NRL 2025 LIVE: Souths hang on to beat Dolphins after Knights pip Tigers

It’s been a rough week for the Dolphins, their round one home game turning into an away game due to the impending Cyclone Alfred, with big-name players Kodi Nikorima, Mark Nicholls and Kenny Bromwich opting to stay with their families and sit out this game. Now, with the second half underway, they trail the Rabbitohs – and their old coach Wayne Bennett – by eight points with 40 minutes to play.

They get a good chance to narrow the gap early in the second term after Jye Gray spills a bomb near his own line. It’s a centrefield scrum for the Dolphins.

Rabbitohs 12, Dolphins 4 after 42 minutes