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 />
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THE ONE-EYED TIGER<br />
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unbiassed<br />
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LEAH ASHTON<br />
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Events Manager<br />
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Roosters<br />
Eels<br />
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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 />
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