Dolphins vs South Sydney Rabbitohs - Round 1, 2026
The result
Souths led 28 to 10 at halftime and were never troubled again, closing it out 40 to 30 over the Dolphins at Suncorp Stadium. Campbell Graham opened the scoring in the 3rd minute and the Rabbitohs never trailed from there.
How it unfolded
The Rabbitohs made 37 tackle breaks to the Dolphins' 19 and ran for 1889 metres to the Dolphins' 1652, dominating the collisions all night. The Dolphins hit back with 14 offloads to the Rabbitohs' 7, the one area where they had the edge.
Against projection
Isaiya Katoa put up 43 points but fell short of his projected 56, while Kodi Nikorima's 27 missed his own mark of 39. Tom Gilbert was withdrawn after 36 minutes, well down on his usual workload.
Price moves
Cody Walker rose $28,000 after scoring 53 against a break even of 30, and Connelly Lemuelu jumped $24,000 with 57 against a break even of just 38. At the other end, Trai Fuller fell $43,000 after managing only 3 points against a break even of 41, and Ashton Ward dropped $19,000 after his 14 fell short of his break even of 31.
Ownership outcome
Latrell Mitchell delivered 75 points from two tries, the kind of return that will have rewarded whoever had him captained. Peter Mamouzelos, far less familiar to most squads, chimed in with 39 points and a try assist off 50 minutes.
