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NRL Round 10 Dolphins v Parramatta Final Thoughts
Like Jerry Springer, but for rugby league.
It certainly felt at times like a clash between two sides that had won five games between them this season and residing in the lower reaches of the NRL ladder. The good thing for the Dolphins after their four game winless start to the season, is that a lot of experts thought this would be win number one for 2025, not number four. And the Dolphins have played better this season without the reward of two competition points. Sometimes it’s better to win any way you can, than to lose playing well for a while, or a whole half.
Instead of playing like the world’s greatest rugby league team for 40 minutes at a time, the Dolphins grinded this one out, relying on some moments of brilliance rather being a massive threat all game. Truth be told Parramatta looked much better in attack for most of the game. But a win is a win, and the Dolphins drag themselves closer to the 50% win rate usually needed to make the NRL finals.
One thing before leaving the negatives, if the Dolphins halves are going to continue their limited bomb kicks on the last tackle of a set, then the chase needs to be really good every time. Isaiya Katoa provided enough good kicks, but not enough of them were chased hard. Talking of which, where was the support for Kodi Nikorima who started walking after a line break. But there does need to be a little more variety on the last play. Especially when you have quality centres that the Dolphins do.
Herbie Farnworth will and should take a lot of plaudits for his match tonight. Every hit up looked like it could break the line, and his try, which turned out to be a winning one, showed all the strength of Farnworth. As was a couple of his very important tackles. Herbie headlines the great recruiting done for 2024. Less so, for 2025.
But forgotten among the Herbie brilliance is Jake Averillo, who is solid as a rock in attack and defense and has been almost as valuable a recruit as Farnworth, in our opinion.
Talking of solid, Ray Stone had yet another great game for the Dolphins, and his work ethic with tackle after tackle is hard to beat. In fact, Parramatta only looked a chance of winning when Stone wasn’t on the field. So more minutes for Ray equals more chance of winning.
The Dolphins got the win this time, and may not be so lucky next time.
NRL Round 10 Dolphins v Parramatta Match Stats
Courtesy of nrl.com
BEST OF STATS
It was only the Dolphins third win in 13 games away in NSW.
It was the Dolphins first win at the third attempt at CommBank Stadium.
Dolphins are unbeaten in two games away to Parramatta.
Dolphins record on a Thursday is quite good – W6 L2. It’s W6 L1 v Sydney teams on a Thursday.
Parramatta have lost their last five games to Qld sides.
Dolphins completion rate was the third best by a team this season.
