Our experts check out the teams for NRL round 16 and offer their tips
STUCK for who to tip in round 16 of the NRL. Check out who our experts picked before you make up your own mind.
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THE short round last week kept things close at the top of the table but Paul Kent remains the outright leader.
Follow Phil Rothfield, Dean Ritchie, Rebecca Wilson, Paul Crawley, Barry Toohey, Christian Nicolussi, David Riccio, Nick Walshaw, James Phelps and Paul Kent throughout the season for advice and tips.
Have they got it right for round 16 or are some of them way off the mark?
ROUND 16 FIXTURES: Panthers v Rabbitohs, Knights v Dragons, Sharks v Warriors, Bulldogs v Broncos, Titans v Raiders, Storm v Tigers, Cowboys v Sea Eagles.
Paul Kent's top tips:
Score so far: 76
No brainer: Cowboys over Manly.
Upset: Canterbury over an Origin ravaged Broncos.
Coin toss: I found it difficult to pick between the Raiders and Titans.
David Riccio's top tips:
Score so far: 75
No brainer: Cowboys. Playing a dishevelled Manly in Townsville. Enough said.
Upset: Looks a straight forward round this week, which is always a concern. If there's to be an upset, it could be the Bulldogs toppling Brisbane in the wake of Origin.
Coin toss: Titans. The Raiders have enough points in them to trouble the Gold Coast.
Barry Toohey's top tips:
Score so far: 74
No brainer: Cowboys will take care of the struggling Eagles no problems.
Upset: Nathan Brown to triumph over his former club for only the Knights' second win of the season.
Coin toss: Have gone for the Broncos over the Bulldogs without knowing for sure who is backing up after Origin from either side.
Nick Walshaw's top tips:
Score so far: 74
No brainer: Cowboys, with Lachlan Coote for first try.
Upset: Titans/Raiders.
Coin toss: Can't find one.
Paul Crawley's top tips:
Score so far: 73
No brainer: Dragons over the Knights.
Upset: Raiders over Titans.
Coin toss: Bulldogs v Broncos hard to separate.
James Phelps's top tips:
Score so far: 73
No brainer: The Cowboys to blow the hapless Sea Eagles back to Brookvale.
Upset: Sharks v Warriors is an intriguing match up. Warriors could worry the leaders.
Coin toss: The Bulldogs will kick start their finals march by taking out the Broncos.
Dean Ritchie's top tips:
Score so far: 72
No brainer: Cowboys. Could get very ugly for the Sea Eagles in Townsville.
Upset: The way the Broncos have been going through the Origin period, beating the Bulldogs at ANZ could count as an upset.
Coin toss: Titans-Raiders.
Rebecca Wilson's top tips:
Score so far: 68
No brainer: Panthers.
Upset: Bulldogs.
Coin toss: Titans-Raiders. Go Titans!
Phil Rothfield's top tips:
Score so far: 65
No brainer: Cowboys could beat Manly by 40 in Townsville.
Upset: Bulldogs have the ability to knock off the Broncos.
Coin toss: Knights an outside chance of beating inconsistent Dragons.
Christian Nicolussi's top tips:
Score so far: 60
No brainer: Cowboys will be too strong for Manly, even with their Origin stars backing up, and the visitors' possible return of DCE and Jamie Lyon.
Upset: The Titans continue to win, and at $2.05 will be hard to toss at home.
Coin toss: Bulldogs-Brisbane. Mbye versus Hunt will decide this.
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