Dolphins run riot
The Dolphins thrashed the Sharks 38–10 at Ocean Protect Stadium in front of 11,096 in Round 3. They led 16–4 at half-time and never looked back.
Jake Averillo scored 2 tries. Blayke Brailey (Sharks) was the standout in a losing side with 76 fantasy points. The Dolphins won the metres battle 1,772 to 1,549 and made fewer errors (6 to 11).
Our Final Tip had the Sharks at 66% (a Lean) and got it wrong. The bookies had the other side as favourites, so this one was an upset.
Sharks
LWWWW
Dolphins
WLWWL
Game flow
Sharks · above
Dolphins · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19' | Dolphins | Jake Averillo | Try | 0–4 |
| 26' | Sharks | Samuel Stonestreet | Try | 4–4 |
| 30' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Try | 4–8 |
| 31' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Conversion | 4–10 |
| 38' | Dolphins | Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | Try | 4–14 |
| 39' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Conversion | 4–16 |
| 48' | Sharks | Braydon Trindall | Try | 8–16 |
| 50' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 10–16 |
| 55' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Penalty goal | 10–18 |
| 69' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Penalty goal | 10–20 |
| 74' | Dolphins | Jake Averillo | Try | 10–24 |
| 75' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Conversion | 10–26 |
| 76' | Dolphins | Selwyn Cobbo | Try | 10–30 |
| 77' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Conversion | 10–32 |
| 79' | Dolphins | Connelly Lemuelu | Try | 10–36 |
| 79' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Conversion | 10–38 |
Team stats
Better on the day
SharksDolphins
48%
Possession
52%
84%
Completion rate
85%
1,549
Run metres
1,772
493
Post-contact metres
494
4
Line breaks
6
33
Tackle breaks
25
12
Offloads
10
673
Kick metres
683
91.2%
Effective tackle %
87.1%
25
Missed tackles
33
11
Errors
6
6
Penalties conceded
1
| CRO | DOL | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Crowding | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Tripping | ||
| Total | 7 | 5 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
DOL 34-22
Kennedy
Tabuai-Fidow
151
Run metres
183
76
Kick return metres
71
2
Tackle breaks
0
0
Line breaks
0
Halves
CRO 113-96
Trindall, Hynes
Nikorima, Katoa
1
Try assists
3
2
Line-break assists
3
667
Kick metres
669
0
Errors
2
Hookers
CRO 76-27
Brailey
Plath
55
Tackles
27
35
Run metres
78
114
Passes
81
0
Errors
1
Middles
CRO 135-89
Fonua-Blake, Hazelton, Colquhoun
Gilbert, Knowles
214
Run metres
268
90
Post-contact metres
80
121
Tackles
74
3
Missed tackles
6
Back row
DOL 123-93
Nikora, Burns
Lemuelu, Finefeuiaki
137
Run metres
266
2
Tackle breaks
6
69
Tackles
75
6
Missed tackles
3
Outside backs
DOL 232-151
Katoa, Ramien, Iro, Stonestreet
Isaako, Averillo, Farnworth, Cobbo
610
Run metres
673
2
Line breaks
5
1
Tries
4
4
Errors
3
Best performers
CRO
Blayke Brailey
76
DOL
Connelly Lemuelu
68
DOL
Jamayne Isaako
65
CRO
Nicholas Hynes
63
DOL
Jake Averillo
62
DOL
Herbie Farnworth
57
DOL
Kulikefu Finefeuiaki
55
CRO
Briton Nikora
55
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blayke Brailey | Sharks | 76 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Connelly Lemuelu | Dolphins | 68 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Jamayne Isaako | Dolphins | 65 | 187 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Nicholas Hynes | Sharks | 63 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Jake Averillo | Dolphins | 62 | 200 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Herbie Farnworth | Dolphins | 57 | 117 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Kulikefu Finefeuiaki | Dolphins | 55 | 185 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Briton Nikora | Sharks | 55 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Head-to-head
2025 R19Sharks home
CRO
24
12
DOL
Sharks by 12
2024 R15Sharks home
CRO
28
30
DOL
Dolphins by 2
2023 R10Sharks home
CRO
16
36
DOL
Dolphins by 20
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Dolphins · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:04 UTC