Wests Tigers edge it late
The Wests Tigers edged the Eels 22–20 at CommBank Stadium in front of 29,397 in Round 5. They led 12–10 at half-time and held on.
Apa Twidle scored 2 tries. Kai Pearce-Paul (Wests Tigers) was the standout with 84 fantasy points and 5 tackle breaks. The Wests Tigers won the metres battle 1,938 to 1,550 and made fewer errors (11 to 12).
Our Final Tip had the Eels at 57% (a coin flip) and got it wrong. The bookies had the other side as favourites, so this one was an upset.
Eels
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Wests Tigers
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Game flow
Eels · above
Wests Tigers · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10' | Eels | Bailey Simonsson | Try | 4–0 |
| 14' | Eels | Junior Paulo | Try | 8–0 |
| 16' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 10–0 |
| 28' | Wests Tigers | Adam Doueihi | Try | 10–4 |
| 30' | Wests Tigers | Jock Madden | Conversion | 10–6 |
| 34' | Wests Tigers | Jahream Bula | Try | 10–10 |
| 36' | Wests Tigers | Jock Madden | Conversion | 10–12 |
| 42' | Wests Tigers | Faaletino Tavana | Try | 10–16 |
| 44' | Wests Tigers | Jock Madden | Conversion | 10–18 |
| 59' | Eels | Apa Twidle | Try | 14–18 |
| 61' | Eels | Apa Twidle | Try | 18–18 |
| 77' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Penalty goal | 20–18 |
| 78' | Wests Tigers | Jock Madden | Penalty goal | 20–20 |
| 84' | Wests Tigers | Jock Madden | Penalty goal | 20–22 |
Team stats
Better on the day
EelsWests Tigers
46%
Possession
54%
79%
Completion rate
83%
1,550
Run metres
1,938
410
Post-contact metres
633
6
Line breaks
3
21
Tackle breaks
47
10
Offloads
17
760
Kick metres
728
82.8%
Effective tackle %
89.2%
47
Missed tackles
21
12
Errors
11
7
Penalties conceded
4
| PAR | WST | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Hip Drop | ||
| Total | 13 | 11 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
WST 51-29
Papalii
Bula
115
Run metres
210
53
Kick return metres
95
1
Tackle breaks
4
0
Line breaks
1
Halves
WST 115-67
Pezet, Moses
Madden, Doueihi
1
Try assists
1
2
Line-break assists
0
741
Kick metres
728
1
Errors
4
Hookers
WST 61-36
Smith
Koroisau
37
Tackles
56
34
Run metres
56
81
Passes
141
0
Errors
0
Middles
WST 182-131
Williams, Paulo, Walker
May, Pole, Twal
415
Run metres
325
113
Post-contact metres
119
99
Tackles
102
8
Missed tackles
5
Back row
WST 136-76
Tuilagi, Kautoga
Fainu, Pearce-Paul
201
Run metres
162
3
Tackle breaks
5
58
Tackles
83
5
Missed tackles
5
Outside backs
PAR 131-115
Simonsson, Kelly, Russell, Addo-Carr
Tavana, Turuva, Makasini, Laulilii
356
Run metres
695
1
Line breaks
1
1
Tries
1
5
Errors
5
Best performers
WST
Kai Pearce-Paul
84
WST
Alex Twal
77
WST
Terrell May
75
WST
Jock Madden
68
WST
Apisai Koroisau
61
WST
Samuela Fainu
52
WST
Jahream Bula
51
PAR
Jack Williams
51
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Pearce-Paul | Wests Tigers | 84 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| Alex Twal | Wests Tigers | 77 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Terrell May | Wests Tigers | 75 | 129 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Jock Madden | Wests Tigers | 68 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Apisai Koroisau | Wests Tigers | 61 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Samuela Fainu | Wests Tigers | 52 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Jahream Bula | Wests Tigers | 51 | 210 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Williams | Eels | 51 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
Head-to-head
2025 R7Wests Tigers home
PAR
38
22
WST
Eels by 16
2025 R2Eels home
PAR
6
32
WST
Wests Tigers by 26
2024 R27Wests Tigers home
PAR
60
26
WST
Eels by 34
2024 R4Eels home
PAR
16
17
WST
Wests Tigers by 1
2023 R6Wests Tigers home
PAR
28
22
WST
Eels by 6
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Wests Tigers · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:10 UTC