{"id":107573,"date":"2025-08-30T23:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T23:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/107573\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T23:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T23:06:10","slug":"2025-nrl-sunday-match-day-guide-and-late-mail-round-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/107573\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 NRL: Sunday Match Day Guide and Late Mail \u2013 Round 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd25 What\u2019s On Today<\/p>\n<p>MatchTime (AEST)VenueBroadcastSharks vs Knights2:00 pmSharks StadiumFox League \/ KayoDolphins vs Titans4:05 pmSuncorp StadiumFox League \/ Kayo \/ Nine<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa How to Watch<\/p>\n<p>Live on: Channel Nine \/ Fox League \/ Kayo<\/p>\n<p>Kick-off Times: Local and AEST listed above<\/p>\n<p>Streaming: <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kayo Sports<\/a>, <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/9now.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nine Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udde0 Key Storylines<\/p>\n<p>The Knights may be out of contention, but the Sharks are hanging onto finals hopes and need this win to stay in the top four. Led by Brailey\u2019s leadership and bolstered by Iro\u2019s return, they\u2019re poised for a big performance.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a countdown for Adam O\u2019Brien (Knights) and Des Hasler (Titans) before they exit their respective clubs.<\/p>\n<p>An all-Queensland clash as the Dolphins aim to stay in finals contention. Titans are battling for pride\u2014and perhaps clauses in their coach\u2019s impending exit.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccb Late Mail and Team News<\/p>\n<p>Cronulla are well-rested following their bye and chasing a top-four berth. New captain Blayke Brailey steps up after the season-ending ACL injury to Cam McInnes, while KL Iro returns from a long pectoral layoff and rejoins the starting centres. The Knights field the same side that fell to the Broncos, with Greg Marzhew 18th man.<\/p>\n<p>No significant updates or late changes have been reported publicly for this fixture.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcca Head-to-Head &amp; Form Guide<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udd9a Sharks vs Knights<\/p>\n<p>Head to Head (Since 2013): Sharks 14 wins, Knights 8 wins<\/p>\n<p>At Sharks Stadium (Since 2013): Sharks 6 wins, Knights 2 wins<\/p>\n<p>Last 5 NRL Matches:<\/p>\n<p>Sharks: W, W, W, L, W<\/p>\n<p>Knights: L, L, L, L, L<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udd9a Dolphins vs Titans<\/p>\n<p>Head to Head: Dolphins 4 wins, Titans 1 win<\/p>\n<p>At Suncorp Stadium: Dolphins 1 win, Titans 1 win<\/p>\n<p>Last 5 NRL Matches:<\/p>\n<p>Dolphins: W, W, L, L, L<\/p>\n<p>Titans: W, L, L, L, L<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcb0 Betting Snapshot (Sportsbet)<\/p>\n<p>MatchHead-to-Head (Win)Line (Handicap)Total Points (O\/U)Sharks vs KnightsSharks $1.14 \/ Knights $5.80Sharks \u201316.5 @ $1.91 \/ Knights +16.5 @ $1.89Over 50.5 $2.00 \/ Under 50.5 \u2013 both $1.81 Dolphins vs TitansDolphins $1.51 \/ Titans $2.58Dolphins -5.5 $1.87 \/ Titans +5.5 $1.93Over 54.5 $1.91 \/ Under 54.5 $1.89<\/p>\n<p>Odds courtesy of Sportsbet. Gamble responsibly. As at 7:30pm, Saturday August 31<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 Key Links<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 What\u2019s On Today MatchTime (AEST)VenueBroadcastSharks vs Knights2:00 pmSharks StadiumFox League \/ KayoDolphins vs Titans4:05 pmSuncorp StadiumFox League&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107574,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-107573","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nrl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-national-rugby-league","11":"tag-nationalrugbyleague","12":"tag-nrl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}