Non Bulldogs Trial Discussion

[Mr Invisible]

Given the trials are being streamed live on club sites and nrl.com.au (720p too) a thread to discuss them.

https://www.nrl.com/tv/matches/pre-season-trials/2019/round-1/eels-v-raiders/

Eels pumping the Raiders 20-0 in first trial of the season.. after 30 minutes.

Both teams kinda full strength.

Raiders team sporting some truly terrible haircuts.

 

[Mr Invisible]

Eels 20 Raiders 6 at half time.

 

[Mr Invisible]

Eels 20 Raiders 12
30 minutes to go

 

[Mr Invisible]

Eels 20 Raiders 16

20 seconds to go ... and then it happened...

Eels scrum 10m from Raiders try line. Eels make a mistake, Sam Williams (I think), gets the ball, passes to Andre Niko, and Niko races 70m to score. Kick successful..
Raiders win 22 to 20.

 

[off-tap-robbie]

 

[Mitch Connor]

That was not even remotely close to a full strength Raiders side.. Did you even look at the line ups or just see Sam Williams in a picture an assume lol.

 

[Mitch Connor]

And it was not Sia that went 70m lol. It was Andre Niko, a 20s kid.

 

[Mitch Connor]

1. Bailey Simonsson
2. Brad Abbey
3. Harley Smith-Shields
4. Seb Kris
5. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
6. Dean Matterson
7. Sam Williams
8. Dunamis Lui
9. Siliva Havili
10. Royce Hunt
11. Hudson Young
12. Jack Murchie
13. Luke Bateman
Interchange:
14. Tom Starling
15. Corey Horsburgh
16. Emre Guler
17. Ryan Sutton
18. Mathew Lyons
19. JJ Collins
20. Dan Keir
20. Andre Niko
21. Reuben Porter
22. Tony Satini
22. Matt Timoko

 

[Mr Invisible]

Simonsson got hooked early on... had a bit of a shocker.
CNK shifted to fullback and played a little better, but looked shaky under the bomb.
Niko came on later and shifted to fullback.