Rowe scores and converted. 16 - 12.
NYC Live Game Thread vs Knights Round 1.
- Thread starter Tap_Twist_Snap
- Start date
G
Guest
Guest
Tigers back in front 16-12\. 12 minutes to go.
G
Guest
Guest
Make that 20-12.
Converted 22 - 12\. We should hold on for this one with 10 to go.
G
Guest
Guest
8 to go, Tigers still up 22-12.
innsaneink
Well-known member
This one's for Mosese
Bring it home boys
Bring it home boys
G
Guest
Guest
4 to go, Tigers still up 22-12.
Brisbane_Tiger
New member
Onya boys, lets hope fg can do the same.
G
Guest
Guest
Inside the final 2 minutes, Tigers have got it, still up 22-12.
G
Guest
Guest
Fulltime, Tigers 22-12 over the Knights despite cranking out an extra 50 tackles. Well done boys.
weststigers4life
Active member
Very gutsy win under the circumstances & well done to all the player's & staff involved.
LeichhardtTiger
Well-known member
Simply wonderful - Thanks - Tears & Cheers!
happy_tiger
Well-known member
Great work and great start to the season Well done Todd and the boys
Thanks TTS and Willow for the updates
Thanks TTS and Willow for the updates
innsaneink
Well-known member
Great win….sounded like they really had a dig...see sawing ear;ly...less possesion - bodes well for later
Wests Tigers have opened the 2013 Holden Cup season with a 22-12 victory over the Newcastle Knights at Hunter Stadium tonight.
Wests Tigers got off to a superb start when centre Leva Li was put into open space to step past the fullback to score next to the posts. Five-eighth Matt Mulcahy converted for a 6-0 lead.
The Knights looked set to score in the 23rd minute through forward Jeremy Ma'a from a short inside ball only to drop it in a tackle made by full-back Kurtis Rowe.
Newcastle were camped inside Wests Tigers quarter for a good 15 minutes before scoring a soft try from dummy half through hooker Adam Clydsdale. Winger Lachlan Shipard converted for a 6-all scoreline.
SECOND HALF
Talented Wests Tigers half-back Luke Brooks showed his class when he got on the outside of his man to race 65 metres to score in the corner in the 47th minute. Mulcahy converted for a 10-6 lead.
The Knights drew level three minutes later when a crossfield kick on the last tackle by Clydsdale saw winger Jake Mamo leap high to take the ball to score. Shipard converted the try to give Newcastle a 12-10 lead.
Newcastle were denied a try to Jah Pakau a few minutes later when he lost the ball under the posts in trying to score in a three man tackle.
Wests Tigers took advantage in the next set when captain and prop Kyle Lovett showed great pace to race downfield to be held up over the line in a desperate tackle by winger Jake Mamo.
A minute later, a nice break by winger Delouise Hoeter saw him in open space to link up with full-back Kurtis Rowe who raced away untouched to score. Mulcahy converted to give Wests Tigers a 16-12 lead.
Wests Tigers put on another try shortly after when talented young replacement hooker Manaia Rudolph found open space to send Mulcahy over. He converted his own try for a 22-12 lead.
Wests Tigers team: 1 Kurtis Rowe, 2 Delouise Hoeter, 3 Nathan Milone, 4 Leva Li, 5 Paul Simona, 6 Matt Mulcahy, 7 Luke Brooks, 8 Nathan Brown, 9 Nofoa Leapai, 10 Kyle Lovett ©, 11 Salesi Funaki, 12 Andrew Vela, 13 Brenden Santi; interchange 14 Shane Lalogafau, 15 Andy Fiagatusa, 16 Jake Dooner, 17 Manania Cherrington. Omitted: Daniel Ravkin, Manania Rudolph.
Newcastle: 1 Honeti Tuha, 2 Lachlan Shipard, 13 James Elias, 3 Pat Mata'utia, 5 Jake Mamo, 6 James De Saxe, 7 Eddie Proudler, 8 Jackson Hill, 9 Adam Clydsdale 10 Curtley Hope-Hodgetts, 11 Ben Roose, 12 Joseph Tapine, 15 Michael Steele, 16 Jah Pakau, 17 Jeremy Ma'a, 18 Tom Rouse
Wests Tigers got off to a superb start when centre Leva Li was put into open space to step past the fullback to score next to the posts. Five-eighth Matt Mulcahy converted for a 6-0 lead.
The Knights looked set to score in the 23rd minute through forward Jeremy Ma'a from a short inside ball only to drop it in a tackle made by full-back Kurtis Rowe.
Newcastle were camped inside Wests Tigers quarter for a good 15 minutes before scoring a soft try from dummy half through hooker Adam Clydsdale. Winger Lachlan Shipard converted for a 6-all scoreline.
SECOND HALF
Talented Wests Tigers half-back Luke Brooks showed his class when he got on the outside of his man to race 65 metres to score in the corner in the 47th minute. Mulcahy converted for a 10-6 lead.
The Knights drew level three minutes later when a crossfield kick on the last tackle by Clydsdale saw winger Jake Mamo leap high to take the ball to score. Shipard converted the try to give Newcastle a 12-10 lead.
Newcastle were denied a try to Jah Pakau a few minutes later when he lost the ball under the posts in trying to score in a three man tackle.
Wests Tigers took advantage in the next set when captain and prop Kyle Lovett showed great pace to race downfield to be held up over the line in a desperate tackle by winger Jake Mamo.
A minute later, a nice break by winger Delouise Hoeter saw him in open space to link up with full-back Kurtis Rowe who raced away untouched to score. Mulcahy converted to give Wests Tigers a 16-12 lead.
Wests Tigers put on another try shortly after when talented young replacement hooker Manaia Rudolph found open space to send Mulcahy over. He converted his own try for a 22-12 lead.
Wests Tigers team: 1 Kurtis Rowe, 2 Delouise Hoeter, 3 Nathan Milone, 4 Leva Li, 5 Paul Simona, 6 Matt Mulcahy, 7 Luke Brooks, 8 Nathan Brown, 9 Nofoa Leapai, 10 Kyle Lovett ©, 11 Salesi Funaki, 12 Andrew Vela, 13 Brenden Santi; interchange 14 Shane Lalogafau, 15 Andy Fiagatusa, 16 Jake Dooner, 17 Manania Cherrington. Omitted: Daniel Ravkin, Manania Rudolph.
Newcastle: 1 Honeti Tuha, 2 Lachlan Shipard, 13 James Elias, 3 Pat Mata'utia, 5 Jake Mamo, 6 James De Saxe, 7 Eddie Proudler, 8 Jackson Hill, 9 Adam Clydsdale 10 Curtley Hope-Hodgetts, 11 Ben Roose, 12 Joseph Tapine, 15 Michael Steele, 16 Jah Pakau, 17 Jeremy Ma'a, 18 Tom Rouse
