So the Wests Tigers have won a game, and what a finish and a feel good story to end last weekend’s NRL round. So our weekly look at the rugby league has a spring in its step with the NRL Round 7 Predictions Stats Preview + Alternative Tips.
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 have continued using Election results to determine winners but more on that later.
So enjoy the 2022 NRL Round 7 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 6 Headlines…
2022 NRL Round 7 Predictions – Alternative Tips – Pork Barreling
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 the Federal Election which continues to dominate the news.
So we have used Election Results from the 2019 Federal Election, and determined which team’s seat has the smaller margin heading into this year’s election. The thinking is, the smaller the margin, the more likely campaign dollars will be thrown at the NRL’s club’s electorate, so the happier they will be with more promises and cash thrown at them.
Whether it happens of not doesn’t matter. Our alternative tips matter and are below.
2022 NRL Round 7 Predictions – Gurgler Tips
Can we beat our own Alternative NRL tips? Usually not, so again we’ll have to penalise ourselves.
SHARKS to beat Sea Eagles
BRONCOS to beat Bulldogs
COWBOYS to beat Titans
RABBITOHS to beat Tigers
EELS to beat Knights
PANTHERS to beat Raiders
ROOSTERS to beat Dragons
STORM to beat Warriors
2022 NRL Season Prediction Results
Our tips jumped ahead of the alternative tips last week, so now onto bigger and better things.
ALTERNATIVE TIPS – 65% – 31/48
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
OUR TIPS – 63% – 30/48
2022 NRL Round 7 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 7 Barely Interesting Stats
MATCH BY MATCH BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Manly have won 18/21 against the Sharks since 2008. The two teams have never met on a Thursday. Sharks have lost 10 of their last 12 at Shark Park v Manly.
Manly have lost seven of their last eight on a Thursday v Sydney teams. Cronulla have won four of their last five on a Thursday.
Bulldogs are the only side the Broncos haven’t lost to since Covid started.
Broncos have won six straight at Suncorp v Bulldogs. Although they have lost six of their last seven at Suncorp on a Friday v Sydney teams.
Gold Coast have beaten North Queensland three times in a row now, and by a combined 110-32.
Gold Coast haven’t beaten North Queensland on a Saturday since 2012. Nine games ago.
Souths lead the Wests Tigers 2-1 at Commbank Stadium.
The Rabbitohs have won an incredible 12 games in a row on a Saturday. Tigers have won two of their last 14 Saturday games.
Parramatta have won eight straight away games on a Sunday.
The last team to beat Penrith at Penrith Stadium on a Sunday was Canberra.
Dragons have lost seven in a row to Roosters.
St George Illawarra hold an 11-8 H2H record for Anzac Day clashes. But they have won all three clashes that have fallen on a Monday.
Melbourne have won just four of their last 11 games on a Monday.
Warriors have lost 11 in a row to Melbourne. They last beat Melbourne in 2015.
2022 NRL Round 7 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 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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