The Roar’s AFL expert tips and predictions, Gather Round: Footy heads to Adelaide – but who will leave victorious?

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Gather ’round, kids, it’s time for the AFL to head to Adelaide for Season 2 of Gather Round! After last year was a raging success with big crowds, great games and a festive atmosphere, South Australia has a big job to ensure 2024 is just as good, lest the league start to think that rotating […]

The missing ingredient Roosters need to kick into title contention – and the no-name player Robbo should take a punt on

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There’s no denying that, on their day, the Roosters can be a red-hot side in 2024. On paper, they’ve got a great roster and that translated to victories in round one and three when they cruised past the Broncos in Las Vegas and put 48 points on a struggling Rabbitohs outfit. Yet, Thursday night’s 22-16 […]

Storm warning: We’re sleeping on Melbourne again – they might be the biggest threat to the Panthers

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Remember the Melbourne Storm? Nasty bunch, no mates, everyone wanted them to lose, ruining rugby league. Oh wait, that’s not them. Now, they’re fun, a rollicking laugh-a-minute bunch of acrobats, heartwarming tales and comeback stories, led by a grouchy but loveable coach going for one last shot at the crown. It’s amazing how public perceptions […]

Knights already at sixes and sevens again: What exactly was the rush to re-sign O’Brien long term?

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The life of an NRL coach is portrayed as a cut-throat occupation where they could get the punt at any given moment.  In reality, many of them are given too long to bring success to a club.  Knights coach Adam O’Brien is in the early stages of his fifth season at the helm.  They have […]

NRL Round 5 Tipping: The Roar’s expert predictions – Tigers on the hunt for hat-trick, Souths face tough test, Storm rising

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The Wests Tigers are underdogs for a third week in a row. Can they make it a hat-trick of wins under new coach Benji Marshall? After recording the biggest boilover of the new season with their Round 3 thrashing of the Sharks, they proved it was no fluke on Easter Monday by toppling Parramatta with […]