Ivan Cleary has expressed his hopes of one day having the Wests Tigers play out of one ground - not five different venues - to give his team a genuine home-ground advantage.

The Tigers return to spiritual Leichhardt Oval on Thursday night against the North Queensland Cowboys in what will be their fifth home ground after just 10 rounds.

Tigers coach Ivan Cleary. Credit:AAP

The joint venture has already hosted games at ANZ Stadium, Campbelltown, Mt Smart Stadium and Tamworth.

While the Tigers are handsomely rewarded for taking games elsewhere - they pocketed more than $350,000 for hosting Melbourne in Auckland back in round five - Cleary also knows there is no substitute for creating an exciting and intimidating atmosphere at the one permanent home.