2009 Pre-Season Matches Discussion Thread

[Pumba]

This thread will feature all the results of the Toyota Cup Pre Season Matches.

Here are the Toyota Cup Trails for 2009 that I know of.

Brisbane Broncos
Saturday 7 February
V Wide Bay Selection - Albert Park, Gympie
WON 58 - 4

Saturday 14 February
V QRL Central Comets @ Browne Park, Rockhampton

Saturday 21 February
V Toowoomba - Clive Berghofer Stadium, Toowoomba - Time to be Announced

Saturday 28 February
V Easts Tigers QRL - Langlands Park, Coorparoo - Time to be Announced

Canterbury Bulldogs
Saturday 28 February
V Canberra Raiders @ Queanbeyan - 5:00pm

Canberra Raiders
Saturday 28 February
V Bulldogs @ Queanbeyan - 5:00pm

Saturday 7 February
V Wests Tigers @ Bill Andriske Oval (Mollymook) - 6:00pm

Cronulla Sharks
Sunday 15 February
V Parramatta Eels @ Ringrose Park - 3:00pm (Mixed with NSW Cup Side)

Saturday 21 February
V South Sydney Rabbitohs @ Toyota Stadium – 5.00pm

Saturday 28 February
V Newcastle Knights @ Baddeley Park, Cessnock – 5.15pm

Gold Coast Titans
Saturday 14 February
V Brisbane Broncos @ Kougari Oval, Wynnum

Saturday 21 February
V Cronulla Sharks @ Richardson Park, Darwin NT

Saturday 28 February
V New Zealand Warriors @ Oaks Oval, Lismore NSW

Manly Sea Eagles
To Be Announced

Melbourne Storm
Saturday 28 February
V Sea Eagles FOGS Cup @ Stockland Park (formerly Quad Park), Kawana Waters QLD

New Zealand Warriors
Thursday 12 February
V Waikato Selection @ Waikato Stadium Hamilton - 5:30pm
WON 38 - 6

Newcastle Knights
Saturday 31 January
V Scone Throughbreds Invitational @ Scone Park (Squad included some First Graders)
WON 42 - 4

Saturday 14 February
V Sydney Roosters @ St John Oval, Charlestown - 4:55pm

North QLD Cowboys
Saturday 21 February
V Northern Pride @ Atherton
(More match details soon)

Friday 27 February
V Townsville A Grade @ Townsville
(More match details soon)

Saturday 28 February
Combined Cowboys & Toyota Cup side v Northern Pride @ Barlow Park, Cairns QLD
(More match details soon)

Parramatta Eels
To Be Announced

Penrith Panthers
To Be Announced

South Sydney Rabbitohs
Saturday 28 February
V St George Illawarra Dragons @ ANZ Stadium

St George Illawarra Dragons
Saturday 14 February
V Sydney Roosters @ Members Equity Stadium, Perth

Saturday 21 February
V Bulldogs @ WIN Stadium, Wollongong NSW

Saturday 28 February
V South Sydney Rabbitohs @ ANZ Stadium

Sydney Roosters
Saturday 14 February
V Newcastle Knights @ St John Oval, Charlestown - 4:55pm

Saturday 21 February
V Wests Tigers @ Sydney Football Stadium - 3:00pm

Saturday 28 February
V Parramatta Eels @ Bluetongue Stadium - 7:30pm

Wests Tigers
Saturday 7 February
V Canberra Raiders @ Bill Andriske Oval (Mollymook) - 6:00pm

Saturday 21 February
V Sydney Roosters @ Sydney Football Stadium - 3:00pm

 

[Pumba]

IMPRESSIVE TRIAL WIN FOR VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS IN HAMILTON

Auckland, New Zealand, February 12, 2009 – The Vodafone Junior Warriors made an encouraging start to their preparations for the 2009 National Youth Competition with a seven tries-to-one victory over a Waikato Selection in their trial at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton tonight.

Facing senior opponents, the Vodafone Junior Warriors were largely untroubled in winning the contest despite being locked at 6-6 early in the first half.

The side has lost several players from the line-up that was just seconds away from reaching the inaugural NYC grand final last year.

But tonight’s outing showed off several players with ample potential.

One of them was young halfback-standoff Shaun Johnson from Hibiscus Coast.

He had a hand in each of the side’s first three tries and also kicked his first five conversion attempts before missing one.

Winger Brandon Nixon, another impressive performer, scored two tries.
Match details:

At Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Vodafone Junior Warriors 38
Brandon Nixon 2, Ryan Laurenson, Peter Mills, Kurt Kara, Gowan Duff, Siuatonga Likiliki tries; Shaun Johnson 5 conversions

Waikato Selection 6

Halftime: 24-6 Vodafone Junior Warriors

Warriors Media Release

 

[Sea Eagle Scuba]

Manly plays the Dogs this week @ Brookvale Oval with kick-off at 7:00pm.

 

[Pumba]

Manly plays the Dogs this week @ Brookvale Oval with kick-off at 7:00pm.

Thanks mate. I have added it to the list. Is that the only one they are playing?

 

[isaiah]

gold coast team playing the broncs at wynnum this saturday does include a few nyc players but the majority of their 20's are playing a curtain raiser v wynnum 20's

 

[Pumba]

gold coast team playing the broncs at wynnum this saturday does include a few nyc players but the majority of their 20's are playing a curtain raiser v wynnum 20's

Yeah I heard that thanks mate

 

[Pumba]

Junior Warriors unearth talent in convincing win

Multi-talented Elijah Niko turned his homecoming into a personal celebration by scoring four tries for the Vodafone Junior Warriors in their 74-4 trial win against the Hawke’s Bay Unicorns in Napier today (Saturday).

Educated at St John’s College, the 18-year-old excelled in front of family and friends as the Vodafone Junior Warriors racked up their second big preseason win in less than 48 hours.

On Thursday night they cleared away from a Waikato Selection to win 38-6 in Hamilton before heading to Napier for another hit-out ahead of their 2009 NYC campaign.

Niko signed with the Vodafone Junior Warriors last year and was soon joined at the club by his younger brother Kenny.

Today the older of the siblings underlined why he’s seen as yet another of the exciting new faces expected to make an impact for the Vodafone Junior Warriors this year.

Able to play in the second row or at prop, Niko played Bartercard Cup football for the Central Falcons and he’s also an outstanding volleyball player, making the New Zealand Under-17 team in 2006.

While he was the standout performer in today’s trial, there were strong displays from centre Rusty Bristow – also outstanding in Hamilton on Thursday night – as well as hooker Alehana Mara, new prop Luke Laban and standoff Simon Gibson.

Several players backed up after appearing in Hamilton as the Vodafone Junior Warriors scored 13 tries in all.

Match details:
At Park Island, Napier
Vodafone Junior Warriors 74
Tries: Elijah Niko 4, Alehana Mara 2, Jason Cook, Bill Tupou, Gowan Duff, Kyle Bos, Rusty Bristow, Siuatonga Likiliki, Kevin Locke; Conversions: Kevin Locke 5, Brandon Nixon 3, Kurt Kara 3

Hawkes Bay Unicorns 4
Tries: Pen Pilamo
Halftime: 38-0

http://leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=17441

 

[isaiah]

gold coast flogged wynnum in 20's 58-0 or something, plus a few of their squad looked alright v broncs in the main game

 

[isaiah]

any teams or result from knights v roosters yesterday?

 

[murraymob]

u20 trial from windsor last night
souths 36
penrith 4
penrith had all the main u20 squad involved with the first grade trials at coffs and griffith

penrith next trial will be against parra in a day involving games from Harold mathews sg ball u20 nsw cup and first grade should be a great footy day

 

[Smiley]

Baby Broncos rain on comets

RUGBY LEAGUE: You couldn't wipe the smile off Capella product Guy Ford's face at Browne Park on Saturday night after captaining the “Baby” Broncos to a memorable victory.
On a wet and slippery night, the Brisbane Broncos under-20s rained on the Central Comets' kick-off to 2009 with an impressive 34-6 trial win.
Ford, one of four locals in the “Baby” Broncos side alongside Rockhampton's Brent Williams and Jake Granville and Gladstone's Brendon Gibb, had the honour of leading out the NRL club onto Browne Park in front of family and friends.
“It was a big highlight to run the boys out in Rocky,” said Ford, who graduated from renowned rugby league school Yeppoon's St Brendan's College in 2006.
“It was a good hit-out. All my mates and family were in the crowd.”
With a big crowd on hand for the Valentine's Day clash, the Broncos were showing no loving from the outset and took just nine minutes to open the scoring when fullback Dale Copley sliced through to score under the posts.
Granville, who lives with Ford in Brisbane and was also a member of the all-conquering St Brendan's team of 2006, made it a special return home when he dived over from dummy half to double the lead in the 20th minute.
Ten minutes later, Alan Rothery celebrated his first game for the Comets when the former Canberra NRL forward and Rockhampton star barged over and halfback Nat Bowman converted from out wide.
Leading 12-6 at halftime, it took big Broncos forward Dunamis Lui just two minutes after the break to extend the visitors' lead after waltzing under the posts untouched after a neat pass from Granville.
When a dazed Mick Esdale was escorted from the field five minutes later, it only got worse for the Comets when Broncos winger Max Dudley touched down in the corner to finish off a superb team try.
Impressive five-eighth Corey Norman set up a leaping Joel Koina for the Broncos' fifth try in the 63rd minute before throwing the final pass to Gibb three minutes later to race away and score under the posts.
Broncos under-20s coach, Rockhampton's Anthony Griffin, praised his team's performance after the match, admitting their awesome display on a wet night took him a little by surprise.
“It was a really good hit-out for us physically, and we played some really good football,” Griffin said.
“The boys have been busting to play; it's been a big off-season.”
Granville, whose older brother Sam plays for the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup, was equally excited to be playing for the Broncos in front of his home crowd.
The 20-year-old hooker made his Queensland Cup debut for Wynnum in round seven last season in a match he would rather forget after he dislocated and snapped his left ankle.
But he did enough on his return to the field at the end of 2008 to be signed by the Broncos.
“It was good to get out and play. I had mum and dad watching,” he grinned.

Scoreboard

Broncos 34 (Dale Copley, Max Dudley, Joel Koina, Jake Granville, Brendon Gibb, Dunamis Lui tries, Dane Gagai 3, Todd Murphy 2 goals) d Comets 6 (Alan Rothery try, Nat Bowman goal).

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Very surprised by the result, I was expecting at best a close lost. That was also without Kurt Baptiste and Kurtis Lingwoodock.

 

[roopy]

any teams or result from knights v roosters yesterday?

Knights by 4 tries to 1, with only 3 Knights NYC players in the firstgrade trial i think.

 

[Pumba]

While the Cowboys' first grade squad take on the Warriors in New Zealand this weekend, the Toyota Cup team will play a trial against the Northern Pride this Saturday night in Atherton.

North Queensland Toyota Cowboys v Northern Pride
7pm, Saturday 21 February 2009, Atherton

Team: Sam Bowie, Mitch Zornig, Steve Eliott, Moses Pangai, Chippie Korostchuck, Ben Cronin, Ray Thompson, Dane Hogan, Michael Morgan, Dylan Smith, Troyden Watene, Chris Faust, Tyson Martin

Interchange: James Segeyaro, Ryan Mahoney, Aiden Day, Ben Morgan, John Koko, Jared Huston, Ben Henaway, Jared Cockburn, Wayne Ulugia

Coach: Kristian Woolf

Link

 

[Pumba]

Parramatta Eels Toyota Cup Team to play Panthers
(First Half/Second Half)
1. Nathan Gardner/Sam Latus
2. Domenic Nasso/Shaun Cox
3. Taniela Lasalo/Owen Lauofo
4. Brad Graham/Ryan Morgan
5. David Thomas/Sam Kelso
6. Albert Kelly/Cameron Speechley
7. Daniel Mortimer/TK Amosa
8. Ellis James/Mithcel Johnson
9. Anthony Mitchell/Daniel Galati
10. Kene Te Whata/Boyd Brown
11. Tim Auremi/Royce Hura
12. Rulon Nutira/Lachlan Gowland
13. Jason Baitieri/Patrick Mataele

Interchange:
14. Jamie Graham/Scott Hartigan
15. Joel Latham
Coach: David Fairleigh

Link

 

[Pumba]

Panthers Toyota Cup team to play Eels

1. Zoram Watene
2. Chris Aunese
3. Iritana Tuau
4. Lachlan Mussing
5. Michael Fualalo
6. Stirling Seijka
7. Sam Jones
8. Sam McKendry
9. Joel Romelo
10. Tinirau Arona
11. Daniel Penese
12. Jesse Sene-Lefao
13. Everett Vaurasi

Interchange:
14. Tim Glasby
15. Andrew Pritchard
16. Ben Gilbert
17. Joe Haora
18. John Feiloakitau-Fetuani
19. Sene Lilomaiava
20. Jack Twist
21. Trevor Bolt
22. Gerard Meyers
23. Joe Taefu
24. Daniel Roki
25. Zac Bohan
26. Jeff Ryan
27. Vince Craddock
28. Lota Fiaalii
29. Andrew Pongi
30. James Colmer

Coach: Craig Culnane

Link

 

[isaiah]

Parramatta Eels Toyota Cup Team to play Panthers
(First Half/Second Half)
1. Nathan Gardner/Sam Latus
2. Domenic Nasso/Shaun Cox
3. Taniela Lasalo/Owen Lauofo
4. Brad Graham/Ryan Morgan
5. David Thomas/Sam Kelso
6. Albert Kelly/Cameron Speechley
7. Daniel Mortimer/TK Amosa
8. Ellis James/Mithcel Johnson
9. Anthony Mitchell/Daniel Galati
10. Kene Te Whata/Boyd Brown
11. Tim Auremi/Royce Hura
12. Rulon Nutira/Lachlan Gowland
13. Jason Baitieri/Patrick Mataele

Interchange:
14. Jamie Graham/Scott Hartigan
15. Joel Latham
Coach: David Fairleigh

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should be a ripper of a trial
first half team looks the stronger, so much nyc experience from 08

 

[Sea Eagle Scuba]

Thanks mate. I have added it to the list. Is that the only one they are playing?

They have this week off, then next week I'm pretty certain they play Windsor/Penrith at Windsor Sports Complex with kick-off at 6pm.

 

[isaiah]

Panthers Toyota Cup team to play Eels

1. Zoram Watene
2. Chris Aunese
3. Iritana Tuau
4. Lachlan Mussing
5. Michael Fualalo
6. Stirling Seijka
7. Sam Jones
8. Sam McKendry
9. Joel Romelo
10. Tinirau Arona
11. Daniel Penese
12. Jesse Sene-Lefao
13. Everett Vaurasi

Interchange:
14. Tim Glasby
15. Andrew Pritchard
16. Ben Gilbert
17. Joe Haora
18. John Feiloakitau-Fetuani
19. Sene Lilomaiava
20. Jack Twist
21. Trevor Bolt
22. Gerard Meyers
23. Joe Taefu
24. Daniel Roki
25. Zac Bohan
26. Jeff Ryan
27. Vince Craddock
28. Lota Fiaalii
29. Andrew Pongi
30. James Colmer

Coach: Craig Culnane

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is stirling the older brother of harry?

 

[isaiah]

Yeah I heard that thanks mate

and this week they played cq, not cronulla in darwin

 

[isaiah]

and this week they played cq, not cronulla in darwin

result was a draw and had plenty of overage players in the titans team