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NRL / Round 2

Sat 14 Mar · 3:00pm · Leichhardt Oval · Crowd 17,367 Full time · HT 28-2
Wests Tigers 44
vs
Cowboys 16
Our tip Wests Tigers Lean 61% ✓ Correct

Wests Tigers run riot

The Wests Tigers thrashed the Cowboys 44–16 at Leichhardt Oval in front of 17,367 in Round 2. They led 28–2 at half-time and never looked back. The win snapped a 3-game losing streak.

Kai Pearce-Paul scored 2 tries and Luke Laulilii scored 2 tries. Adam Doueihi (Wests Tigers) was the standout with 82 fantasy points, 6 tackle breaks and 1 try. The Wests Tigers won the metres battle 1,958 to 1,523.

Our Final Tip had the Wests Tigers at 61% (a Lean) and got it right.

Form before this game · most recent first
Wests Tigers LLLWW
Cowboys LLWWL

Game flow

Wests Tigers · above Cowboys · below
Score 44-16 Line breaks 8·4 Errors 13·13 Penalties 3·6 Six-agains 6·5 0'10'20'30'HT50'60'70'80' 0-2 6' Pen goal 6-2 10' Try + goal 12-2 16' Try + goal 16-2 25' Try 22-2 34' Try + goal 28-2 38' Try + goal 28-6 45' Try 34-6 51' Try + goal 34-10 55' Try 34-16 59' Try + goal 40-16 63' Try + goal 44-16 70' Try
Show scoring as a table
MinTeamPlayerEventScore
6'CowboysJake Clifford Penalty goal0–2
10'Wests TigersSamuela Fainu Try4–2
12'Wests TigersAdam Doueihi Conversion6–2
16'Wests TigersAdam Doueihi Try10–2
18'Wests TigersAdam Doueihi Conversion12–2
25'Wests TigersKai Pearce-Paul Try16–2
34'Wests TigersKai Pearce-Paul Try20–2
36'Wests TigersAdam Doueihi Conversion22–2
38'Wests TigersLuke Laulilii Try26–2
40'Wests TigersAdam Doueihi Conversion28–2
45'CowboysBraidon Burns Try28–6
51'Wests TigersJarome Luai Try32–6
52'Wests TigersAdam Doueihi Conversion34–6
55'CowboysJaxon Purdue Try34–10
59'CowboysTom Chester Try34–14
61'CowboysJake Clifford Conversion34–16
63'Wests TigersLuke Laulilii Try38–16
65'Wests TigersAdam Doueihi Conversion40–16
70'Wests TigersJeral Skelton Try44–16

Team stats

Better on the day
Wests TigersCowboys
57% Possession 43%
76% Completion rate 67%
1,958 Run metres 1,523
693 Post-contact metres 495
8 Line breaks 4
46 Tackle breaks 32
21 Offloads 9
410 Kick metres 289
84.7% Effective tackle % 82.9%
32 Missed tackles 46
13 Errors 13
3 Penalties conceded 6
DisciplinePenalties + six-agains
WSTNQL
Six-again (ruck)
Dangerous Tackle
Offside inside 10m
Early Tackle
Late Tackle
Obstruction
Scrum Infringement
Total 9 11

Positional battles

Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle

Fullbacks

Bula Drinkwater
131 Run metres 143
24 Kick return metres 30
3 Tackle breaks 3
0 Line breaks 0

Halves

WST 148-75
Luai, Doueihi Clifford, Dearden
4 Try assists 1
3 Line-break assists 0
390 Kick metres 227
0 Errors 1

Hookers

NQL 36-31
Koroisau Mahoney
31 Tackles 40
41 Run metres 27
123 Passes 60
0 Errors 2

Middles

WST 134-59
May, Pole, Twal Hess, Taumalolo
353 Run metres 217
139 Post-contact metres 86
76 Tackles 41
4 Missed tackles 3

Back row

WST 137-106
Fainu, Pearce-Paul Luki, McIntyre
289 Run metres 148
7 Tackle breaks 7
58 Tackles 85
10 Missed tackles 7

Outside backs

NQL 200-144
Turuva, May, Makasini, Laulilii Burns, Purdue, Chester, Taulagi
500 Run metres 542
2 Line breaks 4
2 Tries 3
4 Errors 2

Best performers

Fantasy points
WST Adam Doueihi 82
WST Samuela Fainu 76
NQL Tom Chester 67
WST Jarome Luai 66
WST Terrell May 62
NQL Braidon Burns 62
WST Kai Pearce-Paul 61
WST Jeral Skelton 59
Show performers as a table
PlayerTeamFantasyRun m Tackle breaksLine breaksTries Try assistsTackles
Adam DoueihiWests Tigers82 806 11 119
Samuela FainuWests Tigers76 1476 11 028
Tom ChesterCowboys67 1323 11 017
Jarome LuaiWests Tigers66 1091 11 312
Terrell MayWests Tigers62 1554 00 024
Braidon BurnsCowboys62 1316 11 06
Kai Pearce-PaulWests Tigers61 1421 12 030
Jeral SkeltonWests Tigers59 2218 21 03

Head-to-head

Last 5 before this one · Wests Tigers 0 - 5 Cowboys
2025 R25Wests Tigers home WST 28 34 NQL Cowboys by 6
2025 R13Cowboys home WST 28 32 NQL Cowboys by 4
2024 R22Wests Tigers home WST 30 48 NQL Cowboys by 18
2024 R12Cowboys home WST 28 42 NQL Cowboys by 14
2023 R18Cowboys home WST 0 74 NQL Cowboys by 74

How we tipped it

Chance each model gave the Wests Tigers · right of 50% = tipped the winner

← Tipped the loser Tipped the winner → Season Final Tip 6/12 (50%) Bookies 6/12 (50%) Hot Scoring 5/12 (42%) Ladder 8/12 (67%) Power Rating 7/12 (58%) Quality Form 6/12 (50%) Recent Form 5/12 (42%) Scoring 6/12 (50%) Stat Blend 5/12 (42%) 0%25%50%75%100%

Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:02 UTC