Full Time
80:00
7:50pm Thu September 10, 2020
Round 18 - CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal - Crowd: 3801
80min

The siren sounds and the Rabbitohs hold on to win 26-24.

79min

Tommy Talau loses the ball and that is where the Tigers' season ends.

78min

Adam Reynolds kicks for touch. The Tigers need to go 80 metres.

77min

Benji Marshall has a rush of blood to the head and puts too much on a kick that goes dead.

77min

Matt Eisenhuth comes up with a strip inside the Rabbitohs' half.

76min

Luciano Leilua loses the ball.

75min

Campbell Graham makes a mistake.

74min

The Tigers hold on.

73min

Walker is cut down a metre from the line.

72min

The Tigers make an unfortunate error trying to latch onto a stray Rabbitohs' pass.

71min

Souths get a penalty after Brooks kicks the ball out of Tom Burgess' hands.

69min

Alex Johnston drops the ball with the line open.

68min

Adam Doueihi does his best to get out of his in-goal - but the Rabbitohs defence force him back.

66min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Adam Doueihi.

It's a two-point game.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 24 - 26 Rabbitohs
65min

The Tigers were gone at 20-0 - right now they look on track to cause a mighty upset.

65min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Asu Kepaoa. Kick to come.

He's missed a few chances tonight - but the young flyer manages to get his first try in the top grade.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 22 - 26 Rabbitohs
65min

Asu Kepaoa is claiming a try - the bunker will check to see whether his feet remain in field.

64min

David Nofoaluma draws a penalty after heavy contact from Liam Knight.

63min

Brooks goes high, but once again Gagai is up to the task.

62min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Adam Doueihi.

Doueihi adds the extras.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 18 - 26 Rabbitohs
61min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Luke Brooks. Kick to come.

Benji puts in a kick, regathers and flick passes to Nofoaluma, who kicks ahead for Brooks to score.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 16 - 26 Rabbitohs
61min

Brooks is claiming a remarkable try.

60min

Brooks and Gagai back on the field.

59min

Jed Cartwright is on for his club debut.

59min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds nails the kick.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 12 - 26 Rabbitohs
58min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Campbell Graham. Kick to come.

The centre gets his second for the night.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 12 - 24 Rabbitohs
57min

Alex Twal is back on the field.

57min

Tom Burgess forces a line drop out with a kick Adam Reynolds would be proud of.

56min

Doueihi plays for a penalty with a chip kick, but to no avail from Ben Cummins.

55min

Grant cleans up a high ball from Reynolds.

52min

Marsters is taken over the sideline.

51min

Kepaoa can't hold onto another cut-out ball.

50min

Gagai heads to the bin for his part in the fracas.

50min

Brooks has over-reacted to Dane Gagai throwing the ball at Brooks' head.

49min

Both teams are involved in a scuffle - Luke Brooks looks set to join Twal in the sin bin.

48min

Patrick Mago can't hold onto the ball with the line in sight.

48min

Twal is sent to the bin for holding down Cody Walker.

48min

Again makes a brilliant run to put the Rabbitohs on the attack.

47min

INTERCEPT

46min

The Tigers force an error out of Corey Allan.

44min

Marshall fires a cut-out ball to Kepaoa, but the young winger is out of position to field the pass.

43min

Corey Allan does well to defuse a towering bomb from Marshall.

42min

Corey Allan manages to stay in the field after Doueihi's high ball is allowed to bounce.

40min

Reynolds finishes off a good set with a great kick fielded by Doueihi.

40min

After trailing 20-0, the Tigers have posed two late tries to trail by just 8 at the change of ends.

39min

A forward pass on halfway bring the half to a close.

37min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Adam Doueihi.

Doueihi adds the extras.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 12 - 20 Rabbitohs
35min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Tommy Talau. Kick to come.

Marshall fires a beautiful pass to send the replacement over for a try.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 10 - 20 Rabbitohs
34min

Six again for the Tigers.

33min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Adam Doueihi.

The fullback-centre-fullback adds the extras.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 6 - 20 Rabbitohs
32min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Luke Garner. Kick to come.

The Tigers score a much-needed try after Grant sends Garner over from close range.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 4 - 20 Rabbitohs
31min

Penalty to Kepaoa for a high shot.

31min

Steven Marsters is trapped in-goal by a well-placed grubber from Brooks.

28min

Steven Marsters cleans up a dangerous attacking raid from the Tigers.

27min

Mark Nicholls and Keaon Koloamatangi on for the Rabbitohs.

27min

Penalty to the Tigers after the Rabbitohs are deemed to be inside the ten metres.

26min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Four kicks for four goals.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 0 - 20 Rabbitohs
25min

In the space of five minutes the Rabbitohs have blown this game open.

25min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Campbell Graham. Kick to come.

Stop the fight. Johnston makes a break before linking with his centre.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 0 - 18 Rabbitohs
24min

It's hard to imagine the Tigers fighting back from this deficit.

24min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds adds the extras.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 0 - 14 Rabbitohs
23min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Corey Allan. Kick to come.

A quick play the ball from Murray allows Cook to combine with Walker who finds the fullback to score.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 0 - 12 Rabbitohs
22min

Penalty Goal: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds puts the Rabbitohs out beyond a converted try.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 0 - 8 Rabbitohs
22min

Benji Marshall is receiving treatment for an ankle.

21min

Reynolds elects to take the points on offer.

20min

Penalty in front of the posts for the Bunnies.

20min

Six again for the Rabbitohs.

19min

Asu Kepaoa comes up with a poor play the ball which invites the Rabbitohs back into the attacking zone.

18min

Alex Johnston makes a sensational kick return.

17min

The Tigers hold on after a promising attacking set from the Rabbitohs.

15min

Adam Doueihi is collected by Cody Walker a few metres out from the Tigers' goal line.

14min

Luke Garner puts the ball down after heavy defence from Campbell Graham.

12min

Reynolds puts an attempted 40/20 out on the full.

12min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

The captain nails the kick to put Souths up 6-0.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 0 - 6 Rabbitohs
11min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Dane Gagai. Kick to come.

He got a hat-trick against the Tigers when they faced off earlier in the year - now Gagai opens the scoring in his return from injury.

Rabbitohs lead Wests Tigers 0 - 4 Rabbitohs
9min

Alex Twal spills the ball inside his own half.

6min

Jadyn Su'a is tackled on halfway after some second phase play from the Rabbitohs.

5min

The Tigers come up with possession after an error from the visitors.

3min

Reynolds puts an early kick in behind Asu Kepaoa, which results in a Rabbitohs scrum 10 metres from the try-line.

2min

Marshall finds the sideline 30 metres out from the Rabbitohs' line.

2min

Asu Kepaoa does well to defuse a high ball from Reynolds.

1min

Brooks puts a kick up which is collected by Gagai just shy of the Rabbitohs' 20 metre line.

Thomas Mikaele takes the first carry of the night.

Benji Marshall takes the Tigers out onto Bankwest Stadium.

Souths make their way onto the field.

The Rabbitohs have won 3 of the past 4 clashes against the Tigers, including an 18-10 victory earlier this season at Bankwest Stadium.

The Rabbitohs are unchanged from the team named on Tuesday afternoon. Dane Gagai will return after missing the past three weeks with a hamstring injury, while utility Jed Cartwright will make his club debut after gaining an early release from the Panthers.

The Tigers have been forced into a backline reshuffle with Moses Mbye and Joseph Leilua ruled out earlier this afternoon. As a result, Chris Lawrence and Tommy Talau will come into the centres with Adam Doueihi reverting to fullback

Leading at halftime before being outclassed by the Storm 22-16 last Friday, the seventh-placed Rabbitohs could finish the round as high as fifth with a win.

Producing a remarkable finish to down the Sea Eagles 34-32 last Saturday, the ninth-placed Tigers come into tonight's clash needing to win to keep their mathematical finals hopes alive.

Welcome to League Unlimited's coverage of Round 18 Thursday Night Football between the Wests Tigers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs from Bankwest Stadium.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ben Cummins

Touch Judges: Todd Smith, Chris Sutton

Video Referee: Henry Perenara, Bryan Norrie

WESTS TIGERS (24)
Tries: Luke Garner, Tommy Talau, Luke Brooks, Asu Kepaoa
Conversions: Adam Doueihi (4/4)

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (26)
Tries: Dane Gagai, Corey Allan, Campbell Graham (2)
Conversions: Adam Reynolds (4/4)
Penalty Goals: Adam Reynolds (1/1)