Queensland have seen off another lockdown, but before the inevitable happens and another comes around, we’d better squeeze in a few rounds that people can go to and watch. Our Alternative NRL Round 22 Tips return from lockdown with a mask on with a strict limitation of one correct tip per two squared metres.
Alternative tips you ask? Well each week we offer up some alternative NRL tips based on a new theme, and occasionally it will have nothing to do with rugby league. Just the way we like it. This week it is about each team’s membership base, as teams will need this more than ever.
In addition to the tips are a whole bunch of barely interesting stats for the round of NRL ahead. Impress your neighbours (socially distanced of course), cheer up those in hotel quarantine, or read them out as punishment for anyone breaking lockdown protocols.
Good luck with your Alternative NRL Round 22 Tips if you choose to use them.
NRL Round 22 Tips Alternative – Gurgler v Membership Growth
METHOD TO THE MADNESS
Since there are reduced crowds, which is infinitely better than the Commodore 64 generated background noise on TV, all NRL teams won’t get the same support they are used.
So these teams will have to draw that inspiration from somewhere. We say it could be those loyal members who make the difference.
Sure most of them can’t attend their teams games, but they still love them all the same.
In fact, most clubs have increased their memberships this year.
So we say whoever has the biggest boost in Memberships from 2020 to 2021 is a club in better shape with happier fans, and that feel good factor will flow through to the team. So the best membership growth gets the tip.
All Membership facts courtesy of the excellent League Unlimited website. Follow this link here for full details.
NRL Round 22 Tips – Our Selections
We think we are much better tippers than the alternative and so here are our selections for the week. So far we’re winning.
STORM to beat Raiders
PANTHERS to beat Dragons
ROOSTERS to beat Broncos
RABBITOHS to beat Titans
COWBOYS to beat Tigers
SEA EAGLES to best Eels
WARRIORS to beat Bulldogs
KNIGHTS to beat Sharks
Check out the Us v Them scoreboard at the end for 2021 results.
NRL Round 22 Tips – Barely Interesting Stats
There’s more to our preview than some alternative tips. We offer up a bunch of barely interesting stats for this weekend’s NRL action.
- Melbourne have now won 28 games in a row in Queensland. Over the same period Canberra have won 10/16 in Queensland.
- Melbourne are unbeaten in eight games at Sunshine Coast Stadium.
- Melbourne haven’t conceded a point in their last two Thursday games v sides not from Queensland.
- Penrith have won the last two clashes on a Friday v Dragons. Before that they lost 7/8.
- Dragons have lost their last five matches in Queensland.
- Before being flogged 59-0 at home last season, the Broncos had beaten the Roosters six times in a row in Queensland.
- Broncos have won two of their last three games on a Friday. Previous to that Brisbane hadn’t won a Friday game since before the first Covid lockdown in March 2020.
- Roosters have won five in a row v Queensland sides in Queensland.
- Souths have won five in a row v Gold Coast and 11/13 since 2011.
- Souths have won seven in a row v Gold Coast in Queensland.
- Gold Coast are increasing their points total by two each week. Their last three games have seen 32, 34, and 36 points scored.
- Gold Coast have won once in the last 19 games v the current top six. And ten losses in a row at home.
- North Queensland have lost eight in a row on a Saturday v NSW opposition and 13/14.
- Parramatta and Manly have alternated winning their eight Saturday games since 1998.
- Warriors have won just three of their last 16 matches against the Bulldogs on a Sunday. But at least won the last clash on a Sunday last season.
- New Zealand have won both of their last two games by 18-16.
- Newcastle have lost six straight to Cronulla on a Sunday, conceding at exactly 40 points a game across those six.
- Cronulla have the worst record of any team in the NRL for Sunday games in Queensland with just a 22% winning rate.
2021 Us v Them NRL Tipping Scoreboard
US – 69% – 111/160
THEM – 51% – 82/160
ALTERNATIVE TIPS
FIRST ROUND FORM – 4/8
FULLBACKS – 5/8
INJURIES @ RD 3 – 6/8
EASTER – 4/8
ZERO POINTS – 5/8
MASCOTS – 4/8
PENALTIES – 4/8
POST CONTACT METRES – 5/8
BEST H2H – 3/8
SUNCORP STADIUM RECORD – 6/8
DISCIPLINE – 4/8
WINTER – 3/8
SCRABBLE – 1/4
POST ORIGIN FORM – 4/8
STATE OF ORIGIN REPS – 3/8
QLD ORIGIN REPS – 1/8
LIKELIHOOD TO BREAK COVID – 2/4
QUEENSLAND – 5/8
NEUTRAL GROUNDS – 6/8
FAMOUS FANS – 3/8
ZERO CROWD – 4/8
