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Shute Shield hots up
Posted Fri, 09 May 2008
West Harbour will be eyeing the possibility of moving into second place on the New Shute Shield table when they host Northern Suburbs at Concord Oval on Saturday.
Round Seven 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, Concord Oval, 15.10 (all kick-offs local time)
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: 15 Ben Martin (captain), 14 John Sinisa, 13 Rory Sidey, 12 Lester Salanoa, 11 Nick Reily, 10 Dave Paurini, 9 Steve Massey, 8 Isaiah Pine; 7 Mark Porpiglia, 6 James King, 5 Ben Lonsdale, 4 Damian Lloyd, 3 Luke Hunter, 2 Campese Ma'afu, 1 Michael Rigney,
Northern Suburbs: 15 Andrew Smith, 14 David Bond, 13 James Lew, 12 Chris Burnett, 11 Anthony Shortis, 10 Todd Sly, 9 James Price, 8 Will Hunt, 7 Sam Latunipulu, 6 David Maunsell, 5 James Fitzgerald, 4 Chris Thomson, 3 Nick Lah, 2 Al Manning, 1 Casey Dunning,
Referee: Daniel Cheever
Manly v Eastern Suburbs, Manly Oval, 15.00
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: 15 Matt Hopper, 14 Lupini Siale, 13 Luke Johnson, 12 Jarrod Murphy, 11 Matt Bell, 10 Josh Gamgee, 9 Chris Cottee (captain), 8 Mark Fisher, 7 Will Brame, 6 Daniel Collins, 5 Sean Maloney, 4 Dylan Sigg, 3 James Lakepa, 2 Elvis Taione, 1 Eddie Aholelei.
Eastern Suburbs: 15 Gavin Debartolo, 14 Pat Smith,13 Lloyd Jones, 12 Tom Azar, 11 John Collignon, 10 Trevor Byles, 9 Vitori Buatava, 8 Fergus Dorney, 7 Chris Hitch, 6 Ed Brenac, 5 Adam Byrnes, 4 Tom Egan (captain), 3 Aaron Tawera, 2 Sam Zlatevski, 1 Mike Ross.
Referee: Grant MacNeill
Southern Districrs v Gordon, Forshaw Park, 15.00
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 clash 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: 15 Michael Black (captain), 14 Dennis Pili, 13 Craig Richards, 12 Jordan McGregor, 11 David Prince, 10 Darren Kapene, 9 Rob Chrystie, 8 Greg Thomas, 7 Terry Autagavia, 6 Grant Trouville, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Matt Trouville, 3 Duncan Chubb, 2 Micah Watene, 1 Steven Harkin.
Gordon: 15 Mark Preston, 14 Sisa Waqa, 13 Sinclair Fischer-Grey, 12 Jone Kagi, 11 Terry Preston, 10 Dave Harvey, 9 Vinnie Byrne, 8 Paulie Tuala, 7 Craig Thomas, 6 Ed Gower (captain, 5 Kingsley Seale, 4 Nifo Nifo, 3 Marty Plokstys, 2 Nathan Nicol, 1 Alex Gluth.
Referee: James Scholtens
Sydney University V Penrith, University Oval No.1, 15.00
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: 15 Lachlan Rosengreen, 14 Mitch Inman, 13 Lachlan Mitchell, 12 Daniel Halangahu, 11 Ed Jenkins, 10 Dan P Kelly, 9 Nick Haydon, 8 Tim Davidson (captain), 7 Jono Jenkins, 6 Pat McCutcheon, 5 Lachlan McCutcheon, 4 Ben McCalman, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Jerry Yanuyanutawa.
Penrith: 15 Nick Richardson, 14 Solomona Fainifo, 13 Patrick Mekuri, 12 Sia'a Taveuveu (captain), 11 Campbell Sione, 10 Jono Rolfe, 9 Jeremy Su'a, 8 Luke Williams, 7 Rob Carlson, 6 Shemaiah Evans, 5 Liam Winton, 4 Shannon Rushworth, 3 Nick Barber, 2 Elvis Levi, 1 Adam Parbery.
Referee: Julian Pritchard
Warringah v Eastwood, Pittwater Rugby Park, 15.00
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: 15 Willie Bishop, 14 Andrew Wiles, 13 Ed Doyle, 12 Clint Eadie, 11 Kayne Bayfield, 10 Michael Ruthven, 9 Sam Hutcherson, 8 James Catt, 7 Ross Duncan, 6 Saia Latu, 5 Luke Hanvey, 4 Scott Flint, 3 Pingi Talaapitaga, 2 David Mason, 1 Dan Raymond (captain).
Eastwood: 15 Ben Batger, 14 Nathan Powyer, 13 Jesse Leota, 12 Tim Corcoran, 11 Filipo Toala, 10 Barney Wood, 9 Dave Rimmer, 8 Josh Dunning, 7 Hugh Perrett (captain), 6 Ben Coridas, 5 Phil Mathers, 4 Marty Wilson, 3 Aaron Broughton-Rouse, 2 Todd Pearce, 1 Simon Norris.
Referee: Matt Goddard
Randwick v Parramatta, Coogee Oval, 15.00
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: 15 Daniel Nethery, 14 David Batiratu, 13 Metui Meile, 12 Peter Jorgensen, 11 Mark Johnson, 10 Toby Browne, 9 Tony Luxford, 8 Ben Mowen, 7 Rodney Voullaire, 6 Chris Houston, 5 Mat Whittleston, 4 Steve Brennan, 3 Lotu Taukeiaho, 2 Atonio Halangahu, 1 Daniel Spencer.
Parramatta: 15 Ben Borg, 14 Roland Herea, 13 Paula Kaveinga, 12 David Alo, 11 Mohd Roache, 10 Josh Weeks, 9 Luke Tabatoa, 8 Junior To'o, 7 Winney Paulo, 6 Andrew Cox, 5 Sitiveni Mafi, 4 Andrew Brown (captain), 3 Matt Toli, 2 Scott Podmore, 1 Kris Zvirbulis.
Referee: Nathan Pearce
With thanks to nswrugby.com.au
