Newcastle Knights vs South Sydney Rabbitohs - Round 9, 2026
The result
Knights led 28 to 10 at halftime at McDonald Jones Stadium and looked home, but Souths clawed the margin back to 2 points before Trey Mooney's second try sealed it 42 to 38. Mooney also opened the scoring in the 6th minute.
How it unfolded
The Knights made 30 tackle breaks to the Rabbitohs' 21 and got through more metres overall, 1492 to 1416, though Souths completed at a higher rate, 73 percent to 67.
Against projection
Greg Marzhew ran in 3 tries and beat his projection by 42, scoring 67 against an expected 25, while Bradman Best's 3 try assists lifted him to 57 against a projection of just 20. At the other end, Tallis Duncan managed only 34 against a projection of 91, and Tevita Tatola was held to 40 minutes for his 23 points.
Price moves
Dylan Brown's 65 against a break even of 7 pushed his price up $60,000, and Sean Keppie's 51 against a break even of 15 added $37,000. Dane Gagai fell the other way, dropping $58,000 after scoring 12 against a break even of 86, while Jacob Saifiti's 19 against a break even of 59 cost him $43,000.
Ownership outcome
Latrell Mitchell scored 81 with a try and 2 try assists, though that sat 28 below his projection of 109. Matthew Dufty added 40 off a projection of 80, missing by 40, the largest such gap alongside Mitchell's among the widely held names.
