Sea Eagles too good
The Sea Eagles beat the Eels 33–18 at 4 Pines Park in front of 17,389 in Round 8. They led 7–6 at half-time and never looked back. It was their 4th straight win.
Jamal Fogarty (Sea Eagles) was the standout with 78 fantasy points, 115 run metres and 1 try. The Sea Eagles won the metres battle 1,977 to 1,461 and made fewer errors (9 to 14).
Our Final Tip had the Sea Eagles at 65% (a Lean) and got it right.
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Game flow
Sea Eagles · above
Eels · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2' | Sea Eagles | Jake Trbojevic | Try | 4–0 |
| 4' | Sea Eagles | Jamal Fogarty | Conversion | 6–0 |
| 6' | Eels | Brian Kelly | Try | 6–4 |
| 20' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Penalty goal | 6–6 |
| 49' | Sea Eagles | Lehi Hopoate | Try | 11–6 |
| 50' | Sea Eagles | Jamal Fogarty | Conversion | 13–6 |
| 54' | Sea Eagles | Reuben Garrick | Try | 17–6 |
| 55' | Sea Eagles | Jamal Fogarty | Conversion | 19–6 |
| 56' | Sea Eagles | Jamal Fogarty | Try | 23–6 |
| 62' | Sea Eagles | Jason Saab | Try | 27–6 |
| 66' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Try | 27–10 |
| 67' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 27–12 |
| 71' | Sea Eagles | Clayton Faulalo | Try | 31–12 |
| 72' | Sea Eagles | Jamal Fogarty | Conversion | 33–12 |
| 78' | Eels | Luca Moretti | Try | 33–16 |
| 78' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 33–18 |
Team stats
Better on the day
Sea EaglesEels
54%
Possession
46%
87%
Completion rate
76%
1,977
Run metres
1,461
626
Post-contact metres
460
9
Line breaks
2
32
Tackle breaks
24
16
Offloads
11
572
Kick metres
729
87.5%
Effective tackle %
85.5%
24
Missed tackles
32
9
Errors
14
4
Penalties conceded
3
| MAN | PAR | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Ball Strip | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Scrum Infringement | ||
| Total | 9 | 7 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
PAR 41-37
Koula
Papalii
204
Run metres
108
109
Kick return metres
27
8
Tackle breaks
3
0
Line breaks
0
Halves
MAN 109-83
Brooks, Fogarty
Volkman, Moses
2
Try assists
0
2
Line-break assists
0
515
Kick metres
694
2
Errors
3
Hookers
MAN 60-29
Wakeham
Smith
45
Tackles
28
32
Run metres
15
102
Passes
82
0
Errors
0
Middles
MAN 114-113
Paseka, Hetherington, Trbojevic
Moretti, Paulo, Walker
226
Run metres
267
98
Post-contact metres
78
90
Tackles
56
5
Missed tackles
5
Back row
MAN 140-62
Olakau'atu, Trbojevic
Guymer, Williams
369
Run metres
179
11
Tackle breaks
2
54
Tackles
64
3
Missed tackles
11
Outside backs
MAN 182-138
Saab, Faulalo, Garrick, Hopoate
Kelly, Penisini, Russell, Addo-Carr
563
Run metres
598
5
Line breaks
1
4
Tries
1
5
Errors
6
Best performers
MAN
Jamal Fogarty
78
MAN
Haumole Olakau'atu
70
MAN
Ben Trbojevic
70
PAR
Luca Moretti
67
PAR
Brian Kelly
65
MAN
Lehi Hopoate
62
MAN
Brandon Wakeham
60
PAR
Mitchell Moses
55
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Fogarty | Sea Eagles | 78 | 115 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Haumole Olakau'atu | Sea Eagles | 70 | 226 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Ben Trbojevic | Sea Eagles | 70 | 143 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| Luca Moretti | Eels | 67 | 107 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Brian Kelly | Eels | 65 | 225 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Lehi Hopoate | Sea Eagles | 62 | 171 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Brandon Wakeham | Sea Eagles | 60 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Mitchell Moses | Eels | 55 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
Head-to-head
2025 R12Eels home
MAN
10
30
PAR
Eels by 20
2025 R4Sea Eagles home
MAN
26
12
PAR
Sea Eagles by 14
2024 R8Sea Eagles home
MAN
32
18
PAR
Sea Eagles by 14
2024 R3Eels home
MAN
24
28
PAR
Eels by 4
2023 R16Eels home
MAN
4
34
PAR
Eels by 30
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 05:16:32 UTC