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The Weekly Times - TWT - 6th June 2018

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Wednesday 6 <strong>June</strong>, <strong>2018</strong> THE WEEKLY TIMES 27<br />

Super coach Manenti<br />

to guide Aussie Pearls<br />

RESPECTED Eastwood rugby mentor John Manenti (pictured)<br />

has been appointed head coach of the Australian Womens<br />

Sevens program.<br />

Manenti, who guided<br />

the Woodies to three<br />

Shute Shield premierships,<br />

will shape the Australian<br />

Pearls’ fortunes<br />

leading up to the Tokyo<br />

Olympics in 2020.<br />

BY CHRIS KARAS<br />

He was assistant under<br />

former coach Tim Walsh as<br />

they steered the Pearls to<br />

an inaugural gold medal at<br />

the 2016 Olympic Games<br />

in Rio de Janiero.<br />

Manenti has been coaching<br />

the Australian women’s<br />

sevens squad since Walsh<br />

took over as men’s coach<br />

following April’s Commonwealth<br />

Games on the Gold<br />

Coast.<br />

<strong>The</strong> former prop also assisted<br />

Walsh as the Pearls<br />

claimed a silver medal after<br />

a heart-breaking loss<br />

to New Zealand in the<br />

Commonwealth Games<br />

decider.<br />

Australia holds a slender<br />

four point lead over<br />

New Zealand ahead of<br />

this week’s series finale in<br />

Paris, with a grand final appearance<br />

enough for them<br />

to reclaim the World Series<br />

title.<br />

Manenti is working hard<br />

on improving the contact<br />

areas for the Olympic<br />

women’s champions and<br />

should add plenty of steel<br />

to this exciting and skilful<br />

squad.<br />

As an Eastwood coach<br />

over the past eight seasons,<br />

Manenti guided the<br />

first grade squad to four<br />

Shute Shield Grand Final<br />

appearances and three<br />

premierships - a tremendous<br />

feat.<br />

During his tenure with the<br />

Woodies he has strengthened<br />

the club’s culture and<br />

ensured that the blue and<br />

whites’ future is bright.<br />

Manenti would have been<br />

proud of the Woodies’ efforts<br />

last Saturday when<br />

they toppled competition<br />

leaders Sydney University<br />

32-29 at T.G Millner Field.<br />

Eastwood showed they’ll<br />

be a force to reckoned with<br />

in the Shute Shield Intrust<br />

Super premiership by upstaging<br />

the much vaunted<br />

Students with strong performances<br />

from five eighth<br />

Jackson Bird, No 8 Patrick<br />

Sio, powerful winger Fabian<br />

Goodall, fullback Liam<br />

Windon and clever half Michael<br />

Snowden.<br />

<strong>The</strong> talented Bird sealed<br />

victory with a brilliant solo<br />

try as the Woodies consolidated<br />

fourth spot on 31<br />

points behind theStudents<br />

(39), Northern Suburbs (36)<br />

and Manly (31).<br />

Goodall nabbed a try<br />

double with Windon,<br />

Snowden and Bird also<br />

crossing for tries with Bird<br />

potting two conversions<br />

and winger Zac Mackay<br />

booting a penalty goal.<br />

FOOTY<br />

TIPSTERS<br />

Bryan Fletcher at Sporties Origin Lunch<br />

FOX SPORTS personality and ex-international forward Bryan Fletcher (pictured) is guest<br />

speaker at Gladesville Sporties’ Best Ever Origin Lunch on Friday <strong>June</strong> 22 from 12 noon.<br />

<strong>The</strong> ball playing Fletcher<br />

made 135 appearances<br />

for the Sydney Roosters<br />

including the club’s 30-8<br />

Grand Final victory over<br />

the NewZealand Warriors<br />

in 2002 before spending<br />

three seasons with South<br />

Sydney where he played<br />

45 matches and a two year<br />

WESTS<br />

TIGERS<br />

V<br />

stint with Wigan Warriors in<br />

the English Super League.<br />

Fletcher made 14 appearances<br />

for NSW in<br />

State of Origin and earned<br />

13 Test caps with the Kangaroos<br />

during a successful<br />

representative career. He<br />

was a key member of the<br />

NSW team that inflicted<br />

CRONULLA<br />

SHARKS<br />

a 3-0 Origin series whitewash<br />

over Queensland<br />

before helping Australia lift<br />

the 2000 Rugby League<br />

World Cup by trouncing<br />

New Zealand 40-12 in the<br />

decider at Old Trafford in<br />

Manchester.<br />

Tickets $100 per head<br />

inludes lunch, drinks and<br />

SUNDAY<br />

JUNE 10<br />

SHARK PARK<br />

2PM<br />

loads of laughs.<br />

Charity<br />

raffles with<br />

auctions<br />

luncheon<br />

and<br />

proceeds<br />

Randwick<br />

supporting<br />

and Westmead<br />

the<br />

Children’s Hospitals.<br />

For<br />

ing<br />

Sporties<br />

tickets<br />

contact<br />

Club<br />

and book-<br />

Gladesville<br />

on 9817-<br />

4601.<br />

Moses Mbye signs deal with Tigers<br />

WESTS Tigers have<br />

secured the services<br />

of dynamic Canterbury<br />

Bulldogs utility Moses<br />

Mbye on a four year<br />

deal.<br />

Twenty four year old<br />

Mbye, who was called<br />

into the Queensland Origin<br />

camp last week to<br />

shadow the side as the<br />

Maroons’ 18th man, is a<br />

key signing for the joint<br />

venture club who are rebuilding<br />

strongly under<br />

coach Ivan Cleary.<br />

He is expected to slot<br />

in at fullback with the Tigers<br />

and also challenge<br />

whiz kid Kalyn Ponga<br />

and veteran Darius Boyd<br />

for the Queensland number<br />

one jumper in 2019.<br />

<strong>The</strong> versatile Mbye,<br />

who has chalked up 92<br />

NRL games since making<br />

his debut in 2014,<br />

has proved an attacking<br />

weapon for the embattled<br />

Bulldogs and his<br />

departure will ease the<br />

club’s salary cap woes.<br />

Mbye’s new agreement<br />

will see him join Wests<br />

Tigers next season and<br />

be a part of the club until<br />

at least the end of 2022.<br />

With the elusive Mbye<br />

now on the club’s<br />

books,. the Tigers will<br />

have a surfeit of backline<br />

talent to choose from.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Noosa Pirates junior<br />

product - who has<br />

represented the Prime<br />

Minister’s X111 and<br />

World All Stars - will<br />

compete with Tohi Lolohea<br />

and Corey Thompson<br />

for the fullback role.<br />

Mbye also offers cover<br />

for Luke Brooks and Josh<br />

Reynolds in the halves,<br />

with favourite son Benji<br />

Marshall’s future beyond<br />

<strong>2018</strong> uncertain.<br />

Wests Tigers Head<br />

Coach Ivan Cleary said<br />

Mbye was an exciting<br />

addition to the playing<br />

squad and he looked<br />

forward to working with<br />

the quicksilver colt.<br />

“Moses is a talented<br />

young back and we look<br />

forward to having him<br />

at the Tigers next season,”<br />

said Cleary. “He’s<br />

developed into an exciting<br />

player and I know<br />

he’ll bring a lot to our<br />

club, both on and off the<br />

field.”<br />

MEANWHILE the Tigers<br />

suffered a heart<br />

breaking 16-14 loss to<br />

the Sydney Roosters in<br />

NRL split round action<br />

last Sunday at Allianz<br />

Ferguson rescued the<br />

Roosters in the dying<br />

moments with remarkable<br />

try-saving tackles<br />

Stadium.<br />

In<br />

Daniel<br />

a<br />

Tupou<br />

thrilling<br />

and<br />

finish,<br />

Blake<br />

on Tigers’<br />

Thompson<br />

Fonua to help<br />

backs<br />

and<br />

salvage<br />

Corey<br />

Mahe<br />

victory.<br />

JOHN<br />

ALEXANDER<br />

Bennelong MP<br />

Panthers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

Sea Eagles<br />

Roosters<br />

Eels<br />

Tigers<br />

Storm<br />

Dragons<br />

ANTHONY<br />

ROBERTS<br />

Lane Cove MP<br />

Panthers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

Warriors<br />

Roosters<br />

Cowboys<br />

Tigers<br />

Storm<br />

Dragons<br />

DENNIS PETKOVICH<br />

Ryde Eastwood<br />

Leagues Director<br />

Panthers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

Sea Eagles<br />

Roosters<br />

Eels<br />

Sharks<br />

Storm<br />

Dragons<br />

TRENTON BROWN<br />

Ryde City Clr<br />

Panthers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

Sea Eagles<br />

Roosters<br />

Cowboys<br />

Tigers<br />

Storm<br />

Dragons<br />

JIM MORRIS<br />

North Ryde RSL<br />

Club Director<br />

Panthers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

Warriors<br />

Roosters<br />

Eels<br />

Sharks<br />

Storm<br />

Dragons<br />

VICTOR<br />

DOMINELLO<br />

Ryde MP<br />

Panthers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

Sea Eagles<br />

Roosters<br />

Cowboys<br />

Tigers<br />

Storm<br />

Dragons<br />

CHRIS KARAS<br />

<strong>TWT</strong> Sports<br />

Editor<br />

Panthers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

Sea Eagles<br />

Roosters<br />

Cowboys<br />

Tigers<br />

Storm<br />

Dragons<br />

THE ONE-EYED TIGER<br />

<strong>TWT</strong>’s fearless<br />

unbiassed<br />

correspondent<br />

Faders<br />

Bunnies<br />

Kiwis<br />

Bondi Chicks<br />

Milkmaids<br />

TIGERS<br />

Mexicans<br />

Sinners<br />

LEAH ASHTON<br />

Putney Bowlo<br />

Events Manager<br />

Raiders<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

Sea Eagles<br />

Roosters<br />

Eels<br />

Sharks<br />

Broncos<br />

Bulldogs<br />

PHIL McINTOSH<br />

Gladesville Sporties<br />

Club Director<br />

Panthers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

Warriors<br />

Roosters<br />

Cowboys<br />

Tigers<br />

Storm<br />

Dragons<br />

STEVE COLQUHOUN<br />

<strong>The</strong> Eastwood Club<br />

Manager<br />

Panthers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

Warriors<br />

Roosters<br />

Cowboys<br />

Tigers<br />

Storm<br />

Dragons<br />

Guest Tipster<br />

ONE EYED MAGPIE<br />

53 62 55 55 55 58 56 50 47 51 54 59<br />

Panthers<br />

Rabbitohs<br />

Warriors<br />

Roosters<br />

Cowboys<br />

Wests<br />

Storm<br />

Dragons

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