Overview

• The Tigers surged to a 20-0 lead and held on for a 30-28 victory over the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium, marking their first win over Sydney since 2018.
• Twenty-year-old halfback Latu Fainu produced a career-best performance to orchestrate the Tigers’ attack and spark their early dominance.
• In only his second NRL match, hooker Tristan Hope impressed by crossing for a try and reinforcing the club’s youthful spine.
• Wests Tigers overcame the absence of Jarome Luai, Api Koroisau and Jahream Bula and repelled a late Roosters surge led by James Tedesco in the final seconds.
• The result moves the Tigers within two victories of a top-eight finish and underscores progress in Benji Marshall’s second-year rebuilding efforts.