7\. Jack Littlejohn

8\. Taniela Paseka
9\. Matt Mcilwrick
10\. Jordan Grant
11\. Wes Lolo
12\. Rod Griffin
13\. Joel Edwards

14\. Jeremy Marshall-King
15\. Bayley Sironen
16\. Esan Marsters
17\. Junior Tatola
 
can forget Jordan grant as well he has not been offered a contract yet. also griffin was only on a 1 year deal don't remember him been resigned either.
 
@bp tiger said:
can forget Jordan grant as well he has not been offered a contract yet. also griffin was only on a 1 year deal don't remember him been resigned either.
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DT reported a few weeks ago that Rod Griffin resigned for another year.
 
Hunt
Rankin
Chee-Kam
Helata
Jacobs
LittleJohn
Mapesone
Sironen B
Masters
Lovett/Edwards - 1 in FG
JJ Felise
McIlwrick
Griffin

Tatola
J Grant
Eisenhouth
Cassell

Others
Backs
Satherwaite, Jayden Wheelhouse, Bartley

Forwards
Lolo, Jack Wheelhouse, J Seve, Tsiraskis, Sokobolava

With Jeremy Marshall King being a utility in the halves, hooker,even FB

This year we also have some gret young backs n the 20s which I think we will see all getting a few games eperience this year so I'd say we actually don't need any more signings
 
@Boonboon2 said:
Hunt
Rankin
Chee-Kam
Helata
Jacobs
LittleJohn
Mapesone
Sironen B
Masters
Lovett/Edwards - 1 in FG
JJ Felise
McIlwrick
Griffin

Tatola
J Grant
Eisenhouth
Cassell

Others
Backs
Satherwaite, Jayden Wheelhouse, Bartley

Forwards
Lolo, Jack Wheelhouse, J Seve, Tsiraskis, Sokobolava

With Jeremy Marshall King being a utility in the halves, hooker,even FB

This year we also have some gret young backs n the 20s which I think we will see all getting a few games eperience this year so I'd say we actually don't need any more signings
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Prefer see Paseka, Marsters or Felise instead of Lovett or Edwards
 
@Born tiger said:
@Boonboon2 said:
Hunt
Rankin
Chee-Kam
Helata
Jacobs
LittleJohn
Mapesone
Sironen B
Masters
Lovett/Edwards - 1 in FG
JJ Felise
McIlwrick
Griffin

Tatola
J Grant
Eisenhouth
Cassell

Others
Backs
Satherwaite, Jayden Wheelhouse, Bartley

Forwards
Lolo, Jack Wheelhouse, J Seve, Tsiraskis, Sokobolava

With Jeremy Marshall King being a utility in the halves, hooker,even FB

This year we also have some gret young backs n the 20s which I think we will see all getting a few games eperience this year so I'd say we actually don't need any more signings

Prefer see Paseka, Marsters or Felise instead of Lovett or Edwards
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You'll be seeing Felise barring injury.
 
Wests Tigers have updated the profiles for ISP…

From last Year or jumping up from NYC

Thomas Bartley
Veiru Mapasone
Jeremy Marshall-King
Nathan Milone
Tom Satterthwaite
Jabel Seve
Pio Sokobalava
Jack Wheelhouse
Jayden Wheelhouse
Jackson Williams

New Aquisitions

Rhys Armstrong - Manly ISP - Backrower
Darcy Cox - Manly NYC/ISP - Backrower
Ash Nisbet - Cronulla NYC - Backrower
Eli Roberts - Cutters ISP - Wing/Centre/Fullback *Train n Trial
Jack Siejka - Bears ISP - Backrower
Vasili Billy Tsikrikas - Roosters NYC - Prop
Christian Yassmin - Rugby Union - Wing/Fullback.

Joined by those dropping back out of the NRL extended Squad..

http://www.weststigers.com.au/team/player-profiles.html
 
@Geo. said:
Wests Tigers have updated the profiles for ISP…

From last Year or jumping up from NYC

Thomas Bartley
Veiru Mapasone
Jeremy Marshall-King
Nathan Milone
Tom Satterthwaite
Jabel Seve
Pio Sokobalava
Jack Wheelhouse
Jayden Wheelhouse
Jackson Williams

New Aquisitions

Rhys Armstrong - Manly ISP - Backrower
Darcy Cox - Manly NYC/ISP - Backrower
Ash Nisbet - Cronulla NYC - Backrower
Eli Roberts - Cutters ISP - Wing/Centre/Fullback *Train n Trial
Jack Siejka - Bears ISP - Backrower
Vasili Billy Tsikrikas - Roosters NYC - Prop
Christian Yassmin - Rugby Union - Wing/Fullback.

Joined by those dropping back out of the NRL extended Squad..

http://www.weststigers.com.au/team/player-profiles.html
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Good to see Rhys Armstrong back at the club. I'd like to see him at six.

Tom Satterthwaite is a good prospect and I hope he has a good run next season.

Christian Yassmin is a Aust U20s Rugby winger and looks to be about six feet and 90 odd kgs. He has good size, step, power, pace and hands. If he can make the transition he could be a good prospect.

[www.youtube.com/user/YaZ1010](http://www.youtube.com/user/YaZ1010)
 
@Geo. said:
Wests Tigers have updated the profiles for ISP…

From last Year or jumping up from NYC

Thomas Bartley
Veiru Mapasone
Jeremy Marshall-King
Nathan Milone
Tom Satterthwaite
Jabel Seve
Pio Sokobalava
Jack Wheelhouse
Jayden Wheelhouse
Jackson Williams

New Aquisitions

Rhys Armstrong - Manly ISP - Backrower
Darcy Cox - Manly NYC/ISP - Backrower
Ash Nisbet - Cronulla NYC - Backrower
Eli Roberts - Cutters ISP - Wing/Centre/Fullback *Train n Trial
Jack Siejka - Bears ISP - Backrower
Vasili Billy Tsikrikas - Roosters NYC - Prop
Christian Yassmin - Rugby Union - Wing/Fullback.

Joined by those dropping back out of the NRL extended Squad..

http://www.weststigers.com.au/team/player-profiles.html
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I'm trying to remember , but didn't that Tsikrikas have a massive game in the NYC GF ??
 
This team is still incredibly unbalanced. I really can't fathom the make up of this squad.

From my calculations across the 50 players contrracted to the NRL or NSW Cup only 12 would be considered backs (wing, centre, fullback). Considering we need 10 of these players every week we have absolutely no depth whatsoever, and few promising kids coming through the ranks either.

You can only imagine we're going to be signing more nsw cup players, but surely this would have been done already? Those 12 players include the likes of Milone and Wheelhouse who are awful, and kids like Heleta and Jacobs, and Hunt who ended up playing in the halves.

Unless we're planning to manufacture a bunch of reserve grade halves to reserve grade outside backs.

All of these signings were intriguing on paper, but then when looking at their profiles you realise how small many of these new guys are. WHY DO WE KEEP SIGNING SMALL PLAYERS WHEN THE LEAGUE IS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER. We just end up getting bashed all over the field. The days of having NRL forwards playing below 100kgs are well and truly over. Even having backs shorter than 6 foot and less than 90kgs are largely over.

We're already weak in the backs, to not sign any depth is ridiculous. Godspeed young Papenhuyzen and Suli.
 
totally agree BB. i thought that our NRL squad was a bit forward focused and now seeing the nsw cup squad has me questioning it even more. last year we were reguarly needing to have guys like cassell and marsters fill in at center and this was only after losing one outside back. we havent rectifed this at all and this is after losing JAC, peni,taylor, karwin and ioeli. it wont surprise me at all if guys like nisbet and armstrong end up playing center for decent portions of the year.
 
@Demps said:
We signed Jack Siekja?
He's been at a bunch of clubs.
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I think you're thinking of Harry? He's been at a few clubs since making his NRL debut. Jack still hasn't made the NRL but has been at a couple of lower level clubs.
 
@bp tiger said:
can forget Jordan grant as well he has not been offered a contract yet. also griffin was only on a 1 year deal don't remember him been resigned either.
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Considering Jordan was almost the best prop in the comp last year (Week in / Week out) Certainly the best 2nd tier prop in the comp it's a shame if this is true.
He (And everyone else) knew he was performing better than most as well…
However, He is photographed and on the NRL squad page in the team profiles for 2017, That coupled with he's been in all of the training shots / videos this year tells me he's going to be about - I certainly hope he is...
If he loses out to guys like Eisenhuth etc. I'd be shocked!!

- Mark McCormack is another I'd have thought would be about this year.... Can't see him anywhere?
Anyone know where he's gone to?
 
Grant is in the ectended NRL Squad..McCormack was offered a ISP contract not sure if he has accepted the offer
 
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