St George Illawarra Dragons vs Wests Tigers - Round 18, 2026
The result
The Dragons led 6 to 4 at halftime before pulling clear at Jubilee Stadium, running out 24 to 10 winners over Wests Tigers. Adam Doueihi opened the scoring in the 9th minute, but the Dragons took over after the break and Wests Tigers never got closer than 2 points once the second half started.
How it unfolded
Wests Tigers had the ball more, with 52 percent possession to the Dragons' 48, and got through more metres too, 1808 to 1736. The Dragons made up for it elsewhere, throwing 11 offloads to Wests Tigers' 3 and putting through 5 line breaks to Wests Tigers' 2.
Against projection
Valentine Holmes ran up 80 points against a projection of 39, and Jacob Liddle went well past his own number too, 48 to a projected 27. At the other end, Alex Seyfarth managed only 22 against a projection of 52, while Luciano Leilua's night finished after just 19 minutes for 22 points.
Price moves
Tony Sukkar rose $29,000 after his 31 came in well clear of a break even of 1, and Setu Tu climbed $12,000 with 45 against a break even of 26. Jock Madden fell $25,000, his 38 short of a break even of 54, and Jeral Skelton dropped $24,000 after 17 against a break even of 48.
Ownership outcome
Mathew Feagai, unlikely to have been high on team lists, scored 46 with a try in the corner, well clear of his projection of 28. Sione Fainu quietly returned 39 for Wests Tigers in a losing side, a number likely to have gone unnoticed by most coaches.
