NRL Rd 2: Wests Tigers v Sydney Roosters Stats Breakdown

Wests Tigers v Sydney Roosters Stats

The Wests Tigers and the Sydney Roosters have played each other on 35 occasions; the Tigers have won 9 games and the Roosters have won 25 games. There have been no draws.

The Sydney Roosters need just 5 points to score 1000 total points against the Wests Tigers.

The Wests Tigers have won just two of the last twenty games between the two sides.

The first game played between the two sides was a 35-6 win for the Sydney Roosters in round 7, 2000.

Biggest Wins

The Sydney Roosters’ biggest win over the Wests Tigers was a 56-0 whitewash in round 16, 2004.

The Wests Tigers’ biggest win over the Sydney Roosters was a hard-fought 40-24 success in round 3, 2009.

Top try-scorer in this clash

Daniel Tupou (SYD) – 16
Ryan Cross (SYD) – 8
Shannon Hegarty (SYD) – 7
Anthony Minichiello (SYD) – 7
Mitchell Aubusson (SYD) – 7

Most prolific point-scorer in this clash

Benji Marshall (WST) – 3 tries, 30 goals & 1 field goal (73 pts)
James Maloney (SYD) – 1 try, 30 goals & 1 field goal (65 pts)
Craig Fitzgibbon (SYD) – 31 goals (62 pts)
Latrell Mitchell (SYD) – 6 tries & 13 goals (50 pts)
Joel Caine (WST) – 4 tries & 14 goals (44 pts)

Players to have played for both sides from this clash

1. Steve Georgallis – 1989-1992 (SYD) & 2000 (WST)
2. Terry Hill – 1991 (SYD) & 2000-2003 (WST)
3. Luke O’Donnell – 2000-2003 (WST) & 2013 (SYD)
4. Jason Lowrie – 1993-1998 (SYD) & 2000-2001 (WST)
5. Ben Duckworth – 1996-1997 (SYD) & 2000 (WST)
6. Robert Miles – 1997-2000 (SYD) & 2003-2005 (WST)
7. John Simon – 1996 (SYD) & 2001 (WST)
8. Robert Mears – 1994-1996 (SYD) & 2002-2004 (WST)
9. Steven Crouch – 2000-2002 (WST) & 2004 (SYD)
10. Jason Cayless – 2002-2005 (SYD) & 2010 (WST)
11. Todd Payten – 2003 (SYD) & 2004-2011 (WST)
12. Braith Anasta – 2006-2012 (SYD) & 2013-2014 (WST)
13. Joseph Leilua – 2010-2012 (SYD) & 2020-2021 (WST)
14. James Tedesco – 2012-2017 (WST) & 2018-2020 (SYD)
15. Ryan Matterson – 2016-2018 (SYD) & 2019 (WST)
16. Matt McIlwrick – 2015 (SYD) & 2017-2018 (WST)

Players to have been sin-binned/sent-off from this clash

1. Michael Crocker (SYD) sin-binned in round 18, 2005.
2. Anthony Minichiello (SYD) sin-binned in round 4, 2011.
3. Martin Taupau (WST) sin-binned in round 20, 2015.
4. Luke Brooks (WST) sin-binned in round 1, 2018.

Players to have scored three or more tries in one game in this clash

1. Shannon Hegarty (SYD) scored three tries in round 7, 2000.
2. Shannon Hegarty (SYD) scored three tries in round 14, 2000.
3. Ryan Cross (SYD) scored three tries in round 16, 2004.
4. Brett Finch (SYD) scored three tries in round 16, 2004.
5. Daniel Tupou (SYD) scored three tries in round 25, 2012.
6. Latrell Mitchell (SYD) scored three tries in round 8, 2019.

Head Coaching Records

Trent Robinson (SYD) – 12/13 (92.3%)
Brian Smith (SYD) – 6/7 (85.7%)
Graham Murray (SYD) – 3/4 (75%)
Brad Fittler (SYD) – 2/4 (50%)
Wayne Pearce (WST) – 1/2 (50%)
Ricky Stuart (SYD) – 3/7 (42.9%)
Tim Sheens (WST) – 7/17 (41.2%)
Ivan Cleary (WST) – 1/4 (25%)
Terry Lamb (WST) – 0/3 (0%)
Michael Potter (WST) – 0/3 (0%)
Jason Taylor (WST) – 0/3 (0%)
Michael Maguire (WST) – 0/3 (0%)