Missed all the rugby league results this weekend because you were running out of petrol? Fell asleep on the lounge for one or all of the matches this weekend? No, of course you didn’t. But if you genuinely did, or you need/want more or less, The Gurgler has you covered for the with our 2026 NRL Round 3 Results & Stats – One Minute Match Reports.
Our “popular” One Minute Match Reviews offers up just enough facts and figures and opinion to make it through the awkward chats the next morning on public transport, or something to talk about when ringing into the local ABC breakfast show of your choice. Or just enough level of interest so you don’t have to make eye contact with that jerk in the office you really don’t want to have to be nice to.
Regardless of how you spend your time, the One Minute Match Report has you just about covered.
2026 NRL Round 3 Results & Stats Summary
Here are the main stats from the latest round of NRL that can be used to solve arguments, impress that person on the train you’ve been eyeing off for months, or slowing the rise of petrol prices.
SET RESTARTS / PENALTIES
Less Set Restarts this weekend – more penalties – higher than last season.
GOOD/BAD RUNS CONTINUE
- Penrith have won 13 of their last 14 clashes with the Roosters. Six in a row as the away side.
- Parramatta have won their last five at home to the Dragons.
- North Queensland have won 13 of their last 14 home games v Gold Coast.
- Gold Coast have lost 15 Sunday games in a row.
DROUGHT OVER
- It was the Dolphins’ first win for a Saturday away game not in Qld at their eighth attempt.
- It was Brisbane’s first win at AAMI Park v Melbourne since 2016, and just their fourth ever.
WORST AWAY TEAM
- Going back to 2020, no team has a worse Win % away from home than the Dragons (24%). For the record Penrith have the best away record win % since 2020 with 75%.
2026 NRL Round 3 Results & Stats – Match by Match
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- That’s two wins in a row in Canberra now, after a run of five straight losses.
- Raiders had over twice the tackle breaks of the Bulldogs.
- Tamale did the rare first try / last try double. Kaeo Weekes had twice as many tackle breaks as the next best.
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- Penrith have won 13 of their last 14 clashes with the Roosters.
- The Roosters have lost five straight as the home side v Penrith.
- Penrith have now kept a “clean sheet” or conceded zero points in four of their six halves this season.
- It was Penrith’s first win over the Roosters on a Friday at the Sydney Football Stadium in the NRL era.
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- It’s the second time in two games v Broncos that Melbourne have been kept scoreless in the second half.
- It was Brisbane’s first win at AAMI Park v Melbourne since 2016, and just their fourth ever.
- It is only W2 L10 v Melbourne away at any ground on a Friday.
- This was the sixth game Broncos were behind at half time in a row. They have won four of those games.
- Harry Grant’s 17 Dummy Half runs equals his own single match record from 2023. (Our records only go back to 2022.)
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- Warriors haven’t started the season with three wins since 2018.
- That’s now three wins in a row v Newcastle for the Warriors and five of the last six.
- It’s four losses in a row for Newcastle at home on a Saturday.
- Warriors haven’t scored 30 or more points in a row for three games since March/April 2010.
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- Dolphins broke Cronulla’s run of eight straight wins at home.
- It was the first win for the Dolphins on a Saturday in Sydney v Sydney teams at their fifth attempt.
- It was the Dolphins’ first win for a Saturday away game not in Qld at their eighth attempt.
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- Wests Tigers haven’t won two games in a row to start a season since 2019.
- Souths have won ten of their last 12 v Wests Tigers.
- South Sydney have won the only two clashes in Gosford v Wests Tigers.
- Wests Tigers have lost 14 of their last 15 away to any team on a Saturday.
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- Eels are W13 L4 from the last 17 clashes.
- Parramatta have won their last five at home to the Dragons.
- Going back to 2020, no team has a worse Win % away from home than the Dragons (24%). For the record Penrith have the best away record win % since 2020 with 75%.
- Dragons are still worst for away record v Sydney teams since 2020, and the win % drops to 18%.
One Minute Big Stats Summary
Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.
The Points of Interest
- North Queensland have won 13 of their last 14 home games v Gold Coast.
- Cowboys have won their last six home games on a Sunday.
- Gold Coast have lost 15 Sunday games in a row.
- Gold Coast have lost nine away games in a row on a Sunday.
2026 NRL Season Stats so far….
Here are the choicest cuts of main NRL data from the season.
The Rest of 2026 NRL Round 3
NRL ROUND 3 PREDICTIONS & STATS
THE NRL DONKEY’s BOLD PREDICTIONS
NRL ROUND 3 RATINGS
NRL ROUND 3 BEST BETS
NRL ROUND 2 ONE MINUTE MATCH REPORTS
NRL ROUND 2 NRL TEAM OF THE WEEK
