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Match report

NRL / Round 5

Thu 2 Apr · 8:00pm · Kayo Stadium · Crowd 10,023 Full time · HT 0-28
Dolphins 18
vs
Sea Eagles 52
Our tip Dolphins Lean 69% ✕ Missed

Sea Eagles run riot

The Sea Eagles thrashed the Dolphins 52–18 at Kayo Stadium in front of 10,023 in Round 5. They led 28–0 at half-time and never looked back. The win snapped a 3-game losing streak.

Lehi Hopoate scored 2 tries and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow scored 2 tries. Ben Trbojevic (Sea Eagles) was the standout with 79 fantasy points, 161 run metres, 5 tackle breaks and 1 try. The Sea Eagles won the metres battle 2,081 to 1,412 and made fewer errors (5 to 14).

Our Final Tip had the Dolphins at 69% (a Lean) and got it wrong. The bookies had the other side as favourites, so this one was an upset.

Form before this game · most recent first
Dolphins LWWLW
Sea Eagles LLLWW

Game flow

Dolphins · above Sea Eagles · below
Score 18-52 Line breaks 4·8 Errors 14·5 Penalties 9·3 Six-agains 3·3 0'10'20'30'HT50'60'70'80' 0-6 14' Try + goal 0-10 17' Try 0-16 25' Try + goal 0-22 33' Try + goal 0-28 36' Try + goal 0-30 52' Pen goal 0-36 58' Try + goal 0-40 62' Try 0-46 65' Try + goal 0-52 67' Try + goal 6-52 70' Try + goal 12-52 72' Try + goal 18-52 74' Try + goal
Show scoring as a table
MinTeamPlayerEventScore
14'Sea EaglesTom Trbojevic Try0–4
15'Sea EaglesJamal Fogarty Conversion0–6
17'Sea EaglesLehi Hopoate Try0–10
25'Sea EaglesLehi Hopoate Try0–14
26'Sea EaglesJamal Fogarty Conversion0–16
33'Sea EaglesReuben Garrick Try0–20
34'Sea EaglesJamal Fogarty Conversion0–22
36'Sea EaglesLuke Brooks Try0–26
38'Sea EaglesJamal Fogarty Conversion0–28
52'Sea EaglesJamal Fogarty Penalty goal0–30
58'Sea EaglesHaumole Olakau'atu Try0–34
59'Sea EaglesJamal Fogarty Conversion0–36
62'Sea EaglesTolutau Koula Try0–40
65'Sea EaglesBen Trbojevic Try0–44
66'Sea EaglesJamal Fogarty Conversion0–46
67'Sea EaglesCorey Waddell Try0–50
69'Sea EaglesJamal Fogarty Conversion0–52
70'DolphinsHamiso Tabuai-Fidow Try4–52
70'DolphinsJamayne Isaako Conversion6–52
72'DolphinsHamiso Tabuai-Fidow Try10–52
74'DolphinsJamayne Isaako Conversion12–52
74'DolphinsHerbie Farnworth Try16–52
75'DolphinsJamayne Isaako Conversion18–52

Team stats

Better on the day
DolphinsSea Eagles
38% Possession 62%
64% Completion rate 89%
1,412 Run metres 2,081
376 Post-contact metres 676
4 Line breaks 8
24 Tackle breaks 37
14 Offloads 13
316 Kick metres 457
87.2% Effective tackle % 80.9%
37 Missed tackles 24
14 Errors 5
9 Penalties conceded 3
DisciplinePenalties + six-agains
DOLMAN
Dangerous Tackle
Six-again (ruck)
Early Tackle
Flop
Lying in the Ruck
Obstruction
Other
Professional Foul
Total 12 6

Positional battles

Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle

Fullbacks

DOL 61-44
Tabuai-Fidow Trbojevic
213 Run metres 134
82 Kick return metres 13
5 Tackle breaks 2
1 Line breaks 0

Halves

MAN 71-69
Nikorima, Katoa Brooks, Fogarty
1 Try assists 2
1 Line-break assists 1
302 Kick metres 373
2 Errors 0

Hookers

DOL 43-15
Plath Wakeham
45 Tackles 20
22 Run metres 19
70 Passes 64
1 Errors 0

Middles

MAN 103-93
Gilbert, Kaufusi, Knowles Paseka, Hetherington, Trbojevic
140 Run metres 395
44 Post-contact metres 152
98 Tackles 64
5 Missed tackles 3

Back row

MAN 150-72
Lemuelu, Finefeuiaki Olakau'atu, Trbojevic
112 Run metres 433
3 Tackle breaks 13
75 Tackles 30
10 Missed tackles 2

Outside backs

DOL 196-175
Isaako, Averillo, Farnworth, Cobbo Faulalo, Koula, Garrick, Hopoate
669 Run metres 617
3 Line breaks 5
1 Tries 4
6 Errors 2

Best performers

Fantasy points
MAN Ben Trbojevic 79
DOL Herbie Farnworth 78
MAN Haumole Olakau'atu 71
MAN Tolutau Koula 65
DOL Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 61
MAN Lehi Hopoate 51
DOL Jamayne Isaako 51
MAN Jamal Fogarty 47
Show performers as a table
PlayerTeamFantasyRun m Tackle breaksLine breaksTries Try assistsTackles
Ben TrbojevicSea Eagles79 1615 11 124
Herbie FarnworthDolphins78 1627 01 019
Haumole Olakau'atuSea Eagles71 2728 21 26
Tolutau KoulaSea Eagles65 1558 21 19
Hamiso Tabuai-FidowDolphins61 2135 12 010
Lehi HopoateSea Eagles51 2282 22 06
Jamayne IsaakoDolphins51 1763 00 04
Jamal FogartySea Eagles47 390 00 29

Head-to-head

Last 3 before this one · Dolphins 1 - 2 Sea Eagles
2025 R25Sea Eagles home DOL 30 58 MAN Sea Eagles by 28
2024 R10Dolphins home DOL 30 24 MAN Dolphins by 6
2023 R15Sea Eagles home DOL 18 58 MAN Sea Eagles by 40

How we tipped it

Chance each model gave the Sea Eagles · right of 50% = tipped the winner

← Tipped the loser Tipped the winner → Season Final Tip 18/33 (55%) Bookies 18/33 (55%) Hot Scoring 16/33 (48%) Ladder 17/33 (52%) Power Rating 19/33 (58%) Quality Form 18/33 (55%) Recent Form 16/33 (48%) Scoring 17/33 (52%) Stat Blend 16/33 (48%) 0%25%50%75%100%

Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:08 UTC