Crystal ball: Our NRL experts make their predictions ahead of the 2021 season
The premiership is a four-horse race, but who’s in frame for the NRL’s unwanted prize? Check out our expert predictions for the 2021 season.
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Can Melbourne overcome the loss of Cameron Smith to become back-to-back champions? Will Penrith avenge their grand final defeat to the Storm?
Or will South Sydney’s late additions of Josh Mansour and Benji Marshall prove the final pieces of the premiership puzzle to send Wayne Bennett off from Redfern with another title?
Only one of News Corp’s NRL experts is backing Canberra’s Jack Wighton to defend his Dally M Medal, with a Rabbitohs teammate, Penrith halfback Nathan Cleary and three Storm players tipped to win the award for the game’s best player in 2021.
And will it be Penrith’s ‘Forbes Ferrari’ Charlie Staines speeding off with the rookie of the year gong, or can Sydney Roosters pair Joseph Suaalii and Sam Walker live up to the hype?
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Originally published as Crystal ball: Our NRL experts make their predictions ahead of the 2021 season
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