Eels too good
The Eels beat the Dragons 30–20 at CommBank Stadium in front of 25,573 in Round 3. They led 18–14 at half-time and held on.
Tallyn Da Silva scored 2 tries. Jaydn Su'A (Dragons) was the standout in a losing side with 77 fantasy points, 144 run metres and 1 try.
Our Final Tip had the Eels at 66% (a Lean) and got it right.
Eels
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Dragons
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Game flow
Eels · above
Dragons · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3' | Dragons | Valentine Holmes | Penalty goal | 0–2 |
| 10' | Eels | Jonah Pezet | Try | 4–2 |
| 10' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 6–2 |
| 12' | Dragons | Luciano Leilua | Try | 6–6 |
| 13' | Dragons | Valentine Holmes | Conversion | 6–8 |
| 23' | Dragons | Jaydn Su'A | Try | 6–12 |
| 25' | Dragons | Valentine Holmes | Conversion | 6–14 |
| 34' | Eels | Tallyn Da Silva | Try | 10–14 |
| 35' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 12–14 |
| 38' | Eels | Kitione Kautoga | Try | 16–14 |
| 39' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 18–14 |
| 44' | Eels | Tallyn Da Silva | Try | 22–14 |
| 46' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 24–14 |
| 56' | Dragons | Moses Suli | Try | 24–18 |
| 57' | Dragons | Valentine Holmes | Conversion | 24–20 |
| 72' | Eels | Josh Addo-Carr | Try | 28–20 |
| 74' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 30–20 |
Team stats
Better on the day
EelsDragons
50%
Possession
50%
86%
Completion rate
74%
1,839
Run metres
2,039
602
Post-contact metres
710
3
Line breaks
5
33
Tackle breaks
38
6
Offloads
18
886
Kick metres
552
84.8%
Effective tackle %
89.5%
38
Missed tackles
33
11
Errors
12
8
Penalties conceded
3
| PAR | SGI | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| 2nd Effort | ||
| Ball Strip | ||
| Hip Drop | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Professional Foul | ||
| Total | 9 | 8 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
SGI 36-24
Iongi
Gutherson
139
Run metres
217
42
Kick return metres
114
3
Tackle breaks
3
0
Line breaks
0
Halves
PAR 94-58
Pezet, Moses
Flanagan, Atkinson
1
Try assists
2
0
Line-break assists
2
806
Kick metres
518
1
Errors
1
Hookers
PAR 42-35
Smith
Cook
50
Tackles
35
10
Run metres
42
94
Passes
79
0
Errors
0
Middles
SGI 136-104
Hopgood, Paulo, Williams
Guler, Couchman, Stewart
230
Run metres
387
85
Post-contact metres
150
91
Tackles
91
7
Missed tackles
2
Back row
SGI 134-111
Tuilagi, Kautoga
Leilua, Su'A
150
Run metres
291
4
Tackle breaks
7
70
Tackles
67
4
Missed tackles
11
Outside backs
SGI 187-128
Simonsson, Samrani, Russell, Addo-Carr
Tuipulotu, Suli, Holmes, Tu
682
Run metres
725
1
Line breaks
2
1
Tries
1
4
Errors
6
Best performers
SGI
Jaydn Su'A
77
PAR
Mitchell Moses
68
PAR
Kitione Kautoga
63
SGI
Luciano Leilua
57
PAR
Jack Williams
53
SGI
Emre Guler
52
SGI
Ryan Couchman
52
SGI
Valentine Holmes
51
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaydn Su'A | Dragons | 77 | 144 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Mitchell Moses | Eels | 68 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Kitione Kautoga | Eels | 63 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| Luciano Leilua | Dragons | 57 | 147 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| Jack Williams | Eels | 53 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Emre Guler | Dragons | 52 | 155 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Ryan Couchman | Dragons | 52 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Valentine Holmes | Dragons | 51 | 181 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Head-to-head
2025 R17Dragons home
PAR
20
34
SGI
Dragons by 14
2025 R5Eels home
PAR
23
22
SGI
Eels by 1
2024 R26Eels home
PAR
44
40
SGI
Eels by 4
2023 R23Eels home
PAR
26
20
SGI
Eels by 6
2022 R4Eels home
PAR
48
14
SGI
Eels by 34
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Eels · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:04 UTC