Full Time
80:00
7:50pm Fri July 27, 2018
Round 20 - Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal - Crowd: 9865
80min

FULL TIME at Stadium Australia - The Bulldogs have pulled off a 16-4 upset victory

79min

Penalty Goal: Bulldogs
Kicked by Rhyse Martin.

Rhyse Martin adds the penalty goal from out wide

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 16 - 4 Wests Tigers
77min

Matt Cecchin initially calls play on as Josh Morris runs into the back of a Tigers player but then blows a penalty on the advice of pocket referee Chris Butler

75min

Luke Brooks finds touch with his kick then looks bemused at what happened

72min

PENALTY BULLDOGS: A massive play by Lachlan Lewis - he sticks a foot on the ball blocking a Luke Brooks kick then diving on the ball then earns a penalty; Bulldogs survive that raid

71min

PENALTY TIGERS: The Bulldogs give a way a penalty for being offside on their own line; Tigers have a full set on the Dogs line

69min

Pressure on the Bulldogs after Lachlan Lewis makes an error on his own 30m line; Tigers starting to gain the momentum

68min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Attempted by Esan Marsters.

Marsters conversion from the sideline looks on target for all the way bar the very last second when it fades across the posts

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 14 - 4 Wests Tigers
66min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Esan Marsters. Kick to come.

The Bulldogs defence stands back and waits for Marsters to come to them and get to the line but Marsters has toomuch strength and gets through to score

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 14 - 4 Wests Tigers
59min

The Tigers find touch 10m out from the Dogs line and the Bulldogs will work it out from their own line

57min

The Bulldogs making good metres but a rocking tackle from Matulino on Lewis holds momentum a fraction

56min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Rhyse Martin.

An easy conversion from Rhyse Martin as he slots it from in front

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 14 - 0 Wests Tigers
55min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Kerrod Holland. Kick to come.

A beautiful string of passing from the Bulldogs including a good little ball from Jackson and a good run from Kerrod Holland gives the centre a double

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 12 - 0 Wests Tigers
54min

Both the Tigers and Bulldogs matching each other with high bombs; No pressure at the back on Brett Morris or Moses Mbye respectively

50min

PENALTY TIGERS: The Tigers now get a penalty after Matt Cecchin rules the Bulldogs players left their hand in the ruck too long.

49min

Lewis runs to the line and puts a kick behind the Tigers defensive line and forces Mbye to take it dead

48min

PENALTY BULLDOGS: The Tigers give away a penalty deep in their own half

44min

Penalty Goal: Bulldogs
Kicked by Rhyse Martin.

Rhyse Martin kicks a penalty goal from 10m right in front

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 8 - 0 Wests Tigers
42min

Bulldogs can't clean up a kick and a piece of luck for the Dogs sees the ball roll into the corner post for a 20m restart

40min

Second half underway at Stadium Australia - Bulldogs using the ball first

40min

Half Time at ANZ Stadium and just the one try in the game so far with the Bulldogs scoring early on in the half through Kerrod Holland.

40min

Inside a minute to half time and the Tigers get one last set after a penalty against the Dogs

38min

Another kick that's too wide and shallow from Lachlan Lewis as Brett Morris again has to tap the ball back in before offloading the ball out to brother Josh who is bundled into touch by David Nofoaluma

36min

Bulldogs get another set to attack the Tigers line after Kevin Naiqama was ruled to have touched a pass that went into touch

33min

PENALTY TIGERS: A poor set from the Tigers is compounded by a penalty against the Tigers for being offside; Bulldogs to start the set 35m from their own line

32min

PENALTY TIGERS: A ruck infringement against the Bulldogs and the Tigers will take a tap right in front of the posts

30min

Reimis Smith tries to play the ball a little bit too quickly and coughs up possession; Tigers scrum feed 11m out from the Bulldogs line

28min

Some great hands tonight from the Bulldogs as another Tigers grubber kick is cleaned up by a Bulldogs defender before it got to the in-goal

25min

PENALTY BULLDOGS: Robbie Farah penalised for being in front of a kick from Luke Brooks

24min

Lachlan Lewis kick again is poor and Morris has to tap it back in the field of play but this time Matt Cecchin rules a knock on by Morris

20min

Brett Morris knocks the ball back off a cross-field kick and Benji Marshall knocks the ball on trying to pick it up

19min

PENALTY BULLDOGS: Rhyse Martin ends up on his back and Matt Cecchin rules that he it was rolled over by a Tiges defender

18min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Rhyse Martin.

Rhyse Martin adds the extra two points

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 6 - 0 Wests Tigers
16min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Kerrod Holland. Kick to come.

Kerrod Holland charges at the line on an outside-in angled run and straight through and the Dogs get the first try

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 4 - 0 Wests Tigers
15min

Poor kick from Farah on the last goes dead and Brett Morris makes big metres off the 20m tap.

12min

BUNKER: On the advice of Brett Suttor, Matt Cecchin sends a clear No Try to the bunker; Hopoate messed up cleaning a kick up before knocking it dead

8min

PENALTY BULLDOGS: Elijah Taylor gets tackled ball and all then throws a pass off the ground and Matt Cecchin rules the penalty for a pass off the ground.

7min

PENALTY TIGERS: 'Flopped in and held down" the words of Matt Cecchin as the Tigers get their first penalty of the night, into Bulldogs territory on play 3

5min

Brett Morris gets over the line and looked like he was gonna get the ball down but threw an offload straight to a Tigers player

4min

WHY DIDN'T HE PASS? Reimis Smith makes a break down the right touchline, had support inside and instead took the tackle

3min

REPEAT SET: Robbie Farah rolls in a grubber kick out of dummy half on last tackle and it sits in the ingoal and forces a dropout.

1min

A simple pick up goes astray for the Bulldogs after Brett Morris can't clean up a Luke Brooks kick and the Tigers start their next set 17m from the Bulldogs line

The countdown gets to zero and Matt Cecchin calls time on at a sparsely filled ANZ Stadium

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Matt Cecchin, Chris Butler

Touch Judges: Tim Roby, Brett Suttor

Video Referee: Ashley Klein, Ben Galea

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (16)
Tries: Kerrod Holland (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Rhyse Martin (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Rhyse Martin (2/2)

WESTS TIGERS (4)
Tries: Esan Marsters
Field Goals:
Conversions: Esan Marsters (0/1)
Penalty Goals: