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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: Wests Tigers [Club Headlines]

Squad: Ray Cashmere, Dean Collis, Shane Elford, Robbie Farah, Daniel Fitzhenry, Liam Fulton, Ben Galea, Bryce Gibbs, Dene Halatau, Bronson Harrison, Chris Heighington, Brett Hodgson, Matt Jobson, Anthony Laffranchi, Benji Marshall, Shannon McDonnell, Robert Miles, Mark O'Neill, Todd Payten, Scott Prince, Ben Reynolds, Pat Richards, Matt Rieck, John Skandalis, Paul Whatuira, John Wilson
Gains Paul Whatuira (Panthers), Matt Rieck (Sharks), Mark Meredith (Souths), Aaron Mercer (Roosters), Matt Jobson (Warriors)
Losses: Luke Covell (Sharks), Keiran Kerr (Cowboys), Gray Viane (St Helens), Luke Isaaka (Leigh), Scott Sattler, Darren Senter, Jason Moodie, Michael Buettner, Robert Mears (retired)
Coach: Tim Sheens
Club Season Index: Wests Tigers [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 11-13
Sat: Tigers 12 l. Eels 28
Date: Saturday March 12, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,107
Table Position: 13
Tries (2): Pat Richards (37th), Paul Whatuira (4th)
Goals (2): Brett Hodgson (2 from 2), Pat Richards (0 from 1)
Round 2 - Mar 18-20
Tigers bye
Round 3 - Mar 25-27
Sun: Tigers 37 d. Bulldogs 36
Date: Sunday March 27, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 19,984
Table Position: 8
Tries (6): Scott Prince 2 (43rd, 61st), Brett Hodgson (17th), Daniel Fitzhenry (39th), Bronson Harrison (56th), John Wilson (67th)
Goals (6): Brett Hodgson (6 from 6)
Field Goals (1): Scott Prince
Round 4 - Apr 1-3
Sun: Roosters 26 l. Tigers 32
Date: Sunday April 3, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,946
Table Position: 6
Tries (5): Chris Heighington (15th), Paul Whatuira (24th), Anthony Laffranchi (40th), Pat Richards (54th), Scott Prince (71st)
Goals (6): Brett Hodgson (6 from 6)
Round 5 - Apr 8-10
Sat: Tigers 24 d. Warriors 6
Date: Saturday April 9, 2005
Venue: Jade Stadium, Christchurch (NZ)
Crowd: 18,421
Table Position: 4
Tries (4): Paul Whatuira 2 (10th, 42nd), Scott Prince (65th), Pat Richards (70th)
Goals (4): Brett Hodgson (4 from 4)
Round 6 - Apr 15-17
Sat: Cowboys 44 d. Tigers 20
Date: Saturday April 16, 2005
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 20,361
Table Position: 6
Tries (4): John Wilson (4th), Daniel Fitzhenry (50th), Paul Whatuira (61st), Benji Marshall (71st)
Goals (2): Brett Hodgson (2 from 4)
Round 7 - Apr 23-25
Sat: Eels 26 d. Tigers 16
Date: Saturday April 23, 2005
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,107
Table Position: 9
Tries (3): Robbie Farah 2 (1st, 77th), Pat Richards (12th)
Goals (2): Brett Hodgson (2 from 3)
Round 8 - Apr 29-May 1
Sun: Tigers 32 l. Dragons 40
Date: Sunday May 1, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,567
Table Position: 10
Tries (5): Liam Fulton 2 (30th, 40th), Brett Hodgson (22nd), Todd Payten (79th), Anthony Laffranchi (7th)
Goals (6): Brett Hodgson (6 from 6)
Round 9 - May 7-8
Sun: Sea Eagles 34 d. Tigers 26
Date: Sunday May 8, 2005
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,247
Table Position: 13
Tries (5): Scott Prince 2 (31st, 38th), Liam Fulton (18th), Matt Rieck (28th), Anthony Laffranchi (3rd)
Goals (3): Brett Hodgson (3 from 5)
Round 10 - May 13-15
Sun: Knights 16 l. Tigers 32
Date: Sunday May 15, 2005
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 15,881
Table Position: 10
Tries (6): Matt Rieck 2 (18th, 64th), Paul Whatuira 2 (5th, 78th), Liam Fulton (21st), Pat Richards (47th)
Goals (4): Brett Hodgson (4 from 6)
Round 11 - May 20-22
Sun: Tigers 28 d. Raiders 16
Date: Sunday May 22, 2005
Venue: Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,436
Table Position: 10
Tries (5): Paul Whatuira 2 (26th, 63rd), Robbie Farah (22nd), Chris Heighington (2nd), Benji Marshall (8th)
Goals (4): Brett Hodgson (4 from 7)
Round 12 - May 27-29
Sun: Warriors 21 d. Tigers 4
Date: Sunday May 29, 2005
Venue: Ericsson Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 9,420
Table Position: 11
Tries (1): Pat Richards (18th)
Goals (0): Brett Hodgson (0 from 1)
Round 13 - Jun 3-5
Sun: Tigers 14 l. Storm 30
Date: Sunday June 5, 2005
Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,127
Table Position: 11
Tries (2): John Wilson (78th), Shane Elford (9th)
Goals (3): Brett Hodgson (3 from 4)
Round 14 - Jun 10-12
Fri: Tigers 34 d. Sharks 18
Date: Friday June 10, 2005
Venue: Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,570
Table Position: 11
Tries (6): Benji Marshall 2 (16th, 72nd), Pat Richards 2 (56th, 75th), Brett Hodgson 2 (8th, 44th)
Goals (5): Brett Hodgson (5 from 6)
Round 15 - Jun 17-19
Sat: Broncos 40 d. Tigers 22
Date: Saturday June 18, 2005
Venue: Suncorp Metway Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 25,780
Table Position: 12
Tries (4): Benji Marshall 2 (16th, 61st), Pat Richards (54th), Daniel Fitzhenry (80th)
Goals (3): Brett Hodgson (3 from 4)
Round 16 - Jun 24-26
Sun: Dragons 24 l. Tigers 32
Date: Sunday June 26, 2005
Venue: OKI Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,612
Table Position: 12
Tries (6): Pat Richards 2 (44th, 51st), Anthony Laffranchi (20th), Benji Marshall (36th), Ben Galea (5th), Brett Hodgson (8th)
Goals (4): Brett Hodgson (4 from 6)
Round 17 - Jul 1-3
Fri: Tigers 49 d. Sea Eagles 24
Date: Friday July 1, 2005
Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 15,271
Table Position: 10
Tries (8): Benji Marshall 2 (20th, 73rd), Liam Fulton (23rd), Chris Heighington (32nd), Robbie Farah (36th), Ben Galea (5th), Paul Whatuira (60th), Shane Elford (78th)
Goals (8): Brett Hodgson (8 from 8)
Field Goals (1): Scott Prince
Round 18 - Jul 8-10
Sun: Tigers 26 d. Roosters 16
Date: Sunday July 10, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,768
Table Position: 9
Tries (4): Benji Marshall (16th), Brett Hodgson (3rd), Paul Whatuira (45th), Ben Galea (55th)
Goals (5): Brett Hodgson (5 from 7)
Round 19 - Jul 15-17
Tigers bye
Round 20 - Jul 22-24
Sun: Tigers 42 d. Souths 20
Date: Sunday July 24, 2005
Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 22,877
Table Position: 6
Tries (7): Robbie Farah 3 (21st, 27th, 69th), Scott Prince (10th), Liam Fulton (56th), Shane Elford (5th), Pat Richards (78th)
Goals (7): Brett Hodgson (7 from 8)
Round 21 - Jul 29-31
Sun: Sharks 6 l. Tigers 46
Date: Sunday July 31, 2005
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,321
Table Position: 5
Tries (8): Scott Prince 3 (66th, 72nd, 75th), Pat Richards (12th), Benji Marshall (29th), Brett Hodgson (58th), Daniel Fitzhenry (62nd), Dene Halatau (78th)
Goals (7): Brett Hodgson (7 from 8)
Round 22 - Aug 5-7
Sun: Raiders 14 l. Tigers 22
Date: Sunday August 7, 2005
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 15,195
Table Position: 4
Tries (4): Brett Hodgson 2 (46th, 79th), Daniel Fitzhenry (60th), Robbie Farah (69th)
Goals (3): Brett Hodgson (3 from 4)
Round 23 - Aug 12-14
Sun: Tigers 28 d. Cowboys 16
Date: Sunday August 14, 2005
Venue: Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 20,527
Table Position: 4
Tries (5): John Skandalis (18th), Dean Collis (21st), Dene Halatau (37th), Brett Hodgson (45th), Scott Prince (55th)
Goals (4): Brett Hodgson (4 from 5)
Round 24 - Aug 19-21
Fri: Tigers 54 d. Bulldogs 2
Date: Friday August 19, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 29,542
Table Position: 4
Tries (9): Paul Whatuira 3 (11th, 32nd, 64th), Pat Richards 2 (47th, 77th), Ben Galea (21st), Benji Marshall (29th), Brett Hodgson (55th), Scott Prince (70th)
Goals (9): Brett Hodgson (9 from 9)
Round 25 - Aug 26-28
Sat: Storm 34 d. Tigers 22
Date: Saturday August 27, 2005
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 10,050
Table Position: 4
Tries (4): Daniel Fitzhenry 2 (5th, 75th), Paul Whatuira (58th), Pat Richards (79th)
Goals (3): Brett Hodgson (3 from 4)
Round 26 - Sep 2-4
Sun: Tigers 22 l. Panthers 38
Date: Sunday September 4, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,256
Table Position: 4
Tries (4): Pat Richards 2 (11th, 16th), Benji Marshall (5th), Paul Whatuira (64th)
Goals (3): Brett Hodgson (3 from 4)
Finals Week One - Sep 9-11
Fri: Tigers 50 d. Cowboys 6
Date: Friday September 9, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 26,463
Tries (8): Brett Hodgson 3 (29th, 44th, 72nd), Shane Elford (16th), Daniel Fitzhenry (48th), Paul Whatuira (65th), Liam Fulton (69th), Pat Richards (78th)
Goals (9): Brett Hodgson (9 from 9)
Finals Week Two - Sep 17-18
Sun: Tigers 34 d. Broncos 6
Date: Sunday September 18, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 36,563
Tries (6): Daniel Fitzhenry 2 (40th, 69th), Benji Marshall (16th), Scott Prince (44th), Mark O'Neill (63rd), Brett Hodgson (77th)
Goals (5): Brett Hodgson (5 from 6)
Qualifying Finals - Sep 24-25
Sat: Dragons 12 l. Tigers 20
Date: Saturday September 24, 2005
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 41,260
Tries (4): Dene Halatau 2 (22nd, 57th), Chris Heighington (35th), Benji Marshall (4th)
Goals (2): Brett Hodgson (2 from 4)
Grand Final - Oct 2
Sun: Tigers 30 d. Cowboys 16
Date: Sunday October 2, 2005
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 82,453
Tries (5): Bryce Gibbs (18th), Pat Richards (35th), Anthony Laffranchi (45th), Daniel Fitzhenry (63rd), Todd Payten (80th)
Goals (5): Brett Hodgson (5 from 6)

Position: 4
Played: 24 (Home 13, Away 11)
Won: 14, Drawn: 0, Lost: 10, Byes: 2
For: 676 (117 tries, 103 goals, 2 fgoals)
Against: 575 (103 tries, 81 goals, 1 fgoals)
Points: 32, Difference: 101

Round 1 [12 Mar 05] L 12-28 v Eels (H)
Round 2 Tigers bye
Round 3 [27 Mar 05] W 37-36 v Bulldogs (H)
Round 4 [03 Apr 05] W 32-26 v Roosters (A)
Round 5 [09 Apr 05] W 24-6 v Warriors (H)
Round 6 [16 Apr 05] L 20-44 v Cowboys (A)
Round 7 [23 Apr 05] L 16-26 v Eels (A)
Round 8 [01 May 05] L 32-40 v Dragons (H)
Round 9 [08 May 05] L 26-34 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 10 [15 May 05] W 32-16 v Knights (A)
Round 11 [22 May 05] W 28-16 v Raiders (H)
Round 12 [29 May 05] L 4-21 v Warriors (A)
Round 13 [05 Jun 05] L 14-30 v Storm (H)
Round 14 [10 Jun 05] W 34-18 v Sharks (H)
Round 15 [18 Jun 05] L 22-40 v Broncos (A)
Round 16 [26 Jun 05] W 32-24 v Dragons (A)
Round 17 [01 Jul 05] W 49-24 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 18 [10 Jul 05] W 26-16 v Roosters (H)
Round 19 Tigers bye
Round 20 [24 Jul 05] W 42-20 v Souths (H)
Round 21 [31 Jul 05] W 46-6 v Sharks (A)
Round 22 [07 Aug 05] W 22-14 v Raiders (A)
Round 23 [14 Aug 05] W 28-16 v Cowboys (H)
Round 24 [19 Aug 05] W 54-2 v Bulldogs (H)
Round 25 [27 Aug 05] L 22-34 v Storm (A)
Round 26 [04 Sep 05] L 22-38 v Panthers (H)
Finals Week One [09 Sep 05] W 50-6 v Cowboys (H)
Finals Week Two [18 Sep 05] W 34-6 v Broncos
Qualifying Finals [24 Sep 05] W 20-12 v Dragons
Grand Final [02 Oct 05] W 30-16 v Cowboys

Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Ray Cashmere	3 (3)	0	0	0	0
Dean Collis	7 (5)	1	0	0	4
Shane Elford	19	4	0	0	16
Robbie Farah	27 (6)	8	0	0	32
Daniel Fitzhenry	26 (4)	11	0	0	44
Liam Fulton	28 (10)	7	0	0	28
Ben Galea	27 (1)	4	0	0	16
Bryce Gibbs	22 (15)	1	0	0	4
Dene Halatau	22 (16)	4	0	0	16
Bronson Harrison	19 (18)	1	0	0	4
Chris Heighington	24 (16)	4	0	0	16
Brett Hodgson	28	15	124	0	308
Matt Jobson	4 (2)	0	0	0	0
Anthony Laffranchi	27 (1)	5	0	0	20
Benji Marshall	27 (1)	15	0	0	60
Shannon McDonnell	1	0	0	0	0
Robert Miles	3 (1)	0	0	0	0
Mark O'Neill	16 (2)	1	0	0	4
Todd Payten	20 (8)	2	0	0	8
Scott Prince	28	13	0	2	54
Ben Reynolds	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Pat Richards	28	20	0	0	80
Matt Rieck	6	3	0	0	12
John Skandalis	27	1	0	0	4
Paul Whatuira	28	17	0	0	68
John Wilson	10 (3)	3	0	0	12
26 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 28 - 604112 (Average: 21,575)
Home: Games 14 - 271916 (Average: 19,423)
Away: Games 11 - 171920 (Average: 15,629)

Leading Point Scorers:
308: Brett Hodgson (28)
80: Pat Richards (28)
68: Paul Whatuira (28)
60: Benji Marshall (27)
54: Scott Prince (28)

Leading Try Scorers:
20: Pat Richards (28)
17: Paul Whatuira (28)
15: Brett Hodgson (28), Benji Marshall (27)
13: Scott Prince (28)
11: Daniel Fitzhenry (26)
8: Robbie Farah (27)
7: Liam Fulton (28)
5: Anthony Laffranchi (27)
4: Shane Elford (19), Ben Galea (27), Dene Halatau (22), Chris Heighington (24)
3: Matt Rieck (6), John Wilson (10)
2: Todd Payten (20)
1: Dean Collis (7), Bryce Gibbs (22), Bronson Harrison (19), Mark O'Neill (16), John Skandalis (27)

Leading Goal Scorers:
124: Brett Hodgson (28)
0: Pat Richards (28)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Wests Tigers

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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership Wests Tigers

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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Wests Tigers