Bartercard Cup R13 Preview

Welcome now my friends, to the round that never ends. That could actually describe this Round 13 of the Bartercard Cup as it struggles into it?s third (and hopefully final) week. Having a Bartercard selection (NZ Residents) playing a QRL country side and a Jim Beam Cup selection is a fantastic concept - just not in the middle of the season over two weekends.

However, be that as it may, two games left in the round. Competition leaders, Auckland Lions take on the Northern Storm at Fowlds Park today. This should be little more than a training run for the Auckland side as the Northland side languish at the bottom of the table on five points. They have won a couple of games and are capable of upsetting any team - just not today


Auckland Lions

DAVID FISI?IASI
MALOFOU SOLOMONA
MIGUEL START
ANTHONY SWANN
LUI TOIMOANA
STEVE BUCKINGHAM (C)
DANIEL O?REGAN
TONY TUIA
LEE WETHERILL
DYLAN DAVIS
SALA FA?ALOGO
PALETASALA ALE
FABIAN SOUTER
REGAN WIGG
EDDIE LEAVAI
SIONE POUHA
TBA

Northern Storm

BRENDON HIKAKA
DYLAN WERE
LINTON PRICE
MASON PURE
INOKE TAUFA
DALEY JOHNSON
JOEL FREEMAN
FINAU MOALA
HENRY GODINET
HANS MASOE
ADAM DONALDSON
VICTOR TUTUILA
KAHURANGI HENARE
BLAKE EWE
JOE RAU ?
JOSEPH TOOTU-IOANE
STEVE RAU

Monday nights Maori Television game is the match up between Harbour League and the Wellington Orcas at North Harbour Stadium. Not an easy game to tip, this one. Both teams are two points apart. Neither team is showing a lot of consistency and the Orcas took the points on their first meeting this year. Harbour seem to be travelling a little better now that they have veteran hooker, Sonny Cavanagh, back in the number nine jumper. Harbour by a couple.


Harbour League

DYLAN RAMEKA
JOE VAIFALE
SHAUN METCALF
JEREMY GOLF
HOPOATE TUIHALANGINGIE
JARED TROTT
DWAYNE GLASGOW
DAMON TROTT
SONNY CAVANAGH
TANE HART (C)
JEREMIAH PAI
ARTY SHEAD
JASON KAMARIERA
DANIEL BELL
ROCKY EDWARDS
CHRIS TUPOU
IVALA VAAELUA


Wellington Orcas

DION LAULU
MELI KOLIVAU
TOLOVAE AUVAA
OMPALUS KUA
DESTA BUCHANAN
ASHLEY PARKER
LEON BOYD
TAYLOR PELENISE
BEN TARAEKA
MOSE MASOE
DANIEL MISA
BEN MATULINO
HAYDEN DAVIS
ALEHANA MARA
PAUL RUDMAN
JUSTIN CARNEGIE
DALLAS RENNIE