Dolphins come home strong
The Dolphins beat the Storm 28–10 at Suncorp Stadium in front of 24,070 in Round 9. They came from behind, trailing 4–10 at the break. The win snapped a 4-game losing streak.
Jack Bostock scored 2 tries. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki (Dolphins) was the standout with 71 fantasy points, 210 run metres, 4 tackle breaks and 1 try. The Dolphins won the metres battle 2,064 to 1,392 and made fewer errors (11 to 13).
Our Final Tip had the Dolphins at 60% (a Lean) and got it right.
Dolphins
LLLLW
Storm
LLLLL
Game flow
Dolphins · above
Storm · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11' | Storm | Tyran Wishart | Try | 0–4 |
| 12' | Storm | Nick Meaney | Conversion | 0–6 |
| 26' | Storm | Sualauvi Faalogo | Try | 0–10 |
| 38' | Dolphins | Selwyn Cobbo | Try | 4–10 |
| 58' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Try | 8–10 |
| 60' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Conversion | 10–10 |
| 64' | Dolphins | Jack Bostock | Try | 14–10 |
| 65' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Conversion | 16–10 |
| 71' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Penalty goal | 18–10 |
| 73' | Dolphins | Jack Bostock | Try | 22–10 |
| 78' | Dolphins | Kulikefu Finefeuiaki | Try | 26–10 |
| 79' | Dolphins | Jamayne Isaako | Conversion | 28–10 |
Team stats
Better on the day
DolphinsStorm
58%
Possession
42%
71%
Completion rate
71%
2,064
Run metres
1,392
614
Post-contact metres
433
8
Line breaks
2
29
Tackle breaks
20
8
Offloads
11
591
Kick metres
648
89.6%
Effective tackle %
90.2%
20
Missed tackles
29
11
Errors
13
4
Penalties conceded
4
| DOL | MEL | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Crowding | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Obstruction | ||
| Offside General | ||
| Other | ||
| Professional Foul | ||
| Total | 8 | 8 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
MEL 68-31
Tabuai-Fidow
Faalogo
169
Run metres
241
110
Kick return metres
111
1
Tackle breaks
6
0
Line breaks
1
Halves
DOL 101-70
Schneider, Katoa
Munster, Wishart
2
Try assists
0
2
Line-break assists
0
509
Kick metres
289
1
Errors
0
Hookers
MEL 63-62
Plath
Grant
44
Tackles
54
75
Run metres
41
129
Passes
111
0
Errors
0
Middles
MEL 124-77
Gilbert, Molo, Knowles
Utoikamanu, King
217
Run metres
204
71
Post-contact metres
60
65
Tackles
88
5
Missed tackles
2
Back row
DOL 107-84
Lemuelu, Finefeuiaki
Blore, Lisati
308
Run metres
196
5
Tackle breaks
0
61
Tackles
69
3
Missed tackles
1
Outside backs
DOL 152-89
Isaako, Farnworth, Cobbo
Warbrick, Howarth, Meaney, Peel
540
Run metres
420
4
Line breaks
0
2
Tries
0
3
Errors
6
Best performers
DOL
Kulikefu Finefeuiaki
71
MEL
Sualauvi Faalogo
68
MEL
Josh King
68
DOL
Isaiya Katoa
67
DOL
Herbie Farnworth
63
DOL
Jack Bostock
63
MEL
Harry Grant
63
DOL
Max Plath
62
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kulikefu Finefeuiaki | Dolphins | 71 | 210 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Sualauvi Faalogo | Storm | 68 | 241 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Josh King | Storm | 68 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Isaiya Katoa | Dolphins | 67 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Herbie Farnworth | Dolphins | 63 | 241 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jack Bostock | Dolphins | 63 | 188 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Harry Grant | Storm | 63 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Max Plath | Dolphins | 62 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
Head-to-head
2025 R7Dolphins home
DOL
42
22
MEL
Dolphins by 20
2024 R25Storm home
DOL
6
48
MEL
Storm by 42
2024 R16Dolphins home
DOL
24
30
MEL
Storm by 6
2023 R12Dolphins home
DOL
16
24
MEL
Storm by 8
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Dolphins · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:49 UTC