Raiders too good
The Raiders beat the Titans 28–12 at Cbus Super Stadium in front of 14,913 in Round 9. They led 16–6 at half-time and never looked back.
Simi Sasagi (Raiders) was the standout with 69 fantasy points, 152 run metres and 2 tries. The Raiders won the metres battle 2,082 to 1,622 and made fewer errors (9 to 14).
Our Final Tip had the Titans at 60% (a coin flip) and got it wrong. The bookies had the other side as favourites, so this one was an upset.
Titans
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Raiders
LWWLL
Game flow
Titans · above
Raiders · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4' | Raiders | Simi Sasagi | Try | 0–4 |
| 5' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 0–6 |
| 12' | Raiders | Simi Sasagi | Try | 0–10 |
| 14' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 0–12 |
| 20' | Raiders | Kaeo Weekes | Try | 0–16 |
| 26' | Titans | Phillip Sami | Try | 4–16 |
| 28' | Titans | Jayden Campbell | Conversion | 6–16 |
| 49' | Raiders | Savelio Tamale | Try | 6–20 |
| 51' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 6–22 |
| 65' | Titans | Jojo Fifita | Try | 10–22 |
| 66' | Titans | Jayden Campbell | Conversion | 12–22 |
| 79' | Raiders | Sebastian Kris | Try | 12–26 |
| 79' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 12–28 |
Team stats
Better on the day
TitansRaiders
46%
Possession
54%
68%
Completion rate
83%
1,622
Run metres
2,082
607
Post-contact metres
724
4
Line breaks
6
29
Tackle breaks
37
8
Offloads
7
737
Kick metres
703
89.6%
Effective tackle %
89.0%
37
Missed tackles
29
14
Errors
9
4
Penalties conceded
8
| GLD | CAN | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Obstruction | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Ball Strip | ||
| Early Tackle | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Marker Not Square | ||
| Offside Downtown | ||
| Offside General | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Total | 6 | 11 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
CAN 56-28
Kini
Weekes
152
Run metres
216
36
Kick return metres
87
2
Tackle breaks
7
1
Line breaks
1
Halves
GLD 98-53
Ilias, Campbell
Sanders
1
Try assists
2
1
Line-break assists
3
719
Kick metres
630
4
Errors
0
Hookers
CAN 44-9
Verrills
Starling
16
Tackles
37
12
Run metres
95
39
Passes
93
0
Errors
0
Middles
CAN 157-127
Morrin, Fa'asuamaleaui, Randall
Horsburgh, Tapine, Brailey
230
Run metres
399
91
Post-contact metres
155
112
Tackles
100
11
Missed tackles
5
Back row
CAN 97-78
Hau, Fermor
Mariota, Sasagi
225
Run metres
201
5
Tackle breaks
2
57
Tackles
54
8
Missed tackles
1
Outside backs
GLD 154-150
Faeamani, Fifita, Brimson, Sami
Tamale, Kris, Timoko, Stuart
533
Run metres
824
2
Line breaks
2
2
Tries
2
4
Errors
4
Best performers
CAN
Simi Sasagi
69
GLD
Jayden Campbell
67
CAN
Matthew Timoko
61
CAN
Corey Horsburgh
60
GLD
Beau Fermor
58
GLD
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
57
CAN
Kaeo Weekes
56
CAN
Joseph Tapine
55
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simi Sasagi | Raiders | 69 | 152 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| Jayden Campbell | Titans | 67 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| Matthew Timoko | Raiders | 61 | 324 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Corey Horsburgh | Raiders | 60 | 157 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Beau Fermor | Titans | 58 | 216 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | Titans | 57 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Kaeo Weekes | Raiders | 56 | 216 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Joseph Tapine | Raiders | 55 | 168 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Head-to-head
2025 R11Raiders home
GLD
24
40
CAN
Raiders by 16
2025 R7Titans home
GLD
20
30
CAN
Raiders by 10
2024 R6Raiders home
GLD
20
21
CAN
Raiders by 1
2023 R18Raiders home
GLD
22
26
CAN
Raiders by 4
2022 R20Titans home
GLD
24
36
CAN
Raiders by 12
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 05:16:50 UTC