Later, the Dolphins host Canberra in Redcliffe, before the Melbourne Storm play Canterbury at home. Check out all the live scores and stats below. Roosters vs ...
Then in the space of five minutes the Warriors failed to make use of a Wayde Egan bust, had Edward Kosi play the ball to no-one when on the attack and watched Dylan Walker drop the ball metres out from the line. The two combined for a brilliant try to make it 18-6 midway through the second half when Keary dummied to his right and then passed to his left to put Suaali'i into space. Dominant for most of the match and with enough chances to ice the result early, the Roosters were forced to hold through a nervous late period at Sydney Football Stadium.
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“They needed him to stand up with his halfback in the sin bin and he comes up with a big play. What a shot that was,” Corey Parker responded. Teen halfback Isaiya Katoa stepped up with O’Sullivan in the bin and delivered the game-winning pass for Tabuai-Fidow to score. “To suggest Sean O’Sullivan needs 10 in the bin for what we just saw is ridiculous,” Corey Parker said. Canberra had all the running but some piggyback penalties took the Dolphins downfield and Sean O’Sullivan put a grubber through for Gilbert to score a controversial try. “O’Sullivan thread the needle and comes up with a four-pointer right on full-time,” Shane Flanagan said on Fox League. The Raiders were robbed a try in the 44th minute when Nick Cotric was ruled to have batted a high ball forward by the Bunker. “Out of absolutely nowhere, the Dolphins have scored,” Ginnane said. Marshall-King was put on report and binned in the 34th minute for a hip drop tackle on Corey Horsburgh. Halfback Sean O’Sullivan put a grubber through, which Sebastian Kris couldn’t defuse it in the wet, and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow scored on the bell. “A really well constructed try given the conditions,” Parker said. Young took the ball to the line and was laid out by Kaufusi for his troubles, taking several minutes to get up after copping a brutal shot to the ribs.
A double to fullback Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow led the Dolphins to an emotion-charged 20-14 win over the Raiders on Saturday night.
With his senior halves partner Sean O'Sullivan in the bin, young gun Isaiya Katoa stood tall to put the Dolphins in front with just two minutes to play. The Raiders are at home in Round 3, hosting the Sharks on Sunday night. He did not return to the game. With 10 minutes to play, Tabuai-Fidow jumped out of dummy half close to the tryline and caught Young offside at marker. - Dolphins forward Connelly Lemuelu left in the field in the 46th minute for a HIA. - Raiders bench forward Ata Mariota went on report in the 44th minute for a crusher tackle on Mark Nicholls, who was sent for a HIA.
Wayne Bennett's side, having earned a surprise win over the Roosters last week at Suncorp, arrived at their home base with hopes of making it two in two on ...
The Dolphins' dream start to life in the Redcliffe Dolphins have extended their perfect start to life in the NRL - The Dolphins' dream start to life in the NRL has continued
The Dolphins became just the third team to win their first two games in the NRL after a thrilling comeback victory over the Raiders in driving rain on ...
Coach Stuart bit his lip when asked for his thoughts on the Gilbert try and late Young sin bin. “Just refusing to give in; some of the players we bought knew had those qualities, that’s the basis of it all. But Dolphins halfback Sean O’Sullivan soon joined Young on the bench. (Wayne’s) done a good job with them,” he said. “I don’t know if it changes it ... Tabuai-Fidow then ran smartly from dummy-half and drew a professional foul from Hudson Young.
The Dolphins become the third side in the NRL era to start their franchise with two straight wins after winning against the Raiders at Kayo Stadium.
The Dolphins converted the penalty, but their lead was short lived when another controversial decision saw Sean O’Sullivan given ten minutes for taking out Corey Harawira-Naera and Jamal Fogarty added the penalty conversion. In heavy, wet conditions, things looked bright for the Raiders early as it appeared the Dolphins were slightly hungover from their first-round win against the Roosters. They were aiming to become the third side to win their first two games at the start of their franchise.
The Dolphins are undefeated after two rounds in their first NRL season following a 20-14 win over Canberra in Redcliffe, while Canterbury beat the Melbourne ...
Sebastian Kris fumbled a Sean O'Sullivan grubber kick, allowing Tabuai-Fidow to plant the seeds for the home side's incredible comeback. Then in the space of five minutes the Warriors failed to make use of a Wayde Egan bust, had Edward Kosi play the ball to no-one when on the attack and watched Dylan Walker drop the ball metres out from the line. The two combined for a brilliant try to make it 18-6 midway through the second half when Keary dummied to his right and then passed to his left to put Suaali'i into space. Dominant for most of the match and with enough chances to ice the result early, the Roosters were forced to hold through a nervous late period at Sydney Football Stadium. Kikau was also sent to the sin-bin for a trip in the final minutes but it did not take the gloss off a well-deserved win that was the Bulldogs' first of the year. Tonumaipea earned a spot in Bellamy's bad books midway through the first half when he ran the ball on the last tackle and was then sent to the sin-bin after tackling a player without the ball.
Wayne Bennett's newcomers became just the third team to win their first two games in the NRL after a thrilling comeback victory over the Raiders in driving ...
Coach Stuart bit his lip when asked for his thoughts on the Gilbert try and late Young sin bin. “Just refusing to give in; some of the players we bought knew had those qualities, that’s the basis of it all. But Dolphins halfback Sean O’Sullivan soon joined Young on the bench. (Wayne’s) done a good job with them,” he said. “I don’t know if it changes it ... Tabuai-Fidow then ran smartly from dummy-half and drew a professional foul from Hudson Young.
The Dolphins have survived a controversial finish to record their second win from as many matches, defeatin...
They've become the third expansion side, after Brisbane in 1988 and Melbourne in 1998, to win its first two matches. But that was just a one-off." We've got to recognise that." "He (Harawira-Naera) kicked the ball in a bad position, running flat out at Sean. "If there was head contact it was an absolute accident. READ MORE:
It's now Zachary Gates jumping on to cover some NRL action this evening. The Raiders have opened the scoring in their clash with the Dolphins in Brisbane, ...
Kaufusi's crunching hit on Sutton followed a thumping shot on Roosters back-rower Egan Butcher in the Dolphins' inaugural NRL match. The former Storm stalwart thumped Sutton in the ribs, forced the ball loose and left the Canberra second-rower flat on his back for several minutes. The simple try followed a brutal hit by Felise Kaufusi on Ryan Sutton.
A proud Wayne Bennett has commended his side for their resilience after the Dolphins' dream run in the NRL continued with a stirring 20-14 comeback victory ...
[A new history starts now in the Stan Original Documentary Series Dawn Of The Dolphins. Full of confidence and with an appetite to keep confounding expectations, Bennett will lead his men into the Hunter next weekend where they’ll have the opportunity to cross off yet another milestone with the club’s first ever victory away from home against the Knights in the offing. “They came back and countered and put themselves back in the game.” Although he saved his biggest play of the game for the final minute when, with scores tied and both sides down to 12 men, he sliced through a gap to touch down and keep the club’s perfect record intact. Against the Raiders, he scored on the stroke of half time to get the Dolphins back into the contest. Yet this didn’t serve to set the tone for the rest of the half, as the Raiders raced into a commanding lead after dominating territory and possession.