SPORT Battle for the 8
Kyle Feldt sharpens his skills in training
PETER MCCULLAGH
likely to join Michael Morgan and John Asiata on the sidelines this week.
SATURDAY night will see a battle between the Cowboys currently sitting inside the 8 and the West Tigers sitting in ninth position on the ladder. Both teams are two wins from their 5 starts this season and on paper the Cowboys could be slightly head. A win for the West Tiger could see them climb back into the eight, there’s a lot at stake for both clubs this weekend. The Wests Tigers will be desperate to bounce back from
Jason Taumalolo assumes captaincy duties for the first time with the Cowboys, with the extra responsibility he
Wests Tigers head in to the contest with a good overall record against the Cowboys — having won their last three meetings and five of the last six games between the two sides — but haven't beaten them at Campbelltown since 2014.
looms large as the danger man to watch for Wests Tigers
Teams:
this weekend.
Cowboys:
North Queensland Toyota Cowboys young gun Connelly Lemuelu will make his NRL debut in Saturday night’s clash with the Wests Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium.
1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, 2. Kyle Feldt,
3. Justin O’Neill, 4. Esan Marsters, 5. Connelly Lemuelu, 6. Scott Drinkwater, 7. Jake Clifford, 8. Francis Molo, 9. Reece Robson, 10. Josh McGuire, 11. Mitch Dunn, 12. Coen
consecutive defeats against Canberra and the cellar dwellers
Lemuelu joined the Cowboys prior to the 2020 season
Hess, 13. Jason Taumalolo, 14. Ben Hampton, 15. Corey
on the heels of a stellar season in the NSW Cup with the
Titans.
Jensen, 16. Peter Hola, 17. Gavin Cooper, 18. Tom Opacic,
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
19. Shane Wright, 20. Reuben Cotter, 21. Emry Pere.
After a much-improved performance against a quali-
The 21-year-old played every backline position for the
ty Canberra Raiders since last weekend, Wests Tigers will
West Tigers: 1. Adam Doueihi, 2. David Nofoaluma, 3.
Bulldogs in 2019, but will make his debut on the wing for
head in to Saturday's game with improved confidence but
Joseph Leilua, 4. Moses Mbye, 5. Robert Jennings, 6. Josh
the Cowboys with Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow moving to full-
still wary of the job at hand to get back in the winners' circle.
back to replace the injured Valentine Holmes.
Reynolds, 7. Luke Brooks, 8. Josh Aloiai, 9. Harry Grant, 10. Zane Musgrove, 11. Luke Garner, 12. Luciano Leilua,
North Queensland were dealt a serious blow in last
A big game is expected by the NRL leading try scorer
13. Alex Twal, 14. Matt Eisenhuth, 15. Thomas Mikaele, 16.
week's loss to the New Zealand Warriors with star fullback
Kyle Feldt after a strong performance against the Warriors
Sam McIntyre, 17. Michael Chee Kam, 18. Benji Marshall,
Valentine Holmes and experienced forward Jordan McLean
scoring twice in their 37 point to 26 point loss.
19. Chris Lawrence, 20. Billy Walters, 21, Reece Hoffman.
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