NSW prop Stefano Utoikamanu is dismissed for dissent as the Wests Tigers fall 32-12 in Canberra. Later, the North Queensland Cowboys takes on Newcastle Knights in Townsville and the Storm host the Warriors. Follow live.
Later, the North Queensland Cowboys takes on Newcastle Knights in Townsville and the Storm host the Warriors.We're off to Townsville next up, as the Cowboys take on the Knights, with the visitors looking to bounce back after being pumped by the Raiders last week.
That was where the positivity ended for the Tigers though, as a double-strike from Jordan Rapana and Xavier Savage re-established the Raiders two-try lead at the break.The Tigers, playing under Marshall as head coach for the first time, ended the match down to 12 men as Stefano Utoikamanu was sent to the sin bin late for dissent.
The Tigers move the ball to the left side and look certain to score but Ethan Strange comes from nowhere to smash the Tigers into touch. At the moment, the reshuffle has Papalii on the wing - a terrifying prospect for all concerned, frankly - and Albert Hopoate has shifted back.Nasty one for Jordan Rapana, who is chopped across the throat by Aidan Sezer after fielding a high ball inside his own 10.Had it been high enough to catch the jaw or face, you'd think it would be a sin bin, so in that sense, Sezer is a touch lucky.
Mitchell said during the interview "I don't care if I'm swearing" as he dropped a quartet of f-bombs.So, to paraphrase former Italian soccer player Gennaro Gattuso, sometimes a little bit good, sometimes a little bit *ahem* not good, for the Tigers in that first half.
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