Benji Captains NRL All Stars
Tigers Mr Magic Benji Marshall will skipper the NRL All Stars in the pre-season opener on the Gold Coast Saturday week February 4.
His new Tigers team mate and fellow Kiwi prop forward Adam Blair will also represent the 2012 Tigers coming off the bench.
Also running round Saturday week will be the 2012 Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers down at the Gong trialling with Wests Illawarra the club which produced the likes of Tigers legends Jimmy Jack and Blocker Roach in days of yore.
First real trial day on Saturday February 11 at Gosford’s Bluetongue stadium will feature all three Tigers teams from 3.30pm when Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers will host Wentworthville.
Tigers National Youth Comp team will play Parra Junior Jellied Eels at 5.15pm followed by Firsts at 7.30pm.
Everybody and his dog knows this is as it should be every week with all three games at the same venue instead of the crazy system of Reserve Grade running around in front of nobody at usually undisclosed grounds all over the countryside. An absolute disgrace.
Final trial will be Saturday February 18 at Cameltown with three games again with Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers hosting the Bluebags and Firsts and NYC playing the Bondi Chicks which will include the traditional Foundation Cup encounter.
And of course the comp itself kicks off Sunday arvo 2pm March 4 exactly where it should be at Leichhardt Oval HQ with the Gummies. See ya there.
