Our experts check out the teams for NRL round 8 and offer their tips

MATT Logue surged into a share of the lead with a stunning seven out of eight last round while Phil Rothfield’s many gambles got him out of the basement. Can they stay hot?

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MATT Logue surged into a share of the lead with a stunning seven out of eight last round while Phil Rothfield’s many gambles got him out of the basement. Can they stay hot?

Follow Phil Rothfield, Dean Ritchie, Michael Carayannis, Matty Logue, Paul Crawley, Fatima Kdouh, Nick Campton, David Riccio, Nick Walshaw, James Phelps and Paul Kent throughout the season for advice and tips.

Have they got it right for round eight or are some of them way off the mark?

ROUND 8 FIXTURES: Dragons v Roosters, Storm v Warriors, Rabbitohs v Broncos, Sea Eagles v Knights, Panthers v Bulldogs, Titans v Sharks, Cowboys v Raiders, Eels v Tigers.

Matt Logue's top tips: Score so far: 0

Dragons

Storm

Rabbitohs

Eagles

Panthers

Sharks

Cowboys

Eels

David Riccio's top tips: Score so far: 0

Dragons

Storm

Rabbitohs

Eagles

Panthers

Sharks

Cowboys

Tigers

No brainer: Sharks. Confidence-boosting win over Panthers - they should kick on now.

Upset: Rabbitohs. Even without Burgess, they're playing for each other. Which can't be said about the Broncos.

Coin toss: Storm. Warriors have a good record against Melbourne - and they've never been playing better.

Nick Campton's top tips: Score so far: 0

Dragons

Warriors

Rabbitohs

Eagles

Panthers

Sharks

Cowboys

Tigers

No brainer: No certainties this week, but I'm confident the Tigers will get the job done.

Upset: Warriors to continue their rise with a win over Melbourne, we now live in Mason Lino's world.

Coin toss: Nearly every match can go either way, but Souths-Broncos is perhaps the most difficult.

Michael Carayannis's top tips: Score so far: 0

Roosters

Storm

Rabbitohs

Knights

Panthers

Sharks

Cowboys

Eels

Fatima Kdouh's top tips: Score so far: 0

Dragons

Storm

Rabbitohs

Eagles

Panthers

Sharks

Raiders

Eels

No brainer: Panthers will be too good for the Dogs.

Upset: It'll take a mighty effort against a Cowboys side that looks to have found its groove, but I'm predicting the Raiders to bounce back this week.

Coin toss: Can't split Warriors and the Storm. It's going to be a great game of footy.

James Phelps's top tips: Score so far: 0

Dragons

Warriors

Rabbitohs

Eagles

Panthers

Sharks

Cowboys

Tigers

Phil Rothfield's top tips: Score so far: 0

Dragons

Storm

Rabbitohs

Eagles

Panthers

Sharks

Cowboys

Eels

Nick Walshaw's top tips: Score so far: 0

Dragons

Storm

Broncos

Eagles

Panthers

Sharks

Cowboys

Eels

No brainer: Even sitting second last, North Queensland should be too good for Canberra at home.

Upset: With Parramatta now on a run of one straight win, we'll go with the heart and back the Slipperies against Wests Tigers.

Coin toss: Tough to split Manly and Newcastle. Tough to see many fans racing from work Friday arvo to watch them, either.

Paul Crawley's top tips: Score so far: 0

Dragons

Storm

Rabbitohs

Eagles

Panthers

Sharks

Raiders

Eels

No brainer: Sharks over Titans.

Upset: Raiders over Cowboys.

Coin toss: Dragons v Roosters.

Dean Ritchie's top tips: Score so far: 0

Roosters

Storm

Rabbitohs

Eagles

Panthers

Sharks

Cowboys

Eels