Our experts check out the teams for NRL round 19 and offer their tips

THREE of our tipsters picked the short round last week, meaning things are still tight at the top. Will this week’s six-match round separate the pack.

Our tipsters.

THREE of our tipsters picked the short round last week, meaning things are still tight at the top.

Will this week’s six-match round separate the pack.

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 19 or are some of them way off the mark?

ROUND 19 FIXTURES: Dragons v Titans, Sea Eagles v Warriors, Rabbitohs v Broncos, Knights v Storm, Panthers v Eels, Roosters v Sharks.

   Paul Kent's top tips:

   Score so far: 92 

No brainer: Storm over Knights.

Upset: Dragons always go well against the Titans.

Coin toss: Eels are hard to tip against, but who knows where their heads are at?

   James Phelps's top tips:

   Score so far: 90 

No brainer: Melbourne to rack up a big score against the Knights.

Upset: Titans maybe...

Coin toss: Dragons v Titans, Panthers v Knights and Sea Eagles v Warriors will all give tipsters headaches. Take the home team.

   Dean Ritchie's top tips:

   Score so far: 89 

No brainer: Storm to hammer Knights.

Upset: Titans to beat a Dragons side missing Josh Dugan and Benji Marshall.

Coin toss: Manly v Warriors in Perth.

   Nick Walshaw's top tips:

   Score so far: 89 

No brainer: Melbourne over a Newcastle outfit now resembling Monty Python's Black Knight.

Upset: Titans over Dragons away.

Coin toss: Sea Eagles/Warriors.

   Paul Crawley's top tips:

   Score so far: 88 

No brainer: Have to go Storm over Knights.

Upset: Tough round but I've stuck with all favourites.

Coin toss: There are several, Dragons v Titans the hardest to split.

   David Riccio's top tips:

   Score so far: 88 

No brainer: Storm. Not even the impact of Origin will be enough for Newcastle to halt the Melbourne juggernaut.

Upset: Titans. The loss of Josh Dugan and Benji Marshall stunts the Dragons attack and the Gold Coast have shown they are more than capable of grinding out a win this year.

Coin toss: Warriors. As enigmatic as Manly this season and face an exhausting flight from Auckland to Perth.

   Barry Toohey's top tips:

   Score so far: 88 

No brainer: The Knights have won three of their past five against the Storm and should have beaten them earlier this season in Melbourne but if Smith and Cronk both back up, the Storm will get the points.

Upset: Have tipped the Warriors in Perth but a Manly win would not surprise.

Coin toss: Dragons are coming off a big loss and won't have Dugan but have a great record at Kogarah. It could go either way against the Titans.

   Rebecca Wilson's top tips:

   Score so far: 81 

No brainer: Sharks.

Upset: Eels-Panthers.

Coin toss: Rabbitohs.

   Phil Rothfield's top tips:

   Score so far: 80 

No brainer: Melbourne Storm too strong, too classy for the Knights.

Upset: On form you'd tip Parramatta but Penrith are overdue.

Coin toss: Nothing separates Dragons and Titans on recent form and rosters.

   Christian Nicolussi's top tips:

   Score so far: 73 

No brainer: Melbourne. Cooper Cronk and Cam Smith won't be keen to lose twice in the one week.

Upset: Dragons won't have enough points in them to reel in Titans.

Coin toss: Parra won't roll over after yet another drama, especially against their bitter westie rivals.

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