Team v Bulldogs

[Spank]

Wests Tigers forward Todd Payten will play his 200th first grade game when he steps out against the Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium on Sunday, August 3, in round 21 of the Telstra Premiership.

Payten makes a welcome return to the team after being out with a hamstring injury since round eight. He will play in the second row alongside Chris Heighington.

Coach Tim Sheens has named Shannon Gallant at full-back for the injured Brett Hodgson.

Wests Tigers Team

1. Shannon Gallant
2. Taniela Tuiaki
3. Dene Halatau
4. Chris Lawrence
5. Peni Tagive
6. Benji Marshall
7. Robbie Farah (c)
8. Keith Galloway
9. John Morris
10. Bryce Gibbs
11. Todd Payten
12. Chris Heighington
13. Liam Fulton

14. Tim Moltzen
15. Ben Te'o
16. Bronson Harrison
17. Daine Laurie

 

[Spank]

Very happy with that lineup considering who we had available.

Apparently Hodgo is about 2-3 weeks away from returning which is not good but Mighty Mouse is a great replacement and offers more then Moltzen at this stage i think. Very glad to see Peni is there and Junior Burger is a non-selection.

Happy to see Flannegan dumped & hopefully Morris will play a full 80 minutes, i have been very open to baggin Johnny for his performances or lack there of in the halfback role but he has been playing some superb footy from dummy half since moving there... amazing what happens when you play players in their natural position isnt it ??

Big Toddy is back hahaha after nearly 3 months on the sideline just having him in the side will boost the boys.

Im pumped for a big win

 

[Spot]

Great to see Gallant get a shot. I hope he does well as he has been killing it in the NSW Cup.

Isnt it refreshing to see 3 forwards and a utility named as the bench. Hopefully this provides a better balance

 

[Spank]

Your 'spot' on the money there

 

[851]

Great to see Gallant get a shot. I hope he does well as he has been killing it in the NSW Cup.

Isnt it refreshing to see 3 forwards and a utility named as the bench. Hopefully this provides a better balance

Do you think Morris will come off,Robbie to hooker and Tim to half will occur,I for one hope so.

 

[Spank]

^^ Thats what i would expect to see....

 

[Spot]

Do you think Morris will come off,Robbie to hooker and Tim to half will occur,I for one hope so.

With Sheens who knows!! Maybe Moltzen won't get on for all we know

 

[dogz08]

we'll play benji into form the way we are goin

 

[madunit]

It's a pretty ordinary bench imo.

Only Laurie Stands out. Te'o, Harrison and Moltzen are defensively ineffective, Harrison, offers little attacking variation, Te'o will just stand on the wing waiting for a hole to open up and Moltzen will be darting from dummy half a lot, which will be okay, until about the 4th time he does it and starts getting mauled by the defence.

Morris on the bench is better than Moltzen on the bench. I'd rather have Moltzen in the halves, Farah at hooker and Morris on the bench.

 

[rupertpupkin]

It's a pretty ordinary bench imo.

Only Laurie Stands out. Te'o, Harrison and Moltzen are defensively ineffective, Harrison, offers little attacking variation, Te'o will just stand on the wing waiting for a hole to open up and Moltzen will be darting from dummy half a lot, which will be okay, until about the 4th time he does it and starts getting mauled by the defence.

Morris on the bench is better than Moltzen on the bench. I'd rather have Moltzen in the halves, Farah at hooker and Morris on the bench.

But that line up is what a mere mortal would come up with. Any coach could win games doing it the predictable way.

 

[dogz08]

good luck today boys

 

[joel caine number 1 fan]

good luck today boys

we will need it , tigers by 2 if we are lucky and have things go our way

 

[jamess]

Tigers 13+

 

[N.C.]

we will need it , tigers by 2 if we are lucky and have things go our way

Close enough... Just add another 50 and you're on the money.

What can I say. Wow. 76% completion rate and we still blew them off the park. Dogs are in a bad, bad way...

 

[macnaz]

Well it was a good win, we blew some oppurtunities to make the score even bigger tho. Defence was promising with letting in only one try altho it was a typical soft try close to the line which always seems to be a weakness of ours. Morris had a fair game but still wouldnt be in my 13, he is way to hesitant when ofloading and that gives the opposition time to move up and read the play and he also holds onto the ball way to much and we lose overlapeds that have been created. He defends strongly which i will give him full credit for.