Our experts check out the teams for NRL round 17 and offer their tips
PAUL Kent extended his lead at the top of the ladder with a perfect round last week. If you’re looking at hints and advice for your own tips he’s the one to follow at the moment.
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PAUL Kent extended his lead at the top of the ladder with a perfect round last week.
If you’re looking at hints and advice for your own tips he’s the one to follow at the moment.
Follow Phil Rothfield, Dean Ritchie, Rebecca Wilson, Paul Crawley, Barry Toohey, Christian Nicolussi, David Riccio, Nick Walshaw, James Phelps and Kent throughout the season for advice and tips.
Have they got it right for round 17 or are some of them way off the mark?
ROUND 17 FIXTURES: Roosters v Bulldogs, Broncos v Storm, Warriors v Titans, Tigers v Panthers, Sharks v Eels, Raiders v Knights, Rabbitohs v Cowboys, Sea Eagles v Dragons.
Paul Kent's top tips:
Score so far: 83
No brainer: Cowboys too good against an anaemic Rabbitohs defence.
Upset: For me, it's Sea Eagles and Dragons in a tough round.
Coin toss: Titans have won in New Zealand before and might be Frazer against a fatigued Warriors.
David Riccio's top tips:
Score so far: 80
No brainer: The Green Machine to roll over lowly Knights in Canberra.
Upset: Storm have the quality to beat the Broncos in front of a big crowd at Suncorp on Friday night.
Coin toss: It probably won't be pretty on Monday night at Brookie, but the Dragons to edge Manly.
Nick Walshaw's top tips:
Score so far: 80
No brainer: Cowboys to bash the Bunnies.
Upset: Semi Radradra first try scorer against Cronulla.
Coin toss: Tigers/Panthers.
Paul Crawley's top tips:
Score so far: 79
No brainer: Raiders too good for Knights.
Upset: Not this week.
Coin toss: Tigers v Panthers could go either way.
James Phelps's top tips:
Score so far: 79
No brainer: Bulldogs will make it three in a row for the first time against the hapless Roosters.
Upset: The Titans could upset the Warriors.
Coin toss: It will take a brave man to write the Broncos off at home and an equally brave one to tip against the Storm.
Barry Toohey's top tips:
Score so far: 79
No brainer: If Canberra are in the mood, they should account for the Knights pretty comfortably.
Upset: Melbourne will fancy their chances against the out of form Broncos.
Coin toss: The Eagles-Dragons game could go either way.
Dean Ritchie's top tips:
Score so far: 78
No brainer: Raiders. The Knights made the Dragons look good last week.
Upset: Storm to keep on rolling against an out-of-sorts Broncos.
Coin toss: Tigers-Panthers.
Rebecca Wilson's top tips:
Score so far: 73
No brainer: Bulldogs.
Upset: Wests Tigers.
Coin toss: Broncos-Storm.
Phil Rothfield's top tips:
Score so far: 71
No brainer: Warriors to beat the Titans on their home turf.
Upset: Manly showed enough against the Cowboys to suggest they could beat St George Illawarra.
Coin toss: Little separates Storm and Brisbane, particularly at Suncorp Stadium.
Christian Nicolussi's top tips:
Score so far: 65
No brainer: Expect both the green parties to do well in Canberra this weekend.
Upset: Souths can't be this bad for so long.
Coin toss: Tigers-Panthers. Both are a joy to watch when their attacks are on song.
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