Sunday second NRL Round 8 match is between Wests Tigers and Gold Coast Titans with the opening kick to commence at 3:00pm local time. The game is to be played at Leichhardt Oval which see’s home team Wests Tigers hold favouritism in the market. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Wests Tigers and Gold Coast Titans.

Where and when: Sunday, Apr 27, Leichhardt Oval, NINE, 3:00pm

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Odds Comparison:

Wests Tigers	1.77	1.77	1.79	1.77	1.77	1.77
Gold Coast Titans	2.10	2.08	2.05	2.08	2.10	2.10

All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.

Preview:

The West Tigers registered their third consecutive win and their fifth of the year with a 21 – 18 win over Parramatta last week.

The Tigers took every opportunity afforded to them by Parramatta, scoring two length-of-the-field intercept tries and capitalising on a Parramatta fumble late in the game to slot a field goal and edge the Tigers in front.

It typifies the West Tigers of 2014 who are back themselves and that kind of play, has seen them involved in some high-scoring matches this year. Four matches have produced over 50 points and their average total-point score for the matches this year is only slightly less at 46.

The Tigers, who sit at the top of the table with Manly, Bulldogs and this weekend’s opponents, the Titans, head back to Leichhardt Oval for this match where from their last five matches, they’ve won four.

The Titans suffered their first defeat since losing comprehensively to the Tigers in round 2, last week against Penrith 14 – 12.

Penrith scored first, the fourth week in a row the opposition have gotten the jump on the Titans but another strong defensive effort by the Titans, who had limited teams to 12 points or less in the past month, kept them in the hunt at half time.

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The even struggled continued in the second half and whilst the Titans had their chances, the Panthers defence held and limited them to the one try late in the match, securing a narrow victory.

The Titans will have to start well here for, as they showed in round 2, if the Tigers get on a roll they can be hard to reel in.

Not much in this one but at Leichhardt and with good momentum behind them, the Tigers 1 – 12.

Teams:

Wests Tigers:

Kurtis Rowe, David Nofoaluma, Tim Simona, Chris Lawrence, Pat Richards, Braith Anasta (c), Luke Brooks, Aaron Woods, Joel Luani, Keith Galloway, Liam Fulton, Bodene Thompson, Adam Blair. Interchange: Martin Taupau, Ava Seumanufagai, Blake Austin, Sitaleki Akauola
Ins: Liam Fulton
Outs: James Gavet (hamstring, round 11)
Other unavailables: Robbie Farah (elbow, round 12), James Tedesco (ankle, round 12), Sauaso Sue (ankle, round 10), Curtis Sironen (foot, round 13), Dene Halatau (ankle, round 13), Tim Moltzen (knee, indefinite)

Gold Coast Titans:
David Mead, Kevin Gordon, Maurice Blair, Brad Takairangi, Anthony Don, Aidan Sezer, Albert Kelly, Luke Douglas, Beau Falloon, Nate Myles (c), Greg Bird (c), David Taylor, Ashley Harrison. Interchange: Mark Ioane, Ryan James, Mark Minichiello, Paul Carter, William Zillman
Ins: Mark Ioane, William Zillman
Outs: Matt White (suspension, round 10)
Other unavailables: Luke Bailey (ankle, round 10), Brad Tighe (shoulder, round 10), Matt Srama (shoulder, indefinite), William Zillman (hamstring, round nine)

News:

Curtis Sironen has signed a new three-year deal with the Wests Tigers that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2017 NRL season.

One of a glut of talented youngsters at the joint venture, Sironen hasn’t played this season due to a foot injury sustained at the Auckland Nines.

The utility is due for a round-13 return.

The son of club legend Paul Sironen, the 20-year-old said he was glad to secure his future.

“I’m extremely delighted to have extended my contract at the Wests Tigers,” Sironen said.

“Being a local junior, I have always wanted to play NRL for the club.

“I’m looking forward to what the future holds and to be playing NRL alongside some of my best mates is really important to me.

“There is a really good feel around the club and it’s an exciting place to be a part of.”

Coach Mick Potter hailed the re-signing as further good news for the in-form Tigers.

“I’m really happy that Curtis is going to be at the Wests Tigers, long term,” Potter said.

“He is an exceptional athlete and his benefit to the team is that he can play a range of positions.

“Curtis is big enough, strong enough and has great skills – his kicking game and passing game are an extremely valuable asset and I’m looking forward to his return from injury.

“It’s really good for everyone at the club that our young players want to stay.

“They see a future here and want to keep playing with the players they have been brought up with,” he said.

Sironen, with 25 NRL games for the Tigers, represented City Origin last year.

The second-placed Tigers have enjoyed a 5-2 start to the season and host the fourth-placed Gold Coast at Leichhardt Oval in round seven on Sunday.