Just six days after 16,311 fans braved torrential rain to cheer the Tigers to a 34-18 win over Manly at Leichhardt, the turnout at Campbelltown was the second lowest at the venue in the 15-year history of the joint venture and Mayer said the club could not afford to continue losing money by hosting games there before small crowds. "I thank the 6500 fans here tonight, they are diehard fans but I scratch my head wondering what more we can do to attract a crowd at Campbelltown Sports Stadium," Mayer said. "We are going to announce $10 tickets for our 15th anniversary match against the Broncos in round 11, where fans can sit anywhere they like, and it will be one last throw of the dice for Campbelltown to come and show they support their club. "We have to sit down and reassess whether we can continue to run games here at a loss. I feel incredibly sorry for the 6500 fans who did attend tonight, they are are the ones who support their teams through thick and thin. "It is difficult to reconcile that we got 16,500 people at Leichhardt in the rain and we won against one of the competition heavyweights, yet six days later we can only get 6500 people at one of the best venues in rugby league."

After winning three of their last four matches against competition leaders Gold Coast and premiership heavyweights South Sydney and Manly, it was difficult to understand why more fans didn't turn out to watch one of the most entertaining teams in the NRL play against an opposition boasting the likes of Johnathan Thurston, Brent Tate and Tariq Sims. Those who did saw a gritty performance by a young Wests Tigers back line and a no-nonsense forward pack led superbly by Farah, who scored one try and set up his side's two others. Rookie halfback Luke Brooks again gave glimpses of the potential he possesses in just his sixth NRL appearance to come out on top in his battle with former Tigers playmaker Robert Lui, while five-eighth Blake Austin was solid in his club debut. The win was built on a first-half performance in which the Tigers made just one error and completed 19 of their 20 sets in possession. Despite Farah crossing for his side's only try of the opening term when he raced over from dummy half in the 38th minute, it is an old adage in rugby league that games are won in the first half and the points are scored in the second and the Tigers wore their opponents down.

Bench forwards Martin Taupau and James Gavet again had a great impact for the Tigers, while Aaron Woods, Keith Galloway, Liam Fulton, Bodene Thompson and Adam Blair dominated the Cowboys pack. Yet when former Test centre Brent Tate crossed for a well-deserved try in the 28th minute, it appeared as if it may not be the Tigers night as they had not been able to convert their domination of field position and possession into points. But Farah's try gave the home side a 6-4 lead at the break and they did not concede a point in the second half. Loading Austin grabbed his first try in the black, white and gold jersey of Wests Tigers when he latched onto a grubber from Farah that ricocheted off Sims and then a goalpost pad to score in the 46th minute.