Kouparitsas, Nick

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Te Maari replaces Kouparitsas in Bulldogs squad
Tue April 17, 2007
Source: www.bulldogs.com.au

Mitsubishi Electric Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes has made one change to the side that lost to the Sea Eagles last Saturday. Lee Te Maari, who makes his debut for the Club, will play off the bench, with Nick Kouparitsas moving back to Premier League.

Folkes said, "Lee's form in Premier League has been great and this is just reward for his efforts.

"Nick Kouparitsas shouldn't feel dejected going back to Premier League, he has done the job for us in first grade but has only had limited game time. I felt it was important for him to play more minutes to maintain his match fitness and it will be important for us when Origin time comes around and we will need his services then."

1. Luke Patten
2. Hazem El Masri
3. Daryl Millard
4. Willie Tonga
5. Trent Cutler
6. Daniel Holdsworth
7. Ben Roberts
8. Mark O'Meley
9. Corey Hughes
10. Willie Mason
11. Sonny Bill Williams
12. Andrew Ryan (c)
13. Reni Maitua

Interchange:
14. Dallas McIlwain
15. Chris Armit
16. Kane Cleal
17. Lee Te Maari

Meanwhile, Kouparitsas has been named in the Premier League side to face the Eels this week. The full side is listed below:

1. Adam Fielder
2. Cameron Phelps
3. Damon Alley Tovio
4. Andrew Emelio
5. Matt Utai
6. Jeremy Gordon
7. Brent Sherwin
8. Jarrad Hickey
9. Adam Perry
10. Jon Green
11. Aaron Wheatley
12. Nick Kouparitsas
13. Adam Brideson

Interchange:
14. Brad Morrin
15. Daniel Green
16. Charlie Farah
17. Billy Ngawini
19. Tom Kerr
20. Fred Briggs

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Kouparitsas and Perry named in Bulldogs side for Panthers clash
Tue March 20, 2007
by Matthew O'Neill
Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes has named Adam Perry and Nick Kouparitsas in the starting side for Friday night's crunch game against Penrith following an ankle injury to Corey Hughes and of course Sonny Bill Williams being banned for two matches.

Hughes is likely to be out of action for the next 6-8 weeks and Perry was the obvious replacement after a solid game in Premier League last week. Perry has trimmed down in the off season and it's the fittest he has been for some time.

Kouparitsas does a direct swap with Williams and played in the semi-final against Canberra last year where he performed admirably. Williams took the two match ban today, but not before comment by Chief Executive Malcolm Noad and Coach Steve Folkes about the processes and officialdom within the NRL ranks.

Noad said, "Sonny will take an early plea, however, the vision we saw reinforces our view that the tackle should have been graded 'careless' rather than 'reckless'."

"The Club also reaffirms its position that despite the unfortunate outcome the tackle did not warrant a send off, there was no swinging arm, no closed fist and Andrew Johns had been tackled by another player and was dropping. That decision by the referee has now set the precedent for the send off of players for high tackles for the rest of the season.

"The send off also effectively means that Sonny gets a week on top of the grading."

Folkes commented on the standard of refereeing in the clash where Tony Archer and Steve Clark collectively put the Bulldogs out of contention in the clash. The long-serving Bulldogs coach who played for Australia in the 1980's said, "We are disappointed with a number of decisions throughout Sunday's game and will be lodging a formal report with the NRL.

"We understand that referees are human and from time-to-time will make mistakes and because of that we are not in the habit of using referee's decisions as an excuse. However, we believe the officiating on Sunday was below NRL standard and incorrect decisions had a direct result on the outcome of the game."

It wasn't the first time that Archer has been savage on the Bulldogs with a clash against Cronulla last year reducing them to 11-men for a 10 minute period.

Friday's clash against Penrith at CUA Stadium shapes up as a very important one even at this early stage for the Bulldogs. They have to shake off the demons of surrendering big leads and get the bogey out of their system if they are to enjoy a successful 2007 season.

Ben Roberts gets another chance at halfback with Brent Sherwin not named in the first grade side whilst Trent Cutler holds onto the wing position with Matt Utai still injured.

1. Luke Patten
2. Hazem El Masri
3. Daryl Millard
4. Willie Tonga
5. Trent Cutler
6. Daniel Holdsworth
7. Ben Roberts
8. Mark O'Meley
9. Adam Perry
10. Willie Mason
11. Nick Kouparitsas
12. Andrew Ryan (c)
13. Reni Maitua

Subs:
14. Dallas McIlwain
15. Chris Armit
16. Kane Cleal
17. Jarrad Hickey

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Tue October 10, 2006
• Kouparitsas re-signs with Bulldogs
  
Tue August 29, 2006
• Bulldogs team for Round 26 against the Panthers
  

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