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Wests Tigers have ended their 2023 NRL season with a 54-12 defeat to the Manly Sea Eagles at 4 Pines Park.
Match: Sea Eagles v Wests Tigers
Round 27 -
home Team
Sea Eagles
12th Position
away Team
Wests Tigers
17th Position
Venue: 4 Pines Park, Sydney
The Sea Eagles got away to a perfect start as Haumole Olakau’atu busted through the line in the opening set of the match.
The second-rower found Tolutau Koula, who turned on the afterburners to score the first try of the evening.
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Brad Parker looked certain to double the Sea Eagles’ lead minutes later but was unable to cleanly collect a bouncing kick from Daly Cherry-Evans.
Instead, Api Koroisau levelled the scores with a sweet display of footwork that led to the skipper’s sixth try of the season.
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Tolutau Koula completed his double to regain the lead for his side, before two tries in quick succession from Jason Saab allowed Manly to extend their advantage to fourteen points.
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A try to Ethan Bullemor on the stroke of halftime then pushed the scoreline to 26-6.
Haumole Olakau’atu started the second forty with a try that opened the floodgates for the potent Manly attack.
The Sea Eagles ran in four tries in eight minutes, including Gordon Chan Kum Tong’s maiden four-pointer and a try for Jake Trbojevic in his 200th NRL game.
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Asu Kepaoa stemmed the flow of points with an acrobatic put-down in the right corner for the final Wests Tigers try of the season.
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