All the Round 20 team news!

Author: Dan Talintyre
Timestamp: Tue 30 Jul 2019, 03:59 PM

Wests Tigers Head Coach Michael Maguire has named an unchanged team for his side's Round 20 clash this Thursday night against the North Queensland Cowboys at Leichhardt Oval.

Kickoff for the match is at 7:50pm AEST as Wests Tigers look to formally celebrate Robbie Farah's 300th game with back-to-back wins following last week's 28-26 victory over the Newcastle Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium.

Having announced his decision to retire at the end of the season, Farah will start at hooker in the 301st game of his career with the rake again set to play 80 minutes after Jacob Liddle was listed amongst the reserves in jersey 18.

Liddle joins Tommy Talau, Chris McQueen and Josh Reynolds as part of the extended 21-man squad, which will be reduced to 19 players tomorrow night.

After copping a head knock last week, Michael Chee Kam has been named in a huge boost for the side after undergoing a thorough concussion protocol this week.

The 27-year-old was monitored post-match in Newcastle on Friday and has been in contact with concussion consultants from the NRL this week, and is likely to play against the Cowboys on Thursday with a final decision to be made on game day.

Be there at Leichhardt Oval this Thursday!

Wests Tigers are otherwise unchanged for Thursday's game as they look to secure another victory at Leichhardt Oval, having won their previous game at the venue this year with a 20-6 win over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in Round 1.

The Cowboys will welcome back playmaker Michael Morgan from concussion, with John Asiata moving back to the bench. Coen Hess is retained in the centres, with Kyle Feldt named on the wing pending his concussion protocols this week.

Following the team's final training run tomorrow, Wests Tigers will provide an updated 19-man team to face the Cowboys at 7:50pm on Wednesday, before finalising their side one hour prior to kickoff (6:50pm, Thursday).

Round 20 - Round 20 - Thursday 1 Aug

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Wests Tigers

Cowboys

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Wests Tigers is number 1 Corey Thompson

Fullback for Cowboys is number 1 Scott Drinkwater
Winger for Wests Tigers is number 2 Paul Momirovski

Winger for Cowboys is number 2 Kyle Feldt
Centre for Wests Tigers is number 3 Moses Mbye

Centre for Cowboys is number 3 Coen Hess
Centre for Wests Tigers is number 4 Esan Marsters

Centre for Cowboys is number 4 Tom Opacic
Winger for Wests Tigers is number 5 David Nofoaluma

Winger for Cowboys is number 5 Murray Taulagi
Five-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 6 Benji Marshall

Five-Eighth for Cowboys is number 6 Michael Morgan
Halfback for Wests Tigers is number 7 Luke Brooks

Halfback for Cowboys is number 7 Jake Clifford

Forwards

Prop for Wests Tigers is number 8 Josh Aloiai

Prop for Cowboys is number 8 Josh McGuire
Hooker for Wests Tigers is number 9 Robbie Farah

Hooker for Cowboys is number 9 Jake Granville
Prop for Wests Tigers is number 10 Oliver Clark

Prop for Cowboys is number 10 Jordan McLean
2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 11 Luke Garner

2nd Row for Cowboys is number 11 Gavin Cooper
2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 12 Michael Chee Kam

2nd Row for Cowboys is number 12 Shane Wright
Lock for Wests Tigers is number 13 Ryan Matterson

Lock for Cowboys is number 13 Jason Taumalolo

Interchange

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 14 Matthew Eisenhuth

Interchange for Cowboys is number 14 John Asiata
Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Thomas Mikaele

Interchange for Cowboys is number 15 Matthew Scott
Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 16 Alex Twal

Interchange for Cowboys is number 16 Scott Bolton
Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 17 Chris Lawrence

Interchange for Cowboys is number 17 Francis Molo