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Match report

NRL / Round 1

Sun 8 Mar · 4:05pm · Suncorp Stadium · Crowd 20,114 Full time · HT 10-28
Dolphins 30
vs
Rabbitohs 40
Our tip Dolphins Lean 63% ✕ Missed

Rabbitohs too good

The Rabbitohs beat the Dolphins 40–30 at Suncorp Stadium in front of 20,114 in Round 1. They led 28–10 at half-time and held on.

Campbell Graham scored 2 tries. Latrell Mitchell (Rabbitohs) was the standout with 75 fantasy points, 107 run metres, 5 tackle breaks and 2 tries. The Rabbitohs won the metres battle 1,889 to 1,652 and made fewer errors (13 to 14).

Our Final Tip had the Dolphins at 63% (a Lean) and got it wrong. The bookies had the other side as favourites, so this one was an upset.

Form before this game · most recent first
Dolphins WWLLL
Rabbitohs LWWWL

Game flow

Dolphins · above Rabbitohs · below
Score 30-40 Line breaks 4·8 Errors 14·13 Penalties 7·3 Six-agains 1·2 0'10'20'30'HT50'60'70'80' 0-4 2' Try 4-4 9' Try 4-10 14' Try + goal 4-12 22' Pen goal 10-12 25' Try + goal 10-18 32' Try + goal 10-24 35' Try + goal 10-28 39' Try 16-28 51' Try + goal 22-28 54' Try + goal 22-34 62' Try + goal 22-40 67' Try + goal 28-40 77' Try + goal 30-40 79' Pen goal
Show scoring as a table
MinTeamPlayerEventScore
2'RabbitohsCampbell Graham Try0–4
9'DolphinsJake Averillo Try4–4
14'RabbitohsLatrell Mitchell Try4–8
16'RabbitohsLatrell Mitchell Conversion4–10
22'RabbitohsLatrell Mitchell Penalty goal4–12
25'DolphinsKulikefu Finefeuiaki Try8–12
26'DolphinsJamayne Isaako Conversion10–12
32'RabbitohsCampbell Graham Try10–16
34'RabbitohsLatrell Mitchell Conversion10–18
35'RabbitohsJye Gray Try10–22
36'RabbitohsLatrell Mitchell Conversion10–24
39'RabbitohsAlex Johnston Try10–28
51'DolphinsHerbie Farnworth Try14–28
52'DolphinsJamayne Isaako Conversion16–28
54'DolphinsHamiso Tabuai-Fidow Try20–28
56'DolphinsJamayne Isaako Conversion22–28
62'RabbitohsLachlan Hubner Try22–32
64'RabbitohsLatrell Mitchell Conversion22–34
67'RabbitohsLatrell Mitchell Try22–38
69'RabbitohsLatrell Mitchell Conversion22–40
77'DolphinsJamayne Isaako Try26–40
77'DolphinsJamayne Isaako Conversion28–40
79'DolphinsJamayne Isaako Penalty goal30–40

Team stats

Better on the day
DolphinsRabbitohs
41% Possession 59%
65% Completion rate 77%
1,652 Run metres 1,889
405 Post-contact metres 504
4 Line breaks 8
19 Tackle breaks 37
14 Offloads 7
402 Kick metres 543
89.1% Effective tackle % 86.9%
37 Missed tackles 19
14 Errors 13
7 Penalties conceded 3
DisciplinePenalties + six-agains
DOLSOU
Dangerous Tackle
Six-again (ruck)
Obstruction
Other
Crowding
Early Tackle
Escorts
Total 8 5

Positional battles

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

Fullbacks

DOL 56-36
Tabuai-Fidow Gray
122 Run metres 162
17 Kick return metres 0
2 Tackle breaks 4
1 Line breaks 1

Halves

DOL 70-67
Nikorima, Katoa Walker, Ward
2 Try assists 2
2 Line-break assists 3
366 Kick metres 259
1 Errors 2

Middles

SOU 147-118
Gilbert, Flegler, Knowles Tatola, Koloamatangi, Murray
230 Run metres 574
63 Post-contact metres 195
108 Tackles 72
6 Missed tackles 2

Back row

DOL 111-87
Lemuelu, Finefeuiaki Fifita, Aitken
280 Run metres 300
6 Tackle breaks 8
65 Tackles 44
5 Missed tackles 4

Outside backs

SOU 184-169
Isaako, Averillo, Farnworth, Cobbo Johnston, Mitchell, Wighton, Graham
627 Run metres 457
2 Line breaks 4
3 Tries 5
6 Errors 4

Best performers

Fantasy points
SOU Latrell Mitchell 75
DOL Connelly Lemuelu 57
DOL Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 56
SOU Cameron Murray 55
DOL Kulikefu Finefeuiaki 54
DOL Herbie Farnworth 54
SOU Cody Walker 53
SOU Keaon Koloamatangi 50
Show performers as a table
PlayerTeamFantasyRun m Tackle breaksLine breaksTries Try assistsTackles
Latrell MitchellRabbitohs75 1075 22 05
Connelly LemueluDolphins57 1203 00 035
Hamiso Tabuai-FidowDolphins56 1222 11 09
Cameron MurrayRabbitohs55 1692 00 028
Kulikefu FinefeuiakiDolphins54 1603 11 030
Herbie FarnworthDolphins54 1542 01 019
Cody WalkerRabbitohs53 710 00 212
Keaon KoloamatangiRabbitohs50 2530 00 023

Head-to-head

Last 4 before this one · Dolphins 2 - 2 Rabbitohs
2025 R17Dolphins home DOL 50 28 SOU Dolphins by 22
2025 R1Rabbitohs home DOL 14 16 SOU Rabbitohs by 2
2024 R19Dolphins home DOL 36 28 SOU Dolphins by 8
2023 R7Dolphins home DOL 14 36 SOU Rabbitohs by 22

How we tipped it

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

← Tipped the loser Tipped the winner → Season Final Tip 3/8 (38%) Bookies 3/8 (38%) Hot Scoring 3/8 (38%) Ladder 5/8 (62%) Power Rating 4/8 (50%) Quality Form 3/8 (38%) Recent Form 3/8 (38%) Scoring 4/8 (50%) Stat Blend 3/8 (38%) 0%25%50%75%100%

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