ACT Brumbies vs Western Force Pre-season trial game Friday 7 February 2025

[Tazzmania]

Newcomers & returnees headline Force team list for ACT trial

The Western Force have named a 29-player team list for Friday’s pre-season trial game against the ACT Brumbies in Canberra, headlined by several newcomers and players returning from injury.

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[Tazzmania]

Western Force team list

Starting XV;
1 Harry Johnson-Holmes,
2 Nic Dolly,
3 Tom Robertson,
4 Jeremy Williams,
5 Darcy Swain,
6 Nick Champion de Crespigny,
7 Carlo Tizzano,
8 Vaiolini Ekuasi;
9 Nic White,
10 Ben Donaldson,
11 Harry Potter,
12 Hamish Stewart,
13 Reesjan Pasitoa,
14 Divad Palu,
15 Mac Grealy

Reserves; Tom Horton, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Marley Pearce, Atu Moli, Tiaan Tauakipulu, Reed Prinsep, Sam Carter, Will Harris, Kane Koteka, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Max Burey, Ronan Leahy, Sio Tomkinson, George Poolman

[Tazzmania]

Looks like its almost our best side with Dylan Pietch still to come back, at the Family Fun Day he did mention he should be ready for round one.

Looks like Harry Hoopert may be carrying an injury as well, not listed

A couple of locks left behind, I wonder if that has to do with the seating requirements on the plane!!

[shasta]

Very happy to see Pasitoa ready to rumble. Touch wood . May be a surprise to see him named at 13. But at 23 he's now wiki-ed(?) as 98kg & 6'2". Bigger & taller than Ikitau - very similar to Suualii. Go you good thing!

[Tazzmania]

BRUMBIES:

1 Blake Schoupp,
2 Lachlan Lonergan,
3 Rhys van Nek,.
4 Lachlan Shaw,
5 Tom Hooper,
6 Tuaina Taii-Tualima,
7 Luke Reimer,
8 Rory Scott,
9 Ryan Lonergan,
10 Noah Lolesio,
11 Corey Toole,
12 David FeliuaI,
13 Hudson Creighton,
14 Ollie Sapsford,
15 Andy Muirhead

REPLACEMENTS: Billy Pollard, Lington Ieli, Feao Fotuaika, Cadeyrn Neville, Lachlan Hooper, Jake Condon, Judah Saumaisue, Harrison Goddard, Declan Meredith, Jack Debreczeni, Austin Anderson, Kadin Pritchard, Kye Oates Shane Wilcox

[SNOB]

Anyone know if this will be on live or streaming (I think I can do that now) anywhere?

[palitu]

i saw in one of the posts that it is not being streamed

[Garry Owen]

The other one missing is Matt Proctor, anyone know the status of him? Thought he would have been a candidate for the #13 position as well.

Good to see Moli finally named for a game.

[The InnFORCEr]

12 - 12 at half time

[The InnFORCEr]

Tries to Divad Palu (10min) and Tom Horton (34min)

[Jules]

Sounds from the Brumbies live blog thing the Force are starting to struggle in the second half 19 - 12 to Brums now

[brokendown gunfighter]

Final score 45-12

[Tazzmania]

Ouch!!!

Looks like we got blown away in the second half.

From the blog it appeared we had problems turning poccession into points and unable to penetrate their defence, sadly sounds like an old record player.

Hopefully a few cob webs out the way and we need to dust off and start again next week.

Note: HJH appears to have done a serious knee injury in the warm up, did not sound good.

[James]

I always remember beating the Hurricanes 28-0 in a trial back in 2016. A month later we are on the receiving end of a 41-6 loss.

Winning is nice, but not what trials are for.

[GIGS20]

Note: HJH appears to have done a serious knee injury in the warm up, did not sound good.

and if he was ACTUALLY replaced by Horto, I'd think there's a pretty good explanation why we didn't secure much of our own ball.

Horto's great, but playing THP is a huge ask for him.