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2014 National Rugby League Premiership
By W D Nicolson - April 24, 2014
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Yep, one game over .500!!!
Stop it... things are getting out of hand.
Let's see if we can go one better in Round 8 - and we'll know how realistic that is after Friday's slate of 3 games on ANZAC Day.
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Remember our Game Previews are now purely the essentials in 2014 - I'll try to write very little fluff and you'll simply (entertainingly) get my read on each game and of course the Late Mail.
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The 'Special Fried Rice' picks have returned but given it is me v me, every week - I'll just be listing my 'SFR' of the week with the FootyTab Starts as the variation aspect to keep things interesting vs just saying 'this team will win this week - guaranteed'. Though at 3 from 7... the other me is still kicking my butt.
HEADS UP: We will have a new episode of NOT The Footy Show - sometime in the next fortnight. So keep an eye on your iTunes Podcast folders for Episode 151 in the near future.
Round 7 Tipping was goodish with 5/8 (started 4 from 5!) - so Let's get to the Tips!
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All tips are subject to last minute changes, Game Odds/FootyTab are from Wednesday night and do not update thereafter. Times listed are stadium location LOCAL time.
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Dragons $2.95 v $1.42 Roosters
FOOTYTAB: SGI +7.5 Teams Analysed on our NRL Injured List
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