Team Update: Round 12 vs Cowboys

Author: Wests Tigers
Timestamp: Fri 14 Jun 2024, 02:59 PM

Wests Tigers have trimmed their squad to 19 players ahead of Saturday's Round 15 match against the Titans at Leichhardt Oval.

Round 15 - Round 15 - Saturday 15 Jun

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Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Sydney

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Alex Twal and Alex Lobb have both been omitted from the squad after suffering head knocks at training on Wednesday.

Their absence opens the door for another two players to make their NRL debut, taking Wests Tigers tally to nine debutants so far this season.

Macarthur juniors Heath Mason (WT Player #288) and Jordan Miller (WT Player #289) will come onto the bench to face the Titans.

Both players were part of Wests Magpies premiership-winning Harold Matthews Cup team in 2022, joining three others from that side who have already made their first-grade debut with Wests Tigers (Tallyn Da Silva WT#270, Kit Laulilii WT#275 and Lachie Galvin WT#277).

Solomona Faataape has been elevated from the bench to the centres pushing Brent Naden to the wing in place of Lobb, with Mason to be used in a utility role off the bench.

Fonua Pole moves into the front row replacing Twal with Alex Seyfarth shifting to the second row and Miller added to the bench.

Mason and Miller are among eight players in the lineup who are 22 years of age or younger.

Round 15 - Round 15 - Saturday 15 Jun

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Wests Tigers

Titans

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Wests Tigers is number 21 Jahream Bula

Fullback for Titans is number 1 Keano Kini
Winger for Wests Tigers is number 3 Brent Naden

Winger for Titans is number 2 Alofiana Khan-Pereira
Centre for Wests Tigers is number 4 Justin Olam

Centre for Titans is number 3 Brian Kelly
Centre for Wests Tigers is number 17 Solomona Faataape

Centre for Titans is number 4 Phillip Sami
Winger for Wests Tigers is number 5 Charlie Staines

Winger for Titans is number 5 Jojo Fifita
Five-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 6 Aidan Sezer

Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Jayden Campbell
Halfback for Wests Tigers is number 7 Apisai Koroisau

Halfback for Titans is number 7 Kieran Foran

Forwards

Prop for Wests Tigers is number 8 Stefano Utoikamanu

Prop for Titans is number 8 Moeaki Fotuaika
Hooker for Wests Tigers is number 9 Tallyn Da Silva

Hooker for Titans is number 9 Chris Randall
Prop for Wests Tigers is number 16 Reuben Porter

Prop for Titans is number 10 Josiah Pahulu
2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 11 Fonua Pole

2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Beau Fermor
2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 12 Samuela Fainu

2nd Row for Titans is number 13 Klese Haas
Lock for Wests Tigers is number 13 Justin Matamua

Lock for Titans is number 17 Erin Clark

Interchange

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 14 Alex Seyfarth

Interchange for Titans is number 14 Sam Verrills
Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Sione Fainu

Interchange for Titans is number 15 Isaac Liu
Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 20 Heath Mason

Interchange for Titans is number 16 Keenan Palasia
Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 22 Jordan Miller

Interchange for Titans is number 20 Jacob Alick-Wiencke

Reserves

Replacement for Wests Tigers is number 18 Kit Laulilii

Replacement for Titans is number 19 Tanah Boyd

Match Officials

Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judge: Jon Stone
Senior Review Official: Todd Smith

Last updated: 9/7/2024 12:25:41 PM

Jordan Miller

Jordan moved into the NRL top-30 squad in 2024, joining several teammates from Wests Magpies 2022 premiership-winning Harold Matthews team. A 19-year-old prop, Miller was selected for the Australian Schoolboys in 2022 and helped Fairfield Patrician Brothers claim the prestigious Peter Mulholland Schoolboys Cup. A Liverpool Catholic Club and Minto Cobras junior, Miller has played SG Ball, Jersey Flegg and NSW Cup this season.

Heath Mason

A 19-year-old utility who is one of five players from the 2022 Magpies Harold Matthews premiership-winning team to have now made his NRL debut with Wests Tigers. Mason is a Thirlmere Roosters junior, who was born in Bowral. A former St Gregory’s College Campbelltown student, Mason was selected in the Australian Schoolboys team in 2023 after leading NSW Combined Catholic Colleges to victory over NSW Combined High Schools. He makes his NRL debut after returning from a lengthy injury layoff (fractured wrist) having played a handful of games in SG Ball Cup and NSW Cup this season.