Our experts check out teams for NRL round 25 and offer their tips

IT all comes down to one game as The Daily Telegraph’s tipsters gear up for 2018’s final round. Somebody’s party is going to get spoiled — will it be Phil Rothfield’s or Johnathan Thurston’s?

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IT all comes down to one game. Somebody’s party is going to get spoiled — will it be Phil Rothfield’s or Johnathan Thurston’s?

Buzz goes into the final round of tipping with a one-win lead over Matt Logue and Nick Walshaw and just the one game in dispute between our frontrunners.

Who will get it right?

There’s far more risk-taking lower down the ladder with the Bulldogs and Knights also having their admirers.

Follow Phil Rothfield, Dean Ritchie, Michael Carayannis, Matt 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 25 or are some of them way off the mark?

ROUND 25 FIXTURES: Rabbitohs v Tigers, Warriors v Raiders, Storm v Panthers, Knights v Dragons, Titans v Cowboys, Eels v Roosters, Bulldogs v Sharks, Broncos v Sea Eagles.

Phil Rothfield's top tips: Score so far: 109

Rabbitohs

Warriors

Storm

Dragons

Titans

Roosters

Sharks

Broncos

No brainer: The Broncos far too strong for the Sea Eagles at home.

Upset: A week for all the favourites.

Coin toss: Nothing separates Titans and the Cowboys.

Matt Logue's top tips: Score so far: 108

Rabbitohs

Warriors

Storm

Dragons

Cowboys

Roosters

Sharks

Broncos

No brainer: Melbourne over Penrith.

Upset: Warriors over Canberra given the Raiders’ red-hot form.

Coin toss: Brisbane and Manly will be close.

Nick Walshaw's top tips: Score so far: 108

Rabbitohs

Warriors

Storm

Dragons

Cowboys

Roosters

Sharks

Broncos

No brainer: Roosters over Eels by umpteen points.

Upset: Can’t find one.

Coin toss: Titans/Cowboys.

David Riccio's top tips: Score so far: 105

Rabbitohs

Warriors

Storm

Knights

Cowboys

Roosters

Sharks

Broncos

No brainer: Ignoring these tips.

Upset: Me tipping more than 5.

Coin toss: My tips.

Michael Carayannis's top tips: Score so far: 104

Rabbitohs

Warriors

Storm

Dragons

Cowboys

Roosters

Sharks

Broncos

No brainer: The Roosters to hand the Eels a wooden spoon.

Upset: The Raiders could jag a win against the Warriors if New Zealand are complacent.

Coin toss: Can the hapless Dragons bounce back against the Knights?

Paul Kent's top tips: Score so far: 101

Rabbitohs

Raiders

Storm

Dragons

Cowboys

Roosters

Sharks

Broncos

James Phelps's top tips: Score so far: 100

Rabbitohs

Warriors

Storm

Knights

Cowboys

Roosters

Bulldogs

Broncos

No brainer: Rooster to give the Eels the spoon.

Upset: Bulldogs to beat Sharks.

Coin toss: Brisbane v Manly.

Nick Campton's top tips: Score so far: 97

Rabbitohs

Raiders

Storm

Knights

Cowboys

Roosters

Sharks

Broncos

No brainer: I'm certain to score no less than 3 but no more than 5. It's been that kind of year.

Upset: Canberra win 4 of their last 1 and surge into the finals.

Coin toss: If a dog and a shark fought on the land the dog would win, so I'm tipping Canterbury.

Fatima Kdouh's top tips: Score so far: 96

Rabbitohs

Raiders

Storm

Dragons

Cowboys

Roosters

Bulldogs

Broncos

Paul Crawley's top tips: Score so far: 96

Rabbitohs

Raiders

Storm

Knights

Cowboys

Roosters

Sharks

Broncos

No brainer: Roosters will hand Parramatta the wooden spoon.

Upset: Knights over Dragons on Old Boys day in Newcastle.

Coin toss: Titans will make it tough work in JT’s final game.

Dean Ritchie's top tips: Score so far: 96

Rabbitohs

Warriors

Storm

Dragons

Cowboys

Roosters

Bulldogs

Broncos

Originally published as Our experts check out teams for NRL round 25 and offer their tips