Full Time at Leichhardt Oval and the Sydney Roosters are comfortable 48-4 winners
Sydney Roosters 48-4
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
James Maloney converts from close range
Sydney Roosters 48-4
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Mitchell Pearce. Kick to come.
Mitchell Pearce has a juggle then another juggle and then a falcon then catches the ball and scores the try
Sydney Roosters 46-4
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WESTS TIGERS
Conversion attempt by Cory Paterson unsuccessful.
Cory Paterson pushes the conversion away and no change to the score
Sydney Roosters 42-4
TRY WESTS TIGERS
Scored by Jy Hitchcox. Kick to come.
Tigers go down the short side and Jy Hitchcox has open space and he scores on debut
Sydney Roosters 42-4
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
Another successful conversion from James Maloney and the lead is extended
Sydney Roosters 42-0
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Daniel Tupou. Kick to come.
Daniel Tupou gets the fortunate bounce off the Jy Hitchcox error from the bomb and there's another for the Roosters
Sydney Roosters 40-0
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney unsuccessful.
James Maloney has his toughest kick of the night and misses it across the face
Sydney Roosters 36-0
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Shaun Kenny-Dowall. Kick to come.
Shaun Kenny-Dowall goes from dummy half and finds a gap in the disinterested Tigers defence and scores another
Sydney Roosters 36-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
James Maloney has no problems from close range once again and extends the lead even more
Sydney Roosters 32-0
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Jared Waerea-Hargreaves. Kick to come.
Some luck off the kick gives the ball to the Roosters and JWH will score one of the easiest tries of his career
Sydney Roosters 30-0
Play goes messy from the Roosters and the Tigers clean it up
Sydney Roosters 26-0
No communication at the back between Tupou and Minichello and the catch goes behind them both but no harm done
Sydney Roosters 26-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
James Maloney has ZERO problems from in front
Sydney Roosters 26-0
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Anthony Minichiello. Kick to come.
Tries coming on tap now for the Roosters, Anthony Minichello gets the ball of Aiden Guerra who took an excellent catch himself
Sydney Roosters 24-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
James Maloney has no problems converting from in front
Sydney Roosters 20-0
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Anthony Minichiello. Kick to come.
A Good break then some excellent sliding on wet ground from Mini gets himself over the tryline for another 4 pointer
Sydney Roosters 18-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
James Maloney has no problems converting from infront
Sydney Roosters 14-0
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Sam Moa. Kick to come.
Sam Moa charges onto the ball and gets over the line to score, Gavin Badger needed it checked though and after 2 replays its given
Sydney Roosters 12-0
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Despite a 70m dropout, the good work is undone with the Tigers being offside
Sydney Roosters 8-0
Kurtis Rowe is forced back into the ingoal and the Roosters get a repeat set
Sydney Roosters 8-0
And were back underway at Leichhardt Oval - Tigers get the first possession of the second half
Sydney Roosters 8-0
And with that, its half time at a wet and slippery Leichhardt Oval - its the Roosters in control 8-0
Sydney Roosters 8-0
Great cover defence from the Tigers jams the Roosters attackers and force Daniel Tupou into touch
Sydney Roosters 8-0
UNFORCED ERROR WESTS TIGERS
Dene Halatau makes an unforced error.
Dene Halatau gets hit in a rib tickler by Boyd Cordner and it forces the ball out, Roosters with a late chance in the first half
Sydney Roosters 8-0
40/20 WESTS TIGERS
Luke Brooks kicks a 40/20.
Luke Brooks put a kick in thats a 40/20, quick tap doesn't go right again, at least this time the ball boy put it on the sideline
Sydney Roosters 8-0
UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Daniel Tupou makes an unforced error.
Daniel Tupou out jumps Jy Hitchcox again but can't control it yet again and the Tigers work it away from their own 10m
Sydney Roosters 8-0
Robbie Farah tries the chip on the last but the Roosters get a touch and Aiden Guerra takes the deflection
Sydney Roosters 8-0
UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Kane Evans makes an unforced error.
Kane Evans charges to the line but loses the ball close to it and the Tigers get the scrum 40m out from their own line
Sydney Roosters 8-0
UNFORCED ERROR WESTS TIGERS
Mitchell Moses makes an unforced error.
Mitchell Moses gets the ball on the last but before he can kick it he drops the ball around the halfway mark
Sydney Roosters 8-0
Daniel Tupou flies high for the kick chase but knocks it on and the Tigers get the handover 10m out
Sydney Roosters 8-0
UNFORCED ERROR WESTS TIGERS
Ava Seumanufagai makes an unforced error.
Ava Seumanufagai gets his first touch and with it he loses the ball
Sydney Roosters 8-0
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Martin Taupau is penalised "unluckily" (the Badge's own words), after being concussed in the tackle
Sydney Roosters 8-0
Good kick from the Tigers forces RTS into some indecision but he gets the ball away to Anthony Minichello
Sydney Roosters 8-0
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Roosters get their second penalty in a row and they go on the attack
Sydney Roosters 8-0
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Penalty goal attempt by James Maloney successful.
James Maloney has no problems from directly in front to add the extra 2 points
Sydney Roosters 8-0
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Aaron Woods penalised for being offside and the Roosters are going to take the 2
Sydney Roosters 6-0
Pressure off the Tigers with RTS losing the ball behind himself only for Luke Brooks to pull it out of his hands
Sydney Roosters 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR WESTS TIGERS
Kurtis Rowe makes an unforced error.
Kurtis Rowe makes a mistake on the pick up and Roosters get the scrum 20m out from the Tigers line
Sydney Roosters 6-0
A Good kick from Robbie Farah puts the pressure on the Roosters but a good pass from Anthony Minichello finds RTS who gets out of the ingoal
Sydney Roosters 6-0
Kurtis Rowe throws an awful ball out towards Jy Hitchcox who can't take it on the jump and it goes into touch
Sydney Roosters 6-0
PENALTY TIGERS: Boyd Cordner penalised for a late tackle on Luke Brooks, Gavin Badger decided to put it on report as well
Sydney Roosters 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR WESTS TIGERS
Curtis Sironen makes an unforced error.
Luke Brooks throws a no look pass to Curtis Sironen who loses it as it comes to him, Roosters get the ball on their own 10m
Sydney Roosters 6-0
PENALTY TIGERS: JWH is penalised for being too slow off the ruck, Penalty count now 2-0
Sydney Roosters 6-0
RTS takes an great catch at the back off the high ball in tough conditions but strong defence from the Tigers force the line dropout
Sydney Roosters 6-0
PENALTY TIGERS: Opening penalty of the night to the Tigers, Dylan Napa penalised for a flop according to Gavin Badger
Sydney Roosters 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
James Maloney has no problems from the conversion from almost in front to extend the lead
Sydney Roosters 6-0
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS
Scored by Michael Jennings. Kick to come.
Michael Jennings flies through the defence with his blistering speed to chase down the Mitchell Pearce kick and score the Roosters first of the night and his 100th off his career
Sydney Roosters 4-0
UNFORCED ERROR WESTS TIGERS
Keith Galloway makes an unforced error.
Night couldn't start worse for the Tigers, Keith Galloway loses the inside ball and Roosters on the attack
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The Badge calls time on and its game on at Leichhardt Oval, first possession with the Roosters, defending the Northern end of Leichhardt Oval
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After seemingly weeks of dry weather across Sydney, Leichhardt Oval brings us the usual wet conditions it normally gives us
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LATE TEAM CHANGE: James Gavet is OUT, Jack Buchanan is playing in jersey 21
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TEAM CHANGES: The Roosters on the otherhand have keep the changes to a minimum with Daniel Tupou returning in jersey 20, replacing Nene McDonald who played Holden Cup earlier, Dylan Napa will start in place of Sam Moa who drops to the bench
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TEAM CHANGES: Plenty of changes for the Tigers tonight - Jy Hitchcox makes his NRL DEBUT, Luke Brooks returns at halfback, Kurtis Rowe moves to FB, Cory Paterson to the Win, Jy Hitchcox on the wing, Mitch Moses to 5/8, Blake Austin to Centre, Curtis Sironen to 2nd row, Adam Blair to lock and Sauaso Sue on to the bench
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gavin Badger, Chris Butler
Touch Judges: Dan Eastwood, Dave Ryan
Video Referee: Steve Clark, Luke Patten
WESTS TIGERS (4)
Tries: Jy Hitchcox
Field Goals:
Conversions: Cory Paterson (0/1)
Penalty Goals:
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (48)
Tries: Michael Jennings, Sam Moa, Anthony Minichiello (2), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Daniel Tupou, Mitchell Pearce
Field Goals:
Conversions: James Maloney (7/8)
Penalty Goals: James Maloney (1/1)