Brisbane Broncos vs Canterbury Bulldogs - Round 8, 2026
The result
Broncos led 20 to 0 at halftime after Gehamat Shibasaki opened the scoring in the 17th minute, and the Bulldogs never got closer than 14 points after the break. It finished 32 to 12 at Suncorp Stadium, a comfortable Broncos win built entirely in the first half.
How it unfolded
The Bulldogs actually shaded possession, 51 percent to the Broncos' 49, and got through more all run metres, 1717 to 1527. But the Broncos completed at 93 percent against the Bulldogs' 72, the kind of gap that let them control field position despite having less of the ball.
Against projection
Jack Gosiewski ran in 58 points against a projection of just 14, while Jake Turpin's 35 dwarfed his projection of 3 off the bench. At the other end, Viliame Kikau managed only 8 against a projection of 54, and Samuel Hughes was pulled at 43 minutes despite a return of 45 points.
Price moves
Xavier Willison's 79 against a break even of 17 drove a $73,000 rise, and Ben Talty added $66,000 after posting 57 against a break even of minus 10. Connor Tracey fell $46,000 after scoring 15 against a break even of 55, while Marcelo Montoya dropped $41,000 having returned only 14 against a break even of 56.
Ownership outcome
Adam Reynolds, a name in plenty of fantasy sides, delivered 57 against a projection of 52, while Stephen Crichton beat his projection of 23 by 30 with a 53 point game. Bronson Xerri, projected at 43, fell well short with 14, a scoreline likely to hurt widely held Bulldogs squads.
