Welcome to our weekly look at the rugby league – the Round 8 Predictions Stats Preview + Alternative Tips which has almost as many points to share than a Melbourne Storm second half.
Each week we offer up a quick preview glance for each match, some barely interesting stats to go alongside, and our own thoughts on who will win.
We also offer up some alternative tips. These alternative tips are often based on a rugby league, and sometimes something completely absurd, and are aimed at those NRL tipsters who just can’t be bothered.
This week we are using Covid cases for each team, but more on why later.
So enjoy the 2022 NRL Round 8 Predictions Stats Preview + Alternative Tips where there’s something for everyone. Mostly.
And in case you missed it, all the biggest exclusive stories from last weekend’s action is in our Wooden Spooners NRL Round 7 Headlines…
2022 NRL Round 8 Predictions – Alternative Tips – Covid Cases
Short on inspiration already? Or looking for that edge to your tipping that no one else in your competition has? Well here are the Alternative NRL Tips for this round.
This week’s alternative tips is based on Covid cases in the Local Government Area of each team.
It is based on the Bulldogs unfortunate Round 7 weekend where they had a heap of players out due to Covid protocols.
So since the Bulldogs lost easily in Round 7, but not as easily as the Warriors, we think that the more cases of Covid in the LGA of the team, the more likely this will filter down to the players, which then affects the team’s ability to win.
2022 NRL Round 8 Predictions – Gurgler Tips
Can we beat our own Alternative NRL tips? Usually not, so again we’ll have to penalise ourselves.
SHARKS to beat Broncos
PANTHERS to beat Titans
RABBITOHS to beat Manly
WARRIORS to beat Raiders
ROOSTERS to beat Bulldogs
EELS to beat Cowboys
STORM to beat Knights
TIGERS to beat Dragons
2022 NRL Season Prediction Results
Our tips jumped ahead of the alternative tips last week, so now onto bigger and better things.
ALTERNATIVE TIPS – 66% – 37/56
6/8 First Round Form
4/8 More Dangerous Mascot
3/8 Best H2H
6/8 April Fools
7/8 Bad Boy Points (Penalties/Sin Bins etc)
5/8 Greens Votes
6/8 Marginal Seats
OUR TIPS – 64% – 36/56
2022 NRL Round 8 Weekly H2H Stats
Looking for a cheat sheet for the weekend’s upcoming games?
Much like Noah and his ark, ours come in twos.
Here’s as much information that we could cram into one visual, or two. Click on the images for a closer look. It looks marginally more impressive closer up.
2022 NRL Round 8 Barely Interesting Stats
MATCH BY MATCH BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Broncos are 2/2 v Sharks on a Thursday.
Broncos have lost 12 in a row on a Thursday and 13 of their last 14 Thursday games v Sydney opposition. Sharks have won five of their last six.
Gold Coast Titans have won the only fixture between the Titans and Panthers on a Friday.
Titans are averaging one win a season v Sydney opposition at home since 2018. Gold Coast have already won a home game in 2022 v Wests Tigers.
Souths are on a five game winning streak v Manly.
Manly have won 16 of 21 games at Central Coast Stadium. Souths record at the same ground is 6 from 15 matches. Their win % is third best behind the 100% records of Penrith and Parramatta. Check out the full results graph below.
Warriors are 3/3 at Redcliffe.
There has been seven cases of a team conceding 70 points or more. There hasn’t been one since 2008.
Raiders have scored exactly six points in their last three away games.
Roosters have won eight in a row v Bulldogs and the Dogs’ last win was in 2016.
Bulldogs have lost seven in a row on a Saturday, and 15 of their last 16.
Melbourne have scored as many points in one game last weekend as the Bulldogs have all season.
Parramatta have won six of seven at TIO Stadium.
Melbourne have won 10 in a row v Newcastle. The Knights last won in 2015.
Melbourne have won six straight on a Sunday and scored 30 points or more on each occasion. They have won 16 of their 17 Sunday games too.
Melbourne have won 12 straight away games to sides from NSW/ACT.
Tigers have lost four Sunday games in a row, and scored a total of eight points in their last three Sunday games.
Wests Tigers have won the last four matches v Dragons, and the last three between these sides at WIN Stadium. Dragons last beat the Tigers at WIN Stadium in 2002.
2022 NRL Round 8 Barely Interesting Stats – Extra
2022 TEAM STATS
Here’s a brief look at some key stats on the field for each team so far in NRL 2022.
2022 TEAM RESULTS STATS
2022 NRL Gurgler Form-O-Meter
Introduced as part of the Wooden Spooners Headlines is our Form-O-Meter.
This takes in 15 various stats from this season, and ranks each team within those stats. Then add all the scores together for the ultimate Form-O-Meter.
The scores relate to each team’s distance from the top scoring team.
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