{"id":101758,"date":"2021-07-18T08:29:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T08:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=101758"},"modified":"2021-07-18T08:59:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T08:59:06","slug":"tigers-keep-finals-dream-alive-in-comeback-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=101758","title":{"rendered":"Tigers keep &#039;finals dream alive&#039; in comeback thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Tigers have kept their finals hopes alive after coming from behind to down the Brisbane Broncos 42-24 in a thriller at Suncorp Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The scoreline perhaps didn&#x27;t reflect the intensity of the contest, with both sides trading the lead four times throughout the clash until a late Broncos capitulation saw Michael Maguire&#x27;s Tigers run home three tries in the final 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Youngster Tommy Talau (who was brought into the squad in place of James Roberts who is in isolation) bagged a crucial late double, as did David Nofoaluma who scored his 86<sup>th<\/sup> try for the Tigers to become the club&#x27;s highest try-scorer. It takes him past club legends Benji Marshall and Chris Lawrence.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"48bf6761-a753-477c-bd7a-e9993f279468\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/48bf6761-a753-477c-bd7a-e9993f279468\" alt=\"Tommy Talau of the Tigers celebrates scoring a try \" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adam Doueihi, who has proved he can shine in nearly any position, was again a standout for the Tigers. His move back to five-eight reaped dividends as he bagged a whopping five try-assists, pulling the string behind the Tigers&#x27; comeback.<\/p>\n<p>The win sees the Tigers retain a sliver of hope of breaking their long-standing finals drought. They move to one win outside of the top-eight, tied with the Raiders, Titans and Warriors on 12 points.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The race is on,&quot; NRL legend Billy Slater said after the win. &quot;Can the Tigers keep their dream alive?&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, it&#x27;s more woe for Kevin Walters&#x27; Broncos, who despite the final result, got out of the gates flying when Corey Oates bagged an aerial stunner in the opening minutes of the match.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"cf8d5893-fa26-41d0-9d4e-cff861348d7c\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/cf8d5893-fa26-41d0-9d4e-cff861348d7c\" alt=\"Tigers down the Broncos at Suncorp.\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kotoni Staggs was a domineering force in the centres, he scored his first points of 2021 after a long injury layoff.<\/p>\n<p>But it was ultimately continued issues with lapses in defence, as a second-half left-edge capitulation saw the Tigers get the jump on the Broncos when they returned for the second half with a quickfire double through Talau and Dane Laurie.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" title=\"clicking here!\"><em><strong>clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Tigers have kept their finals hopes alive after coming from behind to down the Brisbane Broncos 42-24 in a thriller at Suncorp Stadium. 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