Wests Tigers Team v Manly..

[Geo]

All the Round 7 team news!
Author
Dan Talintyre
Timestamp
Tue 20 Apr 2021, 04:00 PM

Wests Tigers Coach Michael Maguire has named his 21-man squad face the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles on ANZAC Day this Sunday at Bankwest Stadium.

The match is the first time since 2004 that Wests Tigers will play on ANZAC Day, with Maguire's side looking to bounce back from their last-start defeat in Round 6.

After an impressive NRL debut, Jake Simpkin has retained his place in the side and will start the match at hooker with Moses Mbye named on the bench as a utility.

Local junior Alex Seyfarth is the new face on the bench as he replaces Thomas Mikaele, with the 22-year-old set for his first game of the year after playing four games in his rookie 2020 season.

Michael Chee Kam also starts in the centres in place of the injured Asu Kepaoa — who is out for the season after suffering a torn ACL last weekend — while Joey Leilua returns from concussion and has been named in the reserves.

Following another strong game for the club’s Knock-On Effect NSW Cup side, Tom Amone is the other player named in the reserves to round out the 21-man squad. Western Suburbs Magpies will feature as the curtain-raiser on Sunday, with Ben Gardiner’s side looking to extend their winning streak to five games in a row as they face the Blacktown-Workers Sea Eagles at 11:20am.

Wests Tigers defeated the Sea Eagles 52-18 in their pre-season trial match earlier this year at Leichhardt Oval, and have won five of their last six regular season games against Manly.
1 Daine Laurie
2 David Nofoaluma
3 James Roberts
4 Michael Chee Kam
5 Tommy Talau
6 Adam Doueihi
7 Luke Brooks
8 James Tamou
9 Jake Simpkin
10 Stefano Utoikamanu
11 Joe Ofahengaue
12 Luciano Leilua
13 Alex Twal

14 Moses Mbye
15 Luke Garner
16 Alex Seyfarth
17 Zane Musgrove

18 Jacob Liddle
19 Thomas Mikaele
20 Tom Amone
21 Joseph Leilua

 

[the_third]

ummmmm wow

 

[old_man_tiger]

No steps forward, two steps back.

 

[JC99]

Chee Kam surely doesn't end up starting. Seyfarth rewarded for his excellent start to the season. Besides that wasn't expecting much different

 

[avocadoontoast]

Chee Kam surely doesn't end up starting. Seyfarth rewarded for his excellent start to the season. Besides that wasn't expecting much different

I'd imagine Joey will come in for MCK.

 

[tigerbalm]

Oh hello Chee Kam.

 

[the_third]

Chee Kam surely doesn't end up starting. Seyfarth rewarded for his excellent start to the season. Besides that wasn't expecting much different

perhaps BJ needs a day or two to pass protocols? hard to imagine him dropped after only a couple mins last week

 

[gallagher]

Cheeky is back:rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:

love this club

 

[old_man_tiger]

Chee Kam surely doesn't end up starting. Seyfarth rewarded for his excellent start to the season. Besides that wasn't expecting much different

I wasn't expecting Mikaele to get chopped tbh. Can't say I'm a fan of the bench.

 

[JC99]

Chee Kam surely doesn't end up starting. Seyfarth rewarded for his excellent start to the season. Besides that wasn't expecting much different

I'd imagine Joey will come in for MCK.

I would think so, might have to do with the fact he was concussed too.

 

[JC99]

Chee Kam surely doesn't end up starting. Seyfarth rewarded for his excellent start to the season. Besides that wasn't expecting much different


perhaps BJ needs a day or two to pass protocols? hard to imagine him dropped after only a couple mins last week

Could be!

 

[JC99]

Blore named in reserve grade this week 😍😍😍😍

 

[BAGNF05]

Those saying Mikaele is unlucky, what exactly has he done for us, looks like Tarzan but intimidates nobody.

Look what Parra are getting out of a guy like papali’i, time for Mikaele to do something

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

could it be ... Mikaele to Penrith Naden to us for 2021
interesting no Naden named for Penrith either

 

[Furious1]

People just been talking up Mikaele off the bench, Madge obviously wasn't listening. MCK........speechless.

 

[finnzo]

I think Madge is going for a more mobile bench to try and shut down tommy turbo in the later stages of the game

 

[Roar_Power]

Chee Kam surely doesn't end up starting. Seyfarth rewarded for his excellent start to the season. Besides that wasn't expecting much different

I'd imagine Joey will come in for MCK.

If he doesn't, its goodbye Joey for the rest of the year in 1st grade. Unless crook, looks to be very much out of favour!

 

[gallagher]

Blore named in reserve grade this week 😍😍😍😍

This will be two weeks in a row that I'm more interested in reserve grade.

 

[aturkey]

I really don't want to see BJ in a Tigers jersey ever again. Anyone but BJ is fine with me.

 

[boonboon]

Joey named in NSW Cup Side
1. Zac Cini
2. Allan Fitzgibbon
3. Reece Hoffman
4. Joey Leilua
5. Kiah Cooper
6. Billy Walters
7. Jock Madden
8. Tom Amone
9. Jacob Liddle
10. Thomas Mikaele
11. Edenn Rogers Smith
12. Kelma Tuilagi
13. Tom Freebairn

Interchange:
14. Joseph Taipari
15. Shawn Blore
16. Austin Dias
17. Etuale Lui
19. Zach Dockar-Clay