Friday's Trail

[Woodsie]

Phew !! ..just fixed the Foxtel IQ3 box, got onto tec support ie; overseas call centre, and after waiting on hold for an hour and a half. Told me to check the TV connections, saw one half hanging out, then realized my cat had a little walk behind the screen yesterday. Gone from total desperation to elation, wow !! time for a coldy.

Cats are dicks

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Plenty of young talent and experience in trial squad

A quality mix of some bright fresh youngsters combined with some of the game’s biggest names will run out for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in Friday night’s NRL trial.

www.seaeagles.com.au

Wayne should do better?
"Toula Koula heads the list of exciting youngsters named in the squad,"
Have heard him called kahlua but never heard him called 'Toula' before. Nickname or typo??

 

[ALinda]

Some omissions are self-explanatory, being Croker (injured), Schuster (injured), Harper & Walker (played last week).
Notable omissions are Jake, Saab, Taufua, Davey, Sione Fainu and I'm inclined to think maybe they've got Covid. Other than possibly injured, can't think of any other plausible reason...

 

[Woodsie]

Some omissions are self-explanatory, being Croker (injured), Schuster (injured), Harper & Walker (played last week).
Notable omissions are Jake, Saab, Taufua, Davey, Sione Fainu and I'm inclined to think maybe they've got Covid. Other than possibly injured, can't think of any other plausible reason...

Do we have another trial next week? .. a game each maybe

 

[Eagle 1]

Do we have another trial next week? .. a game each maybe

yep...Raiders i think..

 

[The Wheel]

Wayne should do better?
"Toula Koula heads the list of exciting youngsters named in the squad,"
Have heard him called kahlua but never heard him called 'Toula' before. Nickname or typo??

Typo / good pick up

 

[Budgie]

Cats are dicks

That's nothing compared to what they think of us.

 

[Budgie]

I just hope that the commentators (who definitely won't be A list) give us a good idea of who we're watching. Trials can be incredibly confusing with all the newbies.

 

[Disco]

I just hope that the commentators (who definitely won't be A list) give us a good idea of who we're watching. Trials can be incredibly confusing with all the newbies.

As Fox are covering I assume they role out their commentary team

 

[Eagle 1]

As Fox are covering I assume they role out their commentary team

is it to early to trot out Vossy, or just keep in under wraps till rd 1....

 

[The Wheel]

Tigers team we will get a look at our 2023 signing which is a bonus

Tigers: 1. Logen Dillon 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Oliver Gildart 4. James Roberts 5. Starford To’a 6. Jock Madden 7. Luke Brooks 8. James Tamou 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Stefano Utoikamanu 11. Kelma Tuilagi 12. Luciano Leilua 13. Tyrone Peachey 14. Alex Twal

15. Thomas Mikaele 16. Joe Ofahengaue 17. Alex Seyfarth 18. Tuki Simpkins 19. Zane Musgrove 20. Austin Dias 21. Thomas Freebairn 23. Junior Tupou 24. Iverson Fatiamu 25. Trey Peni 26. Joseph Taipari 27. Rua Ngatikaura 28. Brandon Webster-Mansfield 29. Israel Ogden 30. Will Kei 31. Ben Stevanovic 33. Henry O’Kane

 

[Smokin Joe]

No Dargan?Covid or injury or gone?Thought he might have gotten a run if available.

 

[Disco]

Tigers team we will get a look at our 2023 signing which is a bonus

Tigers: 1. Logen Dillon 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Oliver Gildart 4. James Roberts 5. Starford To’a 6. Jock Madden 7. Luke Brooks 8. James Tamou 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Stefano Utoikamanu 11. Kelma Tuilagi 12. Luciano Leilua 13. Tyrone Peachey 14. Alex Twal

15. Thomas Mikaele 16. Joe Ofahengaue 17. Alex Seyfarth 18. Tuki Simpkins 19. Zane Musgrove 20. Austin Dias 21. Thomas Freebairn 23. Junior Tupou 24. Iverson Fatiamu 25. Trey Peni 26. Joseph Taipari 27. Rua Ngatikaura 28. Brandon Webster-Mansfield 29. Israel Ogden 30. Will Kei 31. Ben Stevanovic 33. Henry O’Kane

Will be great to have a closer look at Tualagi

 

[Brookie Bob]

Phew !! ..just fixed the Foxtel IQ3 box, got onto tec support ie; overseas call centre, and after waiting on hold for an hour and a half. Told me to check the TV connections, saw one half hanging out, then realized my cat had a little walk behind the screen yesterday. Gone from total desperation to elation, wow !! time for a coldy.

Does your cat look like a very small..........tiger? 😎

 

[BOZO]

Does your cat look like a very small..........tiger? 😎

Im too sexy for my cat , too sexy for my cat , My pussycat

 

[Brookie Bob]

Thar be a first half team and a second half team. (It's prob already posted somewhere)....

Sea Eagles team
First Half, Team A

1 Tom Trbojevic

2 Christian Tuipulotu

3 Brad Parker

4 Ben Trbojevic

5 Reuben Garrick

6 Kieran Foran

7 Daly Cherry-Evans (c)

8 Taniela Paseka

9 Karl Lawton

10 Martin Taupau

11 Haumole Olakau'atu

12 Ethan Bullemor

13 Sean Keppie

14 Tolu Koula

15 Kurt De Luis

16 Morgan Boyle

17 Toff Sipley

18 Jamie Humphreys


Second Half, Team B

14 Tolu Koula

20 Ray Vaega

2 Christian Tuipulotu

4 Ben Trbojevic

29 Fletcher Myers/25 Alfred Smalley

23 Eiden Ackland

19 Kaeo Weekes

17 Toff Sipley

18 Jamie Humphreys

15 Kurt De Luis

28 Zac Fulton

22 Josh Aloiai

16 Morgan Boyle

30 Alec Tuitavake

24 James Roumanos

27 Jacob Sykes

26 Viliami Fifita

21 Gordon Chan Kum Tong

Very interested to see how Bullemor goes in the 2nd row - the club website article also made a point of mentioning this. If he goes well........really well.............that's huge for us this year.

We didn't dominate all that often in the forwards last year, particularly against Melbourne, Souths, Penrith - and look how that played out. A better year from Marty, Oshay Olay, Paseka, Toff, Boyle......and the unlucky Andrew Davey - with an on-fire Bullemor thrown in........!! (Not forgetting Keppie the Enforcer).

Jake will be Jake, and Schmole will only get even better. Win the go-forward, win the centre defense,.....win the middle of the field. Schuster - wherever he plays - can be the cream on the cake. Croaker - more (unexpected) dummy-half runs, changing the point of the attack. Walker - last 20 minutes of the first half - zippy runs up against a tiring middle; 2nd half - wherever / whenever needed.

Get the above right, and our backs will be (even more) lethal. It gives them space and time - that's all we need for a bucketful of points most games. Optimistic, I know, but it's that time of year again!!

 

[Blake]

I'm a bit disappointed that Taufua's name isn't mentioned on there.
The pictures of him during preseason look like he's buffed up a lot, and I was interested how they were going to use him.

 

[BOZO]

I'm a bit disappointed that Taufua's name isn't mentioned on there.
The pictures of him during preseason look like he's buffed up a lot, and I was interested how they were going to use him.

It is a long season ahead and all Jorge can do is play well and an opportunity will present it self

 

[tookey]

So no Jake, Saab, Davey...anyone else off the top of thehead?

No Sione Fainu either

 

[tookey]

Why are the tigers fielding two reserve grade teams?