Looking to pull a Rabbit or Rabbitoh out of your hat for your NRL tipping this weekend? Want to make a losing streak disappear? Waving a magic wand around instead of looking at rugby league form? Looking for a volunteer to saw in half? Hopefully not. But talking of magic, our 2026 NRL Magic Round 11 Tips Predictions & Stats Preview have enough magic and stats to help punters and tipsters and to wow audiences.
Each week this season we will offer up a quick preview glance for each match, throw in a bunch of barely interesting stats, and mix in a pinch of opinion, plus throw in our weekly predictions like chicken salt on hot chips and you have something that seagulls and humans will fight over.
2026 NRL Magic Round 11 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 8
DOLPHINS by 10
MANLY by 10
ROOSTERS by 16
MELBOURNE by 14
NEWCASTLE by 6
WARRIORS by 12
PENRITH by 26
2026 NRL Magic Round 11 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.
2026 NRL Magic Round 11 Tips – Weekly Barely Interesting Stats
Our famed barely interesting stats all in the one place for your convenience and arguments. We’ve added a plus or minus with the team in question to hint whether it’s a good or bad stat too, with the bolded stats our favourite.
FRIDAY 6PM – CRONULLA v BULLDOGS
CRO+ > Cronulla have won 13 of the last 16 games v Bulldogs going back to 2015.
CRO+ > Cronulla have won five of their last six games at Suncorp Stadium on a Friday.
CRO+ > Cronulla have won their last two Magic Round games.
BUL+ > Bulldogs have won two of the last three games v Cronulla.
BUL+ > Bulldogs lead the Friday H2H by 3-1
BUL- > Last year was the Bulldogs first Magic Round win at the sixth attempt.
BUL- > Bulldogs have won only two of their last 16 games at Suncorp Stadium.
BUL- > Bulldogs have lost their last five Friday games at Suncorp Stadium.
Magic Round Record: Cronulla W3 L2 – Bulldogs W1 L5
H2H @ Neutral grounds is 2-2.
FRIDAY 8:05PM – SOUTH SYDNEY v DOLPHINS
SOU+ > Souths won the clash between these sides at this ground in Round by 40-30.
SOU+ > Souths have scored 30+ points for the last six games.
SOU? > South Sydney’s record at Suncorp Stadium is W7 L9 on a Friday. It’s W16 L20 overall.
SOU – > Souths have lost eight Friday away games in the row.
DOL+ > Dolphins are W9 L4 v Sydney teams at Suncorp Stadium, the four losses have been against Souths (2) and Roosters (2).
DOL+ > There has not yet been a consecutive winner of this fixture.
DOL? > Dolphins have won three of their past five games at Suncorp Stadium on a Friday, but are W3 L7 overall.
DOL- > Dolphins have lost their last three games at Suncorp Stadium as the away team (W2 L4 overall).
DOL- > Dolphins have lost all last three games at Suncorp Stadium as the away team on a Friday.
Magic Round Record: South Sydney W4 L2 – Dolphins W2 L1
H2H @ Suncorp Stadium is South Sydney 2 Dolphins 1
SATURDAY 3PM – WESTS TIGERS v MANLY
WTI+ > Wests Tigers have a 100% Magic Round record on a Saturday.
WTI? > Wests Tigers have won two of the last three v Manly. But also lost six in a row before that.
WTI- > Wests Tigers have lost six in a row away on a Saturday, and 14 of their last 15.
MAN+ > Manly have won 10 of their last 11 games in Qld on a Saturday v all sides.
MAN+ > Manly would be equal second and ahead on points difference over Penrith for the ladder since Kieran Foran was hired. Roosters would be leading for the record.
MAN+ > Manly lead the Saturday H2H v Tigers by 4-2.
MAN+ > Manly have won seven of their last nine Saturday games.
MAN+ > Manly have their last four away Saturday games.
MAN- > Manly’s Magic Round record is W1 L4.
Magic Round Record: Wests Tigers W4 L2 – Manly W1 L4
H2H @ Neutral Grounds is Manly 4 Wests Tigers 1
SATURDAY 5:30PM – ROOSTERS v NORTH QUEENSLAND
ROO+ > Roosters have won six of their last eight v North Queensland.
ROO+ > Roosters have won four of the last five games v North Qld in Qld, but not the most recent match.
ROO+ > Roosters have won five in a row v North Qld on a Saturday.
ROO+ > Roosters have won their last four games in Qld v all sides.
ROO+ > Roosters have won seven of their last eight Saturday games in Qld v all sides.
ROO+ > Roosters have won eight of their last 10 Saturday games.
ROO+ > Roosters have won all three games on a Saturday at Suncorp Stadium last season.
NQL+ > North Qld have won their last two Saturday games this season.
NQL- > North Qld are W2 L4 at Suncorp Stadium on a Saturday.
Magic Round Record: Roosters W4 L2 – North Queensland W3 L3
H2H @ Neutral Grounds is 3-3
SATURDAY 7:45PM – PARRAMATTA v MELBOURNE
MEL+ > Melbourne have won seven straight v Parramatta.
MEL+ > Melbourne lead Parramatta 3-1 for games at Suncorp Stadium.
MEL+ > Melbourne have won their two Magic Round clashes v Parramatta by a combined 112-28.
MEL+ > Melbourne have won five of their last six away Saturday games.
MEL- > Melbourne have lost their last three Saturday games.
MEL- > Melbourne have won only once in their last five Saturday visits to Suncorp Stadium.
PAR- > Parramatta have lost their last four Magic Round games.
PAR- > Parramatta have won only three of their last 13 Saturday games.
PAR- > Parramatta have lost their last eight away games on a Saturday.
PAR- > Parramatta have lost their last five Saturday games v non-Sydney teams.
??? > Parramatta have lost their only Saturday Magic Round games (to Storm) while Melbourne are 1/3 on a Saturday for Magic Round.
Magic Round Record: Parramatta W1 L5 – Melbourne W3 L3
H2H @ Neutral Grounds is Melbourne 5 Parramatta 1
SUNDAY 2PM – GOLD COAST v NEWCASTLE
GCT+ > Gold Coast have won their last two Sunday games.
GCT+ > Gold Coast have won their last two games v Newcastle.
GCT- > Gold Coast have lost their last two games v Newcastle on a Sunday.
GCT- > Gold Coast lost the previous 15 Sunday games before that.
GCT- > Gold Coast have lost their last five away games in Qld v all sides.
GCT- > Gold Coast’s surprise win over Parramatta earlier in the season broke a run of nine straight losses away on a Sunday.
GCT – > Gold Coast have lost three games in a row at Suncorp Stadium on a Sunday.
NEW+ > Newcastle have won their last three away games at Suncorp Stadium.
NEW+ Newcastle are W3 L2 at Suncorp Stadium on a Sunday.
NEW+ > Newcastle have won their last three Magic Round games, Gold Coast lost their last two.
NEW- > Newcastle have won only once in their last 11 away games on a Sunday.
NEW- > Newcastle have won only two of their last 23 away games in Qld v Qld sides.
Magic Round Record: Gold Coast W2 L4 – Newcastle W4 L1
H2H @ Neutral Grounds is Newcastle 2 Gold Coast 0
SUNDAY 4:05PM – WARRIORS v BRISBANE
BRI+ > Brisbane have won their last three v Warriors at Suncorp Stadium.
BRI+ > Brisbane have won their last six v Warriors at Suncorp Stadium on a Saturday.
BRI+ > Brisbane have won their last six Sunday games.
BRI? > Brisbane lead the Suncorp Stadium H2H v Warriors by 3-2.
BRI- > Brisbane have lost their only Sunday Magic Round game. Warriors are 50% on a Sunday.
BRI- > Brisbane have won only once in their last seven games on a Sunday at Suncorp Stadium again non-Sydney opposition.
WAHS+ > Warriors have won three in a row v Qld teams.
WAHS- > Warriors have lost their last four Sunday games away in Qld, and won only four of the 15 games overall.
WAHS- > Warriors are W3 L6 on a Sunday at Suncorp Stadium.
??? > Warriors are 50% on a Sunday for Magic Round, Brisbane have lost their only Sunday Magic Round game.
Magic Round Record: Warriors W3 L3 – Brisbane W4 L2
H2H @ Suncorp Stadium is Warriors 6 Brisbane 11
SUNDAY 6:25PM – PENRITH v ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA
PEN+ > Penrith have won eight of their last nine v Dragons.
PEN+ > Penrith have won 13 of their last 14 on a Sunday.
PEN+ > Penrith have won seven in a row on a Sunday away to Sydney clubs.
PEN+ > Penrith have won 19 in a row v Sydney teams on a Sunday.
STI- > It’s 13 straight losses for the Dragons. Three of the games in 2026 have been on a Sunday.
STI- > St George Illawarra have won two of 14 games away games on a Sunday.
STI- > St George Illawarra have won once in 9 games away games on a Sunday v Sydney opposition.
Magic Round Record: Penrith W4 L2 – St George Illawarra L5
H2H @ Neutral Grounds is St George Illawarra 3 Penrith 1
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2026 Magic Round Stats
In case there wasn’t enough stats above, here are some specific Magic Round or Suncorp Stadium stats.
2026 Season Stats so far……up to Round 10
With only a few games gone, there’s not a lot to see yet, but that doesn’t stop us showing what we have.
