The siren sounds and the Rabbitohs hold on to win 26-24.
Tommy Talau loses the ball and that is where the Tigers' season ends.
Adam Reynolds kicks for touch. The Tigers need to go 80 metres.
Benji Marshall has a rush of blood to the head and puts too much on a kick that goes dead.
Matt Eisenhuth comes up with a strip inside the Rabbitohs' half.
Luciano Leilua loses the ball.
Campbell Graham makes a mistake.
The Tigers hold on.
Walker is cut down a metre from the line.
The Tigers make an unfortunate error trying to latch onto a stray Rabbitohs' pass.
Souths get a penalty after Brooks kicks the ball out of Tom Burgess' hands.
Alex Johnston drops the ball with the line open.
Adam Doueihi does his best to get out of his in-goal - but the Rabbitohs defence force him back.
It's a two-point game.
The Tigers were gone at 20-0 - right now they look on track to cause a mighty upset.
He's missed a few chances tonight - but the young flyer manages to get his first try in the top grade.
Asu Kepaoa is claiming a try - the bunker will check to see whether his feet remain in field.
David Nofoaluma draws a penalty after heavy contact from Liam Knight.
Brooks goes high, but once again Gagai is up to the task.
Doueihi adds the extras.
Benji puts in a kick, regathers and flick passes to Nofoaluma, who kicks ahead for Brooks to score.
Brooks is claiming a remarkable try.
Brooks and Gagai back on the field.
Jed Cartwright is on for his club debut.
Reynolds nails the kick.
The centre gets his second for the night.
Alex Twal is back on the field.
Tom Burgess forces a line drop out with a kick Adam Reynolds would be proud of.
Doueihi plays for a penalty with a chip kick, but to no avail from Ben Cummins.
Grant cleans up a high ball from Reynolds.
Marsters is taken over the sideline.
Kepaoa can't hold onto another cut-out ball.
Gagai heads to the bin for his part in the fracas.
Brooks has over-reacted to Dane Gagai throwing the ball at Brooks' head.
Both teams are involved in a scuffle - Luke Brooks looks set to join Twal in the sin bin.
Patrick Mago can't hold onto the ball with the line in sight.
Twal is sent to the bin for holding down Cody Walker.
Again makes a brilliant run to put the Rabbitohs on the attack.
INTERCEPT
The Tigers force an error out of Corey Allan.
Marshall fires a cut-out ball to Kepaoa, but the young winger is out of position to field the pass.
Corey Allan does well to defuse a towering bomb from Marshall.
Corey Allan manages to stay in the field after Doueihi's high ball is allowed to bounce.
Reynolds finishes off a good set with a great kick fielded by Doueihi.
After trailing 20-0, the Tigers have posed two late tries to trail by just 8 at the change of ends.
A forward pass on halfway bring the half to a close.
Doueihi adds the extras.
Marshall fires a beautiful pass to send the replacement over for a try.
Six again for the Tigers.
The fullback-centre-fullback adds the extras.
The Tigers score a much-needed try after Grant sends Garner over from close range.
Penalty to Kepaoa for a high shot.
Steven Marsters is trapped in-goal by a well-placed grubber from Brooks.
Steven Marsters cleans up a dangerous attacking raid from the Tigers.
Mark Nicholls and Keaon Koloamatangi on for the Rabbitohs.
Penalty to the Tigers after the Rabbitohs are deemed to be inside the ten metres.
Four kicks for four goals.
In the space of five minutes the Rabbitohs have blown this game open.
Stop the fight. Johnston makes a break before linking with his centre.
It's hard to imagine the Tigers fighting back from this deficit.
Reynolds adds the extras.
A quick play the ball from Murray allows Cook to combine with Walker who finds the fullback to score.
Reynolds puts the Rabbitohs out beyond a converted try.
Benji Marshall is receiving treatment for an ankle.
Reynolds elects to take the points on offer.
Penalty in front of the posts for the Bunnies.
Six again for the Rabbitohs.
Asu Kepaoa comes up with a poor play the ball which invites the Rabbitohs back into the attacking zone.
Alex Johnston makes a sensational kick return.
The Tigers hold on after a promising attacking set from the Rabbitohs.
Adam Doueihi is collected by Cody Walker a few metres out from the Tigers' goal line.
Luke Garner puts the ball down after heavy defence from Campbell Graham.
Reynolds puts an attempted 40/20 out on the full.
The captain nails the kick to put Souths up 6-0.
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.
Alex Twal spills the ball inside his own half.
Jadyn Su'a is tackled on halfway after some second phase play from the Rabbitohs.
The Tigers come up with possession after an error from the visitors.
Reynolds puts an early kick in behind Asu Kepaoa, which results in a Rabbitohs scrum 10 metres from the try-line.
Marshall finds the sideline 30 metres out from the Rabbitohs' line.
Asu Kepaoa does well to defuse a high ball from Reynolds.
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)