2025 R22 Sun - Wests Tigers v Canterbury @ CommBank

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2025 - Round 22
Wests Tigers v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal (TICKETS)

Sunday 3 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. Latu Fainu 8. Terrell May 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Alex Twal 11. Samuela Fainu 12. Alex Seyfarth 13. Adam Doueihi 14. Sione Fainu 15. Royce Hunt 16. Fonua Pole 17. Tony Sukkar 18. Tristan Hope 19. Brent Naden 20. Charlie Murray 21. Heath Mason 22. Luke Laulilii

Out: Izaac Thompson (wing), Jack Bird (bench), Tristan Hope (bench to reserve)
In: Jahream Bula (fullback), Samuela Fainu (second row), Royce Hunt (bench)
Changes: Sunia Turuva (fullback to wing), Tanous Sukkar (second row to bench)

1. Jacob Kiraz 2. Jethro Rinakama 3. Bronson Xerri 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Enari Tuala 6. Matt Burton 7. Lachlan Galvin 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Samuel Hughes 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Jaeman Salmon 14. Kurt Mann 15. Harry Hayes 16. Josh Curran 17. Bailey Hayward 19. Mitchell Woods 20. Blake Wilson 21. Daniel Suluka-Fifita 22. Kurtis Morrin 23. Toby Sexton

Out: Connor Tracey (fullback)
In: Ratu Rinakama (wing)
Changes: Jacob Kiraz (wing to fullback)

Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Sideline Officials: Jon Stone, Daniel Luttringer
Video Referee: Grant Atkins

HEAD TO HEAD - 2000 - 2024​

	TOTAL	WESTS TIGERS	CANTERBURY	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	44	17	27	0
COMMBANK	3	2	1	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2021	Round 25	CANTERBURY 38-0	Moreton Daily	3104
2022	Round 11	WESTS TIGERS 36-22	Leichhardt	15124
2022	Round 15	CANTERBURY 36-12	CommBank	14806
2023	Round 3	CANTERBURY 26-22	Belmore	16404
2024	Round 9	CANTERBURY 22-14	Accor	17068

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2005	Round 24	WESTS TIGERS 54-2	Telstra	29542
2008	Round 21	WESTS TIGERS 56-4	ANZ	16121
2021	Round 25	CANTERBURY 38-0	Moreton Daily	3104

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 23	Round 24	Round 25	Round 26
WESTS TIGERS	(BYE)	MANLY (H)	NORTH QLD (H)	CANBERRA (A)
CANTERBURY	WARRIORS (H)	SYDNEY (A)	MELBOURNE (A)	PENRITH (H)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 19		Round 20		Round 21
WESTS TIGERS	WARRIORS	L 14-34	GOLD COAST	W 21-20	PENRITH	L 2-36
CANTERBURY	NORTH QLD	W 12-8	ST GEO ILLA	W 20-18	MANLY	W 42-4

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
WESTS TIGERS	13th	19	2	7-12-0	357	492
CANTERBURY	2nd	18	3	14-4-0	428	292

LOWER GRADES
Wests Magpies NSW Cup v Canberra, Lidcombe Oval, Saturday, 2:15pm
Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg v Canberra, Lidcombe Oval, Saturday, 12:00pm
Canterbury NSW Cup v Newtown, Belmore, Saturday, 3:00pm
Canterbury Jersey Flegg v Cronulla, Belmore, Saturday, 12:30pm

 

[Someone2]

Galvin to score 3trys and look a million dollar player

 

[0neye]

 

[gerg]

Galvin to score 3trys and look a million dollar player

Which lunatic is going to try and take his head off? Seyfarth?

 

[The Man Shake]

The poor bastards get Penrith two weeks in a row.

 

[Black Panther]

The poor bastards get Penrith two weeks in a row.

Penrith Lite this week.

 

[Speedy Gonzales]

We’re gonna make Galvin look like a god

f**k me dead

 

[Tiger5150]

Galvin to score 3trys and look a million dollar player

Nah......

Galvin to catch/pass catch/pass, run around like a headless chook and then probably around the 72nd minute with at least a 14point lead he will throw a harbour bridge pass to the winger after Bulldogs forward have stripped numbers already and cause mass ovulation amongst the media, public transport and every El Jannahs in Sydney.


Put your house on it.

 

[Warrimoo3]

Ciraldo totally outcoached Seibold last week with his game specific tactic of hot potato football in the first half which had Manly gassed after about 50 minutes. It helped too having a virtually perfect completion rate in the first 40 minutes.

Dogs to get ahead enough to take the foot off the pedal later in the match.

Canterbury by 16.

 

[The Rosco]

Galvin to throw an even braver pass than last week's one.
On top of being the best junior the dogs have ever seen.
God help WT if they play like they normally do.

 

[JamesRustle]

Warm it up, Dogs by heaps.

Dogs won't play with their prey before devouring it like last week. Dogs on 24+ by HT and 50+ by FT

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

 

[Dragon Slayer]

Wet weather doesn’t seem to suit the Dogs play.

If the Wet weather continues like is predicted this is my potential upset of the Round.

But tipping the Dogs.

 

[Warrimoo3]

Bulldogs to target Skelton’s wing as they will know his defensive habits inside out. Will try to jam in on Crichton and put a big hit on. Sometimes leaves his opposite winger unmarked. Also not great under the high ball. Pencil in Crichton’s winger (?Rinakama) for a double. Crichton might also put in a grubber behind Skelton. Bulldogs like kicking long to the left with Kikau chasing hard. They may change it up a bit and kick long to the right.

 

[Warrimoo3]

You know you’ve made it when you star in your own TV commercial. And you know that you haven’t really made it when the commercial has to flash your name on the screen to tell the viewers who you are.

 

[Warrimoo3]

You know you’ve made it when you star in your own TV commercial. And you know that you haven’t really made it when the commercial has to flash your name on the screen to tell the viewers who you are.

 

[JamesRustle]

Anyone expecting Galvin inspired violence in the crowd? Tigers fans booing Galvin's every touch, Doggies fans standing up for their man, things get out of hand. I wouldn't be shocked.

 

[This Year?]

If there is any justice in this sport Galvin will shit the bed and the Tigers will win.
But this is NRL so it'll be decided by a play in the last 2 minutes involving Galvin which will cause rapture in the Bulldogs fans/fox league panel.

 

[Warrimoo3]

Galvin will dummy to Crichton , Skelton will rush in on Crichton then Galvin will float a pass to the Bulldogs winger who will go over untouched . Fox commentary team will spontaneously combust. Stop.Showing.Off.

 

[85 Baby]

Tigers chair Fatty O’Barrell likens any booing of Galvin akin to the racists booing Ezra Mam