Match Discussion: Round 16 vs Canberra @ Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Leumeah / Dharawal

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NRL 2025 - Round 16
Wests Tigers v Canberra Raiders
Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Leumeah / Dharawal (TICKETS)

Friday 20 June 2025
NRL kickoff 8:00pm.
Live broadcast on Fox, Kayo, Nine, 9Now

1. Jahream Bula 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Adam Doueihi 4. Starford To'a 5. Jeral Skelton 6. Heath Mason 7. Jarome Luai 8. Terrell May 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Fonua Pole 11. Samuela Fainu 12. Alex Seyfarth 13. Alex Twal 14. Tallyn Da Silva 15. Sione Fainu 16. Latu Fainu 17. Jack Bird 18. Tony Sukkar 19. Charlie Murray 20. Charlie Staines 21. Kit Laulilii 22. Izaac Tu'itupou

Out: Tanous Sukkar (second row to reserve), Charlie Murray (bench to reserve)
In: Fonua Pole (front row), Alex Twal (lock), Tallyn Da Silva (bench)
Changes: Sione Fainu (front row to bench), Alex Seyfarth (lock to second row)

1. Kaeo Weekes 2. Jed Stuart 3. Matthew Timoko 4. Sebastian Kris 5. Xavier Savage 6. Ethan Strange 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Josh Papali'i 9. Tom Starling 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Zac Hosking 13. Corey Horsburgh 14. Owen Pattie 15. Simi Sasagi 16. Morgan Smithies 17. Ata Mariota 18. Noah Martin 19. Chevy Stewart 20. Danny Levi 21. Ethan Sanders 22. Pasami Saulo

Out: Savelio Tamale (wing)
In: Jed Stuart (wing)

Referee: Adam Gee
Sideline Officials: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Jon Stone;
Video Referee: Kasey Badger

HEAD TO HEAD - 2000 - 2024​

	TOTAL	WESTS TIGERS	CANBERRA	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	44	20	24	0
CAMPBELLTOWN	13	8	5	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2022	Round 25	CANBERRA 56-10	Leichhardt	10041
2023	Round 14	CANBERRA 20-19	Campbelltown	11201
2023	Round 23	CANBERRA 22-18	GIO	12841
2024	Round 2	CANBERRA 32-12	GIO	16968
2024	Round 16	WESTS TIGERS 48-24	Campbelltown	10106

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2012	Round 13	WESTS TIGERS 40-0	Canberra Stadium	9210
2016	Round 8	CANBERRA 60-6	GIO	13420

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 17	Round 18	Round 19	Round 20
WESTS TIGERS	MANLY (A)	SYDNEY (A)	WARRIORS (A)	GOLD COAST (H)
CANBERRA	NEWCASTLE (A)	ST GEO ILLA (H)	(BYE)	PARRAMATTA (H)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 12		Round 13		Round 14
WESTS TIGERS	BYE		NORTH QLD	L 28-32	PENRITH	L 14-18
CANBERRA	WARRIORS	W 16-10	SYDNEY	W 26-24	SOUTH SYDNEY	W 36-12

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
WESTS TIGERS	13th	13	2	5-8-0	268	330
CANBERRA	2nd	14	1	11-3-0	396	300

LOWER GRADES
WESTS TIGERS	CANBERRA
NSW Cup (Western Suburbs) v St George Illawarra, Collegians Sports Complex, Saturday, 1:00pm Jersey Flegg v St George Illawarra, Collegians Sports Complex, Saturday, 11:15am	NSW Cup v Canterbury, Belmore Sports Ground, Saturday, 4:00pm Jersey Flegg v Canterbury, Belmore Sports Ground, Saturday, 1:45pm

 

[Tigerm]

 

[Tigerm]

Team List:
1. Jahream Bula - sponsored by Sensory Gardens Australia
2. Sunia Turuva - sponsored by Ellis Consolidated
3. Adam Doueihi - sponsored by Murray Kennedy Real Estate
4. Starford To'a - sponsored by Z Wealth Group
5. Jeral Skelton - sponsored by Exclusive Estate Agents
6. Heath Mason - sponsored by Retro Air
7. Jarome Luai (c) - 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. Alex Seyfarth - sponsored by Ultra Building Works
13. Alex Twal - sponsored by Endacom
Interchange:
14. Tallyn Da Silva - sponsored by One World Courier
15. Sione Fainu - sponsored by Shane’s Waterproofing
16. Latu Fainu - sponsored by MJS Electrical Products & Supplies
17. Jack Bird - sponsored by Workplace Law
Reserves:
18. Tony Sukkar - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
19. Charlie Murray - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
20. Charlie Staines - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
21. Kit Laulilii - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
22. Izaac Tu'itupou - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
Coach: Benji Marshall - sponsored by Pepper Money

Team List: NRL Round 16 vs Raiders

Wests Tigers Head Coach Benji Marshall has named a 22-man squad to face the Raiders at Campbelltown Sports Stadium this Friday night.

www.weststigers.com.au

 

[Tigerm]

Team List:
1. Jahream Bula - sponsored by Sensory Gardens Australia
2. Sunia Turuva - sponsored by Ellis Consolidated
3. Adam Doueihi - sponsored by Murray Kennedy Real Estate
4. Starford To'a - sponsored by Z Wealth Group
5. Jeral Skelton - sponsored by Exclusive Estate Agents
6. Heath Mason - sponsored by Retro Air
7. Jarome Luai (c) - 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. Alex Seyfarth - sponsored by Ultra Building Works
13. Alex Twal - sponsored by Endacom
Interchange:
14. Tallyn Da Silva - sponsored by One World Courier
15. Sione Fainu - sponsored by Shane’s Waterproofing
16. Latu Fainu - sponsored by MJS Electrical Products & Supplies
17. Jack Bird - sponsored by Workplace Law
Reserves:
18. Tony Sukkar - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
19. Charlie Murray - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
20. Charlie Staines - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
21. Kit Laulilii - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
22. Izaac Tu'itupou - sponsored by Wests Tigers Empower
Coach: Benji Marshall - sponsored by Pepper Money

Team List: NRL Round 16 vs Raiders

Wests Tigers Head Coach Benji Marshall has named a 22-man squad to face the Raiders at Campbelltown Sports Stadium this Friday night.

www.weststigers.com.au

It's all but the best we have I think, bearing in mind Luai may not be available.

 

[Tiger Ted]

The 1 change id make is have Sukkar on bench in place of Bird

 

[Tigerm]

The 1 change id make is have Sukkar on bench in place of Bird

I like Sukkar, he's a presence on the field, I would have had him before Twal atm, but he'll get his shot soon enough, I would think Bird is there for his utility value.

 

[Tiger05]

The 1 change id make is have Sukkar on bench in place of Bird

I was hopeful Doueihi would be dropped. He isn't a threat with the ball now. If he turns that around great but I'm not sure he has it in him.

The big questions to me are how does Benji use Latu and does Luai play ?

It's a tough game but this team needs to start winning games.

 

[BrotherJim05]

Our pack looks so much better with Twal and Pole back in the starting 13. Pretty long odds Luai will play given the turnaround and the flight time home. I imagine Sukkar comes onto the bench in place of Latu moving to halfback.

Sukkar definitely improves our bench, but my god it's going to be a tough night with two inexperienced halves up against a red hot Canberra. I don't expect us to win this but I just want to see us in the fight for the full 80