Overview
- St George Illawarra beat the Brisbane Broncos 30-26 at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday to end a 15-game, 295-day winless streak dating back to August 2025.
- The Dragons led 14-2 at halftime and extended to 30-8 in the second half with tries to Mathew Feagai, Valentine Holmes and Setu Tu before late Brisbane scores narrowed the final margin.
- Co-captain Clint Gutherson and veteran Valentine Holmes helped steer the upset while young forwards including Hamish Stewart and Dylan Egan supplied key metres and defensive work.
- Brisbane produced an unusually poor performance with low completion rates, frequent missed tackles and 16–17 errors, a slide that left the premiers 5-7 and 11th on the ladder.
- The Broncos also face developing availability and discipline problems after Pat Carrigan left with an ankle concern and Adam Reynolds plus Brendan Piakura were placed on report, with medical checks and tribunal outcomes to shape their coming weeks.