Proper NRL is back. Eight games, proper teams, and no Channel Nein. Talking of proper, our NRL Round 20 Tips Predictions & Stats will have just enough information for you to have a proper crack over the final weeks of tipping competitions around the world.
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 20 Tips
Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.
PENRITH by 8
CRONULLA by 10
MELBOURNE by 8
CANBERRA by 4
WARRIORS by 20
BULLDOGS by 2
GOLD COAST by 4
DOLPHINS by 16
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NRL Round 20 Tips Weekly H2H 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.
NRL Round 20 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.
THU 8PM – PENRITH v BRISBANE @ CommBank Stadium
BRI+ > Brisbane have at least won their last two games at CommBank Stadium.
BRI- > Brisbane’s last win was the day before Anac Day.
BRI- > Brisbane have lost four away games in a row and last won on 18 April.
BRI- > Brisbane have lost both of their Thursday games this season.
PEN+ > Penrith have won 10 of their last 12 v Brisbane.
PEN+ > Penrith have won nine of their last 10 home games v Brisbane going back to 2011.
PEN+ > Penrith have won the last four games on a Thursday v Brisbane.
PEN+ > Penrith have lost their last two games v Qld sides, but have won their only tow Thursday games v Qld sides.
PEN- > Penrith have lost seven of their last eight Thursday games.
FRI 6PM – CRONULLA v NEWCASTLE
CRO+ > Cronulla have won three in a row and 6/7 v Newcastle.
CRO+ > Cronulla have won seven in a row v Newcastle at Shark Park. Two of those games finished 19-18.
CRO+ > Going back to 2023 Cronulla have won 13/17 Friday games. It’s W10 L1 as the home side in that run.
CRO+ > Going back to 2016, Cronulla’s Friday home record is an impressive W19 L3.
CRO- > Cronulla have won three of four games v Newcastle at Shark Park on a Friday, but overall it is W3 L7 v Newcastle on a Friday.
NEW- > Newcastle won their last Friday game but lost seven in a row before that.
NEW- > Newcastle are W2 L8 from their last ten Friday games away from home.
FRI 8PM – ROOSTERS v MELBOURNE
ROO+ > Roosters are W12 L3 at home on a Friday going back to 2020.
ROO+ > Roosters have at least won the last game v Melbourne on a Friday in 2025.
ROO? > Roosters are W4 L3 on a Friday this season and W1 L1 at the SFS.
ROO- > Roosters have won just three of 24 matches v either Penrith or Melbourne going back to 2020.
MEL+ > Melbourne have won 13/15 games v Roosters going back to 2020.
MEL+ > Melbourne have won 6 in a row as the away side v Roosters.
MEL- > Melbourne have lost their last five away games on a Friday and 10 of their last 12.
MEL- > Melbourne are W2 L3 away to Sydney teams this season. It’s 6 losses in 7 v Sydney sides away on a Friday.
SAT 3PM – CANBERRA v SOUTH SYDNEY
CAN+ > Canberra have won five in a row v Souths.
CAN+ > Canberra have won four of their last five home games v South Sydney.
CAN+ > Canberra have also won three in a row on a Saturday v Souths.
CAN? > Canberra are yet to play at home on a Saturday this season. In 2025 they were W4 L2.
CAN- > Canberra’s last home games saw a win v Dragons, it broke a run of five straight losses at home to Sydney teams.
SOU+ > Souths have won five of their last 6 Saturday games and 4/5 in 2026.
SAT 5:30PM – WAHS v ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA
WAHS+ > Warriors have won three in a row v Dragons.
WAHS+ > Warriors have won four in a row v Dragons at Mt Smart Stadium.
WAHS- > Warriors have lost four of their last five on a Saturday at Mt Smart Stadium.
STI- > St George Illawarra won their last Saturday game, which broke a run of eight straight losses.
STI- > Dragons have still lost 6 in a row on a Saturday away from home.
STI- > Dragons have won just one game in 16 away from home on any day.
SAT 7:30PM – BULLDOGS v WESTS TIGERS @ Accor Stadium
BUL+ > Bulldogs have won the last three games v Wests Tigers at the Olympic Stadium.
BUL+ > Bulldogs have won all three games v Wests Tigers at the Olympic Stadium on a Saturday.
BUL- > Bulldogs are W1 L3 on a Saturday this season.
WTI+ > Wests Tigers have won the last two games v Bulldogs.
WTI- > Wests Tigers have lost their last four away games.
WTI- > Wests Tigers have lost seven in a row away from home and won once in their last 16 games.
WTI- > It’s also eight losses in a row away on a Saturday to Sydney teams.
WTI-> Wests Tigers have lost 11 in a row as the away side at the Olympic Stadium with a last win in 2017.
SUN 2PM – GOLD COAST v MANLY
GCT+ > Gold Coast have won two of their last three at home to Manly.
GCT+ > Gold Coast have won three of their last four at home to Sydney clubs.
GCT- > Gold Coast have won only one game from their last eight games at home on a Sunday. The one win was against the Dragons. But are W5 L3 from their last eight at home v Sydney clubs on a Sunday.
GCT- > Gold Coast have won only two of their last 20 Sunday games.
MAN+ > Manly have won 10 of their last 13 games away to Qld teams.
MAN- > Manly have lost 6 of their last 7 games on a Sunday.
MAN- > Manly have lost four games in a row away on a Sunday.
SUN 4PM – DOLPHINS v NORTH QUEENSLAND @ Suncorp Stadium
DOL+ > Dolphins have four in a row v North Qld and five of seven overall.
DOL+ > Dolphins have won their last five games at Suncorp Stadium as the home side.
DOL+ > Dolphins have won their last three games at Suncorp Stadium v Qld sides as the home side.
DOL+ > Dolphins have won 6 of their last 8 v Qld sides anywhere.
DOL? > Dolphins are W5 L4 on a Sunday as the home side at Suncorp Stadium.
DOL? > Dolphins are W1 L2 on a Sunday this season. North Qld are W3 L3.
NQL+ > The away side have won 6 of 7 clashes between these sides.
NQL+ > Cowboys have won the only game between these sides on a Sunday.
NQL- > Cowboys are W6 L9 v Qld sides since 2024.
2026 Season Stats so far……up to Round 19
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.
