Roosters too good
The Roosters beat the Rabbitohs 26–18 at Allianz Stadium in front of 41,424 in Round 2. They led 12–6 at half-time and held on.
Alex Johnston scored 2 tries. Daly Cherry-Evans (Roosters) was the standout with 59 fantasy points and 1 try. The Roosters won the metres battle 1,664 to 1,515.
Our Final Tip had the Roosters at 61% (a Lean) and got it right.
Roosters
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Rabbitohs
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Game flow
Roosters · above
Rabbitohs · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16' | Roosters | Daly Cherry-Evans | Try | 4–0 |
| 18' | Roosters | Sam Walker | Conversion | 6–0 |
| 26' | Roosters | Daniel Tupou | Try | 10–0 |
| 27' | Roosters | Sam Walker | Conversion | 12–0 |
| 30' | Rabbitohs | Alex Johnston | Try | 12–4 |
| 32' | Rabbitohs | Latrell Mitchell | Conversion | 12–6 |
| 40' | Rabbitohs | Alex Johnston | Try | 12–10 |
| 41' | Rabbitohs | Latrell Mitchell | Conversion | 12–12 |
| 51' | Roosters | Mark Nawaqanitawase | Try | 16–12 |
| 53' | Roosters | Sam Walker | Conversion | 18–12 |
| 62' | Roosters | Sam Walker | Penalty goal | 20–12 |
| 69' | Rabbitohs | Campbell Graham | Try | 20–16 |
| 70' | Rabbitohs | Latrell Mitchell | Conversion | 20–18 |
| 79' | Roosters | James Tedesco | Try | 24–18 |
| 79' | Roosters | Sam Walker | Conversion | 26–18 |
Team stats
Better on the day
RoostersRabbitohs
49%
Possession
51%
74%
Completion rate
80%
1,664
Run metres
1,515
575
Post-contact metres
463
4
Line breaks
2
35
Tackle breaks
32
7
Offloads
7
633
Kick metres
513
89.4%
Effective tackle %
87.8%
32
Missed tackles
35
14
Errors
11
5
Penalties conceded
7
| SYD | SOU | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Other | ||
| Ball Strip | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Late Tackle | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Shoulder Charge | ||
| Total | 9 | 9 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
SYD 42-37
Tedesco
Gray
175
Run metres
153
31
Kick return metres
38
4
Tackle breaks
8
1
Line breaks
0
Halves
SYD 101-44
Cherry-Evans, Walker
Walker, Sullivan
1
Try assists
0
0
Line-break assists
0
563
Kick metres
224
1
Errors
3
Hookers
SYD 21-9
Ioelu
Garlick
12
Tackles
11
32
Run metres
0
26
Passes
32
0
Errors
0
Middles
SOU 142-105
Whyte, Collins, Butcher
Tatola, Koloamatangi, Murray
421
Run metres
372
169
Post-contact metres
122
80
Tackles
119
9
Missed tackles
8
Back row
SYD 87-76
Crichton, Wong
Fifita, Aitken
205
Run metres
255
5
Tackle breaks
8
71
Tackles
43
6
Missed tackles
8
Outside backs
SOU 182-108
Tupou, Toia, Nawaqanitawase
Johnston, Mitchell, Wighton, Graham
384
Run metres
418
2
Line breaks
2
2
Tries
3
7
Errors
7
Best performers
SYD
Daly Cherry-Evans
59
SOU
Latrell Mitchell
56
SOU
Cameron Murray
54
SOU
Alex Johnston
49
SYD
Siua Wong
48
SOU
Keaon Koloamatangi
47
SYD
Mark Nawaqanitawase
44
SOU
David Fifita
43
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daly Cherry-Evans | Roosters | 59 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Latrell Mitchell | Rabbitohs | 56 | 104 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Cameron Murray | Rabbitohs | 54 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Alex Johnston | Rabbitohs | 49 | 122 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Siua Wong | Roosters | 48 | 109 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Keaon Koloamatangi | Rabbitohs | 47 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Mark Nawaqanitawase | Roosters | 44 | 141 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| David Fifita | Rabbitohs | 43 | 184 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Head-to-head
2025 R27Roosters home
SYD
36
6
SOU
Roosters by 30
2025 R5Rabbitohs home
SYD
14
20
SOU
Rabbitohs by 6
2024 R27Rabbitohs home
SYD
36
28
SOU
Roosters by 8
2024 R3Roosters home
SYD
48
6
SOU
Roosters by 42
2023 R27Rabbitohs home
SYD
26
12
SOU
Roosters by 14
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Roosters · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:01 UTC