Photos by Michael Shillito
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CANTERBURY BULLDOGS v WESTS TIGERS Stadium Australia, Friday 4th June 2010.
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The Bulldogs cheer girls form a guard of honour
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The Tigers enter the field at the northern end
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The Bulldogs run through the tunnel onto the field
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Josh Morris runs into a tackle
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Steve Turner is surrounded by Tigers
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The Bulldogs cross the line, but are held up
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Jamal Idris is ankle-tapped
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Andrew Ryan is forced to run wide
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Brett Kimmorley feeds a scrum
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On a cold and wet night, only a small crowd is in
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Geoff Daniela passes to Gareth Ellis
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The Tigers run the ball defensively in goal
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Josh Morris scores the opening try
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The Bulldogs fans celebrate the try
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Bryson Goodwin adds the extras
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Benji Marshall prepares to receive a pass
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Benji Marshall scores under the posts
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David Stagg plays the ball
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Todd Payten defuses a Bulldogs bomb
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A Bulldogs try is disallowed
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The cheer girls do a half time routine
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Benji Marshall gets the second half under way
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Michael Ennis prepares an off-load
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Jamal Idris shrugs off Benji Marshall's attempted tackle
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Marshall misses a shot at a penalty goal
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The Tigers take a line drop-out
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Andrew Ryan scores, and the Bulldogs are back in front
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Lote Tuqiri attempts to evade the Bulldogs line
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From the scrum, Marshall to Chris Lawrence
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Robbie Farah scrambles over the line and scores for the Tigers
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Marshall converts, and it's 12-12
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Bryson Goodwin runs to the line, but it's called back for a forward pass
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The crowd figure is posted
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Robbie Farah looks for an opening
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Robert Lui kicks a field goal, and the Tigers take the lead
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Todd Payten gets up to play the ball
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Lui on the attack for the Tigers
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Tuqiri plays the ball to Marshall
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Simon Dwyer scores, and the match is safe for the Tigers
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The Tigers fans celebrate the win
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It's all over - Tigers 19 Bulldogs 12
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Wests Tigers 19 def Canterbury Bulldogs 12
Tigers : Tries – S Dwyer, R Farah, B Marshall. Goals – B Marshall 3/4. Field Goals – R Lui 1/1.
Bulldogs : Tries – J Morris, A Ryan. Goals – B Goodwin 2/2.
Referees – S Hayne, A Shortall. Crowd – 11,837 at ANZ Stadium.