Wednesday 4 June 2014

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Round 13 Tips

2014 National Rugby League Premiership
By W D Nicolson - June 4, 2014


Not so perfect round!

But gee if we didn't have such misplaced faith in the Newcastle Knights (it's just a random observation but it seems like that Prelim Final loss has taxed the refuse to lose will of that roster) it should've been 6 from 6 in Round 12. Sorry Warriors... we didn't give you the respect your recent record deserved. The rest of you - we picked it like a dirty nose.

Again with time very tight at the moment, all you get this week is super quick tips. Better than nothing right?
ROUND 13 TIPS
Sea Eagles v Bulldogs - Sea Eagles by 4 points.
Brookie factor... and DCE being back gets the square. That said - CBY +4.5 is ridiculously generous and is my Special Fried Rice of the week - even though I'm tipping Manly to win the game.
Eels v Cowboys - Eels by 4 points.
Hayne is a genius... and I don't trust the Cowboys on the road even though JT is just as big a genius as JH.
Titans v Panthers - Titans by 6 points.
Gut feel... the Titans have some troops back and the Panthers scoring 30+ points a week just isn't normal service.
Dragons v Sharks - Dragons by 6 points.
St George Illawarra by default due to Cronulla's injury list... and why oh why is this being played in Wollongong and not at Kogarah???
Rabbitohs v Warriors - Rabbitohs by 4 points.
Produced arguably the most entertaining regular season game of 2013 - and here's hoping we get one just as good in Perth again.
Knights v Tigers - Knights by 2 points.
Yes... I'm picking the Knights AGAIN! Yes... I am an idiot.
Storm v Roosters - Roosters by 10 points.
Melbourne scoring more than 2 tries without Cronk or Slater is the issue here... Roosters on the road please.
Raiders v Broncos - Raiders by 2 points.
This game should be played at 3pm NOT 7pm - after all it is a PUBLIC HOLIDAY Monday and there should be a game in Sydney as well - but the Tedesco news might just wake Canberra up... heck nothing else has.

The Postman's Late Mail is in flux... we apologise but if it can be posted before Friday - it will.


Leaderboard after Round 11
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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'.

*www.wdnicolson.com makes no guarantees of decent picks every week - but we hope they are.
ROUND 13 PICK SUMMARY

Warrick D. Nicolson, The NRL Tweet
@NRLTweet
TIPPING:
Sea Eagles by 4, Eels by 4, Titans by 6, Dragons by 6, Rabbitohs by 4, Knights by 2, Roosters by 10, Raiders by 2.
LW: 5/6 | SEASON: 53/91
FOOTYTAB:
CBY +4.5, PAR -1.5, GLD +2.5, SGI -4.5, WAR +8.5, WST +1.5, SYD -10.5, CAN +3.5.
LW: 3/6 | SEASON: 45/91
Special Fried Rice: CBY +4.5. | Season SFR: 7/12
NQL -10.5, SYD -14.5, SOU -14.5, SOU -8.5, MEL -12.5, MAN -6.5, CBY +3.5, NEW +5.5, SYD -9.5, CAN +4.5, SYD +1.5, NQL -2.5, CBY +4.5
TIPPING Record after 12 Rounds - 53/91 @ 58.2%
FOOTYTAB Record after 12 Rounds - 45/91 @ 49.5%
SPECIAL FRIED RICE after 12 Rounds - 7/12 @ 58.3%
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