Michael Nicholls

Essendon has dropped out of the eight after suffering back to back losses in the last two weeks. They were thumped by Geelong to the tune of 77 points and …

The season is on the line for the Gold Coast Suns this weekend as they take on their biggest rivals at Metricon Stadium. Entering Round 20, they are hanging on …

Geelong were disappointing last weekend when they travelled to the Gabba to take on the Brisbane Lions. The Cats struggled up forward and had just three goals with a quarter …

This is another game that will shape the top eight between two teams that have formed quite a rivalry in recent times. The Giants bring the longest win streak of …

The Storm will be eager to bounce back from a shock loss when the take on the Eels in Friday night’s primetime clash. In my opinion, the Storm looked to …

South Sydney Rabbitohs

The most skewed market of the week, understandably, has materialised in Friday’s first-up clash between the Tigers and the Rabbitohs. After showing some promise through Magic Round and into the …

Carlton bring a five game winning streak as they take on the premiership favourites Collingwood at the MCG on Friday night. Included in this streak is a 50 point win …

Round 22 kicks off in Brisbane on Thursday night when the Broncos take on the Roosters at The Gabba. In terms of ladder positioning, these two clubs have gone in …

Regardless of form, the Battle of the Beaches is almost always a quality contest, and this is a great way to draw the curtain on Round 21. Are the Sharks …

The penultimate clash of Round 21 sees reigning premiers Penrith take on the 15th-placed Bulldogs, and the market (at publish) sits at $1.02 vs $14 head-to-head. I think that this …

St Kilda is another team in freefall at the moment and their young list is giving signs that it’s all becoming a bit much. The Saints have surprised many during …

Melbourne made the tough call to drop Brodie Grundy and play Max Gawn as their only ruckman against Brisbane and it paid massive dividends. Not only did they take away …

GWS might just be the most in form team in the competition and they now in fact hold the longest active winning streak of any team. They have won their …

The Cows are absolutely airborne, and this is almost certainly the most critical match slated for Round 21. At the beginning of the Origin period, the Cowboys traded as long …

One of the bigger mismatches of the week looks likely to come up between the Knights and the Storm in the Hunter on Saturday evening. The Knights did enough to …

The Titans return home to take on the Roosters in Round 21, and I’m starting to think that the bookies haven’t actually paid attention to Trent Robinson’s men this year, …

South Sydney Rabbitohs

Another contender for match of the round also takes place on Friday night, and sees South Sydney take on Brisbane at home! Souths have fallen to eighth on the ladder …

The match of the round could incredibly materialise across the ditch first-up on Friday when the Warriors host the Raiders. The Warriors have been the real revelation of the 2023 …