Wests Tigers 34–6 Brisbane Broncos — Semi-Final, 2005 NRL Finals Series
18 Sep 2005 · Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 36,563
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 2005 NRL finals series: Wests Tigers 34–6 Brisbane Broncos, at Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW on 18 Sep 2005.
Sourcing caveat: No try-scoring minutes were found for this fixture. Brisbane's Justin Hodges started on the wing (#18) this match rather than in his usual centre/fullback role, per the source consulted.
Scorers
| Wests Tigers | Tries: Prince; Fitzhenry; Fitzhenry; Hodgson; Marshall; O'Neill Goals: Hodgson (5/6 conversions) |
| Brisbane Broncos | Tries: Lockyer Goals: Seymour (1/1 conversion) |
Team sheets
| Wests Tigers | Brisbane Broncos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Hodgson | Fullback | Karmichael Hunt | 1 |
| 2 | Daniel Fitzhenry | Wing | Scott Minto | 2 |
| 3 | Shane Elford | Centre | Brent Tate | 3 |
| 4 | Paul Whatuira | Centre | Shaun Berrigan | 4 |
| 5 | Pat Richards | Wing | Justin Hodges | 18 |
| 6 | Benji Marshall | Five-Eighth | Darren Lockyer (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Scott Prince (c) | Halfback | Brett Seymour | 7 |
| 8 | Anthony Laffranchi | Prop | Shane Webcke | 8 |
| 9 | Robbie Farah | Hooker | Barry Berrigan | 9 |
| 10 | John Skandalis | Prop | Petero Civoniceva | 10 |
| 11 | Ben Galea | Second Row | Darren Smith | 11 |
| 12 | Mark O'Neill | Second Row | Brad Thorn | 12 |
| 13 | Dene Halatau | Lock | Tonie Carroll | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Liam Fulton | Corey Parker | 14 | |
| 15 | Chris Heighington | Casey McGuire | 15 | |
| 17 | Bryce Gibbs | Dane Carlaw | 16 | |
| 18 | Todd Payten | Sam Thaiday | 17 | |
| Tim Sheens | Coach | Wayne Bennett | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Tim Mander |
Match report
Only 4 points separated the sides at halftime, with Brisbane's lone try-scorer, captain Darren Lockyer, keeping the Broncos in touch. The Tigers pulled away decisively after the break, running in five more tries — including a double to winger Daniel Fitzhenry — to blow the margin out and book their spot in a maiden preliminary final, ending Brisbane's finals series as 3rd seed.