Bulldogs edge it
The Bulldogs edged the Dragons 15–14 at Allegiant Stadium in front of 45,719 in Round 1. They led 10–8 at half-time and held on.
Damien Cook (Dragons) was the standout in a losing side with 91 fantasy points and 4 tackle breaks. The Bulldogs won the metres battle 2,333 to 1,752.
Our Final Tip had the Bulldogs at 71% (a Banker) and got it right.
Bulldogs
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Dragons
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Game flow
Bulldogs · above
Dragons · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7' | Dragons | Valentine Holmes | Penalty goal | 0–2 |
| 10' | Bulldogs | Jacob Preston | Try | 4–2 |
| 12' | Bulldogs | Stephen Crichton | Conversion | 6–2 |
| 14' | Dragons | Emre Guler | Try | 6–6 |
| 15' | Dragons | Valentine Holmes | Conversion | 6–8 |
| 26' | Bulldogs | Stephen Crichton | Penalty goal | 8–8 |
| 36' | Bulldogs | Stephen Crichton | Penalty goal | 10–8 |
| 49' | Bulldogs | Jacob Kiraz | Try | 14–8 |
| 58' | Dragons | Setu Tu | Try | 14–12 |
| 73' | Dragons | Kyle Flanagan | Penalty goal | 14–14 |
Team stats
Better on the day
BulldogsDragons
52%
Possession
48%
80%
Completion rate
88%
2,333
Run metres
1,752
719
Post-contact metres
610
5
Line breaks
1
30
Tackle breaks
27
17
Offloads
9
697
Kick metres
1,018
90.7%
Effective tackle %
88.2%
27
Missed tackles
30
10
Errors
6
3
Penalties conceded
9
| CBY | SGI | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Other | ||
| Ball Strip | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Hand in the Ruck | ||
| Holding Back | ||
| Obstruction | ||
| Offside Downtown | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Shoulder Charge | ||
| Total | 5 | 11 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
CBY 41-25
Tracey
Gutherson
246
Run metres
210
164
Kick return metres
35
4
Tackle breaks
0
0
Line breaks
0
Halves
CBY 117-99
Burton, Galvin
Flanagan, Atkinson
1
Try assists
0
2
Line-break assists
0
635
Kick metres
980
1
Errors
2
Hookers
SGI 91-46
Hayward
Cook
54
Tackles
70
9
Run metres
89
135
Passes
131
0
Errors
0
Middles
SGI 141-119
King, Hughes, Salmon
Guler, Couchman, Stewart
222
Run metres
317
72
Post-contact metres
97
104
Tackles
118
5
Missed tackles
7
Back row
CBY 148-102
Kikau, Preston
Leilua, Su'A
331
Run metres
217
9
Tackle breaks
2
61
Tackles
65
3
Missed tackles
4
Outside backs
CBY 180-128
Kiraz, Xerri, Crichton, Montoya
Tuipulotu, Suli, Holmes, Tu
852
Run metres
569
2
Line breaks
1
1
Tries
1
5
Errors
2
Best performers
SGI
Damien Cook
91
CBY
Viliame Kikau
74
CBY
Jacob Preston
74
CBY
Lachlan Galvin
70
CBY
Jacob Kiraz
61
SGI
Jaydn Su'A
59
SGI
Daniel Atkinson
59
SGI
Ryan Couchman
58
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Cook | Dragons | 91 | 89 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
| Viliame Kikau | Bulldogs | 74 | 195 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Jacob Preston | Bulldogs | 74 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Lachlan Galvin | Bulldogs | 70 | 190 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| Jacob Kiraz | Bulldogs | 61 | 278 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jaydn Su'A | Dragons | 59 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Daniel Atkinson | Dragons | 59 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Ryan Couchman | Dragons | 58 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
Head-to-head
2025 R20Bulldogs home
CBY
20
18
SGI
Bulldogs by 2
2025 R1Dragons home
CBY
28
20
SGI
Bulldogs by 8
2024 R23Dragons home
CBY
28
10
SGI
Bulldogs by 18
2024 R12Bulldogs home
CBY
44
12
SGI
Bulldogs by 32
2023 R9Dragons home
CBY
18
16
SGI
Bulldogs by 2
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Bulldogs · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:15:59 UTC