NRL | One Minute Match Reports – 2026 NRL Round 5 Results & Stats

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April 4, 2026

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Missed all the rugby league results this weekend because you were distracted by cheap fuel, sorry there isn’t any. Fell asleep on the lounge for one or all of the matches this weekend because of the fumes? 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 5 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 5 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.

MORE TEAMS THAT CAN’T WIN THE PREMIERSHIP

Melbourne Storm – conceded 50 points v Penrith this weekend.
Dolphins – conceded 50 points v Manly this weekend.
St George Illawarra – winless, and awful this weekend.
Gold Coast, Parramatta – conceded 50 points before this weekend.
Every team other than Penrith – who can beat them?

DROUGHT OVER / GOOD TIMES OVER

The Dolphins’ loss broke a run of five straight home wins on a Thursday.
It was the first time the Storm have conceded 50 points since a 2003 loss of 50-4 to the Bulldogs.
The Dragons haven’t started a season with five straight losses going back to 1998.
Cronulla’s win broke a run of three home losses v Wahs.

GOOD/BAD RUNS CONTINUE

South Sydney have won the last four Good Friday clashes as the home side.
Penrith have won all five home games v Melbourne on a Friday.
North Queensland have won seven in a row v St George Illawarra. It’s four in a row as the away side.
Gold Coast are now on a nine game losing streak v Qld sides.
Brisbane are on an eight game winning streak v all Qld clubs.
Cronulla have won eight in a row at home on a Sunday.
Newcastle have won all three of their Sunday fixtures this season, that’s after losing all nine Sunday games last season.

2026 NRL Round 5 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

Manly have now won seven of their last eight games v Qld sides.
It was only Manly’s second away win on a Thursday in 12 away games.
The loss broke a run of five straight home wins on a Thursday.
The Dolphin’s 38% possession is the second lowest since we’ve been compiling the stat since 2024.
Dolphins late spree means they have still yet to go scoreless in a game.

One Minute Big Stats Summary

Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.

The Points of Interest

South Sydney have won the last four Good Friday clashes as the home side.
Souths have also won seven of the last eight Good Friday games.
Bulldogs have lost five games in a row on a Friday.

One Minute Big Stats Summary

Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.

The Points of Interest

It was the first time the Storm have conceded 50 points since a 2003 loss of 50-4 to the Bulldogs. It’s only the fifth time ever since 1998. All of those were v Sydney clubs.
The last time Melbourne lost three in a row was 2022 when Canberra knocked them out of the finals.
Penrith have won all five home games v Melbourne on a Friday.
Melbourne have won only one of their last six away games on a Friday v Sydney teams.

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 seven in a row v St George Illawarra. It’s four in a row as the away side.
Including last season, the Dragons have now lost nine in a row.
The Dragons have lost their last four games on a Saturday at home.
Prior to this game, the Dragons had won seven of their last eight v Qld teams.
The Dragons haven’t started a season with five straight losses going back to 1998.

One Minute Big Stats Summary

Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.

The Points of Interest

Gold Coast are now on a nine game losing streak v Qld sides.
Brisbane are on an eight game winning streak v all Qld clubs.
Brisbane have won their last six away games, all against non Sydney teams.

One Minute Big Stats Summary

Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.

The Points of Interest

Cronulla have won eight in a row at home on a Sunday.
Cronulla have won seven in a row at home on a Sunday v non Sydney teams.
Cronulla’s win broke a run of three home losses v Wahs.
Cronulla’s win broke a run of three Sunday wins in a row.

One Minute Big Stats Summary

Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.

The Points of Interest

Newcastle have won all three of their Sunday fixtures this season, that’s after losing all nine Sunday games last season.
Canberra are now on a four game losing streak on a Sunday.
Newcastle haven’t made a W4 L1 start to a season since 2015.

The Rest of 2026 NRL Round 5

NRL ROUND 5 PREDICTIONS & STATS
THE NRL DONKEY’s BOLD PREDICTIONS

The Best of NRL Last Weekend

NRL ROUND 4 ONE MINUTE MATCH REPORTS
NRL ROUND 4 NRL TEAM OF THE WEEK

Ray Stone Vs | Ray Stone vs Iran War

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April 3, 2026

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The Gurgler loves a hero, and from our coverage of rugby league and in particular the Dolphins, some will know we are also huge fans of Ray Stone. Although, if he found out, he’d probably hate it. And now combining the awesome new superpower that is AI, and the nuclear fueled rugby league weapon of mass obstruction that is Ray Stone at last is the Gurgler’s All-New Comic Series Ray Stone Vs……..

In Ray Stone Vs, every episode will feature the Dolphins forward tackling some of the world’s biggest problems in the only way Ray Stone can do. Like no one can do or dares to do. Hard and low.

This time Ray Stone attempts to solve the biggest international crisis in the world right now – the War in Iran – and tries to save enough fuel to stop the world going into recession. Not that he’ll take credit for it, he’d hate that, and the attention.

Ray Stone vs Iran War

THE END

Grek Norman Comics

For the entire back catalogue of our previous Comic series featuring Grek Norman, follow the links below.

GREK NORMAN VS IRAN WAR

GREK NORMAN VS GREENLAND

GREK NORMAN ADVENTURES – THE NRL BBQ

GREK NORMAN-SPLAINS STATE OF ORIGIN

GREK NORMAN-SPLAINS MONACO GRAND PRIX

GREK NORMAN COOKS

GREK NORMAN VS AVOCADOS

GREK NORMAN VS MUSIC INDUSTRY

GREK NORMAN VS AUSTRALIAN ELECTION

GREK NORMAN VS RED BULL F1 TEAM

GREK NORMAN VS TARIFFS

GREK NORMAN VS FINANCIAL MARKETS

GREK NORMAN ENDS THE UKRAINE WAR

GREK NORMAN VS CYCLONE ALFRED FLOODING

GREK NORMAN VS CYCLONE ALFRED

AI DOES GREK NORMAN – THE CLASSIC ART COLLECTION

GURGLER 4000 | Could Have Done Better – The Gurgler Website Acknowledges 4,000 Articles

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April 2, 2026

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A long time ago, in a simpler time I might add, The Gurgler management thought about how good it would be to have our own website to add more pointless content to an already bulging online garbage pit, and so we created The Gurgler website, and haven’t looked back. Culminating in this week’s 4000th article.

We’d like to say that more than a few questioned us when we started up The Gurgler why we were bothering, but not many did, fewer do now, but there have been times where one does question the effort vs reward, but reaching 4,000 articles is at least 3,950 more than we first thought.

The quality may have improved over the years, although many would argue not, even us at the 1am specials, but the readership hasn’t by much. But the aim to providing a different view has been ongoing.

The Gurgler has strived to complicate the simple things in life, like instead of throwing some rugby league tips on the website, we produce multiple pieces of data-heavy, mega-byte hoarding visual based articles every week. The good thing is people actually read this. And we thank them. Don’t forget to click on an ad every now and again. It’s good for the soul.

On the flip side, we over-simplify some of life’s most complex or dangerous things. Recently by harnessing the new super power of Artificial Intelligence and the buff good looks of Greg Norman in a series of cartoons where AI Grek (not Greg for potential legal reasons) Norman solves the big problems of the world at that time, or tries to Nor-mansplain complex thing as only AI Grek can do. Shirtless and with style and attitude.

For maximum narcissistic reasons, we have the full list of AI Grek Norman gear at the bottom and most of it is funny.

But it’s not always about the famous and shirtless, or semi-famous wearing overalls, The Gurgler has always had time to celebrate the forgotten and the forgettable. Never is this more evident in one of our most popular articles of all time. Helped by Channel Seven News in Brisbane running one of their flashbacks, Space City re-captured the imagination of those who could barely imagine why anyone would build such a thing. Thankfully The Gurgler was ahead of the curve and had the info ready. Just a matter of having a wedge of the internet so obscure, that when the worlds algin you occasionally get lucky. We are still waiting for the flashback on Doboy Station.

SPACE CITY

If you can’t believe that anyone would build a shopping centre made entirely of giant 5 storey high concrete domes, let alone in the outer northern suburb of Kallangur. A place previously known for a Water Tower, a tree-lined tribute to the Anzacs, and the “worst Seafood Basket in Australia” according to one local food review. But build it they did, and last it did not. But for a glorious period it was operational as the most inefficient floor spaced shopping centre in the southern hemisphere, where not even Franklins No Frills could be bothered hanging around, but its legend status by those who know, and those who discover will go on for a long time.

READ MORE – SPACE CITY SHOPPING CENTRE IN KALLANGUR

JERKS AND GOOD FOLK

The Gurgler has also prided itself on awards. Not for our website as there is no category for best use of AI in relation to shirtless golfers, but “Celebrating” those who deserve it least – the Jerk of the Year.

The Jerk of the Year used to be monthly, but sadly in the era of the Donald Trump presidencies, extremes on social media, and Nick Krygios suddenly becoming a voice of reason and sanity the Jerk of the Month became too depressing. So we moved it to annually.

READ MORE – JERK OF THE YEAR 2025 and Beyond

But after being accused of being too negative, too cynical, and even though they are correct, it didn’t stop us from celebrating the person who either brought us the most joy in that year, or something who we thought was a worthwhile contributor to the greater good of humanity. But mostly it was heavily biased towards our joy.

And when we say “Person of the Year”, it’s a bit loose. That’s because several winners of our Person of the Year were not actually human. Like rugby league mascots, or the Farmer from Shaun the Sheep who were Person of the Year winners. It actually says more about the state of humanity that cartoon characters and sporting mascots are more worthy winners than humans.

READ MORE – PERSON OF THE YEAR 2025 and Beyond

THE DONKEY

A recent addition to The Gurgler has been the NRL Donkey, the F1 Donkey, and the much lesser-known and short-lived Premier League Donkey. All three came from the same stable from a farm deep into Katter Country

The various sporting donkeys were introduced to combat the stats heavy, boring-as-batshit sporting content, and they have proven hugely popular. And when we say hugely popular, that is relative to the size of The Gurgler audience.

But the level of sass and cutting opinion, in addition to the wandering massively off topic has been an enjoyable side project for the folk at The Gurgler.

READ MORE: DONKEY WORK

BREAD AND BUTTER SPORTING STATS, AND OF COURSE, NEVER SLATS

As great as the donkeys are, the people from all over the world, but mostly Australia, Papua New Guinea and St Vincent and the Grenadines (which we always thought sounded like the greatest ever name for an RSL covers band), come for the stats, and stay for our array of sporting graph and visuals.

Like a drunk uncle at a party trying to be hip, we pride ourselves on providing way too much information on NRL, Formula 1, Premier League and as many sports as we can trawl the internet looking for data to dump into excel.

Plus we offer up F1 Race reviews, and followed every game of the 2022 Football World Cup, providing previews and reviews on every game. It was our greatest piece of work ever, and some pieces received fewer reads than goals. And there were 0-0 draws.

But now thousands visit each week to soak up the stats to help with their sports tipping, wagering or just added enjoyment following the game. Up until now, not one person has enquired about Slats.

And this will continue into the future for as long as we can keep our eyes open until the late hours, fueled by Red Bull and F1 replays on YouTube.

THE FUTURE

Of course AI being the buzz word of muppets around the world, the future will probably be in AI. Which works for us as it means more Greg Norman. And we can also reveal that we will be introducing another cartoon hero very soon.

Hopefully we make it to 5,000 articles and more, as it is our delightfully pointless waste of time pleasure to bring you stuff you don’t really need. Or want.

Regardless, we thank all the people who have been involved with the website over the years. Either through directly contributing, attempting to launch the short-lived Gurgler Live podcast, or providing inspiration from time to time that finds its way onto these pages and back out into the internet.

We’d thank you personally, but remain chained to the writing desk in the writing room, somewhere deep in a corner of the world near Doboy Station. Just the way we like it.

Oh, and have some Greg.

Grek Norman Comics

GREK NORMAN VS GREENLAND

GREK NORMAN ADVENTURES – THE NRL BBQ

GREK NORMAN-SPLAINS STATE OF ORIGIN

GREK NORMAN-SPLAINS MONACO GRAND PRIX

GREK NORMAN COOKS

GREK NORMAN VS AVOCADOS

GREK NORMAN VS MUSIC INDUSTRY

GREK NORMAN VS AUSTRALIAN ELECTION

GREK NORMAN VS RED BULL F1 TEAM

GREK NORMAN VS TARIFFS

GREK NORMAN VS FINANCIAL MARKETS

GREK NORMAN ENDS THE UKRAINE WAR

GREK NORMAN VS CYCLONE ALFRED FLOODING

GREK NORMAN VS CYCLONE ALFRED

AI DOES GREK NORMAN – THE CLASSIC ART COLLECTION

NRL | 2026 NRL Round 5 Ratings and Late Mail

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April 1, 2026

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NRL | 2026 NRL Round 1 Ratings and Late Mail

Been too distracted by mega sulks from dropped NRL players? Been too crowded from a pitch invasion to read the form guide? Do you need some last-minute NRL tipping advice? Or simply want something else to blame when the tips go wrong? Either way, The Gurgler’s 2026 NRL Round 5 Ratings and Late Mail is here to deliver a little help.

In addition to our huge stable of NRL stats and tipping gear, we have used all the stats we have, smashed them against each other like atoms, and come up with a H2H rating as dangerous to the outside world as Chernobyl.

We include lots of things, and add to it as the season progresses, come up with a magic number for each team, then slice up the scores out of 100% between the two sides. The bigger the percentage, the more likely to win.

And always, Win Early, Win Often.

2026 NRL Round 5 Ratings

Here are the latest H2H ratings and winners for the big weekend of NRL action ahead.

2026 NRL Round 5 Late Mail

Now we go through every game pointing out the good and the grape (a different way of saying not so great). Be it stats, players ins and outs, or any word on the street we can share.

THURSDAY 8PM – DOLPHINS 71% v MANLY 29% @ Kayo Stadium

Good – Return of Kurt Donoghue for Dolphins, and we’d expect to play. Giving the Dolphins one of their best from 2026 and is more of a hooker/back up than Brad Schneider.

Good – Dolphins have a great Thursday record of W8 L2.

Good – Dolphins have won five in a row as the home side on a Thursday at any ground.

Good – The Dolphins are unbeaten on a Thursday at Kayo Stadium aka Dolphin Oval.

Good – Jason Saab is out for Manly.

Best – Ray Stone

Grape – Manly’s Thursday record isn’t great – W6 L19.

Grape – Manly’s Thursday away record is even worse, W1 L10.

FRIDAY 4PM – SOUTH SYDNEY 63% v BULLDOGS 37%

Good – South Sydney have won the last three Good Friday clashes as the home side

Good – Bulldogs won both games v Souths in 2025.

Grape – Bulldogs seem unsure what their best halves combination is again.

Unsure – Bronson Xerri named on the bench.

Unsure – Bulldogs won the Good Friday clash 32-0 last season but had lost six in a row before that.

FRIDAY 8PM – PENRITH 64% v MELBOURNE 36% @ CommBank Stadium

Good – Nick Meaney is back for Melbourne.

Good – Melbourne have won four of the last five v Penrith, the loss was the 2024 Grand Final.

Good – Melbourne have won the last two away games v Penrith.

Good – Penrith have won all four home games v Melbourne on a Friday. And by a combined 121-40.

Grape – Mitch Kenny out, but no doubt the replacement will kill like everyone else does.

Grape – Tui Kamikamica suffering a stroke midweek. Get well soon Tui.

SATURDAY 5:30PM – ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA 20% v NORTH QUEENSLAND 80% @ Kogarah

Good – North Queensland have won six in a row v St George Illawarra. It’s three in a row as the away side.

Good – Todd Payten’s job should be safe for a week.

Good – St George are better at home than away.

Grape – St George Illawarra can’t beat the Gold Coast. And are last.

Unsure – St George Illawarra are W4 L3 at Kogarah v North Qld but have lost the last two.

Unsure – Kyle Flanagan is out.

SATURDAY 7:30PM – GOLD COAST 40% v BRISBANE 60%

Good – Broncos love playing Qld teams. Brisbane are on a seven game winning streak v all Qld clubs.

Good – Payne Haas returns.

Good – Xavier Willison

Good – Another week together for the best halves lineup for the Titans – Lachlan Ilias and Jayden Campbell.

Grape – Gold Coast are not good at playing Qld teams lately. They are on an eight game losing streak v Qld sides.

Grape –Josiah Karapani dropped, not a great move for him with the winger depth at the club.

SUNDAY 2PM – SHARKS 52% v WAHS 48%

Good – Briton Nikora returns for Cronulla.

Good – Cronulla have won seven in a row at home on a Sunday.

Good – Cronulla have lost their last three home games v Wahs.

Good – Cronulla have won six in a row at home on a Sunday v non Sydney teams.

Good – Warriors have won their last three Sunday games.

Grape – Mitch Barnett is out for the Warriors.

SUNDAY 4PM – NEWCASTLE 58% v CANBERRA 42%

Good – Newcastle are W9 L3 v Canberra at home on a Sunday, including wins in the last two Sunday games.

Good – Newcastle have won both of their Sunday fixtures this season.

Good – Trey Mooney returns for Newcastle.

Good – Josh Papali’i returns for Canberra.

Good – Newcastle are W2 D1 L1 for first halves this season. Canberra are D1 L3.

Grape – Canberra are now on a three game losing streak on a Sunday.

MONDAY 4PM – PARRAMATTA 50.5% v WESTS TIGERS 49.5%

Good – Parramatta have won their last four home games.

Grape – Wests Tigers are W5 L20 away to Sydney teams since 2022.

Grape – The team named as the home side has lost all three games between these sides on a Monday at CommBank Stadium.

50/50 – On a Monday since 1998, Parramatta’s record is W25 L28. Wests Tigers are W19 L23 on a Monday.

Other 2026 NRL Round 4 Preview & Round 3 Review Stuff

Here’s the best of our wrap ups of last weekend and look forward to this weekend.

NRL ROUND 4 PREDICTIONS N STATS
NRL DONKEY ROUND 4 EXPERT TIPS AND RANT
NRL ROUND 4 BEST BETS
NRL Results R3 One Minute Match Reviews
Ray Stone 2026 Season Stats

F1 | 2026 Japanese Grand Prix Ratings – G-Power Rankings

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Perry Thrust

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March 31, 2026

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Here are The Gurgler’s 2026 Japanese Grand Prix Ratings – our way of rating the performances on the track without causing any red flags or running into our nearest website.

Our G-Power Rankings goes a little bit deeper than just points scored on the Sunday and has a slightly cooler name than most. We take on board Free Practice, Qualifying, performance in relation to teammate, fastest lap, and a few more stats that are attempting to highlight a driver outperforming the car and/or thrashing their teammate.

We offer up a season long bunch of stats, enough to distract you until the next Grand Prix comes along, and enough to tell the story of the 2026 F1 season so far.

2026 Japanese Grand Prix Race Result Summary

2026 Japanese Grand Prix Ratings – Drivers

Here are the current overall standings for our Driver of the Year winner – the Martini Medal. Named in honour of one of F1’s most unsung heroes – Pierluigi Martini of Minardi fame.

We have the overall scores as they stand, plus a visual which shows the flow of each driver’s position throughout the season, plus a few points of interest below.

Here is the breakdown of the Driver of the Year points from the most recent race and the season so far. Remembering our ratings go across a whole weekend, so the race winner who may not have had a great qualifying or sprint race may not come out on top.

LATEST RACE RATINGS & DRIVER OF THE YEAR UPDATE

2026 Japanese Grand Prix Ratings – Teams

This is essentially using the same drivers stats but in reverse for the worst score, but taking out anything that is a H2H between the drivers.

And our annual award focuses on the other end of the grid, highlighting the worst team of the season.

Of course, the worst team of the season award needs to be named after the worst F1 team of all time. And if you want to fund out more about Andrea Moda, follow this link.

LATEST RACE & SEASON RATINGS

F1 2026 SEASON STATS

Here is the best of the stats from the 2026 F1 season so far. Which we admit isn’t much, but stay tuned throughout the year for more.

H2H

Here is the ultimate H2H comparison, with the overall qualifying and race measures, plus one that calculates all official sessions across the weekend.

QUALIFYING – DRIVERS

With qualifying becoming all important, here are some key stats from the season that is.

QUALIFYING – TEAMS

More of the same, but for teams.

FASTEST LAP

It may be a token win, so here is a token bunch of stats.

1ST LAP PROGRESS

The movers and shakers of 2025 F1 Season.

FREE PRACTICE

Some say Free Practice is a giant waste of time, and they are probably right. Regardless here is the average position for each drivers in Free Practice this season. Each round an average of all the sessions.

OTHER STATS

Almost not good enough to make this stats summary, here are the other stats.

Gurgler F1 Season Power Rankings – Points Explanation

Here’s how the points work this season. Essentially the perfect race (Win from Pole, Fastest Lap, thrash team mate, best in race etc) should amount to the perfect 100 points.

FIRST LAP GAINS +0.5pts per position gained -0.5pts per position lost.
CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS – 25pts to 1pt as per World Championship – Sprint Race Points added.
BEAT TEAM MATE (RACE) – 10pts (if both finish or other driver got self inflicted DNF)
FASTEST LAP – 5pts – 1pt for top five drivers.
GRID POSITION TO RACE POSITION – formula +/- relative finish to grid
BEST OF THE REST (RACE) – 5pts to 1pt – top five non Mercedes-Red Bull drivers
QUALIFYING – 20pts to 1pt – Grid Position 1 to 20.
BEAT TEAM MATE (QUALIFYING) – 5pts
BEST OF THE REST (QUALIFYING) – 5pts to 1pt – top five non Mercedes-Red Bull drivers
GREAT/GRAPE – 5pts Great 2pts Honourable Mention -2Pts Dishonourable Mention -5Pts Grape
BEAT TEAM MATE (QUALIFYING) Time Gap – Formula for % beaten team mate by
BEAT TEAM MATE (QUALIFYING) Position – 0.5 Pts for every position team mate is beaten by. 0 points for second car.
FREE PRACTICE HERO – 5 Pts to 1Pt – Average Position across all three practice sessions.
H2H OVER WEEKEND – Calculation of combination of all H2H comparisons.
WIN FROM POLE – Bonus 5 Points
WIN FROM POLE WITH FASTEST LAP – Bonus 10 Points
DNF Not Driver or Team Fault Minus 2 Points
DNF CAUSED BY DRIVER/TEAM INCOMPETENCE Minus 5 Points
SPRINT RACE POINTS – Points 8 to 1 as handed out in the sprint race.
SPRINT RACE CHANGE – 0.5 Points per change in end position to starting position.
SPRINT RACE QUAL – 0.5 for every position away from last place on the Sprint Race grid

NRL | The NRL Donkey’s 2026 NRL Round 5 Expert Tips and Opinion

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March 31, 2026

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In worse condition than a Canberra Stadium, ducking for cover like a Melbourne Storm Assistant Coach, trying his best to not lash out at kids at NRL games while wondering what he’s done wrong not to be a current NRL mascot, sitting on the extended bench and not expecting to play for the good of the team, and being thanked for his service while being unceremoniously sacked, it’s time for the weekly Rugby League rant from The Gurgler’s NRL Donkey. The NRL Donkey provides his NRL Donkey’s 2026 NRL Round 5 Expert Tips as well as offers an alternative, slightly unhinged view full of sass of the world of rugby league and beyond for another week.

The NRL Donkey’s 2026 NRL Round 5 Weekly Opinion

With so much bad news going on in the world we need something good to talk about. Or at least a distraction.

Regular readers of this weekly column, if I have any, which I probably don’t and that’s the least I deserve to be honest, will question my wish for something good to talk about. Mainly because I usually come on here every and criticise everything, continue grudges against the same people and TV Channels, and point out the flaws of life. And fair enough too, because the world is kinda awful at the moment. Between cost of living, wars, petrol shortages, MAFS, politics, News Ltd, and most things on social media there’s not a lot to cheer about.

But at least there’s rugby league. A steaming hot serve every week.

Thankfully rugby league gave us the Wests Tigers winning on Friday, putting behind them wheelbarrows full of stats saying why they can’t win to beat the Warriors in New Zealand. A bit of a shame it was the Wahs to lose, but you have to have the darkest of hearts or be Isaac Moses not to wish the Wests Tigers, or Benji Marshall or both well in 2026 and hope they make the finals. I reckon Gus would even be happy for them. Probably not Buzz. He probably hates the Wests Tigers. He seems to hate rugby league.

There I go, back to the hate.

I guess some people will find joy in the first head coach sacking in 2026, most probably Todd Payten at North Queensland who celebrated with his team beating the Melbourne Storm. Seems that North Queensland seems to be good at weathering a visiting storm. Makes sense. Although one would wonders what a Cyclone Craig Bellamy would be categorised as. And which of those BOM guys that look the same will be doing the news updates. I’m sure the BOM is like Fight Club and they are all the same person. But to cyclonic winds, maybe they should have taped the coaches box windows like they do for cyclones. Even if it wasn’t needed, it would be funny.

Without seeing the post match, I’m sure Todd Payten celebrated the win with a grimace. No, not that fat, purple thing from McDonalds.

You do have to wonder sometimes about McDonalds. Like most big companies, the face of the business is a clown, and he’s surrounded by a purple thing who should either lay off the Maccas or looks like the kind of late-night stoner that would enjoy such things that don’t appear on the menu like a Chicken McNugget McFlurry. Of course he won’t get it, as the Ice Cream machine won’t be working, leaving him to burn his mouth on the nuclear heated Beef Pies at the 7-11 nearby, then go home to watch reruns of the X Files.

Then there’s a guy who steals the merch all the time. He’s not even subtle about it, wearing convict clothing and using methods of stealing that usually get you on TV in World’s Worst Criminals. And you really have to think about why do the McDonalds characters let someone continue to hang around who steals their stuff. Maybe they know how hopeless he is as a criminal and keep him around for humour value. I guess the ringleader is a clown after all.

Of course there’s a Mayor with a cheeseburger for a head. Which seems about right knowing local councils. Well, in a few South East Queensland councils perhaps the previous character is more appropriate. If you know what I mean.

I have no problem with the bird thing that hangs out with them but do question her judgement hanging around the bunch of misfits.

Not sure how I got so deep into McDonalds in the middle of a NRL related article, but that’s what I’m told the people come here for. Or leave. Either way.

Talking of fast food, here’s my Round 5 Expert Tips which like fast food will still be underwhelming even though the expectation was lower than a snake’s rear end to begin with.

READ MORE: PROPER NRL ROUND 5 TIPS

READ MORE: NRL ROUND 5 BEST BETS

The NRL Donkey’s 2026 NRL Round 5 Expert Tips & Match Analysis

GAME BY GAME

THURSDAY 8PM – DOLPHINS v MANLY @ Kayo Stadium

Imagine being the most unpopular man at Manly….

Dolphins by 22

FRIDAY 4PM – SOUTH SYDNEY v BULLDOGS

Classic Good Friday match these days, and I’d like to order loads of hate. Maybe not as much hate as on the first Good Friday, that’s a bit extreme, but a little hate. And lots of points. And some Latrell v Crichton action. And less Galvin.

Souths by 4

FRIDAY 8PM – PENRITH v MELBOURNE @ CommBank Stadium

Not even good Melbourne can stop the Panthers juggernaut, let alone the current one. Especially funny if losing three in a row makes Craig Bellamy extra mad. Although you’ll be able to hear the Storm fans moaning from here. Which is a barn in country Queensland. Katter Country (no crocs).

Penrith by 16

SATURDAY 5:30PM – ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA v NORTH QUEENSLAND @ Kogarah

Imagine being worse than the Gold Coast.

North Queensland by 8

SATURDAY 7:30PM – GOLD COAST v BRISBANE

After kicking the Dolphins out of their “home” turf for another season, the Broncos will be keen to flex those big brother muscles again this weekend. And the Titans have won one in a row, so may need a rest.

Broncos by 14

SUNDAY 2PM – SHARKS v WAHS

Somehow the Wahs defied all the stats and lost to the Tigers last weekend. I just can’t find anything interesting to say about the Sharks, so I won’t. No offence.

Wahs by 8

SUNDAY 4PM – NEWCASTLE v CANBERRA

Two teams with surprising results in either direction so far in 2026. Hard to believe that neither side are from Sydney being a 4pm Sunday game.

Newcastle by 10

MONDAY 4PM – PARRAMATTA v WESTS TIGERS

The feelgood factor should get the Tigers home. And how good to have an Easter Monday game to seal the long-er weekend. It’s what Jesus would have wanted.

Tigers by 4

NRL | 2026 NRL Round 5 Bets & Best Bets

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Max Layne

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March 31, 2026

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Looking for a way to get into this weekend’s NRL action, but don’t have the time to examine the form guide, Facebook pages, Fox Sports website, or watch the Channel Nein Sports news to help with your selections? Of course you can always try the excellent NRL Tipping Club. But if none of those work for you The Gurgler website is nothing if not helpful, so to help the keen NRL punter we offer up our 2026 NRL Round 5 Bets & Best Bets.

We’ve done the math and the homework of all our stats and offer up just our favourite suggested bet in each game. Then roll them up in a mega multi at the end.

2026 NRL Round 5 Bets & Best Bets

Here is our one betting special for every game this weekend.

Odds courtesy of Sportsbet and correct at time of use.

THURSDAY 8PM – DOLPHINS v MANLY @ Kayo Stadium

Dolphins -5.5 Start Second Half @ $1.89

Dolphins are unbeaten on a Thursday at Kayo Stadium and have a great Thursday record of W8 L2. Plus, . Manly’s Thursday away record isn’t great at W1 L10. But the Dolphins aren’t playing that well, and Manly will have the New Head Coach bounce, that might last for a half. Aside from last weekend, the Dolphins usually finish strong. Manly are yet to win a second half and are ordinary on a Thursday in general

FRIDAY 4PM – SOUTH SYDNEY v BULLDOGS

Total Points Under 46.5 @ $1.87

The last 13 games between these sides on Good Friday have averaged 38 points with 10/13 under 40 points. Bulldogs are averaging 15 points a game so far in 2026. Souths are averaging 19 points a game from Round Two and come off the bye this weekend and averaging 15 points per game after a bye in 2025.

FRIDAY 8PM – PENRITH v MELBOURNE @ CommBank Stadium

Penrith to Win @ $1.42

Form this good has to beat stats. Get some value for Penrith while you can.

SATURDAY 5:30PM – ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA v NORTH QUEENSLAND @ Kogarah

North Queensland to Win @ $1.70

North Queensland have won six in a row v St George Illawarra. It’s three in a row as the away side. And they have won the last two games between these sides at Kogarah. The Dragons have also extended their 2025/2026 losing streak to eight games and conceded 40 or more points in half of those losses. Cowboys have won two in a row now, and Tood Payten can breathe easier now he isn’t the first coach sacked in 2026.

SATURDAY 7:30PM – GOLD COAST v BRISBANE

Brisbane to win @ $1.22 or Reece Walsh 1+ Tries @ $1.62

Gold Coast are on an eight game losing streak v Qld sides and lost all three Qld games at home in 2025, so a win for the Titans looks unlikely. Brisbane have such a good record v Qld teams – they are on a seven game winning streak v all Qld clubs. Gold Coast did beat Brisbane three times in a row in 2023-2024, so can’t guarantee a big win for the Broncos, so chickening out with a straight H2H bet. Reece Walsh has scored six tries in five games for the Broncos v Titans.

SUNDAY 2PM – SHARKS v WAHS

Total Points Over 47.5 @ $1.82 (Total Points Band 51-60 Pts @ $3.85)

Five of the last six clashes between these sides has seen or passed 50 points. Four of the last five games at Shark Park has seen 50+ points too. Warriors scored 38 points or more in their first three games this season before dropping off last weekend. Cronulla did score 50 in their first home game of the season.

SUNDAY 4PM – NEWCASTLE v CANBERRA

Newcastle to score first @ $2.04

Newcastle have scored the first try in all four games thus far, and have a decent W2 D1 L1 first half record this season. They are fourth highest for first half points too. Canberra are winless in the first half this season (D1 L3) and average nine points less than the Knights for first half points.

MONDAY 4PM – PARRAMATTA v WESTS TIGERS

Pick Your Own Line – Wests Tigers +8.5 start @ $1.49

A quirk in the stats show that the team named as the home side has lost all three games between these sides on a Monday at CommBank Stadium. Wests Tigers looked real good last weekend, but their record against Parramatta isn’t the best – Since 2021 Parramatta lead the H2H over the Wests Tigers of W6 L3 – although not awful as the Tigers stats were heading into last weekend’s clash in New Zealand. And look how that ended up. But can you trust Wests Tigers to win? Not really.

2026 NRL Round 5 Bets MMMMMega Multi

Add all the specials together for turning $1 into plenty. But gamble responsibly, by betting within your limits and ignoring our tips all together.

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NRL | 2026 NRL Round 5 Tips Predictions & Stats

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Max Layne

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March 30, 2026

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2026 NRL Round 2 Tips Predictions & Stats

It’s a big weekend of Easter ahead, with a full book of rugby league games to put a hop in your step. Talking of bunnies, our 2026 NRL Round 5 Tips Predictions & Stats Preview is like getting a pre-Easter basket full of tipping goodness from the Easter Bunny.

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 5 Tips

Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.

DOLPHINS by 12
SOUTHS by 4
PENRITH by 10
NORTH QUEENSLAND by 4
BRISBANE by 12
WARRIORS by 16
NEWCASTLE by 8
WESTS TIGERS by 2

2026 NRL Round 5 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.

Plus our famed barely interesting stats all in the one place for this week of fewer games.

2026 NRL Round 5 Tips – Weekly Barely Interesting Stats

Our famed barely interesting stats all in the one place for your convenience and arguments.

THURSDAY 8PM – DOLPHINS v MANLY @ Kayo Stadium

The Dolphins are unbeaten on a Thursday at Kayo Stadium aka Dolphin Oval.

Overall their record at the spiritual home of the Dolphins since 2023 is W5 L3.

Dolphins have a great Thursday record of W8 L2.

Dolphins have won five in a row as the home side on a Thursday at any ground.

Manly’s Thursday record isn’t great – W6 L19.

Manly’s Thursday away record is even worse, W1 L10.

Manly have a decent recent record v Qld teams – they have won six of the last seven matches.

Manly are yet to play away this season, and their 2025 away record was W4 L8. It was W1 L1 in Qld.

FRIDAY 4PM – SOUTH SYDNEY v BULLDOGS

Bulldogs won the Good Friday clash 32-0 last season but had lost six in a row before that.

South Sydney have won the last three Good Friday clashes as the home side, and the Bulldogs scored 16 points in all three games.

Bulldogs won both games v Souths in 2025.

Souths have lost four Friday games in a row, but won both of their Friday home games in 2025.

Bulldogs have also lost four Friday games in a row.

Since 2021 Bulldogs are W2 L15 as the away team on a Friday.

FRIDAY 8PM – PENRITH v MELBOURNE @ CommBank Stadium

The last time Melbourne lost three in a row was 2022 when Canberra knocked them out of the finals.

The last time Penrith started the season with four wins in a row was 2022, and they went on to win seven in a row to start the season.

Melbourne have won four of the last five v Penrith, the loss was the 2024 Grand Final.

Melbourne have won the last two away games v Penrith.

Penrith lead the Friday H2H v Melbourne by 6-4.

Penrith have won all four home games v Melbourne on a Friday.

Penrith were W1 L3 at home on a Friday in 2025. They lost both home games v non-Sydney teams on a Friday in 2025.

Melbourne have won only one of their last five away games on a Friday v Sydney teams.

Melbourne have won five in a row at CommBank Stadium v Sydney teams.

SATURDAY 5:30PM – ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA v NORTH QUEENSLAND @ Kogarah

North Queensland have won six in a row v St George Illawarra. It’s three in a row as the away side.

St George Illawarra are W4 L3 at Kogarah v North Qld but have lost the last two.

Dragons are W15 L17 at Kogarah since 2020. It’s W4 L3 over the same period v Qld sides.

The Dragons have lost their last three games on a Saturday at home and conceded 40 or more points in all three games.

North Qld were W1 L3 away on a Saturday last season.

North Qld have won one of their last five games away to Sydney teams.

St George Illawarra have won their last three and seven of their last eight home games v Qld teams.

SATURDAY 7:30PM – GOLD COAST v BRISBANE

Broncos won both of these H2H games last season, but Gold Coast won both in 2024.

Gold Coast are only W2 L5 v Brisbane at home on a Saturday, but did win the last occurrence in 2024.

Gold Coast lost all three home games v Qld sides last season.

Gold Coast are on an eight game losing streak v Qld sides.

Overall Gold Coast are W3 L10 at home on a Saturday.

The Titans are going for three straight home wins for the first time since mid 2024.

Brisbane are on a seven game winning streak v all Qld clubs.

Brisbane have won their last five away games, all against non Sydney teams.

SUNDAY 2PM – SHARKS v WAHS

Cronulla have lost their last three home games v Wahs.

On a Sunday at Shark Park, Cronulla have the H2H advantage 6-2.

Cronulla have won seven in a row at home on a Sunday.

Cronulla have won six in a row at home on a Sunday v non Sydney teams.

Warriors away record since last season is W8 L5.

Warriors have won their last three Sunday games.

SUNDAY 4PM – NEWCASTLE v CANBERRA

Canberra have won on their last two trips to Newcastle.

Newcastle are W9 L3 v Canberra at home on a Sunday, including wins in the last two games.

Newcastle have the upper hand v Canberra overall on a Sunday on H2H 16-14.

Newcastle have won both of their Sunday fixtures this season, that’s after losing all nine Sunday games last season.

Newcastle lost all four home games as part of that run.

Canberra are now on a three game losing streak on a Sunday.

Canberra were W4 L2 away on a Sunday in 2025.

MONDAY 4PM – PARRAMATTA v WESTS TIGERS

Since 2021 Parramatta lead the H2H over the Wests Tigers of W6 L3.

At CommBank Stadium the record is W5 L3 for Parramatta v Wests Tigers.

The team named as the home side has lost all three games between these sides on a Monday at CommBank Stadium.

At any ground, Parramatta lead the H2H v Tigers 9-7.

On a Monday since 1998, Parramatta’s record is W25 L28.

Wests Tigers are W19 L23 on a Monday.

Wests Tigers are W5 L20 away to Sydney teams since 2022.

Parramatta have won their last four home games.

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NRL | 2026 NRL Round 4 Team of the Week & Player Stats

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Max Layne

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March 29, 2026

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Time to separate the rugby league Wheat/Chaff or the NRL Mutton/Lamb and maybe the Burton/Flanagan for our 2026 NRL Round 4 Team of the Week & Player Stats.

First we have our Team of the Week, which takes some of the key player stats from the weekend and using various scoring methods come up with the best players in their positions from the latest round of the NRL.

Then there’s additional player stats from this weekend that was and the season that is.

It’s got more science and math, and less bias than a pair of Dally M judges.

2026 NRL Round 4 Team of the Week

We’ve used the stats for each position and picked the best starting 13 players from the most recent round, the stats and points assigned are explained at the end.

On top of the best starting 13, we also include the best four interchange players of the week. Seeing who has provided maximum impact from the bench.

And a few of the players we thought the stats were a little too harsh on. Or just super bias on players we love.

Sometimes, the stats don’t get it quite right, but they are easy to blame.

2026 NRL Season Team of the Year

Same stats and calculations as above, but for the overall season so far.

2026 NRL Round 4 Player Stats Summary

Want to see which players topped the key stats for the latest round of the NRL this weekend?

2026 NRL Season Player Stats Summary

The same stats as weekly, just rolled up for the season that is so far.

NRL | One Minute Match Reports – 2026 NRL Round 4 Results & Stats

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Max Layne

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March 29, 2026

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Missed all the rugby league results this weekend because you were stockpiling diesel fuel? Fell asleep on the lounge for one or all of the matches this weekend because of the fumes? 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 4 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 4 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.

THE AGE OLD QUESTION ANSWERED

Before the Titans-Dragons game today, both sides had one awful stat – Gold Coast had a woeful Sunday record and St Goerge Illawarra are the worst away team in recent years. Turns out that being bad away from home is worse than being unable to win a million games in a row on a Sunday. Or that both teams aren’t very good, and neither matters.

DROUGHT OVER / GOOD TIMES OVER

Take your pick for the Wests Tigers, their record against the Warriors was bad (nine straight losses), away on a Friday terrible (ten straight losses) or Fridays anywhere awful (13 straight losses) and they overcome them all in style with a big win over the Warriors. Only the die-hardest of Tigers fans, and those who forgot to put tips in the tipping and got the away teams were on board.
Penrith conceded more than one try for the first time this season.

Gold Coast have broken a run of 15 losses in a row on a Sunday.

GOOD/BAD RUNS CONTINUE

Manly are winless, and head coachless in 2026. The last time they went winless in the first four rounds was in 2021. They went on to finish 4th in the regular season that year.
Manly have lost their last seven Thursday games, with a last win three years ago in March 2023.
Dolphins are now down 6-1 in the Battle of Brisbane H2H. Broncos are 4/4 as the home side and on Fridays.
Brisbane have won 11 in a row at home on a Friday v Queensland opposition
Newcastle won their last four Saturday away games

Melbourne have lost their last four games v Qld opposition.
Cronulla have won their last four games v Canberra on a Sunday.

SET RESTARTS / PENALTIES

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2026 NRL Round 4 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

Manly have lost their last seven Thursday games, with a last win three years ago in March 2023. Only the Warriors have a worse win % than Manly’s 25% on a Thursday, and their record is from three Anzac Day clashes, of which they have won none.
The Rooster’s 96% completion is not only the best effort this season so far, it’s better by 5%.
Roosters have won the last four v Manly.
Roosters are W7 L2 away to Sydney clubs on a Thursday.

One Minute Big Stats Summary

Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.

The Points of Interest

Wests Tigers have ended their bad runs –
Take your pick for the Wests Tigers, their record against the Warriors (nine straight losses), away on a Friday v all teams (ten straight losses) or Fridays anywhere v all teams (13 straight losses).
It was the Warriors first ever loss to the Tigers on a Friday at home.
Adam Doueihi’s 200+ metre run effort was just the 11th time a halfback has passed 200m in a game since our records started in 2022.

One Minute Big Stats Summary

Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.

The Points of Interest

Brisbane are unbeaten in the Battle of Brisbane at home and on a Friday (4 games each).
Brisbane have won 11 in a row at home on a Friday v Queensland opposition and lost just one of ten prior to that run. Overall it’s W28 L4 v Qld sides at home on a Friday.
Dolphins have lost all five games on a Friday at Suncorp Stadium v Qld opposition. It is their worst performing day now at 37.5% win, after dropping below the 37.9% on Saturday.
Kulikefu Finefeuiaki leads the competition for Post Contact Metres this season. Only him and Jackson Ford are over 300 metres.

One Minute Big Stats Summary

Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.

The Points of Interest

Newcastle have now won their last four Saturday away games.
Newcastle broke a run of three straight losses v Bulldogs.
Looking at most of the stats, it’s hard to see how the Bulldogs lost.

One Minute Big Stats Summary

Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.

The Points of Interest

Penrith have won their last five games v Parramatta, the last four were at CommBank Stadium.
Penrith have won their last seven games on a Saturday.
Parramatta have lost eight straight away games on a Saturday, with a last win in 2023.
Going back to 2013, Parramatta’s away record on a Saturday v Sydney teams is W4 L19.

One Minute Big Stats Summary

Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.

The Points of Interest

Melbourne have lost their last four games v Qld sides, and lost the second half in all those games.
North Qld have now won four of their last five at home to Melbourne.
The game’s 2,735 total run metres between both sides is the lowest going back to 2022.

One Minute Big Stats Summary

Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.

The Points of Interest

Cronulla have won five of the last six v Canberra.
Cronulla have won their last four games v Canberra on a Sunday.
Canberra have only won three of the last 12 home games v Cronulla on a Sunday.

One Minute Big Stats Summary

Most of the stats you need, and just a few you want.

The Points of Interest

Gold Coast broke a run of 15 losses in a row on a Sunday.
Gold Coast broke a run of six losses in a row at home on a Sunday.
Dragons have now lost eight in a row going back into last season.
Dragons have lost nine away games in a row.

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2026 NRL Round 5 Late Mail

THURSDAY 8PM – DOLPHINS 71% v MANLY 29% @ Kayo Stadium

FRIDAY 4PM – SOUTH SYDNEY 63% v BULLDOGS 37%

FRIDAY 8PM – PENRITH 64% v MELBOURNE 36% @ CommBank Stadium

SATURDAY 5:30PM – ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA 20% v NORTH QUEENSLAND 80% @ Kogarah

SATURDAY 7:30PM – GOLD COAST 40% v BRISBANE 60%

SUNDAY 2PM – SHARKS 52% v WAHS 48%

SUNDAY 4PM – NEWCASTLE 58% v CANBERRA 42%

MONDAY 4PM – PARRAMATTA 50.5% v WESTS TIGERS 49.5%

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GAME BY GAME

THURSDAY 8PM – DOLPHINS v MANLY @ Kayo Stadium

FRIDAY 4PM – SOUTH SYDNEY v BULLDOGS

FRIDAY 8PM – PENRITH v MELBOURNE @ CommBank Stadium

SATURDAY 5:30PM – ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA v NORTH QUEENSLAND @ Kogarah

SATURDAY 7:30PM – GOLD COAST v BRISBANE

SUNDAY 2PM – SHARKS v WAHS

SUNDAY 4PM – NEWCASTLE v CANBERRA

MONDAY 4PM – PARRAMATTA v WESTS TIGERS

READ MORE: THE GURGLER’S FULL NRL 2026 GEAR

2026 NRL Round 5 Bets & Best Bets

THURSDAY 8PM – DOLPHINS v MANLY @ Kayo Stadium

FRIDAY 4PM – SOUTH SYDNEY v BULLDOGS

FRIDAY 8PM – PENRITH v MELBOURNE @ CommBank Stadium

SATURDAY 5:30PM – ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA v NORTH QUEENSLAND @ Kogarah

SATURDAY 7:30PM – GOLD COAST v BRISBANE

SUNDAY 2PM – SHARKS v WAHS

SUNDAY 4PM – NEWCASTLE v CANBERRA

MONDAY 4PM – PARRAMATTA v WESTS TIGERS

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THURSDAY 8PM – DOLPHINS v MANLY @ Kayo Stadium

FRIDAY 4PM – SOUTH SYDNEY v BULLDOGS

FRIDAY 8PM – PENRITH v MELBOURNE @ CommBank Stadium

SATURDAY 5:30PM – ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA v NORTH QUEENSLAND @ Kogarah

SATURDAY 7:30PM – GOLD COAST v BRISBANE

SUNDAY 2PM – SHARKS v WAHS

SUNDAY 4PM – NEWCASTLE v CANBERRA

MONDAY 4PM – PARRAMATTA v WESTS TIGERS

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