Wests Tigers 2005

Wests Tigers 2005

The Wests Tigers won their first premiership as a joint venture club in the 2005 NRL Season.

Minor Premiership

The Tigers started the season at long odds for the 2005 premiership. The team had never qualified for a final series and had a relatively inexperienced squad. The season kicked off with a home game against Parramatta. The game turned when fullback Brett Hodgson had to leave the field with an eye injury. Two late tries allowed the Eels to wrap up the game. For Round 2 the team had a bye. In round 3 against defending premiers, the Bulldogs , the Tigers trailed 012 and 618 before scoring thirty unanswered points to lead 3618 with 10 minutes remaining. The Bulldogs, inspired by Braith Anasta, fought back to tie the game 3636. With extra time seeming inevitable, a Dogs' error gave the Tigers possession and, with seconds remaining, a Scott Prince field goal gave the side its first win. In Round 4 the Tigers beat the other 2004 grand finalists with a hard fought 2616 win. A win followed against New Zealand in the rain in Christchurch (a Tigers home game).

In rounds 69 the team lost four games in a row despite often being competitive. The losing streak ended against the winless Newcastle Knights. During rounds 1115 the Tigers remained in the bottom half of the table mixing promising wins with heavy defeats. They then shocked the league by going on a club record eight game winning streak. With victory against the Cowboys they guaranteed their first ever finals appearance. The winning streak included a club record 542 win over defending premiers, the Bulldogs. Despite losses in the final two games the Tigers finished in the top four and earned a home semi-final.

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2005 Grand Final

Both the Cowboys and the Wests Tigers were playing in their first ever grand final. The Cowboys scored early and led 60. A Cowboys error allowed Bryce Gibbs to score a try to level the game. In a game defining moment, Benji Marshall returned a kick beating several defenders before a flick pass to Pat Richards. Richards, who needed an injection to overcome a leg injury, pushed away from Rod Jensen to score, the Tigers leading 126 at the break. After half time Anthony Laffranchi crashed over the try-line for an 186 lead before the Cowboys hit back. A Daniel Fitzhenry try gave the Tigers a 2412 lead. With two minutes to go the Cowboys crossed the try-line wide but the conversion attempt missed, leaving the score at 2416. A try on full time to Todd Payten saw a final scoreline of 3016.

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