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WESTS TIGERS BEAT BULLDOGS 19-12 IN NRL
By Wayne Cousins
4/06/2010 9:24:40 PM
Wests Tigers recorded a hard fought 19-12 victory over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium tonight in round 13 of the Telstra Premiership.
In a match played in wet conditions in front of a crowd of 11, 837, the Tigers had to come from behind in the second half to record their third consecutive win. It was the Bulldogs fifth straight loss.
Wests Tigers winger Daniel Fitzhenry missed the match with a hamstring injury. Mitch Brown moved off the interchange bench and started on the wing with Beau Ryan moving back to full-back.
Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers full-back Sean Meaney was promoted to the interchange bench to make his NRL debut.
The Bulldogs were denied a try by referee Shayne Hayne in the third minute when he ruled centre Josh Morris was tackled short of the line after the video referee Bill Harrigan ruled Refs Call.
Wests Tigers have had to absorb plenty of defence in the opening seven minutes.
Full-back Beau Ryan saved a 40/20 in the 18th minute when he forced the ball back inside before going over the sideline. He then quickly got up to be there for the play the ball.
The Bulldogs opened the scoring in the 21st minute when second-rower and captain Andrew Ryan brushed off the attempted tackle of half-back Rob Lui to pass the ball inside to centre Josh Morris to score behind the posts.
Winger Bryson Goodwin converted the try for a 6-0 lead.
Harrigan ruled no try to Bulldogs centre Jamal Idris in the 28th minute after Ryan waited and watched a clearing kick from hooker Michael Ennis go dead just as Idris placed a hand on the ball.
Wests Tigers opened their account when five-eighth Benji Marshall put through as grubber kick. The ball was spilt by full-back LukePatten and picked up by interchange back-rower Simon Dwyer who offloaded to Marshall to score under the posts.Harrigan ruled a fair try after referee Shayne Hayne called on him again.
Marshall converted the try for a 6-6 scoreline after 30 minutes.
The score remained that way at half-time after the Bulldogs had a try disallowed to Ennis after Ryan forced the ball in-goal under the posts.
2nd Half
Wests Tigers had half an opportunity to score when a grubber kick by Robbie Farah saw the ball kick forward by centre Geoff Daniela only for it to roll over the dead ball line in the 46th minute.
Marshall failed to convert a penalty attempt at goal in the 49th minute from 30 metres out and in front of the posts.
The Bulldogs jumped to a 10-6 lead when Andrew Ryan placed his hands on a grubber kick behind the line by half-back Brett Kimmorley.
Goodwin converted the try for a 12-6 lead after 54 minutes.
Farah got Wests Tigers back to 12-10 when he used his strength from dummy half to crash through the tackles of Ben Hannant and Yileen Gordon to score under the posts. '
Marshall converted the try from in front for a 12-12 scoreline after 60 minutes.
The Bulldogs and their fans were blowing up in the 65th minute when a pass from five-eighth Blake Green to Andrew Ryan was ruled forward. Ryan had already offloaded to Josh Morris who threw the ball to Goodwin who would have scored.
Wests Tigers edged ahead 13-12 in the 70th minute when Lui kicked a field goal from 15 metres out. It was the first field goal attempt for the match and Lui's first in the NRL.
Centre Chris Lawrence came up with a big defensive play in the 74th minute when he tackled Luke Patten in-goal from a Farah grubber kick to give the Wests Tigers a repeat set.
Farah was tackled short of the line on the third tackle. The Bulldogs got the ball back when a grubber kick on the last tackle by Beau Ryan went dead.
Wests Tigers secured victory when Marshall showed the ball twice in an acrossfield run to catch out Andrew Ryan and Kimmorley to put Dwyer over for his first try in just his fifth NRL game.
Marshall converted the try for a 19-12 lead after 78 minutes.
It remained that way until full-time. Gareth Ellis was named the man-of-the-match.
Wests Tigers move to 16 points on the ladder and have a bye next weekend before tackling the Canberra Raiders at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday, June 15.
By Wayne Cousins
4/06/2010 9:24:40 PM
Wests Tigers recorded a hard fought 19-12 victory over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium tonight in round 13 of the Telstra Premiership.
In a match played in wet conditions in front of a crowd of 11, 837, the Tigers had to come from behind in the second half to record their third consecutive win. It was the Bulldogs fifth straight loss.
Wests Tigers winger Daniel Fitzhenry missed the match with a hamstring injury. Mitch Brown moved off the interchange bench and started on the wing with Beau Ryan moving back to full-back.
Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers full-back Sean Meaney was promoted to the interchange bench to make his NRL debut.
The Bulldogs were denied a try by referee Shayne Hayne in the third minute when he ruled centre Josh Morris was tackled short of the line after the video referee Bill Harrigan ruled Refs Call.
Wests Tigers have had to absorb plenty of defence in the opening seven minutes.
Full-back Beau Ryan saved a 40/20 in the 18th minute when he forced the ball back inside before going over the sideline. He then quickly got up to be there for the play the ball.
The Bulldogs opened the scoring in the 21st minute when second-rower and captain Andrew Ryan brushed off the attempted tackle of half-back Rob Lui to pass the ball inside to centre Josh Morris to score behind the posts.
Winger Bryson Goodwin converted the try for a 6-0 lead.
Harrigan ruled no try to Bulldogs centre Jamal Idris in the 28th minute after Ryan waited and watched a clearing kick from hooker Michael Ennis go dead just as Idris placed a hand on the ball.
Wests Tigers opened their account when five-eighth Benji Marshall put through as grubber kick. The ball was spilt by full-back LukePatten and picked up by interchange back-rower Simon Dwyer who offloaded to Marshall to score under the posts.Harrigan ruled a fair try after referee Shayne Hayne called on him again.
Marshall converted the try for a 6-6 scoreline after 30 minutes.
The score remained that way at half-time after the Bulldogs had a try disallowed to Ennis after Ryan forced the ball in-goal under the posts.
2nd Half
Wests Tigers had half an opportunity to score when a grubber kick by Robbie Farah saw the ball kick forward by centre Geoff Daniela only for it to roll over the dead ball line in the 46th minute.
Marshall failed to convert a penalty attempt at goal in the 49th minute from 30 metres out and in front of the posts.
The Bulldogs jumped to a 10-6 lead when Andrew Ryan placed his hands on a grubber kick behind the line by half-back Brett Kimmorley.
Goodwin converted the try for a 12-6 lead after 54 minutes.
Farah got Wests Tigers back to 12-10 when he used his strength from dummy half to crash through the tackles of Ben Hannant and Yileen Gordon to score under the posts. '
Marshall converted the try from in front for a 12-12 scoreline after 60 minutes.
The Bulldogs and their fans were blowing up in the 65th minute when a pass from five-eighth Blake Green to Andrew Ryan was ruled forward. Ryan had already offloaded to Josh Morris who threw the ball to Goodwin who would have scored.
Wests Tigers edged ahead 13-12 in the 70th minute when Lui kicked a field goal from 15 metres out. It was the first field goal attempt for the match and Lui's first in the NRL.
Centre Chris Lawrence came up with a big defensive play in the 74th minute when he tackled Luke Patten in-goal from a Farah grubber kick to give the Wests Tigers a repeat set.
Farah was tackled short of the line on the third tackle. The Bulldogs got the ball back when a grubber kick on the last tackle by Beau Ryan went dead.
Wests Tigers secured victory when Marshall showed the ball twice in an acrossfield run to catch out Andrew Ryan and Kimmorley to put Dwyer over for his first try in just his fifth NRL game.
Marshall converted the try for a 19-12 lead after 78 minutes.
It remained that way until full-time. Gareth Ellis was named the man-of-the-match.
Wests Tigers move to 16 points on the ladder and have a bye next weekend before tackling the Canberra Raiders at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday, June 15.