Statistics and Records
Having played in every game of the 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011 seasons, Chris Heighington holds the record for most appearances for The Wests Tigers, having played in 201 games. John Skandalis previously held the record, having played 185 games, but he had previously played 64 games with the Magpies before the merger with Balmain.
The highest point-scorers for the club have been players who have undertaken goalkicking duties for a period. Benji Marshall has scored the most points for the club (1007), followed by Brett Hodgson (786), and Joel Caine (526). In 2005, Hodgson scored a record 308 points during the season, the most points ever scored by a fulllback in one season. In the semis of 2005, he also scored 30 points in one match against the North Queensland Cowboys.
Benji Marshall holds the record for most tries scored for the Tigers, with 68. He is ahead of Chris Lawrence (58) and Robbie Farah (49). Taniela Tuiaki scored a club-record 21 tries during the 2009 season.
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