Raiders edge it
The Raiders edged the Rabbitohs 36–34 at Optus Stadium in front of 27,235 in Round 6. They led 24–4 at half-time and held on. The win snapped a 4-game losing streak.
Cody Walker scored 2 tries and Kaeo Weekes scored 2 tries. Hudson Young (Raiders) was the standout with 77 fantasy points, 129 run metres, 5 tackle breaks and 2 tries.
Our Final Tip had the Rabbitohs at 63% (a Lean) and got it wrong. The bookies had the other side as favourites, so this one was an upset.
Rabbitohs
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Raiders
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Game flow
Rabbitohs · above
Raiders · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19' | Raiders | Hudson Young | Try | 0–4 |
| 20' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 0–6 |
| 24' | Rabbitohs | Cody Walker | Try | 4–6 |
| 28' | Raiders | Savelio Tamale | Try | 4–10 |
| 29' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 4–12 |
| 32' | Raiders | Kaeo Weekes | Try | 4–16 |
| 34' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 4–18 |
| 38' | Raiders | Hudson Young | Try | 4–22 |
| 40' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 4–24 |
| 46' | Rabbitohs | Cody Walker | Try | 8–24 |
| 47' | Rabbitohs | Latrell Mitchell | Conversion | 10–24 |
| 49' | Rabbitohs | Jamie Humphreys | Try | 14–24 |
| 51' | Rabbitohs | Latrell Mitchell | Conversion | 16–24 |
| 55' | Rabbitohs | Latrell Mitchell | Try | 20–24 |
| 56' | Rabbitohs | Latrell Mitchell | Conversion | 22–24 |
| 64' | Raiders | Kaeo Weekes | Try | 22–28 |
| 65' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 22–30 |
| 70' | Raiders | Ethan Strange | Try | 22–34 |
| 72' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 22–36 |
| 75' | Rabbitohs | Alex Johnston | Try | 26–36 |
| 75' | Rabbitohs | Latrell Mitchell | Conversion | 28–36 |
| 76' | Rabbitohs | Jack Wighton | Try | 32–36 |
| 76' | Rabbitohs | Latrell Mitchell | Conversion | 34–36 |
Team stats
Better on the day
RabbitohsRaiders
52%
Possession
48%
80%
Completion rate
72%
1,859
Run metres
1,711
515
Post-contact metres
494
8
Line breaks
4
33
Tackle breaks
36
9
Offloads
6
542
Kick metres
481
88.4%
Effective tackle %
88.7%
36
Missed tackles
33
11
Errors
12
3
Penalties conceded
3
| SOU | CAN | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball Strip | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Total | 4 | 4 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
CAN 50-6
Gray
Weekes
31
Run metres
209
0
Kick return metres
63
0
Tackle breaks
5
0
Line breaks
1
Halves
CAN 98-94
Walker, Humphreys
Strange, Sanders
0
Try assists
0
0
Line-break assists
2
416
Kick metres
468
0
Errors
2
Hookers
CAN 51-27
Smith
Starling
20
Tackles
43
71
Run metres
52
33
Passes
78
0
Errors
0
Middles
SOU 130-109
Tatola, Koloamatangi, Murray
Papalii, Tapine, Horsburgh
325
Run metres
275
95
Post-contact metres
100
92
Tackles
78
5
Missed tackles
4
Back row
CAN 127-105
Fifita, Duncan
Young, Martin
313
Run metres
216
6
Tackle breaks
9
60
Tackles
67
5
Missed tackles
5
Outside backs
SOU 223-109
Johnston, Mitchell, Wighton, Graham
Tamale, Sasagi, Kris, Stuart
720
Run metres
554
6
Line breaks
2
3
Tries
1
6
Errors
7
Best performers
CAN
Hudson Young
77
SOU
Alex Johnston
75
SOU
Latrell Mitchell
66
CAN
Joseph Tapine
64
CAN
Simi Sasagi
60
SOU
Cody Walker
54
SOU
David Fifita
53
CAN
Morgan Smithies
53
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Young | Raiders | 77 | 129 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
| Alex Johnston | Rabbitohs | 75 | 222 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Latrell Mitchell | Rabbitohs | 66 | 141 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Joseph Tapine | Raiders | 64 | 142 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Simi Sasagi | Raiders | 60 | 240 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Cody Walker | Rabbitohs | 54 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| David Fifita | Rabbitohs | 53 | 197 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Morgan Smithies | Raiders | 53 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Head-to-head
2025 R14Raiders home
SOU
12
36
CAN
Raiders by 24
2024 R21Raiders home
SOU
12
32
CAN
Raiders by 20
2023 R13Rabbitohs home
SOU
26
33
CAN
Raiders by 7
2022 R11Rabbitohs home
SOU
12
32
CAN
Raiders by 20
2021 R8Raiders home
SOU
34
20
CAN
Rabbitohs by 14
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Raiders · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:11 UTC