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Fri November 4, 2011
Source: www.weststigers.com.auThe flamboyant attacking style of the Wests Tigers and the chance to be coached by Tim Sheens were key factors in Adam Blair's decision to join the Club.
The tough as nails Blair will spend the next four years at Wests Tigers and says he is very much looking forward to the opportunity of playing alongside internationals Benji Marshall, Robbie Farah, Chris Lawrence, Keith Galloway, Gareth Ellis, Chris Heighington and Lote Tuqiri.
"It is always good to have clubs coming after you and when the Wests Tigers approached me, I put some serious thought to it,'' said the former Melbourne Storm back-rower.
"I was really attracted by the style of footy the team plays and I thought I could be suited to that kind of footy.
"Being a player who likes to play out wide, I can see myself getting more room and the chance to express some of my skills.
"Hopefully I will be able to make a strong contribution to the team."
Blair may be the headline signing for Wests Tigers for season 2012 but the Kiwi international is keen to downplay the level of expectations on him.
"I'm looking at next season as a fresh start. I just want to work hard and start all over again like I did when I first arrived at the Storm,'' Blair said.
"Hard work leads you in the right places and that's what I want to do here. I want to start at the bottom and work my way up to the top and do the very best I can for Wests Tigers.
"I'm very much looking forward to working with Tim. I enjoyed my time under Craig Bellamy and to now be coached by the Australian Coach is very exciting for me."
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www.weststigers.com.auThu November 3, 2011
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Adam Blair's return from suspension, a debut for Elijah Taylor and Nathan Fien's recall are the features of the Kiwis' line-up for their Four Nations clash against Wales at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
Wests Tigers-bound Blair (25) will be having his first match since August 26 after being banned following Melbourne's NRL battle against Manly at Brookvale Oval.
He comes into the second row for his 23rd Test, replacing Simon Mannering who is to have his first break from a heavy 31-match schedule this year. He not only captained the NZ Warriors in each of their 28 NRL games but also appeared in the Anzac Test against the Kangaroos in May and the two internationals against Australia on October 16 and 28.
Fien is on the bench after missing the Four Nations opener against Australia last Friday night, Wigan's Thomas Leuluai moves into the starting hooker's role and Issac Luke has the week off.
And the 21-year-old Taylor (21) becomes Kiwi No 770 after being named on the interchange, capping a remarkable season by making his NRL and Test debuts in the same year. Taylor has forced his way into the 17-man squad following Brisbane utility Alex Glenn's selection in the centres. His Broncos team-mate Gerard Beale, who was in the centres for the last two Tests against Australia, moves onto the wing with North Queensland's Kalifa Faifai Loa making way.
"As we do every Test we play, we have selected the side that we think best suits our needs for this match against Wales," said Kiwi coach Stephen Kearney.
"After being out for so long, it's great to have Adam back. He has been working hard to get himself ready for this.
"It's a chance to give Simon a break as well. He has had a huge year, not only playing every game so far but also playing 80 minutes almost every time as well."
Kearney said while the Kiwis had shown improvement against Australia last week, the onus was on the players to lift the level of their performance again against the Welsh on Saturday. The Test is the first leg of a doubleheader at the famous Wembley Stadium, followed by the England-Australia encounter.
Kearney has personal experience of playing at the old Wembley in the first Test against Great Britain in 1993 while hooker Leuluai played at the new ground in Wigan's Challenge Cup final triumph against Leeds in August.
With Taylor earning selection, six of the touring squad's eight rookies have now been chosen to make their debuts during this campaign. Kevin Locke, Russell Packer, Faifai Loa, Beale and Glenn all had their first Tests against the Kangaroos in Newcastle on October 16.
A little more than a year ago Taylor scored two tries while leading the NZ Junior Warriors to the NYC premiership before making his NRL debut for the club in April this year, going on to make 21 appearances and scoring a try in the grand final loss to Manly.
The Kiwis return to training today after having time off since arriving in London last Sunday. Apart from looking around the city the players and staff all took part in a Monopoly-styled amazing race around London yesterday, the four teams within the touring party required to complete a range of tasks around the city.
The players have a field session at the Wasps Rugby Club this morning (where Great Britain rugby league legend Shaun Edwards is the coach). Tonight the Kiwis will join the other three Four Nations teams at the Tower of London for the Rugby League International Federation's annual awards dinner. There'll be a tour before dinner to view the crown jewels while team photos are also scheduled outside the White Tower.
The Kiwis among finalists for various awards are captain Benji Marshall, Kieran Foran, Jason Nightingale, Adam Blair, Thomas Leuluai, Issac Luke and the injured Matt Duffie.
2011 FOUR NATIONS
NEW ZEALAND v WALES
Wembley Stadium, London
1.00pm, Saturday, November 5, 2011
Referee: Matt Cecchin (Australia)
1 Kevin Locke (NZ Warriors)
2 Gerard Beale (Brisbane)
3 Lewis Brown (NZ Warriors)
4 Alex Glenn (Brisbane)
5 Jason Nightingale (St George Illawarra)
6 Benji Marshall [c] (Wests Tigers)
7 Kieran Foran (Manly)
8 Sam McKendry (Penrith)
9 Thomas Leuluai (Wigan)
10 Ben Matulino (NZ Warriors)
11 Sika Manu (Melbourne)
12 Adam Blair (Melbourne)
13 Jeremy Smith (Cronulla)
14 Nathan Fien (St George Illawarra)
15 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sydney Roosters)
16 Fuifui Moimoi (Parramatta)
17 Elijah Taylor (NZ Warriors)
18th Man: Russell Packer (NZ Warriors)
Coach: Stephen Kearney
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 2011 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm
23 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 11] W 18-6 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 11] W 40-12 v Gold Coast (H). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [28 Mar 11] L 6-34 v Cowboys (A). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [04 Apr 11] W 30-16 v Canterbury (H). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 11] W 38-0 v Eels (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 11] W 25-10 v Panthers (A). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 11] L 14-18 v Warriors (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 11] W 42-12 v Knights (H). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [07 May 11] W 29-22 v Broncos (A). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 11] L 12-20 v Canberra (H). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [29 May 11] W 14-8 v Cronulla (H). [SR]
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 11] W 16-6 v Rabbitohs (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 11] W 21-4 v Roosters (H). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [19 Jun 11] W 12-4 v Wests Tigers (A). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 11] W 16-8 v Warriors (A). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 11] W 28-18 v Canterbury (A). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 11] W 26-0 v Canberra (A). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [22 Jul 11] W 26-6 v Broncos (H). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 11] W 22-18 v Eels (A). [SR]
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 11] W 26-6 v Panthers (H). [SR]
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 11] W 40-16 v Titans (A). [SR]
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 11] W 8-6 v Dragons (H). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 11] L 4-18 v Sea Eagles (A). [SR]
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2011 International Test Matches
New Zealand
1 games; [View] Bill Kelly Cup [06 May 11] L 10-20 v Australia (A). [SR]
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2011 Four Nations Test Series
New Zealand
2 games; [View] Round 2 [05 Nov 11] W 36-0 v Wales. [SR]
[View] Round 3 [12 Nov 11] L 6-28 v England (A). [SR]
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2010 World Club Challenge
Melbourne Storm
1 games; [View] WCC [28 Feb 10] W 18-10 v Leeds (A). [SR]
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2010 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm
22 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 10] W 14-10 v Sharks (A). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 10] W 20-14 v Knights (A). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 10] W 17-4 v Dragons (H). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 10] L 16-20 v Titans (A). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 10] L 16-18 v Sea Eagles (H). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 10] W 40-6 v Warriors (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [01 May 10] W 34-6 v Cowboys (A). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [09 May 10] L 14-36 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 10] W 17-6 v Raiders (A). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [30 May 10] W 23-12 v Bulldogs (H). [SR]
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 10] L 10-24 v Eels (A). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [14 Jun 10] L 6-38 v Roosters (H). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [19 Jun 10] W 58-12 v Cowboys (H). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 10] L 14-16 v Rabbitohs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [10 Jul 10] L 18-20 v Bulldogs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 10] L 6-13 v Warriors (A). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [24 Jul 10] W 18-10 v Panthers (H). [LK]
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 10] W 36-12 v Raiders (H). [LK]
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 10] L 6-26 v Sea Eagles (A). [LK]
[View] Round 24 [21 Aug 10] W 24-4 v Sharks (H). [LK]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 10] L 14-26 v Tigers (A). [LK]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 10] W 34-4 v Knights (H). [SR]
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2010 International Test Matches
New Zealand
1 games; [View] Anzac Test Match [07 May 10] L 8-12 v Australia (A). [LK]
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2010 Four Nations Test Series
New Zealand
3 games; [View] Round 1 [23 Oct 10] W 24-10 v England (H). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [06 Nov 10] L 20-34 v Australia (H). [PR]
[View] Final [13 Nov 10] W 16-12 v Australia (A). [PR]
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm
25 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 09] W 17-16 v Dragons (H). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 09] L 14-16 v Broncos (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [28 Mar 09] W 26-12 v Cowboys (A). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [04 Apr 09] L 6-18 v Titans (H). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [11 Apr 09] W 16-14 v Panthers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [20 Apr 09] L 6-16 v Tigers (A). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 09] D 14-14 v Warriors (H). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 09] W 22-8 v Sea Eagles (A). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [11 May 09] W 28-12 v Roosters (A). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [18 May 09] W 46-6 v Raiders (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 09] W 48-4 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 09] W 28-22 v Rabbitohs (A). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [21 Jun 09] W 14-12 v Tigers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [28 Jun 09] L 16-26 v Raiders (A). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [04 Jul 09] W 18-14 v Knights (H). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [20 Jul 09] L 16-18 v Eels (A). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [25 Jul 09] W 30-10 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 09] W 20-8 v Cowboys (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [17 Aug 09] L 14-26 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [23 Aug 09] L 16-20 v Sea Eagles (H). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 09] W 38-4 v Roosters (H). [SR]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 09] W 30-0 v Warriors (A). [SR]
[View] Finals Week 1 [11 Sep 09] W 40-12 v Sea Eagles. [SR]
[View] Finals Week 3 [26 Sep 09] W 40-10 v Broncos. [SR]
[View] Grand Final [04 Oct 09] W 23-16 v Eels. [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
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2008 World Cup
New Zealand
5 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Pool A [26 Oct 08] L 6-30 v Australia. [PR]
[View] Pool A [01 Nov 08] W 48-6 v PNG. [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Pool A [08 Nov 08] W 36-24 v England. [PR]
[View] Semi Finals [15 Nov 08] W 32-22 v England. [PR]
[View] Final [22 Nov 08] W 34-20 v Australia. [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
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2008 World Club Challenge
Melbourne Storm
1 games; [View] WCC [29 Feb 08] L 4-11 v Leeds (A). [BE]
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm
27 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [17 Mar 08] W 32-18 v Warriors (H). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [23 Mar 08] L 16-17 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 08] L 6-10 v Roosters (A). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [04 Apr 08] W 28-8 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [11 Apr 08] W 26-4 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [21 Apr 08] W 23-16 v Raiders (A). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [26 Apr 08] W 12-10 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [12 May 08] W 18-4 v Knights (H). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [24 May 08] W 15-10 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [31 May 08] W 46-0 v Bulldogs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [09 Jun 08] L 0-18 v Gold Coast (A). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [21 Jun 08] W 48-20 v Cowboys (H). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [29 Jun 08] L 22-24 v Eels (A). [LK]
[View] Round 17 [06 Jul 08] W 30-14 v Raiders (H). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [14 Jul 08] W 30-18 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 08] W 26-0 v Dragons (H). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 08] L 6-8 v Warriors (A). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 08] W 44-4 v Gold Coast (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [08 Aug 08] W 16-10 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 08] W 30-6 v Roosters (H). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [25 Aug 08] W 40-6 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [30 Aug 08] L 16-17 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [07 Sep 08] W 42-4 v Rabbitohs (H). [BE]
[View] Finals Week 1 [14 Sep 08] L 15-18 v Warriors (H). [BE]
[View] Finals Week 2 [20 Sep 08] W 16-14 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Finals Week 3 [26 Sep 08] W 28-0 v Sharks. [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Grand Final [05 Oct 08] L 0-40 v Sea Eagles. [BE]
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2008 International Test Matches
New Zealand
1 games; [View] Centenary Test [09 May 08] L 12-28 v Australia (A). [BE]
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2007 Queensland Cup
Norths Devils
2 games; [View] Round 7 [28 Apr 07] L 14-42 v Aspley Broncos (H). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [19 May 07] L 18-26 v Easts Tigers (A). [BE]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm
8 games; [View] Round 13 [10 Jun 07] W 4-2 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 07] W 58-12 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [24 Jun 07] W 28-6 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [07 Jul 07] W 12-8 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [16 Jul 07] W 44-0 v Knights (H). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 07] L 16-26 v Roosters (A). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [06 Aug 07] W 17-16 v Sharks (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [12 Aug 07] W 14-6 v Broncos (H). [BE]
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2006 Tri-Nations Test Series
New Zealand
3 games; [View] Tri-Nations Match 1 [14 Oct 06] L 18-30 v Australia (H). [BE]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 2 [21 Oct 06] L 15-20 v Australia (A). [BE]
[View] Tri-Nations Final [25 Nov 06] L 12-16 v Australia (A). [BE]
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2006 Queensland Cup
Norths Devils
1 tries, 4 points.
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm
16 games; [View] Round 4 [02 Apr 06] L 28-30 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [15 Apr 06] W 40-18 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [13 May 06] W 18-6 v Cowboys (H). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [20 May 06] L 12-34 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [11 Jun 06] W 34-22 v Eels (A). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [07 Jul 06] W 10-4 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] W 24-16 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [21 Jul 06] W 28-12 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 06] W 34-24 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 06] W 46-4 v Tigers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 06] W 18-12 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 06] L 20-24 v Warriors (H). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 06] W 22-18 v Raiders (A). [BE]
[View] Finals Week One [10 Sep 06] W 12-6 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Finals Week Three [23 Sep 06] W 24-10 v Dragons. [BE]
[View] Grand Final [01 Oct 06] L 8-15 v Broncos (H). [BE]
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