Sharks run riot
The Sharks thrashed the Wests Tigers 52–10 at Ocean Protect Stadium in front of 14,479 in Round 9. They led 18–10 at half-time and never looked back.
Teig Wilton scored 3 tries and KL Iro scored 3 tries. Nicholas Hynes (Sharks) was the standout with 81 fantasy points, 149 run metres and 1 try. The Sharks won the metres battle 2,112 to 1,266 and made fewer errors (13 to 17).
Our Final Tip had the Sharks at 59% (a coin flip) and got it right.
Sharks
LLWWL
Wests Tigers
WLWWW
Game flow
Sharks · above
Wests Tigers · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4' | Sharks | Teig Wilton | Try | 4–0 |
| 6' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 6–0 |
| 9' | Wests Tigers | Adam Doueihi | Try | 6–4 |
| 15' | Wests Tigers | Taylan May | Try | 6–8 |
| 16' | Wests Tigers | Jock Madden | Conversion | 6–10 |
| 19' | Sharks | KL Iro | Try | 10–10 |
| 21' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 12–10 |
| 33' | Sharks | Jesse Colquhoun | Try | 16–10 |
| 34' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 18–10 |
| 47' | Sharks | KL Iro | Try | 22–10 |
| 49' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 24–10 |
| 55' | Sharks | Teig Wilton | Try | 28–10 |
| 57' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 30–10 |
| 65' | Sharks | Teig Wilton | Try | 34–10 |
| 68' | Sharks | Samuel Stonestreet | Try | 38–10 |
| 70' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 40–10 |
| 74' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Try | 44–10 |
| 75' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 46–10 |
| 76' | Sharks | KL Iro | Try | 50–10 |
| 77' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 52–10 |
Team stats
Better on the day
SharksWests Tigers
63%
Possession
37%
80%
Completion rate
61%
2,112
Run metres
1,266
770
Post-contact metres
371
5
Line breaks
3
29
Tackle breaks
25
7
Offloads
5
618
Kick metres
404
85.8%
Effective tackle %
91.6%
25
Missed tackles
29
13
Errors
17
3
Penalties conceded
3
| CRO | WST | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Other | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Hand in the Ruck | ||
| Offside General | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Total | 5 | 8 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
CRO 37-15
Kennedy
Turuva
207
Run metres
103
69
Kick return metres
14
4
Tackle breaks
1
0
Line breaks
0
Halves
CRO 146-52
Trindall, Hynes
Luai, Doueihi
4
Try assists
1
3
Line-break assists
2
597
Kick metres
135
3
Errors
0
Hookers
WST 57-46
Brailey
Hope
28
Tackles
57
83
Run metres
37
148
Passes
91
0
Errors
0
Middles
WST 192-91
Fonua-Blake, Rudolf, McInnes
May, Pole, Twal
344
Run metres
281
153
Post-contact metres
95
66
Tackles
149
5
Missed tackles
5
Back row
WST 88-85
Nikora, Wilton
Fainu, Sukkar
174
Run metres
156
3
Tackle breaks
3
51
Tackles
69
4
Missed tackles
3
Outside backs
CRO 148-76
Hiroti, Talakai, Iro, Stonestreet
Skelton, May, To'a, Laulilii
634
Run metres
376
2
Line breaks
0
4
Tries
1
1
Errors
2
Best performers
CRO
Nicholas Hynes
81
WST
Alex Twal
81
CRO
Kayal Iro
74
WST
Terrell May
70
CRO
Teig Wilton
65
CRO
Braydon Trindall
65
WST
Tristan Hope
57
CRO
Jesse Colquhoun
46
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Hynes | Sharks | 81 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Alex Twal | Wests Tigers | 81 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Kayal Iro | Sharks | 74 | 151 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Terrell May | Wests Tigers | 70 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Teig Wilton | Sharks | 65 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Braydon Trindall | Sharks | 65 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Tristan Hope | Wests Tigers | 57 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Jesse Colquhoun | Sharks | 46 | 158 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
Head-to-head
2025 R8Wests Tigers home
CRO
18
20
WST
Wests Tigers by 2
2024 R19Sharks home
CRO
58
6
WST
Sharks by 52
2024 R3Wests Tigers home
CRO
6
32
WST
Wests Tigers by 26
2023 R19Wests Tigers home
CRO
36
12
WST
Sharks by 24
2022 R22Wests Tigers home
CRO
36
12
WST
Sharks by 24
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Sharks · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:53 UTC