Round 8 State Cup Team

[Milky]

Wentworthville V Wests Tigers
Ringrose Park, Sunday 26 April
3:00pm
Referee: Liam Nicholls Touch Judges: Michael Laverty, Mitchell Stone

MAGPIES: 1 ADAM QUINLAN 2 BEN CROOKS 3 RYAN MORGAN 4 VAI TOUTAI 5 FABIAN GOODALL 6 RYAN MATTERSON 7 LUKE KELLY 8 DANIEL ALVARO 9 LIONEL O'MALLY 10 PAULI PAULI 11 DANNY HOWARD 12 TEPAI MOEROA 13 CODY NELSON 14 SAM GORMAN 15 FRED PAKUTOA 17 BEAU HENRY 22 TANIELA LASALO

TIGERS: 1 SHANNON MCDONNELL 2 KEITH LULIA 3 NATHAN MILONE 4 TIM MOLTZEN 5 KURTIS ROWE 6 PENANI MANUMALEALII 7 JOSH DRINKWATER (C) 8 JORDAN GRANT 9 JOEL LUANI 10 MICHAEL BULLOCK 11 LAMAR LIOLEVAVE 12 ASIPELI FINE 13 BRENDEN SANTI 14 MANAIA CHERRINGTON 15 WES LOLO 16 SALESI FUNAKI 17 SITALEKI AKAUOLA COACH PAUL FLETCHER

 

[bp_tiger]

Wentworthville V Wests Tigers
Ringrose Park, Sunday 26 April
3:00pm
Referee: Liam Nicholls Touch Judges: Michael Laverty, Mitchell Stone

MAGPIES: 1 ADAM QUINLAN 2 BEN CROOKS 3 RYAN MORGAN 4 VAI TOUTAI 5 FABIAN GOODALL 6 RYAN MATTERSON 7 LUKE KELLY 8 DANIEL ALVARO 9 LIONEL O'MALLY 10 PAULI PAULI 11 DANNY HOWARD 12 TEPAI MOEROA 13 CODY NELSON 14 SAM GORMAN 15 FRED PAKUTOA 17 BEAU HENRY 22 TANIELA LASALO

TIGERS: 1 SHANNON MCDONNELL 2 KEITH LULIA 3 NATHAN MILONE 4 TIM MOLTZEN 5 KURTIS ROWE 6 PENANI MANUMALEALII 7 JOSH DRINKWATER (C) 8 JORDAN GRANT 9 JOEL LUANI 10 MICHAEL BULLOCK 11 LAMAR LIOLEVAVE 12 ASIPELI FINE 13 BRENDEN SANTI 14 MANAIA CHERRINGTON 15 WES LOLO 16 SALESI FUNAKI 17 SITALEKI AKAUOLA COACH PAUL FLETCHER

fletchers joking, his best players are on the bench and the backs are woeful.

 

[Milky]

Easier to read

1\. Shannon McDonnell
2\. Keith Lulia
3\. Nathan Milone
4\. Tim Moltzen
5\. Kurtis Rowe
6\. Penani Manumalealii
7\. Josh Drinkwater (capt.)
8\. Jordan Grant
9\. Joel Luani
10\. Michael Bullock
11\. Lamar Liolevave
12\. Asipeli Fine
13\. Brenden Santi

Interchange:
14\. Manaia Cherrington
15\. Wes Lolo
16\. Salesi Funaki
17\. Sitaleki Akauola
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Not one prop on the bench…what if a few go down in firsts...

 

[Guest]

Hopefully Milone comes through unscathed. I fear another loss coming up though.

 

[GoldXR50Leroy]

Why is Luani the starting hooker and not Cherrington?, it's time a few players stepped up their game otherwise our NRL side is going to trot out the same players week after week.

 

[Gray]

They should be shifting fine out to the centres and starting any of those bench 2nd rowers. Then bring a prop onto the bench. Is there any chance of Graham making a return at all?

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[VanillaThunder]

Out for the season isn't he?

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[Guest]

Out for the season isn't he?

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Unfortunately yes.

 

[Tiger_In_The_Gong]

They should be shifting fine out to the centres and starting any of those bench 2nd rowers. Then bring a prop onto the bench. Is there any chance of Graham making a return at all?

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That would help the balance of this team but i think youll find Fine is now considered a back rower. Personally i prefer him in the backrow and wouldnt be surprised if he is next in line for a call up.

 

[Gray]

Out for the season isn't he?

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Unfortunately yes.

Damn, was hoping there would be a chance of a late season return.

If he has strung together most of the NSW cup season this year, think he would've pushed past Buchanan on the hierarchy for first grade?

 

[Gray]

They should be shifting fine out to the centres and starting any of those bench 2nd rowers. Then bring a prop onto the bench. Is there any chance of Graham making a return at all?

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That would help the balance of this team but i think youll find Fine is now considered a back rower. Personally i prefer him in the backrow and wouldnt be surprised if he is next in line for a call up.

You put him above Sita and Lamar?
he's got a bit of toe for a 2nd rower then, but as Gus says 'speed is power!'

 

[Tiger_In_The_Gong]

Im starting to think that way. He has a real calmness and stability about him. The type of thing you go chasing a Beau Scott for.

We need that type of player in the top grade.

The other two players you mentioned though i like a lot.

 

[Gray]

Could be a good replacement in that 14 jersey for Halatau then? Although Halatau is going solid and adds that hooker dimension.

The aggression of the other two is definitely their attraction, although it can be their downfall aswell. Looking forward to seeing how Lamar develops.

 

[Milky]

They should be shifting fine out to the centres and starting any of those bench 2nd rowers. Then bring a prop onto the bench. Is there any chance of Graham making a return at all?

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That would help the balance of this team but i think youll find Fine is now considered a back rower. Personally i prefer him in the backrow and wouldnt be surprised if he is next in line for a call up.

You put him above Sita and Lamar?
he's got a bit of toe for a 2nd rower then, but as Gus says 'speed is power!'

kyle turner type player?

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[Tiger_In_The_Gong]

Could be a good replacement in that 14 jersey for Halatau then? Although Halatau is going solid and adds that hooker dimension.

The aggression of the other two is definitely their attraction, although it can be their downfall aswell. Looking forward to seeing how Lamar develops.

Lovett and Buchanan seem most under pressure.

 

[cktiger]

Could be a good replacement in that 14 jersey for Halatau then? Although Halatau is going solid and adds that hooker dimension.

The aggression of the other two is definitely their attraction, although it can be their downfall aswell. Looking forward to seeing how Lamar develops.

**Lovett and Buchanan seem most under pressure.**

Couldn't agree more.
Cant help but think Lawrence was headed for the back row - but Nofo's new injury put it on the backburner.
I like both guys but Lovett is not quite ready yet and Buchanan seems to have gone backwards.

 

[Gray]

Could be a good replacement in that 14 jersey for Halatau then? Although Halatau is going solid and adds that hooker dimension.

The aggression of the other two is definitely their attraction, although it can be their downfall aswell. Looking forward to seeing how Lamar develops.

**Lovett and Buchanan seem most under pressure.**

Couldn't agree more.
Cant help but think Lawrence was headed for the back row - but Nofo's new injury put it on the backburner.
I like both guys but Lovett is not quite ready yet and Buchanan seems to have gone backwards.

Yeah, definitely think Lovett has got a future in first grade. But is looking a bit out of place in that 12 jersey at present.

 

[Sabre]

That Wenty team is bloody good.
Quinlan, Kelly, Pauli, Moeroa. 4 very handy players to have in your reserve grade side.

 

[bp_tiger]

watch out for young JORDAN GRANT think this kid can step up if not this year then next year, has a high work rate and can tackle, could even make a good backrower. now we are starting to see the results of letting so many forwards go at the start of the year, lamar is a shadow of what he was last year needs to go back to the u20s as does funaki, but he has been played out of position.

 

[balmain boy]

7 backrowers in that 17\. There's just no balance. Pick the best back rowers and make the rest play ron massey or nyc.

I actually think Lamar might benefit from a couple of weeks in NYC. He seems to have lost his mojo and playing against lesser opponents for a full 80 mins might not only give all our backrowers more game time, but let him dominate and get some confidence.

The backs look awful. No pace, little skill. This side will struggle to make the 8.

How much is Taylor experimenting, how much is Fletcher pissing around?