NRL match result · Round 26
Full time
Half time: 26–8
Final score, scoring summary and match statistics.
How the score changed
Eels 38–18 Sharks at full time. Steps show the scoring events. SB marks a sin bin; SO marks a send-off.
Selected team comparisons
Eels: 132 m; Sharks: 353 m.
Eels: 8; Sharks: 5.
Eels: 1; Sharks: 7.
Eels: 0; Sharks: 3.
Match performance
Player leaders from both teams. Tackle totals reflect defensive workload.
Player leaders from both teams.
Player leaders from both teams.
Scoring timeline
Scoring timeline.
The full match
| Eels | Statistic | Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Points | 18 |
| 6 | Tries | 3 |
| 6 | Conversions | 2 |
| 2 | Penalty goals | 1 |
| 7 | Goals made | 3 |
| 7 | Goal attempts | 4 |
| Eels | Statistic | Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Possession | 48% |
| 85% | Completion rate | 86% |
| 3.24s | Play-the-ball speed | 3.37s |
| 9 | Errors | 12 |
| 41 | Sets completed | 33 |
| 48 | Sets attempted | 38 |
| 27:33 | Time in possession | 26:45 |
| 463 | Receipts | 430 |
| 252 | Passes | 234 |
| 23 | Dummy-half passes | 41 |
| Eels | Statistic | Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| 1,701 m | Run metres | 1,691 m |
| 423 m | Post-contact metres | 500 m |
| 35.44 | Average set distance | 44.52 |
| 132 m | Kick-return metres | 353 m |
| 196 | Runs | 174 |
| Eels | Statistic | Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Line breaks | 5 |
| 38 | Tackle breaks | 40 |
| Eels | Statistic | Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Kick defusal rate | 50% |
| 100% | Goal-kicking accuracy | 75% |
| 0 | Forced dropouts | 3 |
| 782 m | Kicking metres | 621 m |
| 22 | Kicks | 23 |
| 5 | Bombs | 13 |
| 2 | Grubbers | 0 |
| 0 | 40/20 kicks | 0 |
| Eels | Statistic | Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Offloads | 6 |
| Eels | Statistic | Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| 334 | Tackles made | 349 |
| 40 | Missed tackles | 38 |
| 9 | Ineffective tackles | 19 |
| 87.2% | Tackle efficiency | 86% |
| 1 | Intercepts | 0 |
| Eels | Statistic | Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penalties conceded | 7 |
| 4 | Ruck infringements | 5 |
| 5 | Set restarts conceded | 7 |
| 1 | Sin bins | 1 |
| 0 | Send-offs | 0 |
| 1 | Inside-10 infringements | 2 |
| 1 | On report | 3 |
| Eels | Statistic | Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Interchanges used | 8 |
| 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.
Cronulla carry the stronger recent numbers into Round 26, although Parramatta have travelled the tougher recent road and the Sharks' short price leaves little room for error.
Read previewSee how the handicap changes the matchup and whether either side offers cover value.
Cronulla start as 6.5 point favourites against Parramatta, but the Eels tougher recent schedule keeps the handicap closer than the raw scoring numbers suggest.
Read previewAssess the scoring outlook against the bookmaker's combined-points line.
Cronulla have the stronger attacking platform and Parramatta carry defensive concerns, but a 54.5 point total asks even more when the Sharks have recently restricted opposition scoring.
Read previewRecent form comparison
The Eels make 12 errors per game compared with the Sharks ' 10.8, reinforcing Cronulla's cleaner recent football.
Supporting Head-to-Head analysisParramatta's 41.4 missed tackles per game compares poorly with Cronulla's 30 and highlights the clearest defensive gap.
Supporting Head-to-Head analysisBoth teams have held opponents to a 3.3 second average play the ball, so this part of the matchup largely cancels out.
Supporting Head-to-Head analysisPlayer context