Sharks too good
The Sharks beat the Bulldogs 38–16 at Suncorp Stadium in front of 45,236 in Round 11. They led 30–6 at half-time and never looked back.
Ronaldo Mulitalo scored 2 tries. Nicholas Hynes (Sharks) was the standout with 70 fantasy points, 3 tackle breaks and 1 try.
Our Final Tip had the Sharks at 65% (a Lean) and got it right.
Sharks
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Bulldogs
LLLLW
Game flow
Sharks · above
Bulldogs · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3' | Sharks | Braydon Trindall | Try | 4–0 |
| 5' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 6–0 |
| 9' | Sharks | Ronaldo Mulitalo | Try | 10–0 |
| 11' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Penalty goal | 12–0 |
| 16' | Sharks | William Kennedy | Try | 16–0 |
| 17' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 18–0 |
| 23' | Sharks | Hohepa Puru | Try | 22–0 |
| 24' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 24–0 |
| 29' | Bulldogs | Jacob Preston | Try | 24–4 |
| 30' | Bulldogs | Stephen Crichton | Conversion | 24–6 |
| 32' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Try | 28–6 |
| 34' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 30–6 |
| 45' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Penalty goal | 32–6 |
| 59' | Bulldogs | Stephen Crichton | Try | 32–10 |
| 60' | Bulldogs | Matt Burton | Conversion | 32–12 |
| 71' | Sharks | Ronaldo Mulitalo | Try | 36–12 |
| 72' | Sharks | Nicholas Hynes | Conversion | 38–12 |
| 77' | Bulldogs | Bronson Xerri | Try | 38–16 |
Team stats
Better on the day
SharksBulldogs
49%
Possession
51%
86%
Completion rate
76%
1,536
Run metres
1,606
517
Post-contact metres
456
4
Line breaks
5
16
Tackle breaks
35
10
Offloads
7
815
Kick metres
631
88.0%
Effective tackle %
92.2%
35
Missed tackles
16
13
Errors
12
1
Penalties conceded
5
| CRO | CBY | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Ball Strip | ||
| Late Tackle | ||
| Total | 5 | 8 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
CRO 36-28
Kennedy
Tracey
93
Run metres
183
29
Kick return metres
107
1
Tackle breaks
3
1
Line breaks
0
Halves
CRO 117-109
Trindall, Hynes
Burton, Galvin
3
Try assists
2
2
Line-break assists
2
814
Kick metres
593
3
Errors
1
Hookers
CBY 35-24
Berrell
Hayward
20
Tackles
38
26
Run metres
9
51
Passes
97
0
Errors
0
Middles
CRO 152-138
Fonua-Blake, Rudolf, Colquhoun
King, Thompson, Salmon
462
Run metres
216
170
Post-contact metres
73
95
Tackles
114
1
Missed tackles
4
Back row
CBY 113-59
Nikora, Wilton
Tupouniua, Preston
127
Run metres
164
2
Tackle breaks
3
67
Tackles
87
9
Missed tackles
2
Outside backs
CRO 145-140
Stonestreet, Ramien, Iro, Mulitalo
Sua, Xerri, Crichton, Tuala
598
Run metres
634
1
Line breaks
3
2
Tries
2
3
Errors
6
Best performers
CRO
Nicholas Hynes
70
CBY
Jacob Preston
62
CRO
Jesse Colquhoun
57
CBY
Matt Burton
56
CBY
Jaeman Salmon
54
CBY
Stephen Crichton
53
CBY
Lachlan Galvin
53
CBY
Sitili Tupouniua
51
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Hynes | Sharks | 70 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Jacob Preston | Bulldogs | 62 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Jesse Colquhoun | Sharks | 57 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Matt Burton | Bulldogs | 56 | 98 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Jaeman Salmon | Bulldogs | 54 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Stephen Crichton | Bulldogs | 53 | 163 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Lachlan Galvin | Bulldogs | 53 | 117 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Sitili Tupouniua | Bulldogs | 51 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
Head-to-head
2025 R27Bulldogs home
CRO
24
6
CBY
Sharks by 18
2025 R4Sharks home
CRO
6
20
CBY
Bulldogs by 14
2024 R17Bulldogs home
CRO
14
15
CBY
Bulldogs by 1
2024 R2Sharks home
CRO
25
6
CBY
Sharks by 19
2023 R16Sharks home
CRO
48
10
CBY
Sharks by 38
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Sharks · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:17:27 UTC