PENRITH - W/TIGERS

last 4 games:
2002 R 4 W/TIGERS 28-12 @ PENRITH
2002 R14 PENRITH 22-18 @ LEICHARDT
2003 R11 PENRITH 26-4 @ CAMPBELLTOWN
2003 R24 PENRITH 44-28 @ PENRITH

KNIGHTS - SOUTHS

knights have won 17/20 against souths, souths have won only once in newcastle

last 4 games:
1999 R23 KNIGHTS 60-0 @ NEWCASTLE
2002 R11 KNIGHTS 42-16 @ NEWCASTLE
2002 R16 KNIGHTS 26-8 @ S.F.S
2003 R 9 KNIGHTS 42-28 @ NEWCASTLE

EELS - COWBOYS

last 4 games:
2001 R21 EELS 62-0 @ PARRAMATTA
2002 R 8 EELS 20-19 @ PARRAMATTA
2002 R26 COWBOYS 15-6 @ DAIRY FARMERS
2003 R15 EELS 24-22 @ PARRAMATTA


SHARKS - DRAGONS

dragons have only 1 win at toyota park

last 4 games:
2002 R13 SHARKS 34-13 @ TOYOTA PARK
2002 S/F SHARKS 40-24 @ S.F.S
2003 R 8 DRAGONS 28-12 @ KOGARAH
2003 R23 SHARKS 25-16 @ TOYOTA PARK

WARRIORS - STORM

last 4 games:
2001 R25 DRAW 24-24 @ COLONIAL STADIUM
2002 R 7 WARRIORS 20-10 @ ERICSSON STADIUM
2002 R11 WARRIORS 28-12 @ OLYMPIC PARK
2003 R21 STORM 14-12 @ ERICSSON STADIUM

ROOSTERS - RAIDERS

past 11 games, the roosters have 9 wins to the raiders 2,roosters have'nt lost to the raiders since Ricky Stuart took over as coach, raiders have not beaten roosters at aussie stadium since 1995.

last 4 games:
2002 R17 ROOSTERS 36-6 @ S.F.S
2002 R23 ROOSTERS 38-12 @ CANBERRA STADIUM
2003 R21 ROOSTERS 20-16 @ S.F.S
2003 R26 ROOSTERS 23-16 @ CANBERRA STADIUM

BULLDOGS - BRONCO'S

bronco's have won 15 of the last 21 games against the bulldogs . Bronco's beat Bulldogs at full stength 24-0, then had 10 players missing during S. O .O when beaten
40-4.

last 4 games:
2002 R 2 DRAW 20-20 @ QUE 11 STADIUM
2002 R26 BULLDOGS 25-18 @ SHOWGROUND
2003 R11 BRONCO'S 24-0 @ STADIUM AUSTRALIA
2003 R18 BULLDOGS 40-4 @ SUNCORP STADIUM


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Goldmember,
Reckon Parra v Cowboys will be another close one-not sure who will come out on top...St George will be at full strength against the Sharks so will go close but Cronulla are a mystery to me and I will stay away...Same goes for the Warriors cos they usually win these sort of games...expect Panthers, Knights and Roosters to win comfortably this weekend and hate to say this but the Broncos look too strong for my doggies but it will be a high scoring game! Or will the settling of the off the field problems have the Bulldogs focussed for the match...I wish! Good luck one all!

Your stats suggest I will need a lot more than the start on offer to back the Rabbitohs, goldmember. Ah well, there is always next week.

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Just had a look at the stats on the ref's record on each team from 2003 - 2004.

S CLARKE:
penrith 4 wins / 0 losses
w/tigers 4 wins / 2 losses

S HAYNE:
knights 3 wins / 1 loss
souths 0 wins / 4 losses

J ROBINSON:
eels ---------------
cowboys 2 wins / 1 loss

P SIMPKINS:
sharks 3 wins / 3 losses
stg/ill 3 wins / 4 losses

T ARCHER:
warriors --------------
storm 1 win / 1 loss

S HAMPSTEAD:
roosters 3 wins / 0 losses
raiders 2 wins / 2 losses

T MANDER:
bronco's 2 wins / 3 losses
bulldogs 2 wins / 1 loss



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paddy , normally the start would be enough, without a johns they have struggled to beat the cowboys and souths at home, scoring some late trys last year to get up 42-28,[ i thought souths were going to hang on ]. But since mondays game against the bulldogs they have lost 4 more players, thats 11 1st graders out now, so i think 30 start won't be enough this time.

Desi , i think the bronco's are specials, after watching all the doggies games so far this year, they have played some low class teams,[scraping in against the sharks and manly]and only played one top team so far and got smashed 35-0 by the roosters, there to patchy for me. Sharks / stg ill is a pretty hard clash every year so i reckon its a line ball game, just looking at their records since 1999, when merged. Sharks 8 wins, stg ill 3 wins and 1 draw from 12 games.Don't know about eels/ cowboys, might take the start cowboys.

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Hi Guys,

Agree that Broncos are looking good. Also like Dragons over Sharks 13+.

Good luck.

don't know about the 13+ , they have only 1 win at toyota park and they threw every thing at the roosters, including the kitchen sink, and still couldn't win and the sharks allways give it to them, saints 3 wins against the sharks from 12 games since 1999 ?

See your point, but the Dragons v Roosters games showed just how disciplined the Dragons can be. Toyota park is tough for visiting teams, the Sharks really know how to play it. I think the Dragons are playing a very defensive footy this year (best defence sofar), a type that the Sharks will find difficult to crack. I am tipping a low score for the Sharks, < 18, with Dragons to top 30 points. Let's see if the footy gods show me wrong! Anyhow, I'm gonna play a lazy $5 multi on Panthers 13+, Dragons 13+, Broncos 13+, and Knights 13+. Good luck this weekend!

Thought the Rabbitohs put up a pretty good effort against the Knights, in the end beaten by 16 points after leading at half time.

Great win by the Bulldogs :smile:

Small win on both the Rabbitohs (with the start) & the Bulldogs (giving start) in my only weekend dabble in the NRL.

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