2026 Witzer NRL Pre-Season Challenge

Round 2

Wests Tigers 42 def. Sydney Roosters 26

2026 Witzer NRL Pre-Season Challenge Round 2
Wests Tigers 42		–	26 Sydney Roosters
Match Info
Match URL	www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/120424
Status	Completed
Date	Saturday, 14th February, 2026
Kick Off	3:50pm (local time)
Referee	Kieren Irons
Touch Judges	Dillan Wells, Drew Oultram
Sr. Review	Kasey Badger
Venue	McD. Jones (Newcastle)
Crowd	8,358
Match Stats
Halftime Score	12	–	16
Penalties	2	–	4
Bonus Points	3	–	2
Wests Tigers	Scoresheet			Sydney
Heamasi MAKASINI	3	T		Egan BUTCHER
Logan DEININGER				Benaiah IOELU
Jared HAYWOOD				Junior PAUGA
Kit LAULILII				Tom RODWELL
Charlie MURRAY				Jackson STEWART
Faaletino TAVANA
Jock MADDEN	5/6	G	2/3	Hugo SAVALA
Will CRAIG	0/1		1/2	Jake ELLIOTT
Heath MASON	0/1
Wests Tigers	Teams			Sydney
Jack ATTARD	15	FB	1	Rex BASSINGTHWAIGHTE
Luke LAULILII	2	W	2	Junior TUPOU
Heamasi MAKASINI	3	C	3	Junior PAUGA
Patrick HERBERT	4	C	4	Tommy TALAU
Faaletino TAVANA	5	W	5	Tom RODWELL
Javon ANDREWS	6	FE	6	Hugo SAVALA
Jock MADDEN (c)	7	HB	7	Toby RODWELL
Kit LAULILII	8	FR	8	Egan BUTCHER
Tristan HOPE	9	HK	9	Benaiah IOELU
Sione FAINU	10	FR	10	Taylor LOSALU
Tony SUKKAR	11	2R	11	Salesi FOKETI
Pheonix GODINET	12	2R	12	Nat BUTCHER (c)
Christian TAUPAU-MOORS	17	L	13	Siua WONG
Charlie MURRAY	13	B	14	De La Salle VA'A
Jared HAYWOOD	14	B	15	Jackson STEWART
Livai SAUKURU	16	B	16	Jaxson ALLEN
Max TAOTUA	18	B	17	Itula SEVE
Heath MASON	1	B	18	Jake ELLIOTT
Siotame HAVEA JR	19	B	19	Lachlan DOONER
Lachlan BROEDERLOW	20	B	20	Zac SARFATI
Luke JACK	21	B	21	Reece FOLEY
Iverson MATAI	22	R	22	Lui LEE
Logan DEININGER	23	R	23	Kanaan MAGELE
Mitchell TAOTUA	24	R	24	Enzo GRIFFIER
Josese LANYON	25	R	25	Aston WARWICK
Will CRAIG	26	R	26	Hayden BARTON
Benji MARSHALL		HC		Trent ROBINSON

This match is a part of the following:

• 2026 Witzer NRL Pre-Season Challenge

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Tim Costello, AJ Lucantonio

Sources: Official League Website