Wests Tigers suffered a 22-10 loss to the Canberra Raiders at Leichhardt Oval tonight in Round 11 of the Telstra Women's Premiership.
In the final Tigers game at Leichhardt Oval before the ground undergoes renovations, the Raiders led 10-0 at half-time and defied a late challenge from the home side to secure their place in the finals next week.
The fourth-placed Tigers were guaranteed a home semi-final next weekend regardless of the result against the Raiders. The venue, time and opponent will be advised at the completion of this round.
It is the first time the Tigers will play in the NRLW finals since entering the competition in 2023.
The key moments
16th min: Tigers hooker Salma Nour on report for dangerous tackle.
18th min: Canberra second-rower Jordyn Preston on report for dangerous tackle.
20th min: Canberra winger Mackenzie Wiki beats three defenders to score in right corner. Raiders 4-0
26th min: Canberra centre Leianne Tufuga pushes off opposite centre Portia Bourke to cross in the corner. Zahara Temara converts. Raiders 10-0
Half-time: Raiders 10-0
40th min: Shenai Lendill reaches out to score a vital try for the Tigers, and her first in 22 NRLW games. Raiders 10-4
44th min: Winger Isabella Waterman dives over in the left corner for Raiders after a backline shift. Temara converts. Raiders 16-4
61st minute: Bunker disallows try to Nour after it was ruled ball was placed on arm.
63rd minute: Krystal Blackwell on report for Raiders.
64th minute: Nour shows great determination and strength to score next to the posts. McGregor converts. Raiders 16-10
67th minute: Jordyn Preston slices through to score under the posts for the Raiders. Temara converts. Raiders 22-10
