NRL Predictions

South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Sydney Roosters: six points between them heading into the final round The Sydney Roosters sit on 38 points, the South Sydney Rabbitohs on 32. Six points separate the two clubs as the 27th and final round of the regular season gets underway. The derby takes place on Friday 4 September at…

Gold Coast Titans vs Dolphins: last-place Titans host third-place Dolphins to wrap up the regular season The 27th and final round of the NRL regular season sends the Dolphins to Cbus Super Stadium. Kick-off is set for 6:00pm local time in Australia this Friday, 4 September. The Titans come into this one in 16th place,…

Canterbury Bulldogs vs Brisbane Broncos: two seasons ending without finals football The Bulldogs sit on 28 points, while the eighth-placed Cowboys have 32, and there is only one round left. The maths has already done the talking: Canterbury are out. Round 27, the final round of the Telstra Premiership, kicks off on Thursday, September 3…

Gold Coast Titans vs South Sydney Rabbitohs: a finals spot to lock in on the Gold Coast South Sydney head into round 26 in seventh, sitting in the most precarious part of the table. A win on the Gold Coast seals a finals place for the first time since 2022. Lose, and they will be…

North Queensland Cowboys vs Wests Tigers: a top-eight spot on the line in Townsville The Cowboys begin round 26 in eighth place, the final spot in the finals picture. Their fate is still in their own hands, as long as they dont slip up at home. Their last outing was hardly reassuring. North Queensland went…

Penrith Panthers vs Canterbury Bulldogs: regular-season silverware up against survival Penrith head into Round 26 sitting second, with a fourth minor premiership in seven years within reach. Two games remain, this one and then a trip to the Wests Tigers. Penrith have already taken home the titles in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. That gives…

Manly Sea Eagles vs St. George Illawarra Dragons: two wins or bust for Manly The task facing the Sea Eagles is simple on paper and brutal in reality: win their last two games and hope the Rabbitohs, Cowboys or Bulldogs slip up. Sitting 10th heading into round 26, they have no room left for errors.…

Brisbane Broncos vs Melbourne Storm: two grand finalists caught by the table The numbers tell the story better than any pre-match chat: nine wins for Melbourne, seven for Brisbane. The two teams that contested last season’s big final now head into round 26 sitting 11th and 15th, out of the finals race. That gap between…

Sydney Roosters vs Dolphins: that 48-10 hammering from Round 13 still hasn t been forgotten The Roosters were beaten 25-24 by the Wests Tigers last week. A side sitting near the bottom just snatched second place off them. The damage was immediate in the table. Sydney drop to third, with the Dolphins right behind them…