Wests Tigers NYC side will look to make it consecutive wins over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs when they clash this Thursday night at ANZ Stadium.
Having recorded a convincing 42-10 win over the Bulldogs when they met in Round 19, Andrew Webster’s side will be desperate to finish off the season in dominant fashion, and hopefully wrap up a top-four spot for the finals in the process.
The Bulldogs come into the match on the opposite end of the ladder to the visitors this week, but recent performances against competition heavyweights Brisbane Broncos and Parramatta Eels suggest that they’ll be far from easy-beats this Thursday.
Read on for a full preview of the match including all the need-to-know match information, team news, statistical analysis and more.
Match Details
Date — Thursday, August 21
Time — 5:30pm AEST
Venue — ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park
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Confirmed Squads
Wests Tigers |
|
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Jeremy Marshall-King |
1 |
Marcelo Montoya |
John Tohi |
2 |
Dujuan Manual-Liolevave |
Watson Heleta |
3 |
Michael Morgan |
Delouise Hoeter |
4 |
Renouf To’omaga |
John Ogden |
5 |
Tautalatasi Tasi |
Te Maire Martin |
6 |
Robbie Kamoto |
Eli Levido |
7 |
Guy Hamilton |
Dallas Graham |
8 |
Jake Kamire |
Manaia Cherrington (capt.) |
9 |
Brad Keighran |
Matthew Lodge |
10 |
Herman Ese’ese |
Salesi Funaki |
11 |
Brandon Luamanu |
Lamar Liolevave |
12 |
Shaun Lane |
Andrew Kazzi |
13 |
Danny Fualalo |
Hala Masila |
14 |
Alex Sorge |
Tyler Cassel |
15 |
Darcy Maroske |
Mason Farrell |
16 |
George Tsikrikis |
Dwayne Lemafa |
19/17 |
Brock Cope |
Daniel Rakvin |
24/19 |
Chad McGill |
Last Five Matches
Wests Tigers
R19 — Wests Tigers 42 def. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10
R20 — St. George-Illawarra Dragons 28 def. Wests Tigers 26
R21 — Wests Tigers 24 def. Melbourne Storm 22
R22 — North Queensland Cowboys 30 def. Wests Tigers 16
R23 — Wests Tigers 28 drew with Sydney Roosters 28
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
R19 — Wests Tigers 42 def. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10
R20 — North Queensland Cowboys 46 def. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20
R21 — Penrith Panthers 54 def. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30
R22 — Brisbane Broncos 28 def. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18
R23 — Parramatta Eels 24 def. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22
Coach’s Comment
“Particularly with these big guys that we’re coming up against, our defence has to be solid and we have to make sure that we wrap the ball up. The Bulldogs have some big front-rowers and some big locks, so we need to work on our defence. I’ve been really happy with our goal-line defence for the past few weeks, but I want to see another improvement on that again this Thursday night…” (NYC Head Coach, Andrew Webster)
Team Stats
|
Wests Tigers |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Position |
31 points (6th) |
8 points (16th) |
Points For |
606 points (5th) |
439 points (16th) |
Points Against |
510 points (8th) |
734 points (15th) |
2014 Home Record |
Won 8, Lost 2, Drawn 1 |
Won 1, Lost 9, Drawn 0 |
2014 Away Record |
Won 5, Lost 5, Drawn 0 |
Won 1, Lost 10, Drawn 0 |
2014 Total Record |
Won 13, Lost 7, Drawn 1 |
Won 2, Lost 19, Drawn 0 |
