Missed all the rugby league results this weekend because you were stockpiling diesel fuel? Fell asleep on the lounge for one or all of the matches this weekend because of the fumes? No, of course you didn’t. But if you genuinely did, or you need/want more or less, The Gurgler has you covered for the with our 2026 NRL Round 4 Results & Stats – One Minute Match Reports.
Our “popular” One Minute Match Reviews offers up just enough facts and figures and opinion to make it through the awkward chats the next morning on public transport, or something to talk about when ringing into the local ABC breakfast show of your choice. Or just enough level of interest so you don’t have to make eye contact with that jerk in the office you really don’t want to have to be nice to.
Regardless of how you spend your time, the One Minute Match Report has you just about covered.
2026 NRL Round 4 Results & Stats Summary
Here are the main stats from the latest round of NRL that can be used to solve arguments, impress that person on the train you’ve been eyeing off for months, or slowing the rise of petrol prices.
THE AGE OLD QUESTION ANSWERED
- Before the Titans-Dragons game today, both sides had one awful stat – Gold Coast had a woeful Sunday record and St Goerge Illawarra are the worst away team in recent years. Turns out that being bad away from home is worse than being unable to win a million games in a row on a Sunday. Or that both teams aren’t very good, and neither matters.
DROUGHT OVER / GOOD TIMES OVER
- Take your pick for the Wests Tigers, their record against the Warriors was bad (nine straight losses), away on a Friday terrible (ten straight losses) or Fridays anywhere awful (13 straight losses) and they overcome them all in style with a big win over the Warriors. Only the die-hardest of Tigers fans, and those who forgot to put tips in the tipping and got the away teams were on board.
- Penrith conceded more than one try for the first time this season.
- Gold Coast have broken a run of 15 losses in a row on a Sunday.
GOOD/BAD RUNS CONTINUE
- Manly are winless, and head coachless in 2026. The last time they went winless in the first four rounds was in 2021. They went on to finish 4th in the regular season that year.
- Manly have lost their last seven Thursday games, with a last win three years ago in March 2023.
- Dolphins are now down 6-1 in the Battle of Brisbane H2H. Broncos are 4/4 as the home side and on Fridays.
- Brisbane have won 11 in a row at home on a Friday v Queensland opposition
- Newcastle won their last four Saturday away games
- Melbourne have lost their last four games v Qld opposition.
- Cronulla have won their last four games v Canberra on a Sunday.
SET RESTARTS / PENALTIES
Rugby League’s most talked about problem deserves its own mini section. But no more.
2026 NRL Round 4 Results & Stats – Match by Match
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- Manly have lost their last seven Thursday games, with a last win three years ago in March 2023. Only the Warriors have a worse win % than Manly’s 25% on a Thursday, and their record is from three Anzac Day clashes, of which they have won none.
- The Rooster’s 96% completion is not only the best effort this season so far, it’s better by 5%.
- Roosters have won the last four v Manly.
- Roosters are W7 L2 away to Sydney clubs on a Thursday.
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- Wests Tigers have ended their bad runs –
- Take your pick for the Wests Tigers, their record against the Warriors (nine straight losses), away on a Friday v all teams (ten straight losses) or Fridays anywhere v all teams (13 straight losses).
- It was the Warriors first ever loss to the Tigers on a Friday at home.
- Adam Doueihi’s 200+ metre run effort was just the 11th time a halfback has passed 200m in a game since our records started in 2022.
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- Brisbane are unbeaten in the Battle of Brisbane at home and on a Friday (4 games each).
- Brisbane have won 11 in a row at home on a Friday v Queensland opposition and lost just one of ten prior to that run. Overall it’s W28 L4 v Qld sides at home on a Friday.
- Dolphins have lost all five games on a Friday at Suncorp Stadium v Qld opposition. It is their worst performing day now at 37.5% win, after dropping below the 37.9% on Saturday.
- Kulikefu Finefeuiaki leads the competition for Post Contact Metres this season. Only him and Jackson Ford are over 300 metres.
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- Newcastle have now won their last four Saturday away games.
- Newcastle broke a run of three straight losses v Bulldogs.
- Looking at most of the stats, it’s hard to see how the Bulldogs lost.
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- Penrith have won their last five games v Parramatta, the last four were at CommBank Stadium.
- Penrith have won their last seven games on a Saturday.
- Parramatta have lost eight straight away games on a Saturday, with a last win in 2023.
- Going back to 2013, Parramatta’s away record on a Saturday v Sydney teams is W4 L19.
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- Melbourne have lost their last four games v Qld sides, and lost the second half in all those games.
- North Qld have now won four of their last five at home to Melbourne.
- The game’s 2,735 total run metres between both sides is the lowest going back to 2022.
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- Cronulla have won five of the last six v Canberra.
- Cronulla have won their last four games v Canberra on a Sunday.
- Canberra have only won three of the last 12 home games v Cronulla on a Sunday.
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- Gold Coast broke a run of 15 losses in a row on a Sunday.
- Gold Coast broke a run of six losses in a row at home on a Sunday.
- Dragons have now lost eight in a row going back into last season.
- Dragons have lost nine away games in a row.
The Rest of 2026 NRL Round 4
NRL ROUND 4 PREDICTIONS & STATS
THE NRL DONKEY’s BOLD PREDICTIONS
NRL ROUND 4 RATINGS
NRL ROUND 4 BEST BETS
NRL ROUND 3 ONE MINUTE MATCH REPORTS
NRL ROUND 3 NRL TEAM OF THE WEEK
