Eels too good
The Eels beat the Bulldogs 38–20 at CommBank Stadium in front of 25,938 in Round 7. They led 18–4 at half-time and never looked back. The win snapped a 3-game losing streak.
Mitchell Moses (Eels) was the standout with 68 fantasy points.
Our Final Tip had the Bulldogs at 62% (a Lean) and got it wrong. The bookies had the other side as favourites, so this one was an upset.
Eels
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Bulldogs
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Game flow
Eels · above
Bulldogs · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10' | Bulldogs | Jacob Kiraz | Try | 0–4 |
| 13' | Eels | Josh Addo-Carr | Try | 4–4 |
| 15' | Eels | Ronald Volkman | Conversion | 6–4 |
| 28' | Eels | Ronald Volkman | Try | 10–4 |
| 29' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 12–4 |
| 34' | Eels | Joash Papalii | Try | 16–4 |
| 35' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 18–4 |
| 50' | Bulldogs | Lachlan Galvin | Try | 18–8 |
| 52' | Bulldogs | Matt Burton | Conversion | 18–10 |
| 57' | Eels | Dylan Walker | Try | 22–10 |
| 58' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 24–10 |
| 69' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Penalty goal | 26–10 |
| 70' | Eels | Tallyn Da Silva | Try | 30–10 |
| 72' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 32–10 |
| 72' | Bulldogs | Jonathan Sua | Try | 32–14 |
| 73' | Bulldogs | Matt Burton | Conversion | 32–16 |
| 75' | Eels | Will Penisini | Try | 36–16 |
| 76' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 38–16 |
| 77' | Bulldogs | Bronson Xerri | Try | 38–20 |
Team stats
Better on the day
EelsBulldogs
49%
Possession
51%
82%
Completion rate
75%
1,449
Run metres
1,514
463
Post-contact metres
497
3
Line breaks
5
33
Tackle breaks
37
6
Offloads
13
886
Kick metres
730
85.6%
Effective tackle %
87.0%
37
Missed tackles
33
10
Errors
13
1
Penalties conceded
6
| PAR | CBY | |
|---|---|---|
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Ball Strip | ||
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Early Tackle | ||
| Late Tackle | ||
| Total | 3 | 6 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
CBY 28-20
Papalii
Tracey
78
Run metres
232
49
Kick return metres
124
0
Tackle breaks
4
0
Line breaks
0
Halves
CBY 111-107
Volkman, Moses
Burton, Galvin
2
Try assists
2
1
Line-break assists
2
820
Kick metres
601
1
Errors
1
Hookers
CBY 54-13
Smith
Hayward
20
Tackles
53
8
Run metres
4
69
Passes
111
0
Errors
0
Middles
PAR 122-85
Moretti, Paulo, Walker
Hughes, Thompson, Salmon
360
Run metres
227
127
Post-contact metres
80
72
Tackles
64
3
Missed tackles
4
Back row
CBY 96-82
Guymer, Williams
Kikau, Preston
175
Run metres
174
6
Tackle breaks
4
67
Tackles
61
8
Missed tackles
7
Outside backs
PAR 111-103
Kelly, Penisini, Addo-Carr
Kiraz, Xerri, Montoya
391
Run metres
322
2
Line breaks
2
2
Tries
2
1
Errors
2
Best performers
PAR
Mitchell Moses
68
CBY
Bronson Xerri
60
CBY
Lachlan Galvin
57
PAR
Villiami Penisini
54
CBY
Matt Burton
54
CBY
Bailey Hayward
54
PAR
Jack Williams
53
CBY
Viliame Kikau
52
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Moses | Eels | 68 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Bronson Xerri | Bulldogs | 60 | 140 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Lachlan Galvin | Bulldogs | 57 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Villiami Penisini | Eels | 54 | 153 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Matt Burton | Bulldogs | 54 | 146 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Bailey Hayward | Bulldogs | 54 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Jack Williams | Eels | 53 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Viliame Kikau | Bulldogs | 52 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Head-to-head
2025 R14Bulldogs home
PAR
12
30
CBY
Bulldogs by 18
2025 R3Eels home
PAR
8
16
CBY
Bulldogs by 8
2024 R14Bulldogs home
PAR
18
22
CBY
Bulldogs by 4
2024 R1Eels home
PAR
26
8
CBY
Eels by 18
2023 R15Bulldogs home
PAR
34
12
CBY
Eels by 22
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Eels · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:14 UTC