Another shortened NRL Round with just the five games of Origin affected teams playing Origin affected games. It beats having no rugby league like Covid, but only just. Talking of underwhelming, our 2025 NRL Round 15 Tips Predictions & Stats Preview are likely to disappoint, not forgetting the last five-game round saw most people getting between 0 and 1 correct tips in tipping comps around Australia.
Each week this season we offer up a quick preview glance for each match, throw in a bunch of barely interesting stats, and mix in a pinch of opinion, some spicy tips and you have a rugby league soup with probably more flavour than one could ever need or want. It’s all you can eat NRL stats.
2025 NRL Round 15 Tips
Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.
CRONULLA by 20
GOLD COAST by 2
ROOSTERS by 8
DOLPHINS by 10
BULLDOGS by 12
2025 NRL Round 15 Tips Weekly H2H Stats Summary Cheat Sheets
Looking for a cheat sheet for the weekend’s upcoming games?
Here’s as much information that we could cram into one size fits all visual.
Plus our famed barely interesting stats all in the one place for this week of fewer games.
2025 NRL Round 15 Tips Weekly Barely Interesting Stats
Our famed barely interesting stats all in the one place for this week of fewer games.
THU – CRONULLA v ST GEORGE-ILLAWARRA
Cronulla have won nine in a row v Dragons.
Cronulla have won four in a row v Dragons at Shark Park with a last loss in 2018.
It’s 2-1 in the H2H on a Thursday to the Sharks v Dragons.
Sharks are W8 L2 at home to Sydney clubs since 2024.
Cronulla have lost three in a row on a Thursday.
Dragons have won their only away game on a Thursday this season. Prior to that it was four straight losses.
Dragons are W6 L19 away to Sydney clubs since 2021 for games in Sydney (excluding Qld Covid games).
FRI – GOLD COAST v MANLY
Gold Coast have won one of their last five at CBUS Stadium v Manly.
It’s 1-1 in the H2H at CBUS Stadium on a Friday, with a last match in 2010.
Gold Coast have lost five in a row at CBUS Stadium on a Friday with a last win in March 2021.
Gold Coast have won one of their last six home games v Manly going back to 2024.
Manly have won one of their last 11 away games on a Friday.
Manly have won eight of their last ten away games v Qld sides.
SAT – NEWCASTLE v ROOSTERS
Going back to 2012, Newcastle have won three of their last 20 games v Roosters.
Newcastle have lost their last four home games v Roosters and won just three of their last 17 home games v Roosters going back to 2002.
Newcastle have won one of the eight games played at home v Roosters since 1998 on a Saturday.
Newcastle won their last home game on a Saturday v Sydney clubs. It is W2 L13 prior to that.
Roosters have won 13/16 away in NSW on a Saturday. Although it is only W1 L2 this season on any old day.
SAT – COWBOYS v DOLPHINS
The away side has won all four of the Cowboys v Dolphins fixtures.
Dolphins are 5/5 for away games v Qld sides that are not the Broncos.
North Queensland have won only one of their last five v Qld sides.
North Queensland (9) have played more Saturday games this season than any other team. Their record is W4 D1 L4. At home it is W3 D1 L2.
Dolphins are W1 LO2 on a Saturday this season but have won their only away game.
SUN – SOUTHS v BULLDOGS (Olympic)
South Sydney have won their last four Sunday matches v Bulldogs.
Souths have won only one of their last six on a Sunday going back to 2023.
Bulldogs have won all four Sunday games this season.
But the Bulldogs have won only one of their last six games on a Sunday v Sydney teams.
Souths have won 11/12 Sunday games at the Olympic Stadium v Sydney teams.
2025 NRL Stats Extra – Team in Origin Period
Want to know if your team, or any NRL team goes better or worse during the State of Origin period. The results range from not really surprised to kind of interesting.
Note that for favourites v underdogs – this is based on ladder position heading into the game as odds data was not available at the time.
2025 NRL Season Stats So Far
Here’s the best of the NRL Team Stats from last weekend.
