The final weeks of the NRL season is here, and the sharp end is being sorted with a final eight race getting tighter by the day, and more teams down the bottom saying goodbye to their 2026 NRL season. Talking of goodbyes, our NRL Round 22 Tips Predictions & Stats will have just enough information for you to say goodbye to your footy tipping or wagering troubles.
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 22 Tips
Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.
ROOSTERS by 12
DOLPHINS by 20
MELBOURNE by 8
GOLD COAST by 4
CANBERRA by 1
BRISBANE by 4
CRONULLA by 10
PARRAMATTA by 12
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NRL Round 22 Tips Weekly H2H Summary Cheat Sheets
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NRL Round 22 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 8PM – NORTH QUEENSLAND v SYDNEY ROOSTERS
NQL+ > North Queensland have won three of their last four games v Roosters.
NQL- > Cowboys and Roosters haven’t met in Townsville since 2022, that’s a good thing as the Roosters have won all three games at the new Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
NQL- > Overall the Cowboys record as the home side to the Roosters is W6 L13.
NQL- > The Cowboys have lost all three games at Queensland Country Bank Stadium on a Thursday to Sydney clubs.
ROO+ > Roosters have won their only Thursday game this season while the Cowboys have loss their only Thursday game.
ROO+ > Roosters have won 14 of their last 17 games away to Qld sides. Although it is only W2 L4 on a Thursday.
FRIDAY 6PM – ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA v DOLPHINS @ WIN Stadium
STI+ > St George Illawarra have won the two games v Dolphins where the game has been played in NSW.
STI+ > St George Illawarra have won four of their last five at WIN Stadium on a Friday.
STI+ > The Dragons have won 6 in a row v Qld sides at WIN Stadium.
STI+ > The home side has won all five games in this H2H.
STI- > The Dragons have won just one game at home in their last ten. It’s four in a row at WIN Stadium.
DOL+ > Dolphins have won their last three Friday games and conceded exactly 10 points in all three games. All games were at Suncorp Stadium.
DOL+ > Dolphins have only played two away games in Sydney v Sydney teams in 2026. They have won both.
DOL+ > Dolphins have lost all three away games in Sydney v Sydney teams on a Friday.
FRIDAY 8PM – MELBOURNE v BULLDOGS
MEL+ > Melbourne have won 10 of the last 12 games v Bulldogs, just not the last match earlier in the season in Sydney.
MEL+ > Melbourne have won 6 of their last seven home games v Bulldogs.
MEL+ > Melbourne have won all five home games v Bulldogs on a Friday.
MEL+ > Since 2020 Melbourne have won 17 of 20 matches at AAMI Park on a Friday.
BUL+ > Bulldogs have won their last two Friday games and scored exactly 30 points in both.
BUL+ > Bulldogs have won 6 of their last 8 games.
BUL- > Bulldogs have won just one of their last seven away games.
BUL- > Bulldogs won their last away game on a Friday, going back to 2021, the Bulldogs have won just three of 21 matches away on a Friday.
SATURDAY 3PM – GOLD COAST v WAHS
GCT+ > Gold Coast have won five of the last eight at home to the Warriors.
GCT+ > Gold Coast have won their last two Saturday games.
GCT? > Warriors have won two of the last three games v Gold Coast on the Gold Coast, but the one Titans win was 66-6.
WAHS+ > Warriors have won the last two Saturday games v Gold Coast. Titans did win four in a row on a Saturday before that though.
WAHS- > Warriors have lost their last two away games on a Saturday.
SATURDAY 5:30PM – PENRITH v CANBERRA @ Glen Willow Oval, Mudgee
PEN+ > Penrith have won 6 in a row v non Qld sides on a Saturday.
PEN+ > Since 2020, Penrith have won 31 of 36 games in NSW on a Saturday.
PEN- > Penrith have lost their last two Saturday games, although both were in Qld.
PEN? > The H2H for Penrith v Canberra at non regular home grounds is 2-2.
CAN+ > Canberra won this fixture at Mudgee last season in a memorable finish.
CAN+ > Canberra have won 6 of their last 7 Saturday games and three in a row.
CAN+ > Canberra have won four of their last five away on a Saturday.
CAN? > Of the 6 games played at Glen Willow, one was a rare draw in 2023 between Manly and Newcastle, Canberra and Dragons have both won and lost, and Parramatta were beaten by the Gold Coast.
SATURDAY 7:30PM – BRISBANE v NEWCASTLE
BRI+ > Brisbane have won 6 home games in a row v Newcastle.
BRI+ > Brisbane have never lost to Newcastle as the home side in seven games on a Saturday.
BRI- > Broncos have lost both Saturday home games this year.
BRI- > Brisbane have won just one of their last ten games.
BRI- > Broncos have lost five Saturday games in a row.
BRI- > Broncos have lost five in a row on a Saturday.
NEW+ > Newcastle have won their last three Saturday games
NEW+ > Newcastle have won their last three games v Qld sides.
NEW+ > Newcastle have won their last three games v Qld sides at Suncorp Stadium.
SUNDAY 2PM – CRONULLA v SOUTH SYDNEY
CRO+ > Cronulla come into this game having won eight of their last nine games, and four in a row.
CRO+ > Cronulla have won five of the last 6 games v Souths, but did lose the most recent game.
CRO+ > Cronulla have won 13 of their last 14 games at Shark Park, with only the Dolphins beating them in that run.
CRO+ > Cronulla have won ten in a row at Shark Park on a Sunday.
CRO+ > Cronulla have won the only two games between these sides at Shark Park on a Sunday in the NRL era.
SOU- > Souths have won only once in their last seven away games to Sydney teams.
SUNDAY 4PM – WESTS TIGERS v PARRAMATTA @ CommBank Stadium
WTI- > Wests Tigers have now lost 6 in a row.
WTI- > Wests Tigers home record at CommBank Stadium is W7 L14. It’s a similar record there as the home side to Sydney teams – W6 L12. It’s worse on a Sunday at W2 L6 v Sydney teams.
WTI- > The away side has won the last eight games between Wests Tigers and Parramatta.
PAR+ > Parramatta have won five of their last seven Sunday games.
PAR+ > Parramatta have won their last three games at CommBank Stadium on a Sunday v Sydney teams.
NRL Round 22 Ratings
We take all the H2H Stats, 2026 Form, each team’s records on certain days, grounds and more and mash the numbers together to come up with a H2H Ratings for each game. This week’s offering is below.
2026 Season Stats so far……up to Round 21
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.
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.
