Tigers vs storm

Joel Caine number 1 fan · Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:22 am

this is my first post in probley over a year but im excited about this weekend's clash

both the tigers and storm come off great wins on the weekend and storm are gonna be hard too beat
Tigers should be pumped for this game considering it really is do or die for them they win this and there back in the race for the 8 not forgetting the huge confedence boost this side would get

storm on the other hand are great at home and im sure they wanna keep it that way and a win will wrap up the minor premiership

there are gonna be some great match ups Farah vs Smith Mcdonnell vs Slater Lawrence vs Inglis Prince vs Cronk

im really hopeing somehow the tigers can win this and pull of the upset the pressure is really off both teams anyway and it should be a great free flowing attacking game of rugby league

Lucas · Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:11 am

I hope we take the chance to rest some more players. Webster and Kidwell will return, but I hope we rest Smith and perhaps King, Geyer or Johnson. Hopefully injuries to White and Inglis are not serious either.

Op2musPrime · Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:26 am

I hope some of the players do have a rest.
Was Kidwell rested or did he have an injury?
As JCNo1F mentioned both teams coming off some really good wins and are made up of some exciting youngsters.
Hopefully we get a Storm win to avenge our lost earlier this year

Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:50 am

This game will be a cracker. Tiger are missing some stars but they arent to be taken lightly.

I think some other players will be rested for sure....maybe hoffman? King and Cam already got a rest after the origin...not sure if bellamy would be willing to give them another week off especically when the doggies are so close behind, we cant really afford to drop to many games (altho i dont think we will....but if we rested a bunch of players then it would be easier for other teams)

jellyhead · Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:33 pm

Call me superstitious or silly - either one

- but last year we ended the Tigers' winning streak at OP and they went on to win the Premiership

We have quite a winning streak of our own going at the moment

Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:44 pm

i think ill call you silly. But just for the hell of it

lotti · Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:58 pm

lol Kingy, just remember guys no mentioning the MP words until round 25 then we'll have it in the bag. Jelly I'm pretty sure the Tigers weren't top of the table with a buffer zone.

Joel Caine number 1 fan · Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:36 pm

jellyhead wrote: Call me superstitious or silly - either one - but last year we ended the Tigers' winning streak at OP and they went on to win the Premiership

We have quite a winning streak of our own going at the moment

yep i think its time we got pay back for that

if tigers lose im hopeing its by 1-6 margin so than we can still make it if results go our way

Insomniac · Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:10 pm

Kidwell was rested... as much as I don't really wanna see C.Smith rested (we're such a different side without him), we may have to try a combination without Smith in case he gets injured between now and the finals (I'm sure he's going to be targeted more and more in the lead up). But I would be thinking that we leave the resting of players until the MP is in the bag.

Joel Caine number 1 fan · Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:39 pm

Insomniac wrote: Kidwell was rested... as much as I don't really wanna see C.Smith rested (we're such a different side without him), we may have to try a combination without Smith in case he gets injured between now and the finals (I'm sure he's going to be targeted more and more in the lead up). But I would be thinking that we leave the resting of players until the MP is in the bag.

u's only have too in 1 more game right? or is it 2?

Lord Reynoldson · Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:40 pm

lotti wrote: lol Kingy, just remember guys no mentioning the MP words until round 25 then we'll have it in the bag. Jelly I'm pretty sure the Tigers weren't top of the table with a buffer zone.

5 points, won or lost between us and the Bulldogs for it, to ensure that F and A won't come in and it's ours. (I didn't mention the word)

StormBec · Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:49 pm

Storm team to play Tigers:

1. Billy Slater
2. Matt Geyer
3. Matt King
4. Jake Webster
5. Steve Turner
6. Scott Hill
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Antonio Kaufusi
9. Cameron Smith
10. Brett White
11. David Kidwell
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Dallas Johnson

Interchange:
14. Michael Crocker
15. Jeremy Smith
16. Garret Crossman
17. Greg Inglis
18. Adam Blair
19. Nathan Friend
(two to be omitted)
http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=26052

Storm19 · Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:22 pm

Crocker and Inglis are so important to the team that Friend and Blair will probably be dropped for this game and Crossman and Jeremy Smith will keep their places on the bench. But as always Craig might just make a late change.

Joel Caine number 1 fan · Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:24 pm

Tigers team is the same except another junior by the name of Eshman in for Jeffrey

Eshman is a big centre heard huge raps on him

Joel Caine number 1 fan · Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:54 pm

Wests Tigers Coach Tim Sheens has named his side to play Melbourne Storm at Olympic Park this Saturday at 5.30pm.

1 Shannon McDonnell
2 Taniela Tuiaki
3 Dean Collis
4 Jamaal Lolesi
5 Chris Lawrence
6 Shane Elford
7 Scott Prince ©
8 Todd Payten
9 Robbie Farah
10 John Skandalis
11 Anthony Laffranchi
12 Chris Heighington
13 Ben Galea

14 Tevita Metuisela
15 Dene Halatau
16 Keith Eshman
17 Ryan O'Hara
19 Bronson Harrison

Casualty Ward
Liam Fulton – shoulder, indefinite
Brett Hodgson – knee, season
Benji Marshall – shoulder, season
Bryce Gibbs – elbow, season
Sam Harris - shoulder, rd 26
Paul Whatuira - season

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