The last time we saw the Redcliffe Dolphins on Kayo on a glorious Sunday afternoon was in round three against the Wynnum Seagulls and the Dolphins feasted on the Seagulls 36-16, in a comprehensive display of attacking football and brutal defence.
We haven’t had the chance to see the Northern Pride as much in 2026, and this week represents a chance for the Pride to come down to South East Queensland and show everyone what they are about on the broadcast coverage.
Sunday’s feature match, presented by National Storage, will be broadcast live and free across Qplus.tv, Kayo and 9Now.
The Pride are the only Hostplus Cup team with a winning record over the Dolphins for some reason, as the Pride have found the secret sauce to beating the Dolphins.
Only one point separates the two teams with the Dolphins on 10 points and the Pride on nine points.
The Dolphins have won the last two games against the Pride back to the 2024 extra time win in the finals.
Last round the Dolphins were too strong for their nearest and dearest rivals the Norths Devils, winning 22-10 at home.
The Dolphins kicking game brought results with three of their four tries coming from kicks.
Jack Bostock made his return from injury and scored two tries in the first 10 minutes. Bostock went arial to score with Josh James looking for him at all costs.
At 10-0 after 10 minutes, it was then time to attack the other side and from there it was the battle of the three ‘names’ – Domenico De Stradis and Mason Lome-Hindle to score and close the game out.
The kicking game of Josh James will be vital to the Dolphins attack.
The Pride are coming off a rest and will have sat back watching and waiting for their chance after a narrow two-point loss to ladder-leading Falcons two weeks ago that would have stung the boys from the north.
The Pride have had two close loses this year and won’t want those games to come back to haunt them in late August.
Jaxson Paulo will be worth giving plenty of early quality ball to this week; after four tries in five games the Cowboys winger is desperate to impress.
Another half whose kicking game will be providing distance and space will be Zac Herdegen.
The Pride seven has kicked two 40/20’s this year and the 20-year-old half will be looking to capitalise on his growing Hostplus Cup experience with 20 games.
The Moreton Bay Raiders junior and Wavell High student won’t be a stranger to Redcliffe having played 11 Meninga Cup games for the Dolphins in 2024 and already has a win over the Dolphins this year with a 28-26 win in round one of the NRLQ series.
Herdegen scored a try and kicked five from eight.
Sunday’s feature match, presented by National Storage, will be broadcast live and free across Qplus.tv, Kayo and 9Now.
PNG Hunters v Sunshine Coast Falcons:
* Head-to-Head: Sunshine Coast 13 PNG 10
* Last match: 2025 Rd13: Sunshine Coast 18 def PNG 16 (Port Moresby)
* Sunshine Coast have won their last 5 games
* Sunshine Coast have won the last 2, and 3 of the last 4, games between these 2 sides
* Sunshine Coast have won the 2 of the last 3 games between these 2 sides in Port Moresby
* PNG have lost 2 of their last 3 home games
* Sunshine Coast have won their last 2, and 4 of their last 5, away games
* Flynn Camilleri has moved to 29 tries for the Falcons, passing Dennis Sandow to be their 5th highest try scorer - he is now 1 behind Ryley Jacks and Matt Soper-Lawler
Central Queensland Capras v Burleigh Bears:
* First game at Browne Park since March 16 2024 when Central beat PNG 38-18. This is Burleigh's first game at Browne Park since 2019 when they won 30-12
* Head-to-Head: Burleigh 42 Central 13
* Last match: 2025 Rd1: Central 34 def Burleigh 24 (UAA Park)
* Central have won their last 3 games
* Central have won 3 of the last 4 games between these 2 sides
* Central have won 2 of the last 3 games between these 2 sides in Rockhampton
* Central have won 3 of their last 4 home games
* Burleigh have 1 loss and 2 draws in their last 3 away games
* Luke Burt aiming for his 50th win as coach in his 75th game at Burleigh - he has 5 draws and 20 losses
Western Clydesdales v Townsville Blackhawks (Warwick):
* 3rd Cup game in Warwick; Clydesdales beat Central 42-14 in 1999 and Burleigh beat Clydesdales 56-18 in 2024
* Head-to-Head: Townsville 3 Clydesdales 0
* Last Match: 2025 Rd17: Townsville 24 def Clydesdales 4 (Jack Manski)
* Clydesdales have 19 losses and 2 draws in their last 21 games
* Townsville have lost their last 5, and 7 of their last 8, away games
* 50th games as Coach: Terry Campese (all Tsv - 26 wins, 1 draw, 22 losses)
* Clydesdales are trying to avoid their 150th loss in their 208th game - they have 150 wins and 8 draws
Souths-Logan Magpies v Mackay Cutters:
* Head-to-Head: Souths-Logan 23 Mackay 5 Drawn 1
* Last Match: 2025 Rd20: Souths-Logan 56 def Mackay 8 (Davies Park)
* Souths-Logan have won the last 3, and 12 of the last 13, games between these 2 sides
* Mackay have won only 1 of the last 15 games between these 2 sides (2022) with 1 drawn
* Souths-Logan have won 7 of the last 9, games between these 2 sides at Davies Park with 1 drawn
* Mackay have won only 2 of the 13 games between these 2 sides at Davies Park with 1 drawn
* Souths-Logan have lost 2 and drawn 1 of their last 3 home games
* Mackay have won 2 and drawn 2 of their last 3 away games
Redcliffe Dolphins v Northern Pride:
* Head-to-Head: Pride 20 Redcliffe 10
* Last Match: 2025 Rd17: Redcliffe 20 def Pride 16 (Barlow Park)
* Pride are the only team with an overall winning record against Redcliffe
* Pride have 2 losses and a draw in their last 3 games
* Redcliffe have won the last 3, and 4 of the last 5, games between these 2 sides
* Redcliffe have won the last 3, and 4 of the last 5, games between these 2 sides at Kayo Stadium
* Redcliffe have won their last 2, and 5 of their last 6, home games
* Pride have won 2 of their last 3 away games
