Match discussion: 2025 R24 v Manly, Sun @ Allianz

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NRL 2025 - Round 24
Wests Tigers v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Allianz Stadium, Moore Park / Gadigal (TICKETS)

Sunday 17 August 2025
NRL kickoff 2pm
Live on Fox, Kayo

1. Jahream Bula
2. Sunia Turuva
3. Taylan May
4. Starford To'a
5. Jeral Skelton
6. Jarome Luai
7. Adam Doueihi
8. Terrell May
9. Apisai Koroisau
10. Fonua Pole
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Sione Fainu
13. Alex Twal

14. Latu Fainu
15. Royce Hunt
16. Charlie Murray
17. Tony Sukkar

18. Heath Mason
19. Brent Naden
20. Kit Laulilii
21. Krystian Mapapalangi
22. Luke Laulilii

Ins & Outs
Out: Alex Seyfarth (second row), Brent Naden (centre to reserve)
In: Starford To'a (centre), Charlie Murray (bench)
Changes: Alex Twal (front row to lock), Sione Fainu (lock to second row), Fonua Pole (bench to front row)

1. Tom Trbojevic
2. Jason Saab
3. Tolutau Koula
4. Reuben Garrick
5. Lehi Hopoate
6. Luke Brooks
7. Daly Cherry-Evans
8. Matthew Lodge
9. Jake Simpkin
10. Siosiua Taukeiaho
11. Corey Waddell
12. Ben Trbojevic
13. Jazz Tevaga

14. Tommy Talau
15. Caleb Navale
16. Ethan Bullemor
17. Toafofoa Sipley

18. Aaron Schoupp
19. Clayton Faulalo
20. Michael Chee Kam
21. Joey Walsh
22. Gordon Chan Kum Tong

Ins & Outs
Out: Jake Trbojevic (lock), Michael Chee-Kam (second row to reserve), Aaron Schoupp (bench to reserve)
In: Lehi Hopoate (wing), Ben Trbojevic (second row), Caleb Navale (bench)
Changes: Tommy Talau (centre to bench), Reuben Garrick (wing to centre), Jazz Tevaga (bench to lock)

Referee: Adam Gee
Sideline Officials: Dave Munro, Daniel Luttringer
Video Referee: Chris Butler

Head to head since 2003

	TOTAL	WESTS TIGERS	MANLY	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	38	15	23	0
ALLIANZ	0	0	0	0

Last five clashes

Year	Round	Result	Venue	Crowd
2022	Round 14	MANLY 30-4	Campbelltown	10231
2023	Round 8	MANLY 22-16	Campbelltown	10033
2023	Round 27	MANLY 54-12	4 Pines	16503
2024	Round 25	WESTS TIGERS 34-26	Leichhardt	11520
2025	Round 17	MANLY 28-10	4 Pines	17055

The thumpings

Year	Round	Result	Venue	Crowd
2003	Round 4	WESTS TIGERS 38-12	Brookvale	11174
2018	Round 6	WESTS TIGERS 38-12	Lottoland	15456
2023	Round 27	MANLY 54-12	4 Pines	16503

State of play: NRL 2025

	POS	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
WESTS TIGERS	12th	20	3	8-12-0	385	506
MANLY	10th	20	3	9-11-0	418	428

Current form

	Round 21	Result	Round 22	Result	Round 23	Result
WESTS TIGERS	PENRITH	L 2-36	CANTERBURY	W 28-14	BYE	-
MANLY	CANTERBURY	L 4-42	SYDNEY	L 4-20	CANBERRA	L 12-28

The run home

	Round 25	Round 26	Round 27
WESTS TIGERS	NORTH QLD (H)	CANBERRA (A)	GOLD COAST (A)
MANLY	DOLPHINS (H)	ST GEO ILLA (A)	WARRIORS (H)

LOWER GRADES
WESTS TIGERS	MANLY-WARRINGAH
NSW Cup (Western Suburbs) v South Sydney, Redfern Oval, Saturday, 2:00pm Jersey Flegg v South Sydney, Lidcombe Oval, Saturday, 2:00pm	NSW Cup BYE Jersey Flegg v Kaiviti Silktails, Lautoka, Saturday, 10:00am

 

[Tigerm]

4 to go, hopefully we finish with a swag of wins.

 

[Tiger05]

4 to go, hopefully we finish with a swag of wins.

It won't be enough but the more the merrier. I want to see us building for next season. To me that means developing some attack.

 

[Tiger Ted]

Hopefully we win this as it will enable us to finally end the drought of 3 consecutive wins when we flog the cows at the 8th wonder the following wk

 

[Nutz]

Respect from the RL community for the Wests Tigers. That's what I want.
I'm sick and tired of us being treated as a floor mat.

 

[Tiger Ted]

4 to go, hopefully we finish with a swag of wins.

Beating cows is a near certainty manly is a big possibility tits depends on whether they need to win to avoid the spoon albeit at cbus they will be difficult to beat & raiders very unlikely

 

[Tigerm]

Team List:

1. Jahream Bula - sponsored by Sensory Gardens Australia

2. Sunia Turuva - sponsored by Ellis Consolidated

3. Taylan May - sponsored by Murray Kennedy Real Estate

4. Starford To'a - sponsored by Z Wealth Group

5. Jeral Skelton - sponsored by Exclusive Estate Agents

6. Jarome Luai (c) - sponsored by Retro Air

7. Adam Doueihi - sponsored by APN Compounding

8. Terrell May - sponsored by Z Realty Group

9. Api Koroisau (c) - sponsored by KwikFlo

10. Fonua Pole - sponsored by Club Menangle

11. Samuela Fainu - sponsored by Mars Forklifts

12. Sione Fainu - sponsored by Ultra Building Works

13. Alex Twal - sponsored by Endacom

Interchange:

14. Latu Fainu - sponsored by One World Courier

15. Royce Hunt - sponsored by Shane’s Waterproofing

16. Charlie Murray - sponsored by MJS Electrical Products & Supplies

17. Tony Sukkar - sponsored by Workplace Law

Reserves:

18. Heath Mason - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower

19. Brent Naden - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower

20. Kit Laulilii - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower

21. Krystian Mapapalangi - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower

22. Luke Laulilii - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower

Coach: Benji Marshall - sponsored by Pepper Money

Team List: NRL Round 24 vs Sea Eagles

Wests Tigers Head Coach Benji Marshall has named a 22-man squad to face the Sea Eagles in Indigenous Round on Sunday afternoon.

www.weststigers.com.au

 

[Tiger05]

I like the team. The pack looks better with Sione starting on an edge and Twal, May and Pole as our middles. The only issue is do we get any punch off the bench.

Latu is the only issue I see. I want to see him getting as much time as possible in the halves but I suppose AD and Latu at 13 and 7 can play similar roles. So you can play both of them on the park at the same time.

 

[Tigerm]

Round 24: NRL Media Wrap

Several Wests Tigers players discussed the importance of the inaugural Gadhu Gathering ahead of Sunday’s showdown with Manly at Allianz Stadium.

www.weststigers.com.au

 

[Wizardman]

That Manly line-up is still a pretty decent one on paper but you'd have to think they are very gettable based on their form. It would be a step up for us to beat them still...hope we can get it done.
As another poster stated, hopefully Latu gets some good time on the field.....these last four weeks are the perfect time to get him going. He is at that stage where he needs to put in.

 

[Nutz]

That Manly line-up is still a pretty decent one on paper but you'd have to think they are very gettable based on their form. It would be a step up for us to beat them still...hope we can get it done.
As another poster stated, hopefully Latu gets some good time on the field.....these last four weeks are the perfect time to get him going. He is at that stage where he needs to put in.

I want to see fire in the belly stuff. He needs to show Manly that they let a potential chanpion slip through their fingers.
He played for Manly's Harold Matts side in 2021 as they went undefeated that season.
Two years ago, Fainu signed a four-year deal worth nearly $2 million to join the Wests Tigers so he's half way thru that deal and has played only a handful of games.
Benji said recently that Fainu is Wests Tigers long term half.
To me, this this looks more and more like we have locked out $2million of our cap for a development player????
I can understand Benji running with AD at ½ but if we lose against the eagles and he persists with AD at ½ for the remaining games, then I'll be really hissed off.

 

[Tigerm]

Match Preview: NRL Round 24 vs Sea Eagles

Wests Tigers will close out the inaugural Gadhu Gathering this Sunday afternoon when they face the Manly Sea Eagles at Allianz Stadium.

www.weststigers.com.au

 

[Tigerm]

We got this, us by 12, with Luai MoM.

 

[WA Tiger]

hopefully Latu gets some good time on the field.....these last four weeks are the perfect time to get him going. He is at that stage where he needs to put in.

Latu won’t be at halfback…we’ve got finals to get into with AD steering the ship.. the greatest comeback in years…it’s on!! I’m Assuming you watched the bulldogs game..

 

[Tiger05]

Latu won’t be at halfback…we’ve got finals to get into with AD steering the ship.. the greatest comeback in years…it’s on!! I’m Assuming you watched the bulldogs game..

I reckon we are gonski but I'd love to be wrong.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

We got dis bros

 

[Tiger Ted]

I reckon we are gonski but I'd love to be wrong.

Yep we won’t be playing finals although I’d luv us to flog manly & totally end any hope of them making finals

 

[Tiger Ted]

We got dis bros

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Win this & go on & get the trifecta at the 8th wonder next wk

 

[Vic Mackey]

I think we're a good chance. Manly are a dangerous side but look to have packed it in for the season, if we turn up with the attitude we had for the Dogs it will go a long way to winning. Saw a stat showing that we've lost our last 9 off the bye and generally got belted which shows how unprofessional the club is so lets hope thats changed.

The Manly pack is pretty ordinary, we've got a very big starting pack so the first 20 mins will set the tone. We're about 100/1 to make the finals but if we win this week theres every chance we're 2 points off 8th and still alive heading into a Sunday game at Leichhardt which make for a huge game. Considering the last 4 seasons the fact that we could still be alive with 3 rounds to go would be a miracle.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

I think we're a good chance. Manly are a dangerous side but look to have packed it in for the season, if we turn up with the attitude we had for the Dogs it will go a long way to winning. Saw a stat showing that we've lost our last 9 off the bye and generally got belted which shows how unprofessional the club is so lets hope thats changed.

The Manly pack is pretty ordinary, we've got a very big starting pack so the first 20 mins will set the tone. We're about 100/1 to make the finals but if we win this week theres every chance we're 2 points off 8th and still alive heading into a Sunday game at Leichhardt which make for a huge game. Considering the last 4 seasons the fact that we could still be alive with 3 rounds to go would be a miracle.

Yep, pound for pound I think we have a stronger side.

Bit of miracle to have so many of our starting side available so late in the season.

Hoping that Doogie can maintain the rage and I’m very excited about the enigmatic make up of the backline.

Not confident to stay alive, but I’m desperate for consistency and resilience to close out the season.

A fast start would be nice.