Western Suburbs trial team named

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1’— TRY TIME! Jacob Liddle goes short to Josh Aloiai and he spins and finds his way over under the posts! [ ~~@~~ **Gambletyson21** ](https://twitter.com/Gambletyson21) converts and it’s an early 6-0 lead in today’s trial.
 
14’— TRY TIME! Jacob Liddle scoots from 10m out and shows great pace to break through the line and score. Gamble can’t convert and it’s 10-0
 
Not sure how strong the bulldogs ISP team is but we were very dominant in first 20\. Dare I say it but we look exceptionally fit.
Liddle too good for ISP.
 
49'— Good defence from Kane Bradley down the left edge as a one-on-one tackle takes the Bulldogs into touch and saves a try. Our boys still in control of this one, up 14-0.
 
@LeichhardtTiger said:
He is HUGE and played Centre for the recent Schoolboys tour of the UK
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This is a trait that has been avoided in recruitment …

We need big boys in the squad.
 
Because many still seem sensitive around old roots. Magpies playing in Tigers jerseys would upset some - there were two magpies blokes at the game not too happy with the change in jersey. This old chestnut seems to stir emotions on the forum.
Personally I wish our ISP team was a Wests Tigers team but I fully support our Magpies team.
Most importantly, I hope they regularly play before main game.
 
He was fast too. We didn't have very creative centres in Fonua and McIntyre but outside Masters he'd go well. Defended well. Both the wingers were big and fast.
 
Didn't seem that way. Wests were in control for entire 4 quarters. My standouts were Liddle, Mikalele, Talua and Bradley on the wings, Mcqueen tried hard. Liddle probably the standout. Farah, Twal, Nofa, Marsters and Chee Sam in the stands.
 
@Tiger_Steve said:
Most importantly, I hope they regularly play before main game.
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Story in the Telegraph today about Bankwest Stadium having curtain raisers for Parra games so hopefully for ours too.
 
@Tiger_Steve said:
I hope so. Did they specify the game? Could be touch footy - that was riveting last year😜
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Intrust Super Cup and Jersey Flegg, I actually really enjoyed the Touch Footy last year, but I'm a bit of a Touch Footy nut. I'd like to see it continue, but not at the expense of genuine curtain raisers. I actually see touch as the perfect fill in for the hour break we currently have between reserves and first grades.
 
Dogs had a week team due to their trial with Canberra. We were in complete control but never pushed too hard. Weather was very challenging - windy and a slippery surface from the rain we've had.

Summary:

Smith - Solid in defence, positioned well in receiving kicks, chimed in to a few backline movements both running and passing. Set up one try with a ball to the winger. Very promising. 8

Bradley - Didn't get much ball but looked solid when called upon in his first outing on the wing. 6.5

Fonua - Wasn't involved much. Few missed tackles and errors, a couple fop strong carries. 5

McIntyre - Fairly invisible, but solid in defence. 6

Talau - excellent. Ran the ball hard, crunching defence, a good offload and looked dangerous every time he touched it. For a play-maker playing his first game on the wing he was outstanding. A few miscommunications with Smith taking bombs but that comes down to lack of practice 8

Gamble - got a few repeat sets, made a couple of strong runs. Wasn't tested in defence. Played in the centres for most of the second half. 7

Madden - Very strong showing from the kid. Was barking orders and organising his team mates. Getting them in a huddle to set out the game plan. For an 18 year old stepping up from SG ball was very impressive. Got stuck in defence without any issues, kicking game was good. Got a couple of repeat sets and tried a few chips to the wing which went backwards with the wind. 8

Aloiai - Ran hard for 10 mins, scored a powerful try then dropped away, made a couple of silly mistakes. 6.5

Liddle - Played really well until subbed at 70 mins. Scored a try, set one up, kept the markers guessing. Good service, good defence. Best player on the park. 9

Mikaele - Our best forward, alwasy a handful, made great metres and got some quality offloads away (unlike Fonua and Aloiai). 8

Garner - Went ok, solid in defence, didn't get much chance with the ball, made one half bust. Got yet another concussion which is concerning. 6.5

McQueen - A much better performance than what he dished up in NSW Cup last year. Good effort, some strong carries, solid in defence. 7

Rochow - Invisible. 4

Aupouri - Came on in second half at 5/8\. A number of poor options taken. Poor kicking game.

Clark - Solid and tried a bit but made no impact in attack or defence.

Henry - Shaved his head so i didn't recognise him. Didn't get a lot of gametime but ran hard.

The others didn't get much game time so can't comment too much.

A decent hit out against a fairly week opponent. We should have won by more but weren't throwing the ball around much due to the wind.

Robbie, Matterson and Twal were there supporting their team mates. First half both teams were playing in white jerseys, one with blue trim one with black trim so we changed jerseys to black and orange in the second half.
 
Guess who recommended Oliver Clark to Ivan Cleary/Wests Tigers? It was Gus Gould. It's about time Wests Tigers became street smart instead of the NRL puppets.
 
The club actually notified the official magpie group and the fanatics on facebook with an explanation about the jerseys prior to the game. Very proactive by the club to avoid what you call a meltdown. Most people on both groups had no problem with the decision.
 
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