Wests Tigers vs Brisbane Broncos - Round 7, 2026
The result
Adam Reynolds settled it with a field goal in the 71st minute, sending the Broncos past the Wests Tigers 21 to 20 at Campbelltown Sports Stadium. The Tigers had led at points through the middle stanza after Taylan May scored first in the 10th minute, but Brisbane's halftime edge, 18 to 14, held up just enough.
How it unfolded
Wests Tigers ran for 1881 all run metres to the Broncos' 1494 and threw 17 offloads to Brisbane's 4, dominating the collision through the middle of the field. Brisbane countered with a higher completion rate, 76 percent to the Tigers' 74, keeping their errors down when it mattered.
Against projection
Xavier Willison scored 83 against a projection of 32, the biggest beat of the match, while Ben Talty's 64 against a projection of 24 came off just 43 minutes from the bench. At the other end, Jock Madden managed only 9 against a projection of 54, and Ezra Mam's 17 fell 31 short of his 48 projection despite a full 80 minutes.
Price moves
Sunia Turuva's break even sat at 11, and 50 points pushed his price up $42,000, while Patrick Herbert turned a break even of minus 1 into a rise of $33,000. At the other end, Payne Haas fell $61,000 after 24 against a break even of 86, and Gehamat Shibasaki dropped $24,000 having scored 22 against a break even of 42.
Ownership outcome
Jordan Riki carried a projection of 64 into the match and returned 46, while Kotoni Staggs was projected at 48 and finished with 37. Further down the order, Josh Rogers came off the bench for 45 points against a break even of just 16, a return likely to have come from outside most squads.
