Wests Tigers produced a gritty performance to overcome injuries and defeat the Newcastle Knights 20-12 in their Round 11 clash on Saturday at Campbelltown.
Leading 10-6 at half-time, the Knights would take the lead early in the second half before tries to Josh Addo-Carr and Luke Brooks sealed an eight-point win for the home side.
Player Stats
THE 100 METRE CLUB
Aaron Woods — 205 metres from 24 runs
Jordan Rankin — 186 metres from 18 runs
Michael Chee Kam — 145 metres from 15 runs
Josh Addo-Carr — 139 metres from 15 runs
Chris Lawrence — 122 metres from 15 runs
Ava Seumanufagai — 108 metres from 12 runs
David Nofoaluma — 106 metres from 12 runs
Luke Brooks — 103 metres from 14 runs
Tim Simona — 102 metres from 11 runs
TACKLING WEAPONS
Elijah Taylor — 42 tackles
Aaron Woods — 33 tackles
Kyle Lovett — 31 tackles
Dene Halatau — 30 tackles
Tim Grant — 26 tackles
HARD TO HANDLE
David Nofoaluma — 6 tackle busts
Josh Addo-Carr — 5 tackle busts
Tim Simona — 3 tackle busts
Luke Brooks — 3 tackle busts
Mitchell Moses — 3 tackle busts
Jordan Rankin — 2 tackle busts
JJ Felise — 2 tackle busts
Kyle Lovett — 2 tackle busts
BREAKING THE LINE
Jordan Rankin — 1 linebreak, 2 linebreak-assists, 1 try-assist
Tim Simona —1 linebreak
Josh Addo-Carr — 2 linebreaks
Mitchell Moses — 1 linebreak
Luke Brooks — 1 linebreak, 1 linebreak-assist
Aaron Woods — 1 linebreak-assist
Elijah Taylor — 2 try-assists, 2 linebreak-assists
Team Stats
THE GOOD
Completions: 31/38 (81.6%) compared to Knights 28/40 (70%)
Linebreaks: 8 compared to Knights 4
Offloads: 10 compared to Knights 7
THE BAD
Missed Tackles: 38 compared to Knights 28
Line Dropouts: 4 compared to Knights 2
