WESTS Tigers SC Team v Warriors Rd 2..

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Intrust Super Premiership Team Announcement: Round 2 vs. Warriors

Wests Tigers Media

Tue 8th March, 04:45PM

Wests Tigers Intrust Super Premiership Coach Paul Stringer has named his side to take on the New Zealand Warriors on Saturday, March 12 at Leichhardt Oval.

Following on from an impressive Round 1 win over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles on Saturday, Stringer has named a strong side to take on the Warriors this week, with Jack Buchanan, Jack Littlejohn and Michael Chee Kam all included in the team following their selection in last week’s NRL squad. New recruit Joel Edwards will also make his return from a hamstring injury sustained in the pre-season — coming off the interchange bench alongside rugby union convert Jesse Parahi, who played his first game last week.

Asipeli Fine will again captain the side as Wests Tigers look to continue their undefeated start when they kick off against the Warriors at 3:30pm AEDT at Leichhardt Oval.

See Wests Tigers Intrust Super Premiership side to take on the Warriors in Round 2 below!

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1\. Watson Heleta
2\. Josh Addo-Carr
3\. Nathan Milone
4\. Michael Chee Kam
5\. Chance Peni
6\. Jack Littlejohn
7\. Josh Drinkwater
8\. Jack Buchanan
9\. Jacob Liddle
10\. Dallas Graham
11\. Tyler Cassel
12\. Asipeli Fine (capt.)
13\. Rod Griffin

Interchange:
14\. Jeremy Marshall-King
15\. Joel Edwards
16\. Lamar Liolevave
17\. Jesse Parahi
18\. Jackson Williams

Coach: Paul Stringer
http://www.weststigers.com.au/content/tigers/club/news/2016/03/08/intrust_super_premie.html
 
@Goose said:
Is Madness still with us…long way down the list
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Gone back to Qld Goose..

Glad they are playing Chee-Kam and Buchanan in this game…Riding the pine and 18th man duties can't substitute for match fitness...says a lot about the strength of the back row in SC that Chee-Kam is named in the centres....
 
That's a very strong looking SC side. Good to see Liolevave holding his bench spot at least.
 
Why wouldn't have we played against the Warriors last week in SC and Manly this week? I know it's not a big deal but just confusing what goes on in the heads of the people that run the game sometimes :crazy
 
@Geo. said:
@Goose said:
Is Madness still with us…long way down the list

Gone back to Qld Goose..

Glad they are playing Chee-Kam and Buchanan in this game…Riding the pine and 18th man duties can't substitute for match fitness...says a lot about the strength of the back row in SC that Chee-Kam is named in the centres....
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All Geo's fault Goose

Geo didn't keep the faith with the Avatar and Billy lost the faith in our supporters …...
 
@tigermac88 said:
Why wouldn't have we played against the Warriors last week in SC and Manly this week? I know it's not a big deal but just confusing what goes on in the heads of the people that run the game sometimes :crazy
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It's true. I know comp numbers vary and there's home and away considerations but it seems common sense to swap them
 
Anyone know how Parahi went last week? I note he is back to the bench this week. Appears Cassell, Fine & griffin are all ranked ahead of him
 
@Harvey said:
Anyone know how Parahi went last week? I note he is back to the bench this week. Appears Cassell, Fine & griffin are all ranked ahead of him
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As I said in last week's match thread, he was average. Probably only played about 25 mins then went off and maybe came back on at the end of the match. A couple of nice hits but not sure whether it was injury or what, but he didn't get a lot of gametime considering it was his first league match in 10 years (or however long it was). Still a long way from first grade.
 
Match Report: Intrust Super Premiership Round 2 vs. Warriors

Dan Talintyre
Sat 12th March, 04:48PM

Wests Tigers have gone down to the New Zealand Warriors 44-6 in their Round 2 Intrust Super Premiership NSW clash this afternoon at Leichhardt Oval.

Having lost five-eighth Jack Littlejohn to a training injury during the week, Wests Tigers struggled to build any ascendency in the opening 40 minutes due to a number of handling errors — heading into the half-time sheds down 20-0\. And despite an improved second half effort from Paul Stringer’s side, it wasn’t enough to stop the momentum of the Warriors, who pulled away in the second half to record a dominant 38-point victory in the end.

After a tight opening start which saw both teams struggle to find any rhythm in the blistering heat, it was the Warriors who eventually opened the scoring in the 16th minute when Matt Allwood crashed over out wide off a short ball from Ata Hingano.

Hingano was unable to convert from the left wing, leaving the score at 4-0.

Wests Tigers should have taken the lead in the 21st minute when a break from Jeremy Marshall-King saw the playmaker in space, but his pass on the inside to Josh Drinkwater went to ground —10 metres out from the Warriors line with no defender in front of him.

That error would prove costly for the home side as the Warriors were able to work the ball down-field, and off the back of another error, cross for their second try in the 24th minute when hooker Jazz Tevaga darted over to make the score 10-0.

Warriors captain Ali Lauititi crashed over in the 33rd minute to extend the Warriors’ lead to 16-0 following Hingano’s conversion, with Wests Tigers desperate to get on the board before the break. However, their enthusiasm just before half-time put them even further behind, with Konrad Hurrell picked up a loose ball 20m out from his line before offloading to Viliami Kaveinga, who raced away to score in the corner and make it 20-0.

After losing Joel Edwards to injury in the opening set of the second half, Wests Tigers found themselves even further behind on the scoreboard in the 45th minute when Jonathan Wright put a kick in behind Peni for winger Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad to score in the corner.

Hingano converted from the sideline to extend the visitors’ advantage to 26-0.

Allwood grabbed his second try in the 51st minute when he got on the outside of his man to break free down the left wing, before stepping back on the inside to get the ball down, despite the best efforts of Wests Tigers fullback Watson Heleta in the in-goal.

Another simple conversion for Hingano took the Warriors’ lead to 32-0.

Wests Tigers would finally get themselves on the scoreboard in the 59th minute through a wonderful piece of individual skill from young hooker Jacob Liddle.

Taking off from 60m out, Liddle beat both markers and then rounded the fullback to score under the posts, giving Drinkwater a simple conversion to reduce the Warriors’ margin to 32-6.

However, the visitors would quickly restore their 32-point advatage in the 62nd minute when Pat Sipley crashed over next to the posts to take the score out to 38-6.

Albert Vete would extend the Warriors' lead even further in the 74th minute when he charged on to a good short ball, with Hingano's conversion pushing the score to 44-6.

Despite a few late chances for the home side, that would be how the score remained at full-time, handing Wests Tigers their first loss of the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership season.

FULL TIME — New Zealand Warriors 44 (Allwood 2, Tevaga, Lauititi, Kaveinga, Nicoll-Klokstad, Sipley, Vete tries; Hingano 6/8 goals) def. Wests Tigers 6 (Liddle tries; Drinkwater 1/1 goals)
 
Well that result comes as somewhat of a shock. Plenty of work to do and Edwards sounds like he'll be missing more time again now.
 
I went to the game, Edwards took a head knock after coming on but did return later. He looked in need of the run and will need a few more games to get some match fitness. The team just made too many errors, and the Warriors were a big side and thrived with so much ball. It was one of those games the Tigers boys will just need to get out of their system quickly, not much went right but the effort was there. Addo-Carr certainly looks like a guy who would thrive on the end of a good backline and playing behind a good pack. He can save a try too with his speed. Parahi goes hard, I think he can push on if he has a good run without injury. Jacob Liddle is still a teenager but he's going to be very good. Not sure what the club will do in regards to the hooking position next season but Liddle will definately be staking a claim. Not sure what his contract details are either but the club needs to tie him up now for at least another two years.
 
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