Tallyn Da Silva saluted the crowd after scoring his team’s third try on Sunday against the Sharks.
The effort of the young hooker – and Api Koroisau heir apparent – was just one of several magic moments as Wests Tigers recorded their fourth win of the season before a big, passionate crowd at Leichhardt Oval.
The Wests Tigers went on to win 20-18 seconds before the match ended courtesy of a penalty goal by Adam Doueihi – the final magic moment of the game.
Victory also put to bed the Lachlan Galvin drama of the previous fortnight, with that young man also contributing to the result with some magic touches of his own.
Let’s hope that this incredibly talented youngster can hang around for a while to help the Wests Tigers achieve some success over this season and maybe even in 2026.
But if Sunday’s magical performance by the Tigers proved anything it’s that Benji Marshall is the right man in the coach’s box.
He negotiated a very difficult situation in a fair way, making sure the team would be united on the field against the Sharks.
The team’s next challenge is tackling the St George Dragons on Saturday night at Suncorp Stadium as part of this season’s Magic Round.
As results so far across the board have shown, on their day, any team can snatch victory against anyone, above or below them on the ladder.
This afternoon Marshall announced an unchanged lineup for the match with the Dragons, which is scheduled to start at 7.35pm.
TEAM LIST:
1. Jahream Bula
2. Sunia Turuva
3. Adam Doueihi
4. Starford To’a
5. Brent Naden
6. Lachlan Galvin
7. Jarome Luai (c)
8. Terrell May
9. Api Koroisau (c)
10. Fonua Pole
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Alex Seyfarth
13. Alex Twal
INTERCHANGE:
14. Tallyn Da Silva
15. Royce Hunt
16. Jack Bird
17. Sione Fainu
RESERVES:
18. Tony Sukkar
Never give up as the tide always turn