Tigers Trial Team(s)

[Steve Austin]

Proton Wests Tigers Coach Tim Sheens has named two teams for the first ever sold out Members Only trial match at Redfern Oval on Sunday, February 8.

Kick-off is 5.15pm. The trial match will be played over four quarters. The Return to Redfern trial will be the first hit out for the 2009 season for the Wests Tigers in their 10th anniversary year.

The first team features a very strong Wests Tigers line-up including Benji Marshall and new English import Gareth Ellis, who will make his first appearance for the club.

Robbie Farah (back), Todd Payten (calf), Dean Collis (quad) and Corey Payne (shoulder) will miss the trial through injury.

Team 1
1 Shannon McDonnell
2 Taniela Tuiaki
3 Tim Moltzen
4 Chris Lawrence
5 Beau Ryan
6 John Morris
7 Benji Marshall
8 Bryce Gibbs
9 Dene Halatau
10 Keith Galloway
11 Gareth Ellis
12 Chris Heighington
13 Liam Fulton

Team 2
14 Shannon Gallant
15 Sean Meaney
16 Blake Ayshford
17 Rhys Hanbury
18 Lee Bennett
19 Josh Lewis
20 Wayde Dunley
21 Jarrod Farlow
22 David Gower
23 Danny Galea
24 Daine Laurie
25 Nathan Waters
26 Matt Davidson

27 Blake Lazarus
28 Willie Mataka
29 Nu Akeripa
30 Ryan Carr
31 Rocky Trimarchi

 

[alien]

why isnt peni tagive getting a run?

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Morris in the halves, McDonnell at Fullback.

Exactly what I expected.

merkin.

 

[alien]

morris should be playing hooker for one of those 2 teams. i thought sheens might have given moltzen a bit more experience in the halves too. where the hell is peni?

 

[Magpies Forever]

At very least it is pleasing to see Gallant in the mix and apparently going to give it a good go at being no1 fullback over McDonnell.

http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/young-guns-on-trial/2009/02/04/1233423309681.html


GO GALLANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

At very least it is pleasing to see Gallant in the mix and apparently going to give it a good go at being no1 fullback over McDonnell.

http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/young-guns-on-trial/2009/02/04/1233423309681.html


GO GALLANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Absolutely. I'd like to see Gallant start the season ahead of McDonnell. The kid is short but he's a gun.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

morris should be playing hooker for one of those 2 teams. i thought sheens might have given moltzen a bit more experience in the halves too. where the hell is peni?

No, Morris should be playing Hooker for BRET.

 

[Magpies Forever]

BTW- Farah back injury- new injury or the same one from last year?

 

[N.C.]

Recovering from surgery. Apparently all is going well, expected back early in the season... (Been a while since there was an official update on this though...)

 

[tiger_nick]

sheens doesnt experiment in trials, he never has. he names the team he expects to play in round 1. get ready for a year of jb at the back!

with farah out morris is the logical hooker, halatau is a sh*thouse hooker. just because he can make a good run on the fourth tackle after a quick play the ball doesnt mean he is a good dummyhalf. he has a terrible passing game, no vision and no kicking game. i cant think of a worse hooker then him.

apparently this sean meaney will get a run at fullback aswell. has been at manly for a little while, rated highly but stuck behind brett stewart. might be a smokey for a run at some stage during the year....assuming jb gets injured of course.

im not sold on moltzen at all, how many first grade games did he play last year? 8 or 9? apart from a 10 minute spurt against the cowboys and one run against the titans he looked average and unwilling to get involved.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Can someone write a letter to one of the Souths forwards to clobber JB around the head so he'll miss the first month or 2 of the season?

 

[macnaz]

Can someone write a letter to one of the Souths forwards to clobber JB around the head so he'll miss the first month or 2 of the season?

Come on WTF!! how can you say that! Screw 1 0r 2 months , we need a career ending injury to save us. :shock:


I notice Gallant is in with the second rate mix, does that mean if they go crap and the first group does good , Jb will get credit as the better fullback.:x

I have never in 35 years of watching and supporting the tigers been so frustrated over witnessing blatantly wrong selections. Junior is crap crap CRAP CRAP ...he is even worse than Matt Parish . Hope gallant has a Blinder

 

[N.C.]

Reports are that Gallant will get a run with the first grade lot as well...

 

[gurstar]

Can someone write a letter to one of the Souths forwards to clobber JB around the head so he'll miss the first month or 2 of the season?

dont worry about that marshall_magic ..He might pull a hamstring with all that speed he has to burn.

 

[Marshall_magic]

dont worry about that marshall_magic ..He might pull a hamstring with all that speed he has to burn.

I'll bring a battery powered fan and if I sit in the front 10 rows the Zephyr should be strong enough to blow him 3 suburbs away.

 

[super_coach]

junior burger isnt in the top ten full backs at the tigers. People really think Teflon has changed and things will be good in 2009 are in for a rude shock

 

[Vicious]

junior burger isnt in the top ten full backs at the tigers. People really think Teflon has changed and things will be good in 2009 are in for a rude shock

So you think Sheens is trying to pick bad sides ???
What is he going to achieve from that ?

To all you people who are adamant that Shannon Gallant is a better fullback then Shannon McDonnell, there`s no denying that over the past year or so that Gallant has performed better, but take into consideration that McDonnell has been riddled with injuries and has rarely if ever been at full fitness.
In all the junior rep sides, McDonnell was the star and the fullback while Gallant was stuck on the wing because of him, you don`t just go from a star to a dud overnight, there are reasons why McDonnell hasn`t perfomed to his best over the past couple of seasons, he is still very young and it`s a big oversight to write him off just yet.
I watched every single game of a young Brett Hodgson and i`ve got no doubts that both Shannon McDonnell and Shannon Gallant are every bit as good as Hodgo at the same age !!!

 

[hybrid_tiger]

McDonnell has never performed in first grade. That is a fact.

Everyone knows the reason why he's there.

 

[Vicious]

McDonnell has never performed in first grade. That is a fact.

Everyone knows the reason why he's there.

You are kidding aren`t you ???
I can assure you that Sheens has much more influence at the club than what Warren McDonnell has.
Shannon Mac is there for one reason, he was a star in the junior ranks and Sheens is smart enough to give him plenty of time to re-find that form. He has put on plenty of size over the past season or so and it often takes time for young footballers to grow into their new body, not as simple as many of you seem to think !

Has never perfomed in first grade ???
I do remember him making 3 long range line breaks against the Panthers a few seasons back in a game in which our forwards were getting absolutely belted and no other player in our side even looked like causing the defence any problems. You can`t remember that one ???

 

[Magpies Forever]

It can certainly be stated that Teflon and co have given the underperformers literally years to reach / regain their potential without the dreaded tap on the shoulder.