Wests Tigers are pleased to announce its 2022 junior representative squads for the upcoming Andrew Johns (U/16), Harold Matthews (U/17), Laurie Daley (U/18) and SG Ball Cup (U/19) competitions.
The club would like to congratulate all players selected in the squads and wish all players, staff and coaches the very best for the upcoming year.
Balmain Tigers
Returning players Keenan Lawandos, Cameron Kanaan and Lipina Ata along will be the key leaders of the Harold Matthews squad with 35 percent of the squad playing a year-young. With over 90 percent of the squad comprising of local juniors, Coach Crotty will have an exciting roster in 2022 with a number of young players ready to make the step up. Over 65 percent of the players in both squads will return from the respective Balmain Harold Matthews and SG Ball teams from 2021. Australian Schoolboys and Townsville junior Dudley Dotoi is one to watch in the U/19's team.
HAROLD MATTHEWS (U/17) | SG BALL (U/19) |
Jacob Ah Lam | Vaka Aho |
Matthew Aitchinson | Amon Amone |
Lipina Ata | Anthony Carbo |
Jacob Bechara | Jack Carroll |
Jordan Bunt | Will Carroll |
Jude Chalhoub | Jake Christian |
Patrick Cleary | Levi Conti |
Alex Conti | Jonas Cook |
Ryan Dale | Matthew Curl |
Kian Edmed | Joseph Delle |
Cooper Edwards | Malakai Donovan |
Luke Elias | Dudley Dotoi |
Maxwell Elias | Cale Edmed |
Billy-Sean Epiha | Brandon Faddoul |
Darcy Fletcher | Johnny Ibrahim |
Angus Gray | Latrelle Leota |
Aidan Harb | Eddie Markoppoulos |
Zach Hayek | Elijah Mataale |
Jayden Jenkins | Jacob Matta |
Oscar Jorgensen | Manaia Matthews |
Cameron Kanaan | Adam Mehrez |
Anthony Kelly | Ethan Munro |
Charlie Khamis | Cayne Nicholas |
Isaiah Kolopeaua | Vincent Pereira |
Edwin Langi | Rio Porter-Sheen |
Keenan Lawandos | Tauinaola Samu |
Epeli Leao | Zane Santorassa |
Zaid Lehn | Samula Sayoon |
Kobi Lewry | Joe Schmitzer |
William Lloyd | Robert Spencer |
Tallis McEwen | Tony Sukkar |
Daniel McMahon | Tom Thelander |
Adam Meslemani | Corey Thomas |
Levi Moon | Robert Tocco |
Kade Moujalli | Dimitri Tselis |
Christian Moussa | John Tuipolotu |
Hamze Najjarine | Unaloto Uasi |
Mikey Nassar | Sione Vaihu |
Evan Neal | Quinton Vaughan |
Benji Noble | Tafeuni Vea |
Charlie O'Kane | George Vournovas |
Velangi Otutaha | Riley Wake |
Ajay Puafisi | Cooper Wheelhouse |
Joseph Raad | Cooper Wood |
Adrian Safi | Lachlan Woodger |
James Safi | Wade Zreika |
Sam Schmitzer | Finnley Nielsen |
William Sefo | |
Mark Tannous | |
Caleb Thompson | |
Zac Truscott | |
Feleti Tuinuku | |
Grisham Vaega Malla | |
Paul Vaokakala | |
Blayton Village | |
Christos Vournovas | |
Raymond Wehbe | |
Salem Yacoub | |
Danny Yazbek | |
Pat Young |
Western Suburbs / Macarthur Wests Tigers
Wests Harold Matthews squad has eight local players returning to play from last year's squad, while several key members of the 2021 Andrew Johns Cup squad (who trained part-time with the Magpies) will be promoted into the squad full-time. 2021 NSW Merit members and local juniors Aaron Keppie and Luke Laulilii also join the squad — making 93% of the Harold Matthews side made up of local juniors.
A number of key members of the 2021 Laurie Daley Cup squad will transition to the 2022 SG Ball squad this year with Queensland signings Keenen Tempest, Herman Tofaeono and Junior Taungatua boosting the team for the new campaign.
Note that players who are 16 years of age in 2022 and play locally (in either Wests Tigers Macarthur or Group 6 JRL) will be considered for selection in both the Wests Harold Matthews and Macarthur Wests Tigers Andrew Johns Cup teams. Players who are 18 years of age in 2022 play locally (in either Wests Tigers Macarthur or Group 6 JRL) will be considered for selection in both the Wests SG Ball and Macarthur Wests Tigers Laurie Daley Cup teams.
ANDREW JOHNS (U/16) & HAROLD MATTHEWS (U/17) | LAURIE DALEY (U/18) & SG BALL (U/19) |
Ahmed Al Dhalimi | Semi Ahsam |
Stefano Barbaro | Tevita Alatini |
Caleb Boylan | Henry Alesi |
Jaylen Bryant | Isaiah Anamani |
Joel Byrne | Tristyn Ball |
Jackson Cahill-Smith | Trent Barton-Shaw |
Daniel Canellis | Bradley Bishop |
Jett Carl | Caiden Brincat |
Salvatore Cavaleri | James Brown |
Cooper Clarke | Teancum Brown |
Tajh Colquhoun | Lachlan Bush |
Brody Cox | Caleb Cahill |
Lyric Craft-Te Moananui | Thomas Carroll |
William Craig | Ryan Castle |
Ryan Cruickshank | Fatih Cetinay |
Tallyn Da Silva | Zakaurai Clarke |
Wiremu Davis | Dean Cotton |
Harry Delaney | Cooper Cross |
Kurtis Dupond | Raiden Crowe |
Sonny Edwards-Moeke | Thomas Cusack |
Ngarotata (Charnze) Enoka | James Davey |
Abel Faanati | Joe Duggan |
Elie Fakher | Ryan Eager |
Levi Fatseas | Jibril Elrich |
Pfieffer Feagaiga | Emmanuel Fatialofa |
Callum Feehan | Joseph Fealofani |
LJ Feleti | Jason Fealofani |
Luke Fielding | Visiliese Filikitonga |
Sosefo Finau | Tom Fisher |
James Folaumoetu'i | Ali Ghazzaoui |
Albert Fonofehi-Hausia | Tykan Gill |
Alazae Fuatimau | Jude Gomez |
Cooper Gadd | Samuel Grove |
Lachlan Galvin | Sajed Hallal |
Nathaniel Gallagher | Brandan Hamilton |
Dylan Gauci | Bailey Hodges |
Josh Gavin-Kimber | Jack Hyde |
Blake Hawes | Jordyn Ingersole |
Zac Heir | Christian Jardim |
Chase Hepi | Luke Jobson |
Toby Hilyard | Rohan Johal |
Adam Iaali | Dylan Kao |
Brooklyn Isaako | Adam Karnib |
Luke Keppie | Liam Keyes |
Aaron Keppie | Jacob Lahlouh |
Kit Laulilii | Joshua Latham |
Luke Laulilii | Lotu Lavilavi |
Byronn Laupepa | Josh Leiataua |
Jeremiah Leatigaga | Jack Leigh |
Jake Leone | Ofele Lene |
Likari Leota | Kobe Lepua |
Kohan Lewis | Isaiah Liufalani |
Josh Liu | Raymond Ropeti Lole |
Kimball Liufau | Alosomu Lolohea |
Tyson Marsh | Braith Mackenzie |
Heath Mason | Alan Malibe |
Tre Mason-Siitia | Dre Manousso |
Jermaine Mauga | Remi Mant |
Levi McGuinness | Justin Matamua |
Noah McKenzie | Jonathan Mauga |
Callum McMenemy | James McMullen |
Bailey McNiece | Cooper Mulholland |
Colt McQuillan | Marko Music |
Chrisferencia Metuli | Jacob New |
Jordan Miller | Patrick Niko |
Lincoln Miners | Jardyn Nori |
Cameron Nonenmacher | Raphael Pereira |
Darcey O’Toole | Tevita Petelo |
Riley Oitmann | Elijah Pettit-Young |
Alaree’o Papua-Jackson | Tony Popo |
Thomas Pati | Benjamin Prout |
Alexander Penu | Xavier Puaavase |
Charlie Perriman | Danyon Quirk |
Cedric Pese | Harry Reid |
Max Popo | Jesse Reid |
Damon Potts | Jordan Roumanous |
Heith Pritchard | Adam Rye |
Amazon-Paul Pua’avase | Lawrence Saipaia |
Dario Rodriguez | Solomone Saukuru |
Bowen Roper | Leiukamea Schaaf |
Semi Ropeti | Jay Shipley |
Noah Ross | Fearon Siamani |
Lucas Rossi | Jack Simpson |
Livai Saukuru | Raukawa Smith |
Will Scettro | Kohen Smith |
Denzel Schaafhausen-Mino | Mitchell Swadling |
Riley Senior | CJ Sydenham |
Charlie Shephard | Joshua Sykes |
Stuart Simpson | Angelo Taufa |
Rielly Smith | Tino Tavana |
Dylan Smith | Masei Tavui |
Lachlan Stanley | Harley Taylor |
Epeli Jeremiah Taumalolo | Peni Tomasi |
Darnell Teahuru | Jordon Topolski-Hall |
Simon Thompson | Sean Trindall |
Jasper Tinson | Sam Tuaoi |
Logan Tuimauga | CJ Tufuga |
Tarelle Tutu | Kaisara Tuimauga |
Nikau Vaisevuraki | Robert Uhatafe |
Benjamin Vetemotu | Dom Uliana |
Atenai Vilai | Harrison Valevatu |
Karlo Vitale | Tyler Vasilovski |
Joseph Vunivalu | Marist Veikoso |
Liam Walsh | Joshua Veleika |
Daniel Waqa | Joseph Vili |
Jahdon Waru | Saumani Ike Vili Solomona |
Dion Williams | Sean Walker |
Zac Gibson | Zachary Wheeler |
Lachlan Whitehouse | |
Riley Williams | |
Bryce Wilson | |
Daniel Wood/Webb | |
Aiman Yaghi | |
Kienan Tempest | |
Junior Taungatua | |
Herman Tofaeono | |
Zakaurai Clarke | Joshua Coinakis |