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Three tries in the first 11 minutes put the Dolphins in a great position at Suncorp on Sunday, but as easily as they went 18-0 ahead, they went in at half-time, 18 all.
Trai Fuller, Tebila Naufahu and the Hammer crossed the try line within the first 11 minutes, but the Titans then scored three unanswered tries through Brian Kelly. Jaylan De Groot and Kieran Foran, Jayden Campbell converted all the three tries for the Titans, matching Jamayne Isaako for the Dolphins.
Two early second-half tries for the Phins (Naufahu and Katoa), settled them down until AJ Brimson crossed for the Titans. Kodi Nikorima crossong for the Dolphins sixth try, pushing the game out to two scores until Jayden Campbell converted his own try in the 73rd minute, but the Dolphins held on.
Kristian Woolf said., “We took the pressure off them and put it on ourselves in the second half. Once we fixed that in the second half, things turned back in our favour.”
“Tre did some great things…..he’s just so brave, Kurt is exceptional, he’s been pretty crook all week, he hasn’t really trained with the group, so to go out and play the minutes he did and get shifted around, that try he set up in the centres, pretty great skill, then go back in the middle and do what he does there,
he’s a great player for us.”
Former Dolphins Coach Wayne Bennett needs to get the the Rabbitohs up over the Roosters to give the Phins a chance of making the 8, and the Phins would love him to win big. Meanwhile Woolf will be secretly hoping that the Raiders will rest some of their first team stars so that Kayo Stadium can deliver the Dolphins a “w” for the end of season finale!
Regarding Herbie Farnworth coming back next week, Kristian Woolf said there was a chance he could be back. He also backed Trai Fuller after a big performance against the Titans. “Hammer’s our full back but I’m sure we can find a place for Trai somewhere.”
Here’s the nitty gritty:
- IF The Rabbitohs can beat the Roosters on Friday night
- AND the Phins can beat the table-topping Raiders next Sunday afternoon at Kayo Stadium
- AND The net points difference over the 2 games is more than 15 (e.g. the Rabbitohs win by 5 and the Phins win by 11
- THEN the Phins will make the play-offs for the first time in their short NRL history.
Published 1-Sept-2025
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