2025 Dolphins Cup live stream: Shalom College v Emmaus College, Round 3

Shalom broke its Dolphins Cup drought with an impressive home win over Emmaus on Tuesday. Watch the REPLAY, along with the Dolphins Challenge and Schoolgirls Cup replays, here.

Shalom has broken through for its first win of the Dolphins Cup, keeping rivals Emmaus scoreless in a dominant performance.

The Bundaberg outfit’s left edge was on fire, with winger Coen Dick scoring a double in the 24-nil victory on Tuesday.

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It was billed as a “must-win” for both teams if they wanted to feature in the finals and it was Shalom who started with plenty of intent.

Prop Oscar Dotter had them on the board in the opening minutes – and they never looked back.

Hooker Tahj Coates was pulling the strings with his smart dummy half play and brilliant kicking game.

Fullback Parkka Perrotta-Dowling shone at the back, and chimed into the backline plays, using his fleet footwork to cut through Emmaus’s defensive line.

Emmaus had few answers as the home side turned it on in attack, and they struggled to hold the ball as the scoreboard pressure mounted.

Shalom rounded out their win with a try to Benjamin Kelly in the shadows of full-time.

Shalom College v Emmaus College (2025 NRL Schoolgirls Cup)

Emmaus saw off an early offensive from Shalom to claim a spirited win in Round 3 of the NRL Schoolgirls Cup.

The power play of forwards Addison Carlyon and Hannah Jamieson laid the platform for the 20-6 victory.

It was Shalom that struck first, with their hardworking lock Chelsea Wardlaw crossing just two minutes after the starting hooter.

That sparked Emmaus into action as they grinded their way back into the contest, with a weight of possession and field position.

Second rower Maddison Rothery and lock Isabelle Jensen were the beneficiaries of their team’s sustained pressure, scoring tries to put Emmaus up 12-6 at halftime.

The leaders continued to push for more points when play resumed and ran in two more tries to extend their lead to 14 points.

Skipper Hannah McCrohon and halfback Layney Jenkins directed around the park well, while Isabelle Jensen looked dangerous every time she had the ball.

Shalom’s dynamic halfback Charlie Gear never stopped trying as she tried to orchestrate a comeback but Emmaus’s defence proved too strong.

Shalom College v Emmaus College (2025 Dolphins Challenge)

Shalom continued its unbeaten run in the Dolphins Challenge, racking up 40 points in a Round 3 try-fest.

The Bundaberg boys ran in seven tries to three against Emmaus to make it three wins straight in the competition.

They led 16-4 at the break and blasted out of the blocks in the second, scoring after just 90 seconds.

Deft passing was putting Shalom’s attacking weapons through the defensive line and they capitalised.

Emmaus produced some resistance with two second-half tries but Shalom sealed the 40-16 win with a four-pointer in the final minute of the game.

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It is a Dolphins Cup clash that shapes as “must-win” if either school wants to play finals football in 2025.

Emmaus College will travel to Bundaberg to clash with Shalom College, with both Dolphins Cup outfits hunting their first win of the season.

The clash will be exclusively live streamed on KommunityTV as part of a massive schools league triple header with the Dolphins Challenge (Year 10) and Schoolgirls Cup. Watch it all live in the player above.

Emmaus has been dealt a cruel blow in the lead up to the must-win match, after workhorse lock forward Jack O’Neill picked up a shoulder injury in their loss last week.

Emmaus coach Mitchel Smith said the star forward was rated a 50-50 chance to take the field against Shalom.

Centre Hudson Keepkie has been a standout for Emmaus College in its opening games in the Dolphins Cup.

“It’s a must win really,” Smith said.

“I know it’s only three games in but whoever wins this will probably sneak into the finals.

“We’ll need the boys fighting in the trenches in this one.”

Smith said centre Hudson Keepkie had been a shining light for Emmaus in their opening games, and his strong carries and physical defence would be pivotal against Shalom.

The team’s three-pronged attacking weapon of fullback Lathan McMeeken, and halves Harri Mielland and Will McLaughlin would also need to fire.

Likewise, Shalom’s strike led by fullback Parkka Perrotta-Dowling, centre Kyan Edwards and halfback Tahj Coates would need to be on song.

Shalom’s gun fullback Parkka Perrotta-Dowling will need a big game against Emmaus.

Smith said Emmaus would need to limit the impact of powerful back rower Aston Fraser, who he likened to The Cathedral College colossus Alekisio Siale.

Smith and his players were “disappointed” that they failed to reproduce in game two against Rockhampton Grammar the same energy and intent that saw them give the highly fancied Cathedral College a real shake in their season opener.

Emmaus struggled with ball control in their Round 2 loss to Rockhampton Grammar.

A paltry completion rate proved costly and was something they could ill afford against Shalom, who would be equally desperate to register their first points after losses to St Brendan’s and TCC.

“We’re going to have to be way better against Shalom than we were against Grammar,” Smith said.

“I think we probably completed probably three or four sets in the first half and if you do that you can’t win games.

“We need to control the ball, kick to corners and just focus on playing the game out, not trying to win it in the first 20 or 40 minutes.”

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