No icing on the cake for this thrashing but Canterbury have won back-to-back games for the first time this season now. FULLTIME.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 40-4
That sums up the night. Tigers kick it out on the full.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 40-4
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Mitch Brown. Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.
Bulldogs have another after consulting with the video referee. Brown ducks under the Tigers fullback and gets in for the score. Hodkinson adds another to his tally.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 40-4
Bulldogs just playing the clock now. They roll one in the in-goal and Koroibete knocks it dead.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 34-4
Woeful pass there. Everyone just watched it be passed to the touch judge.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 34-4
PENALTY Tigers. Hand on the ball.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 34-4
Well the Wests Tigers are looking to end tonight on a high with Utai earning a repeat set as Barba has to put the ball dead.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 34-4
TRY WESTS TIGERS
Scored by James Tedesco. Conversion attempt by Curtis Sironen unsuccessful.
Tigers have some points! Robbie Farah slices through a massive gap and sends Tedesco in for a four pointer. Curtis Sironen taking kicking duties, misses.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 34-4
Bulldogs just piling it on. A nice kick earning a dropout there. Another set coming for them.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 34-0
PENALTY Bulldogs. It can only get worse from here.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 34-0
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Sam Perrett. Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.
Perrett has his second. It came from the massive defense on Reddy. They went wide down the right which has profited all night with Perrett going in off a nice pass from Lafai, who has looked quite good tonight. Trent Hodkinson converts it again.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 34-0
PENALTY Bulldogs. They will try to add to the Tigers misery here.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-0
Tigers are just looking woeful tonight. They had a golden opportunity to cross the stripe but Murdoch-Masila spills it.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-0
CROWD here tonight is 23,453.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-0
First touch from Tim Simona and unfortunately it is an error. Dogs ball.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-0
Bulldogs with a nice movement brewing is called back. Forward pass to Josh Morris.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-0
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Josh Reynolds. Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.
Josh Reynolds shows he is more suited to Dancing with the Stars with the moves he just put on. The important part is the four-pointer. Hodkinson puts this one over.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-0
A deft kick from Ennis forces a drop-out. Joel Reddy getting there just before Josh Morris.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22-0
Another set for the Tigers but they are looking ineffective.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22-0
Marshall throws a nice ball which is tapped by Sam Perrett. A scrum to the Tigers.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22-0
Error from Ennis. A good opportunity for the Tigers here 35 metres out from the Bulldogs line.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22-0
Ben Murdoch-Masila with the first error of the second half. He was trying to play it too quickly.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22-0
We're back for the second half! Tigers to kick-off.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22-0
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Scored by Timoteo Lafai. Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson unsuccessful.
Vintage Canterbury there. Reynolds using Graham as a decoy goes around him and finds Lafai who earns his way to the try line and the fourth Bulldogs try. Hodkinson, jeez they aren't giving him easy kicks but he has slotted them all thus far. I jinxed him as he misses his first NRL conversion.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22-0
A final chance to the Bulldogs here off a SIX again call.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-0
PENALTY Canterbury. They could make it a long road back for the Tigers but Kasiano spills it on the first tackle.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-0
Tigers try their run-around play but Blair is unable to grasp the ball. Knock on.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-0
SIX MORE Tigers who aren't able to conjure anything. Farah with a stabbing kick forces SIX MORE again! They must score here.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-0
This is becoming scrappy, Dogs lose possession on zero tackle.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-0
Tigers almost cross the stripe for their first points but the last pass from Blair is FORWARD.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-0
Bulldogs get fancy with a short-sided scrum play and Josh Morris is bundled into touch.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-0
From a Woods offload the Tigers looked like opening something up but knocked on.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-0
PENALTY against Bulldogs and guess who, T-Rex.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-0
Here is the Bulldogs of 2012 making an appearance in 2013! Barba found some space and is taken by his ankles. Last and Reynolds takes it down the short side and quick hands found Perrett who strides in. Hodkinson takes this one from the sideline makes no mistake.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18-0
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Scored by Michael Ennis. Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Michael Ennis has a rare four-pointer. Matt Utai fumbles the last tackle kick and Ennis is there to swoop on the ball. Hodkinson with the easy kick, converts.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12-0
VIDEO REFEREE: Michael Ennis is claiming a TRY but we're checking the contest.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
High kick from Farah on last is fumbled by Reddy. The main story though is Benji Marshall is worse for wear.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
Tigers coming back into this with their fourth PENALTY.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
NO TRY. Utai knocked on. Bulldogs work it out.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
VIDEO REFEREE: Referee has called it a NO-TRY but we're going upstairs for the Utai try.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
A brace of PENALTIES against T-Rex first for offside then a strip.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
High tackle on Marshall, PENALTY.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
Koroibete gets his speed up, looking to bend the line back is hit hard by Reynolds and loses the ball. Another good attacking opportunity for the Bulldogs.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Scored by Tony Williams. Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.
That is where you want Williams running onto the ball. A nice short pass from Reynolds found Tony one on one with Marshall and he was never stopping him. Hodkinson continues his perfect start to his goal-kicking career in the NRL.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6-0
Followed shortly by their second.
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Bulldogs have their first PENALTY of the game, offside against the Tigers.
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Bulldogs to kick-off but not the start they wanted.. it is OUT on the full. Tigers PENALTY and right onto the attack.
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Here come the teams! Firstly the away side, Wests Tiger with a massive injury toll led out by their captain Robbie Farah who pulled up with a hamstring injury during the warm-up but is still out here for the game. Now the home side from the inflatable Bulldog are the Canterbury-Bankstown side in their traditional blue and white double vee.
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Welcome to Stadium Australia, the site for tonight's clash between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Wests Tigers. Tonight it is an 80s celebration tonight so break out those shoulder pads, WHAM! cds and most importantly the chicko roll! The game tonight is a retrospective on the Bulldogs 1988 premiership victory over the then Balmain Tigers, 24-12 highlighted by the late shot on English flyer Ellery Hanley.
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TEAM CHANGES:
CBY: Sam Kasiano is back for Canterbury! He will start tonight with Martin Taupau the man to be replaced.
WST: In more big news; Benji Marshall is fit and will play. Hard luck for young half Jacob Miller who is the man to take the fall for Benji to come in.
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Earlier tonight in the Holden Cup curtainraiser - Wests Tigers won a tight affair here at Stadium Australia, 30 points to 28.
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Bulldogs: 1. Ben Barba 2. Mitch Brown 3. Josh Morris 4. Tim Lafai 5. Sam Perrett 6. Josh Reynolds 7. Trent Hodkinson 8. Aiden Tolman 9. Michael Ennis 10. Martin Taupau 11. Tony Williams 12. Frank Pritchard 13. Greg Eastwood
Interchange: 14. Dene Halatau 15. Josh Jackson 16. James Graham 17. Dale Finucane 20. Tim Browne
Tigers: 1. James Tedesco 2. Marika Koroibete 3. Joel Reddy 4. Bodene Thompson 5. Matt Utai 6. Curtis Sironen 7. Jacob Miller 8. Aaron Woods 9. Robbie Farah 10. Jack Buchanan 11. Liam Fulton 12. Adam Blair 13. Sean Spence
Interchange: 14. Ben Murdoch-Masila 15. Eddy Pettyborne 16. Sauaso Sue 17. Tim Simona 18. Ava Seumanufagai
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Henry Perenara
Touch Judges: Dan Eastwood, Jason Walsh
Video Referee: Bernard Sutton, Justin Morgan
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (40)
Tries: Tony Williams, Michael Ennis, Sam Perrett (2), Timoteo Lafai, Josh Reynolds, Mitch Brown
Field Goals:
Conversions: Trent Hodkinson (6/7)
Penalty Goals:
WESTS TIGERS (4)
Tries: James Tedesco
Field Goals:
Conversions: Curtis Sironen (0/1)
Penalty Goals: