Full Time: South Sydney Rabbitohs 18-10 Wests Tigers
Souths find themselves as victors after 80 minutes despite a late attempt from the Tigers to get back into the game.
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One minute left, Souths have been great today and their hard work has paid off
If the scores stay as they are, the Tigers will drop down one place in the ladder and Souths will go up two
Four and a half minutes remaining
Decision: No Try
Gutting for the Tigers as the decision from the video assistant is that it is no try
IS THAT A TRY
FIVE minutes left. On-field decision is no try but its going to the bunker, with a knock-on given on the pitch
Last-gasp tackle from Mitchell to keep the Tigers out
Tigers have a set going forward with 8 minutes left
Set restart for Souths right in front of the lone
Nine minutes left and the Tigers still need two scores. Can they do it?
Unsuccessful conversion
Mbye fails to add the extra two
TRY WEST TIGERS
Hoffman is found free on the left and gets another four for the Tigers. Can they do it?
Set restart for the Tigers going forwards
Can the Tigers get back into this? There's 12 minutes left and they are twelve points behind
Good start for the tigers and they earn a penalty which they kick forward to start from the 40
Successful conversion
Mbye adds the extras
TRY FOR WESTS TIGERS
Aloiai gets the first try of the game for the Tigers
Penalty for the Tigers after a tackle inside 10 metres
Garner gains some metres for the Tigers and they have a penalty after a high tackle
Tigers try going forwards but are stopped just before reaching the line
Unsuccessful conversion
Its probably his best kick of the game so far but Reynolds fails to add the extras yet again
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY
Dan Gagai has his hat-trick and they won't come much easier than that. He receives the ball out on the right, unmarked, before comfortably grounding it
Its been a great game at the Bankwest tonight between two sides at the top of their game, with Souths dominant
Reynolds plays it through the posts but its a great pickup by a Tigers defender
Its been much of the same, with the Souths still dominating
Just over 30 minutes left and the Souths are running away with the game
Unsuccessful conversion
Its another bad kick from Adam Reynolds and he misses the posts
TRY FOR SOUTHS
Roberts receives the ball on the right, beats two defenders and runs down the back before grounding the ball
Souths start a set from a good position after a knock-on
No Try
Great defending from the Tigers to stop him grounding the ball
Has he got there?
Walker looks to get the ball over the try line but it's going to the bunker
Rabbitohs have started this half well, attacking consistently
Second half underway
The Rabbitohs get us started
Half Time: South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-0 Wests Tigers
The Tigers end the first half ten points in the lead
Unsuccessful conversion
Souths fail to add the extras again
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Gagai gets his second of the day, played through by Latrell Mitchell before grounding the ball down
It's another chance for Souths as they will receive the ball from a scrum 30 metres out
Good kick from the Tigers which goes out a handful of metres before the line
Unsuccessful conversion
Its a bad kick and it stays 6-0
TRY FOR SOUTH SYDNET
The ball makes it all the way to Gagai out on the right and he comfortably slides down
Souths decide not to kick and instead go for the set
Penalty right in front of the posts for the Rabbitohs after a dangerous tackle
Set restart for the Rabbitohs going forwards
Incredible defence from the Tigers as they drag a south attacker out just before the line
Decision is that the tackle was fine
The bunker are checking if it is high or not
Penalty for Tigers after a hit above the neck on Doueihi
No Try
A great tackle from Adam Doueihi out on the wing gets Reynolds' legs over the touchline before he can get the ball down
Is that a try?
We're going to the bunker after what may have been a try from Adam Reynolds
Although its been low scoring, its been a very tight game so far with both sides playing good football. Will we get a try before half time?
Tigers let off the hook after the Rabbitohs' set finishes and the Tigers get the ball
Majority of the football is being played in the Tigers' final 10 now, with Souths looking like scoring
Ball is knocked forward by the Tigers and it will be a scrum
Its been a tight game so far, with end-to-end football being played. We're half way through the first 40
Long kick from the Souths and the Tigers start a set just in their own half
Another penalty for souths, this time 20 metres in their own half
Liam Knight's achilles injury doesn't look good, he's sat on the sideline with his foot in a boot
Tigers have the ball down just outside of the line at the end of their set and its a changeover
Twelve minutes gone so far and its the Souths who are winning, although the Tigers have looked the better of the two on the field
Penalty scored!
Kick is successful and Souths are 2-0 up
Campbell Graham departs the pitch for 15 minutes due to his head injury
Souths have another penalty 20 metres out and will take a shot at goal
Souths have a penalty after that Foul and kick forwards
Great football as the Tigers intercept a ball played across but Campbell Graham is left on the ground after a shin to his head and a scuffle breaks out
Penalty for the Rabbitohs and they kick it down to 40
Both teams have started well, but neither have managed to gain many metres
Tigers kick again as the set ends and hold Souths down in their 10
Tigers now start a set from the 40
Long kick from the Tigers and Souths start a set inside their own 20
We're underway!
The tigers get us started with the first set of the game
The teams are out!
Both sides have stepped out onto the pitch
Liam Knight out
A last minute minute change for the Rabbitohs as Liam Knight is scratched off after picking up an achilles injury in the warmup
Kickoff soon!
Titans vs Warriors has just finished and Rabbitohs vs Tigers will start very soon
15 minutes to go
There's not long until today's game starts at the Bankwest. Who will win in today's mid-table clash?
Game day!
There's only 50 minutes to go until kickoff at the Bankwest
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Wests Tigers: Team News
Starting 13: Doueihi, Nofoaluma, Chee-Kam, Mbye, Talau, Reynolds, Brooks, Aloiai, Grant, Clark, Garner, L. Leilua, Eisenhuth
Interchanges: Taylor, Mikaele, McIntyre, Lawrence
Reserves: Marshall, Hoffman, Walters, Packer
Unavailable: Jacob Liddle (Injured), Alex Twal (Injured), Robert Jennings (Injured), Zane Musgrove (Injured), Joey Leilua (Suspended)
South Sydney Rabbitohs: Team News
Starting 13: Mitchell, Gagai, Graham, Roberts, Johnston, Walker, Reynolds, Tatola, Cook, Burgess, Su’A, Lowe, Murray
Interchanges: Knight, Sironen, Mago, Sele
Reserves: Nicholls, Marsters, Dargan, Allan
Unavailable: Tom Amone (Injured), Braidon Burns (Injured)
Tigers looking to retain good standing
Since the NRL's return, the Tigers have put up a good fight in each of their games, only narrowly losing to the Panthers in Round 7.
Similarly to the Rabbitohs, they are currently on eight points and will be looking to extend that total
Souths aiming for the top 8
Currently on eight points, the Rabbitohs are only outside of the top 8 on points difference and will be looking to rectify that in Friday's game.
They come into this off the back of an emphatic 26-10 victory away to the Bulldogs last weekend
Rabbitohs vs Tigers will be played at the Bankwest Stadium, in Sydney, Australia. The kick-off is scheduled at 10:55 BST.
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