Before you recover too much from the celebrating and the commiserating, there’s still a full round of the NRL to be played, and at least we don’t have to rely on Channel Nein to watch. Talking of awful, our 2026 NRL Round 19 Tips Predictions & Stats will probably be as bad as Queensland were on Wednesday night.
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 19 Tips
Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.
WARRIORS by 12
DOLPHINS by 20
BULLDOGS by 4
ROOSTERS by 22
NEWCASTLE by 10
NORTH QUENSLAND by 6
MELBOURNE by 30
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2026 NRL Round 19 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 19 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.
FRI 8PM – WESTS TIGERS v WAHS @ Campbelltown
WAHS+ > The Wests Tigers win over the Warriors ended a run of nine straight losses to the Wahs.
WAHS+ > Warriors have won the last five matches v Wests Tigers as the away side.
WTI+ > Wests Tigers lead the H2H by 5-4 at Campbelltown.
WTI- > Wests Tigers have won just three of their last 21 matches at Campbelltown v all side since 2021.
WTI- > Wests Tigers have lost nine ion a row at Campbelltown on a Friday and last won in 2010. The overall Friday record at Campbelltown since 1998 is W3 L14.
WTI? > It may be just a Campbelltown thing, Wests Tigers home record on a Friday at all other grounds since 2020 is a respectable W5 L3. Since 2023 on any day the Wests Tigers home record is W15 L15 away from C’Town.
WAHS- > Warriors have lost their last four away games on a Friday. The last two were both at Manly.
WAHS? > Warriors are W2 L2 away to Sydney teams this season.
SAT 3PM – DOLPHINS v CRONULLA @ Redcliffe
DOL+ > Dolphins lead the H2H v Cronulla by 3-1. All four of those games have been away – one at Suncorp Stadium for Magic Round.
DOL? > The Dolphins eight game streak may have come to an end, but the total deficit of the three losses either ends of that run total just four points – e.g.  1pt v Newcastle, 8 game winning streak, 2pts v Warriors, 1pt v Penrith.
DOL? > Dolphins are W5 L4 at Dolphin Oval. They are W1 L2 on a Saturday there.
DOL- > Dolphins have lost their last two games v Sydney teams at Dolphin Oval, scoring 18 points on both occasions.
CRO+ > Cronulla are W5 L1 from their last 6 matches, with two byes in that run.
CRO+ > Cronulla are W11 L5 away to Qld sides since 2020. That improves to W5 L1 on a Saturday since 2020.
SAT 5:30PM – BULLDOGS v RAIDERS @ Olympic Stadium
BUL+ > Bulldogs have won their last three v Canberra. They lost nine in a row before that.
BUL? > These teams haven’t met at the Olympic Stadium since 2019 when Canberra won. Overall it is W5 L6 to the Bulldogs v Canberra at the Olympic Stadium.
BUL? > Games on a Saturday between these sides at the Olympic Stadium follow this sequence, oldest game first LWLWLWL.
BUL+ > Bulldogs are W7 L4 at the Olympic Stadium on a Saturday since 2022.
BUL+ > Bulldogs have won their last three at the Olympic Stadium this season. Overall it is W4 L3 at the ground in 2026.
CAN+ > Going back to 2014 the Raiders have won 6 of their 8 games at the Olympic Stadium.
CAN? > Canberra have lost their last two away games to Sydney teams this season, and the overall record for 2026 is W2 L2.
SAT 7:30PM – ROOSTERS v PARRAMATTA
ROO+ > Going back to 2018, the Roosters have won 10 of their last 13 games v Parramatta.
ROO+ > Roosters have won seven in a row v Parramatta at the Sydney Football Stadium, with a last loss in 2008.
ROO+ > Roosters are W6 L2 at the Sydney Football Stadium on a Saturday since it re-opened.
PAR- > Parramatta have lost nine in a row away to Sydney teams.
PAR- > Parramatta have won just one of their last 10 away to Sydney teams on a Saturday.
PAR- > Parramatta have also lost their last nine games away on a Saturday to all teams.
PAR- > Parramatta have won of their seven away games this season. Both of those were in Qld.
SUN 2PM – SOUTH SYDNEY v NEWCASTLE @ Olympic Stadium
NEW+ > Newcastle have won four in a row v South Sydney.
NEW+ > Newcastle have won four in a row on a Sunday v all teams.
NEW- > Their away Sunday record isn’t as good, winning just two of their last 12 away on a Sunday and one of their last ten away on a Sunday to Sydney teams.
NEW+ > Newcastle are W3 L2 away to Sydney teams this season.
SOU+ > Newcastle won the last game between these sides at the Olympic Stadium in 2024 but overall Souths are W6 L3 v Newcastle at the ground.
SOU+ > Souths have won their last four games at home on a Sunday v Newcastle. Two of those games were at the Olympic Stadium.
SOU- > Souths have lost their last four Sunday home game v all teams.
SUN 4PM – MANLY v NORTH QUEENSLAND
MAN+ > Manly have won their last four v North Queensland. Only one of those games were at Brookvale.
NQL+ > North Queensland have won five of their last seven at Brookvale v Manly.
MAN? > This is only the third Sunday game between these sides since 1998. The H2H is 1-1. Both games were at Brookvale.
MAN? > Manly are W1 L1 at home on a Sunday this season. Games were either side of Fosball.
MAN+ > Manly have won 6 games in a row at home to Qld sides.
MAN+ > Manly have won 10 of their last 11 v Qld sides anywhere. Must be the maroon.
NQL- > North Queensland have lost all three Sunday away games this season.
NQL+ > North Queensland have won their last three away games in Sydney this season.
SUN 6:15PM – MELBOURNE v GOLD COAST
MEL+ > Melbourne have won 10 of their last 11 v Gold Coast.
MEL+ > Overall the Storm’s record v Titans is W23 L7.
MEL+ > Melbourne’s home record v Gold Coast is W14 L3. Only one of those losses was at AAMI Park.
MEL+ > Melbourne have won their last four home games at AAMI Park on a Sunday v Qld sides.
MEL+ > Melbourne lost their most recent home game at AAMI Park v Qld sides, but had won 17 in a row before that.
GCT- > Gold Coast have won just two of their last 19 Sunday games v any team.
GCT- > Gold Coast have won one of their last 11 away from home on a Sunday v any team.
2026 Season Stats so far……up to Round 18
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.
