Broncos too good
The Broncos beat the Dolphins 26–12 at Suncorp Stadium in front of 45,882 in Round 4. They led 10–6 at half-time and never looked back.
Kotoni Staggs scored 2 tries. Reece Walsh (Broncos) was the standout with 82 fantasy points, 182 run metres, 11 tackle breaks and 1 try.
Our Final Tip had the Broncos at 60% (a coin flip) and got it right.
Broncos
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Dolphins
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Game flow
Broncos · above
Dolphins · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3' | Broncos | Kotoni Staggs | Try | 4–0 |
| 24' | Broncos | Adam Reynolds | Try | 8–0 |
| 26' | Broncos | Adam Reynolds | Conversion | 10–0 |
| 28' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Try | 10–4 |
| 30' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Conversion | 10–6 |
| 43' | Broncos | Reece Walsh | Try | 14–6 |
| 44' | Broncos | Adam Reynolds | Conversion | 16–6 |
| 58' | Dolphins | Jake Averillo | Try | 16–10 |
| 60' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Conversion | 16–12 |
| 72' | Broncos | Gehamat Shibasaki | Try | 20–12 |
| 74' | Broncos | Adam Reynolds | Conversion | 22–12 |
| 79' | Broncos | Kotoni Staggs | Try | 26–12 |
Team stats
Better on the day
BroncosDolphins
48%
Possession
52%
85%
Completion rate
74%
1,839
Run metres
2,137
548
Post-contact metres
720
5
Line breaks
3
46
Tackle breaks
53
5
Offloads
25
801
Kick metres
462
79.9%
Effective tackle %
87.0%
53
Missed tackles
46
10
Errors
15
5
Penalties conceded
3
| BRI | DOL | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Pressure on Kicker | ||
| Obstruction | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Total | 12 | 7 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
BRI 82-40
Walsh
Tabuai-Fidow
182
Run metres
140
35
Kick return metres
60
11
Tackle breaks
8
1
Line breaks
0
Halves
BRI 82-79
Mam, Reynolds
Nikorima, Katoa
1
Try assists
0
2
Line-break assists
1
425
Kick metres
417
2
Errors
1
Hookers
DOL 46-43
Paix
Plath
53
Tackles
44
5
Run metres
72
102
Passes
119
0
Errors
0
Middles
BRI 170-98
Jensen, Willison, Carrigan
Gilbert, Kaufusi, Knowles
411
Run metres
297
143
Post-contact metres
94
131
Tackles
102
9
Missed tackles
14
Back row
DOL 134-77
Piakura, Riki
Lemuelu, Finefeuiaki
244
Run metres
310
7
Tackle breaks
13
62
Tackles
77
11
Missed tackles
4
Outside backs
DOL 240-134
Karapani, Staggs, Mariner, Anderson
Isaako, Averillo, Farnworth, Cobbo
600
Run metres
850
3
Line breaks
2
2
Tries
2
4
Errors
6
Best performers
BRI
Reece Walsh
82
DOL
Kulikefu Finefeuiaki
76
DOL
Jamayne Isaako
73
DOL
Herbie Farnworth
67
DOL
Jake Averillo
66
BRI
Patrick Carrigan
66
BRI
Kotoni Staggs
65
DOL
Connelly Lemuelu
58
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reece Walsh | Broncos | 82 | 182 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Kulikefu Finefeuiaki | Dolphins | 76 | 222 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Jamayne Isaako | Dolphins | 73 | 192 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Herbie Farnworth | Dolphins | 67 | 202 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Jake Averillo | Dolphins | 66 | 265 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Patrick Carrigan | Broncos | 66 | 177 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Kotoni Staggs | Broncos | 65 | 203 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Connelly Lemuelu | Dolphins | 58 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
Head-to-head
2025 R24Broncos home
BRI
38
28
DOL
Broncos by 10
2025 R4Dolphins home
BRI
20
12
DOL
Broncos by 8
2024 R26Dolphins home
BRI
6
40
DOL
Dolphins by 34
2024 R6Broncos home
BRI
28
14
DOL
Broncos by 14
2023 R18Broncos home
BRI
24
16
DOL
Broncos by 8
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Broncos · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:06 UTC