NRL match result · Round 25
Full time
Half time: 0–24
Final score, scoring summary and match statistics.
How the score changed
Dragons 14–44 Bulldogs at full time. Steps show the scoring events. SB marks a sin bin; SO marks a send-off.
Selected team comparisons
Dragons: 75%; Bulldogs: 85%.
Dragons: 33.86; Bulldogs: 40.95.
Dragons: 2; Bulldogs: 9.
Dragons: 22; Bulldogs: 33.
Match performance
Player leaders from both teams.
Player leaders from both teams.
Player leaders from both teams.
Scoring timeline
Scoring timeline.
The full match
| Dragons | Statistic | Bulldogs |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Points | 44 |
| 3 | Tries | 7 |
| 1 | Conversions | 7 |
| 1 | Penalty goals | 1 |
| Dragons | Statistic | Bulldogs |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Possession | 51% |
| 75% | Completion rate | 85% |
| 3.32s | Play-the-ball speed | 3.5s |
| 16 | Errors | 10 |
| 36 | Sets completed | 36 |
| 48 | Sets attempted | 42 |
| 26:33 | Time in possession | 26:39 |
| 465 | Receipts | 440 |
| 279 | Passes | 245 |
| 5 | Dummy-half passes | 11 |
| Dragons | Statistic | Bulldogs |
|---|---|---|
| 1,625 m | Run metres | 1,719 m |
| 511 m | Post-contact metres | 555 m |
| 33.86 | Average set distance | 40.95 |
| 124 m | Kick-return metres | 146 m |
| 191 | Runs | 179 |
| Dragons | Statistic | Bulldogs |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Line breaks | 7 |
| 33 | Tackle breaks | 22 |
| Dragons | Statistic | Bulldogs |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Kick defusal rate | 73% |
| 3 | Forced dropouts | 1 |
| 591 m | Kicking metres | 723 m |
| 19 | Kicks | 24 |
| 4 | Bombs | 7 |
| 3 | Grubbers | 5 |
| 0 | 40/20 kicks | 0 |
| Dragons | Statistic | Bulldogs |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Offloads | 9 |
| Dragons | Statistic | Bulldogs |
|---|---|---|
| 338 | Tackles made | 322 |
| 22 | Missed tackles | 33 |
| 14 | Ineffective tackles | 18 |
| 90.4% | Tackle efficiency | 86.3% |
| 0 | Intercepts | 1 |
| Dragons | Statistic | Bulldogs |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Penalties conceded | 9 |
| 3 | Ruck infringements | 4 |
| 4 | Set restarts conceded | 4 |
| 1 | Sin bins | 2 |
| 0 | Send-offs | 0 |
| 1 | Inside-10 infringements | 0 |
| 0 | On report | 5 |
| Dragons | Statistic | Bulldogs |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Interchanges used | 7 |
| 0 | Head injury assessments | 0 |
Before kickoff
Pre-match previews and predictions.
Compare the teams' outright winning chances, recent form and value in the match-winner market.
The Bulldogs start clear favourites against a Dragons side showing some attacking improvement, with Canterbury's defence and ability to create second-phase football shaping the matchup.
Read previewSee how the handicap changes the matchup and whether either side offers cover value.
The Bulldogs are six and a half point favourites against the Dragons, with the current handicap sitting close to our expected margin.
Read previewAssess the scoring outlook against the bookmaker's combined-points line.
Recent scoring points towards a competitive total, but defensive resistance and attacking efficiency make 43.5 look slightly high.
Read previewRecent form comparison
Canterbury have produced 13.6 offloads a game across their past five, creating second-phase pressure that shapes how the Dragons need to defend.
Supporting Head-to-Head analysisThe Dragons have missed 29 tackles a game over their past five compared with Canterbury's 35, although the Bulldogs have still conceded far fewer points.
Supporting Head-to-Head analysisThe Dragons have completed at 79.2% across their past five games compared with Canterbury's 76%, giving the home side the stronger recent ball control figure.
Supporting Head-to-Head analysisPlayer context