2015 Trials and Nines thread

[DIEHARD]

Well FMD, the whole Nines, every game will be broadcast by my satellite provider and my wife is ecstatic ... not

What station are you talking about?

[Hail Sezer]

Gutted for Crampton, hes quality and wouldve proven it at this tournament. If there was one bloke I would've liked to have seen named originally though it would be LG so im looking forward to seeing his creativity in a 9s format

[Titanic]

What station are you talking about?

DishHD Asia (Extreme Sports) ... and mate I'll be flying to Hong Kong tomorrow afternoon (snow permitting) for an evening meeting ... staying at the JW Marriott and flying back on the 10.55am Thursday ... you'd better follow me back, stay and have a weekend of beer and 9's.

BBQ in the snow, what could be better? I know, sneaky sex at your mother-in-law's

[Hail Sezer]

Mead ready for Speedy Nines

[TITAN PETE]

Top try scorer in the 9's ?

beside David Mead , i love confidence

[teke]

Unlucky to be grouped with NZs beast of a 9s side. They will be hard to stop

[mup23]

Unlucky to be grouped with NZs beast of a 9s side. They will be hard to stop

At least we would run into them in the semi's instead of the grand final. We might be able to catch them getting ahead of themselves. They have never dealt well with favouritism

[Hail Sezer]

Taylor's tackling bag ready for NRL
By Tony Webeck, Chief Queensland Correspondent
NRL.com
6:00am Thu 29th January, 2015



It was his talent with the ball in hand that was the main driver behind Kane Elgey's elevation as 2014 Holden Cup Player of the Year but Titans teammate Dave Taylor believes it is Elgey's work in defence that proves he is NRL ready.

Elgey was a late inclusion in the Titans' squad on Tuesday for this weekend's Dick Smith NRL Auckland Nines after utility Davin Crampton was ruled out with a shoulder injury.

It will represent the Tugun junior's first foray in the top grade but after lining up against him at training all pre-season, Taylor believes it won't be the last time in 2015 he is mixing in NRL company.

Taylor and Beau Falloon helped to launch the Gold Coast Junior Rugby League Sign-On Carnival at Cbus Super Stadium on February 7 and Taylor says the emergence of young players at the Titans is putting plenty of pressure on senior players in each and every position.

"Every spot in the team is up for grabs, I don't think there's one spot that's safe," Taylor said. "Blokes like Elgey and players like that coming through, there is a lot more confidence than when we were younger. I don't think I spoke for the first year I was under Wayne [Bennett at the Broncos] and it was a very daunting task.

"The young fellas coming through these days have got so much confidence and belief in themselves that they're doing freakish stuff and Elgey is one of them."

Elgey, James Roberts, Keirran Moseley and Christian Hazard are all 21 years or younger and will be presenting the Titans this weekend in Auckland.

Roberts and Moseley have both had tastes of playing in the NRL and Taylor said that the experience of playing in the Nines will help Elgey to reach his goal sooner rather than later.

"He'll love [the Nines] and I think he'll come out of this with a lot more confidence than what he's already got and that will be massive for him," said Taylor.

"He's one that I believe is going to be playing first grade... I reckon he'll get his crack this year the way he's been training. His defence is outstanding. I mark up on him most days so he's got to tackle me every day and he's had a fair bit of practise."

Elgey and Jamal Fogarty sit behind first-choice halves Aidan Sezer and Daniel Mortimer ahead of the Titans' Round 1 showdown with the Wests Tigers on March 7 but have been encouraged to make their presence felt in training sessions under new coach Neil Henry.

Injuries to Sezer and Albert Kelly decimated the Titans' season in 2014 and Henry is doing everything he can make sure that back-up is in place should either of his halves go down again this season.

"They're halves so 'King' (Henry) has told them that if they want to be in the team they need to be in good form and leading the boys around so they're definitely doing that and they're going really well at training," said Beau Falloon.

With a squad boasting speed to burn in Will Zillman, David Mead, James Roberts, Josh Hoffman and Brad Tighe, the Titans are capable of doing some damage in Auckland but face a tough assignment first up on Saturday against the Warriors.

Games against the Wests Tigers and Canberra will follow for the Titans but it is their first-up assignment in front of a rabid Kiwi crowd that has Taylor on edge.

"It should be a fun little weekend, I just hope my aerobic fitness is up to scratch for it," said Taylor. "There's a fair bit of running around and having the Warriors up first with [Shaun] Johnson, I wouldn't like to get him one-on-one.

"He's got incredible footwork and that's what Nines is all about. It's a very fast and up-tempo game and I think we've got a cracking side to compete and hopefully we can go out and give it our best."

http://www.nrl.com/taylors-tackling-...2/default.aspx

[Hail Sezer]

James out of 9s, Ingram in. Pretty big news considering we had options like Robinson and Simpkins when Jai is omly on a trial contract. Good luck to the lad

[JunctionBlock]

What does that mean for his All Stars appearance?

[Hail Sezer]

I'll be going to the Titans 9s training tomorrow in Auckland. Will post an overview of what they're going through and hopefully some photos tomorrow too

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What does that mean for his All Stars appearance?

Unsure at this stage mate, time will tell I guess

[Titan4Life]

Ingram will go good at the nine's I reckon. He is not slow and can hit holes. I am interested to see how he goes.

[K2G]

Can someone help me out with the nines schedule this weekend? Either I'm confused, or the foxtel guide app is...

Would I be correct in thinking that:

Day 1, is saturday with action starting at 10:30am and going through to 6pm
Day 2, sunday 9am to 1:15pm

With a few episodes of whatever 'league central' is, in between?

Is that about the long and short of it?

[Hail Sezer]

Can someone help me out with the nines schedule this weekend? Either I'm confused, or the foxtel guide app is...

Would I be correct in thinking that:

Day 1, is saturday with action starting at 10:30am and going through to 6pm
Day 2, sunday 9am to 1:15pm

With a few episodes of whatever 'league central' is, in between?

Is that about the long and short of it?

If you're talking NSW time then yeah man that is correct

Our first game is 2:45 NZT

[Titanic]

I have posted in this thread previously that I didn't think James was suited to 9's and so I feel that Ingram's inclusion will strengthen the quality of the team plus it will expose another contender for a contract … interesting weekend coming up, can't wait.