Canterbury Bulldogs vs Newcastle Knights - Round 4, 2026
The result
The Knights led 16 to 0 at halftime at Accor Stadium and never let the Bulldogs closer than four points after the break, closing it out 24 to 16. Dominic Young opened the scoring in the 7th minute and finished with a hat trick, the last of them sealing it in the 70th.
How it unfolded
The Bulldogs made 2060 all run metres to the Knights' 1700, though Newcastle made 57 tackle breaks to Canterbury's 30. The Knights also got through more kicking metres, 800 to 455.
Against projection
Jacob Kiraz beat his number with 49 points from a try and a try assist, while Jacob Preston's 31 points came purely off the back of 80 minutes rather than any real output. Kurt Mann and Jaeman Salmon were held to 43 and 58 minutes respectively, well short of a full game.
Price moves
Fletcher Hunt's price rose $38,000 off a break even of just 7, and Jacob Saifiti climbed $36,000 after a break even of 41. Jermaine McEwen added $23,000 to his price with his break even sitting at 38. Thomas Cant went the other way, falling $37,000 against a break even of 52, while Fletcher Sharpe dropped $35,000 having needed 69.
