2024 Wests Tigers season

The 2024 Wests Tigers season is the 25th season in the club's history and they compete in the National Rugby League.

2024 Wests Tigers season
NRL Rank17th (Wooden spooners)
Play-off resultDNQ
2024 recordWins: 6; losses: 18
Points scoredFor: 463; against: 750
Team information
CEOShane Richardson
CoachNew Zealand Benji Marshall
Captain
StadiumLeichhardt Oval (Capacity: 20,000)
Campbelltown Sports Stadium (Capacity: 17,500)
Avg. attendance12,653
High attendance17,351 (vs. Brisbane in round 8)
Top scorers
TriesJahream Bula (10)
GoalsApisai Koroisau (43)
PointsApisai Koroisau (112)
← 2023 List of seasons 2025 →

The captain Apisai Koroisau retains his captaincy for his 2nd consecutive season, while Head Coach Benji Marshall has his 1st season at his position.

The West Tigers became wooden spooners for the third year in succession, which was also their third time in club history.

Squad information

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Wests Tigers 2024 squad
Top 30 squad - 2024 NRL season Supplementary list Coaching staff

Extended squad

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 6 September 2024
Source(s): Wests Tigers


Squad changes

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Transfers in

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Transfers out

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Pre-season

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The Tigers played the New Zealand Warriors in Christchurch and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in Mudgee as their pre-season fixtures. Both matches were part of the second edition of the NRL Pre-season Challenge.[1]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round 1: 18 February 2024 New Zealand Warriors   16–18   Wests Tigers Christchurch
16:00 NZDT
Tries:
Laban   13'
Roache   62'
Tu   65'
Goals:
Metcalf 1/1   14'
Farr 1/2   63'
Sent off:
Maiu'u   19'
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Tries:
Seyfarth   8'
Sezer   16'
Latoa-Vaihu   57'
Goals:
Koroisau 2/2   9', 17'
Lobb 1/2   59'
Sin bin:
Sa. Fainu   40' to 50'
Stadium: Apollo Projects Stadium
Attendance: 13,670
Referee: Chris Sutton
Round 2: 24 February 2024 St. George Illawarra Dragons   34–18   Wests Tigers Mudgee
20:05 AEDT
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Stadium: Glen Willow Oval
Attendance: 4,962
Referee: Kasey Badger

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Melbourne Storm (M) 24 19 0 5 3 692 449 +243 44 Advance to finals series
2   Penrith Panthers (P) 24 17 0 7 3 580 394 +186 40
3   Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 3 738 463 +275 38
4   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 16 0 8 3 653 431 +222 38
5   North Queensland Cowboys 24 15 0 9 3 657 568 +89 36
6   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 14 0 10 3 529 433 +96 34
7   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 13 1 10 3 634 521 +113 33
8   Newcastle Knights 24 12 0 12 3 470 510 −40 30
9   Canberra Raiders 24 12 0 12 3 474 601 −127 30
10   Dolphins 24 11 0 13 3 577 578 −1 28
11   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 3 508 634 −126 28
12   Brisbane Broncos 24 10 0 14 3 537 607 −70 26
13   New Zealand Warriors 24 9 1 14 3 512 574 −62 25
14   Gold Coast Titans 24 8 0 16 3 488 656 −168 22
15   Parramatta Eels 24 7 0 17 3 561 716 −155 20
16   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 7 0 17 3 494 682 −188 20
17   Wests Tigers 24 6 0 18 3 463 750 −287 18
Source: National Rugby League
(M) J. J. Giltinan Shield winners; (P) Premiers

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAAHAHAHNAAHHAHAAAHAHHH
ResultBLWWLLLLLLLLBLWWLLLLLLLWWBL
Position91296912131515151516161716161717171717171717171717
Points2246666666668810121212121212121214161818
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 13 November 2023.[2]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Round 1 (Bye for Wests Tigers)
Round 2: 16 March 2024 Canberra Raiders   32–12   Wests Tigers Canberra
15:00 AEDT
Tries:
Levi   7'
Strange   11'
Rapana   30'
Savage   37'
Hosking   60'
Goals:
Fogarty 6/7   6 pen', 8', 13', 32', 57 pen', 61'
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Tries:
Sa. Fainu   24'
Koroisau   27'
Goals:
Koroisau 2/2   25', 28'
Sin bin:
Utoikamanu   77' to 80'
Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 16,968
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 3: 23 March 2024 Wests Tigers   32–6   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Leichhardt
19:35 AEDT
Tries:
Papali'i   20'
Seyfarth   34'
Olam   38'
Bula   51'69'
Goals:
Koroisau 4/4   22', 35', 45 pen', 53'
Sezer 2/2   39', 71'
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Tries:
Hazelton   13'
Goals:
Hynes 1/1   14'
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 15,990
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 4: 1 April 2024 Parramatta Eels   16–17   Wests Tigers Parramatta
16:00 AEDT
Tries:
Sivo   15'
Gutherson   44'
Goals:
Russell 0/1
Gutherson 4/5   39 pen', 46', 49 pen', 74 pen'
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Tries:
Olam   3'63'
Bula   68'
Goals:
Koroisau 2/3   5', 69'
Field goals:
Sezer   79'
Sin bin:
Galvin   48' to 58'
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 28,608
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 5: 6 April 2024 Dolphins   26–16   Wests Tigers Brisbane
18:35 AEST
Tries:
Katoa   4'
Tabuai-Fidow   25'
Nikorima   61'
K. Bromwich   65'
Goals:
Isaako 5/6   10 pen', 24 pen', 27', 62', 66'
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Tries:
Faataape   42'54'
Seyfarth   72'
Goals:
Sezer 2/3   43', 74'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 22,051
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 6: 14 April 2024 Wests Tigers   12–24   St. George Illawarra Dragons Campbelltown
16:05 AEST
Tries:
Utoikamanu   14'
Kepaoa   70'
Goals:
Koroisau 2/3   23 pen', 71'
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Tries:
Lomax   1'
Bird   25'
Flanagan   36'
Su'a   62'
Goals:
Lomax 4/5   27', 38', 59 pen', 63'
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 17,141
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 7: 20 April 2024 Penrith Panthers   22–6   Wests Tigers Bathurst
15:00 AEST
Tries:
Turuva   15'26'
Alamoti   63'
Fisher-Harris   71'
Goals:
Edwards 3/4   17', 64', 72'
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Tries:
Tupou   8'
Goals:
Koroisau 1/1   10'
Stadium: Carrington Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 8: 27 April 2024 Wests Tigers   10–34   Brisbane Broncos Campbelltown
17:30 AEST
Tries:
Staines   69'73'
Goals:
Sezer 1/2   74'
Sin bin:
Sa. Fainu   16' to 26'
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Tries:
Mariner   5'
Madden   17'43'
Walsh   39'54'
Haas   64'
Goals:
Reynolds 5/6   18', 39', 44', 56', 66'
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 17,351
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 9: 4 May 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   22–14   Wests Tigers Sydney Olympic Park
15:00 AEST
Tries:
Mann   22'
Curran   44'
Xerri   56'
Goals:
Burton 5/5   24', 45', 49 pen', 53 pen', 57'
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Tries:
Staines   15'
Pole   26'
Goals:
Sezer 3/3   13 pen', 16', 28'
Sin bin:
Klemmer   73' to 80'
Seyfarth   73' to 80'
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 17,068
Referee: Kasey Badger
Round 10: 11 May 2024 Wests Tigers   14–20   Newcastle Knights Tamworth
15:00 AEST
Tries:
Papali'i   15'52'
Naden   78'
Goals:
Sullivan 1/3   16'
Sin bin:
Bula   25' to 35'
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Tries:
Marzhew   27'
Tuala   39'
Armstrong   43'
Best   63'
Goals:
Gagai 2/5   44', 65'
Sin bin:
Saifiti   73' to 80'
Stadium: Scully Park
Attendance: 10,107
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Round 11: 19 May 2024 Wests Tigers   12–24   Dolphins Brisbane
18:25 AEST
Tries:
Olam   35'
Koroisau   53'
Goals:
Koroisau 2/2   36', 55'
Sin bin:
Naden   39' to 49'
Olam   46' to 56'
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Tries:
Bostock   12'
Nicholls   27'
Tabuai-Fidow   48'69'
Goals:
Isaako 4/4   13', 28', 50', 70'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 47,517
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 12: 24 May 2024 North Queensland Cowboys   42–28   Wests Tigers Townsville
18:00 AEST
Tries:
Feldt   4'14'
Nanai   6'72'
McIntyre   52'
Holmes   57'79'
Goals:
Holmes 7/8   5', 8', 12 pen', 16', 53', 59', 74'
Sin bin:
Holmes   36' to 46'
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Tries:
Alaimalo   25'
Bula   27'
Sa. Fainu   41'
Utoikamanu   75'
Twal   77'
Goals:
Koroisau 2/3   29', 43'
Sullivan 2/2   75', 77'
Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Attendance: 15,957
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Round 13 (Bye for Wests Tigers)
Round 14: 7 June 2024 St. George Illawarra Dragons   56–14   Wests Tigers Wollongong
20:00 AEST
Tries:
Flanagan   22'
Lomax   27'75'79'
Mat Feagai   45'66'
Leilua   52'60'
Hunt   57'
Goals:
Lomax 10/10   24', 29', 47', 49 pen', 54', 58', 61', 68', 77', 79'
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Tries:
Lobb   4'
Sullivan   12'
Seyfarth   39'
Goals:
Koroisau 1/3   13'
Sin bin:
Sullivan   49' to 59'
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 9,969
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 15: 15 June 2024 Wests Tigers   18–10   Gold Coast Titans Leichhardt
15:00 AEST
Tries:
Olam   11'59'
Pole   76'
Goals:
Koroisau 3/3   12', 61', 77'
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Tries:
S. Fifita   5'
Campbell   19'
Goals:
Campbell 1/2   6'
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 8,147
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 16: 23 June 2024 Wests Tigers   48–24   Canberra Raiders Campbelltown
16:05 AEST
Tries:
Galvin   3'40'
L. Laulilii   10'
Si. Fainu   34'
Bula   43'
Utoikamanu   52'
Koroisau   57'
Doueihi   73'
Goals:
Koroisau 8/8   4', 12', 35', 42', 44', 54', 59', 74'
Sin bin:
Seyfarth   62' to 72'
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Tries:
Levi   47'
Cotric   62'
Weekes   64'
Strange   68'
Goals:
Rapana 4/5   39 pen', 48', 65', 68'
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 10,106
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 17: 30 June 2024 Sydney Roosters   40–6   Wests Tigers Moore Park
18:15 AEST
Tries:
Young   14'16'
May   20'
Keary   31'
Tupou   48'68'
Tedesco   64'
Radley   66'
Goals:
Walker 4/8   15', 21', 50', 65'
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Tries:
Pole   79'
Goals:
Koroisau 1/1   80'
Sin bin:
Koroisau   55' to 65'
Doueihi   63' to 73'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 14,711
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Round 18: 6 July 2024 Wests Tigers   28–40   Melbourne Storm Leichhardt
17:30 AEST
Tries:
Staines   11'70'
Pole   18'
Galvin   59'
Bula   79'
Goals:
Koroisau 4/5   12', 19', 60', 79'
Sin bin:
Faataape   45' to 55'
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Tries:
Katoa   14'
Papenhuyzen   27'
Warbrick   30'
Anderson   46'
Fa'alogo   54'73'
Wishart   68'
Goals:
Wishart 6/8   16', 31', 48', 56', 70', 77 pen'
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 10,311
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 19: 12 July 2024 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   58–6   Wests Tigers Cronulla
20:00 AEST
Tries:
Iro   2'
Mulitalo   13'47'58'
Katoa   24'37'
Hamlin-Uele   54'
Nikora   62'
Ramien   76'
Trindall   78'
Goals:
Trindall 9/10   3', 15', 25', 38', 55', 60', 63', 76', 79'
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Tries:
Faataape   9'
Goals:
Koroisau 1/1   10'
Sin bin:
Koroisau   17' to 27'
Stadium: PointsBet Stadium
Attendance: 10,912
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 20: 20 July 2024 South Sydney Rabbitohs   42–28   Wests Tigers Gosford
15:00 AEST
Tries:
Moale   6'
Walker   9'59'
Johnston   26'35'
Mamouzelos   63'
Gray   72'
Goals:
Cook 7/8   11', 27', 36', 43 pen', 61', 65', 73'
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Tries:
Galvin   15'
Da Silva   18'
Bula   40'
Staines   47'
Si. Fainu   54'
Goals:
Sezer 4/5   16', 19', 40', 56'
Sin bin:
Sezer   68' to 78'
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 16,284
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 21: 26 July 2024 New Zealand Warriors   28–16   Wests Tigers Auckland
20:00 NZST
Tries:
Capewell   9'
Kosi   33'
Leiataua   37'
Fonua-Blake   69'
Watene-Zelezniak   74'
Goals:
Harris-Tavita 4/6   38', 61 pen', 71', 76'
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Tries:
Papali'i   51'
Staines   55'
Koroisau   79'
Goals:
Koroisau 2/3   53', 80'
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 23,976
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 22: 1 August 2024 Wests Tigers   30–48   North Queensland Cowboys Leichhardt
19:50 AEST
Tries:
Sa. Fainu   3'75'
Bula   36'42'
Alaimalo   59'
Faataape   62'
Goals:
Koroisau 3/6   37', 60', 75'
Sent off:
Olam   49'
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Tries:
Dearden   18'
Taulagi   22'31'50'
Drinkwater   53'70'
Holmes   56'
Feldt   78'
Goals:
Holmes 7/8   19', 23', 32', 47 pen', 51', 54', 57'
Drinkwater 1/1   79'
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 7,231
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 23: 11 August 2024 Newcastle Knights   34–18   Wests Tigers Newcastle
16:05 NZST
Tries:
Frizell   12'
Sharpe   20'30'39'55'
Mapapalangi   44'
Goals:
Ponga 5/6   13', 21', 39', 45', 57'
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Tries:
Doueihi   16'
Faataape   26'
Bula   47'
Goals:
Sezer 3/3   17', 28', 48'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 22,183
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Round 24: 17 August 2024 Wests Tigers   18–16   South Sydney Rabbitohs Campbelltown
19:35 AEST
Tries:
Staines   9'
L. Laulilii   18'
Doueihi   31'
Goals:
Sezer 3/4   11', 32', 49 pen'
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Tries:
Gray   14'
Koloamatangi   57'
Cook   77'
Goals:
Myers 2/3   58', 78'
Sin bin:
Kennar   31' to 41'
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 11,420
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Round 25: 22 August 2024 Wests Tigers   34–26   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Leichhardt
19:50 AEST
Tries:
Koroisau   25'
Mason   29'
Seyfarth   46'
L. Fainu   52'
Faataape   57'
Sa. Fainu   79'
Goals:
Sezer 2/2   27', 30'
Koroisau 3/4   48', 53', 58'
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Tries:
Saab   6'
Hopoate   10'
T. Trbojevic   22'61'69'
Goals:
Garrick 3/5   7', 23', 62'
Sin bin:
Bullemor   36' to 46'
Olakau'atu   46' to 56'
Waddell   65' to 75'
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 11,520
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 26 (Bye for Wests Tigers)
Round 27: 6 September 2024 Wests Tigers   26–60   Parramatta Eels Campbelltown
18:00 AEST
Tries:
Feledy   11'
Tupou   14'
L. Fainu   48'
Papali'i   67'
Staines   79'
Goals:
Koroisau 2/3   15', 60'
Mason 1/1   70'
L. Fainu 0/1
Sin bin:
Koroisau   51' to 61'
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Tries:
Sivo   6'55'
Asi   20'
Hands   29'
Penisini   35'40'
Cartwright   52'
Gutherson   61'64'
Campbell-Gillard   69'
Lussick   73'
Goals:
Asi 6/9   8', 31', 37', 54', 63', 66'
Gutherson 1/1   70'
Campbell-Gillard 1/1   75'
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 17,311
Referee: Peter Gough

Player statistics

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As of 13 April 2024

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Pre-Season Challenge: Everything you need to know". National Rugby League. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  2. ^ "2024 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule released". National Rugby League. 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2024-03-24.