Daily Telegraph
The Tigers have been forced into a late change for Thursday’s clash against the Cowboys, debuting a rookie who almost quit rugby league at the start of the year.
The Wests Tigers will debut young prop Tim Johannssen in Thursday night’s clash against the Cowboys.
Johannssen was ready to quit rugby league at the start of the year before joining the Ryde Eastwood Hawks as part of their Sydney Shield squad (fourth grade), and has quickly progressed to the Tigers NRL team.
The 22-year-old was a part of the Bulldogs 2023 premiership winning Jersey Flegg team, before departing the club after their victory.
He will step in for Sione Fainu, who missed captain’s run on Wednesday morning.
Justin Olam also sat on the sideline for large parts of the session, but is expected to play.
If ruled out, Declan Casey is expected to fill in.
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