2025 Wests Tigers season

2025 Wests Tigers season
NRL Rank13th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
2025 recordWins: 9; losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 477; against: 612
Team information
CEOShane Richardson
CoachNew Zealand Benji Marshall
Captain
StadiumLeichhardt Oval
Campbelltown Sports Stadium
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The 2025 Wests Tigers season was the 26th season in the club's history and in the National Rugby League. Coached by head coach Benji Marshall and co-captained by Apisai Koroisau and Jarome Luai,[1] the team competed in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership during the regular season and participated in the Pre-season Challenge in February.

Squad information

Wests Tigers 2025 squad
Top 30 squad - 2025 NRL season Supplementary list Coaching staff

Train and trial

Head coach

Assistant coaches


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

Updated: 6 September 2025
Source(s): Wests Tigers

Squad changes

Transfers in

Date Pos. Player From Window Ref.
Signings
Player Previous club Contract ends
Jack Bird St George Illawarra Dragons 2026
Jarome Luai Penrith Panthers 2029
Jeral Skelton Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2026
Sunia Turuva Penrith Panthers 2027
Royce Hunt Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2027

Transfers out

Date Pos. Player To Window Ref.
Losses
Player Club
Aidan Sezer Hull F.C.
Isaiah Papali'i Penrith Panthers
Junior Tupou Dolphins
Stefano Utoikamanu Melbourne Storm
John Bateman North Queensland Cowboys
Justin Olam Retired

Pre-season

Wests Tigers played the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in Kogarah and the Parramatta Eels in Leichhardt as their pre-season fixtures. Both matches were part of the third edition of the NRL Pre-season Challenge.[2]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Round 1: 16 February 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20–14 Wests Tigers Kogarah
17:30 AEDT
Tries:
Todd rugby ball 23'
R. Rinakama rugby ball 38'56'
Sua rugby ball 64'
Goals:
Taaffe 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 24'
Tia 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 66'
Report
Tries:
Mason rugby ball 32'
Faataape rugby ball 42'45'
Goals:
Lobb 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 33'
Stadium: Nestrata Jubilee Stadium
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 2: 21 February 2025 Wests Tigers 30–18 Parramatta Eels Leichhardt
20:00 AEDT
Tries:
Naden rugby ball 26'
Bird rugby ball 29'
Skelton rugby ball 39'
Hope rugby ball 56'
Faataape rugby ball 75'
Goals:
Doueihi 5/5 rugby goalposts icon 27', 30', 39', 58', 76'
Report
Tries:
Iongi rugby ball 13'
Russell rugby ball 35'
Williams rugby ball 48'
Goals:
Lomax 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 15', 36'
Volkman 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 49'
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Referee: Ashley Klein

Regular season

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Canberra Raiders 24 19 0 5 3 654 506 +148 44 Advance to finals series
2 Melbourne Storm 24 17 0 7 3 671 459 +212 40
3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 16 0 8 3 534 414 +120 38
4 Brisbane Broncos (P) 24 15 0 9 3 680 508 +172 36
5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 15 0 9 3 599 490 +109 36
6 New Zealand Warriors 24 14 0 10 3 517 496 +21 34
7 Penrith Panthers 24 13 1 10 3 576 469 +107 33
8 Sydney Roosters 24 13 0 11 3 653 521 +132 32
9 Dolphins 24 12 0 12 3 721 596 +125 30
10 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 12 0 12 3 555 534 +21 30
11 Parramatta Eels 24 10 0 14 3 502 578 −76 26
12 North Queensland Cowboys 24 9 1 14 3 538 684 −146 25
13 Wests Tigers 24 9 0 15 3 477 612 −135 24
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 0 15 3 427 608 −181 24
15 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 8 0 16 3 498 628 −130 22
16 Gold Coast Titans 24 6 0 18 3 520 719 −199 18
17 Newcastle Knights 24 6 0 18 3 338 638 −300 18
Source: National Rugby League
(P) Premiers

Results by round

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Points
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 21 November 2024.[3]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Bye   Fixtures

Round 1: 7 March 2025 Wests Tigers 8–10 Newcastle Knights Campbelltown
18:00 AEDT
Tries:
Skelton rugby ball 6'
Goals:
Doueihi 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 7', 28 pen'
Report
Tries:
Sharpe rugby ball 51'
Marzhew rugby ball 66'
Goals:
Ponga 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 52'
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 13,160
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 2: 16 March 2025 Parramatta Eels 6–32 Wests Tigers Parramatta
16:05 AEDT
Tries:
Russell rugby ball 79'
Goals:
Lomax 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 80'
Report
Tries:
Turuva rugby ball 26'67'72'
To'a rugby ball 35'
Galvin rugby ball 39'
Skelton rugby ball 42'
Goals:
Doueihi 4/6 rugby goalposts icon 36', 39', 44', 68'
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 18,362
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 3: 22 March 2025 Dolphins 18–30 Wests Tigers Redcliffe
16:30 AEST
Tries:
Bostock rugby ball 4'
Farnworth rugby ball 17'
Nikorima rugby ball 22'
Goals:
Isaako 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 5', 19', 30 pen'
Report
Tries:
Turuva rugby ball 8'63'
Da Silva rugby ball 35'
Seyfarth rugby ball 68'
Koroisau rugby ball 75'
Goals:
Doueihi 5/5 rugby goalposts icon 9', 37', 64', 70', 76'
Stadium: Kayo Stadium
Attendance: 10,023
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 4: 30 March 2025 Wests Tigers 24–26 New Zealand Warriors Campbelltown
18:15 AEDT
Tries:
Pole rugby ball 11'
To'a rugby ball 38'
Faataape rugby ball 49'
L. Fainu rugby ball 52'
Goals:
Koroisau 3/3 rugby goalposts icon 12', 51', 53'
Da Silva 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 39'
Report
Tries:
Pompey rugby ball 4'
Niukore rugby ball 33'
Metcalf rugby ball 41'
Halasima rugby ball 69'
Goals:
Metcalf 5/5 rugby goalposts icon 6', 34', 43', 71', 72 pen'
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 12,020
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 5: 5 April 2025 Brisbane Broncos 46–24 Wests Tigers Brisbane
18:30 AEST
Tries:
Arthars rugby ball 4'57'
Willison rugby ball 37'41'
Reynolds rugby ball 44'
Walters rugby ball 60'
Shibasaki rugby ball 70'
Goals:
Reynolds 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 6', 38', 42', 45'
Walsh 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 59', 61', 71', 79 pen'
Field goals:
Reynolds rugby goalposts icon 39'
Sin bin:
Piakura yellow card 19' to 29'
Report
Tries:
L. Laulilii rugby ball 14'
Turuva rugby ball 26'
To'a rugby ball 31'75'
Si. Fainu rugby ball 50'
Goals:
Koroisau 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 52', 76'
Da Silva 0/1
Doueihi 0/1
Sin bin:
To'a yellow card 79' to 80'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 41,012
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 6: 13 April 2025 Newcastle Knights 4–20 Wests Tigers Newcastle
16:05 AEST
Tries:
Sharpe rugby ball 79'
Goals:
Ponga 0/1
Sin bin:
Gagai yellow card 52' to 62'
Report
Tries:
Turuva rugby ball 18'
To'a rugby ball 27'
Bula rugby ball 32'
Doueihi rugby ball 58'
Goals:
Doueihi 2/5 rugby goalposts icon 34', 53 pen'
Sin bin:
To'a yellow card 52' to 62'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 25,960
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 7: 21 April 2025 Wests Tigers 22–38 Parramatta Eels Parramatta
16:00 AEST
Tries:
May rugby ball 22'
Bula rugby ball 27'
Seyfarth rugby ball 61'
Laulilii rugby ball 67'
Goals:
Doueihi 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 23', 63', 68'
Sin bin:
Turuva yellow card 53' to 63'
Report
Tries:
Addo-Carr rugby ball 14'77'
Iongi rugby ball 32'47'
Tuilagi rugby ball 41'
Tuivaiti rugby ball 44'
Simonsson rugby ball 74'
Goals:
Russell 3/6 rugby goalposts icon 3 pen', 43', 45'
Moses 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 76'
Smith 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 78'
Sin bin:
Moretti yellow card 53' to 63'
Iongi yellow card 58' to 68'
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 26,145
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 12 (Bye for Wests Tigers)
Round 14: 8 June 2025 Wests Tigers 14–18 Penrith Panthers Parramatta
16:05 AEST
Tries:
To'a rugby ball 18'
Turuva rugby ball 26'
Skelton rugby ball 69'
Goals:
Doueihi 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 20'
Report
Tries:
Jenkins rugby ball 14'39'63'
Goals:
Cleary 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 15', 54 pen', 64'
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 17,708
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Round 15 (Bye for Wests Tigers)
Round 19: 13 July 2025 New Zealand Warriors 34–14 Wests Tigers Auckland
16:00 NZST
Tries:
Berry rugby ball 7'
Harris-Tavita rugby ball 18'72'
Watene-Zelezniak rugby ball 32'
Tuivasa-Sheck rugby ball 49'
Halasima rugby ball 79'
Goals:
Boyd 5/6 rugby goalposts icon 9', 19', 50', 74', 80'
Report
Tries:
Skelton rugby ball 1'
Doueihi rugby ball 27'56'
Goals:
Doueihi 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 57'
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 24,112
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 22: 3 August 2025 Wests Tigers 28–14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta
14:00 AEST
Tries:
Skelton rugby ball 13'29'
Bula rugby ball 18'
Doueihi rugby ball 32'
Sa. Fainu rugby ball 70'
Goals:
Doueihi 4/6 rugby goalposts icon 14', 34', 64 pen', 71'
Sin bin:
Seyfarth yellow card 59' to 69'
Report
Tries:
Preston rugby ball 36'
Kiraz rugby ball 51'
Curran rugby ball 78'
Goals:
Crichton 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 78'
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 17,423
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 23 (Bye for Wests Tigers)

Player statistics

As of pre-season

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

Player Apps T C PG FG Total

References

  1. ^ "Koroisau and Luai named 2025 captains". Wests Tigers. 22 January 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 NRL Pre-Season Challenge". National Rugby League. 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ "2025 NRL Telstra Premiership schedule". National Rugby League. 21 November 2024.