Wests Tigers side for Round 1

[Discussion_Bot]

Wests Tigers this afternoon announced their side to take on Manly at the Sydney Football Stadium on Monday.

1\. Tim Moltzen
2\. Lote Tuqiri
3\. Blake Ayshford
4\. Chris Lawrence
5\. Beau Ryan
6\. Benji Marshall
7\. Robert Lui
8\. Bryce Gibbs
9\. Robbie Farah
10\. Keith Galloway
11\. Liam Fulton
12\. Gareth Ellis
13\. Chris Heighington

14\. Jason Cayless
15\. Junior Moors
16\. Mark Flanagan
17\. Daniel Fitzhenry

Meanwhile Manly announced their side for the match:

1\. Brett Stewart
2\. Michael Robertson
3\. Tony Williams
4\. Steve Matai
5\. David Williams
6\. Jamie Lyon ©
7\. Kieran Foran
8\. Jason King (c)
9\. Matt Ballin
10\. Josh Perry
11\. Anthony Watmough
12\. Chris Bailey
13\. Glenn Stewart

14\. Terence Seu Seu
15\. Brent Kite
16\. George Rose
17\. Shane Rodney

 

[system]

Tigers side is up

Flanagan and Fitzy both on the bench.

Otherwise pretty expected

 

[system]

. Tim Moltzen
2\. Lote Tuqiri
3\. Blake Ayshford
4\. Chris Lawrence
5\. Beau Ryan
6\. Benji Marshall
7\. Robert Lui
8\. Bryce Gibbs
9\. Robbie Farah ©
10\. Keith Galloway
11\. Liam Fulton
12\. Gareth Ellis
13\. Chris Heighington

14\. Jason Cayless
15\. Junior Moors
16\. Mark Flanagan
17\. Daniel Fitzhenry

 

[AndTheKungFoSing]

I'm happy… CANNOT WAIT!!!! UP THE TIGERS!!

 

[Danos]

Yep, as expected. No "fireworks" CT…

 

[alex]

Ok can someone tell me what Sheens sees in Fitzhenry that I don't?

Manly have a huge forward pack with two massive blokes on the bench and we carry in two utilities … good to see things around here never change.

Very strong starting side. Looks alot more potent with Tuqiri in there.

 

[Kul]

haha! beat the official site

 

[hybrid_tiger]

Manly's side looks very good on paper, BTW.

We should smash Foran at every opportunity.

 

[ron_burgandy]

i swear sheens picked fitzhenry to get a rise out of us, now im wishing we kept morris or halatau to fill that 17 jersey

 

[bradexl]

Good side.. Welcome Lote.. Strong all round and more than capable of beating manly.. :wink:

 

[Golden]

Very weak bench… the starting 11 is ok though

 

[fergiefurr]

whats the bet for once sheens doesnt leave the back on the bench until the 77th minute

 

[T-REXX]

side looks good… mobile and fast, yet strong...

 

[Tigerpete]

Happy with it. Minus Tuiaki of course but otherwise i wouldn't change much to be honest.

 

[system]

SHEENS NAMES TEAM TO PLAY MANLY
By Wayne Cousins
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Wests Tigers Coach Tim Sheens has named his team to play Manly Sea Eagles in round one of the Telstra Premiership on Monday night, March 15, at 7pm.

Lote Tuqiri, Jason Cayless, Junior Moors and Mark Flanagan will make their Wests Tigers debut. Tuqiri has been named on the wing and will arrive in Sydney from England tomorrow to begin his three-year stint with the club.

New recruits Cayless (St Helens), Moors (Penrith) and Flanagan (Wigan) have been named on the interchange bench.

Liam Fulton and Daniel Fitzhenry will pull on the Wests Tigers jersey again after impressing Sheens following their return from the English Super League. Both played in the 2005 premiership winning Wests Tigers team.

Fulton has been named in the second-row to partner Gareth Ellis while Fitzhenry will fill a utility role off the interchange bench.

Prop Keith Galloway and Tuqiri will play their 100th NRL game.

 

[supercoach]

Flanagan and Fitzy on the bench, would have thought they would have both serve the same purpose, but I think Sheens has picked a pretty good squad. I would have swapped Fitzy or Flanagan with another big forward but maybe its horses for courses and Sheens see the little men doing the damage in the early season games. I really have no complaints, bring monday night on

 

[Sabre]

Why ellis in 12 rather than 11?

 

[AndTheKungFoSing]

haha! beat the official site

Discussionbot gets the scoops! lol

 

[Geo]

This should be good….

Fire Up boys...Smash the Silvertail scum....

 

[shiretiger]

Let's hope The Fitz warms the bench for 78 minutes