The Wests Tigers lead the Penrith Panthers 10-6 in their Pre-season Challenge clash at Leichhardt Oval.
Heamasi Makasini beat multiple defenders before running over Dylan Edwards in a freakish try to announce himself as a star of the future.
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MATCH CENTRE: Tigers vs Panthers teams, scores, updates
“We are witnessing the start of something that could be very, very special,” Dan Ginnane said.
“This kid is unbelievable, I think he just likes running over people,” Roach said.
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MATCH PREVIEW
The Wests Tigers host the Penrith Panthers in a Pre-season Challenge double header at Leichhardt Oval.
The Wests Tigers will unleash the halves pairing of Jarome Luai and Adam Doueihi at the eighth wonder of the world.
After claiming all 15 pre-season points last week, the Wests Tigers have named all their star players such as Jahream Bula.
Heamasi Makasini has transitioned from the centres to the wing, while Bunty Afoa has been named in the starting front-row. Jeral Skelton (shoulder) is unavailable.
The Penrith Panthers have named a star-studded squad for their final trial match before the regular season begins.
Superstar trio Dylan Edwards, Brian To’o and Nathan Cleary headline the team but it will be interesting to see how many minutes they end up spending on the field come Friday night. Fans will get to see Freddy Lussick for the first time in Penrith colours after an impressive pre-season, while Casey McLean, Liam Martin, Scott Sorensen, Liam Henry and Jack Cogger have been left out.
TEAMS
Tigers team: 1. Jahream Bula 2. Heamasi Makasini 3. Taylan May 4. Starford To’a 5. Sunia Turuva 6. Jarome Luai 7. Adam Doueihi 8. Bunty Afoa 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Fonua Pole 11. Samuela Fainu 12. Kai Pearce-Paul 13. Alex Twal 14. Jock Madden 15. Jack Attard 16. Alex Seyfarth 17. Sione Fainu 18. Patrick Herbert 19. Tony Sukkar 20. Kit Laulilii 21. Tristan Hope 22. Heath Mason 23. Luke Laulilii 24. Jared Haywood 25. Mavrik Geyer 26. Faaletino Tavana 27. Charlie Murray 28. Javon Andrews
Panthers team: 1. Dylan Edwards, 2. Tom Jenkins, 3. Izack Tago, 4. Paul Alamoti, 5. Brian To’o, 6. Blaize Talagi, 7. Nathan Cleary, 8. Moses Leota, 9. Mitch Kenny, 10. Lindsay Smith, 11. Isaiah Papali’i, 12. Kalani Going, 13. Isaah Yeo, 14. Freddy Lussick, 15. Billy Phillips, 16. Zakauri Clarke, 17. Luron Patea, 18. Jaxen Edgar, 19. Patrick Moimoi, 20. Tom Ale, 21. Jesse McLean, 22. Sione Fonua, 23. Kurt Falls, 24. Keahn Skipps, 25. Jirah Liddiard, 26. Billy Scott 27. Harry Armstrong
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