Your teams for the weekend trials?

[billy2]

Should pretty much be the full strength sides with extended benches.

Boyd
Uate
Tahu
Sau
Macca
Gids
Mullen
Snowy
Bedsy
Tui
House
Costigan
Taia

Hilder
Edwards
Faas
Cuthbertson
Wes
Tets
Sims
Roberts


Kev Naiqama
Votu
Likiliki
Filipo
Mantellato
Briggs
AJ Davis
Laurie
Adams
Mason
O'Donnell
Ben Tupou
Cook

Sawene
Marlborough
Sam Anderson
Mark Wade


Matt Ireland
Pat Mata'utia
Will Smith
Clacerty
Chanel Mata'utia
Api Pewhairangi
Tyler Sullivan
Alchin
Redman
Clarke
McKinnon
Ma'a
Roose

Jackson Hill
Steel
Elias
Rouse
Dodd
Clarke (the younger one)
Knight
Mann if he is still with us.

 

[Newie is God's Country]

I expect Nev to rotate between Front and back row heavily this season. I think he will play longer minutes. Darius, Beds, Kade and Cuthbo in a knights jumper gets real this weekend. Oh yeah!

 

[billy2]

27 man squad for the firstgrade trial.

Chris Adams,
Darius Boyd,
Danny Buderus,
Neville Costigan,
Adam Cuthbertson,
Joel Edwards, L
isiate (Richie) Fa'aoso,
Marvin Filipo,
Kurt Gidley,
Matt Hilder,
Chris Houston,
Siuatonga Likiliki,
Alex McKinnon,
James McManus,
Jarrod Mullen,
Wes Naiqama,
Kevin Naiqama,
Kyle O'Donnell,
Tyrone Roberts,
Tafeaga Junior Sa'u,
Korbin Sims,
Kade Snowden,
Timana Tahu,
Zeb Taia,
Zane Tetevano,
Evarn Tuimavave,
Akuila Uate.

Add the injured Mata'utia and Stig and that should be all the players we will use this year.

Sims ahead of Laurie is a big call - but i think he was the better player in the trial, although Laurie would get a run too if i were naming the side.

 

[billy2]

The guys who played in the first trial were;

Adams
Filipo
Likiliki
McKinnon
Kev Naiqama
O'Donnell
Roberts
Sims
Tetevano

I think O'donnell is the only lucky one.

 

[Footin mouth]

27 man squad for the firstgrade trial.

Chris Adams,
Darius Boyd,
Danny Buderus,
Neville Costigan,
Adam Cuthbertson,
Joel Edwards, L
isiate (Richie) Fa'aoso,
Marvin Filipo,
Kurt Gidley,
Matt Hilder,
Chris Houston,
Siuatonga Likiliki,
Alex McKinnon,
James McManus,
Jarrod Mullen,
Wes Naiqama,
Kevin Naiqama,
Kyle O'Donnell,
Tyrone Roberts,
Tafeaga Junior Sa'u,
Korbin Sims,
Kade Snowden,
Timana Tahu,
Zeb Taia,
Zane Tetevano,
Evarn Tuimavave,
Akuila Uate.

Add the injured Mata'utia and Stig and that should be all the players we will use this year.

Sims ahead of Laurie is a big call - but i think he was the better player in the trial, although Laurie would get a run too if i were naming the side.

What remaining players do you think will make up the NSW cup team?

 

[perverse]

LOL... Laurie must have done well to miss getting a run. did he get injured, or was he that disappointing that there's 27 other blokes more likely to get a run come the start of the year?

 

[billy2]

What remaining players do you think will make up the NSW cup team?

Well the only fulltime squad players I can think of are Laurie, Rod Mason, Ethan Cook, Warren Schillings, Sam Anderson, Mark Wade and the guys who will go back to NYC - Smith, Redman and Chanel Mata'utia.
5 of 6 of those guys are props - so the team will be part timers and a decent forward pack. the two fijians will be in as well.
Windsor shouldn't be any stronger.

 

[Footin mouth]

Well the only fulltime squad players I can think of are Laurie, Rod Mason, Ethan Cook, Warren Schillings, Sam Anderson, Mark Wade and the guys who will go back to NYC - Smith, Redman and Chanel Mata'utia.
5 of 6 of those guys are props - so the team will be part timers and a decent forward pack. the two fijians will be in as well.
Windsor shouldn't be any stronger.

What is your final NSW cup squad be for the start of the season.

 

[billy2]

What is your final NSW cup squad be for the start of the season.

I reckon the only one with a firm idea now would be Rip Taylor, but I really hope Ben Tupou, Chris Marlborough, Votu, Sawene and Adrian Davis are in, and it looks like we need a back or two, so Jared Edwards and Josh Mantellato.
Add those 7 to the fulltime members left over and I think that makes a strong squad.
Mate is one who could be in as well - he was a Penrith fulltime squad player last year.

 

[slotmachine]

Robbie Rochow is also missing.

 

[Adsy]

Rochow is out injured.

 

[Footin mouth]

Good luck to the NSW squad for Sunday's trial against Windsor.

 

[EdLondon]

Clint Newtons first game against the Knights. Also Ciraldo. Should be interesting.

 

[Newynut]

Hi I was going to go to the trials at Toronto on 12 feb sunday but cant find out where they are on. Can anyone help. Thanks.

 

[billy2]

Hi I was going to go to the trials at Toronto on 12 feb sunday but cant find out where they are on. Can anyone help. Thanks.

Lyle Peacock oval - near the workers club.

 

[otori]

Is there anywhere I can watch the trials online or on TV? Do the mods care about streams if the games aren't being telecast Coby?

 

[shane1970]

I'll be at tonights trial - I'll give some sort of match description some time later tonight if anyone interested. Or if anyone's gonna be on tonight and wants to do some live score updates - reply in here and wewill exchange numbers

 

[Frederick]

Starting lineup:

Boyd
McManus
W. Naiqama
Tahu
K. Naiqama
Gidley
Mullen
Snowden
Buderus
Tuimavave
Houston
Taia
Costigan

Bench:
Hilder
Faaoso
Cuthbertson
Sau
Edwards

 

[Frederick]

5 min: McManus in, 4-0 ktc

 

[Frederick]

Kids converts from sideline, 6-0, 5 gone