Well the Manly Sea Eagles are 100% the luckiest team in the comp. The fact they got over the line against Cronulla yesterday despite the Sharks leading and playing with 12 men is a miracle.
Their form and the Dragons poor efforts recently has blown the comp wide open. Throw in the loss of Kimmorley for the Dogs, the Eels and Broncos big wins and all of a sudden it’s a 7 team race for the premiership.
If I was a bookie (and I wish I was) this would be my market.
$6 Bulldogs, Parramatta, Titans
$7 Melbourne, Manly, Brisbane, Dragons
20 Newcastle
$50 Penrith
$100 + Tigers
The reason I have the Titans so well up there is the fact they will play a home semi final and I will tip them to win that no matter who they play. And if there is an upset in the other games then the Titans get another home semi for the major semi, albeit at Suncorp but the bottom line is they may not have to travel.
That also applies to the Broncos who may play the Titans in week 1 of the finals.
Parra will do it tough but if they win against the Dragons on Friday night then they will be favourites to win the comp on form and they probably will win it.
The Bulldogs without Kimmorley are a different team. Melbourne have their mojo back if last week is anything to go by and Manly are unpredictable after yesterdays performance.
All of my predictions could go pear shaped if the Raiders win tonight, leaving the door slightly open for the Tigers and Panthers next week.
But here is my Grand final tip for now...
Bulldogs and Titans
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