2022 NRL Round Finals Preview: Our Selections

PENRITH PANTHERS VS PARRAMATTA EELS – FRIDAY 9 SEPTEMBER, 7:50PM, PANTHERS STADIUM

Parramatta’s win over the Storm has set up a tantalising showdown against defending premiers Penrith on Friday night to open the Telstra Premiership Finals series.

The Panthers were beaten just four times all season on their way to claiming the minor premiership, and the Eels own two of those victories over Ivan Cleary’s men – winning 22-20 in Round 9 and 34-10 in Round 20.

Parramatta has found some elusive consistency with five wins in its last six games. The blue-and-golds backed up beatdowns of the Bulldogs and Broncos with a quality 22-14 defeat of the Storm last week to jump into the Top 4.

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MELBOURNE STORM VS CANBERRA RAIDERS – SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER, 5:40PM, AAMI PARK

Having met in two of the past three Telstra Premiership finals series, the Storm and Raiders have some recent history which adds to an already intriguing match up on Saturday.

Strap in for another absorbing chapter in the southern rivalry. Only one eighth-placed team has knocked over fifth in 10 seasons of the current finals format, but the Raiders represent tantalising value with such a big start in this sudden-death fixture.

CRONULLA SHARKS VS NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS – SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER, 7:50PM, POINTS BET STADIUM

The Sharks and Cowboys have been the two biggest success stories of 2022 after finishing ninth and 15th respectively last season and Saturday night’s winner will move to within one game of the grand final.

The Cowboys are 2-3 in Sydney this year and have come up short away to the Roosters and Rabbitohs in the past four weeks. They’ll need to be at their defensive best to combat the Sharks’ freewheeling offence – but there’s ample firepower and variety in their own ranks to take the ascendancy if the hosts aren’t switched on.

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SYDNEY ROOSTERS VS SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS – SUNDAY 11 SEPTEMBER, 4:05PM, ALLIANZ STADIUM

Rugby league’s oldest rivalry cranks up again at Allianz Stadium as the Roosters and Rabbitohs meet in a do-or-die elimination final.

After incredibly going 76 years without meeting in a finals match, the bitter rivals have clashed three times in the playoffs in the previous eight seasons. Souths won an epic prelim 32-22 on their way to the 2014 title, while the Roosters prevailed 12-4 in the corresponding game in 2018 and 30-6 in week one of the 2019 finals.

The Roosters’ win last week snapped a four-match losing streak against the Rabbitohs. The Allianz Stadium factor shouldn’t provide too much of an advantage for the ‘home’ side – the last eight matches between the inner-city sides at the venue pre-refurbishment were split four apiece.

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Our  Staking Plan

•   1 unit ($100) Eels +7.5 @ $2.00
•   2 units ($200) Over 38.5 match points @ $2.00
•   2 units ($200) Raiders +7.5 @ $2.00
•   2 units ($200) Under 41.5 match points @ $1.95
•   2 units ($200) Sharks -2.5 @ $2.00
•   2 units ($200) Rabbitohs +4.5 @ $2.00