Upsets-a-plenty in Round Two, which surely means all the favourites will win this weekend for Round 3. Talking of Favourites, our 2025 NRL Round 3 Tips Predictions & Stats Preview is like a box of chocolates. Melting and useless in summer.
Each week this season we offer up a quick preview glance for each match, throw in a bunch of barely interesting stats, and mix in a pinch of opinion, some spicy tips and you have a rugby league soup with probably more flavour than one could ever need or want. It’s all you can eat NRL stats.
2025 NRL Round 3 Tips
Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.
READ MORE: Our 2025 Match Centre Home
2025 NRL Round 3 Tips Weekly H2H Stats Summary
Looking for a cheat sheet for the weekend’s upcoming games?
Here’s as much information that we could cram into one size fits all visual.
Plus our famed barely interesting stats all in the one place for this week of fewer games.
2025 NRL Round 3 Tips Weekly Barely Interesting Stats
Our famed barely interesting stats all in the one place for this week of fewer games.
MELBOURNE v PENRITH
Penrith have won just one game at AAMI Park v Melbourne and that win was in 2018, but was the second last game there between these sides.
Penrith have lost their last two on a Thursday to Melbourne, both at Penrith.
The Storm have lost just one of their last 11 games anywhere on a Thursday.
Melbourne have never lost a Thursday game as the home side – all 18 of them, and at any ground.
But….Melbourne have lost four of their last five games as the home side v Penrith, but Melbourne’s only win was the only game at AAMI Park.
WAHS v ROOSTERS
Warriors have lost eight straight to the Roosters.
But there’s good news for Wahs fans, Warriors have never lost to the Roosters on a Friday – two games in 1998 and 2008.
BRISBANE v NORTH QUEENSLAND
Brisbane have won four in a row v North Queensland. Broncos have won five straight and nine of the last ten games v Cowboys on a Friday at Suncorp Stadium.
Broncos have won ten straight v Qld sides at Suncorp Stadium at home, and 19 of the last 20 games going back as far as 2012.
Broncos have lost seven of their last eight home games. Going back to 2018, North Queensland have won just three of their last 18 away games on a Friday. And two of their last 12 v Qld Sides away on a Friday.
CRONULLA v SOUTH SYDNEY
Cronulla have won the last three games v Souths.
Souths have lost their last three Saturday games and last four away to Sydney teams on a Saturday.
Sharks have lost six of their last seven at Sharks Park on a Saturday.
DOLPHINS v WESTS TIGERS
Dolphins are undefeated in two games v Tigers in Qld, but yet to meet at Kayo Stadium.
Dolphins are three wins from four games at Redcliffe v Sydney teams.
Tigers have lost their last six games in Qld v Qld teams and nine of their last ten.
Tigers have lost ten away games in a row and won once in their last 20 away games.
GOLD COAST v NEWCASTLE
Newcastle have won three in a row v Gold Coast.
But the Gold Coast have won seven in a row v Newcastle at CBUS Stadium.
And the Titans have won all four games v Newcastle at CBUS Stadium on a Saturday too.
PARRAMATTA v BULLDOGS
Parramatta have won five straight home games v Bulldogs and eight of the last nine.
Parramatta have won five straight games v Bulldogs on a Sunday at any ground.
Bulldogs have lost seven straight games away on a Sunday.
Parramatta have lost their last three games away on a Sunday by a combined 44-145.
MANLY v CANBERRA
Manly have won 13 games in a row v Canberra on a Sunday at any ground.
Canberra last defeated Manly on a Sunday in 2003.Manly have also won 13 of their last 15 home games v non-Sydney teams on a Sunday.
First/Last Try Scorer = Win?
With little 2025 data to go by, we offer up a random stats for pure filler.
But for those who like a dabble on first or last try scorers and the result, here is a few barely interesting visuals.
2025 SEASON BY ROUND
2024 v 2025 COMPARISON
POSITION COMPARISON 2024 and 2025 COMBINED
2025 NRL Season Stats So Far
Here’s the best of the NRL Team Stats from last weekend.
2025 NRL Round 2 Review
Here’s the best of our wrap ups of Round 2.
NRL ROUND 2 STATS AND RESULTS
NRL ROUND 2 TEAM OF THE WEEK
NRL ONE MINUTE MATCH REPORT – NEWCASTLE v DOLPHINS
2025 NRL Season Preview Stuff
We’ve done a lot of stuff ahead of the new NRL season, and here it all is.
READ MORE: THE GURGLER’S 2025 NRL SEASON SPECIALS
NRL 2025 SEASON LADDER PREDICTIONS
WOODEN SPOONERS 2025 NRL HEADLINES
WHY YOUR TEAM CAN’T WIN THE NRL 2025 PREMIERSHIP
2024 NRL Season Stats Summary
Want a comprehensive catch up on all the stats from the 2024 season? Follow the links below.
Or check out the quick summary of NRL 2024 Stats.
