Wests Tigers Team v Melbourne

[jrtiger]

1 Daine Laurie
2 David Nofoaluma
3 Tommy Talau
4 James Roberts
5 Ken Maumalo
6 Moses M'Bye
7 Luke Brooks
8 James Tamou
9 Jacob Liddle
10 Alex Twal
11 Luke Garner
12 Luciano Leilua
13 Joe Ofahengaue

14 Stefano Utoikamanu
15 Shawn Blore
16 Tom Amone
17 Alex Seyfarth

18 Michael Chee Kam
19 Kelma Tuilagi
20 Fetalaiga Pauga
21 Jake Simpkin



Wests Tigers Coach Michael Maguire has named his side for Saturday night’s Round 15 away game against the Melbourne Storm at Sunshine Coast Stadium.

New recruit Ken Maumalo will become Wests Tigers Player #246 this weekend after being named to start on the wing against the Storm.

Speedy outside back James Roberts shifts from the wing into the centres after Adam Doueihi was not named in this week’s squad following last weekend’s failed HIA against the Parramatta Eels.

Experienced playmaker Moses Mbye returns to the lineup at five-eighth after missing Round 14’s match due to a minor knee complaint and will partner Luke Brooks in the halves.

Maguire has named an unchanged interchange bench with four forwards — Stefano Utoikamanu, Shawn Blore, Tom Amone and Alex Seyfarth — selected for the Round 15 clash.

Young utility Junior Pauga has been named as a reserve after impressing for Western Suburbs Magpies in the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup this season, while Michael Chee Kam, Kelma Tuilagi and Jake Simpkin round out the 21-man squad.

Both teams will provide an updated 19-man team lists at 7:35pm Friday before finalising their sides one hour prior to kickoff (6:35pm, Saturday).

 

[jrtiger]

Match Officials
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judge: Todd Smith
Touch Judge: Nick Morel
Senior Review Official: Matt Noyen

 

[happy_tiger]

Bumpbah

Try again Madge

 

[yeahcaz]

Can’t believe we’re only paying $9, should be in the double digits easy

 

[Speed2burn]

Talau saved by the HIA protocols

 

[TheDaBoss]

Good to see Pauga and Tulagi in the 21


Welcome Mauller

 

[hobbo1]

Bumpbah

Try again Madge

Still whinging 😂

Who would you have picked ?

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

Match Officials
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judge: Todd Smith
Touch Judge: Nick Morel
Senior Review Official: Matt Noyen

We can't seem to get away from these Suttons

 

[Tigerdave]

As expected, shame AD is out

 

[WT2K]

That's a paddlin

 

[TheDaBoss]

That's a paddlin

Rip our goalkicking..wont matter if we cant score any goals tho 😅
Mbye probably wiĺl kick em if we score ANY...would like brooks to have a go again tho

 

[Guest]

Melbourne by 40 but I hope the refereeing is better than last week.

 

[jirskyr]

As expected, shame AD is out

Sivo gets 10 mins and 1 week from smacking him across the jaw, AD misses 30 mins and a week. Hard to see how this is any more of a crackdown on high shots than anything in the past.

 

[Speed2burn]

That's a paddlin

Rip our goalkicking..wont matter if we cant score any goals tho ?
Mbye probably wiĺl kick em if we score ANY...would like brooks to have a go again tho

Who is 2nd choice since Doueihi is out anyways?

I’ve seen Brooks kick them in warm up before so I guess him

 

[tigerbalm]

It is what it is

 

[jirskyr]

Melbourne by 40 but I hope the refereeing is better than last week.

Do you know the real problem - that Tigers will probably tough out the game for about 30 mins, then concede 2 fatigue-related tries before half-time, go in to the break 18-4 down, concede another try after HT, rally again for 20 mins, then concede 4 tries in the last 20 to go down 46-12.

Or at least something similar to last week.

 

[tig_prmz]

As expected, shame AD is out

Sivo gets 10 mins and 1 week from smacking him across the jaw, AD misses 30 mins and a week. Hard to see how this is any more of a crackdown on high shots than anything in the past.

Judiciary never changed. Wouldb't have been sin-binned before the crackdown.

 

[tig_prmz]

Can’t believe we’re only paying $9, should be in the double digits easy

The real odds should be about when we let the flood gates open.

 

[izotope]

So TT back on the right now? Surely cant play as bad as he has on the left.. right..?? .. guys?!

Wait whose marking Olam, TT or Roberts. Neither of them are filling me with confidence

 

[jirskyr]

As expected, shame AD is out

Sivo gets 10 mins and 1 week from smacking him across the jaw, AD misses 30 mins and a week. Hard to see how this is any more of a crackdown on high shots than anything in the past.

Judiciary never changed. Wouldb't have been sin-binned before the crackdown.

It doesn't seem to make any sense that a crackdown on negative behaviour is only policed by one arm of the NRL law.