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
Coach 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

Main article: 2025 NRL season § 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

Main article: 2025 NRL Pre-season Challenge

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  23'
R. Rinakama  38', 56'
Sua  64'
Goals:
Taaffe 1/2  24'
Tia 1/2  66'
 Report
Tries:
Mason  32'
Faataape  42', 45'
Goals:
Lobb 1/3  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  26'
Bird  29'
Skelton  39'
Hope  56'
Faataape  75'
Goals:
Doueihi 5/5  27', 30', 39', 58', 76'
 Report
Tries:
Iongi  13'
Russell  35'
Williams  48'
Goals:
Lomax 2/2  15', 36'
Volkman 1/1  49'
 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Referee: Ashley Klein

Regular season

Main article: 2025 NRL 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

Main article: 2025 NRL season results

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  6'
Goals:
Doueihi 2/2  7', 28 pen'
 Report
Tries:
Sharpe  51'
Marzhew  66'
Goals:
Ponga 1/2  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  79'
Goals:
Lomax 1/1  80'
 Report
Tries:
Turuva  26', 67', 72'
To'a  35'
Galvin  39'
Skelton  42'
Goals:
Doueihi 4/6  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  4'
Farnworth  17'
Nikorima  22'
Goals:
Isaako 3/4  5', 19', 30 pen'
 Report
Tries:
Turuva  8', 63'
Da Silva  35'
Seyfarth  68'
Koroisau  75'
Goals:
Doueihi 5/5  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  11'
To'a  38'
Faataape  49'
L. Fainu  52'
Goals:
Koroisau 3/3  12', 51', 53'
Da Silva 1/1  39'
 Report
Tries:
Pompey  4'
Niukore  33'
Metcalf  41'
Halasima  69'
Goals:
Metcalf 5/5  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  4', 57'
Willison  37', 41'
Reynolds  44'
Walters  60'
Shibasaki  70'
Goals:
Reynolds 4/4  6', 38', 42', 45'
Walsh 4/4  59', 61', 71', 79 pen'
Field goals:
Reynolds  39'
Sin bin:
Piakura 19' to 29'
 Report
Tries:
L. Laulilii  14'
Turuva  26'
To'a  31', 75'
Si. Fainu  50'
Goals:
Koroisau 2/3  52', 76'
Da Silva 0/1
Doueihi 0/1
Sin bin:
To'a 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  79'
Goals:
Ponga 0/1
Sin bin:
Gagai 52' to 62'
 Report
Tries:
Turuva  18'
To'a  27'
Bula  32'
Doueihi  58'
Goals:
Doueihi 2/5  34', 53 pen'
Sin bin:
To'a 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  22'
Bula  27'
Seyfarth  61'
Laulilii  67'
Goals:
Doueihi 3/4  23', 63', 68'
Sin bin:
Turuva 53' to 63'
 Report
Tries:
Addo-Carr  14', 77'
Iongi  32', 47'
Tuilagi  41'
Tuivaiti  44'
Simonsson  74'
Goals:
Russell 3/6  3 pen', 43', 45'
Moses 1/1  76'
Smith 1/1  78'
Sin bin:
Moretti 53' to 63'
Iongi 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  18'
Turuva  26'
Skelton  69'
Goals:
Doueihi 1/3  20'
 Report
Tries:
Jenkins  14', 39', 63'
Goals:
Cleary 3/4  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  7'
Harris-Tavita  18', 72'
Watene-Zelezniak  32'
Tuivasa-Sheck  49'
Halasima  79'
Goals:
Boyd 5/6  9', 19', 50', 74', 80'
 Report
Tries:
Skelton  1'
Doueihi  27', 56'
Goals:
Doueihi 1/3  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  13', 29'
Bula  18'
Doueihi  32'
Sa. Fainu  70'
Goals:
Doueihi 4/6  14', 34', 64 pen', 71'
Sin bin:
Seyfarth 59' to 69'
 Report
Tries:
Preston  36'
Kiraz  51'
Curran  78'
Goals:
Crichton 1/3  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.
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