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NRL Round 14 Team Of The Week

Round 14 produced some of the most dominant and record breaking performances, highlighted by the Panthers claiming their biggest victory in club history this weekend with their 68-0 win over the Tigers. The Roosters also held the Raiders to a big fat doughnut, and the Storm endured a nail-biter with the Knights. Here is our NRL Round 14 Team of the Week. Prop | Addin Fonua-Blake Sharks shut down any dreams of a Dragons double, but it took them until the second half to really get going. Fonua-Blake proved solid in the middle with 69 post-contact metres, 165 run metres,…

NRL Best Bets | Round 14

4 Jun • Oscar Pannifex

Oscar Pannifex breaks down every game of Round 14 and provides his best betting plays of the weekend. Manly Sea Eagles vs South Sydney Rabbitohs 9:50pm Thursday | 4 Pines Park, Sydney Rabbitohs (+4.5) @ $1.83, Alex Johnston Anytime Try @ $1.58 & Tallis Duncan Anytime Try @ $3.25 The injuries have returned for South Sydney over the past month and while this is far from the Bunnies best 17 on paper, I like the value in them to keep this close. Jamal Fogarty’s boot has been integral to Manly’s success of late but between Jye Gray, Campbell Graham and…

NRL Round 13 Team Of The Week

2 Jun • betcha Staff

The Dragons have finally arrived! After finally securing their first win of the season, thirteen rounds deep, who would have thought it would be against the reigning champions? Rugby League continues to deliver, so here is our team of the week for Round 13. Prop | Payne Haas A Season-best performance from Payne Haas with his 281 run meters in the Broncos defeat to the Dragons. He also had a season-high of eight tackle breaks, 92 post-contact meters and contributed with 33 tackles and a line break in his 80 minutes. Payne Haas ripped in with a VB Hard Earned…

NRL Best Bets | Round 13

27 May • Oscar Pannifex

Oscar Pannifex breaks down every game of Round 13 and provides his best betting plays of the weekend. Cronulla Sharks vs Manly Sea Eagles 10:00pm Friday | Ocean Protect Stadium, Sydney Sea Eagles @ $1.96 & Lehi Hopoate Anytime Try @ $1.77 Manly’s resurgence under Kieran Foran has produced multiple highlight reel moments but it’s their defensive improvements that are most encouraging. To be conceding an average 13 points per game under the current ruck interpretations is a testament to the connection in this playing group right now. The best version of this Sharks attack can buck the trend and…

Best Bets | State Of Origin I

26 May • Oscar Pannifex

The 2026 State of Origin Series kicks off on Wednesday night and there are plenty of talking points between Billy’s Maroons and Laurie’s Blues. Oscar Pannifex has highlighted a few deciding factors and points of difference between NSW and QLD for Game I… Let’s eat! New South Wales vs Queensland 10:05pm Wednesday | Accor Stadium, Sydney Deciding Factors Queensland Maroons Not much has been said about what is the least experienced or familiar Queensland spine in recent Origin history. The Maroons have historically done an excellent job of ushering in the next man up ahead of time but that succession…

NRL Round 12 Team Of The Week

25 May • Philip Luman

With Origin looming, seven teams were on a bye, but there were still plenty of performances to pick from the 10 teams that took to the field. Here is our Round 12 Team of the Week. Prop | Joseph Tapine Always a big presence on the field, Tapine had an impressive 70+ minutes for the Raiders in the loss to the dolphins. Big on defence with 40 tackles, aggressive on attack with 164 run metres, three offloads and two tackle breaks against the Dolphins. Prop | Leo Thompson A good day out for the Dogs in their win over Melbourne…

NRL Best Bets | Round 12

21 May • Oscar Pannifex

Oscar Pannifex breaks down every game of Round 12 and provides his best betting plays of the weekend. Canberra Raiders vs Dolphins 9:50pm Thursday | GIO Stadium, Canberra Raiders 1-12 @ $2.95 & Kaeo Weekes Anytime Try @ $1.88 Redcliffe have played themselves into form following a slow start to the year. They’ve fixed their defence around the ruck and on their own line which has flowed into a more confident attack relishing the return of Jeremy Marshall-King and Jack Bostock, in particular. Kodi Nikorima and Herbie Farnworth are big losses to that attack though in a week where the…

NRL Magic Round Team Of The Week

18 May • Philip Luman

Prop | Toby Couchman Can always count on the Couchman’s to put in a shift. This week, Toby Couchman was a standout with his 75 minutes, contributing 59 tackles, 163 run metres, and three tackle breaks. Prop | Naufahu Whyte Naufahu Whyte recorded an incredible 10 tackle breaks against the Cowboys, with a season-high performance of 198 run metres, 30 tackles and 3 offloads despite the close loss. Hooker | Wayde Egan The ever-elusive Egan was back at it against the Broncos in his 54 minutes on the field. Showed great vision and was decisive with his quick darts to…

NRL Best Bets | Magic Round

14 May • Oscar Pannifex

Oscar Pannifex breaks down every game of Round 11 and provides his best betting plays of the weekend. Cronulla Sharks vs Canterbury Bulldogs 8:00pm Friday | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Bulldogs 1-12 @ $3.50 & Bronson Xerri Anytime Try @ $2.80 Cronulla didn’t show up against Souths last week, beaten in the physical battle through the middle before folding on the edges. The Sharks right edge in particular remains an issue for Craig Fitzgibbon and we’d be foolish to expect Canterbury to look anywhere else here. The question for the Bulldogs is whether their struggling attack can execute on the looks…

NRL Round 10 Team Of The Week

11 May • Philip Luman

Golden Point thrills, the return of Melbourne Storm, a Marzhew masterclass, and Walsh and Latrell make headlines (but it’s not Walsh and Latrell). Here is our Team of the week for Round 10. Prop | Corey Horsburgh Was defensively astute for the Raiders in their loss to the Panthers with a 47-tackle contribution in his 60 minutes. Recorded 123 run metres, 41 post-contact metres and had four tackle breaks. Prop | Addin Fonua-Blake Disappointing loss for the Sharks against what was meant to be a “weakened” Bunnies side. Fonua-Bake still showed up with 32 tackles, 143 run metres, 2 offloads,…