Can you still hear the last post going through your head from last weekend? Questioning who a side blames for being flogged the game after sacking a coach who couldn’t win? Talking of being sacked, our 2026 NRL Round 9 Tips Predictions & Stats Preview could lead to us being sacked from tipping and stat-ing if we don’t put up a better show this week.
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.
2026 NRL Round 9 Tips
Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.
BULLDOGS by 8
STORM by 16
CANBERRA by 10
WAHS by 6
BRONCOS by 2
SOUTH SYDNEY by 18
CRONULLA by 10
PENRITH by 4
2026 NRL Round 9 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 9 Tips – Weekly Barely Interesting Stats
Our famed barely interesting stats all in the one place for your convenience and arguments.
FRIDAY 6PM – BULLDOGS v NORTH QUEENSLAND @ Accor Stadium
NQL+ > North Queensland have won seven of their past nine away games v Bulldogs.
BUL- > Bulldogs have one just once in their last five games, the win v Penrith was impressive, the two most recent losses v depleted Eels and Broncos sides less so.
BUL- > Bulldogs have lost six Friday games in a row. Five of those were away.
BUL+ > Bulldogs have won the last four games v Cowboys on a Friday, but the last one was in 2019.
BUL+ > Bulldogs have won the last three home games v Cowboys on a Friday, with a last loss in 2007.
NQL+ > Cowboys record away to Sydney teams in recent seasons is better than you think. Since 2024 it’s W10 L8. On a Friday less so, since 2019 it’s W2 L8.
FRIDAY 8PM – DOLPHINS v MELBOURNE @ Suncorp Stadium
DOL+ > Dolphins won this game at Suncorp Stadium last season. Ray Stone scored twice. Four of his nine tries have come against the Storm.
DOL- > Dolphins have a poor record at Suncorp Stadium on a Friday – W2 L7.
DOL- > As the home side at any ground, Dolphins are W2 L6 on a Friday.
MEL- > Melbourne have lost six games in a row for the first time under Craig Bellamy.
DOL- > The Dolphins have to face a Craig Bellamy side that has just set a new record for losses.
MEL- > Melbourne have lost eight of their last ten games away on a Friday.
MEL+ > Melbourne have won 14 of their last 16 away to Qld sides on a Friday – but only one of their last three.
MEL- > Melbourne have lost their last four games on any day v Qld sides.
MEL- > Melbourne have lost their last three at Suncorp Stadium. Melbourne (72% win rate) still have a better record at Suncorp Stadium than Brisbane (59%).
SATRUDAY 3PM – GOLD COAST v CANBERRA
CAN+ > Canberra have won six in a row v Gold Coast and 11 of the last 12 matches.
GCT- > It’s five straight losses as the home side to Canberra too, with a last win in 2018 (one loss was a Covid era match at Kogarah).
GCT- > It’s five straight losses as the home side to Canberra on a Saturday as well, with a last win in 2011.
GCT- > Gold Coast have won one of their last six home games on a Saturday v all teams.
GCT+ > Gold Coast have won three of their last four home games on a Saturday v NSW/ACT teams, with the only loss the infamous trainer match v Penrith.
GCT? > It’s W4 L4 at home on any day v NSW/ACT sides since the start of 2025.
CAN- > Canberra have won only four of their last 13 away games v Qld sides.
CAN- > Canberra have won only three of their last 11 away games v Qld sides on a Saturday.
SATURDAY 5:30PM – PARRAMATTA v WAHS
PAR+ > Parramatta have won six of their last seven games v Wahs.
WAHS+ > Wahs have won three of the last four on a Saturday v Eels.
PAR- > Parramatta have lost four of their last five games this season.
PAR? > Eels are W2 L2 at home this season.
PAR+ > Parramatta have a good recent home record on a Saturday. Since 2019 it is W14 L2 at CommBank Stadium.
PAR+ > Parramatta are W5 L1 at CommBank Stadium on a Saturday v non-Sydney teams.
WAHS+ > Warriors have won all four Saturday games this season – two have been away.
WAHS+ > Warriors have won six of their last eight games away on a Saturday.
WAHS- > Warriors have lost their last three away to Sydney teams.
WAHS- > Warriors have lost five of their last six v Sydney teams home or away.
SATURDAY 7:30PM – ROOSTERS v BRISBANE
BRI+ > The away side has won the last three clashes between Roosters and Broncos.
BRI+ > Brisbane have won the last two games v Roosters at the Sydney Football Stadium. And the last two Saturday games.
ROO+ > Roosters are W4 L1 on a Saturday at the Sydney Football Stadium v Broncos.
ROO+ > Roosters have won six of their last seven games as the home side on a Saturday.
ROO+ > Roosters have won nine games in a row on a Saturday v Qld sides. Note: none of those games were v Brisbane.
ROO+ > Roosters have won four in a row at home on a Saturday v Qld sides.
BRI+ > Brisbane are on a run of six straight wins on a Saturday.
BRI+ > Brisbane have won four of their last five on the road to Sydney teams on a Saturday.
BRI+ > Brisbane are one of two unbeaten away teams this season, Manly are the other.
SUNDAY 2PM – NEWCASTLE v SOUTH SYDNEY
NEW+ > Newcastle have won the last three games v Souths.
NEW+ > Newcastle are W6 L1 v Souths at McDonald Jones Stadium on a Sunday since 1998.
NEW? > Newcastle won the last game v Souths on a Sunday, but lost the five matches on Sunday before that.
NEW- > Newcastle have won just one of their last six games on a Sunday at McDonald Jones Stadium.
NEW- > Newcastle have won two of their last 14 games at McDonald Jones Stadium on any day.
SOU+ > Souths have won their last two away games on a Sunday, although both were v Qld teams.
SUNDAY 4PM – CRONULLA v WESTS TIGERS
CRO+ > Cronulla have won their last five games at Shark Park v Wests Tigers, which span 2015 to 2024.
CRO+ > Cronulla have won eight games straight at Shark Park on a Sunday.
CRO+ > Cronulla have won four in a row on a Sunday.
WTI+ > Wests Tigers have won four of their last five on a Sunday.
WTI+ > Wests Tigers have won their last three games on a Sunday v Sydney teams.
SUNDAY 6:15PM – PENRITH v MANLY @ CommBank Stadium
MAN+ > Manly have won two of the last three v Penrith including the last match at CommBank Stadium.
PEN+ > Penrith have won the last three games v Manly on a Sunday.
PEN+ > Penrith have won 11 of their last 12 on a Sunday.
PEN+ > Penrith have won 13 of their last 14 home on a Sunday.
PEN+ > Penrith are 1/1 as the home side on a Sunday at CommBank Stadium.
PEN+ > Penrith are the only unbeaten home team this season.
MAN- > Manly have lost four of their last five away games.
MAN+ > Manly have won four in a row, a feat they haven’t done since 2023/2024.
MAN+ > Manly have won four in a row away too.
PEN+ > Penrith are averaging 41 points per game at home this season.
MAN+ > Manly are averaging 39 points away this season.
MAN+ > Manly’s W6 L1 first half record is the competition’s best so far.
PEN+ > Penrith have scored more first half tries this season than five clubs have scored in total.
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