Full Time
80:00
5:30pm Sat August 22, 2020
Round 15 - Leichhardt Oval, Lilyfield / Wanngal - Crowd: 2613
80min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Attempted by Moses Mbye.

Mbye has the final kick of the night. Misses. FULLTIME.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 16 - 38 Roosters
80min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by David Nofoaluma. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! One check, he was clearly inside and slammed it down.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 16 - 38 Roosters
80min

BUNKER TIME! Has Nofoaluma added another fantastic finish.

78min

Roosters give away about three ways to restart a tackle count there. Can Tigers find a late consolation?

75min

Playing in the centres, Sitili Tupouniua bobbles it.

73min

PENALTY ROOSTERS! Tigers go short and Josh Reynolds is offside.

73min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Flanagan is getting plenty of kicking practice tonight. He nails another.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 12 - 38 Roosters
71min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Josh Morris. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! It was a falcon into the face of Nofoaluma then a wonderful take for Josh Morris to stroll in.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 12 - 36 Roosters
69min

BUNKER TIME! Morris Madness. Josh might have gone in for his second.

69min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Flanagan adds two more.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 12 - 32 Roosters
69min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Joseph Manu. Kick to come.

Manu just left a few Tigers for dead there. He got a pass on the outside, spun and beat a shallow Luke Brooks effort to score.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 12 - 30 Roosters
67min

Trying to find something quick, Reynolds spills it.

64min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Easy kick and Flanagan salutes.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 12 - 26 Roosters
64min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Drew Hutchison. Kick to come.

Roosters have had to withstand some big shots from the Tigers. Got a seven-tackle set then Siosiua Taukeiaho flicks it to Drew Hutchinson to finish.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 12 - 24 Roosters
53min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Moses Mbye.

Mbye converted.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 12 - 20 Roosters
53min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Adam Doueihi. Kick to come.

Scored off a benji pass.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 10 - 20 Roosters
51min

Pressure building for the Tigers. Benji Marshall takes the pass behind him, bends a grubber and traps Brett Morris. Dropout.

48min

Tigers like Stella have found their groove. Liddle runs at the line again, gets a set restart, due to Teddy ripping it free. Quickly followed by another one when Sitili Tupouniua knocked it down.

45min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Moses Mbye.

Mbye with a kick besides the sticks, converts.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 6 - 20 Roosters
45min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Jacob Liddle. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Quick check, Liddle scored.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 4 - 20 Roosters
45min

BUNKER TIME! Liddle might have got one. Checking possession.

44min

Tigers have given the ball some air, it pin-balled around on last and somehow.. six again, Tigers. Can they strike here.

42min

That was better from the Tigers. It came from a Nofoaluma kick this time. Benji ran on last, went to Leilua who shuffled it to the winger to kick. Who else but Brett Morris to clean up.

40min

Back underway, the Tigers need to find something quick otherwise their season might be over.

40min

HALFTIME :: The Roosters well in control here. Kept an errantic Tigers side to nil.

38min

Roosters hand it right back early in the count though.

37min

The Roosters have cut them open at will when they get a chance. Tedesco with a cut-out to Brett Morris. The veteran winger puts it on the boot but it's played at by Doueihi.

36min

PENALTY ROOSTERS! Brett Morris is clipped high.

36min

Nevermind. Luke Garner tries to do some ball playing but throws a wobbly pass that only troubles the cameraman on the sideline.

35min

Despite being down 20 points, the Tigers persist with attacking from their own end, it almost created space for Leilua and Nofoaluma. Cutting inside a high shot gives the Tigers a penalty.

34min

It is the night of the flying Morris'. Josh breaks through, Roosters back on the front foot. Friend kicks through for Sitili Tupouniua who knocks on. It went to the bunker still and that is confirmed.

31min

Tigers just can't find the finish on their sets. Brooks kicks it off the side of his boot which lands in the hands of the winger, back to Luciano Leilua, who throws a forward pass.

29min

Tigers get their best chance to break through. They gave Joey Leilua a chance to take on his man on the right but he's well handled, flicks it out and the set ends. We have time-off right after with Matt Ikuvalu down for the Roosters.

28min

Whoops, that might be the first mistake from the Roosters kickers. Flanagan kicks it out on the full. Tigers go back on the attack.

25min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Kyle Flanagan.

The scorers are definitely making Flanagan work for his kicks tonight. This is ten metres inside the touchline, probably the easiest of the night, but still mid-range. The youngster strides in, misses.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 0 - 20 Roosters
25min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Brett Morris. Kick to come.

That was a touch of class from Kyle Flanagan. He moves right and flights one to a flying Brett Morris who has an easy passage to the line.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 0 - 20 Roosters
24min

Tigers can't catch a break here. Roosters try to spread right, Tommy Talau touches it and called a knock on. Scrum restart for the Roosters 30 out.

23min

Tigers try to use the width to find an opening. It falls backwards to Marshall, who has the ball knocked out and Russell Packer just picks it up. CHALLENGED for offside. Manu is determined to be making a tackle, Benji lost it and Packer never got onside. PENALTY ROOSTERS.

22min

PENALTY TIGERS! Roosters line was well offside. Tap and go.

21min

Nevermind. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves hands it right back. Tigers get the ball anyway.

21min

Tigers finally get a result with a kick with a knock on from Joey Manu. He pleads with Jake Friend to challenge it.. and he does. Let's see. IT IS SUCCESSFUL! Called a double knock on - first off Doueihi.

17min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Kyle Flanagan.

Easiest kick of the night, Flanagan doesn't flight it enough.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 0 - 16 Roosters
17min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Josh Morris. Kick to come.

Call everyone in for dinner because this is a carve up! Sitili Tupouniua just busts through some flimsy defense, looks to go himself.. waits, waits and flicks it over to Josh Morris to walk in.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 0 - 16 Roosters
15min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Right side kick for Flanagan this time. He surveys this kick, shapes it over.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 0 - 12 Roosters
15min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Brett Morris. Kick to come.

Roosters use the full width of the field and have their second. It went left to Ikuvalu who tried to find a gap. Next tackle, again it was simple work for Brett Morris.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 0 - 10 Roosters
13min

The game settled into a pattern now after the early movement. Tigers have shown some enterprise and thrust but can't crack the Roosters line. Teddy busts through again and shows the world his moon..

8min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Back in the side, Flanagan who had a huge lead in the points scorer race, now sits equal second. He lines up his first of the night.. punched it low and over.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 0 - 6 Roosters
7min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Matt Ikuvalu. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Roosters make them pay immediately. Tedesco almost sliced through on the counter. From there it was simple catch-and-pass and Ikuvalu runs it in.

Roosters lead Wests Tigers 0 - 4 Roosters
7min

I believe that is an oops. Tigers have opened up the shoulders early in this game. They tried to spin it left early but Luciano Leilua spills it.

2min

Tommy Talau strides through some flimsy defense and the Tigers get the standard set restart. Can they strike first here?

1min

Both teams through their first sets and finish with non-threatening kicks. The big note was the boos from the crowd as James Tedesco plays his first game against the Tigers at Leichhardt.

KICK-OFF! Tigers with first use running towards the light rail stop.

Here come the Roosters.. the red, white and bluesters. Wearing their traditional red, white and blue jersey there was a smattering of boos around Leichhardt which turned into applause as the home side stride out, ready to entertain tonight. Kick-off is almost here. Let's go.

Happy Saturday everybody! I hope you are rugged up warm and ready for some footy. We have the middle game in Super Saturday about to begin - the Tigers looking to move away from their traditional partner - ninth spot whilst the Roosters, they have been wobbling in recent weeks and need to arrest the slide. Also they have fallen out of the top four! Strap in and feel the gees with some rugba league!

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Grant Atkins

Touch Judges: Todd Smith, Chris Sutton

Video Referee: Ashley Klein, Ben Lowe

WESTS TIGERS (16)
Tries: Jacob Liddle, Adam Doueihi, David Nofoaluma
Conversions: Moses Mbye (2/3)

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (38)
Tries: Matt Ikuvalu, Brett Morris (2), Josh Morris (2), Drew Hutchison, Joseph Manu
Conversions: Kyle Flanagan (5/7)