Tigers team to take on West Illawarra

@helmesy said:
I thought Lincoln Port was very good.

Reddy tried hard, is big and strong and I think will be there in round one.

Grant didn't look out of place despite getting put into touch once.

The big number 23 (don't know his name) also impressed.

Overall it was just a scratchy sort of performance especially from the forwards.

By the way, I cant understand how we ended up playing at this facility - dreadful, no seating whatsoever, poor playing surface - don't know why we couldn't have just played down the road at Campbelltown Stadium.
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23 was Francis Tuigamala, apparently we picked him up from the Newtown jets,
And yes the venue was a bit ordinary
 
@black and white tiger said:
@helmesy said:
I thought Lincoln Port was very good.

Reddy tried hard, is big and strong and I think will be there in round one.

Grant didn't look out of place despite getting put into touch once.

The big number 23 (don't know his name) also impressed.

Overall it was just a scratchy sort of performance especially from the forwards.

By the way, I cant understand how we ended up playing at this facility - dreadful, no seating whatsoever, poor playing surface - don't know why we couldn't have just played down the road at Campbelltown Stadium.

23 was Francis Tuigamala, apparently we picked him up from the Newtown jets,
And yes the venue was a bit ordinary
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Thanks B&W - Francis is one to watch.
 
I find it interesting Grant played on the right. I may be wrong, but i think he mainly played on the left for eastwood.
 
JOHN GRANT SCORES A TRY IN TRIAL WIN
4/02/2012 6:00:18 PM

New Wests Tigers winger John Grant scored a try in his first senior game of rugby league at Milton Park, Ingleburn today.

Grant had a solid game for Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers in a trial against Wests Illawarra.

Fijian winger Mareeka Koroibete scored two tries in the 6 tries to 3 win win over Wests Illawarra. No goal kicks were taken.

New Wests Tigers recruits in centre Joel Reddy (Parramatta), five-eighth Dane Chisholm (Melbourne Storm) and prop Jack Spencer (Salford) also lined up for for Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers.

All Balmain players got through the game injury free.

Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers team
1 Linc Port
2 John Grant
3 Sean Meaney
4 Joel Reddy
5 Tim Simona
6 Dane Chisholm
7 Jacob Miller
8 Junior Moors
9 Nathan Waters
10 Jack Spencer
11 Josh Davis
12 Shaun Spence
13 Alan Schirnack

Interchange
14 Marika Koroibete
15 Mundarra Weldon
16 Mosese Fotuaika
17 Marc Russell
23 Francis Tuigamala
24 Ava Seumanufagai
 
It would cost $2000 just to play at ctown.. But i guess playing on a dodgy pitch would be risky
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@king sirro said:
I find it interesting Grant played on the right. I may be wrong, but i think he mainly played on the left for eastwood.
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Your right Sirro, he did play on the left for Eastwood.
The fact that he played the whole game on the right, I'd have to imagine that's were Sheens'y has him pencilled in to play.
He went OK too

I wonder what 'Beau knows'
 
@helmesy said:
Looking forward to it - hopefully the rain eases up a bit.

Will get some video footage to share with the people who cant make it.
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Was that you with the video camera set up on the half way line? I parked my car with my daughter there and noticed a few people there and someone had the video camera set up.
 
@BRET said:
@helmesy said:
Looking forward to it - hopefully the rain eases up a bit.

Will get some video footage to share with the people who cant make it.

Was that you with the video camera set up on the half way line? I parked my car with my daughter there and noticed a few people there and someone had the video camera set up.
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I saw the guy that your talking about Bret,
I must have been right next door to you.

Helmesy's footage looks like it was taken from behind the goal line..!
 
Francis 23 played good but needs much more fitness. He is a beast and is the biggest (fattest) player I have seen in years. He makes George Rose look like Mat BOWEN.
Linc Port was good, he is gonna be a star, very classy. Marika was solid. Junior Moors looked fit.

The ground was a disgrace.

The game wasn't much better.

The clumps of grass on the field, the steam and humidity and the long uncut grass on the Hill was terrible. They should just play double headers with Wests Magpies at either Cambo or Leichhardt equally.
 
@helmesy said:
The Balmain Tigers have beaten Wests Illawarra five tries to three in a trial match played at Milton Park, Ingleburn.

Under warm and sunny skies the Tigers looked very rusty with a number of opportunities missed thanks to dropped balls and forward passes.

Wests Illawarra tried hard and in many ways were probably the better team on the day.

The game can be viewed here -

First quarter - http://youtu.be/SYWuEs9_t7Y

Second quarter - http://youtu.be/ufm1riJOHiA

Third quarter - http://youtu.be/_8gxtbD2BLY

Fourth quarter - http://youtu.be/PKLBVoSWh18
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You are a champion Helmsey! Thank you for doing this! BIG rep points
 
Guys John grant was fullback for Eastwood

lol at discussion about which side he played on at Eastwood
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Admittedly i only watched games on the ABC but in every game i saw Eastwood play Grant was on the left wing.
 
Grant played almost exclusively left wing for Eastwood (in first grade anyway).

He however played fullback for Country and in Colts (well at least the game I saw)

Seems a solid start
 
Sounds like we have lots of good backs that will be debuting/club debuting either this year or next

Tedesco
Koroibete
Reddy
Port
Grant

We cant fit all these guys into the team
 
Great stuff helmesy…did anyone in particular stand for you ?
 
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