Australia v Fiji | Lineball

Rugby League World CupGroup stage Round 2

Full time

Australia

36–22

Fiji

Match events

AustraliaFiji

Kotoni Staggs7'Sam Walker33'Tom Trbojevic×3Jacob Preston76'

Tries

Semi Valemei×3Taane Milne25'

Sam Walker×4Sam Walker 78' (5/6)

Conversions

B. Wakeham26', 44'Brandon Wakeham 71' (3/4)

Sam Walker 54' (1/1)

Penalty goals

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12Half time10

Team stats

51%Possession49%

81%31/38Completion Rate81%31/38

1560All Run Metres1248

7Line Breaks3

306Tackles Made307

11Errors10

4Penalties Conceded6

Most Tackles: Reuben Cotter (Australia) 42 | Caleb Navale (Fiji) 38
Most Run Metres: Tom Trbojevic (Australia) 180 | Semi Valemei (Fiji) 137
Most Line Breaks: Kotoni Staggs (Australia) 2 | Semi Valemei (Fiji) 3
Most Fantasy Points: Tom Trbojevic (Australia) 79 | Taane Milne (Fiji) 54
Try scorers: Tom Trbojevic (Australia) 3, Semi Valemei (Fiji) 3, Kotoni Staggs (Australia) 1, Sam Walker (Australia) 1, Jacob Preston (Australia) 1, Taane Milne (Fiji) 1
Most points: Sam Walker (Australia) 16, Tom Trbojevic (Australia) 12, Semi Valemei (Fiji) 12

1st half

Kick off
TryKotoni Staggs
7'4–0
ConversionSam Walker
9'6–0
17'6–4
TrySemi Valemei
25'6–8
TryTaane Milne
26'

2nd half

43'12–14
TrySemi Valemei
44'12–16
ConversionBrandon Wakeham
Captain's challengeAustralia captain's challenge: Unsuccessful
46'
TryTom Trbojevic
47'16–16
Penalty goalSam Walker

Scoring progression

Australia aheadFiji ahead

Biggest lead: Australia 14Fiji 4
Lead changes

Team stats

AustraliaFiji

51%Possession %49%
81% (31/38)Completion rate81% (31/38)
1560All run metres1248
411Post contact metres434
7Line breaks3
36Tackle breaks14
406Kicking metres502
306Tackles made307
14

Key leaders

Run metres

Tackles

Line breaks

Tackle breaks

Points

Try assists

Post-contact metres

NRL Fantasy

Player stats

Player
5Tom TrbojevicWinger	80	180	3	0	2	7	3	3	12	79	21	34	1	0	47	0	100	24	0	3	0
1James TedescoFullback	80	151	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	59	16	28	3	3	48	4	0	26	0	0	0
2Jack BostockWinger	80	136	1	0	1	7	1	0	0	31	15	30	0	0	26	0	100	16	0	3	0
4Bradman BestCentre	80	134	6	0	0	1	6	0	0	41	20	43	0	1	0	0	100	23	0	2	0
10Lindsay SmithProp	44	118	26	0	0	2	0	0	0	39	14	39	0	0	30	0	96	15	0	0	1
16Patrick CarriganInterchange	45	116	26	2	0	3	2	0	0	45	13	27	0	0	40	0	93	14	0	0	0
8Keaon KoloamatangiProp	40	90	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	10	32	0	0	0	0	92	10	0	0	0
14Tino Fa'asuamaleauiInterchange	28	88	15	1	0	1	0	0	0	23	9	27	0	0	18	0	88	9	0	0	0
12Reuben Cotter2nd Row	80	82	42	1	0	0	0	0	0	49	10	41	0	0	0	0	95	12	0	0	0
7Sam WalkerHalfback	80	81	11	3	0	3	0	1	16	44	13	6	0	0	0	254	79	54	6/7	1	1
15Jacob PrestonInterchange	53	79	25	0	1	4	1	1	4	61	9	22	0	1	0	16	100	11	0	0	0
6Tom DeardenFive-Eighth	80	76	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	11	24	1	1	4	79	88	48	0	0	0
11David Fifita2nd Row	53	67	24	2	0	1	1	0	0	32	8	17	0	0	0	0	92	11	0	0	0
3Kotoni StaggsCentre	80	61	15	0	2	0	0	1	4	40	7	10	1	0	0	0	100	11	0	1	0
13Cameron MurrayLock	58	56	35	2	0	2	0	0	0	40	6	23	0	0	0	0	92	8	0	1	1
9Blayke BraileyHooker	80	38	39	1	0	0	0	0	0	38	5	2	0	0	0	51	95	110	0	0	1
17Cameron MunsterReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19Latrell MitchellReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Harry GrantReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tap a column to sort. Bold is the team's best. Mins minutes played · Run m all run metres · Tkl tackles made · Miss missed tackles · LB line breaks · TB tackle breaks · Off offloads · Tries tries · Pts points · Fan nrl fantasy points · Runs all runs · PCM post-contact metres

Highlights

0:16Semi Valemei Trynrl.com 0:15Taane Milne Trynrl.com 0:15Sam Walker Trynrl.com 0:14Semi Valemei 2nd Trynrl.com 0:16Tom Trbojevic Trynrl.com 0:14Tom Trbojevic 2nd Trynrl.com

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News and reaction

Match reportRLWC: Tedesco gets Australia out of jail against fab FijiESPN25 Oct Match reportFamily criticise lack of communication as authorities consider Fiji deathABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation30 Oct

Where to watch

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