FULL TIME at the Sydney Cricket Ground and the Sydney Roosters have dominated with a 42-12 victory
Latrell Mitchell converts his own try and takes his points tally tonight to 26
Keary shows the ball, keeps Mahe Fonua interested and the ball bounces perfectly for Cordner who chases through to score
Mahe Fonua takes an intercept and busts through before Latrell Mitchell saves the day
Moses Mbye loses the ball at the back
Game in a pretty stagnant state in the last few minutes
Cooper Cronk throws a forward pass out of dummy half
Tigers kick is too deep and the Roosters get the 7 tackle set
A fantastic passage of play from the Tigers but at the end of the day, it finishes with a Moses Mbye error but some great work from Mbye, Brooks and Liddle
Tigers go short with the kick-off and regather
Latrell converts his own try
Apologies - that was an intercept and not a kick
IT'S 3 FOR LATRELL - He takes a kick from Robbie Farah, tiptoes the sideline and scores untouched.
From right in front Latrell Mitchell sends the conversion over
Straight through the middle Butcher goes, had to do some work to force his way over but gets it down under the black dot
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Chris McQueen penalised by referee Tim Roby for a strip on the tip of Matt Cecchin
Both sides putting in some good kicks since the points
Latrell Mitchell bends his kick back and converts
Latrell Mitchell has a second as the unlikely kick chaser Sitili Tupouniua takes the catch on the bomb ahead of Mbye and then Tupouniua finds Latrell who scores
A good set on the back of points as Luke Brooks finds touch 15m out from the Roosters line
Esan Marsters converts from right in front
Robbie Farah goes straight from dummy half and has loose grip on the ball but has enough control to have the try awarded
PENALTY TIGERS: The Roosters concede the penalty on their own 20 as Matt Cecchin isn't happy with the speed of the ruck
SECOND HALF IS GO! Alex Twal has the first hit up coming from the Randwick end of the SCG
HALF TIME at the Sydney Cricket Ground and it's been the Latrell Mitchell show as the Roosters head to the break leading by 18-6
Latrell has absolutely no issues from in front
IT'S LATRELL'S GAME - Latrell goes through a gap charges at a Tigers defender and literally throws him away, Grubbers inside for Keary who picks it up and scores
Moses Mbye takes a good high catch and gets smashed by Boyd Cordner
Latrell sneaks the conversion through the uprights from wide out
The field position was too good to not score for the Roosters, good pass from Keary to Latrell Mitchell who had quick enough hands to send it out to Tupou who goes through and brings it round to score
Marsters loses it on his own 10 and the Roosters have a big chance to score
Robbie Farah drives the ball to the touchline and finds it
The scores are level and the game is pretty much playing as an even contest
Esan Marsters has no issues from next to the uprights
STRAIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE - Matterson first reciever off the scrum and comes straight through the middle and score oh so easily
Tigers get a scrum on the Roosters 10 as Matt Cecchin rules an accidental offside against the Roosters
Victor Radley makes another error at dummy-half with a forward pass called by referees Cecchin & Roby
Radley knocks on at dummy-half and the Tigers have a scrum in the Roosters half
PENALTY TIGERS: The Roosters compound an error with a penalty that let's the Tigers out of their own end
Tedesco goes through a gap as the Tigers defence slips on the hard surface
Off the upright goes Latrell Mitchell's kick at goal and bounces away
Down the short side goes the Roosters and Latrell Mitchell streaks down the sideline, gets ankle tapped but goes again and scores in the corner
Both sides just feeling each other out at the moment as the Roosters have had the better of field position
Victor Radley throws a bad pass from dummy half for Boyd Cordner who drops it
PENALTY ROOSTERS: The Tigers under pressure and they concede the penalty for a slow ruck; Roosters back in attack
No problems from basically in front for Latrell Mitchell
PENALTY ROOSTERS: The Tigers give away the penalty right in front of the posts for ruck interference and the Roosters will take the 2
Moses Mbye loses the ball in some confusion with Corey Thompson; Roosters with 7 tackles in attack
The Tigers go sideways in the attack and can't straighten it up as Robert Jennings is dragged into touch
PENALTY TIGERS: Cooper Cronk called offside by Matt Cecchin but he still gets involved and Cecchin penalises him
Matt Cecchin calls time on and we're underway - Roosters use the ball first defending the Randwick (southern) end of the ground
Both sides on the SCG, Just waiting for Matt Cecchin to call time on
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Tim Roby
Touch Judges: Nick Beashel, Mark Bohan
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Bryan Norrie
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (42)
Tries: Latrell Mitchell (3), Daniel Tupou, Luke Keary, Nat Butcher, Boyd Cordner
Field Goals:
Conversions: Latrell Mitchell (6/7)
Penalty Goals: Latrell Mitchell (1/1)
WESTS TIGERS (12)
Tries: Ryan Matterson, Robbie Farah
Field Goals:
Conversions: Esan Marsters (2/2)
Penalty Goals: