What a Magic Weekend it was in Brisbane, with full houses and empty beer cans scattered all the way from Caxton Street to Suncorp Stadium. But another week of the NRL is ahead, and winners are there to be tipped. Talking of full, our glass is overflowing to help get you to the top of your tipping comp with our 2024 NRL Round 12 Tips Predictions & Stats Preview.
Each week we offer up a quick preview glance for each match, throw in a bunch of barely interesting stats, and mix in a pinch of opinion, some spicy tips and you have a rugby league soup with probably more than one could ever need or want. It’s all you can eat NRL stats.
2024 NRL Round 12 Tips – This Week’s Matches
Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.
| Thu 8:00 pm – Bulldogs v St George Illawarra |
| Fri 6:00 pm – North Queensland v Wests Tigers |
| Fri 7:50 pm – Manly Warringah v Melbourne |
| Sat 3:00 pm – Canberra v Roosters |
| Sat 5:30 pm – Cronulla v Penrith |
| Sat 7:30 pm – South Sydney v Parramatta |
| Sun 2:00 pm – Brisbane v Gold Coast |
| Sun 4:05 pm – Warriors v Dolphins |
2024 NRL Round 12 Tips – This Week’s Tips
BULLDOGS by 8
NORTH QLD by 6
MANLY by 4
ROOSTERS by 4
PENRITH by 8
PARRAMATTA by 4
BRISBANE by 12
WARRIORS by 8
SEASON PROGRESS: 48/72 (68%)
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2024 NRL Round 12 Tips Barely Interesting Stats Summary
Here we take the best points of interest for each match coming up this weekend and share them with you for no cost. Feel free to share with friends and family. The bold ones are our favourites.
BUL v STGI – Bulldogs are unbeaten at home this season. One of just three teams left with a 100% home record. The last time they won five home games in a row was in 2012.
BUL v STGI – Bulldogs and Dragons have yet to meet on a Thursday.
BUL v STGI – Bulldogs won their last game at the Olympic Stadium on a Thursday, in 2020.
BUL v STGI – Bulldogs have won seven of their last nine v Dragons at the Olympic Stadium.
BUL v STGI – The Dragons have improved from their pointless away record in 2023 with the current season standing at W2 L3. But they have lost both away games on a Thursday this season.
NQL v WTI – Wests Tigers have played Queensland teams three times this season and lost all three. They join South Sydney and the Warriors as teams with no wins against Qld teams this season.
NQL v WTI – North Queensland have lost their only Friday game this season. The Wests Tigers have lost five Friday games in a row and their last five away games on a Friday but are yet to play on a Friday this season.
NQL v WTI – Wests Tigers won the last game between these sides in Townsville on a Friday.
NQL v WTI – The Cowboys home record on a Friday at their new ground is W5 L8.
MAN v MEL – Manly have lost seven of their last nine v Melbourne but have won their last two games at Brookvale. Both of those games were on a Friday.
MAN v MEL – Manly have won just four of their last 14 matches at home on a Friday to non Sydney sides.
MAN v MEL – Melbourne have won both of their Friday games in 2024 so far.
MAN v MEL – But……they have lost their last four away games on a Friday, and scored a combined total of 18 points.
CANB v ROO – Canberra have won the last two games v Roosters.
CANB v ROO – It’s two wins each for games in Canberra on a Saturday.
CANB v ROO – Canberra have won their last three home games to Sydney sides on a Saturday.
CANB v ROO – Roosters have won ten in a row away on a Saturday to non-Sydney teams.
CANB v ROO – Roosters’ record against top half teams* this season is W2 L4.
CRON v PEN – Penrith have won six of their last seven v Cronulla. But……Cronulla have won seven of their last eight home games v Penrith.
CRON v PEN – Cronulla have won all six games v top half opposition*.
CRON v PEN – Cronulla are on a winning run of seven games. The last time they won as many in a row (and more) was in their premiership season of 2016.
CRON v PEN – Cronulla have also won five home games in a row. All of their 2024 home games too.
CRON v PEN – But their record at home on a Saturday in recent seasons is a little weaker – just two wins in eight.
CRON v PEN – Penrith have won 16 of their 18 away games on a Saturday since 2020.
CRON V PEN – The last 10 Cronulla home games v Penrith on a Saturday follow this sequence for Cronulla (most recent game first) LWLWLWLWLWL
SOU v PAR – Souths have won six of their last seven v Parramatta. Just not the last match in 2023.
SOU v PAR – Souths have won all five of the clashes v Parramatta on a Saturday.
SOU v PAR – Rabbitohs have lost their last four Saturday games and seven of their last eight. And lost four in a row at the Olympic Stadium on a Saturday. And all Saturday games this season.
SOU v PAR – Parramatta have lost seven of their last eight away games.
SOU v PAR – Parramatta have blown the most half time leads this season with three.
SOU v PAR – These teams are in the bottom two for points conceded in the second half – over 18 each.
BRI v GCT – Broncos have lost their last three Sunday games. And their last two games on a Sunday v Titans.
BRI v GCT – Gold Coast have won all three games v Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium on a Sunday.
BRI v GCT – Gold Coast have also won four of the last six away games v Broncos.
BRI v GCT – Since 2016 the Broncos have won just four of 11 homes games on a Sunday.
BRI v GCT – Broncos have won eight of their last nine v Qld sides anywhere on any day.
BRI v GCT – Gold Coast have won just three of 13 games v Qld sides since 2022.
BRI v GCT – Gold Coast have won just two of 12 games away on a Sunday since 2022.
WAHS v DOL – Dolphins are second last for Post Contact Metres this season, Warriors are fourth best.
WAHS v DOL – This will be only the second trip out of Queensland for the Dolphins this season. The other was in NT.
WAHS v DOL – The Dolphins away record on a Sunday is W2 L1. All of those games have been in Qld.
WAHS v DOL – Warriors have won four of their last five at Mt Smart Stadium on a Sunday. And five of their last six there v Qld sides on a Sunday.
WAHS v DOL – Dolphins are going for four wins straight for the first time in their history.
2024 NRL Round 12 Helpful Betting Stuff
Odds & Total Points Predictions & Betting Analysis & First/Last Try Scorers
We have run the rule over recent and historic Total Points for each match and have our prediction ready to share.
BETTING SUMMARY
TOTAL POINT ANALYSIS & OUR UNDER/OVER PREDICTIONS
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VARIOUS FAVOURITE v OUTSIDERS RECORDS IN 2024 SO FAR
FIRST AND LAST TRY SCORERS
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2024 NRL Season Stats Summary
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