Luai Steers Tigers Past Bulldogs 22-16 at CommBank Stadium Bulldogs Vs Tigers Score
The bulldogs vs tigers score ended 22-16 to Wests Tigers at CommBank Stadium on Saturday, and Jarome Luai played the decisive late hand in a win that snapped a three-game losing run. Canterbury left with only one win in their last six, while the Tigers banked a result that came after a halftime lead and a second-half fightback.
Luai Drives the Finish
Jarome Luai jolted the ball loose from Sitili Tupouniua late to seal it, after first sidestepping and later belting Lachlan Galvin in a match that stayed sharp from start to finish. The Tigers half did not need many chances to tilt the game back their way once Canterbury had closed the gap.
Wests Tigers led 16-6 at halftime after Jeral Skelton scored after four minutes, Faaletino Tavana finished off a Jock Madden bomb, and Jahream Bula struck from a Kai Pearce-Paul offload. That start gave Benji Marshall’s side room to absorb Canterbury’s pressure when the game tightened after the break.
Canterbury Push Back
Jacob Kiraz scored in the 37th minute for Canterbury, then Enari Tuala brought the Bulldogs within six points in the second half. For a spell, Josh Curran looked to have cut the margin further after regathering his own charge-down of a Luai kick, but a penalty went the Tigers’ way when replays showed Curran had made the slightest contact with Luai’s legs.
That call mattered because it stopped Canterbury from turning field position into a clearer swing on the scoreboard. Jock Madden then added a penalty goal with 20 minutes left to open a 12-point buffer, and that was enough breathing room before the late scramble around Galvin’s 70th-minute try.
Galvin’s Old Club
Lachlan Galvin was booed and jeered by supporters of his old club throughout the match, adding another layer to a meeting played nearly a year after he walked out on Marshall’s side to move to Belmore. The crowd at CommBank Stadium was 17,505, and the reception for Galvin tracked the edge in the contest as much as the scoreline did.
Canterbury’s form since his arrival has gone backwards, with the club winning just 38 per cent of its games since then and sitting at 4-8 in 2026. Wests Tigers used this one to move off a three-game slide, and the late Luai turnover ensured the scoreboard matched the pressure they had built through the middle of the match.
