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I didn't see a thread for the trial games so I thought I'd start one

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NRL.com
Mon, 14 Dec 2009

Can't wait for the 2010 season to kick off? Check out the list of confirmed 2010 trial matches below so you can get behind your team as early as possible.

Sunday, February 7

South Sydney Rabbitohs v Manly Sea Eagles (Redfern Oval - Return to Redfern)

Friday, February 12

North Queensland Cowboys v Wests Tigers (Mackay Junior Fields, Mackay)

Saturday, February 13

Warriors v Sydney Roosters (Rotorua International Stadium, NZ)

Brisbane Broncos v Melbourne Storm (Browne Park, Rockhampton)

Sunday, February 14

St George Illawarra Dragons v Parramatta Eels (Members Equity Stadium, Perth)

Saturday, February 20

Penrith Panthers v Parramatta Eels (CUA Stadium, Penrith - Battle of the West Cup)

St George-Illawarra Dragons v Canterbury Bulldogs (WIN Stadium, Wollongong - Mercury Challenge)

Canberra Raiders v Brisbane Broncos (Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane)

North Queensland Cowboys v Warriors (Barlow Park, Cairns)

Sydney Roosters v Wests Tigers (Sydney Football Stadium - Foundation Cup)

South Sydney Rabbitohs v Gold Coast Titans (BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour)

Saturday, February 27

Penrith Panthers v Newcastle Knights (Port Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie)

South Sydney Rabbitohs v St George-Illawarra Dragons (ANZ Stadium - Charity Shield)

North Queensland Cowboys v Gold Coast Titans (Richardson Park, Darwin)

Warriors v Manly Sea Eagles (North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, NZ)

Wests Tigers v Cronulla Sharks (Bluetongue Stadium, Central Coast - Double Header)

Sydney Roosters v Parramatta Eels (Bluetongue Stadium, Central Coast - Double Header)

Canterbury Bulldogs v Canberra Raiders (APEX Oval, Dubbo)

Brisbane Broncos v Redcliffe Dolphins (Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe)

Sunday, February 28

Leeds Rhinos v Melbourne Storm (Elland Road, Leeds, UK - World Club Challenge)

Note: List current as of 1/12/09

I believe tickets are selling well,I hope its a sellout I will be there with my camera and so it will start again

I always look forward to the Charity Shield game - seems like the start for me.

Perth game should be a beauty jucd. Very fast and open - and lots of new faces.

The Sharks will field eight of their new recruits in their first trial of the season against Manly at Toyota Stadium this Friday night. The Sharks side is: 1 Nathan Stapleton, 2 Luke Covell, 3 Ben Pomeroy, 4 Dean Collis, 5 Isaac Gordon, 6 Trent Barrett, 7 John Morris, 8 Kade Snowden, 9 Stuart Flanagan, 10 Luke Douglas, 11 Reece Williams, 12 Grant Millington, 13 Jayson Bukuya.
Substitutes: Nathan Gardner, Albert Kelly, Matthew Wright, Stewart Mills, Josh Cordoba, Lancen Juodo, Siosaia Vave, Adam Cuthbertson.

South Sydney opened the NRL pre-season with a 42-12 win over Manly at Redfern. Admittedly the Seagles were playing their U/13s, but a good first up by the Bunnies ...

Raiders Trial Squad vs Western Suburbs
Monday, 8 February 2010
The CFMEU Canberra Raiders will use their opening trial of 2010 to test the depth of their playing roster, when they take on the Western Suburbs Magpies at West Belconnen Oval this Saturday evening. Raiders Coach David Furner has named a relatively inexperienced squad for the Green Machine’s opening hit out, opting to save his more experienced campaigners for the Raiders first Official NRL Trial against the Broncos on 20 February 2010.

Former NRL Players Reece Robinson and Brett Kelly will be a couple of players out to make an impression for inclusion in the following week’s trial and so to will Toyota Cup graduates Mick Picker, Matt Ward and Jarrad Kennedy who will see how a pre-season with the Top Squad has improved their games.

After naming his squad today Furner said it was not only important to give all of his young troops a chance on the weekend but to also see first hand a handful of fringe players from Souths Logan, New Zealand and the Local League.

“This trial will be used to have a look at some of the emerging players under our watch, in particular the 3 guys we have coming down from Logan. My reports are that they are all training very well and this is a reward for their efforts” Furner said.

The match will be played over three periods of 25 minutes and kicks off at 6pm.

TRIAL SQUAD IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Mark Appleton
Lewis Balcomb (Souths Logan)
Kevin Curtis (NZ)
Phil Dennis (Souths Logan)
Andrew Edwards
Matt James (CDJRL)
Brett Kelly
Mitch Kennedy
Jarrad Kennedy
Cy Lasscock
Wade Liddell (Souths Logan)
Blaise Lomax
Drury Low
Sam Mataora
Matt McIlwrick
Chris Medcalf
Mark Nicholls
Mick Picker
Reece Robinson
Karl Silvano
James Smart
James Stuart
Iopu Togia Foua
Matt Ward
Josh White
Sam Williams

Melbourne have named an understrength team for their first NRL pre-season trial match against Brisbane Broncos in Rockhampton. Only nine players, including premiership-winning prop Ryan Tandy and former New South Wales Origin winger Anthony Quinn, have NRL first grade experience in the 21-man squad to take on the Broncs. The Broncs have named former Parramatta Eels halfback Tim Smith to make his debut for their team.

Raiders have promised to be field a full strength side for the Broncos trial game at Ballymore!

I'm outraged at the crass opportunism that the NRL is displaying by taking a game of league into the home of Rugby in Brisbane





[of course I know the tahs are taking on the reds at Lang Park the spiritual home of RL in Brisbane and that's all part of a plot by <insert code of choice> to destablise league]

Who knows - the "reds" may be able to buy a "marquee " player to boost crowd numbers and win a few games ...

doubt it Jack

MANLY 18 (D Cherry-Evans, T Williams, D Whare tries; J Lyon 2, D Cherry-Evans goals) CRONULLA 4 (B Pomeroy try).

Wests Tigers kicked off their 2010 season with a convincing 28-4 win over North Queensland at Mackay in a match played in muddy conditions.

Wests Tigers 28 (M Flanagan 2, J Mullaney, J Moors, J Davis tries; Mullaney 4 goals) North Queensland 4 (M Manuokafoa).

Gold Coast Titans 52-0 Brisbane Broncos.

Update:

Sunday, February 7:
Return to Redfern: South Sydney Rabbitohs 42 defeated Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 12
Australian Technology Park Performance Centre, Redfern Oval: 6pm

Friday, February 12:
Gold Coast Titans 52 defeated Brisbane Broncos 0
Briggs Road Oval, Ipswich: 7.30pm

North Queensland Cowboys 4 lost to Wests Tigers 28
Tiger Park, Walkerston - Mackay: 8pm

Cronulla Sharks 4 lost to Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 18
Toyota Stadium, Cronulla: 7.30pm

Atherton Roosters 18 lost to Sydney Roosters 68
Atherton: 7:30pm

NZ Warriors 26-8 Sydney Roosters

Gold Coast Titans 28-22 South Sydney

PENRITH 32-12 PARRA

Roosters 28 - 10 W Tigers