NRL Spherical 23 Tipping: The Roar’s professional suggestions and predictions

OK, it’s official – there isn’t a such factor as a straightforward tipping spherical within the NRL.

Spherical 22 appeared easy after which the Eels upset the Warriors in Auckland, the Titans defied the percentages in opposition to Brisbane earlier than the most important boilover of all when St George Illawarra turned the hoodoo gurus by ending their 25-year jinx in Melbourne.

The bookmakers reckon all eight matches this week have a transparent favorite with the Dragons, who’re $2.27 outsiders in opposition to Canterbury, the most effective wager among the many underdogs.

However as this season has proved again and again, there aren’t any ensures.

The spherical kicks off with South Sydney lengthy odds to decrease the Storm’s colors at Accor Stadium on Thursday evening earlier than what might be a nail-biter on Friday when the Titans host Cronulla.

Penrith journey to Parramatta within the later Friday evening sport earlier than the Sea Eagles head to Manly on Saturday, the Cowboys are at house to Brisbane then the match of the spherical between the rejuvenated Dragons and Canines at a sold-out Kogarah.

The Dolphins ought to finish the Warriors’ finals hopes in Brisbane on Sunday and Newcastle are robust favourites to maintain their playoff hopes alive when Wests head north to finish the spherical.

South Sydney Rabbitohs

v

Melbourne Storm

NRL : Head To Head

Thu, 8 Aug 2024, 19:50

Gold Coast Titans

v

Cronulla Sharks

NRL : Head To Head

Fri, 9 Aug 2024, 18:00

Parramatta Eels

v

Penrith Panthers

NRL : Head To Head

Fri, 9 Aug 2024, 20:00

Canberra Raiders

v

Manly Sea Eagles

NRL : Head To Head

Sat, 10 Aug 2024, 15:00

North Queensland Cowboys

v

Brisbane Broncos

NRL : Head To Head

Sat, 10 Aug 2024, 17:30

St. George Illawarra Dragons

v

Canterbury Bulldogs

NRL : Head To Head

Sat, 10 Aug 2024, 19:35

Dolphins

v

New Zealand Warriors

NRL : Head To Head

Solar, 11 Aug 2024, 14:00

Newcastle Knights

v

Wests Tigers

NRL : Head To Head

Solar, 11 Aug 2024, 16:05

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Right here’s how the specialists see Spherical 23 unfolding.

Stuart Thomas

Storm, Titans, Panthers, Raiders, Cowboys, Dragons, Dolphins, Knights

Choosing anybody in opposition to the Storm this time of yr is often foolish, particularly a disinterested Souths. Can the Titans hold finals hopes alive and beat the Sharks on the Gold Coast? You wager they’ll.

The Panthers will clearly beat the Eels on Friday evening at CommBank and the Raiders are nonetheless travelling effectively sufficient to make use of the house floor benefit in opposition to the Sea Eagles on Saturday afternoon in Canberra.

The Cowboys are a much better crew than the Broncos proper now and with finals now off the desk for Kevin Walters’ males, North Queensland to agency as high eight individuals. The match of the spherical sees the Dragons and Canines in a ripping affair at Kogarah. The purple and whites may need the eagerness within the air required to grab it in a basic.

The Dolphins to beat the Warriors on Sunday and the battle between the Knights and Tigers quickly after would be the most disappointing match of the spherical, during which Newcastle take the factors and preserve hope they’ll nonetheless scrape into eighth spot.

(Photograph by Jeremy Ng/Getty Photographs)

Nick Wasiliev

Storm, Titans, Panthers, Raiders, Broncos, Bulldogs, Dolphins, Knights

At present on a bullet practice between Tokyo and Kyoto as I sort this, so not beating across the bush. However that is footy, in spite of everything, it’s critical stuff.

The Storm to crunch the Bunnies. Sufficient mentioned.Really going Titans. I believe their kind proper now warrants it, and whereas the Sharks did bounce again final week, it wasn’t convincing.

The CommBank conflict isn’t actually up for debate in my view. The riff by a landslide.

Oh Canberra. I’m going you at house, however with no confidence in any respect. North Queensland have been up and down, however they’re actually coming house the proper means. Identical can’t be mentioned for Brisbane.

Sheesh, Jubilee Oval is the place to be this weekend if you’re a footy fan – Dragons and the Doggies have been the 2 finest sides to observe this yr. I’m going Canterbury in a thriller.Ditto Dolphins. Warriors are usually not the facet of 2023, however they’ve given us some high quality moments. Redcliffe at house ought to have sufficient.

Lastly, Knights will get house comfortably within the Metal Metropolis. Just like the Wahs, 2024 is beginning to really feel like a case of what might have been.

Mary Konstantopoulos

Storm, Cronulla, Panthers, Sea Eagles, Cowboys, Bulldogs, Dolphins, Knights

The Melbourne Storm don’t lose two weeks in a row, particularly to a crew with as many damage woes because the Bunnies. Similar to so many different groups, the Bunnies are simply ready for this yr to finish and can discover it nearly not possible to beat a Storm crew who may have a degree to show after their loss to the Dragons final week.

I’m nonetheless not courageous sufficient to tip the Titans particularly in opposition to a Cronulla crew who wants this win to maintain them in preventing spot for a high 4 place. I’ve liked the model of footy the Titans have been taking part in with so it’s a superb take a look at for Cronulla who I believe many nonetheless see as pretenders with regards to a tilt on the title.

As an Eels fan, will this hell of this season by no means finish. Regardless of how laborious they fought in opposition to the Warriors, beating the Panthers will probably be a bridge too far. I simply hope that it isn’t a blow-out.

Final weekend would have been a tricky loss for the Raiders and to maintain their finals hopes alive, this can be a should win. The Sea Eagles although are wanting robust main into the ultimate weeks of the competitors and Tom Trbojevic appears to be getting higher every week. Sea Eagles to win this one.

The Broncos are in free fall and the Cowboys are marching to the highest 4. Cowboys to win in entrance of their house crowd.

This subsequent sport will probably be sport of the spherical. I can’t tip the Dragons due to how cold and hot they’re, but when they carry out in the identical means they did final week, it must be sufficient to get the win. I’m tipping the Bulldogs although who’re excessive on vibes in the meanwhile and with Stephen Crichton main the best way, what might probably go flawed?

I believe the Dolphins will hold their finals hopes alive with a win over the Warriors and identical goes for the Knights with a win over the Tigers.

Paul Suttor

Storm, Sharks, Panthers, Raiders, Cowboys, Dragons, Dolphins, Knights

“I don’t know the place the arithmetic are at, however I’m assuming we are able to’t make it,” mentioned Souths coach Ben Hornby on Wednesday. He’s a realist. The Storm have an excessive amount of to play for to slide up once more after their loss to the Dragons.

Cronulla are low on halves however the Titans are even decrease on reliability.

Penrith don’t need to get out of third gear to place an enormous rating on Parramatta.

Canberra proceed to punch above their weight and are primed to land a physique blow on Manly’s top-four hopes.

The Cowboys would love nothing greater than placing Brisbane out of their distress whereas St George Illawarra can present they’re finals calibre by beating the Bulldogs.

In Sunday’s uninspiring double-header, the Dolphins are my lock of the week over the Warriors whereas the Knights are a shoe-in to beat the Tigers.

Nathan Cleary scores the sport winner. (Photograph by Brett Hemmings/Getty Photographs)

AJ Mithen

Rabbitohs, Sharks, Eels, Raiders, Broncos, Dragons, Warriors, Tigers

Like all true heroes, I proceed to go after the upset outcomes to tug myself again to the highest, the place I’m so used to being. Do you might have the grit to come back with me? Or are you all safe-tip-taking cowards? We will see.

The Bunnies will take up the place the Dragons ended final week by stirring up Melbourne simply sufficient to win. The mighty unimpressive Cronulla have the proper defensive construction to maintain the Titans out, so that they’ll win. Parramatta awakened final week and so they’ll trigger the results of the season in opposition to a dawdling Panthers crew who’re ready for finals.

Your presumptive champions, the folks’s crew the Canberra Raiders will hammer the hapless, aimless Sea Eagles to the vibe of precisely 56 factors, then the Broncos will summon one final haul of vitality to ship a message to the Cowboys earlier than collapsing in a heap and going winless the remainder of the season. St George Illawarra will grind out the Bulldogs, who want area the Dragons received’t give them.

The Warriors will deal with the stumble Dolphins and Wests Tigers are going to finish Newcastle’s season in a blinder. I just like the Tigers.

Mike Meehall Wooden

Storm, Titans, Panthers, Raiders, Cowboys, Bulldogs, Dolphins, Knights

Melbourne’s defeat to the Dragons wasn’t nice, however a) they received each main stat, so we would say it’s a fluke and b) Souths are meh. The Storm win.

The Sharks are on the slide, the GC … effectively they’re not good however they’re additionally not dangerous anymore. Titans take it. Penrith will beat Parra by one million.

Reverse psychology time for my Seashores Boys. I believe they’ll beat Canberra however within the curiosity of manifesting such a end result, I’ll tip the Raiders. The Cowboys are complete fools gold, the Bronx are complete trash. NQ will win however, actually, no person is the winner.

Canines v Drags is a belter and I’m genuinely wanting ahead to watching it on the couch. They’re each first rate(ish) however I reckon Canterbury are slightly forward so I’ll take them, within the hope that it’ll be shut both means.

The Wahs are again to untippable so let’s say Redcliffe, although in fact it wouldn’t be a shock in any respect if NZ took this.
Newcastle are ineffective however the Tigers are persistent and I’d again them to lose to anybody…Knights, I suppose, however I received’t be watching