Jersey Flegg Team List: Round 12

[WT2K]

Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg coach Wayne Lambkin has named his squad for the side’s Round 12 clash against St George Illawarra Dragons at Lidcombe Oval.

Rua Ngatikaura has been named as starting hooker, in place of Tyran Ott, while back-rower Brandon Webster-Mansfield has been promoted to the starting side.


Logen Dillon will feature at fullback, while Ben Stevanovic and Kade Hill will combine in the halves.

WESTS TIGERS JERSEY FLEGG
1. Logen Dillon
2. Liam Scolari
3. Israel Ogden
4. Iverson Fuatimau
5. William Kei
6. Ben Stevanovic
7. Kade Hill
8. Mavoni Tuifua
9. Rua Ngatikaura
10. Sione Tupou
11. Daniel Sykes
12. Brandon Webster-Mansfield
13. Aden Perry

Interchange:
14. Tyler Field
15. Felix Smith
16. Timanu Alexander
17. Brandon Tumeth
18. Elifasa Leilua
19. Eli Morgan

Coach: Wayne Lambkin

 

[Guest]

The boys will need to play with much more energy than they showed last weekend otherwise they'll rack up their first loss of the season. Fingers crossed they fire up.

 

[Guest]

Jersey Flegg side set for blockbuster clash
Author - Michael Blok
Timestamp - Thu 27 May 2021, 06:00 AM

Wests Tigers are set for the biggest game of the season when they host St George Illawarra in the top-of-the-table clash at Lidcombe Oval.

Wayne Lambkin’s U/21s Jersey Flegg side will be hoping to remain unbeaten against the Dragons on Saturday afternoon with the winner of the match to sit atop the ladder at the halfway stage of the season.

Wests Tigers are currently placed in first position with five wins and three draws, as well as two byes, however the Red V are breathing down their necks — just one competition point behind with seven wins and two losses.

Although there’s still plenty of room for improvement, it’s been an impressive start to the season for Wests Tigers, who have the best attacking record in competition (averaging 30 points a game) and are ranked second in defence — just one extra point conceded behind Penrith.

Now they’re set for a blockbuster fortnight against the second and third placed teams.

“The next two weeks are going to be big for us — we’ve got the Dragons and then the Panthers,” Lambkin said.

“This is a good test for us and the boys are confident they can perform well. Our last win was against the Dragons — and it was a good win — so they’ll be looking to back that up this week.”

Lambkin has named a strong lineup for the Round 12 clash with Logen Dillon selected at fullback and Ben Stevanovic and Kade Hill in the halves.

A number of players are high on confidence after gaining valuable experience in Knock-On Effect NSW Cup over the past couple of weeks.

The side has also been boosted by the addition of William Kei, who is a development player in the NRL squad and trains with the first grade team each week.

“I was pretty proud to see a number of the young guys step up and perform well in reserve grade,” Lambkin said.

“As a development coach, it’s pleasing to see that and it shows that the system at Wests Tigers is working well.”

Although Lambkin is pleased with where his players are positioned after 11 rounds, he has some concerns about his side letting healthy leads slip.

In all three draws that they’ve had this season, they had led by 12 points or more in the second half of those games before splitting the competition points.

“It is frustrating and something we’ve got to work on,” he admitted.

“We’ve had a look at the fitness and done all the testing, and that’s all fine. A bit of it is an attitude thing.

“We’ve got to make sure we’re at our best against the top team and the lower teams.

“We have to play to win games and not play to not lose them. We have gone into our shell at times, so we need to be confident and back our ability until the end.

With two blockbuster games set for the next fortnight, Lambkin is excited for the challenge ahead and ready for his players to step up and perform well.

 

[jrtiger]

big couple of weeks for our Flegg boys. would be incredible to see them take 4 points out of the next two games.

 

[Roar_Power]

The centres in this side could both end up being our NRL centres in a couple of years. Plenty of talent.

 

[Speed2burn]

The boys will need to play with much more energy than they showed last weekend otherwise they'll rack up their first loss of the season. Fingers crossed they fire up.

Coach gave them a massive spray after the last game, surely we’ll see a response

 

[jrtiger]

The centres in this side could both end up being our NRL centres in a couple of years. Plenty of talent.

The Fuatimau & Saukuru brothers were a bunch of players we poached from the Dogs when McDonnell came back over, a few of their fans weren't happy about it at all.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

The centres in this side could both end up being our NRL centres in a couple of years. Plenty of talent.

Alexander on the interchange is also an exciting centre. I enjoy how he runs it is very exciting to watch. His defence with Scolari is also good.

 

[balmain boy]

The centres in this side could both end up being our NRL centres in a couple of years. Plenty of talent.

Yeah they're probably our two best centre prospects in the club at the moment.

Alexander is more of a back rower. Runs hard but not that fast and doesn't setup his outside man enough.

 

[WT2K]

Logen Dillon not playing

 

[WT2K]

Brandon Webster-Mansfield opens the scoring. WT 6-0 after 6mins

 

[rihannafan1]

Brandon Webster-Mansfield opens the scoring. WT 6-0 after 6mins

Have not heard of the bloke but good little story on him [here](https://www.gofoundation.org.au/blog/yarn/brandon-webster-mansfield/)

 

[derekderekson]

18- nill now to Magpies.
Dominate performance so far.
Great first stint by Mavoni! What a beast!

 

[JC99]

Rua Ngatikaura seemingly playing well lately, grabbed a first half double.

 

[JC99]

Tigers up 30-6, flogging the second placed dragons.

 

[WT2K]

52' WT leading 28-6

 

[BirchgroveTigers]

Anyone know much about Daniel Sykes? Any good??

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Anyone know much about Daniel Sykes? Any good??

Balmain junior from Leichhardt Wanderers. Dreams do come true, a good article on him as a teenager dreaming of playing for the Tigers.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/sport/daniel-sykes-dreams-of-playing-for-tigers/news-story/4a755251c1baecf90468baf162eff8bb

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Anyone know much about Daniel Sykes? Any good??

Balmain junior from Leichhardt Wanderers. Dreams do come true, a good article on him as a teenager dreaming of playing for the Tigers.

He runs hard and hits hard. I like his competitive streak, like Scolari.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/sport/daniel-sykes-dreams-of-playing-for-tigers/news-story/4a755251c1baecf90468baf162eff8bb

 

[WT2K]

WT remain undefeated for the season. Beat dragons 30-10.

3 points clear on top of the ladder.