tigermac88
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The love affair with Malone and Lovett seems set to continue this year
Team Announcement: NRL Trial vs. Storm
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tig_prmz
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wow the team doesn't fill me with much confidence at all.. even considering the injuries.
just like 2015, all depennds on teddy
just like 2015, all depennds on teddy
Match Preview: NRL Trial vs. Storm
Dan Talintyre (Twitter: @dantalintyre)
Fri 12th February, 02:34PM
After a long off-season break, Wests Tigers will finally take the field for their first NRL trial match of 2016 this Saturday when they take on the Melbourne Storm.
Having been knocked out in disappointing fashion in the group stage of last weekend’s NRL Auckland Nines tournament, Coach Jason Taylor has named a strong squad to travel to the Sunshine Coast, with the likes of Mitchell Moses, Luke Brooks, Robbie Farah, Tim Grant and David Nofoaluma all set for their first hit-out of the new year.
New recruits Jordan Rankin, Josh Aloiai and Jesse Parahi have also been named to feature alongside 10 players who took the field at Eden Park last weekend for the Nines.
The same cannot be said for Melbourne, who despite naming several players from their Nines squad, will still be without a host of big-name players including Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Jesse Bromwich Cooper Cronk and Cameron Munster for Saturday’s trial.
Kenny Bromwich will captain the team from the back-row, with Ben Hampton, Tim Glasby and Jordan McLean to feature at some point off the interchange bench.
Having won both of their trial matches in 2015 under Jason Taylor, Wests Tigers will be looking to continue their strong pre-season form this weekend and build some momentum heading into next weekend’s trial match at Campbelltown against Cronulla — something which Taylor alluded to when asked about his thoughts on the trial.
“We’ve done some really good work in training, with plenty of opposed sessions — which aim at putting us under the pressure of game situations — but there’s nothing like actually playing an opposition team to get you prepared,” Taylor said.
“Coming up against a strong side like the Melbourne Storm will give us a much better feel for how things are going once we get this game under our belt.”
“I know the players are really keen to get back out on the field and put in to action what we have worked on over the past few months at training.
“I’m looking forward to seeing a lot of the new guys in our squad this year, particularly some of those new recruits who will get their first run of the year this weekend.”
With no live stream of television coverage of the match available, the best place to keep track of all the scores and details from the match is to follow Wests Tigers on Twitter.
The match will kickoff at 5:15pm normal time (6:15pm Mickey Mouse time), with a full match report, highlights and post-match reaction on http://www.weststigers.com.au after full-time.
http://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2016/02/12/match_preview_nrl_tr.html
Dan Talintyre (Twitter: @dantalintyre)
Fri 12th February, 02:34PM
After a long off-season break, Wests Tigers will finally take the field for their first NRL trial match of 2016 this Saturday when they take on the Melbourne Storm.
Having been knocked out in disappointing fashion in the group stage of last weekend’s NRL Auckland Nines tournament, Coach Jason Taylor has named a strong squad to travel to the Sunshine Coast, with the likes of Mitchell Moses, Luke Brooks, Robbie Farah, Tim Grant and David Nofoaluma all set for their first hit-out of the new year.
New recruits Jordan Rankin, Josh Aloiai and Jesse Parahi have also been named to feature alongside 10 players who took the field at Eden Park last weekend for the Nines.
The same cannot be said for Melbourne, who despite naming several players from their Nines squad, will still be without a host of big-name players including Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Jesse Bromwich Cooper Cronk and Cameron Munster for Saturday’s trial.
Kenny Bromwich will captain the team from the back-row, with Ben Hampton, Tim Glasby and Jordan McLean to feature at some point off the interchange bench.
Having won both of their trial matches in 2015 under Jason Taylor, Wests Tigers will be looking to continue their strong pre-season form this weekend and build some momentum heading into next weekend’s trial match at Campbelltown against Cronulla — something which Taylor alluded to when asked about his thoughts on the trial.
“We’ve done some really good work in training, with plenty of opposed sessions — which aim at putting us under the pressure of game situations — but there’s nothing like actually playing an opposition team to get you prepared,” Taylor said.
“Coming up against a strong side like the Melbourne Storm will give us a much better feel for how things are going once we get this game under our belt.”
“I know the players are really keen to get back out on the field and put in to action what we have worked on over the past few months at training.
“I’m looking forward to seeing a lot of the new guys in our squad this year, particularly some of those new recruits who will get their first run of the year this weekend.”
With no live stream of television coverage of the match available, the best place to keep track of all the scores and details from the match is to follow Wests Tigers on Twitter.
The match will kickoff at 5:15pm normal time (6:15pm Mickey Mouse time), with a full match report, highlights and post-match reaction on http://www.weststigers.com.au after full-time.
http://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2016/02/12/match_preview_nrl_tr.html
NOTE…THERE IS NO LIVE STREAM FOR THIS TRIAL...
Storm Side…
Melbourne Storm
1\. Tony Tumusa
2\. Richie Kennar
3\. Cheyse Blair
4\. Curtis Scott
5\. Jeremy Hawkins
6\. Scott Drinkwater
7\. Brodie Croft
8\. Matt White
9\. Nafe Seluini
10\. Christian Welch
11\. Felise Kaufusi
12\. Kenny Bromwich (c)
13\. Mark Nicholls
Interchange:
14\. Ben Hampton
15\. Tim Glasby
16\. Dean Britt
17\. Jordan McLean
18\. Joe Stimson
19\. Nelson Asofa-Solomona
20\. Francis Tualau
21\. Young Tonumaipea
22\. Michael Kai
23\. Matt Grieve
24\. Jake Turpin
25\. Billy Walters
Melbourne Storm
1\. Tony Tumusa
2\. Richie Kennar
3\. Cheyse Blair
4\. Curtis Scott
5\. Jeremy Hawkins
6\. Scott Drinkwater
7\. Brodie Croft
8\. Matt White
9\. Nafe Seluini
10\. Christian Welch
11\. Felise Kaufusi
12\. Kenny Bromwich (c)
13\. Mark Nicholls
Interchange:
14\. Ben Hampton
15\. Tim Glasby
16\. Dean Britt
17\. Jordan McLean
18\. Joe Stimson
19\. Nelson Asofa-Solomona
20\. Francis Tualau
21\. Young Tonumaipea
22\. Michael Kai
23\. Matt Grieve
24\. Jake Turpin
25\. Billy Walters
Parahi injured an ankle on that stupid bloody hick Ground on the Sunshine Coast…Unlikely starter tomorrow night...
westTAHger
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No. 16 for Storm, Dean Britt, is he any relation to Darren Britt ?
MacDougall
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Yikes we should put 80 on them
@Sabre said:
Parahi is still a possibility, don't count him out.
They're making a call on it tomorrow but he's feeling ok at the moment.
Watch this space.
G
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@MacDougall said:
Doubt it, the Storm won't roll over easily.
@willow said:
We should smash them on paper, which is historically when we get complacent and end up losing…hopefully the pressure for positions fires them all up and we see effort and commitment all over the park. Trial or not the team needs to get a winning feeling about them.
foreveratiger
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Experimenting with positions is what trials is all about, but no injuries is the order of the Day.
@Geo. said:
Hmmmm….