St George Illawarra Dragons vs New Zealand Warriors - Round 12, 2026
The result
Warriors ran out winners 30 to 12 at Jubilee Stadium, having led 14 to 6 at halftime after Setu Tu scored the game's first try inside six minutes. The Dragons never got closer than that 12-point gap after the break, as the Warriors pulled away in the second half.
How it unfolded
The Warriors made 6 line breaks to the Dragons' 2, a gap that showed up across the park despite the Dragons holding more of the ball, 53 percent to 47. The Dragons made 30 tackle breaks to the Warriors' 25, but it was the Warriors who got through more work with 1790 all run metres to the Dragons' 1689.
Against projection
Jacob Laban scored 65 against a projection of 10, and Te Maire Martin backed that up with 72 against a projection of 31 off two tries. At the other end Roger Tuivasa-Sheck managed just 2 against a projection of 34, with his afternoon cut short to 11 minutes, while fellow starter Hayden Buchanan lasted only 18 minutes for minus 3 points.
Price moves
Ryan Couchman's price rose $31,000 after he scored 60 against a break even of 22, while Damien Cook climbed $31,000 off a score of 68 against a break even of 33. At the other end Luciano Leilua dropped $55,000 with a score of 27 against a break even of 83, and Jackson Ford fell $27,000 after managing 55 against a break even of 79.
