Senior Representative Teamlists for Round 1 - JWH Selected for NSW Cup

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The Roosters vs Panthers NSW Cup game is on the new NSWRL TV app at 3pm for those interested you can sign up for a free 2 week trial.

It's all over now.

[Qld Chook]

Anyone watch it?

Boys went down and from what i could see it looks like JWH played the first 29mins before having a spell. Maybe someone can confirm this and how Egan and Connor went.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Pretty ordinary dig to be honest. BMoz won't be too pleased after the big trial win against Souths. We lacked the polish and organisation that Thomas and Taipari gave us from the halves in that game. Savala very tall for a half, and not one of Zachs happier games. Watson was decent and probably stood out in the middle. Egan rarely excites me, about his right grade. JWH only seemed to play about first 30 minutes? Correct me if thats wrong. Jennings looked keen to make an impact in the first half, then the hot St Marys sun sapped his energy. The sub hooker Ioelu was very sharp again. The score probably flattered us.

[theGman]

Only took Nappa 10 minutes to head to the sin bin for a high shot.

Can't put brains into statues.

[Chook2]

The side will get better
many players missing and a few not long off the plane from Vegas
potentially suaali, Murphy, toia, pauga, Vaa, Angus critchon all to come back in against a pretty consistent Penrith reserve side
looks like Ethan king got 3 tries

[ism22]

How did this NSW Cup team lose outta interest?

[Rooster_6]

The side will get better
many players missing and a few not long off the plane from Vegas
potentially suaali, Murphy, toia, pauga, Vaa, Angus critchon all to come back in against a pretty consistent Penrith reserve side
looks like Ethan king got 3 tries

Ethan King got the last 2, Ioelu the first 2.

[Waylander]

Ethan King got the last 2, Ioelu the first 2.

According to the NSWRL site, King scored at 30’, 61’ & 75’. Ioelu at 52’.

Edit: I’ve just watched the highlights, and R6 is right. Ioelu scored the first two.

[Rooster_6]

Watson was the stand out for mine, like in the trial he was just super dangerous carrying the ball around the middle. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see him picked as a genuine middle forward alongside Sandon Smith on the bench soon.

Moriaty looked good, Jennings doesn’t seem to have lost an ounce of speed in his old age, Foketi can hit - I’m excited to see his development in this grade and Gromek looks dangerous.

Need to get Dockar-Clay back into the forwards and find a decent half/five-eight

[Rooster_6]

King scored at 30’, 61’ & 75’. Ioelu at 52’.

Ioelu definitely scored the first one in the 30th minute and then the first after half time as well.

[Rooster_6]

Anyone watch it?

Boys went down and from what i could see it looks like JWH played the first 29mins before having a spell. Maybe someone can confirm this and how Egan and Connor went.

Yeh Napa & JWH both went off after we scored our first try, looked like a planed swap - no injuries. I imagine it was always the plan just to get him to blow the lungs out for 30mins and he wouldn’t come back on unless absolutely needed.

[Rooster_6]

They need to be promoting the game not paywalling junior football its crazy especially when your main competitor the AFL is broadcasting every game in the AFLW and VFL for free.

I’ve got no problem paying a fee if it means an improvement in a quality of the coverage and the profits are going back into the NSWRL grassroots comps.

I’m not sure junior footy is the product that’s really promoting the game, I imagine the majority of watchers both NRL & AFL are your ironed on fans like us who just live and breathe footy.

I do however think players families should have access to free subscriptions to watch their kids pay and I think the $6 per game or $9 per month subscription fee for a very underwhelming streaming service isn’t really doing anything for them at the moment.

[Waylander]

Ioelu definitely scored the first one in the 30th minute and then the first after half time as well.

Yes, you’re right. I’ve corrected my post.

[Qld Chook]

Pretty ordinary dig to be honest. BMoz won't be too pleased after the big trial win against Souths. We lacked the polish and organisation that Thomas and Taipari gave us from the halves in that game. Savala very tall for a half, and not one of Zachs happier games. Watson was decent and probably stood out in the middle. Egan rarely excites me, about his right grade. JWH only seemed to play about first 30 minutes? Correct me if thats wrong. Jennings looked keen to make an impact in the first half, then the hot St Marys sun sapped his energy. The sub hooker Ioelu was very sharp again. The score probably flattered us.

In regards to Egan, did he just play edge?

I think iit's been very obvious from day dot he is a bench middle. I rate him in the middle, but agree he is only nsw cup standard on the edge.

[Rooster90]

Watson was the stand out for mine, like in the trial he was just super dangerous carrying the ball around the middle. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see him picked as a genuine middle forward alongside Sandon Smith on the bench soon.

Moriaty looked good, Jennings doesn’t seem to have lost an ounce of speed in his old age, Foketi can hit - I’m excited to see his development in this grade and Gromek looks dangerous.

Need to get Dockar-Clay back into the forwards and find a decent half/five-eight

No idea why Joseph Taipari didn't play today but he will find himself back in the halves

Coby Thomas also looked the goods in the trials so he is another option for the #6

I think when Connor is with the NRL squad the spine for the NSW Cup boys will look alot different -
6: Savala
7: Taipari
13: ZDC

From what I saw - Foketi & E.Butch are certainly not edge backrowers