Despite glimpses of creating a contest, Boston fell away in the last quarter as Tasman forward Johann Wagner booted four of his six goals on an overcast, but calm afternoon.

Brett Cunningham (five goals) and Brad Cimarosti (four goals) had a day out up forward for the Roosters, while Adam Hywood and captain Rhys Marsh were the only multiple goal kickers for the Tigers.

With an extra week's break under their belts, Boston weren't able to make the most of their fresher legs as Tasman got the early break, kicking six goals to one in the first quarter, Matt Dodd getting in the action with plenty of early touches.

The Tigers struggled to get the ball into their forward line, but showed far more endeavour after the break with two of the first three goals.

The Roosters lifted and Brad Cimarosti started to make his presence felt up forward with a couple of goals to thwart the Tigers' fightback as Tasman headed into half time with a 37-point lead.

Boston coach Martin Leslie must have recognised his side was able to compete and they again started brightly, cranking up the work rate and showing plenty of effort, booting the first two majors of the quarter, including a second to Hywood, to move within five goals.

The game was stopped when Tasman's Matt Davies laid prostrate off the ball in a peculiar incident and was stretched from the field with what appeared to be a serious leg injury. Thankfully it was nowhere that bad and he simply lost his footing and jarred his knee. He returned to the ground for the last quarter, by which time Tasman had opened up a 51-point lead, stepping up their speed of ball movement and presenting well in the forward line.

The last quarter was the Wagner show as Boston faded away and failed to register a goal as Tasman blew the margin right out for a convincing win.

Roosters' captain Ross Campbell led his side superbly and was ably backed up by Matt Dodd, while Cimarosti offered enough threat up forward for the majority of the game.

Boston were best served by the tireless efforts of Kaden Hull, while Adam Hywood and Dave Goddard also worked hard in a lost cause.

n By Steven Rice