Wests Tigers too good
The Wests Tigers beat the Raiders 33–14 at Leichhardt Oval in front of 17,153 in Round 8. They came from behind, trailing 10–14 at the break.
Luke Laulilii scored 2 tries and Adam Doueihi scored 2 tries. Alex Twal (Wests Tigers) was the standout with 93 fantasy points and 176 run metres. The Wests Tigers won the metres battle 1,875 to 1,466.
Our Final Tip had the Wests Tigers at 64% (a Lean) and got it right.
Wests Tigers
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Raiders
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Game flow
Wests Tigers · above
Raiders · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6' | Wests Tigers | Luke Laulilii | Try | 4–0 |
| 7' | Wests Tigers | Adam Doueihi | Conversion | 6–0 |
| 16' | Wests Tigers | Adam Doueihi | Try | 10–0 |
| 27' | Raiders | Matthew Timoko | Try | 10–4 |
| 28' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 10–6 |
| 31' | Raiders | Kaeo Weekes | Try | 10–10 |
| 33' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 10–12 |
| 37' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Penalty goal | 10–14 |
| 41' | Wests Tigers | Taylan May | Try | 14–14 |
| 45' | Wests Tigers | Adam Doueihi | Try | 18–14 |
| 47' | Wests Tigers | Adam Doueihi | Conversion | 20–14 |
| 61' | Wests Tigers | Luke Laulilii | Try | 24–14 |
| 63' | Wests Tigers | Adam Doueihi | Conversion | 26–14 |
| 78' | Wests Tigers | Royce Hunt | Try | 31–14 |
| 79' | Wests Tigers | Adam Doueihi | Conversion | 33–14 |
Team stats
Better on the day
Wests TigersRaiders
54%
Possession
46%
83%
Completion rate
78%
1,875
Run metres
1,466
609
Post-contact metres
410
7
Line breaks
5
38
Tackle breaks
22
11
Offloads
7
712
Kick metres
649
90.5%
Effective tackle %
88.3%
22
Missed tackles
38
11
Errors
9
5
Penalties conceded
5
| WST | CAN | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Hip Drop | ||
| Obstruction | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Pressure on Kicker | ||
| Shoulder Charge | ||
| Verbal Dissent | ||
| Total | 9 | 7 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
CAN 42-22
Bula
Weekes
147
Run metres
119
97
Kick return metres
79
2
Tackle breaks
5
0
Line breaks
1
Halves
WST 147-54
Luai, Doueihi
Strange, Sanders
1
Try assists
0
3
Line-break assists
0
672
Kick metres
596
0
Errors
2
Hookers
CAN 35-34
Koroisau
Starling
37
Tackles
42
24
Run metres
77
126
Passes
69
2
Errors
0
Middles
WST 196-135
May, Pole, Twal
Mariota, Tapine, Horsburgh
536
Run metres
213
186
Post-contact metres
65
110
Tackles
126
0
Missed tackles
5
Back row
Fainu, Pearce-Paul
Hosking, Martin
131
Run metres
132
2
Tackle breaks
1
58
Tackles
64
4
Missed tackles
3
Outside backs
WST 167-97
Turuva, May, To'a, Laulilii
Kris, Timoko, Stuart
540
Run metres
408
4
Line breaks
2
3
Tries
1
2
Errors
3
Best performers
WST
Alex Twal
93
WST
Adam Doueihi
93
WST
Terrell May
65
CAN
Zac Hosking
60
WST
Jarome Luai
54
CAN
Joseph Tapine
54
WST
Samuela Fainu
53
WST
Taylan May
52
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Twal | Wests Tigers | 93 | 176 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Adam Doueihi | Wests Tigers | 93 | 148 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Terrell May | Wests Tigers | 65 | 204 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Zac Hosking | Raiders | 60 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Jarome Luai | Wests Tigers | 54 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Joseph Tapine | Raiders | 54 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Samuela Fainu | Wests Tigers | 53 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Taylan May | Wests Tigers | 52 | 110 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Head-to-head
2025 R26Raiders home
WST
10
24
CAN
Raiders by 14
2025 R16Wests Tigers home
WST
12
16
CAN
Raiders by 4
2024 R16Wests Tigers home
WST
48
24
CAN
Wests Tigers by 24
2024 R2Raiders home
WST
12
32
CAN
Raiders by 20
2023 R23Raiders home
WST
18
22
CAN
Raiders by 4
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 05:16:27 UTC