Sharks too good
The Sharks beat the Raiders 34–22 at GIO Stadium in front of 17,457 in Round 4. They led 18–12 at half-time and never looked back.
Nicholas Hynes (Sharks) was the standout with 67 fantasy points and 107 run metres. The Sharks won the metres battle 1,730 to 1,729.
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
LLWLW
Sharks
LLWWW
Game flow
Raiders · above
Sharks · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4' | Sharks | Teig Wilton | Try | 0–4 |
| 5' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 0–6 |
| 7' | Sharks | KL Iro | Try | 0–10 |
| 9' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 0–12 |
| 16' | Raiders | Kaeo Weekes | Try | 4–12 |
| 18' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 6–12 |
| 21' | Sharks | Billy Burns | Try | 6–16 |
| 23' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 6–18 |
| 25' | Raiders | Hudson Young | Try | 10–18 |
| 27' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 12–18 |
| 45' | Raiders | Savelio Tamale | Try | 16–18 |
| 48' | Sharks | Samuel Stonestreet | Try | 16–22 |
| 55' | Raiders | Xavier Savage | Try | 20–22 |
| 57' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 22–22 |
| 59' | Sharks | William Kennedy | Try | 22–26 |
| 60' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 22–28 |
| 71' | Sharks | Jesse Colquhoun | Try | 22–32 |
| 79' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Penalty goal | 22–34 |
Team stats
Better on the day
RaidersSharks
50%
Possession
50%
76%
Completion rate
78%
1,729
Run metres
1,730
520
Post-contact metres
620
7
Line breaks
5
48
Tackle breaks
40
15
Offloads
13
468
Kick metres
625
84.9%
Effective tackle %
81.9%
40
Missed tackles
48
12
Errors
12
3
Penalties conceded
3
| CAN | CRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Ball Strip | ||
| Crowding | ||
| Holding Down | ||
| Offside General | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Professional Foul | ||
| Total | 4 | 5 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
CRO 44-41
Weekes
Kennedy
193
Run metres
133
88
Kick return metres
75
7
Tackle breaks
6
0
Line breaks
1
Halves
CRO 120-77
Strange, Sanders
Trindall, Hynes
0
Try assists
4
0
Line-break assists
3
402
Kick metres
610
1
Errors
2
Hookers
CRO 51-27
Starling
Brailey
34
Tackles
38
12
Run metres
52
84
Passes
128
0
Errors
1
Middles
CAN 126-121
Smithies, Tapine, Horsburgh
Fonua-Blake, Hazelton, Colquhoun
289
Run metres
407
108
Post-contact metres
175
98
Tackles
70
6
Missed tackles
4
Back row
CAN 100-87
Young, Martin
Burns, Wilton
239
Run metres
178
9
Tackle breaks
2
71
Tackles
61
10
Missed tackles
12
Outside backs
CAN 192-134
Tamale, Sasagi, Kris, Savage
Katoa, Ramien, Iro, Stonestreet
624
Run metres
594
6
Line breaks
2
2
Tries
2
3
Errors
7
Best performers
CRO
Nicholas Hynes
67
CAN
Simi Sasagi
57
CAN
Noah Martin
53
CRO
Braydon Trindall
53
CAN
Joseph Tapine
52
CRO
Blayke Brailey
51
CAN
Savelio Tamale
50
CAN
Xavier Savage
49
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Hynes | Sharks | 67 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| Simi Sasagi | Raiders | 57 | 134 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Noah Martin | Raiders | 53 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Braydon Trindall | Sharks | 53 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Joseph Tapine | Raiders | 52 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Blayke Brailey | Sharks | 51 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| Savelio Tamale | Raiders | 50 | 175 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Xavier Savage | Raiders | 49 | 191 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Head-to-head
2025 R5Raiders home
CAN
24
20
CRO
Raiders by 4
2024 R8Raiders home
CAN
0
40
CRO
Sharks by 40
2024 R4Sharks home
CAN
22
36
CRO
Sharks by 14
2023 R27Sharks home
CAN
6
24
CRO
Sharks by 18
2023 R3Raiders home
CAN
24
20
CRO
Raiders by 4
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Sharks · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:07 UTC