A last-minute try has given Wests Tigers a hard-fought 16-12 Indigenous Round victory over St George-Illawarra Dragons at Jubilee Oval today in the NRLW.
The Dragons dominated possession and territory in the first half to take an 8-0 lead before some good fortune for the Tigers saw the visitors take a 10-8 lead into half-time.
The second half was a dour affair with the Dragons scoring in the 53rd minute to take a 12-10 lead before Faythe Manera snatched victory at the death for the Tigers to give them their fourth win of the season.
The moments
10th min: The Dragons capitalised on a weight of early possession to open the scoring with a try to winger Jayme Millard. Dragons 4-0.
19th min: Double knock-on from Dragons to deny a try.
20th min: Millard crosses for her second try after Dragons catch Tigers out on right edge. Dragons 8-0.
30th min: Tigers pounce on a mistake from Millard. Next play, ball shifts to the right for winger Emily Bass to dive over in the corner. Dragons 8-4.
33rd min: A drop ball by the Dragons sees Tigers five-eighth Losana Lutu dive over from dummy half two plays later. Raecene McGregor converts. Tigers 10-8
35th min: Bass ruled out with leg injury
53rd min: Taliah Fuimaono beats the tackle of Kezie Apps to slice her way through to score in the corner. Dragons 12-10.
69th min: Faythe Manera produces a classic dummy to dive over to secure victory. McGregor converts. Wests Tigers 16-12.
Wests Tigers now play the Warriors at CommBank Stadium on Sunday, 16th August, at 1.45pm prior to the NRL game between the Tigers and the Dragons.
What they said
NRLW Head Coach Craig Sandercock
“I have to give the girls credit for never giving up and staying in the fight, eventually getting the reward.”
When talking about Losana Lutu’s performance
“She’s a very talented player; I don’t think she realises how good she is. We’re a better team with her in it.”
Captain Kezie Apps
“We’re just taking each week as it comes."
“I’m playing each game like it's the finals because we want to obviously win as much as we can to put ourselves in the best position come the end of the year, but just focusing on one game at a time.”
