The enigmatic Luciano Leilua showed he could be one of 2022's big improvers with a match-winning role for the Tigers in their 16-8 boilover of the Roosters. Leilua has always had the talent but too often marred his game in the past with silly errors and lazy plays. But it was a different Leilua in awful conditions at Gosford against the Roosters on Friday night. He made 14 hit-ups - more than any player on the field - came up with four tackle breaks and two line break assists and scored the try that turned the match. The Roosters led 8-0 early and it looked like being another long night for the much-maligned Tigers. But they held the Roosters scoreless for the final hour of the match, scoring three tries themselves. Jackson Hastings had a fine debut in his return to the NRL after three seasons in exile in England, bringing some control to the attack.
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