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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!

In case you missed it, click here to watch all the Match Highlights from the win!

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.

 

Acknowledgement of Country

Wests Tigers respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on.