Tooheys New Shute Shield :: Round 7 Preview
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Friday, 9 May 2008
NSWRU Media Unit
West Harbour will be eyeing the possibility of moving into second place on the Tooheys New Shute Shield ladder when they host Northern Suburbs in the ABC TV Match of the Day tomorrow at Concord Oval.
West Harbour flyer John Sinisa
West Harbour flyer John Sinisa [2008 Tooheys New Shute Shield Round 6 - Parramatta v West Harbour at Two Blues Park]
Round 7 has thrown up some great match-ups with many eyes in particular on the first versus last clash between Sydney University and Penrith which many are predicting to be a closer game than their positions on the table dictate.
WEST HARBOUR V NORTHERN SUBURBS at Concord Oval (ABC TV Game, 3:10pm)
Only Sydney University has a better attacking record than West Harbour who are priming themselves to move further up the ladder when they host Northern Suburbs at Concord Oval.
Like Uni, Wests have scored four tries or more in five of their six matches to date, and are averaging over 33 points per game.
Northern Suburbs are looking for a return to form after dropping three of their last four matches which has seen them slip from first to seventh.
West Harbour: 1. Michael Rigney, 2. Campese Ma'afu, 3. Luke Hunter; 4. Damian Lloyd, 5. Ben Lonsdale; 6. James King, 7. Mark Porpiglia, 8. Isaiah Pine; 9. Steve Massey, 10. Dave Paurini; 11. Nick Reily, 12. Lester Salanoa, 13. Rory Sidey, 14. John Sinisa; 15. Ben Martin [c].
Northern Suburbs: 1. Casey Dunning, 2. Al Manning, 3. Nick Lah; 4. Chris Thomson, 5. James Fitzgerald; 6. David Maunsell, 7. Sam Latunipulu, 8. Will Hunt; 9. James Price, 10. Todd Sly; 11. Anthony Shortis, 12. Chris Burnett, 13. James Lew, 14. David Bond; 15. Andrew Smith.
Referee: Daniel Cheever
MANLY V EASTERN SUBURBS at Manly Oval (3:00pm)
Manly picked up their first win of the season last week and showed the attacking form which they believe can take them further up the Shute Shield ladder against Eastern Suburbs.
The Marlins scored four tries in a match for the first time this season in claiming their first win and will now be aiming for their first victory at home after gaining just two bonus points from four appearances at Manly Oval.
Easts returned to the winning circle last week with a convincing victory over Souths, snapping a two-game losing streak and with new recruit Vitori Buatava starring at the base of the scrum the Beasts will take some beating.
Manly: 1. Eddie Aholelei, 2. Elvis Taione, 3. James Lakepa; 4. Dylan Sigg, 5. Sean Maloney; 6. Daniel Collins, 7. Will Brame, 8. Mark Fisher; 9. Chris Cottee [c], 10. Josh Gamgee; 11. Matt Bell, 12. Jarrod Murphy, 13. Luke Johnson, 14. Lupini Siale; 15. Matt Hopper.
Eastern Suburbs: 1. Mike Ross, 2. Sam Zlatevski, 3. Aaron Tawera; 4. Tom Egan [c], 5. Adam Byrnes; 6. Ed Brenac, 7. Chris Hitch, 8. Fergus Dorney; 9. Vitori Buatava, 10. Trevor Byles; 11. John Collignon, 12. Tom Azar, 13. Lloyd Jones, 14. Pat Smith; 15. Gavin Debartolo.
Referee: Grant MacNeill
SOUTHERN DISTRICTS V GORDON at Forshaw Park (3:00pm)
Southern Districts have been hit late by the withdrawal of prop Dan Palmer who has flown to South Africa to join the Waratahs squad and will miss the Rebels round seven hit-out with Gordon.
Souths have been disappointing at home this season, losing two matches when leading at half-time and sit only above Penrith on the Premiership table.
Gordon continue to field a talented line-up week in, week out, and remain in the top six despite going down to the Students in round six.
Southern Districts: 1. Steven Harkin, 2. Micah Watene, 3. Duncan Chubb; 4. Matt Trouville, 5. Kane Douglas; 6. Grant Trouville, 7. Terry Autagavia, 8. Greg Thomas; 9. Rob Chrystie, 10. Darren Kapene; 11. David Prince, 12. Jordan McGregor, 13. Craig Richards, 14. Dennis Pili; 15. Michael Black [c].
Gordon: 1. Alex Gluth, 2. Nathan Nicol, 3. Marty Plokstys; 4. Nifo Nifo, 5. Kingsley Seale; 6. Ed Gower [c], 7. Craig Thomas, 8. Paulie Tuala; 9. Vinnie Byrne, 10. Dave Harvey; 11. Terry Preston, 12. Jone Kagi, 13. Sinclair Fischer-Grey, 14. Sisa Waqa; 15. Mark Preston.
Referee: James Scholtens
SYDNEY UNIVERSITY V PENRITH at University Oval No.1 (3:00pm)
On paper this match looks to be a foregone conclusion however with Penrith capable of scoring lots of points this contest could be very exciting.
Sydney University sit on 29 out of a possible 30 competition points and remain undefeated following their come-from-behind victory over Gordon last weekend.
Penrith on the other hand remain winless, however they sit sixth on the try-scoring list proving that if they get their defence in order they could prove a handful for the defending champions.
Sydney University: 1. Jerry Yanuyanutawa, 2. Nathan Charles, 3. Laurie Weeks; 4. Ben McCalman, 5. Lachlan McCutcheon; 6. Pat McCutcheon, 7. Jono Jenkins, 8. Tim Davidson [c]; 9. Nick Haydon, 10. Dan P Kelly; 11. Ed Jenkins, 12. Daniel Halangahu, 13. Lachlan Mitchell, 14. Mitch Inman; 15. Lachlan Rosengreen.
Penrith: 1. Adam Parbery, 2. Elvis Levi, 3. Nick Barber; 4. Shannon Rushworth, 5. Liam Winton; 6. Shemaiah Evans, 7. Rob Carlson, 8. Luke Williams; 9. Jeremy Su'a, 10. Jono Rolfe; 11. Campbell Sione, 12. Sia'a Taveuveu [c], 13. Patrick Mekuri, 14. Solomona Fainifo; 15. Nick Richardson.
Referee: Julian Pritchard
WARRINGAH V EASTWOOD at Pittwater Rugby Park (3:00pm)
Despite a scare against Penrith last weekend, Warringah sit in second on the Shute Shield ladder but have a tough assignment at home against Eastwood.
The Rats have dropped just two matches this season, losing both by six points or less, with their tight defence (ranked second in the competition) the backbone of their 2008 campaign.
Eastwood's season has struggled to get going however after scoring 80 points in the last two weeks including a big win over Randwick, the Woodies are capable of causing at upset on the road.
Warringah: 1. Dan Raymond [c], 2. David Mason, 3. Pingi Talaapitaga; 4. Scott Flint, 5. Luke Hanvey; 6. Saia Latu, 7. Ross Duncan, 8. James Catt; 9. Sam Hutcherson, 10. Michael Ruthven; 11. Kayne Bayfield, 12. Clint Eadie, 13. Ed Doyle, 14. Andrew Wiles; 15. Willie Bishop.
Eastwood: 1. Simon Norris, 2. Todd Pearce, 3. Aaron Broughton-Rouse; 4. Marty Wilson, 5. Phil Mathers; 6. Ben Coridas, 7. Hugh Perrett [c], 8. Josh Dunning; 9. Dave Rimmer, 10. Barney Wood; 11. Filipo Toala, 12. Tim Corcoran, 13. Jesse Leota, 14. Nathan Powyer; 15. Ben Batger.
Referee: Matt Goddard
RANDWICK V PARRAMATTA at Coogee Oval (3:00pm)
Parramatta were desperately unlucky to go down to Warringah last week and will give themselves every chance of victory against Randwick at Coogee Oval.
Going into the last round in second, Randwick turned in a disappointing performance against Eastwood and will be keen to atone for that at home.
Parramatta's narrow loss ended a two-game winning streak, however they still remain just six points outside the top six and capable of springing an upset at Coogee.
Randwick: 1. Daniel Spencer, 2. Atonio Halangahu, 3. Lotu Taukeiaho; 4. Steve Brennan, 5. Mat Whittleston; 6. Chris Houston, 7. Rodney Voullaire, 8. Ben Mowen; 9. Tony Luxford, 10. Toby Browne; 11. Mark Johnson, 12. Peter Jorgensen, 13. Metui Meile, 14. David Batiratu; 15. Daniel Nethery.
Parramatta: 1. Kris Zvirbulis, 2. Scott Podmore, 3. Matt Toli; 4. Andrew Brown [c], 5. Sitiveni Mafi; 6. Andrew Cox, 7. Winney Paulo, 8. Junior To'o; 9. Luke Tabatoa, 10. Josh Weeks; 11. Mohd Roache, 12. David Alo, 13. Paula Kaveinga, 14. Roland Herea; 15. Ben Borg.
Referee: Nathan Pearce