Match Discussion: Round 1 vs Newcastle @ Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Leumeah / Dharawal

[Tiger05]

I'm feeling a bit nervous about Mason, Faataape and Da Silva all being in the squad.
I'm not at all confident we will win this one.
If we do it will be HUGE !

In my opinion they are great back-ups but they are back-ups. I wonder if Hope has been picked because they aren't confident in TDS.

 

[Das Hassler]

I won't be reading too much about the season from this game..a bunch of WT debutants and there'll be a lot of nerves and adrenaline just running out. 2 points is the point for the first game

 

[Tigerm]

In my opinion they are great back-ups but they are back-ups. I wonder if Hope has been picked because they aren't confident in TDS.

From memory, TDS struggled to go he whole game last season, maybe Hoe might be in the same boat OR they play different games and they want to mix it up, basically I don't know either?

 

[Nutz]

Team List: NRL Round 1 vs Knights

Wests Tigers Head Coach Benji Marshall has named a 22-man squad to take on the Knights in a Round 1 blockbuster at Campbelltown this Friday.

www.weststigers.com.au

Team List:


1. Heath Mason - sponsored by Sensory Gardens Australia
2. Sunia Turuva - sponsored by Ellis Consolidated
3. Adam Doueihi - sponsored by Murray Kennedy Real Estate
4. Solomona Faataape - sponsored by Z Wealth Group
5. Jeral Skelton - sponsored by Exclusive Estate Agents
6. Lachlan Galvin - sponsored by Retro Air
7. Jarome Luai (c) - sponsored by APN Compounding
8. Terrell May - sponsored by Z Realty Group
9. Tallyn Da Silva - sponsored by KwikFlo
10. Fonua Pole - sponsored by Club Menangle
11. Samuela Fainu - sponsored by Mars Forklifts
12. Alex Seyfarth - sponsored by Ultra Building Works
13. Alex Twal - sponsored by Endacom

Interchange:
14. Tristan Hope - sponsored by One World Courier
15. Royce Hunt - sponsored by Shane’s Waterproofing
16. Jack Bird - sponsored by MJS Electrical Products & Supplies
17. Sione Fainu - sponsored by Workplace Law
Reserves:
18. Latu Fainu - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
19. Charlie Staines - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
20. Kit Laulilii - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
21. Tony Sukkar - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
22. Reuben Porter - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower

Coach: Benji Marshall - sponsored by Pepper Money

I like that team a lot. I am surprised to see Faataape picked but I reckon he deserves it. Hope also deserves a shot. It's interesting they've gone with two hookers. I'm not sure if that is a comment on TDS form or on Hope's.

A bit of both. Hope has been upgraded to a development contract.

Tristan Hope upgraded to Development deal

Wests Tigers are pleased to confirm that Tristan Hope has been upgraded to a Development contract for the 2025 season.

www.weststigers.com.au

 

[Nutz]

I am so nervous atm that I might be watching the game underwater as this cyclone is heading straight for us, and I can't sandbag our back door that flooded last time because I can hardly walk.
Emergency services are checking in on me tomorrow. God bless them for their unwavering volunteer work.
Anyway, go the Tigers.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Team List: NRL Round 1 vs Knights

Wests Tigers Head Coach Benji Marshall has named a 22-man squad to take on the Knights in a Round 1 blockbuster at Campbelltown this Friday.

www.weststigers.com.au

Team List:


1. Heath Mason - sponsored by Sensory Gardens Australia
2. Sunia Turuva - sponsored by Ellis Consolidated
3. Adam Doueihi - sponsored by Murray Kennedy Real Estate
4. Solomona Faataape - sponsored by Z Wealth Group
5. Jeral Skelton - sponsored by Exclusive Estate Agents
6. Lachlan Galvin - sponsored by Retro Air
7. Jarome Luai (c) - sponsored by APN Compounding
8. Terrell May - sponsored by Z Realty Group
9. Tallyn Da Silva - sponsored by KwikFlo
10. Fonua Pole - sponsored by Club Menangle
11. Samuela Fainu - sponsored by Mars Forklifts
12. Alex Seyfarth - sponsored by Ultra Building Works
13. Alex Twal - sponsored by Endacom

Interchange:
14. Tristan Hope - sponsored by One World Courier
15. Royce Hunt - sponsored by Shane’s Waterproofing
16. Jack Bird - sponsored by MJS Electrical Products & Supplies
17. Sione Fainu - sponsored by Workplace Law
Reserves:
18. Latu Fainu - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
19. Charlie Staines - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
20. Kit Laulilii - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
21. Tony Sukkar - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
22. Reuben Porter - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower

Coach: Benji Marshall - sponsored by Pepper Money

I like that team a lot. I am surprised to see Faataape picked but I reckon he deserves it. Hope also deserves a shot. It's interesting they've gone with two hookers. I'm not sure if that is a comment on TDS form or on Hope's.

that backline is disgusting

knights by 12-18

 

[Vic Mackey]

I am so nervous atm that I might be watching the game underwater as this cyclone is heading straight for us, and I can't sandbag our back door that flooded last time because I can hardly walk.
Emergency services are checking in on me tomorrow. God bless them for their unwavering volunteer work.
Anyway, go the Tigers.

all the best mate

 

[Nutz]

all the best mate

Cheers mate.

 

[Pezz70]

Considering the few injuries, no real surprises, probably the best we could field.

Seven recruits will make their Wests Tigers debuts in the match, including new co-captain Jarome Luai.

Bring it on.

Douehi at left centre worries me. Hopefully he’ll do the job.

 

[Pezz70]

Team List: NRL Round 1 vs Knights

Wests Tigers Head Coach Benji Marshall has named a 22-man squad to take on the Knights in a Round 1 blockbuster at Campbelltown this Friday.

www.weststigers.com.au

Team List:


1. Heath Mason - sponsored by Sensory Gardens Australia
2. Sunia Turuva - sponsored by Ellis Consolidated
3. Adam Doueihi - sponsored by Murray Kennedy Real Estate
4. Solomona Faataape - sponsored by Z Wealth Group
5. Jeral Skelton - sponsored by Exclusive Estate Agents
6. Lachlan Galvin - sponsored by Retro Air
7. Jarome Luai (c) - sponsored by APN Compounding
8. Terrell May - sponsored by Z Realty Group
9. Tallyn Da Silva - sponsored by KwikFlo
10. Fonua Pole - sponsored by Club Menangle
11. Samuela Fainu - sponsored by Mars Forklifts
12. Alex Seyfarth - sponsored by Ultra Building Works
13. Alex Twal - sponsored by Endacom

Interchange:
14. Tristan Hope - sponsored by One World Courier
15. Royce Hunt - sponsored by Shane’s Waterproofing
16. Jack Bird - sponsored by MJS Electrical Products & Supplies
17. Sione Fainu - sponsored by Workplace Law
Reserves:
18. Latu Fainu - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
19. Charlie Staines - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
20. Kit Laulilii - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
21. Tony Sukkar - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
22. Reuben Porter - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower

Coach: Benji Marshall - sponsored by Pepper Money

I like that team a lot. I am surprised to see Faataape picked but I reckon he deserves it. Hope also deserves a shot. It's interesting they've gone with two hookers. I'm not sure if that is a comment on TDS form or on Hope's.

Faataape was easily our best centre during the trials, others not even close

 

[Mr_Raditch]

Best & Ponga are going to have a field day on the edges unfortunately,

 

[Pezz70]

that backline is disgusting

knights by 12-18

I think we’re light on in the centres, but Skelton looked better in the last trial. I’m hoping that Skelton and Turuva will lay a good foundation with their kick returns and hopefully they’ll finish a few at the other end, other than Doeuhi (who had some ok games at left, but also some shockers in defence) and Mason (playing out of positions) I reckon we have a fair backline. I’d have probably thrown Bird in at left centre but he is an ace on the bench. Faataape was reasonably impressive during the trials (given he was playing against boys) hopefully he’ll carry into the comp

 

[Pezz70]

Best & Ponga are going to have a field day on the edges unfortunately,

Seyfarth will smash them

 

[Tigerm]

I am so nervous atm that I might be watching the game underwater as this cyclone is heading straight for us, and I can't sandbag our back door that flooded last time because I can hardly walk.
Emergency services are checking in on me tomorrow. God bless them for their unwavering volunteer work.
Anyway, go the Tigers.

f**k bud, can only say take care.

 

[Nutz]

f**k bud, can only say take care.

Cheers buddy, have you got a spare snorkel? The one you breathe out of and not the one you wee out of.

 

[Nutz]

Gagai and Best will destroy our centres.

 

[Tigerm]

Gagai and Best will destroy our centres.

TBF, we could have the best centres on the planet and Gagai would score two tries against us.

I note @Vic Mackey comments, I've never been happy with Mason, does Staines play FB?
Our wingers look OK, and the centres are not up to the Knights standards, but both had reasonable trials, so we'll see, there defense will be tested.
I think we will have them in the halves and finally have some pretty decent forwards to assist.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

I am so nervous atm that I might be watching the game underwater as this cyclone is heading straight for us, and I can't sandbag our back door that flooded last time because I can hardly walk.
Emergency services are checking in on me tomorrow. God bless them for their unwavering volunteer work.
Anyway, go the Tigers.

Sorry to hear about the impending cyclone and your issues with walking.

Take care of yourself. Personally I have a red walker I named 'Annie'.....she is my best friend.

 

[Nutz]

TBF, we could have the best centres on the planet and Gagai would score two tries against us.

I note @Vic Mackey comments, I've never been happy with Mason, does Staines play FB?
Our wingers look OK, and the centres are not up to the Knights standards, but both had reasonable trials, so we'll see, there defense will be tested.
I think we will have them in the halves and finally have some pretty decent forwards to assist.

Mason is sus under the high ball. He's a ½ thru and thru. I think it's unfair on him to be thrown into a position that makes or breaks a side but he'll be happy just to play in the NRL.
I think we'll try a few crash balls with Pole and Big red then Fainu and our halves will attack the left side in particular.
The only way to beat Newcastle is to have more ball than them, deny them easy possession.

 

[Tiger05]

From memory, TDS struggled to go he whole game last season, maybe Hoe might be in the same boat OR they play different games and they want to mix it up, basically I don't know either?

It seems funny not picking Latu. TDS wasn't good in the trials and Hope was very good.

It's game 1 though. Let's see how the season pans out.