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Check Leagueunlimited.com later on for the full match report. Wests Tigers have been immense tonight and deserve the win. 34-6 at full time

Wests Tigers 34-6

Knock on by Johnston after another towering bomb by Moses. One last chance for the Tigers to get some more points

Wests Tigers 28-6

No Try! Knock on by Goodwin when trying to pick the ball up

Wests Tigers 28-6

Going upstairs for a possible try to Goodwin here.

Wests Tigers 28-6

Tigers still showing a lot of grit even in these last 10 minutes, they've been by far the better side tonight

Wests Tigers 28-6

McInnes goes close on the last after collecting the ball from Reynold's kick, if he passes they score yet he decides to take on the line to no avail.

Wests Tigers 28-6

Penalty to Souths only 40m out, can they bag their 2nd try of the night?

Wests Tigers 28-6

What a performance by the Tigers tonight, really special play

Wests Tigers 28-6

Tigers have a scrum only 10 metres out, another huge run by Taupau!

Wests Tigers 22-6

A bit of handbags after an apparent knock on by Cherrington sees Brooks hit McQueen late, Taupau is in there to back up his half back. Another set for Wests here

Wests Tigers 18-6

Tigers get another penalty and will kick for touch, on the attack again only 15m out, this could be the knock out blow if they score here

Wests Tigers 18-6

Tigers showing plenty of fight defensively at the moment, Brooks getting them out of trouble with some huge kicks

Wests Tigers 18-6

Burgess held up by Cherrington! Big time play!

Wests Tigers 18-6

Tigers get a penalty and have the ball 40m out from the Rabbits line. End to end stuff! What a great game!

Wests Tigers 18-6

An error by the Young Tigers has gifted Souths with a promising opportunity only 10m out

Wests Tigers 18-6

Can Souths bridge the gap here folks?

Wests Tigers 18-6

Whoa! a 80 metre drop out by Richards! That's phenomenal!

Wests Tigers 18-6

Kick by Moses is cleaned up by Sutton and Souths will be happy to survive that one, they're on the back foot but are trying to stick with the Tigers

Wests Tigers 18-6

Penalty to the Tigers after an infringement in the play the ball area, only 30 m out!

Wests Tigers 18-6

Perfect start by Wests, they look full of confidence at the moment.

Wests Tigers 18-6

This game is starting to get really physical! Some big hits and solid charges starting to happen

Wests Tigers 12-6

Grevsmuhl with another big bust! He is tackled by 3 defenders eventually, although burgess eventually drops the offload and the Tigers are off the hook

Wests Tigers 12-6

We're all ready fir the 2nd half, this should be a cracking half. The Rabbits have had to make more than 30 tackles more than the Tigers

Wests Tigers 12-6

That's half time ladies and gents! Pulsating half of footy. Join us in 15 mins for the 2nd half!

Wests Tigers 12-6

Big break by Grevsmuhl and races away, he is grounded, next play Reynolds for some reason kicks and it goes dead, wasted chance there by the Rabbits

Wests Tigers 12-6

Forward pass! Seumanufagai was over as well! Bad luck there for The Tigers.

Wests Tigers 12-6

Penalty to Tigers 10m out as Naiqama is held back after his kick. Big set coming up!

Wests Tigers 12-6

Hot potato by the Tigers 10m out from the Souths line, it leads now where despite Lawrence nearly scoring at the start. Kick by Lovett is cleared up by Reynold's

Wests Tigers 12-6

George Burgess coughs up the ball on 2nd tackle, no pressure at all! Bad error by the big bopper

Wests Tigers 12-6

Penalty to Souths, just the 3rd of the game. Souths will move onto the attack. 40m out.

Wests Tigers 12-6

Tigers frustrating Souths into some poor play, they are certainly putting them off their game thus far. Defence has improved since that first try

Wests Tigers 12-6

Moses dinks in a lovely little kick that dribbles into touch 5m out, gives his forwards a breather who are working very hard

Wests Tigers 12-6

Tigers showing their ability to grind out a game, last 10 minutes has been very solid, making Souths work for it.

Wests Tigers 12-6

John Sutton adding some real value out wide, offloading at will and his kicking game is very smart so far tonight

Wests Tigers 12-6

Johnston showing some real energy and promise with his returns, keeping the Tigers defence on their toes. He's a great talent

Wests Tigers 12-6

Game starting to settle down a touch now, both sides getting in a grove and completing their sets.

Wests Tigers 12-6

End to end stuff at the moment from both sides. Defence not the number 1 priority at the moment!

Wests Tigers 12-6

Tigers undoing their good work with that. Regardless Souths are warming to this game now and looking dangerous

Wests Tigers 12-6

Brooks kicks out on the full from 40m out, costly error that. South's with great field position and on the attack. They get a penalty two tackles later and Tigers under the pump. How will the premiers respond?

Wests Tigers 12-0

How costly will that be for the Tigers??

Wests Tigers 12-0

BOMBED! Tedesco gets on the outside of Gray and is charging to the corner, sends it inside to Nofoaluma who drops it with the line open!!

Wests Tigers 12-0

Souths left shell shocked at the moment. Still plenty of time

Wests Tigers 12-0

Very strong start by the Tigers, making lots of metres as well. As I write this they get a penalty and are well and truly on the attack, 20m out from the Souths line

Wests Tigers 6-0

Tigers making plenty of metres but last tackle options not helping them, Johnston looking very comfortable at the back so far

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Big kick by Brooks is nearly collected by Tedesco! Ball bounces off his shoulder and balloons forward, however John Olive coms to the rescue! Scary moment for Souths

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Decent opening set from the Tigers, big kick by Moses is taken by Johnston who is grounded just outside his 10m line

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We're underway!!

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Here comes both the teams! We are only minutes away. Who wants a high scorer??

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Surprised at this low crowd, despite it being state of origin weekend. In 25 clashes (11 of those have had more than 20,000 fans). Only once have they had less than 10,000 fans (9,053 at Leichardt in 2003)

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Big challenge for the Tigers but they have the talent to knock over any team in the NRL, consistency is the key for them.
Souths will be very tough to topple, although need to keep an eye on Reynolds who's match fitness will be done having played just one game in the past 10 weeks.
Looking forward to this one folks!

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Welcome to Friday Night Footy at ANZ Stadium. It's a cool night here in Sydney. Not a huge crowd in attendance however there is still some time for people to make their way in.
Souths are buoyed by the return of Half Adam Reynolds who is back from a broken hand, this sees John Sutton moves back into the second row and Nathan Brown goes back to the bench. Souths are on a 3 match winning run and have won 4 of their past 5, the Premiers are gaining momentum and are putting other sides on notice.
The Tigers are In the midst of a 4 match winless run and struggling big time. They are as named from Tuesday and will be wanting to put their defeat against the Gold Coast from last week behind them. Tigers have lost 7 of their past 8 against Souths and will want to change that tonight. A win by this young Tigers outfit will have them for fighting towards the top 8.

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