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NRL Magic Round Team Of The Week

NRL Magic Round Team Of The Week

• 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…
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NRL Best Bets | Magic Round

NRL Best Bets | Magic Round

• 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…
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NRL Round 10 Team Of The Week

NRL Round 10 Team Of The Week

• 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,…
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Top 10 Miraculous Moments from Magic Round

Top 10 Miraculous Moments from Magic Round

• Philip Luman
Whether it’s a flash of individual brilliance, a passage of play that defies belief, or moments that freeze time, Magic Round is built on the extraordinary, the unbelievable. Here are ten moments from the Magic Round archives that define the spectacle and spirit of the world’s largest Rugby League festival ahead of its return next weekend. 1 Michael Morgan bewildering banana kick | 2019 Nothing says magic like bending the ball to your will. Cowboys’ half Michael Morgan distributed a bending ball of beauty to Justin O’Neill from the outside of his boot straight into the breadbasket. Whether by magic…
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NRL Best Bets | Round 10

NRL Best Bets | Round 10

• Oscar Pannifex
Oscar Pannifex breaks down every game of Round 10 and provides his best betting plays of the weekend. Dolphins vs Canterbury Bulldogs 9:50pm Thursday | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Dolphins Win @ $1.46, Kulikefu Finefuiaki Anytime Try @ $3.20, Stephen Crichton Anytime Try @ $2.90 I’m not prepared to write off Canterbury just yet and neither is Cameron Ciraldo, who has named a familiar Bulldogs outfit again this week. Like Ciraldo, I’m all in on Lachlan Galvin but he needs more from the spine players around him if the Dogs attack is to improve. Redcliffe were in a similar rut a…
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NRL Round 9 Team Of The Week

NRL Round 9 Team Of The Week

• Philip Luman
A week of big names returning, back-to-back brilliance, and Dally M snubs. Here is our Round 9 Team of the Week. Prop | Jackson Ford Another week, another 50+ tackles and a gutsy performance from Jacko Ford, with 174 run metres, a try and only one missed tackle. Somehow, Ford managed to miss out on receiving any Dally M points, but he certainly doesn’t miss out on our Team of the Week. Prop | Trey Mooney Unstoppable force, Trey Mooney fronted up against an in-form Bunnies side. He smashed his way through the defence, scored two tries, including the winner…
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NRL Best Bets | Round 9

NRL Best Bets | Round 9

• Oscar Pannifex
Oscar Pannifex breaks down every game of Round 9 and provides his best betting plays of the weekend. Canterbury Bulldogs vs North Queensland Cowboys 8:00pm Friday | Accor Stadium, Sydney Bulldogs Win @ $1.83 & Stephen Crichton Anytime Try @ $2.65 This Cowboys attack is relishing the weekly shoot-out that is the NRL right now and there’s every reason to believe they can kick on again. If this one plays out try-for-try like last week, it’ll play right into the hands of this expansive North Queensland attack who are setting Scott Drinkwater up for success on the edges. That being…
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NRL Round 8 Team Of The Week

NRL Round 8 Team Of The Week

• Philip Luman
Another week, another tough loss for the struggling Storm who are now 0-6 in their last six games. Fortunately, there were plenty of big scorelines and top-tier talent on display across Anzac weekend that we avoid putting the whole Bunnies squad in this week’s NRL Team of the Week. Prop | Jackson Ford With a season-best of 58 tackles for Jackson Ford in the capital city against the Dolphins, Ford is back in the mix for team of the week. We are eight rounds deep and Ford still leads the Dally M leaderboard with 31 and added another 200+ metre…
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NRL Best Bets | Round 8

NRL Best Bets | Round 8

• Oscar Pannifex
Oscar Pannifex breaks down every game of Round 8 and provides his best betting plays of the weekend. Wests Tigers vs Canberra Raiders 9:50pm Thursday | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Wests Tigers Win @ $1.48 & Taylan May Anytime Try @ $2.30 Wests improvements this year have been genuine but they were dealt a reality check last week. Brisbane’s effort areas and goal-line defence were superb to repeatedly turn away a Tigers attack that spent a lot of time inside-twenty without cashing in. Wests are still adjusting with Jarome Luai back in the halves and what that means for Adam Doueihi…
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NRL Round 7 Team Of The Week

NRL Round 7 Team Of The Week

• betcha Staff
They say there’s three certainties in life, death, taxes and an always entertaining weekend of NRL footy. This round of action had just about everything including golden point, a huge upset and some stellar individual performances. We are going to take a look at those performances and once again provide our Team of the Week. Prop | Terrell May Terrell May goes back-to-back in our team of the week after delivering a massive performance against the Brisbane Broncos, racking up a career-high 236 run metres and making 34 tackles. Prop | Toby Couchman Jackson Ford can consider himself unlucky not…
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