OFFICIAL Jersey Flegg Cup

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It's a triplets header this weekend so there's a chance non playing reserves drop down a grade to get experience which could also have a trickle down impact to flegg too.

If you want to watch 3 grades in a day this will be one of your few opportunities this season

 

[balmain boy]

Apparently no one watched our boys today?
It was a very poor match, both teams were very poor. No one deserved to win so the draw was fair.

With an already incredibly weakened side it got tougher for us with Nicolas going off injured after 12 minutes and for some unknown reason the coach decided to move his best player out of position with Brooks going to right centre and Sonny Edwards moeke going to fullback.

After that our spine was terrible. Absolutely no direction, no game plan or strategy. Just improvising for 70 minutes.

Pritchard was somewhat solid in his running game but neither he nor half Smith are playmakers or organisers and without Haywood the team has nothing in attack but a few barge over tries. Same goes for Souths.

I'll take but losing and hopefully this team gets some decent players back soon and for goodness sake don't ever move your best player, under any circumstances. Brooks barely touched the ball but his goal kicking was good.

The props were ok. Both teams completed at about 50-60% which made for the low quality albeit close game.

 

[Vicious]

Apparently no one watched our boys today?
It was a very poor match, both teams were very poor. No one deserved to win so the draw was fair.

With an already incredibly weakened side it got tougher for us with Nicolas going off injured after 12 minutes and for some unknown reason the coach decided to move his best player out of position with Brooks going to right centre and Sonny Edwards moeke going to fullback.

After that our spine was terrible. Absolutely no direction, no game plan or strategy. Just improvising for 70 minutes.

Pritchard was somewhat solid in his running game but neither he nor half Smith are playmakers or organisers and without Haywood the team has nothing in attack but a few barge over tries. Same goes for Souths.

I'll take but losing and hopefully this team gets some decent players back soon and for goodness sake don't ever move your best player, under any circumstances. Brooks barely touched the ball but his goal kicking was good.

The props were ok. Both teams completed at about 50-60% which made for the low quality albeit close game.

I can’t add too much to that other than I liked the first look of our new recruit in centre / 5/8 or fullback Ryder Huth. He started at centre, didn’t get much opportunity and was moved out of position to the wing with our winger injured early in the game, but he looked to move well and has an ideal tall, rangy frame to work with.
Our other new recruit who started as our our right edge second rower who I think is ex Warriors also carried the ball very strongly.
Similar to our NRL team, this team had no trouble making good yardage, but they did struggle at times defensively.
Archie Duncombe continues to look progressive, Xavier Tauaifaiga at centre and Luani Tuifua as our interchange prop both continue to demonstrate powerful ball running and lock Jeremiah Leatigaga is a decent enough ball playing 13 who might be able to show our current NRL halves a thing or two about an effective short kicking game.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

I can’t add too much to that other than I liked the first look of our new recruit in centre / 5/8 or fullback Ryder Huth. He started at centre, didn’t get much opportunity and was moved out of position to the wing with our winger injured early in the game, but he looked to move well and has an ideal tall, rangy frame to work with.
Our other new recruit who started as our our right edge second rower who I think is ex Warriors also carried the ball very strongly.
Similar to our NRL team, this team had no trouble making good yardage, but they did struggle at times defensively.
Archie Duncombe continues to look progressive, Xavier Tauaifaiga at centre and Luani Tuifua as our interchange prop both continue to demonstrate powerful ball running and lock Jeremiah Leatigaga is a decent enough ball playing 13 who might be able to show our current NRL halves a thing or two about an effective short kicking game.

Not much to add either. Thought Heith Pritchard was our best, always lively in attack, scored a try showing strength & determination to bely his size and then set up our final try for Huth with a nice grubber behind the line. Our hooker ex Warriors Filipi-Talisau was also strong in defence, excellent in effort areas, and good service from dummy half.

Game we should have won. Overall a good team performance built on defence and having to adapt to winger Jack Nicholas going off early meaning quite a reshuffle on our right side. Logan Brookes is the class in this team but there are a number who could make the jump to seniors in future years if they continue to grow, improve & stay committed ... Duncombe, Laupepa, Tuifua & Leatigaga amongst others.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2026/03/24/wests-tigers--jersey-flegg-cup-round-4/

Wests Tigers Team List: Round 4 v New Zealand Warriors
1. Logan Brookes
2. Joseph Partch
3. Xavier Tauafaiga
4. Ryder Huth
5. Bilal El Yousef
6. Heith Pritchard
7. Bailey Smith
8. Sione Lolohea
9. Jeriko Talisau
10. Archie Duncombe
11. Byronn Laupepa
12. Pheonix Godinet
13. Jeremiah Leatigaga

Interchange:
14. Sonny Edward-Moeke
15. Christian Taupau-Moors
16. Luani Tuifua
17. Peter Taai

Reserves:
18. Teiti Sikahele

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

With finals out of the equation for Wests Magpies in SG Ball, Godinet & Taupau-Moors make the jump to Flegg as does Peter Ta'ai which suggests he is high on the club's pathways priority list.