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2014 National Rugby League Premiership
By W D Nicolson - April 3, 2014
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Thus no Late Mail this week but it will return for Round 6 - as will the NRL Injured List next Tuesday on www.wdnicolson.com.
My thoughts and prayers remain with Alex and his family.
Voting in the @NRLTweet Player of the Year Award will continue on Twitter via #NRLTweetPOTY - track the # or @NRLTweet for the latest votes.
Round 4 Tipping was below average - going 3/8 to drag my record to 14/32 for the season... and in desperate need for a 6 or 7 week to get back to respectability. Trust St George Illawarra to finally lose when I finally decide to pick them last weekend... never again!
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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.
Dogs not without hope on Friday but I do expect the Roosters to win by 10+ (even though I haven't tipped that... go figure) ... Broncos should beat Parra unless they forget how to tackle ... Sharks or Warriors - flip a coin and go for the team with two wins in a row ... Panthers at home over Raiders please ... Rabbitohs remembered the Sutton-Reynolds combo actually goes well so they should edge out Saints ... Melbourne by quite a few over the overachieving Titans ... Manly over the Tigers at Leichhardt because they have DCE and Foran and Wests don't ... and finally, Cowboys MAYBE over Knights - only because this is in Cowboyland - Nth Qld went into 2012-13 habits in attack last week.
Warrick D. Nicolson, The NRL Tweet
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Roosters by 6, Broncos by 8, Warriors by 4, Panthers by 10, Rabbitohs by 7, Storm by 16, Sea Eagles by 4, Cowboys by 2.
LW: 3/8 | SEASON: 14/32
FOOTYTAB Round 5:
CBY +8.5, PAR +8.5, WAR -2.5, PEN -6.5, SOU -2.5, MEL -12.5, WTG +6.5, NEW +6.5.
LW: 3/8 | SEASON: 14/32
Special Fried Rice: MEL -12.5 | Season SFR: 1/4
NQL -10.5, SYD -14.5, SOU -14.5, SOU -8.5, MEL -12.5
TIPPING Record after 4 Rounds - 14/32 @ 43.8%
FOOTYTAB Record after 4 Rounds - 14/32 @ 43.8%
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