By Jon Geddes

A TALENTED 19-year-old hooker cut from the Australian Under 20 training squad for the World Cup responded in the best way possible with an eye-catching Shute Shield debut for West Harbour in their 16-14 win over Manly last weekend.

And Albert “Bertie” Alcock will back up again in the engine room for Wests on Saturday as the competition’s quiet achievers, who have snuck up into fifth spot on the ladder, take on Gordon at Concord Oval.