Thursday, 24th September 2009
NSW CUP PRELIMINARY FINALS PREVIEW
Preliminary Final one:
NORTH SYDNEY BEARS v BALMAIN RYDE EASTWOOD
Sunday 27 September @ Leichhardt Oval 1.15pm
Referee: Gavin West
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Fullback |
1 |
Samu Wara |
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Wing |
2 |
Curtis Johnson
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Centre |
3 |
Greg Nichols
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Centre |
4 |
Bladen Baird |
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Wing |
5 |
Reece Robinson |
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Five-Eight |
6 |
Justin Hunt
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Half |
7 |
Jarryd Hogan |
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Front Row |
8 |
Chris Trembath
(C)
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Hooker |
9
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Beau Falloon
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Front Row |
10 |
Garrett Crossman
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2nd Row |
11 |
David Tyrell |
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2nd Row |
12 |
Brett Blaker
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Lock |
13 |
Dion Apps
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Interchange |
14 |
Daniel Sayegh
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Interchange |
15 |
John Kaifoto
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Interchange |
16 |
Sean Dalton
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| Interchange |
17 |
Matt Hunt
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Interchange |
18
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Vince Ngaro
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COACH |
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Wayne Lambkin |
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1 |
Sean Meaney |
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2 |
Billy Callaway
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3 |
Lee Bennett (c)
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4 |
Matthew Ryan
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5 |
Junior Roqica
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6 |
Gavin Cowan
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7 |
Josh Lewis
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8 |
Al Schirnack
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9 |
Ryan Carr |
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10 |
David Gower
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11 |
Dean Webster
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12 |
Willie Mataka
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13 |
Jared Farlow
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INTERCHANGE |
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14 |
Fletcher Hawkins
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| 15 |
Eloni Vunakece
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16 |
Brett Lane
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17 |
Jarvan White
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18
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Ben Falcone
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19
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Sioelo Makaui
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20
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Liam Roach
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CHANGES |
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PLAYERS OUT |
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NAME |
Matthew Davidson - back
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| NAME |
Baden Hall - Wrist
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NAME |
Peni Tagive- Shoulder
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| NAME |
Franco Kmet- Ankle |
North Sydney Bears coach Wayne Lambkin has named an unchanged line up from their 35-8 qualifying final victory over the Cronulla Sharks. Lambkin has what every coach dreams of when his side is about to play a preliminary final, a NIL in the injuries column. For the Tigers, coach Paul Fletcher has opted for Matthew Ryan in the centres in place of Brett Lane in an effort to inject some size into the backline. The battle will be an intriguing one in the front row with recently crowned NSW Cup Player of the Year David Gower and Al Schirnack taking on the experienced Bears combination of Chris Trembath and Garret Crossman. Both Schirnack and Gower were elevated to the NRL by Tim Sheens this season and will be looking to cement a first grade spot next season. For the Bears it is a case of stopping the Balmain go-forward thus nullifying the effect Josh Lewis can have on the game while Balmain must smother the Bears’ lethal halves combination of Justin Hunt and Jarryd Hogan if they want to make the 2009 NSW Cup Grand Final.
Results this season:
Round 10 – North Sydney 18 defeated Balmain Ryde 6 @ North Sydney Oval
Round 16 – Balmain Ryde 31 defeated North Sydney 18 @ Leichhardt Oval
Preliminary Final two:
BANKSTOWN CITY BULLS v WENTWORTHVILLE MAGPIES
Sunday 27 September @ Leichhardt Oval 3pm
Referee: Adam Gee
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Fullback |
1 |
BRENT CRISP |
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Wing |
2 |
HEKA NANAI |
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Centre |
3 |
TIM WINITANA
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Centre |
4 |
MATT UTAI
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Wing |
5 |
NICK TAYLOR
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Five-Eight |
6 |
DANIEL HOLDSWORTH
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Half |
7 |
BEN BARBA
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Front Row |
8 |
CHARLIE LEAENO
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Hooker |
9 |
NATHAN SMITH
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Front Row |
10 |
FRED BRIGGS
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2nd Row |
11 |
DANNY WILLIAMS
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2nd Row |
12 |
BRAD MORRIN
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Lock |
13 |
LEE TE MAARI
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Interchange |
14 |
JOHN KITE
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Interchange |
16 |
JAKE FOSTER
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Interchange |
17 |
HARLAN ALAALATOA
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Interchange |
18
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TRENT CUTLER
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Interchange
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19 |
NATHAN BENNY
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Interchange
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20
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CHRIS WARD
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Interchange
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21
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PEE WEE MOKE
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COACH |
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TERRY LAMB |
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Fullback |
1 |
Tim Mortimer |
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Wing |
2 |
Etu Uaisele
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Centre |
3 |
Taulima Tautai
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Centre |
4 |
Mark Luland
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Wing |
5 |
Ken Sio
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Five-Eight |
6 |
Mark O'Grady
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Half |
7 |
Shane Croft
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Front Row |
8
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Broderick Wright
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Hooker |
9 |
Anthony Mitchell
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Front Row |
10 |
Jeremy Latimore(c)
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2nd Row |
11 |
Weller Hauraki
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2nd Row |
12 |
Justin Horo
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Lock |
13 |
Brendan Oake
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Interchange |
14 |
James Grehan
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Interchange |
15 |
Mitchell Allgood
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Interchange |
16 |
Junior Paulo
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Interchange
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17 |
Tim Robinson |
Interchange
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18 |
Jacob Byrne
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Interchange
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20
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Taniela Lasalo |
Many an expert predicted this match would be fought out on Grand Final day but thanks to a loss to Balmain Ryde in the qualifying finals Wentworthville find themselves on the same side of the draw as the red hot favourites for the 2009 NSW Cup premiership. The game will feature 17 players with NRL experience and the winner of this match will wear the favourites tag into next weekend’s Grand Final at ANZ Stadium. Wentworthville coach Rip Taylor will be studying the Bulls’ qualifying final tape with earnest. The Bulls leaked 30 points to the eighth placed Jets and Taylor knows that if he can isolate the Bulls’ defensive weaknesses he has the side which can pile the points on in quick succession. Taylor would be less than impressed with his side’s recent form but Wentworthville are finals specialists and always seem to lift for the big games. Wentworthville will be sweating on the inclusion of Jonathan Wright who will more than likely drop down if Krisnan Inu is deemed fit to play. For Terry Lamb it is a matter of separating his players from the emotion of Friday night’s blockbuster at ANZ Stadium and getting them to concentrate on their game ahead.
Results this season:
Round 1 – Wentworthville 22 defeated Bankstown City 20 @ The Crest Stadium
Round 8 – Bankstown City 42 defeated Wentworthville @ Ringrose Park
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