Junior Reps 2021

[Tiger19]

Sad news for Mikey Tannous and Wests Tigers. That will set his development back a little. The good news is having an injury at this age is not the end of the world. It allows players time to become educated on the game.

This is where a lot of great players have been made - time on the side-lines. They get an opportunity to actually watch games and analyse them. They see things they didn't know were there. I think we will see this in Jacob Liddle this year. He's going to have a blinder.

Great to see an optimistic prediction kazoo.

So it definitely was Tannous ...another report had it as the other young Lebanese player ...sorry name escapes me

Definitely Tannous with the ACL.

CJ Jardim the Ball halfback is another young half with a lot of potential. Think he might be Lebanese too. Had a good game, some very smart kicks.

No sign of Anjoul at hooker though. Wonder if he's injured or playing with Flegg this year. Any idea @Tiger19 ?

Not sure.
He was training with SG Ball over the summer but unsure of what’s happened from there.

 

[weststigers2021]

Sad news for Mikey Tannous and Wests Tigers. That will set his development back a little. The good news is having an injury at this age is not the end of the world. It allows players time to become educated on the game.

This is where a lot of great players have been made - time on the side-lines. They get an opportunity to actually watch games and analyse them. They see things they didn't know were there. I think we will see this in Jacob Liddle this year. He's going to have a blinder.

Great to see an optimistic prediction kazoo.

So it definitely was Tannous ...another report had it as the other young Lebanese player ...sorry name escapes me

Yes, was another Lebanese player being presented with his #7 jersey on the weekend (unsure of who).

Tannous is definitely the one injured.

Anjoul did his ACL in July last year playing club he is about 6 months into rehab

 

[Tiger19]

Sad news for Mikey Tannous and Wests Tigers. That will set his development back a little. The good news is having an injury at this age is not the end of the world. It allows players time to become educated on the game.

This is where a lot of great players have been made - time on the side-lines. They get an opportunity to actually watch games and analyse them. They see things they didn't know were there. I think we will see this in Jacob Liddle this year. He's going to have a blinder.

Great to see an optimistic prediction kazoo.

So it definitely was Tannous ...another report had it as the other young Lebanese player ...sorry name escapes me

Yes, was another Lebanese player being presented with his #7 jersey on the weekend (unsure of who).

Tannous is definitely the one injured.

Anjoul did his ACL in July last year playing club he is about 6 months into rehab

Balmain not having much luck in their SG Ball spine :/

Thanks for the info.

 

[balmain boy]

Sad news for Mikey Tannous and Wests Tigers. That will set his development back a little. The good news is having an injury at this age is not the end of the world. It allows players time to become educated on the game.

This is where a lot of great players have been made - time on the side-lines. They get an opportunity to actually watch games and analyse them. They see things they didn't know were there. I think we will see this in Jacob Liddle this year. He's going to have a blinder.

Great to see an optimistic prediction kazoo.

So it definitely was Tannous ...another report had it as the other young Lebanese player ...sorry name escapes me

Yes, was another Lebanese player being presented with his #7 jersey on the weekend (unsure of who).

Tannous is definitely the one injured.

Anjoul did his ACL in July last year playing club he is about 6 months into rehab

Thanks for the update - albeit bad news.

May be back for Flegg from after the first month or two.

 

[ALX22]

Balmain deserved to win, and should have. Far too many dropped balls. Melbourne had probably 60-70% posession in the second half. When we had the ball we looked far better, but their fullback was a little Matty Bowen type. They had a much bigger side, a couple of Asofa Solomona clones but our were certainly getting the job done.
They had lucky tries. Ref had a poor game too but we still should have won. Had a shot at field goal from 45 out on the siren but Saukuru was wide.

We have another smaller guy in the waiting, as potential fullback, named Corey Thomas. Just read an article in the Courier Mail about him. (There's probably a feature online as well).
He was the Langer Cup schoolboys player of the year in 2020, and played five-eigth for Balmain SG Ball on the weekend.
I know it's junior grades. But is noted as being fast, a great defender and can also play lock (in which he played for North's Devils). Apparently signed late last year.
So if anyone's in attendance of the junior rep games, wouldn't mind hearing some feedback on the forum.
It's good to see that our juniors systems are receiving some much needed attention too.

Sad news on Tannous, as I've seen him mentioned a fair few times on here.

Looks like Corey didn't pass the HIA protocols so will be out for a week plus.

 

[balmain boy]

Balmain deserved to win, and should have. Far too many dropped balls. Melbourne had probably 60-70% posession in the second half. When we had the ball we looked far better, but their fullback was a little Matty Bowen type. They had a much bigger side, a couple of Asofa Solomona clones but our were certainly getting the job done.
They had lucky tries. Ref had a poor game too but we still should have won. Had a shot at field goal from 45 out on the siren but Saukuru was wide.

We have another smaller guy in the waiting, as potential fullback, named Corey Thomas. Just read an article in the Courier Mail about him. (There's probably a feature online as well).
He was the Langer Cup schoolboys player of the year in 2020, and played five-eigth for Balmain SG Ball on the weekend.
I know it's junior grades. But is noted as being fast, a great defender and can also play lock (in which he played for North's Devils). Apparently signed late last year.
So if anyone's in attendance of the junior rep games, wouldn't mind hearing some feedback on the forum.
It's good to see that our juniors systems are receiving some much needed attention too.

Sad news on Tannous, as I've seen him mentioned a fair few times on here.

He didn't look that big on the field, but seems to have played well last year.

Anyone have the full article on him?

https://www.couriermail.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=CMWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.couriermail.com.au%2Fquestnews%2Fsport%2Flanger-cup-player-of-the-year-corey-thomas-debuts-for-nrl-club%2Fnews-story%2Fa05b387be6ae3ffbd2b0790fcc0d7ec7&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium

 

[diedpretty]

The 2020 Langer Cup schoolboys rugby league player of the year Corey Thomas made his debut for Wests Tigers affiliate Balmain in Sydney’s SG Ball competition over the weekend.

The Wavell State High School alumni played five-eight in the under 18 competition.

Thomas was voted the Langer Cup’s best player while playing fullback after helping Wavell go undefeated through the home and away season.

But Thomas is versatile, having also shone at lock for the Norths Devils and played five-eight on the weekend.

“No matter what number jersey you give him, he would be willing to have a go because he loves footy,’’ said 2020 Wavell coach Jim Francis.

“It would not matter whether it was jersey No.1, 13 or 6 – as long he was playing footy.’’


Thomas was a strangler when it came to signing with an NRL club, and despite a few clubs circling him, he did not pen a deal with the Tigers until toward the end of 2020.


Part of the reason may have been that he finished the season playing on one leg and was not at his best for half the season.

“He was basically playing on one leg but still wanted to play and he had a lot of heart,’’ Francis said.

“For a smaller bloke, it is a really good thing.’’

While Thomas is not a physical specimen, he is naturally strong and has fantastic timing in defence.

Last season he saved tries both with side-on covering tackles and also with front on defence near the tryline.

His courage and defence is one thing, but Thomas’ asset is his speed.

“He is blessed with speed and an ability to create something out of nothing,’’ Francis said.

“He did that in our campaign. He is a fast and has an ability to create an opportunity when there is nothing go on.’’

Francis said importantly Thomas was also eager to improve his game. “He was always asking for feedback and is willing to improve his game.’’

Off the field he described Thomas as a “character around the group’’ who was enjoying Sydney life.

Thomas joins a small army of players from the six Langer Cup sides having signed with NRL teams including Ryan Rivett (PBC to Cronulla), Xavier Savage (PBC to Raiders), Will Semu (Marsden SHS to Gold Coast), Xavier Va’a (St Mary’s to Broncos), Tom Weaver (PBC to Gold Coast), Evander Tere-Tongotaua (Ipswich SHS to Roosters), Jahream Bula (Keebra Park SHS to Gold Coast), Prinston Esera (Wavell SHS to Raiders), Blake Cesari (St Mary’s to Broncos) and Klese Haas (Keebra Park SHS to Gold Coast).

 

[jadtiger]

Thomas was a strangler when it came to signing with an NRL club, and despite a few clubs circling him, he did not pen a deal with the Tigers until toward the end of 2020.

With that tackling technique i am suprised he didnt go to Melbourne

 

[Geo]

Round 2 Teams

SG Ball
Balmain Tigers
1. Malakhi Donovan 2. Harrison Henson 3. Livai Saukuru 4. Oskar Enasio 5. Trey Peni 6. Rylee Blackhall 7. Christian Jardim 8. Fonua Pole 9. Trent Borthwick 10. Campbell Fisher 11. Henry O'kane 12. Zayn Wilkins 13. Braydon Guyan 14. Cougar Wheeler 15. Vaka Aho 16. Markis Atoa 17. Sione Vaihu 18. Malakai Manoa 19. Ragen Gilbert 20. Jaxson Rahme 21. Samuel Kanaan

Western Suburbs Magpies
1. Jahoiyakira Afoa 2. Alosomu Lolohea 3. Salesa Tavui 4. Alexander Soakai 5. Abiarthur Toi Tuilaepa 6. Bryce Wilson 7. Joshua Parke 8. Tray Lolesio 9. Poasa Telepe 10. Dylan To'o 11. Lomi Saukuru 12. Kitione Kautoga 13. Justin Matamua 14. Jarney Proctor-Harwood 15. Jack Nicholson 16. Jurrado Smith 17. Tamehana Paruru 18. Byron Strickland

Harold Matthews

Balmain Tigers
1. Eddie Markopoulos 2. Jonas Cook 3. Quinton Vaughan 4. Wade Zreika 5. Maxwell Braham 6. Jonathan Ibrahim 7. Levi Conti 8. Tunui Jorgensen 9. Thomas Thelander 10. Elijah Mataale 11. Will Heptonstall 12. Tony Sukkar 13. Liam Aarons 14. Jacob Matta 15. Bayley Meredith 16. Lipina Ata 17. Adam Mehrez 18. Joseph Caracoglia


Western Suburbs Magpies
1. Tajh Colquhoun 2. Faaletino Tavana 3. Solomane Saukuru 4. William Craig 5. Ofele Lene 6. Heath Mason 7. Luke Keppie 8. Jordan Miller 9. Tallyn Da Silva 10. Lachlan Bush 11. Thomas Fisher 12. Masei Tavui 13. Kit Laulilii 14. Bohan Spencer 15. Lotutalosaga Lavilavi 16. Kaisara Tuimauga 17. Connor Fletcher
18. Rielly Smith 19. Teancum Brown 20. Zakauri Clarke 21. Cooper Cross

Tasha Gale Cup

Wests Tigers
1. Jessica Whelan 2. Jayme Willingham 3. Shelby Muir 4. Hope Tevaga 5. Kirra Boland 7. Briana Dean 8. Piper Sutton 9. Ebony Prior 10. Katie Edwards 11. Tehillah Vaeluaga 12. Shondell Akhabue 13. Tiamo Williams 14. Anna Moa 15. Imogen Gobran 16. Eliza Siilata 17. Folau Vaki 18. Georgia Edwards 22. Abbey Riley

 

[Wounded_magpie]

Some mixed results todays for our reps viz:

Harold Matts
Magpies 32 leading the Raiders 10 (2nd half)
Knights 22 beat the Tigers 10

SG Ball
Tigers beat the Knights 26-22
Magpies game to start soon

Laurie Daley cup
Wests tigers macarthur 12 beat the Dragons 10

Andrew johns cup
Wests tigers 16 lost to the Dragons 24

Tarsha Gale
Wests tigers 16 beat the Raiders 10

 

[JC99]

Some mixed results todays for our reps viz:

Harold Matts
Magpies 32 leading the Raiders 10 (2nd half)
Knights 22 beat the Tigers 10

SG Ball
Tigers beat the Knights 26-22
Magpies game to start soon

Laurie Daley cup
Wests tigers macarthur 12 beat the Dragons 10

Andrew johns cup
Wests tigers 16 lost to the Dragons 24

Tarsha Gale
Wests tigers 16 beat the Raiders 10

Magpies have two strong sides this year they won't lose many games I reckon.

 

[Wounded_magpie]

Some mixed results todays for our reps viz:

Harold Matts
Magpies 32 leading the Raiders 10 (2nd half)
Knights 22 beat the Tigers 10

SG Ball
Tigers beat the Knights 26-22
Magpies game to start soon

Laurie Daley cup
Wests tigers macarthur 12 beat the Dragons 10

Andrew johns cup
Wests tigers 16 lost to the Dragons 24

Tarsha Gale
Wests tigers 16 beat the Raiders 10

Magpies have two strong sides this year they won't lose many games I reckon.

I'm curious. The Magpies struggled in recent years. What is the reason for the change in 2021? (albeit we are only two rounds in)

 

[JC99]

Some mixed results todays for our reps viz:

Harold Matts
Magpies 32 leading the Raiders 10 (2nd half)
Knights 22 beat the Tigers 10

SG Ball
Tigers beat the Knights 26-22
Magpies game to start soon

Laurie Daley cup
Wests tigers macarthur 12 beat the Dragons 10

Andrew johns cup
Wests tigers 16 lost to the Dragons 24

Tarsha Gale
Wests tigers 16 beat the Raiders 10

Magpies have two strong sides this year they won't lose many games I reckon.

I'm curious. The Magpies struggled in recent years. What is the reason for the change in 2021? (albeit we are only two rounds in)

They're actually picking players who are good players! Not people's cousins, friends etc. Warren McDonnell was really bad for it thankfully he's gone. They signed lots of good juniors, Hartigan is very big on it

 

[Wounded_magpie]

Some mixed results todays for our reps viz:

Harold Matts
Magpies 32 leading the Raiders 10 (2nd half)
Knights 22 beat the Tigers 10

SG Ball
Tigers beat the Knights 26-22
Magpies game to start soon

Laurie Daley cup
Wests tigers macarthur 12 beat the Dragons 10

Andrew johns cup
Wests tigers 16 lost to the Dragons 24

Tarsha Gale
Wests tigers 16 beat the Raiders 10

Magpies have two strong sides this year they won't lose many games I reckon.

I'm curious. The Magpies struggled in recent years. What is the reason for the change in 2021? (albeit we are only two rounds in)

They're actually picking players who are good players! Not people's cousins, friends etc. Warren McDonnell was really bad for it thankfully he's gone. They signed lots of good juniors, Hartigan is very big on it

That's awesome - thanks

 

[JC99]

Some mixed results todays for our reps viz:

Harold Matts
Magpies 32 leading the Raiders 10 (2nd half)
Knights 22 beat the Tigers 10

SG Ball
Tigers beat the Knights 26-22
Magpies game to start soon

Laurie Daley cup
Wests tigers macarthur 12 beat the Dragons 10

Andrew johns cup
Wests tigers 16 lost to the Dragons 24

Tarsha Gale
Wests tigers 16 beat the Raiders 10

Magpies have two strong sides this year they won't lose many games I reckon.

I'm curious. The Magpies struggled in recent years. What is the reason for the change in 2021? (albeit we are only two rounds in)

They're actually picking players who are good players! Not people's cousins, friends etc. Warren McDonnell was really bad for it thankfully he's gone. They signed lots of good juniors, Hartigan is very big on it

That's awesome - thanks

Raiders getting the better of SG ball at the moment unfortunately 0-16

 

[tony soprano]

Some mixed results todays for our reps viz:

Harold Matts
Magpies 32 leading the Raiders 10 (2nd half)
Knights 22 beat the Tigers 10

SG Ball
Tigers beat the Knights 26-22
Magpies game to start soon

Laurie Daley cup
Wests tigers macarthur 12 beat the Dragons 10

Andrew johns cup
Wests tigers 16 lost to the Dragons 24

Tarsha Gale
Wests tigers 16 beat the Raiders 10

Magpies have two strong sides this year they won't lose many games I reckon.

I'm curious. The Magpies struggled in recent years. What is the reason for the change in 2021? (albeit we are only two rounds in)

They're actually picking players who are good players! Not people's cousins, friends etc. Warren McDonnell was really bad for it thankfully he's gone. They signed lots of good juniors, Hartigan is very big on it

Can anyone else confirm McDonnell is gone???

Some mixed results todays for our reps viz:

Harold Matts
Magpies 32 leading the Raiders 10 (2nd half)
Knights 22 beat the Tigers 10

SG Ball
Tigers beat the Knights 26-22
Magpies game to start soon

Laurie Daley cup
Wests tigers macarthur 12 beat the Dragons 10

Andrew johns cup
Wests tigers 16 lost to the Dragons 24

Tarsha Gale
Wests tigers 16 beat the Raiders 10

Magpies have two strong sides this year they won't lose many games I reckon.

I'm curious. The Magpies struggled in recent years. What is the reason for the change in 2021? (albeit we are only two rounds in)

They're actually picking players who are good players! Not people's cousins, friends etc. Warren McDonnell was really bad for it thankfully he's gone. They signed lots of good juniors, Hartigan is very big on it

Can anyone else confirm McDonnell is gone??

 

[Wounded_magpie]

Some mixed results todays for our reps viz:

Harold Matts
Magpies 32 leading the Raiders 10 (2nd half)
Knights 22 beat the Tigers 10

SG Ball
Tigers beat the Knights 26-22
Magpies game to start soon

Laurie Daley cup
Wests tigers macarthur 12 beat the Dragons 10

Andrew johns cup
Wests tigers 16 lost to the Dragons 24

Tarsha Gale
Wests tigers 16 beat the Raiders 10

Magpies have two strong sides this year they won't lose many games I reckon.

I'm curious. The Magpies struggled in recent years. What is the reason for the change in 2021? (albeit we are only two rounds in)

They're actually picking players who are good players! Not people's cousins, friends etc. Warren McDonnell was really bad for it thankfully he's gone. They signed lots of good juniors, Hartigan is very big on it

Can anyone else confirm McDonnell is gone???

Some mixed results todays for our reps viz:

Harold Matts
Magpies 32 leading the Raiders 10 (2nd half)
Knights 22 beat the Tigers 10

SG Ball
Tigers beat the Knights 26-22
Magpies game to start soon

Laurie Daley cup
Wests tigers macarthur 12 beat the Dragons 10

Andrew johns cup
Wests tigers 16 lost to the Dragons 24

Tarsha Gale
Wests tigers 16 beat the Raiders 10

Magpies have two strong sides this year they won't lose many games I reckon.

I'm curious. The Magpies struggled in recent years. What is the reason for the change in 2021? (albeit we are only two rounds in)

They're actually picking players who are good players! Not people's cousins, friends etc. Warren McDonnell was really bad for it thankfully he's gone. They signed lots of good juniors, Hartigan is very big on it

Can anyone else confirm McDonnell is gone??

He’s LinkedIn profile lists him as recruitment manager West’s Tigers .
Maybe he hasn’t updated it for a while

Some mixed results todays for our reps viz:

Harold Matts
Magpies 32 leading the Raiders 10 (2nd half)
Knights 22 beat the Tigers 10

SG Ball
Tigers beat the Knights 26-22
Magpies game to start soon

Laurie Daley cup
Wests tigers macarthur 12 beat the Dragons 10

Andrew johns cup
Wests tigers 16 lost to the Dragons 24

Tarsha Gale
Wests tigers 16 beat the Raiders 10

Magpies have two strong sides this year they won't lose many games I reckon.

I'm curious. The Magpies struggled in recent years. What is the reason for the change in 2021? (albeit we are only two rounds in)

They're actually picking players who are good players! Not people's cousins, friends etc. Warren McDonnell was really bad for it thankfully he's gone. They signed lots of good juniors, Hartigan is very big on it

Can anyone else confirm McDonnell is gone???

Some mixed results todays for our reps viz:

Harold Matts
Magpies 32 leading the Raiders 10 (2nd half)
Knights 22 beat the Tigers 10

SG Ball
Tigers beat the Knights 26-22
Magpies game to start soon

Laurie Daley cup
Wests tigers macarthur 12 beat the Dragons 10

Andrew johns cup
Wests tigers 16 lost to the Dragons 24

Tarsha Gale
Wests tigers 16 beat the Raiders 10

Magpies have two strong sides this year they won't lose many games I reckon.

I'm curious. The Magpies struggled in recent years. What is the reason for the change in 2021? (albeit we are only two rounds in)

They're actually picking players who are good players! Not people's cousins, friends etc. Warren McDonnell was really bad for it thankfully he's gone. They signed lots of good juniors, Hartigan is very big on it

Can anyone else confirm McDonnell is gone??

He’s LinkedIn profile still has him as a recruitment manager @ Wests Tigers.
Perhaps he hasn’t updated LinkedIn for a while

 

[JC99]

Some mixed results todays for our reps viz:

Harold Matts
Magpies 32 leading the Raiders 10 (2nd half)
Knights 22 beat the Tigers 10

SG Ball
Tigers beat the Knights 26-22
Magpies game to start soon

Laurie Daley cup
Wests tigers macarthur 12 beat the Dragons 10

Andrew johns cup
Wests tigers 16 lost to the Dragons 24

Tarsha Gale
Wests tigers 16 beat the Raiders 10

Magpies have two strong sides this year they won't lose many games I reckon.

I'm curious. The Magpies struggled in recent years. What is the reason for the change in 2021? (albeit we are only two rounds in)

They're actually picking players who are good players! Not people's cousins, friends etc. Warren McDonnell was really bad for it thankfully he's gone. They signed lots of good juniors, Hartigan is very big on it

Can anyone else confirm McDonnell is gone???

Some mixed results todays for our reps viz:

Harold Matts
Magpies 32 leading the Raiders 10 (2nd half)
Knights 22 beat the Tigers 10

SG Ball
Tigers beat the Knights 26-22
Magpies game to start soon

Laurie Daley cup
Wests tigers macarthur 12 beat the Dragons 10

Andrew johns cup
Wests tigers 16 lost to the Dragons 24

Tarsha Gale
Wests tigers 16 beat the Raiders 10

Magpies have two strong sides this year they won't lose many games I reckon.

I'm curious. The Magpies struggled in recent years. What is the reason for the change in 2021? (albeit we are only two rounds in)

They're actually picking players who are good players! Not people's cousins, friends etc. Warren McDonnell was really bad for it thankfully he's gone. They signed lots of good juniors, Hartigan is very big on it

Can anyone else confirm McDonnell is gone??

He was here, went to dogs, came back and now he's gone again. Heard it off someone who's in the know

 

[Geo]

Warren is still here..

 

[Tiger5150]

Cant be specific, but I have not a lot of confidence in Warren. Glad Hartigan is here.