By Chris Boulous
Sea Eagles v Wests Tigers
Sea Eagles: 1 Brett Stewart 2 Jorge Taufua 3 Peta Hiku 4 Steve Matai 5 Tom Trbojevic 6 Kieran Foran 7 Daly Cherry-Evans 8 Luke Burgess 9 Matt Ballin 10 Willie Mason 11 Blake Leary 12 Tom Symonds 13 Dunamis Lui 14 Feleti Mateo 15 Jake Trbojevic 16 James Hasson 17 Ligi Sao 22 Josh Starling.
Get out my way: Martin Taupau is a key man for the Wests Tigers.Credit: Getty Images
Wests Tigers: 1 James Tedesco 2 Kevin Naiqama 3 David Nofoaluma 4 Tim Simona 5 Pat Richards 6 Mitchell Moses 7 Luke Brooks 8 Aaron Woods 9 Dene Halatau 10 Keith Galloway 11 Kyle Lovett 12 Chris Lawrence 13 Martin Taupau 14 Ava Seumanufagai 15 Matthew Lodge 16 Brendan Santi 17 Manaia Cherrington 21 Jack Buchanan.
Chris Boulous writes: The Wests Tigers haven't won on the northern beaches since 2003 and have lost four of their past five games to the team currently sitting in last position. The Tigers do enter the game full of confidence after finding their attacking mojo last week and could be bolstered further if Aaron Woods is able to back up from Origin II on Wednesday. You can get $2.80 for the Baron of Brookvale Brett Stewart to score and the Sea Eagles to win.
Tip: Sea Eagles by 6
Ladbrokes: Sea Eagles $1.45, Wests Tigers $2.80
Raiders v Cowboys
Raiders: 1 Jack Wighton 2 Edrick Lee 3 Jarrod Croker (c) 4 Sisa Waqa 5 Jordan Rapana 6 Blake Austin 7 Sam Williams 8 Paul Vaughan 9 Josh Hodgson 10 David Shillington 11 Josh Papalii 12 Iosia Soliola 13 Shaun Fensom 14 Kurt Baptiste 15 Jarrad Kennedy 16 Frank-Paul Nuuausala 17 Shannon Boyd.
Cowboys: 1 Lachlan Coote 2 Matthew Wright 3 Justin O'Neill 4 Kane Linnett 5 Antonio Winterstein 6 Michael Morgan 7 Johnathan Thurston (c) 8 Matthew Scott (c) 9 Jake Granville 10 James Tamou 11 Gavin Cooper 12 Ethan Lowe 13 Jason Taumalolo 14 Rory Kostjasyn 15 John Asiata 16 Ben Hannant 17 Sam Hoare.
Chris Boulous writes: The red-hot Cowboys travel to chilly Canberra in a bid to record their 11th straight win. The result may rest on whether the Cowboys four Origin stars back up with coach Paul Green indicating he may rest of some of his stars from the clash. Last year the Raiders smashed a Johnathan Thurston-less Cowboys outfit 42-12 in Canberra. Either way the $2 you can get for a Cowboys win seems overs with their proven abilty to win from any situation.
Tip: Raiders by 6
Ladbrokes: Raiders $1.80, Cowboys $2
Titans v Warriors
Titans: 1 David Mead 2 Anthony Don 3 James Roberts 4 Brad Tighe 5 Kevin Gordon 6 Josh Hoffman 7 Aidan Sezer 8 Luke Douglas 9 Daniel Mortimer 10 Nate Myles (c) 11 Ryan James 12 Ben Ridge 13 Eddy Pettybourne 14 Agnatius Paasi 15 Mark Ioane 16 Lachlan Burr 17 Matt Robinson 18 Dave Taylor.
Warriors: 1 Tuimoala Lolohea 2 Ken Maumalo 3 Konrad Hurrell 4 Solomone Kata 5 Manu Vatuvei 6 Chad Townsend 7 Shaun Johnson 8 Jacob Lillyman 9 Nathan Friend 10 Ben Matulino 11 Bodene Thompson 12 Ryan Hoffman 13 Simon Mannering (c) 14 Siliva Havili 15 Sebastine Ikahihifo 16 Raymond Faitala-Mariner 17 Charlie Gubb 18 Albert Vete.
Chris Boulous writes: The Titans ($2) sit in eighth place on the ladder and it could be even better with four tight losses at home by a combined total of 10 points. Jacob Lillyman and Ryan Hoffman return to the Warriors' forward pack who faded in the second half last week. The Titans stopped a run of eight straight losses to the Warriors earlier this season. NRL.com stats suggested a high-scoring game with an average of 45 points scored the previous four games on the Gold Coast.
Tip: Titans by 8
Ladbrokes: Warriors $1.80, Titans $2
Bulldogs v Panthers
Bulldogs: 1 Sam Perrett 2 Curtis Rona 3 Chase Stanley 4 Tim Lafai 5 Corey Thompson 6 Josh Reynolds 7 Moses Mbye 8 Aiden Tolman 9 Michael Lichaa 10 Sam Kasiano 11 Antonio Kaufusi 12 Frank Pritchard 13 Greg Eastwood 14 Danny Fualalo 15 Lloyd Perrett 16 Tim Browne 17 Herman Ese'ese 23 Shaun Lane.
Panthers: 1 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 2 Waqa Blake 3 Dean Whare 4 Isaah Yeo 5 David Simmons 6 Jamie Soward 7 Peter Wallace (c) 8 Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9 James Segeyaro 10 Sam McKendry 11 Lewis Brown 12 Sika Manu 13 Elijah Taylor 14 Tyrone Peachey 15 Jeremy Latimore 16 Nigel Plum 17 Bryce Cartwright 18 Adam Docker 19 Sam Anderson.
Chris Boulous writes: The Panthers, who defeated the Bulldogs earlier in the season, have struggled for continuity and this week start a season defining stretch of four games against Sydney teams. The Bulldogs will no doubt turn to their forwards to bankroll their charge towards a finals birth against a team they have lost three out of their last four games. The $2 you can get for the Bulldogs as Ladbrokes' Saturday Favourite stands out with their Origin crew returning full of confidence.
Tip: Bulldogs by 2
Ladbrokes: Bulldogs $1.48, Panthers $2.65
Knights v Sharks
Knights: 1 Kurt Gidley (c) 2 James McManus 3 Sione Mata'utia 4 Dane Gagai 5 Akuila Uate 6 Carlos Tuimavave 7 Tyrone Roberts 8 Kade Snowden 9 Adam Clydsdale 10 Korbin Sims 11 Beau Scott 12 Tariq Sims 13 Chris Houston 14 Tyler Randell 15 Robbie Rochow 16 Joe Tapine 17 Pat Vaivai.
Sharks: 1 Michael Gordon 2 Sosaia Feki 3 Gerard Beale 4 Ricky Leutele 5 Valentine Holmes 6 Jack Bird 7 Jeff Robson 8 Andrew Fifita 9 Michael Ennis 10 Matt Prior 11 Luke Lewis 12 Wade Graham 13 Paul Gallen (c) 14 Jayson Bukuya 15 Chris Heighinton 16 David Fifita 17 Sam Tagataese.
Chris Boulous writes: NRL.com stats show this could be a low-scoring game. The Sharks are ranked last in trys scored and try assists. The Knights are 13th in try assists and 15th for total runs. On form, the Sharks ($2.10), led by Origin-discard Andrew Fifita, should have the edge, especially if Paul Gallen can make the trip up the M1 with the Knights losing nine out of their last 10 games, including consecutive hammerings at home. Fresh off the bye, the Knights should be primed for a big game.
Tip: Sharks by 7
Ladbrokes: Knights $1.75, Sharks $2.05
Storm v Broncos
Storm: 1 Billy Slater 2 Mahe Fonua 3 Will Chambers 4 Kurt Mann 5 Richard Kennar 6 Blake Green 7 Ben Hampton 8 Jesse Bromwich 9 Cameron Smith (c) 10 Tim Glasby 11 Kevin Proctor 12 Tohu Harris 13 Dale Finucane 14 Ryan Hinchcliffe 15 Kenny Bromwich 16 Christian Welch 17 Felise Kaufusi 18 Cameron Munster 19 Hymel Hunt 20 Nelson Asofa-Solomona.
Broncos: 1 Darius Boyd 2 Jordan Kahu 3 Jack Reed 4 Justin Hodges (c) 5 Daniel Vidot 6 Anthony Milford 7 Ben Hunt 8 Josh McGuire 9 Andrew McCullough 10 Adam Blair 11 Alex Glenn 12 Matt Gillett 13 Corey Parker 14 Jarrod Wallace 15 Sam Thaiday 16 Corey Oates 17 Matt Parcell 18 Mitchell Dodds 19 Francis Molo 20 Lachlan Maranta.
Chris Boulous writes: Remarkably the Storm have won their last eight clashes with the Broncos, including big wins in Melbourne in each of the last three years. Both teams have named 20-man squads with a combined nine Queenslanders named to back up. It would be 10 if not for injured Cooper Cronk and his absence swings the game in favour of the visitors. Don't be surprised in a tight game the Storm – the NRL's best goal-kicking team – opt for a penalty goal ($13) to open the scoring.
Tip: Broncos by 4
Ladbrokes: Storm $1.85, Broncos $1.95
Dragons v Roosters
Dragons: 1 Josh Dugan 2 Eto Nabuli 3 Euan Aitken 4 Peter Mata'utia 5 Jason Nightingale 6 Gareth Widdop 7 Benji Marshall 8 Leeson Ah Mau 9 Mitch Rein 10 Mike Cooper 11 Tyson Frizell 12 Will Matthews 13 Trent Merrin 14 Jake Marketo 15 Ben Creagh 16 Jack de Belin 17 Heath L'Estrange 20 Rory O'Brien.
Roosters: 1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2 Daniel Tupou 3 Michael Jennings 4 Blake Ferguson 5 Shaun Kenny-Dowall 6 James Maloney 7 Mitchell Pearce 8 Dylan Napa 9 Jake Friend (c) 10 Sam Moa 11 Boyd Cordner 12 Aiden Guerra 13 Isaac Liu 14 Jackson Hastings 15 Mitchell Aubusson 16 Kane Evans 17 Sio Siua Taukeiaho 19 Suaia Matagi.
Chris Boulous writes: The Dragons' Anzac Day win against the Roosters snapped a five game losing streak to the tricolours during which they conceded 160 points. The Roosters welcome back their four Origin stars who combined have scored 11 tries, 45 offloads, 16 try assists and made 945 tackles (NRL.com stats). Both teams will be missing key forwards with Joel Thompson (knee) and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (calf) not named. At $2.20, Roosters winning 1-12 stands out.
Tip: Roosters by 10
Ladbrokes: Roosters $1.53, Dragons $2.50
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