The NRL resumes after State of Origin II which will be a relief for Queenslanders and a chance for NSW to gloat as well. Although, with just about every team coming from a place that is currently in a Covid lockdown it might be a strange weekend of neutral grounds and/or no crowds. To ensure some normality is maintained we offer up our Alternative NRL Round 16 Tips for this week.
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 another State of Origin based tipping method, this time it’s about how many Queenslanders from Game Two are in each side. How that works is below.
In addition to the tips are a whole bunch of barely interesting stats for the round of NRL ahead. Impress your neighbours, parcel delivery drivers, and fellow passengers by stealing them and sharing.
Good luck with your Alternative NRL Round 16 Tips if you choose to use them.
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NRL Round 16 Tips Alternative – Gurgler v Queenslanders
So here are this week’s alternative tips. The method to how it works is below.
METHOD TO THE MADNESS
Well Queensland haven’t been very good in either of the two State of Origin games so far this year.
So any team with Queensland Origin players from last game might have a poisoned chalice to a degree.
So whichever team has more Queensland players from Origin II is less likely to win, so the other team gets this week’s tip.
NRL Round 16 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 Roosters
DRAGONS to beat Warriors
EELS to beat Panthers
SEA EAGLES to beat Bulldogs
RAIDERS to beat Titans
KNIGHTS to beat Cowboys
SHARKS to beat Broncos
RABBITOHS to beat Tigers
2021 Us v Them NRL Tipping Scoreboard
US – 70% – 81/116
ALTERNATIVE TIPS
THEM – 53% – 61/116
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
NRL Round 16 Tips – Barely Interesting Stats
- Melbourne have lost three of their last six games on a Thursday night. Those three losses were all against Sydney sides. The Roosters have lost every second Thursday game for eight matches.
- Melbourne haven’t lost in Newcastle since 2014, the Roosters lost their second last match there in 2019.
- St George Illawarra have lost five in a row v Warriors. Warriors also hold a 3-1 record on a Friday since 1998.
- Dragons are 0/2 at Gosford.
- Penrith have only lost three regular season games in the last two seasons and all of them have been in June. And all of them were on a Friday too. One against Parramatta. But none at home.
- Manly have won just six of 17 games against Sydney opposition since 2020. Manly are 7/10 against the Bulldogs on a Saturday since 1998.
- Bulldogs have lost seven in a row at Bankwest Stadium.
- Canberra have won the last five matches v Gold Coast. The Titans have only passed six points once in the last four games v Canberra.
- Canberra are 2/7 at home so far this season.
- Newcastle have won seven home games in a row v Queensland teams. In fact, those teams have scored 0, 6, 4, 6 against them in the last four starts.
- Broncos have won 7/9 at home to the Sharks since 1998.
- Before losing 48-18 to the Dragons in 2018 the Broncos won 10 in a row at home to a Sydney side on a Sunday.
- Cronulla are on a nine game winning streak against Queensland sides.
- South Sydney are on a five game winning streak v Wests Tigers.
- Wests Tigers have won one of their last eight home games on a Sunday.
