Rabbitohs run riot
The Rabbitohs thrashed the Sharks 36–12 at Accor Stadium in front of 16,714 in Round 10. They led 18–0 at half-time and never looked back.
Alex Johnston (Rabbitohs) was the standout with 72 fantasy points, 170 run metres, 3 tackle breaks and 3 tries. The Rabbitohs won the metres battle 1,700 to 1,582 and made fewer errors (6 to 11).
Our Final Tip had the Sharks at 52% (a coin flip) and got it wrong. The bookies had the other side as favourites, so this one was an upset.
Rabbitohs
LWWLW
Sharks
WLLWW
Game flow
Rabbitohs · above
Sharks · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6' | Rabbitohs | Latrell Siegwalt | Penalty goal | 2–0 |
| 25' | Rabbitohs | Alex Johnston | Try | 6–0 |
| 26' | Rabbitohs | Latrell Siegwalt | Conversion | 8–0 |
| 31' | Rabbitohs | Euan Aitken | Try | 12–0 |
| 32' | Rabbitohs | Latrell Siegwalt | Conversion | 14–0 |
| 34' | Rabbitohs | Alex Johnston | Try | 18–0 |
| 45' | Rabbitohs | Alex Johnston | Try | 22–0 |
| 46' | Rabbitohs | Latrell Siegwalt | Conversion | 24–0 |
| 67' | Rabbitohs | Cameron Murray | Try | 28–0 |
| 69' | Rabbitohs | Latrell Siegwalt | Conversion | 30–0 |
| 72' | Sharks | KL Iro | Try | 30–4 |
| 73' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 30–6 |
| 74' | Sharks | Mawene Hiroti | Try | 30–10 |
| 75' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 30–12 |
| 79' | Rabbitohs | Campbell Graham | Try | 34–12 |
| 79' | Rabbitohs | Latrell Siegwalt | Conversion | 36–12 |
Team stats
Better on the day
RabbitohsSharks
53%
Possession
47%
88%
Completion rate
80%
1,700
Run metres
1,582
486
Post-contact metres
491
6
Line breaks
3
26
Tackle breaks
35
2
Offloads
12
901
Kick metres
677
85.6%
Effective tackle %
93.0%
35
Missed tackles
26
6
Errors
11
3
Penalties conceded
8
| SOU | CRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| 2nd Effort | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Late Tackle | ||
| Total | 9 | 10 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
SOU 55-36
Gray
Kennedy
226
Run metres
187
64
Kick return metres
118
5
Tackle breaks
6
0
Line breaks
0
Halves
SOU 84-76
Walker, Ward
Trindall, Hynes
1
Try assists
1
1
Line-break assists
1
883
Kick metres
612
1
Errors
2
Hookers
CRO 44-31
Garlick
Brailey
35
Tackles
39
34
Run metres
50
79
Passes
85
0
Errors
0
Middles
CRO 141-120
Koloamatangi, Keppie, Murray
Fonua-Blake, Rudolf, McInnes
254
Run metres
294
79
Post-contact metres
90
91
Tackles
80
8
Missed tackles
1
Back row
SOU 99-82
Aitken, Duncan
Nikora, Wilton
239
Run metres
114
4
Tackle breaks
0
69
Tackles
83
6
Missed tackles
5
Outside backs
CRO 162-119
Johnston, Graham, Kosi
Hiroti, Talakai, Iro, Stonestreet
423
Run metres
575
4
Line breaks
2
4
Tries
2
2
Errors
3
Best performers
SOU
Alex Johnston
72
CRO
Addin Fonua-Blake
66
SOU
Euan Aitken
63
SOU
Cameron Murray
60
SOU
Jye Gray
55
SOU
Latrell Siegwalt
55
SOU
Ashton Ward
55
CRO
Kayal Iro
53
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Johnston | Rabbitohs | 72 | 170 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Addin Fonua-Blake | Sharks | 66 | 143 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Euan Aitken | Rabbitohs | 63 | 136 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Cameron Murray | Rabbitohs | 60 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Jye Gray | Rabbitohs | 55 | 226 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Latrell Siegwalt | Rabbitohs | 55 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Ashton Ward | Rabbitohs | 55 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Kayal Iro | Sharks | 53 | 120 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
Head-to-head
2025 R21Rabbitohs home
SOU
12
14
CRO
Sharks by 2
2025 R3Sharks home
SOU
12
27
CRO
Sharks by 15
2024 R22Sharks home
SOU
6
20
CRO
Sharks by 14
2024 R6Rabbitohs home
SOU
22
34
CRO
Sharks by 12
2023 R23Rabbitohs home
SOU
16
26
CRO
Sharks by 10
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Rabbitohs · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:17:13 UTC