Sea Eagles v Wests Tigers
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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.
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: Can the Wests Tigers break their Brookvale Oval hoodoo? The joint venture haven't won on the northern beaches since 2003 and have lost four of their last 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. It's simply a must-win game for the well-rested Sea Eagles who will be sweating on the fitness of Queensland halfback Daly Cherry-Evans. Both captains will be missing from the clash with Robbie Farah (shoulder) almost no chance to back up from Origin and Jamie Lyon out with a hamstring injury.
Tip: Sea Eagles by 6
Ladbrokes: Sea Eagles $1.48, Wests Tigers $2.65
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. The Green Machine continue to surprise people with their free-flowing attacking game and hard-nosed forward pack that has an added dimension David Shillington in the mix. Another strong showing from buy-of-the-season candidate Austin could secure him a NSW jumper for game three if the Blues can't win in Melbourne.
Tip: Raiders by 6
Ladbrokes: Raiders $1.90, Cowboys $1.90
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: It's hard not to be impressed by the Titans this year For all their off-field dramas they sit on eighth place on the ladder and it could be even better with four tight losses at home by a combined total of 10 points. James Roberts has emerged as one of the best centres in the game and his match up with Konrad Hurrell is a definite highlight. The Warriors welcome back Origin stars Jacob Lillyman and Ryan Hoffman into a forward pack who faded in the second half against the Roosters. The Titans stopped a run of eight straight losses to the Warriors when they won 32-28 earlier this season. Titans captain Nate Myles will play game 200 if he gets through Origin II unscathed.
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: It's hard to preview a game where both teams are likely to be vastly different to the ones named. Bulldogs coach Des Hasler hasn't named any of his five Origin stars but it's hard to imagine most if not all won't back up for a team in a logjam of six teams on 14 competition points. One of those teams is their opponents, who have personal issues of their own with Jamie Soward (shoulder) still in doubt for the clash. Josh Mansour (knee) is also a chance to return. The Panthers, who defeated the Bulldogs earlier in the season, have struggled for continuity in 2015 and this week start a season defining stretch of four games against Sydney teams in the next month. 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.
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: Arguably the hardest game to pick. In the red corner are the Knights who have lost nine out of their last 10 games including consecutive hammerings at Hunter Stadium. In the blue corner are the Sharks who seem to only lift for games against the Roosters. On form, the Sharks led by Origin-discard Andrew Fifita should have the edge, especially if Paul Gallen can make the trip up the M1. But the Sharks have struggled with back-to-back efforts this year and will they will be missing injured duo Ben Barba and Blake Ayshford. Just what impact Joey Leilua's departure has on the Knights will be interesting but you would expect a better performance fresh off the bye. The Knights welcome back Tyrone Roberts (ankle) and Robbie Rochow (back surgery) from injury.
Tip: Sharks by 7
Ladbrokes: Knights $1.80, Sharks $2
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: In any other week this game would command a lot more media coverage with two of the NRL's heavyweights slugging it out. Remarkably the Storm have won their last eight clashes against Broncos including big wins in Melbourne in each of the last three years. Both teams have named 20-man squads with a combined nine players representing Queensland across the road four days earlier. It would be 10 if not for the injury to Cooper Cronk and his absence swings the game in favour of the visitors who are looking for four wins in a row. Wayne Bennett hasn't been afraid to rest players over the Origin period so don't be surprised if there are a couple of late changes.
Tip: Broncos by 4
Ladbrokes: Storm $1.90, Broncos $1.90
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. No such concerns this year for the Dragons despite their last start loss to the Bulldogs and they still own the best defence in the league and a spot in the top four. The Roosters will be buoyed from there gusty win across the Tasman and have named Origin stars Mitchell Pearce, Boyd Cordner, Aiden Guerra and Michael Jennings to return. Both teams will be missing key forwards with Joel Thompson (knee) and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (calf) not named.
Tip: Roosters by 10
Ladbrokes: Roosters $1.53, Dragons $2.50
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