Dragons v Titans
SavvyPlays · Sunday 26 July 2026 · Jubilee Stadium · 2:00pm AEST
Visual Comparison
01Key Metrics Side-by-Side
Motivation is the finals-race tier each side enters the round on; Wins to Finals is how many of their remaining games they need to reach the top eight ("-" already there, "x" out of reach).
Headline averages from every completed match this season (Dragons n=17, Titans n=17). Bars diverge from centre — longer bar wins on the metric (green where lower is the goal, like points conceded or penalties).
Team Records
02Season Records & Scoring
Against the Spread
03ATS Performance (W-L-P | % = Cover Rate)
Streak format: W3 = three covers in a row, L2 = two ATS losses. Within each block Home + Away equals All.
Over / Under
04O/U Performance (O-U-P | % = Over Rate)
Within each block Home + Away equals All.
Halves Breakdown
05How Each Team Builds the Game
1H = first half, 2H = second half. 1H/2H averages across the full 2026 season. "1H win → match win" is how often leading at half-time converts into the win.
Player Contribution Scores
06Spine vs Spine, Forwards vs Forwards, Backs vs Backs
PCS (Player Contribution Score) is a correlation-informed rating built from play-by-play stats — run metres, line breaks, tackle breaks, missed tackles and so on. Each stat is weighted by how strongly it correlates with winning margin across 1,000+ matches. Aggregated to position group over a 15-game rolling window.
Why position groups matter: the spine (FB, halves, hooker) controls structure, the forwards set the ruck and tempo, the backs finish chances. A team can be middling overall but elite at one group — and that often shows up as a directional edge in the result.
Sub shows current league rank. Δ = change vs last round (noisy week-to-week — treat the rank as the headline).
First Scoring Play
07Who Strikes First
Strictly the very first scoring play of each match — try, penalty goal, or (rarely) field goal. Teams that open the scoring tend to lead at half-time about 65% of the time and win about 60% — so the opening play matters. Penalty-goal openings are shown as raw counts because most games never open with a PG; the position-group breakdown only fires when the first play was a try.
Position groups: Spine = FB/halves/hooker. Forwards = prop/lock/second row. Backs = centre/wing. Interchange = bench.
Current Streaks
08Active Streaks
Includes previous season(s) where applicable. D = Draw, P = Push (ATS/O/U).
Consistency / Disruption
09Volatility & Squad Health
Consistency Index (CI) measures how predictable a team's results are. It's built from the standard deviation of their margin and their points-conceded across the season. Higher CI = tighter range of results, more dependable.
Disruption Score (DS) measures how far the named squad is from each team's best 17 — weighted by position importance (a halfback out hurts more than a bench prop) and by how fresh the absence is. Higher DS = more disrupted, less the side coaches game-plan around.
CI (Consistency Index) measures result predictability from 0 to 1 — higher = more consistent. Defensive CI isolates defensive performance. Margin SD measures the spread of winning/losing margins — lower = more predictable outcomes. Teams with high CI and low Margin SD are the safest to tip; teams with low CI and high Margin SD are volatile and produce the most upsets.
Named Squads
10Dragons — 88% Best 17 (DS 0.6) — Squad avg ±/G: -11.8
| # | Player | Position | GP | ±/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinton Gutherson | Fullback | 14 | -10.1 |
| 2 | Setu Tu | Wing | 15 | -13.8 |
| 3 | Mathew Feagai | Centre | 12 | -11.2 |
| 4 | Valentine Holmes | Centre | 17 | -14.5 |
| 5 | Tyrell Sloan | Wing | 8 | -14.5 |
| 6 | Daniel Atkinson | Five-Eighth | 16 | -11.4 |
| 7 | Kyle Flanagan | Halfback | 14 | -8.9 |
| 8 | Jnr Pasifiki Tonga | Prop | — | — |
| 9 | Damien Cook | Hooker | 17 | -11.6 |
| 10 | Toby Couchman | Prop | 16 | -10.6 |
| 11 | Dylan Egan | Second Row | 9 | -9.6 |
| 12 | Hamish Stewart | Second Row | 17 | -13.1 |
| 13 | Ryan Couchman | Lock | 13 | -12.2 |
| 14 | Jacob Liddle | Interchange | 9 | -1.8 |
| 15 | Luciano Leilua | Interchange | 14 | -7.9 |
| 16 | Josh Kerr | Interchange | 15 | -7.2 |
| 17 | Jacob Halangahu | Interchange | — | — |
±/G (Plus/Minus per Game) measures each player's average impact on the scoreboard while on the field — the team's scoring margin during their minutes, divided by games played. Positive values indicate the team scores more than it concedes with that player on; negative values indicate the opposite. Best 17% reflects how many of the team's optimal starting lineup are named for this match. GP = games played in 2026.
Named Squads
11Titans — 76% Best 17 (DS 5.4) — Squad avg ±/G: -6.3
| # | Player | Position | GP | ±/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keano Kini | Fullback | 17 | -6.6 |
| 2 | Dean Ieremia | Wing | 2 | -5.0 |
| 3 | Jojo Fifita | Centre | 15 | -6.4 |
| 4 | Jaylan De Groot | Centre | 3 | -9.3 |
| 5 | Phillip Sami | Wing | 17 | -6.2 |
| 6 | Jayden Campbell | Five-Eighth | 15 | -4.1 |
| 7 | Zane Harrison | Halfback | 9 | -6.7 |
| 8 | Moeaki Fotuaika | Prop | 17 | -8.2 |
| 9 | Oliver Pascoe | Hooker | 9 | -6.7 |
| 10 | Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | Prop | 14 | -6.4 |
| 11 | Arama Hau | Second Row | 17 | -5.9 |
| 12 | Beau Fermor | Second Row | 17 | -6.6 |
| 13 | Chris Randall | Lock | 14 | -4.0 |
| 14 | Kurtis Morrin | Interchange | 16 | +0.1 |
| 15 | Josh Patston | Interchange | — | — |
| 16 | Klese Haas | Interchange | 16 | -2.3 |
| 17 | Cooper Bai | Interchange | 16 | -1.2 |
±/G (Plus/Minus per Game) measures each player's average impact on the scoreboard while on the field — the team's scoring margin during their minutes, divided by games played. Positive values indicate the team scores more than it concedes with that player on; negative values indicate the opposite. Best 17% reflects how many of the team's optimal starting lineup are named for this match. GP = games played in 2026. Out: Brimson is a new out this round. Players listed as out are ordered by Disruption Score (DS) — a measure of how difficult each absence is to replace based on positional importance and individual performance.
Dragons — Recent Form
12Dragons — Last 5 Games
| Round | Opponent | H/A | Score | Res | Margin | Line | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 R20 | Warriors | A | 12-20 | L | -8 | +16.5 | W | 46.5 | U |
| 2026 R18 | Wests Tigers | H | 24-10 | W | +14 | +3.5 | W | 47.5 | U |
| 2026 R17 | Raiders | A | 16-24 | L | -8 | +9.5 | W | 50.5 | U |
| 2026 R16 | Knights | A | 20-22 | L | -2 | +12.5 | W | 49.0 | U |
| 2026 R14 | Sharks | A | 12-34 | L | -22 | +11.5 | L | 52.5 | U |
Titans — Recent Form
13Titans — Last 5 Games
| Round | Opponent | H/A | Score | Res | Margin | Line | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 R20 | Sea Eagles | H | 38-32 | W | +6 | +4.5 | W | 45.5 | O |
| 2026 R19 | Storm | A | 18-22 | L | -4 | +9.5 | W | 45.5 | U |
| 2026 R17 | Bulldogs | H | 12-30 | L | -18 | -1.5 | L | 44.5 | U |
| 2026 R16 | Panthers | H | 19-18 | W | +1 | +12.5 | W | 48.5 | U |
| 2026 R15 | Wests Tigers | A | 28-36 | L | -8 | +5.5 | L | 49.5 | O |
Dragons — Try Scoring
14Dragons — Try Scorers (2026)
| Player | Pos | T | 1st | Last | 1st 20m | 2nd 20m | 3rd 20m | 4th 20m | H / A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V.Holmes | Centre | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 / 4 |
| S.Tu | Wing | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 / 4 |
| T.Sloan | Wing | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 / 4 |
| C.Tuipulotu | Wing | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 / 1 |
| H.Stewart | Second Row | 3 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 / 2 |
| M.Feagai | Centre | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 / 2 |
| D.Cook | Hooker | 2 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 2 |
| L.Leilua | Interchange | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 1 |
| M.Suli | Interchange | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 / 1 |
| C.Gutherson | Fullback | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 1 |
Titans — Try Scoring
15Titans — Try Scorers (2026)
| Player | Pos | T | 1st | Last | 1st 20m | 2nd 20m | 3rd 20m | 4th 20m | H / A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.Sami | Wing | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 / 5 |
| J.Campbell | Five-Eighth | 8 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 / 8 |
| J.Fifita | Centre | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 / 2 |
| A.Hau | Second Row | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 / 3 |
| K.Morrin | Interchange | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 / 4 |
| S.Faeamani | Wing | 4 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 / 4 |
| O.Pascoe | Hooker | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 / 0 |
| A.Brimson | Centre | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 / 2 |
| K.Kini | Fullback | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 / 3 |
| C.Bai | Interchange | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 / 2 |
SavvyPlays Tips — Lean
16The Call
| Rank | Group | Score /G | Opp Concede /G | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attacking Dragons (vs Titans defence) | ||||
| 1 | Backs | 1.65 | 2.59 | 2.12 HIGH |
| 2 | Spine | 0.29 | 1.18 | 0.74 MODERATE |
| 3 | Forwards | 0.24 | 0.76 | 0.50 MODERATE |
| 4 | Interchange | 0.41 | 0.12 | 0.26 LOW |
| Attacking Titans (vs Dragons defence) | ||||
| 1 | Backs | 1.53 | 2.88 | 2.21 HIGH |
| 2 | Spine | 0.82 | 1.35 | 1.09 MODERATE |
| 3 | Forwards | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.65 MODERATE |
| 4 | Interchange | 0.53 | 0.24 | 0.38 LOW |
Anytime Try Scoring — Matchup Likelihood: each side's position groups ranked by how often they score against how often this opponent concedes.
Titans Backs are the standout anytime bet — the top combined matchup score in this game at 2.21/game (Titans backs score 1.53/game; Dragons concede to the backs at 2.88/game).
Both sides are in the wooden-spoon race and out of finals contention — the Titans are eliminated and lose Brimson as a new out — so the lean is the Dragons at home.
ATS tip is based on SavvyPlays' predicted margin compared against the line at the time of publication. Lines move — always verify the current spread with your bookmaker before placing.
Data & Methodology
Team records sourced from official NRL data. Play-by-play timeline data drives the halves analytics. PCS is a correlation-informed player rating aggregated to position groups (Spine, Forwards, Backs) over a 15-game rolling window. Best-17% reflects the proportion of each team's optimal lineup named for this round. CI/DS combines result-volatility and squad-disruption signals. Closing-line market data via The Odds API.
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