Bulldogs edge it
The Bulldogs edged the Raiders 14–10 at GIO Stadium in front of 13,723 in Round 3. They led 8–6 at half-time and held on.
Savelio Tamale scored 2 tries. Matt Burton (Bulldogs) was the standout with 73 fantasy points. The Bulldogs won the metres battle 1,714 to 1,565 and made fewer errors (7 to 9).
Our Final Tip had the Raiders at 58% (a coin flip) and got it wrong. The bookies had the other side as favourites, so this one was an upset.
Raiders
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Bulldogs
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Game flow
Raiders · above
Bulldogs · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3' | Raiders | Savelio Tamale | Try | 4–0 |
| 4' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 6–0 |
| 10' | Bulldogs | Connor Tracey | Try | 6–4 |
| 15' | Bulldogs | Stephen Crichton | Penalty goal | 6–6 |
| 19' | Bulldogs | Stephen Crichton | Penalty goal | 6–8 |
| 70' | Bulldogs | Jacob Preston | Try | 6–12 |
| 71' | Bulldogs | Stephen Crichton | Conversion | 6–14 |
| 73' | Raiders | Savelio Tamale | Try | 10–14 |
Team stats
Better on the day
RaidersBulldogs
48%
Possession
52%
77%
Completion rate
91%
1,565
Run metres
1,714
476
Post-contact metres
483
3
Line breaks
4
51
Tackle breaks
22
15
Offloads
10
626
Kick metres
970
90.7%
Effective tackle %
83.0%
22
Missed tackles
51
9
Errors
7
9
Penalties conceded
3
| CAN | CBY | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Ball Strip | ||
| 2nd Effort | ||
| Hand in the Ruck | ||
| Total | 12 | 8 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
CBY 66-58
Weekes
Tracey
204
Run metres
214
108
Kick return metres
64
11
Tackle breaks
3
0
Line breaks
2
Halves
CBY 103-94
Strange, Sanders
Burton, Galvin
0
Try assists
0
0
Line-break assists
0
585
Kick metres
955
1
Errors
1
Hookers
CBY 27-22
Starling
Hayward
22
Tackles
35
15
Run metres
16
32
Passes
119
0
Errors
0
Middles
CAN 132-78
Papalii, Tapine, Horsburgh
King, Hughes, Salmon
243
Run metres
235
90
Post-contact metres
73
84
Tackles
59
4
Missed tackles
4
Back row
CAN 122-83
Young, Martin
Kikau, Preston
179
Run metres
228
5
Tackle breaks
1
78
Tackles
65
3
Missed tackles
11
Outside backs
CAN 149-142
Tamale, Sasagi, Kris, Savage
Kiraz, Tuala, Crichton, Montoya
638
Run metres
529
1
Line breaks
0
2
Tries
0
4
Errors
1
Best performers
CBY
Matt Burton
73
CAN
Hudson Young
71
CBY
Connor Tracey
66
CAN
Kaeo Weekes
58
CAN
Savelio Tamale
57
CBY
Jacob Preston
55
CAN
Ethan Sanders
52
CAN
Noah Martin
51
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Burton | Bulldogs | 73 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Hudson Young | Raiders | 71 | 130 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| Connor Tracey | Bulldogs | 66 | 214 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Kaeo Weekes | Raiders | 58 | 204 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Savelio Tamale | Raiders | 57 | 277 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Jacob Preston | Bulldogs | 55 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Ethan Sanders | Raiders | 52 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Noah Martin | Raiders | 51 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Head-to-head
2025 R10Raiders home
CAN
20
32
CBY
Bulldogs by 12
2024 R22Bulldogs home
CAN
18
22
CBY
Bulldogs by 4
2024 R11Raiders home
CAN
24
20
CBY
Raiders by 4
2023 R25Raiders home
CAN
36
24
CBY
Raiders by 12
2023 R10Bulldogs home
CAN
34
30
CBY
Raiders by 4
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 05:16:03 UTC