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Match report

NRL / Round 11

Sat 16 May · 3:00pm · Suncorp Stadium · Crowd 41,396 Full time · HT 8-24
Wests Tigers 18
vs
Sea Eagles 46
Our tip Sea Eagles Lean 61% ✓ Correct

Sea Eagles run riot

The Sea Eagles thrashed the Wests Tigers 46–18 at Suncorp Stadium in front of 41,396 in Round 11. They led 24–8 at half-time and never looked back.

Jason Saab scored 3 tries. Haumole Olakau'atu (Sea Eagles) was the standout with 88 fantasy points, 262 run metres, 8 tackle breaks and 1 try. The Sea Eagles won the metres battle 2,114 to 1,572.

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

Form before this game · most recent first
Wests Tigers LLWLW
Sea Eagles WLWWW

Game flow

Wests Tigers · above Sea Eagles · below
Score 18-46 Line breaks 3·14 Errors 11·14 Penalties 5·6 Six-agains 4·2 0'10'20'30'HT50'60'70'80' 0-6 3' Try + goal 0-12 9' Try + goal 0-18 15' Try + goal 6-18 21' Try + goal 6-24 32' Try + goal 8-24 40' Pen goal 8-30 43' Try + goal 8-34 55' Try 8-40 58' Try + goal 8-46 61' Try + goal 12-46 74' Try 18-46 78' Try + goal
Show scoring as a table
MinTeamPlayerEventScore
3'Sea EaglesTolutau Koula Try0–4
4'Sea EaglesReuben Garrick Conversion0–6
9'Sea EaglesJason Saab Try0–10
11'Sea EaglesReuben Garrick Conversion0–12
15'Sea EaglesLehi Hopoate Try0–16
17'Sea EaglesReuben Garrick Conversion0–18
21'Wests TigersLuke Laulilii Try4–18
23'Wests TigersJock Madden Conversion6–18
32'Sea EaglesClayton Faulalo Try6–22
33'Sea EaglesReuben Garrick Conversion6–24
40'Wests TigersJock Madden Penalty goal8–24
43'Sea EaglesHaumole Olakau'atu Try8–28
44'Sea EaglesReuben Garrick Conversion8–30
55'Sea EaglesJason Saab Try8–34
58'Sea EaglesTaniela Paseka Try8–38
60'Sea EaglesReuben Garrick Conversion8–40
61'Sea EaglesJason Saab Try8–44
62'Sea EaglesReuben Garrick Conversion8–46
74'Wests TigersJeral Skelton Try12–46
78'Wests TigersKai Pearce-Paul Try16–46
79'Wests TigersPatrick Herbert Conversion18–46

Team stats

Better on the day
Wests TigersSea Eagles
47% Possession 53%
74% Completion rate 80%
1,572 Run metres 2,114
515 Post-contact metres 571
3 Line breaks 14
28 Tackle breaks 38
16 Offloads 5
585 Kick metres 447
87.0% Effective tackle % 84.5%
38 Missed tackles 28
11 Errors 14
5 Penalties conceded 6
DisciplinePenalties + six-agains
WSTMAN
Six-again (ruck)
Ball Strip
Dangerous Tackle
Crowding
Offside Downtown
Offside inside 10m
Other
Professional Foul
Total 9 8

Positional battles

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

Fullbacks

MAN 60-23
Mason Faulalo
160 Run metres 265
28 Kick return metres 126
3 Tackle breaks 3
0 Line breaks 1

Halves

MAN 99-88
Luai, Madden Brooks, Fogarty
1 Try assists 1
1 Line-break assists 3
563 Kick metres 387
1 Errors 2

Hookers

WST 37-27
Fainu Simpkin
28 Tackles 30
31 Run metres 38
43 Passes 82
0 Errors 0

Middles

MAN 111-105
May, Pole Paseka, Bullemor, Trbojevic
244 Run metres 264
84 Post-contact metres 89
64 Tackles 70
1 Missed tackles 4

Back row

MAN 125-78
Fainu, Pearce-Paul Olakau'atu, Trbojevic
77 Run metres 399
0 Tackle breaks 9
59 Tackles 46
3 Missed tackles 3

Outside backs

MAN 208-151
Turuva, Herbert, May, Laulilii Saab, Koula, Garrick, Hopoate
508 Run metres 677
1 Line breaks 8
1 Tries 5
4 Errors 8

Best performers

Fantasy points
MAN Haumole Olakau'atu 88
MAN Jason Saab 73
WST Terrell May 70
MAN Clayton Faulalo 60
WST Kai Pearce-Paul 59
WST Jock Madden 58
MAN Taniela Paseka 56
WST Luke Laulilii 55
Show performers as a table
PlayerTeamFantasyRun m Tackle breaksLine breaksTries Try assistsTackles
Haumole Olakau'atuSea Eagles88 2628 31 120
Jason SaabSea Eagles73 2515 53 04
Terrell MayWests Tigers70 1762 00 041
Clayton FaulaloSea Eagles60 2653 11 22
Kai Pearce-PaulWests Tigers59 590 01 037
Jock MaddenWests Tigers58 1220 00 127
Taniela PasekaSea Eagles56 1352 11 023
Luke LauliliiWests Tigers55 1865 11 06

Head-to-head

Last 5 before this one · Wests Tigers 2 - 3 Sea Eagles
2025 R24Wests Tigers home WST 26 12 MAN Wests Tigers by 14
2025 R17Sea Eagles home WST 10 28 MAN Sea Eagles by 18
2024 R25Wests Tigers home WST 34 26 MAN Wests Tigers by 8
2023 R27Sea Eagles home WST 12 54 MAN Sea Eagles by 42
2023 R8Wests Tigers home WST 16 22 MAN Sea Eagles by 6

How we tipped it

Chance each model gave the Sea Eagles · right of 50% = tipped the winner

← Tipped the loser Tipped the winner → Season Final Tip 50/83 (60%) Bookies 48/83 (58%) Hot Scoring 49/83 (59%) Ladder 44/83 (53%) Power Rating 50/83 (60%) Quality Form 52/83 (63%) Recent Form 51/83 (61%) Scoring 50/83 (60%) Stat Blend 49/83 (59%) 0%25%50%75%100%

Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:17:29 UTC