Forgot that the NRL was on with all the Football World Cup and State of Origin going on? Or that you are sick of both so want and need some NRL Tips and Stats to get you through. Either way our 2026 NRL Round 17 Tips Predictions & Stats will have you covered with more NRL content than you could probably ever want or need.
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.
NRL Round 17 Tips
Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.
SOUTH SYDNEY by 12
GOLD COAST by 6
ROOSTERS by 20
DOLPHINS by 2
PENRITH by 14
MELBOURNE by 6
CANBERRA by 16
NEWCASTLE by 8
2026 NRL Round 17 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 Round 17 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.
THURSDAY 7:50PM – PARRAMATTA v SOUTH SYDNEY
SOU+ > South Sydney have won nine of the last ten games v Parramatta.
SOU+ > Souths have also won five in a row as the away side, and kept Parramatta to nil in two of those games.
SOU+ > Souths have won four straight v Parramatta at CommBank Stadium.
SOU- > Souths have lost eight in a row on a Friday. Their last away win on a Friday was in 2023 in Tamworth v Wests Tigers.
PAR+ > Parramatta have won five of the last seven v Souths on a Friday.
PAR+ > Parramatta have won five in a row on a Friday, just one of those games at CommBank Stadium.
FRIDAY 6PM – GOLD COAST v BULLDOGS
GCT+ > Gold Coast have now won three in a row at home to Sydney clubs.
GCT+ > Gold Coast lead the H2H at CBUS Stadium v Bulldogs by 6-4. It’s 2-1 on a Friday.
GCT- > Gold Coast won their last Friday home game v Sydney clubs in 2025 v Manly, but lost five in a row before that. It’s the same stat for Friday home games v any team.
BUL+ > Bulldogs have won the last three v Gold Coast but none of those three games were on the Gold Coast.
BUL- > Bulldogs have lost 10 of their last 11 away games.
BUL- > Bulldogs have lost 6 in a row away on a Friday, going back to 2018 the Bulldogs have won just three of 21 away games on a Friday.
BUL- > Bulldogs have lost both of their away games in Qld this season.
FRIDAY 8PM – BRONCOS v ROOSTERS
BRI+ > Brisbane have won three of their last four on a Friday.
BRI- > Brisbane losing streak started against the Roosters in Round 9, the Broncos haven’t won since April.
ROO+ > Roosters are W9 L3 v Broncos since 2020.
ROO+ > Roosters have won five in a row v Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium. Four games in that run were on a Friday.
ROO+ > Roosters have won five in a row v Brisbane on a Friday – four of those games at Suncorp Stadium.
ROO+ > Roosters last start loss to Dolphins broke a run of five straight wins on a Friday away to Qld sides.
ROO+ > Roosters have won eight of their last ten v Qld sides on a Friday anywhere.
SATURDAY 3PM – DOLHPINS v WARRIORS
DOL+ > Despite having among the most Origin representatives, the Dolphins are the only team to remain undefeated during the Origin period.
DOL+ > Dolphins have now won four in a row at Suncorp Stadium, and their only loss was an opening round loss to Souths.
DOL+ > Dolphins are W3 L1 on a Saturday this season.
DOL+ > Dolphins have won five on a row as the home side v non Sydney clubs.
DOL- > Dolphins are W1 L4 at home on a Saturday for the their last five games.
DOL? > There has yet to be a consecutive winner of the Dolphins v Wahs clash.
WAHS+ > Warriors have won five away games in a row on a Saturday scoring a minimum of 30 points in a each game.
WAHS+ > Warriors lead the Saturday H2H v Dolphins by 3-1.
WAHS+ > Warriors are W4 L2 away from home this season.
SATURDAY 5:30PM – NORTH QUEENSLAND v PENRITH
NQL+ > North Queensland are unbeaten in their last three v Penrith W2 D1.
NQL- > North Queensland have won only one of their last 6 at home on a Saturday.
PEN+ > Penrith have lost only one of their last 6 v North Queensland on a Saturday – W4 D1 L1.
PEN+ > Penrith’s loss to the Gold Coast halted a run of seven straight wins on a Saturday.
PEN+ > Penrith’s last 13 matches on a Saturday v Qld sides ended in 10 Wins, 1 Draws and 2 losses.
PEN- > Since 2025, Penrith’s record v Qld sides is W4 D1 L4.
SATURDAY 7:30PM – MANLY v MELBOURNE
MAN+ > Manly have won three of their last four at home to Melbourne, just not the last one.
MAN+ > Manly have won five of their last 6 at home to non Sydney clubs.
MAN+ > Manly are W10 D1 L1 for their last 12 Saturday games anywhere v non Sydney sides.
MAN+ > Manly are W9 L3
MEL+ > Melbourne have won five in a row away to Manly on a Saturday. Four were at Brookvale.
MEL+ > Melbourne have won 6 of their last seven away on a Saturday. It’s an impressive W22L 7 overall. And W12 L3 since 2020 v Sydney clubs.
MEL? > Despite the club’s worst ever losing streak, Melbourne are W2 L2 away to Sydney clubs this season.
SUNDAY 2PM – CANBERRA v ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA
CAN+ > Canberra have won five in a row v Dragons at Canberra Stadium.
CAN+ > Since 1998 it’s W16 L4 to Canberra v Dragons at Canberra Stadium and they lost the first two games.
CAN+ > Going back to 1998, Canberra have not lost in Canberra to the Dragons on a Sunday.
CAN- > Canberra have only won two of their last nine home games.
CAN- > Canberra have lost their last five home games v Sydney teams.
STI+ > Dragons have won their last away game on a Sunday to a non Sydney team, and two of their last three.
STI- > Otherwise the Dragons are terrible away from home. On a Sunday it’s W7 L22 away since 2020. Or one of their last 15 games.
SUNDAY 4PM – NEWCASTLE v WESTS TIGERS
NEW+ > Newcastle have won five of their last 6 games this season.
NEW+ > Newcastle are W3 L1 at home v Sydney clubs this season, with the only loss v Penrith.
NEW? > Newcastle have won two of their last three Sunday home games, but also two of their last seven.
WTI+ > Wests Tigers have won the last two games v Newcastle. The Knights had won the seven games before that. Both latest wins for the Tigers were on a Sunday.
WTI- > Wests Tigers have won 15 of the 65 away games since 2021.
2026 Season Stats so far……up to Round 16
Your one-stop shop for stats and stuff from 2026 so far.
LADDER AND FORM
Current ladder and latest form with a 2026 progress chart.
ORIGIN PERIOD FORM
Want to know how the teams go over Origin period? Of course you do.
RESULTS
All the form of Home v Away, Top v Bottom sides and Happy v Sad Days.
POINTS
Lots of points of interest.
HALVES
A tale of two halves and all the stats we can find relating to them.
TRIES – ALL, FIRST AND LAST
Overall try scoring stats with a focus on first and last try scorer in case folk like a wager.
