Sea Eagles too good
The Sea Eagles beat the Dragons 28–18 at WIN Stadium in front of 11,381 in Round 6. They led 16–12 at half-time and held on.
Reuben Garrick scored 2 tries. Luciano Leilua (Dragons) was the standout in a losing side with 77 fantasy points, 132 run metres, 3 tackle breaks and 1 try. The Sea Eagles won the metres battle 1,760 to 1,664.
Our Final Tip had the Sea Eagles at 59% (a coin flip) and got it right.
Dragons
LLLLL
Sea Eagles
WLLLW
Game flow
Dragons · above
Sea Eagles · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6' | Sea Eagles | Reuben Garrick | Try | 0–4 |
| 15' | Sea Eagles | Tom Trbojevic | Try | 0–8 |
| 16' | Sea Eagles | Jamal Fogarty | Conversion | 0–10 |
| 16' | Sea Eagles | Reuben Garrick | Try | 0–14 |
| 18' | Sea Eagles | Jamal Fogarty | Conversion | 0–16 |
| 30' | Dragons | Luciano Leilua | Try | 4–16 |
| 32' | Dragons | Valentine Holmes | Conversion | 6–16 |
| 35' | Dragons | Jacob Liddle | Try | 10–16 |
| 36' | Dragons | Valentine Holmes | Conversion | 12–16 |
| 44' | Dragons | Setu Tu | Try | 16–16 |
| 46' | Dragons | Valentine Holmes | Conversion | 18–16 |
| 54' | Sea Eagles | Kobe Hetherington | Try | 18–20 |
| 55' | Sea Eagles | Jamal Fogarty | Conversion | 18–22 |
| 65' | Sea Eagles | Lehi Hopoate | Try | 18–26 |
| 66' | Sea Eagles | Jamal Fogarty | Conversion | 18–28 |
Team stats
Better on the day
DragonsSea Eagles
49%
Possession
51%
73%
Completion rate
79%
1,664
Run metres
1,760
577
Post-contact metres
544
5
Line breaks
4
24
Tackle breaks
25
13
Offloads
8
582
Kick metres
730
90.3%
Effective tackle %
89.5%
25
Missed tackles
24
12
Errors
12
3
Penalties conceded
8
| SGI | MAN | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Ball Strip | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Obstruction | ||
| Offside General | ||
| Total | 9 | 12 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
MAN 52-51
Sloan
Trbojevic
195
Run metres
195
96
Kick return metres
55
4
Tackle breaks
3
0
Line breaks
1
Halves
MAN 99-53
Atkinson, Flanagan
Brooks, Fogarty
0
Try assists
2
0
Line-break assists
1
544
Kick metres
729
1
Errors
0
Hookers
SGI 28-17
Cook
Wakeham
28
Tackles
17
47
Run metres
7
54
Passes
47
0
Errors
0
Middles
SGI 154-113
Guler, Couchman, Stewart
Paseka, Hetherington, Trbojevic
245
Run metres
287
84
Post-contact metres
108
124
Tackles
63
4
Missed tackles
4
Back row
SGI 120-101
Leilua, Su'A
Olakau'atu, Trbojevic
251
Run metres
282
3
Tackle breaks
3
71
Tackles
61
5
Missed tackles
2
Outside backs
MAN 159-114
Tuipulotu, Suli, Holmes, Tu
Saab, Koula, Garrick, Hopoate
447
Run metres
599
2
Line breaks
2
1
Tries
3
3
Errors
4
Best performers
SGI
Luciano Leilua
77
MAN
Reuben Garrick
72
MAN
Jamal Fogarty
65
SGI
Toby Couchman
64
SGI
Setu Tu
53
MAN
Haumole Olakau'atu
53
MAN
Tom Trbojevic
52
SGI
Tyrell Sloan
51
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luciano Leilua | Dragons | 77 | 132 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Reuben Garrick | Sea Eagles | 72 | 240 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Jamal Fogarty | Sea Eagles | 65 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| Toby Couchman | Dragons | 64 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Setu Tu | Dragons | 53 | 220 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Haumole Olakau'atu | Sea Eagles | 53 | 184 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Tom Trbojevic | Sea Eagles | 52 | 195 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyrell Sloan | Dragons | 51 | 195 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Head-to-head
2025 R26Dragons home
SGI
24
40
MAN
Sea Eagles by 16
2025 R7Sea Eagles home
SGI
20
18
MAN
Dragons by 2
2024 R15Sea Eagles home
SGI
14
30
MAN
Sea Eagles by 16
2024 R4Dragons home
SGI
20
12
MAN
Dragons by 8
2023 R22Dragons home
SGI
18
24
MAN
Sea Eagles by 6
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Sea Eagles · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:11 UTC