It was a dominant team performance from Wests Tigers as they dispatched the South Sydney Rabbitohs 30-14 in their Round 14 clash on Friday night at ANZ Stadium.
The home side led from start to finish to record their second win against the Rabbitohs in 2016 — the first time since 2008 the Club has recorded the double over South Sydney.
See all the key numbers and match facts from the 16-point victory on Friday night!
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MATCH STATS
Completions: Wests Tigers 34/39 (87.2%), South Sydney 23/30 (76.7%)
Errors: Wests Tigers 4, South Sydney 7
Offloads: Wests Tigers 17, South Sydney 10
Linebreaks: Wests Tigers 6, South Sydney 5
Missed Tackles: Wests Tigers 24, South Sydney 44
Penalties Conceded: Wests Tigers 5, South Sydney 9
Metres Gained: Wests Tigers 1643m (181 runs), South Sydney 1323m (153 runs)
Kick Metres: Wests Tigers 394m (17 kicks), South Sydney 432m (18 kicks)
Possession: Wests Tigers 55%, South Sydney 45%
PLAYER STATS
THE 100 CLUB
Kevin Naiqama — 159 metres from 15 runs
James Tedesco — 155 metres from 17 runs
Tim Simona — 126 metres from 15 runs
Aaron Woods — 124 metres from 14 runs
David Nofoaluma — 121 metres from 13 runs
Chris Lawrence — 117 metres from 13 runs
Tim Grant — 116 metres from 13 runs
Kyle Lovett — 113 metres from 14 runs
Josh Addo-Carr — 112 metres from 14 runs
Ava Seumanufagai — 108 metres from 12 runs
DEFENSIVE GIANTS
Elijah Taylor — 39 tackles
Robbie Farah — 25 tackles
Chris Lawrence — 24 tackles
Kyle Lovett — 23 tackles
TOO HOT TO HANDLE
David Nofoaluma — 7 tackle busts
Kevin Naiqama — 7 tackle busts
Chris Lawrence — 6 tackle busts
Robbie Farah — 4 tackle busts
James Tedesco — 4 tackle busts
KEEPING IT ALIVE
Sauaso Sue — 3 offloads
Aaron Woods — 3 offloads
Kevin Naiqama — 3 offloads
Tim Simona — 2 offloads
David Nofoaluma — 2 offloads
GAME NOTES
• Wests Tigers recorded their second win over South Sydney this season (won back in Round 9). It's the first time since 2008 they've beaten Souths twice in the same year.
• Robbie Farah recorded his first try of the year, and moved to 60 career tries in the process. He's now just three tries away from the most tries by a hooker in NRL history.
• Chris Lawrence also bagged another four-pointer, and is just two tries away from becoming the Club's all-time top try-scorer (Benji Marshall holds the record on 76).
• The Club's 17 offloads were a season-high (average was 6.3 per game before match).
• Luke Brooks leads the NRL with 14 linebreak assists so far in season 2016.
• Tim Simona scored a try for the third straight game, the first time since 2013.
