As it happened: Tigers run away with dominant win

Battle of the night: Tigers right winger Sunia Turuva and Raiders left winger Savelio Tamale went at it all night in an entertaining contest. Tamale, who recently asked to be dropped to build confidence, returned to first grade in storming fashion, running for 232 metres gained from 24 runs, and giving the Tigers all sorts of headaches as he busted seven tackles. Turuva had seven tackle breaks of his own, a line break and ran for 192m, ultimately having the last laugh in the final result.

Full-time: Leichhardt Oval rises as one as the Tigers complete a 33-14 win over the Raiders.

79th minute: Royce Hunt finds space off an Alex Twal short ball, using his footwork and speed to find his way to the try line. Adam Doueihi converts the try. Tigers 33-14.

75th minute: Adam Doueihi slots a field goal to extend the lead to 13 points. Tigers 27-14.

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72nd minute: Raiders winger Jed Stuart makes an acrobatic attempt to cross in the corner but fails to ground the ball.

Injury alert: Jahream Bula leaves the field clutching his left shoulder.

65th minute: Adam Doueihi looked set to secure a hat-trick before being rocked in a massive hit from Kaeo Weekes in the last line of defence.

Injury update: Kai Pearce-Paul has failed his HIA.

64th minute: Luke Laulilii scores his second try of the game after a slick backline movement from the Tigers. Adam Doueihi converts. Tigers 26-14.

58th minute: The Tigers enjoy a sustained run of attacking opportunity on the Raiders try line, but the visitors turn them away.

53rd minute: Api Koroisau is placed on report for a dangerous lifting tackle on Zac Hosking. Kai Pearce-Paul leaves the field for a HIA. 

47th minute: Adam Doueihi scores his second try thanks to a miracle offload from Samuela Fainu, putting the Tigers into the lead. He converts the try from adjacent the posts. Tigers 20-14.

43rd minute: The Tigers get a penalty off the first set due to a late tackle on Adam Doueihi after kicking. Just three plays later Taylan May crosses the stripe off a Jahream Bula short ball. Doueihi misses the conversion attempt. 14-14.

Stat attack: The Tigers' middle forwards led the way in the first half, with Terrell May doing the damage up the middle. He had 89 metres gained from 11 hit-ups and made 21 tackles, while lock Alex Twal made 32 tackles on top of 63 metres gained and seven hit-ups.

Half-time: The Raiders take the lead into half-time after a topsy-turvy opening stanza at Leichhardt Oval. The home side dominated the possession and field position in the opening 25 minutes, scoring two tries, before Api Koroisau was sent to the sin bin for a hip drop tackle. The visitors converted the opportunities into all 14 of their points, giving them a four-point lead at the break.

37th minute: Ethan Sanders adds a penalty goal after Jarome Luai is nabbed for an escort to make it 14 points scored during Api Koroisau's time in the sin bin. Raiders 14-10.

33rd minute: Kaeo Weekes shows his power, running over the top of three Tigers to level the scores and silence the Leichhardt crowd. Ethan Sanders nails the conversion. Raiders 12-10.

Injury update: Ethan Strange returns to the field after 20 minutes on the sideline receiving treatment for an ankle injury.

29th minute: Matt Timoko gets the Raiders on the board after stepping off his right foot and slicing through the Tigers' defence to score under the posts. Tigers 10-6.

26th minute: Tigers hooker Api Koroisau is sent to the sin bin after a hip drop tackle on Noah Martin, who remains on the field after receiving treatment. 

24th minute: The Raiders get a rare attacking opportunity, but can't capitalise despite a scything run from Savelio Tamale.

18th minute: Adam Doueihi extends the lead for the Tigers on the back of a repeat set, shrugging off his opposite number Ethan Sanders in the process. The halfback hits the post on the conversion attempt. Tigers 10-0.

12th minute: The Tigers get another chance to attack after a Joseph Tapine offload goes astray, but the Raiders are saved thanks to a one-on-one strip effected by Tom Starling.

Injury alert: Ethan Strange has limped off with a left ankle injury, replaced by Daine Laurie, who is making his Raiders debut.

8th minute: The Tigers notch the first try of the game as Luke Laulilii grounds a bouncing Api Koroisau cross-field chip just inside the dead-ball line. It came after the Raiders turned the ball over from an errant offload. Adam Doueihi converts from the sideline. Tigers 6-0.

2nd minute: The Raiders go the length of the field in the first set of the game and Noah Martin claims a try off an Ethan Sanders grubber. Joseph Tapine is found to have obstructed Api Koroisau in the lead-up.

Kick-off: After a solemn Anzac commemoration, Adam Doueihi gets us underway in Round 8 with the kick-off to the Raiders.

Late Mail

Wests Tigers: The Tigers are 1-19 with no late changes. Heamasi Makasini is out after suffering a foot injury in last week's tight loss to Brisbane. Luke Laulilii comes in on the wing for Makasini and Starford To'a plays his first game in place of Patrick Herbert.

Raiders: A switch in the pack 90 minutes before kick-off with Morgan Smithies coming into the starting side and Ata Mariota going to the bench. Centre Simi Sasagi was ruled out with a slight hamstring strain on Wednesday with Savelio Tamale coming into the side and Owen Pattie added to the six-man bench. Joe Roddy is set to replace veteran forward Josh Papalii after the Samoan star was struck down with a calf injury. Noah Martin also gets his chance to start in the back row, with Hudson Young suspended.

Numbers Game

• Wests Tigers have won four of their last five games at Leichhardt Oval.
• The Raiders have won 10 of their last 11 games against the Tigers.
• Wests Tigers have not defeated the Raiders at Leichhardt Oval since 2010.
• Ricky Stuart has won six from seven at Leichhardt as Raiders coach and player.
• Wests Tigers fullback Jahream Bula has scored seven tries in eight games at Leichhardt Oval.