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2023 Wests Tigers season
NRL Rank17th (Round 27)
Play-off resultDNQ
2023 recordWins: 4; losses: 20
Points scoredFor: 385; against: 675
Team information
CEOJustin Pascoe
Head CoachTim Sheen
Captain
  • Apisai Koroisau
StadiumCommBank Stadium (30,000 – 2 Games)
Leichhardt Oval (20,000 – 3 Games)
Campbelltown Stadium (17,500 – 3 Games)
Avg. attendance12,994
High attendance28,611 (Round 6)
Low attendance12,247 (Round 12)
Top scorers
TriesStarford To'a (7)
GoalsBrandon Wakeham(30)
PointsBrandon Wakeham (68)
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The 2023 Wests Tigers season was the 24th in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership. Head coach Tim Sheens returned to the role following his appointment in July 2022.[1] Sheens had previously coached the club from 2003 to 2012. Joining Sheens as assistant coaches were former West Tigers players Benji Marshall and Robbie Farah.

Season summary

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  • Pre-Season Challenge – The club would begin the season poorly, suffering a heavy defeat in the first trial match against the New Zealand Warriors in Auckland.[2][3] However they would bounce back against the Canberra Raiders in the second trial match to win 36–4 in hot conditions at the Belmore Sports Ground,[4] with coach Tim Sheens happy with his team's defence.[5][6]
  • Round 9 – Wests Tigers end a 273 day, 12-match losing streak stretching back into last season, upsetting reigning champions Penrith Panthers 12–8 in torrential rain at Carrington Park in Bathurst.[7][8][9]
  • Round 16 – Alex Twal scores his first NRL try after 116 matches for the Wests Tigers, ending one of the longest try-less streaks in competition history. Twal's try was the Tigers only four-pointer in the 28–6 loss to the Melbourne Storm.[10][11]

2023 squad

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Wests Tigers 2023 squad
Top 30 squad - 2023 NRL season Development players Coaching staff

Extended squad

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 3 March 2023
Source(s): Tigers team profiles, 2023 season

Player movement

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These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season.[12]

Pre-Season Challenge

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Thursday, 9 February Trial 1 New Zealand Warriors Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 48 – 12 Trey Peni 56'
Stefano Utoikamanu 59' 		Brandon Wakeham (2/2) 4,000
Sunday, 19 February Trial 2 Canberra Raiders Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney 36 – 4 Junior Tupou 27', 74'
Tommy Talau 35'
Asu Kepaoa 42'
Charlie Staines 45'
David Nofoaluma 62'
Justin Matamua 70' 		Adam Doueihi (3/5)
Brandon Wakeham (1/2) 		7,800

References:[21][22]

Regular Season

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Main article: 2023 NRL season

Ladder

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2023 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 18 0 6 3 645 312 +333 42
2 Brisbane Broncos 24 18 0 6 3 639 425 +214 42
3 Melbourne Storm 24 16 0 8 3 627 459 +168 38
4 New Zealand Warriors 24 16 0 8 3 572 448 +124 38
5 Newcastle Knights 24 14 1 9 3 626 451 +175 35
6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 14 0 10 3 619 497 +122 34
7 Sydney Roosters 24 13 0 11 3 472 496 −24 32
8 Canberra Raiders 24 13 0 11 3 486 623 −137 32
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 12 0 12 3 564 505 +59 30
10 Parramatta Eels 24 12 0 12 3 587 574 +13 30
11 North Queensland Cowboys 24 12 0 12 3 546 542 +4 30
12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 11 1 12 3 545 539 +6 29
13 Dolphins 24 9 0 15 3 520 631 −111 24
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 9 0 15 3 527 653 −126 24
15 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 7 0 17 3 438 769 −331 20
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 5 0 19 3 474 673 −199 16
17 Wests Tigers 24 4 0 20 3 385 675 −290 14

Matches

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Main article: 2023 NRL season results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Round 1: 5 March 2023 Wests Tigers 10–22 Gold Coast Titans Leichhardt
18:15 AEDT
 Tries:
Doueihi rugby ball 45'
Laurie rugby ball 64'
Goals:
Doueihi 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 3 pen'
 Report
Tries:
Sami rugby ball 13', 23'
McIntyre rugby ball 41'
Brimson rugby ball 69'
Goals:
Boyd 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 14', 24', 43'
 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 14,667
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 2: 12 March 2023 Wests Tigers 12–14 Newcastle Knights Leichhardt
16:05 AEDT
 Tries:
Kepaoa rugby ball 33'
Utoikamanu rugby ball 79'
Goals:
Doueihi 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 36', 79'
 Report
Tries:
Young rugby ball 10', 60'
Fitzgibbon rugby ball 15'
Goals:
Hastings 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 12'
Sin bin:
Young yellow card 29' to 39'
Sent off:
J. Saifiti Red card 64'
 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 13,214
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 3: 19 March 2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26–22 Wests Tigers Belmore
16:05 AEDT
 Tries:
Perham rugby ball 4'
Addo-Carr rugby ball 13', 28'
Burton rugby ball 54'
Goals:
Flanagan 5/5 rugby goalposts icon 6', 15', 30', 40 pen', 55'
 Report
Tries:
Naden rugby ball 21'
Brooks rugby ball 66'
Pole rugby ball 69'
Staines rugby ball 70'
Goals:
Doueihi 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 23', 69', 70'
 Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 16,404
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 4: 24 March 2023 Melbourne Storm 24–12 Wests Tigers Melbourne
18:00 AEDT
 Tries:
Warbrick rugby ball 18'
Meaney rugby ball 23'
Olam rugby ball 33'
Munster rugby ball 38'
Goals:
Meaney 4/6 rugby goalposts icon 5 pen', 25', 39', 65 pen'
 Report
Tries:
Kepaoa rugby ball 29'
Koroisau rugby ball 54'
Goals:
Doueihi 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 31', 55'
 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 11,669
Referee: Ben Cummins
Round 5: 1 April 2023 Brisbane Broncos 46–12 Wests Tigers Brisbane
19:35 AEST
 Tries:
Riki rugby ball 9', 33'
Capewell rugby ball 14'
Haas rugby ball 19'
Cobbo rugby ball 29'
Farnworth rugby ball 46'
Staggs rugby ball 52', 78'
Goals:
Reynolds 7/8 rugby goalposts icon 16', 20', 30', 35', 48', 53', 79'
 Report
Tries:
Papali'i rugby ball 43'
Simpkin rugby ball 63'
Goals:
Doueihi 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 44', 64'
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 27,553
Referee: Chris Sutton
Round 6: 10 April 2023 Wests Tigers 22–28 Parramatta Eels Sydney Olympic Park
16:00 AEST
 Tries:
To'a rugby ball 23'
Kepaoa rugby ball 49'
Naden rugby ball 64'
Tupou rugby ball 71'
Goals:
Doueihi 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 25', 66'
Koroisau 0/1
Brooks 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 77 pen'
 Report
Tries:
Gutherson rugby ball 11'
Penisini rugby ball 14'
Cartwright rugby ball 33'
Sivo rugby ball 45', 75'
Goals:
Moses 4/5 rugby goalposts icon 12', 16', 35', 76'
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 28,611
Referee: Ben Cummins
Round 7 (Bye for Wests Tigers)
Round 8: 23 April 2023 Wests Tigers 16–22 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Campbelltown
16:00 AEST
 Tries:
Staines rugby ball 35'
Koroisau rugby ball 55'
To'a rugby ball 63'
Goals:
Wakeham 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 36', 56'
 Report
Tries:
Cherry-Evans rugby ball 7'
Olakau'atu rugby ball 20'
Saab rugby ball 71'
Goals:
Garrick 5/5 rugby goalposts icon 9', 21', 45 pen', 72', 77 pen'
 Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 10,033
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 9: 29 April 2023 Penrith Panthers 8–12 Wests Tigers Bathurst
19:35 AEST
 Tries:
Peachey rugby ball 10'
Goals:
Crichton 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 12', 29 pen'
Sin bin:
Luke yellow card 68' to 78'
 Report
Tries:
Wakeham rugby ball 2'
Nofoaluma rugby ball 49'
Goals:
Wakeham 2/4 rugby goalposts icon 4', 40 pen'
Sin bin:
Naden yellow card 16' to 26'
 Stadium: Carrington Park
Attendance: 11,055
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 10: 7 May 2023 Wests Tigers 18–16 St. George Illawarra Dragons Brisbane
13:50 AEST
 Tries:
To'a rugby ball 13'
Nofoaluma rugby ball 21'
Tupou rugby ball 64'
Goals:
Wakeham 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 6 pen', 15', 23'
 Report
Tries:
Ravalawa rugby ball 9'
Sullivan rugby ball 31', 52'
Goals:
Bird 0/1
Sullivan 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 33', 54'
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 34,568
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 11: 13 May 2023 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–0 Wests Tigers Sydney Olympic Park
15:00 AEST
 Tries:
Milne rugby ball 24', 72'
L. Mitchell rugby ball 74'
Goals:
L. Mitchell 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 26', 51 pen', 73', 76'
 Report
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 21,013
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 12: 20 May 2023 Wests Tigers 66–18 North Queensland Cowboys Leichhardt
17:30 AEST
 Tries:
Utoikamanu rugby ball 5'
Tupou rugby ball 9', 47'
Nofoaluma rugby ball 17', 72'
Bula rugby ball 39'
Pole rugby ball 44'
To'a rugby ball 63', 66'
Ofahengaue rugby ball 69'
Bateman rugby ball 77'
Goals:
Wakeham 8/8 rugby goalposts icon 7', 10', 18', 40', 46', 49', 65', 67'
Brooks 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 71'
Koroisau 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 74', 78'
 Report
Tries:
Feldt rugby ball 23'
Leilua rugby ball 54'
Cotter rugby ball 61'
Goals:
Holmes 3/3 rugby goalposts icon 25', 56', 61'
 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 12,247
Referee: Ben Cummins
Round 13 (Bye for Wests Tigers)
Round 14: 2 June 2023 Wests Tigers 19–20 Canberra Raiders Campbelltown
20:00 AEST
 Tries:
Bula rugby ball 68'
Bateman rugby ball 70'
Wakeham rugby ball 72'
Goals:
Wakeham 3/3 rugby goalposts icon 69', 71', 74'
Field goals:
Brooks rugby goalposts icon 75'
 Report
Tries:
Fogarty rugby ball 6', 48'
Rapana rugby ball 32'
Goals:
Fogarty 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 7', 34', 49', 77 pen'
Sin bin:
Starling yellow card 67' to 77'
 Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 11,201
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 15: 8 June 2023 Gold Coast Titans 28–12 Wests Tigers Gold Coast
19:50 AEST
 Tries:
Brimson rugby ball 10'
Haas rugby ball 26'
Campbell rugby ball 33'
T. Fa'asuamaleaui rugby ball 57'
Sami rugby ball 60'
Goals:
Boyd 4/5 rugby goalposts icon 28', 34', 58', 62'
 Report
Tries:
Klemmer rugby ball 19'
Bula rugby ball 64'
Goals:
Wakeham 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 21', 65'
 Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 10,232
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 16: 17 June 2023 Wests Tigers 6–28 Melbourne Storm Campbelltown
19:35 AEST
 Tries:
Twal rugby ball 22'
Goals:
Wakeham 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 24'
 Report
Tries:
Warbrick rugby ball 3', 30', 53', 64'
Wishart rugby ball 36'
Bradley rugby ball 72'
Goals:
Meaney 2/6 rugby goalposts icon 32', 74'
 Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 8,517
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Round 17 (Bye for Wests Tigers)
Round 18: 1 July 2023 North Queensland Cowboys 74–0 Wests Tigers Townsville
17:30 AEST
 Tries:
Dearden rugby ball 14'
Valemei rugby ball 16', 43'
Leilua rugby ball 19'
Drinkwater rugby ball 23', 28'
Taulagi rugby ball 36', 52', 65'
Holmes rugby ball 39', 49'
Nanai rugby ball 68'
McLean rugby ball 79'
Goals:
Holmes 11/13 rugby goalposts icon 15', 18', 20', 24', 30', 38', 40', 50', 67', 69', 80'
 Report
Sin bin:
Twal yellow card 31' to 41'
 Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Attendance: 20,535
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Sunday, 5 March 1 Gold Coast Titans Leichhardt Oval 10–22 Adam Doueihi 45'
Daine Laurie 64' 		Adam Doueihi (0/2)
PG: Adam Doueihi (1/1) 		14,667
Sunday, 12 March 2 Newcastle Knights Leichhardt Oval 12–14 Asu Kepaoa 33'
Stefano Utoikamanu 79' 		Adam Doueihi (2/2)
FG: Luke Brooks (0/1) 		13,214
Sunday, 19 March 3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Belmore Sports Ground 26–22 Brent Naden 21'
Luke Brooks 66'
Fonua Pole 69'
Charlie Staines 70' 		Adam Doueihi (3/4) 16,404
Friday, 24 March 4 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park 24–12 Asu Kepaoa 29'
Apisai Koroisau 54' 		Adam Doueihi (2/2) 11,669
Saturday, 1 April 5 Brisbane Broncos Lang Park 46–12 Isaiah Papali'i 43'
Jake Simpkin 63' 		Adam Doueihi (2/2) 27,553
Monday, 10 April 6 Parramatta Eels Accor Stadium 22–28 Starford To'a 23'
Asu Kepaoa 49'
Brent Naden 64'
Junior Tupou 71' 		Adam Doueihi (2/3)
Apisai Koroisau (0/1)
PG: Luke Brooks (1/1) 		28,611
7 BYE
Sunday, 23 April 8 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Campbelltown Stadium 16–22 Charlie Staines 35'
Apisai Koroisau 55'
Starford To'a 63' 		Brandon Wakeham (2/3) 10,033
Saturday, 29 April 9 Penrith Panthers Carrington Park 8–12 Brandon Wakeham 2'
David Nofoaluma 49' 		Brandon Wakeham (1/2)
PG: Brandon Wakeham (1/2) 		11,055
Sunday, 7 May 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons Lang Park 18–16 Starford To'a 13'
David Nofoaluma 21'
Junior Tupou 64' 		Brandon Wakeham (2/3)
PG: Brandon Wakeham (1/1) 		34,568
Saturday, 13 May 11 South Sydney Rabbitohs Accor Stadium 20–0 / / 21,013
Saturday, 20 May 12 North Queensland Cowboys Leichhardt Oval 66–18 Stefano Utoikamanu 5'
Junior Tupou 9', 47'
David Nofoaluma 17'
Jahream Bula 39'
Fonua Pole 44'
Starford To'a 63', 66'
Joe Ofahengaue 69'
David Nofoaluma 72'
John Bateman 77' 		Brandon Wakeham (8/8)
Luke Brooks (1/1)
Apisai Koroisau (2/2) 		12,247
13 BYE
Friday, 2 June 14 Canberra Raiders Campbelltown Stadium 19–20 Jahream Bula 68'
John Bateman 70'
Brandon Wakeham 72' 		Brandon Wakeham (3/3)
FG: Luke Brooks (1/2) 		11,201
Thursday, 8 June 15 Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium 28–12 David Klemmer 19'
Jahream Bula 64' 		Brandon Wakeham (2/2) 10,232
Saturday, 17 July 16 Melbourne Storm Campbelltown Stadium 6–28 Alex Twal 22' Brandon Wakeham (1/1) 8,517
17 BYE
Saturday, 1 July 18 North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 74–0 / / 20,535
Thursday, 6 July 19 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks CommBank Stadium 12–36 Tommy Talau 27'
Shawn Blore 39' 		Brandon Wakeham (2/2) 9,215
Friday, 14 July 20 Newcastle Knights McDonald Jones Stadium 34–18 18,470
Thursday, 20 July 21 St. George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium 18–14 7,246
Friday, 28 July 22 South Sydney Rabbitohs Scully Park 18–32 10,453
Sunday, 6 August 23 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 22–18 12,841
Saturday, 12 August 24 New Zealand Warriors FMG Stadium Waikato 22–30 25,118
Saturday, 19 August 25 Dolphins CommBank Stadium 24–23 9,245
Saturday, 26 August 26 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 32–8 22,511
Friday, 1 September 27 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 4 Pines Park 54–12 16,503

References:[23] [24]

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