Okunbor goes for the short kick off and loses it. FULLTIME.
It was given.
Jackson Hastings gets a standing ovation for his strong performance as he limps off. Jock Madden again will take the duties. He pilots it over.
PENALTY TIGERS! Support player held out.
Milestone man Alex Twal is off for a HIA. Independent doctor strikes again!
Huge kick for Burton! He sneaks it inside.
They aren't dead yet! Schoupp back from the bin dives over.
PENALTY BULLDOGS! Can they conjure up a miracle?
HANG ON! It will be a review. Reviewing the contact. RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Push from To'a. Dogs not dead yet.
Dogs go short and knock it on.
Madden also keeps kicking duties. He puts the advantage back to fourteen.
Jock jams it for himself! He chips it and chases his own. First to it and gets it down.
PENALTY TIGERS! Strip.
The hokey pokey of goalkicking continues. Madden taking duties again. Mid range. Nails it.
Nu Brown burrows over from close range!
Aaron Schoupp is sent to the sin bin!
PENALTY TIGERS! Schoupp lifts and drops in a dangerous tackle.
Congrats Zack Docker Clay! He is on field for his debut!
Burton with a kick to make it 18-all. He fades it wide.
Dogs have a chance to level it! They march down after the penalty. On last, Burton feigned to kick then quick hands sees young Kiraz dive over.
PENALTY BULLDOGS! Luciano Leilua tries to bustle through the line, tries to offload, spills it behind. Aaron Schoupp toes it through and is tripped by Tyrone Peachey. Tigers CHALLENGE and it was UNSUCCESSFUL.
Burton gets this kick wrong. It floated in goal and easy take for To'a. Seven tackle set.
We have another HIA. This time for Liddle. He had a headclash with his own man.
Junior Tupou is having a terrible time under the high ball. Some reprieve with a PENALTY tigers.
Burton adds two more.
It looked like it was a bust. Marshall King somehow twists over!
Jackson Hastings gets ten in the bin!
PENALTY BULLDOGS! Dogs make another break through Marshall King. He finds Dufty who is wrapped up. Hastings just lays on the tackler.. you know what comes next.
Burton converts his own effort.
They make it count! Tevita Pangai-Junior with a good run, flicks it out to Burton who slices through.
Burton with a fantastic kick to start the half! He lofted it so high, To'a had to fall on his arse to take and got dragged in goal.
KICK-OFF! We're back underway.
We're back for the second half! Can the Dogs mount a comeback? or will the Tigers put them to the cleaners? Let's find out.
Jackson Hastings is back with the kicking duties. He is being called lolly legs and that kick was a licorice allsorts. HALFTIME.
Ken Maumalo with another fantastic finish. Straight from the scrum. Tigers give the ball air and he finishes well in the corner.
Tigers will finish the half with the ball after a grubber was knocked down. Scrum midway in the field. 10 out.
Junior Tupou has to leave the field with a HIA check. The spotter has got involved. More time to wait.
Bulldogs will CHALLENGE it! UNSUCCESSFUL.
PENALTY TIGERS! Kiraz catches Tupou in midair.
Burton tries to accelerate through the hole. Loses it.
Madden tries to kick for the ingoal but he smashes it dead. Seven tackle set for the Dogs.
Some invention from the Dogs! Tried a short kick from their own end. Burton's kick takes a wicked bounce and heads over the sideline instead of Kiraz's hands.
PENALTY TIGERS! Junior Tupou had surrendered in the tackle and the Dogs decide on some extra curricular tackling. Easy call.
Good catch and return from Kiraz! The youngster has been strong on the wing for the Bulldogs thus far.
Raymond Faitala-Mariner drops it on an early touch on his return.
Madden again has the tee. Another wide kick. He hooks it.
Some finish that! Ken Maumalo might have pulled off a spectacular finish. Quick hands opened up the space and the winger put on the exclamation point with the finish.
PENALTY TIGERS! Dufty hits someone high. More attack coming for the Tigers.
PENALTY TIGERS! Nothing going right for the Dogs tonight.
Maumalo goes high to catch, bobbles and grabs it. Judged to knock it on. CHALLENGE almost immediately from the Tigers. It is SUCCESSFUL. No touch from Okunbor.
PENALTY TIGERS! Jeremy Marshall King offside at the kick chase.
Here comes the milestone man! Alex Twal gets a hearty reception onto the field!
PENALTY BULLDOGS! Offside. Some relief for the visitors.
Hastings has been turfed from kicking duties. Madden takes over and sends it over.
Hastings again sets up the four-pointer. A good short ball sees Starford To'a cross.
Liddle kicks through and forces a repeat set.
Young Kiraz makes a good catch under the high ball but undoes it with an error.
PENALTY TIGERS! Jake Averillo cuts back inside through the line and charges close to the line. Sadly for him, it was an obstruction.
Dogs get a good assist from the wet turf here. They carry Brent Naden over the sideline around halfway.
Hastings drags the kick wide from in front!
One chance is all it takes for the possibility of four-points. A short ball from Hastings finds a rampaging Luke Garner who slams it down.
PENALTY TIGERS! Offside.
Starford is safe under Matt Burton's first high bomb.
Hastings tries to punch through a low kick, it hits some legs and dived on by the Bulldogs. They will start with some good field position.
KICK-OFF! Here we go!
First onto the field is the Bulldogs headed on Leichhardt Oval for the first time in ages! The Dogs obviously are in their blue and white kit ready to rock. Quickly following them is Alex Twal leading out the Tigers side in their orange and black jersey. He receives a big reception from the Tigers faithful and makes it through the banner.. mostly. Some fireworks are going off and we're hoping for some fireworks on the field.
Happy Friday! The magic has worn off but football is still here for you! We have a dramatic clash for you tonight. The Wests Tigers are struggling but are back at their spiritual home in Leichhardt Oval facing a downward Dogs team which has been racked with injuries and illness all week. So we're set up for an interesting game on a wet surface. Kick-off isn't far away. Grab your snacks, drinks and whatever else you need because we're ready to go!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Touch Judges: Jon Stone, David Munro
Video Referee: Gerard Sutton
WESTS TIGERS (36)
Tries: Luke Garner, Starford To'a, Jock Madden, Ken Maumalo (2), Fa'amanu Brown (2)
Conversions: Jackson Hastings (0/2), Jock Madden (4/5)
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (22)
Tries: Matt Burton, Jeremy Marshall-King, Jacob Kiraz, Aaron Schoupp
Conversions: Matt Burton (3/4)