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SuperCoach NRL: Koroisau lands monster score, Winners and Losers from Tigers vs Raiders

Api Koroisau put the disappointment of missing NSW Blues selection behind him with a monster score to lead the Tigers. See the 10 SuperCoach Winners and Losers from Tigers vs Raiders.

Sean TeumaSean TeumaSports Reporter
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June 23, 2024 - 6:45PM
Apisai Koroisau almost cracked the 150-point mark against the Raiders. Photo: Matt King/Getty Images
Apisai Koroisau almost cracked the 150-point mark against the Raiders. Photo: Matt King/Getty Images

The Tigers have hit a purple patch of form.

After knocking off the Titans last week, they backed it up with a huge 24-point drubbing of a Raiders side searching for answers at the moment.

With that came some monster SuperCoach scores, including four players smashing the century mark.

See who made our Winners and Losers list from Sunday footy.

SUPERCOACH WINNERS

1. Api Koroisau (147) - Who else but Api. He was in everything for the Tigers, showing his class across the park as he moved back to his favoured hooking role. Huge game.

2. Nick Cotric (106) - Few players benefited from the sin bin as much as Cotric as he scored and made breaks down the flank with the extra-man advantage.

3. Lachlan Galvin (101) - Put his contract talk behind him with a starring performance that included his first two NRL tries. Looked dangerous with every touch.

4. Kaeo Weekes (101) - Another player who stood tall with the advantage, he scored a great try from his own half that saw his score race past the century mark.

5. Adam Doueihi (83) - It was a big question mark on how he would return, but the classy player hasn’t lost a step, scoring a late try to inflate his score.

Lachlan Galvin and Luke Laulilii both scored their maiden NRL tries against the Raiders. Photo: Matt King/Getty Images
Lachlan Galvin and Luke Laulilii both scored their maiden NRL tries against the Raiders. Photo: Matt King/Getty Images

SUPERCOACH LOSERS

1. Sebastian Kris (26) - Just isn’t having the same impact of late. A great tackle buster but was rarely sighted out on an edge.

2. Emre Guler (27) - Has started plenty of games this year but was strangely left on the bench, playing just 29 minutes as a replacement for Joe Tapine.

3. Justin Matamua (26) - Started the match at lock, lasting less than 19 minutes in his first stint which is tough going if he’s in your team.

4. Kit Laulilii (21) - Given 22 minutes off the bench and his production per minute was solid, but he just didn’t see enough time on the field.

5. Brent Naden (30) - Had a few moments of brilliance including an early intercept, but it just didn’t translate into a decent score for owners.

The Tigers celebrated their second-straight win. Photo: Matt King/Getty Images
The Tigers celebrated their second-straight win. Photo: Matt King/Getty Images

RELIVE OUR LIVE COVERAGE OF THE TIGERS VS RAIDERS CLASH BELOW

FULL-TIME - Tigers 48-24

What a comeback from Adam Doueihi.

His first game in well over a year, he takes an intercept and runs a considerable distance to stop the Raiders resurgence and ice the game for the Tigers.

There was nobody more deserving of that moment.

Here are the top SuperCoach scores from full-time:

Wests Tigers vs Canberra Raiders - top SuperCoach full-time scores
Wests Tigers vs Canberra Raiders - top SuperCoach full-time scores

70th minute - Tigers 42-24

Alex Seyfarth is sent to the sin bin for a professional foul and the Raiders have their second try.

Jordan Rapana plays at the line and gives the ball to an unmarked Nick Cotric to get them back to within 30 of the Tigers.

Kaeo Weekes helps them go back-to-back with a nice burst of speed, slicing his way through the Tigers defence too easily as they find something over the concluding stages.

They make it three-straight with Xaiver Savage knocking a chip kick backwards to allow Ethan Strange to score and cut it now to 18.

60th minute - Tigers 42-8

Parramatta Eels fans are starting to get nervous.

Unless there’s a miracle comeback they will finish the round in last position.

Big Stefano Utoikamanu is isolated one-on-one with Danny Levi close to the line and the hooker didn’t stand a chance.

That’s the Tigers sixth try of the afternoon and the Raiders are officially cooked.

Make that seven.

Lachlan Galvin puts a grubber in, the Raiders make an absolute blunder close to the line and Koroisau scores.

50th minute - Tigers 30-8

What a start to the half for the Wests Tigers.

An early shift deep in their own half allows Jahream Bula an open passage through the line, Elliott Whitehead badly overchases as Adam Doueihi hits a hole, finding Lachlan Galvin on the inside to pick up his second try of the evening. It’s all the Tigers here at Campbelltown.

The Raiders finally touch the ball, but Jordan Rapana drops the ball on the kick return, it’s picked up by Api Koroisau who flicks inside to Bula to score the easiest of tries.

This is embarrassing for Canberra.

They finally have their first try however, with Danny Levi crashing over from dummy half to give them the slimmest of hope.

HALFTIME - Tigers 18-2

The points keep coming for the Tigers.

Danny Levi comes up with a terrible one-on-one miss close to the line and Sione Fainu scores his first NRL try with ease.

As pointed out on Fox Sports commentary, all three tryscorers today have posted their maiden tries in first grade.

What a shocking half from Canberra who have taken no lessons from their drubbing at home last week.

They get a penalty on the stroke of halftime and take the two points. Sums up their half.

Here are the top SuperCoach scores at halftime:

Wests Tigers vs Canberra Raiders - top SuperCoach halftime scores
Wests Tigers vs Canberra Raiders - top SuperCoach halftime scores

30th minute - Tigers 12-0

The Tigers have gone within a whisker of adding another.

Adam Doueihi looked certain to score after hitting a short ball at speed just metres out from the line.

But Jordan Rapana recovered from a slow start to come up with a trysaver to keep Canberra in the game.

Canberra simply has no answers at the moment and they haven’t looked like cracking the defence of the Tigers so far.

20th minute - Tigers 12-0

Talk about having no fear.

In his first NRL game, Luke Laulilii takes a run out of dummy half from close range, dives straight at Josh Papali’i and manages to get the ball down for a dream debut moment.

It came on the back of a Jordan Rapana mistake.

The fingertips of Aidan Sezer have denied one of the great tries, with the halfback touching a Lachlan Galvin bomb on the way through prior to Samuela Fainu producing a miracle flick for Api Koroisau to score.

The Bunker spotted the touch and the margin remains at 12, much to the relief of the Raiders.

10th minute - Tigers 6-0

What have we witnessed to start this game?

After the Raiders looked destined to score on the back of a lost ball, Brent Naden takes an intercept and rushes downfield.

On the very next play Lachlan Galvin takes on the line and he shrugs off a poor miss from Jordan Rapana to score the opener.

Incredibly that is his first NRL try.

That was wild.

4.05PM: The whistle has blown and we are underway at Campbelltown.

Can the Tigers make it two on the bounce or will the Raiders recover from a hammering last week?

3.35PM: It’s the young guns who will need to fire to help the Wests Tigers continue their winning run.

They feature two 18-year-old starters in Luke Laulilii and Lachlan Galvin (5/8 $551,700) and two 19-year-old interchange players in Kit Laulilii (2RF $238,900) and Heath Mason leading the charge.

It’s a promising sign for the future of the club, but with fans starved of success in recent years, they’ll be looking for an immediate payoff this afternoon against Canberra.

Canberra Raiders - top recent SuperCoach players
Canberra Raiders - top recent SuperCoach players

3.05PM: Adam Doueihi is a big-name inclusion for the Wests Tigers as they chase back-to-back victories on home soil.

Doueihi (5/8 $511,500) made his return in NSW Cup last week and is a late inclusion to replace Justin Olam in the centres for a key clash with Canberra today.

It marks his first NRL game since round six last year where he suffered an ACL injury.

Luke Laulilii (FLB $204,300) is set to make his NRL debut on the wing in a massive moment for the 18-year-old.

After impressing on debut last week, Heath Mason (FLB $204,300) retains his place on the bench in favour of Tallyn Da Silva.

The Raiders have kept the same 17, with the exception of a change at hooker.

Zac Woolford (HOK $356,800) will start in place of Danny Levi (HOK $356,900).

Wests Tigers - top recent SuperCoach players
Wests Tigers - top recent SuperCoach players

EARLIER: It’s a battle between two of this season’s breakout SuperCoach stars as Lachlan Galvin and the Tigers take on Ethan Strange and the Raiders.

The Tigers come into this game at the foot of the ladder, while the Raiders sit in 10th.

Galvin ($551,700) has been in decent SuperCoach form, averaging 65.7 across his last three games, while Strange ($476,400) is a little below his season average with 49.7 across his last three. Both gun 5/8 options are owned by over 25% of SuperCoaches.

Apisai Koroisau ($570,300) is another player with a high ownership in this fixture with 25.7%, with the Tigers hooker averaging 66.3 across his last three.

Hudson Young ($730,100) is the most premium player in this fixture and has been in excellent scoring form, averaging 82 across his last three.

Outside of SuperCoach news, Adam Doueihi ($511,500) is set to play his first NRL game in over a year, replacing an injured Justin Olam in the starting centres.

Who have you got from this one SuperCoaches?

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