Trials

[Tigerm]

NBWT twitter
Lachlan Galvin (calf) has been ruled out of Sunday’s trial, with young halfback Iverson Matai to take his place.

Galvin’s injury is believed to only be a minor calf strain.

Matai will travel to NZ on Friday.
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Iverson Matai captained Canterbury’s SG Ball side last year before joining WT mid year and basically played the entire second half of the season in the halves in Jersey Flegg.

He did some NRL preseason this year and has spent most of the preseason with the NSW Cup side.

This is Matai’s first year out of SG Ball (same age as Saukuru, Sukkar, Feledy, Faagutu etc).

Thought he was really impressive with his short kicking game and pass selection after joining WT. The real stand out feature was his ability to straighten the attack as a half.
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Go well young fella.

Age: 19
Position: Halfback/Five-eighth
Contract: NRL T&T, Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg

- 2023 Bulldogs SGBall captain

- Joined WT midyear

- Impressed with kicking, passing games and ability to straighten the attack

 

[Vic Mackey]

NBWT twitter
Lachlan Galvin (calf) has been ruled out of Sunday’s trial, with young halfback Iverson Matai to take his place.

Galvin’s injury is believed to only be a minor calf strain.

Matai will travel to NZ on Friday.
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Iverson Matai captained Canterbury’s SG Ball side last year before joining WT mid year and basically played the entire second half of the season in the halves in Jersey Flegg.

He did some NRL preseason this year and has spent most of the preseason with the NSW Cup side.

This is Matai’s first year out of SG Ball (same age as Saukuru, Sukkar, Feledy, Faagutu etc).

Thought he was really impressive with his short kicking game and pass selection after joining WT. The real stand out feature was his ability to straighten the attack as a half.
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Go well young fella.

damn that sucks re Galvin. I liked what I saw last year from Matai though, plus he looks more a 7 then 6. Only a small kid with a good kicking and passing game .

 

[Nutz]

Reimis Smith making some bad defensive reads in the Sorm v Dogs trial.
Pappy is back running confidently setting up a try out wide.
Also Xerri looks fit but not lightning quick.
A few hands on hips from both sides.

 

[Nutz]

NBWT twitter
Lachlan Galvin (calf) has been ruled out of Sunday’s trial, with young halfback Iverson Matai to take his place.

Why not Latu Fainu?

 

[Tigerm]

Why not Latu Fainu?

Nah, I told Benji to pull him hahaha

I’m not sure, maybe injured?

Though this young bloke will be pumped, hopefully his parents can get over there to watch him. Might be a while before his gets a FT fg gig.

 

[Nutz]

Nah, I told Benji to pull him hahaha

I’m not sure, maybe injured?

Though this young bloke will be pumped, hopefully his parents can get over there to watch him. Might be a while before his gets a FT fg gig.

Thats confirmed, when I told Benji to rest him he said you already advised them of that.... Something about you being a good puller that is

 

[Nutz]

True.
The only way to make the NRL an even and fair comp is to allow mixed genders to play against each other, permit the use of illicit drugs and performance enhancing drugs, get rid of the salary cap, have no age restriction, have an unlimited number of players in your squad, allow any form of contact eg stiff arms, pole driver, grapple tackles, chicken wing, canon ball, squirrel grip, face slapping, eye gouging and no judiciary.
Seems fair
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Oh no, we have another rule this year...."The Leg Pull"
The third man can't come in and lift the leg if it's deemed unnecessary to deliberately slow down or negate a quick play the ball.
Guess who the first team in 2024 to be penalized for this,
Yes you guessed right, it was the Melbourne Storm.

 

[Tigerm]

Team Update: Pre-season Challenge vs Warriors

Wests Tigers five-eighth Lachlan Galvin has been ruled out of Sunday’s Pre-season Challenge match against the Warriors.

www.weststigers.com.au

Team List vs New Zealand Warriors

1 Jahream Bula

2 Charlie Staines

3 Solomona Faataape

4 Declan Casey

5 Junior Tupou

6 Jayden Sullivan

7 Aidan Sezer

8 Stefano Utoikamanu

9 Api Koroisau (c)

10 David Klemmer

11 Isaiah Papali'i

12 Asu Kepaoa

13 Alex Seyfarth

Interchange:

14 Iverson Matai

15 Josh Feledy

16 Fonua Pole

17 Samuela Fainu

18 Kit Laulilii

19 Sione Fainu

20 Jake Simpkin

21 Tallyn Da Silva

22 Heath Mason

23 Alex Lobb

24 Tony Sukkar

25 Navren Willett

26 Nick Lui-Toso

27 Reuben Porter

28 Sione Vaihu

 

[Nutz]

What's the go with Storm's redhead's hair [N⁰17] It's sort of a mullet, a mop and something else.... it's got wings.

 

[Nutz]

Team Update: Pre-season Challenge vs Warriors

Wests Tigers five-eighth Lachlan Galvin has been ruled out of Sunday’s Pre-season Challenge match against the Warriors.

www.weststigers.com.au

Team List vs New Zealand Warriors

1 Jahream Bula

2 Charlie Staines

3 Solomona Faataape

4 Declan Casey

5 Junior Tupou

6 Jayden Sullivan

7 Aidan Sezer

8 Stefano Utoikamanu

9 Api Koroisau (c)

10 David Klemmer

11 Isaiah Papali'i

12 Asu Kepaoa

13 Alex Seyfarth

Interchange:

14 Iverson Matai

15 Josh Feledy

16 Fonua Pole

17 Samuela Fainu

18 Kit Laulilii

19 Sione Fainu

20 Jake Simpkin

21 Tallyn Da Silva

22 Heath Mason

23 Alex Lobb

24 Tony Sukkar

25 Navren Willett

26 Nick Lui-Toso

27 Reuben Porter

28 Sione Vaihu

Reuben Porter, train and trial, Cook Islander.
Latu is suspended for a dangerous tackle in the Tonga v England test, he'll play rd 2 of the trials me fink.

 

[Tigerm]

On twitter:

The Storm haven’t won a game since Justin Olam left the club
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Hahahaha

 

[Nutz]

Tommy T has dropped 8kg from last years playing weight and looks fitter than ever, albeit cramps late in the game.
Same with Wakeham and James.... what's that saying about our trainers from last year?

More dropped balls in the roosters v eagles game than an afl game.
Messy game.

 

[Nutz]

I'm working on my armchair grove...should be perfect by the time WT play.

 

[Nutz]

@Vic Mackey
Hey mate, come and join us on NRL Fantasy

 

[Tigerm]

 

[Nutz]

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Superman Bud.
Why is everyone happy except the one who's leaving us?

 

[Nutz]

The Time Has Come!​

 

[WA Tiger]

Now we see who’s full of shit and who can see into the future

 

[WA Tiger]

$20 for $300 win bet
Grand Final / Tigers vs South Sydney
Nothing else was paying and South Sydney could have the players now..

 

[Tigerm]

I guess we need to find a GK as well over the trials.
Something we haven’t had consistently for a long while now, from memory?
I know Api can kick em, but it might be a bit much, for him to do everything?