Wests Tigers Team v Penrith

[Geo]

All the Round 13 team news!
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Wests Tigers
Timestamp
Tue 1 Jun 2021, 04:00 PM

Wests Tigers Coach Michael Maguire has named a near-unchanged side for Friday’s Round 13 home game against the Penrith Panthers at Leichhardt Oval.

With Joe Ofahengaue unavailable due to State of Origin commitments, local junior Alex Seyfarth has been named at lock as his replacement.

Having come through the Balmain junior system, Friday will be Seyfarth’s first NRL game at Leichhardt Oval and follows a strong performance last week against the Dragons where he scored his first NRL try.

Promising young forward Stefano Utoikamanu returns on the bench with Seyfarth promoted to the run-on side, joining Shawn Blore, Tom Amone and Thomas Mikaele among the interchange list.

Michael Chee Kam, Jake Simpkin, Tuki Simpkins and Kiah Cooper round out the 21-man squad as reserves.

After inking a new, two-year contract extension with the club on Tuesday, Jacob Liddle will start at hooker for the home side while second row forward Luke Garner will play his 50th NRL game for the club.

Despite being charged with a Grade One shoulder charge offence in his side’s Round 12 win, Luciano Leilua has been named to start in the back row ahead of his visit to the judiciary on Tuesday night at 7:30pm.

If successful in getting the charge overturned, Leilua will be free to play this week while a guilty verdict would see him ruled out for the next two matches.



 

 

[jrtiger]

massive bench!!

 

[Leichardt61]

For all the panthers players out they've put together a pretty decent run on side. Bench looks a little shaky though.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Oh no Robert Jennings will bag three tries and bite us on the backside

 

[Guest]

There's a lot of grunt sitting on that bench.

 

[DGilly]

Bob Jennings son their wing - that's gonna be a W for us

 

[WT2K]

Big units on the bench.
Seyfarth playing really well. Won't let us down at lock. Bring on Friday.

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

Oh no Robert Jennings will bag three tries and bite us on the backside

Pull a hammy simultaneously 😂

 

[GNR4LIFE]

There's a lot of grunt sitting on that bench.

It will be minus Blore as he’ll come into the starting side for Lucy

 

[Guest]

How good is Penrith's depth?

That's still a very good team.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

There's a lot of grunt sitting on that bench.


It will be minus Blore as he’ll come into the starting side for Lucy

do you reckon Lucy will cop a week ?

 

[TheDaBoss]

Hugee bench

Tuki 🤩🤩🤩

 

[Leichardt61]

There's a lot of grunt sitting on that bench.


It will be minus Blore as he’ll come into the starting side for Lucy

Given that i can't even remember the shoulder charge and nobody else seems to be able to either i wouldn't count out Luciano yet

 

[Shooter Mcgavin]

Hopefully if LL is out we put Blore to start and Simpkins to bench. Do not want to see MCK slide in, he’s handy at 18 if we need to call on him but that’s about it

 

[Muffstar]

How good is Penrith's depth?

That's still a very good team.

Took the words right out of my mouth. Still a fine damn side.

 

[Tigerboy]

There's a lot of grunt sitting on that bench.


It will be minus Blore as he’ll come into the starting side for Lucy

Given that i can't even remember the shoulder charge and nobody else seems to be able to either i wouldn't count out Luciano yet

NRL giving us a fair go ?

More likely Eisenhuth will grab a double

 

[JC99]

Wonder if Chee Kam or Tuki fills in if Luc doesn't play

 

[DJG]

Wonder if Chee Kam or Tuki fills in if Luc doesn't play

Hopeful for Tuki!

But Madge will choose Chee Kam due to the fact that some people think he is a Centre / Forward.

 

[Tigerboy]

Wonder if Chee Kam or Tuki fills in if Luc doesn't play

Most likely the magic man. Although I don’t think Tuki is as raw as many purport on here, those offloads to Liddle/fresh Simpkin would be dynamite and I mean TNT with all the new rules. He has great deception and hands for a big guy !

 

[tigerbalm]

Jeez, how's that for depth. Baby Panthers would still run top four in this comp.