Wests Tigers | Wed 31 Jul 2024, 7:50pm
Wests Tigers have trimmed their squad to 19 players ahead of Thursday’s Round 22 match against the Cowboys at Leichhardt Oval.
In line to make his NRL debut is 22-year-old prop Tim Johannssen, who comes onto the bench in place of Sione Fainu.
Johannssen will be the eleventh player to make his NRL debut this season and will become Wests Tigers Player #291.
Tim joined Wests Tigers this season from feeder club Ryde-Eastwood after winning the Jersey Flegg Cup with Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 2023.
The Swiss-born, South Tweed junior moved to Australia as an infant, joining Newcastle Knights as a 17-year-old before making a mid-season move to the Bulldogs in 2022.
He has played 12 games for Wests Magpies this season in the NSW Cup, scoring a 50 metre match-winning try against the Warriors in Auckland last Friday.
Round 22 Team List here.
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