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NRL / Round 1

Sat 7 Mar · 5:30pm · Ocean Protect Stadium · Crowd 11,548 Full time · HT 34-0
Sharks 50
vs
Titans 10
Our tip Sharks ★ Banker 74% ✓ Correct

Sharks run riot

The Sharks thrashed the Titans 50–10 at Ocean Protect Stadium in front of 11,548 in Round 1. They led 34–0 at half-time and never looked back. It was their 4th straight win.

Jesse Ramien scored 2 tries and Braydon Trindall scored 2 tries. Nicholas Hynes (Sharks) was the standout with 84 fantasy points, 101 run metres, 5 tackle breaks and 2 tries. The Sharks won the metres battle 1,632 to 1,187 and made fewer errors (8 to 10).

Our Final Tip had the Sharks at 74% (a Banker) and got it right.

Form before this game · most recent first
Sharks WWWLW
Titans WLLLL

Game flow

Sharks · above Titans · below
Score 50-10 Line breaks 7·3 Errors 8·10 Penalties 8·5 Six-agains 2·2 0'10'20'30'HT50'60'70'80' 6-0 1' Try + goal 12-0 9' Try + goal 16-0 19' Try 22-0 21' Try + goal 28-0 29' Try + goal 34-0 38' Try + goal 40-0 42' Try + goal 40-6 48' Try + goal 40-10 53' Try 44-10 70' Try 50-10 76' Try + goal
Show scoring as a table
MinTeamPlayerEventScore
1'SharksWilliam Kennedy Try4–0
3'SharksNicholas Hynes Conversion6–0
9'SharksBriton Nikora Try10–0
11'SharksNicholas Hynes Conversion12–0
19'SharksJesse Ramien Try16–0
21'SharksBraydon Trindall Try20–0
23'SharksNicholas Hynes Conversion22–0
29'SharksBraydon Trindall Try26–0
30'SharksNicholas Hynes Conversion28–0
38'SharksNicholas Hynes Try32–0
39'SharksNicholas Hynes Conversion34–0
42'SharksJesse Ramien Try38–0
43'SharksNicholas Hynes Conversion40–0
48'TitansSam Verrills Try40–4
49'TitansLachlan Ilias Conversion40–6
53'TitansSialetili Faeamani Try40–10
70'SharksSione Katoa Try44–10
76'SharksNicholas Hynes Try48–10
77'SharksNicholas Hynes Conversion50–10

Team stats

Better on the day
SharksTitans
53% Possession 47%
80% Completion rate 78%
1,632 Run metres 1,187
508 Post-contact metres 392
7 Line breaks 3
37 Tackle breaks 23
11 Offloads 7
443 Kick metres 429
90.1% Effective tackle % 86.7%
23 Missed tackles 37
8 Errors 10
8 Penalties conceded 5
DisciplinePenalties + six-agains
CROGLD
Dangerous Tackle
Six-again (ruck)
Offside inside 10m
Escorts
Late Tackle
Offside Downtown
Offside General
Other
Total 10 7

Positional battles

Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle

Fullbacks

CRO 41-39
Kennedy Kini
110 Run metres 100
1 Kick return metres 29
5 Tackle breaks 4
0 Line breaks 0

Halves

CRO 153-54
Trindall, Hynes Brimson, Ilias
4 Try assists 0
2 Line-break assists 0
438 Kick metres 428
2 Errors 4

Hookers

CRO 61-49
Brailey Verrills
45 Tackles 39
79 Run metres 36
123 Passes 71
1 Errors 0

Middles

CRO 129-101
Fonua-Blake, Hazelton, Colquhoun Fotuaika, Fa'asuamaleaui, Randall
328 Run metres 240
128 Post-contact metres 84
87 Tackles 82
1 Missed tackles 4

Back row

GLD 87-71
Nikora, Burns Hau, Fermor
114 Run metres 135
3 Tackle breaks 3
58 Tackles 71
7 Missed tackles 7

Outside backs

CRO 184-88
Katoa, Ramien, Iro, Stonestreet Faeamani, Fifita, Feagai, Sami
560 Run metres 396
4 Line breaks 1
3 Tries 1
2 Errors 2

Best performers

Fantasy points
CRO Nicholas Hynes 84
CRO Braydon Trindall 69
CRO Jesse Ramien 63
CRO Blayke Brailey 61
CRO Sione Katoa 57
CRO Addin Fonua-Blake 54
GLD Sam Verrills 49
GLD Beau Fermor 48
Show performers as a table
PlayerTeamFantasyRun m Tackle breaksLine breaksTries Try assistsTackles
Nicholas HynesSharks84 1015 22 016
Braydon TrindallSharks69 551 12 46
Jesse RamienSharks63 1493 22 114
Blayke BraileySharks61 792 00 145
Sione KatoaSharks57 1849 21 00
Addin Fonua-BlakeSharks54 2003 00 028
Sam VerrillsTitans49 361 11 039
Beau FermorTitans48 701 00 040

Head-to-head

Last 5 before this one · Sharks 4 - 1 Titans
2025 R24Sharks home CRO 54 22 GLD Sharks by 32
2024 R23Titans home CRO 44 0 GLD Sharks by 44
2024 R18Sharks home CRO 16 20 GLD Titans by 4
2023 R24Sharks home CRO 36 6 GLD Sharks by 30
2022 R15Sharks home CRO 18 10 GLD Sharks by 8

How we tipped it

Chance each model gave the Sharks · right of 50% = tipped the winner

← Tipped the loser Tipped the winner → Season Final Tip 3/6 (50%) Bookies 3/6 (50%) Hot Scoring 2/6 (33%) Ladder 5/6 (83%) Power Rating 3/6 (50%) Quality Form 2/6 (33%) Recent Form 2/6 (33%) Scoring 3/6 (50%) Stat Blend 3/6 (50%) 0%25%50%75%100%

Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:00 UTC