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Wests Tigers
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| L. Mitchell |  | 79 | ||
| B. Cordner |  | 78 | ||
| L. Mitchell | | 63 | ||
| L. Mitchell | | 62 | ||
| L. Mitchell | | 58 | ||
| N. Butcher | | 56 | ||
| L. Mitchell | | 50 | ||
| L. Mitchell | | 49 | ||
| 45 | | E. Marsters | ||
| 44 | | R. Farah | ||
| L. Mitchell | | 38 | ||
| L. Keary | | 37 | ||
| L. Mitchell | | 34 | ||
| D. Tupou | | 33 | ||
| 26 | | E. Marsters | ||
| 25 | | R. Matterson | ||
| L. Mitchell | | 14 | ||
| L. Mitchell |  | 5 |
| 7 | Tries | 2 | ||
| 6 | Conversions | 2 | ||
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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The Wests Tigers will have to flip a worrying trend when they take on red-hot defending premiers, the Sydney Roosters at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 7:35pm (AEST).
The Tigers have won just 2 of their last 17 games against the Roosters in what is one of Australian sports longest-running hoodoos.
The run takes them back to 2010, and they have just had no success against the tri-colours, despite having some good seasons amongst that run.
Ivan Cleary’s side have been up and down in form as well, which should be a major concern for the club coming into this fixture.
Their defence has left a lot to be desired, and against the Roosters, every flaw in their defensive line is going to be brought to light by an attack which, so far in 2019, has been widely rated as the best in the competition.
Just a fortnight ago, the Tigers leaked 51 points against the Eels, and while they came away with a win over the Titans last weekend, they were down 14-0 at one point.
While the Tigers have been starting games poorly, the Roosters have had issues at the end of games this year, with the Dragons and Storm both pushing them in the second half of their last two fixtures after a pair of blazing starts by Trent Robinson’s side.
The Roosters were on cruise control in the first 40 against the Dragons on Anzac Day, but then only just held on through the final minutes.
Regardless, their defence has been strong under pressure, and the form of Luke Keary, Cooper Cronk, James Tedesco and Latrell Mitchell is making them incredibly dangerous with the footy in hand.
Prediction
The Tigers have been inconsistent, but solid on their day. Unfortunately, solid probably isn’t going to get it done against a Roosters side who are showing absolutely zero signs of slowing down.
Roosters by 12.
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Preview written by Scott Pryde.
Kick-off: 7:35pm (AEST)
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
TV: Live, Fox League 502
Online: Live, Foxtel App, Foxtel Now, Kayo Sports, NRL Digital Pass
Betting: Roosters $1.40, Tigers $3.05
Overall record: Played 32, Roosters 23, Tigers 9
Last meeting: Round 13, 2018 – Roosters 16 defeat Tigers 14 at Sydney Football Stadium
Last five: Roosters 4, Tigers 1
Record at venue: Never played
Referees: Matt Cecchin, Tim Roby
Sydney Roosters
1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Latrell Mitchell 4. Joseph Manu 5. Matt Ikuvalu 6. Luke Keary 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Victor Radley 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Angus Crichton 13. Isaac Liu
Interchange: 14. Nat Butcher 15. Zane Tetevano 16. Sitili Tupouniua 17. Mitchell Aubusson 18. Lindsay Collins 19. Poasa Faamausili 20. Lachlan Lam 21. Sam Verrills
Wests Tigers
1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Latrell Mitchell 4. Joseph Manu 5. Matt Ikuvalu 6. Luke Keary 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Victor Radley 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Angus Crichton 13. Isaac Liu
Interchange: 14. Nat Butcher 15. Zane Tetevano 16. Sitili Tupouniua 17. Mitchell Aubusson 18. Lindsay Collins 19. Poasa Faamausili 20. Lachlan Lam 21. Sam Verrills
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