A new season, but the same old stat-filled preview of the upcoming weekend of rugby league is here with our 2023 NRL Round 1 Tips Stats Preview + Alternative Tips.
Each week we offer up a quick preview glance for each match, a bunch of barely interesting stats, probably more than one could ever need or want.
We also offer up some alternative tips. These alternative tips are often based on a rugby league stat, and sometimes something completely absurd, and are aimed at those NRL tipsters who just can’t be bothered.
For the first weekend of the year we have based the alternative tips on each team’s first round record. And read on for more.
READ MORE: 2023 NRL Bold Predictions
READ MORE: Captain Hindsight’s Obvious Predictions
READ MORE: 2023 NRL Draw Analysis
2023 NRL Round 1 Tips – Gurgler Selections
Can we beat our own Alternative NRL tips? Usually not, so again we’ll have to keep trying.
STORM to Eels
WARRIORS to beat Knights
PANTHERS to beat Broncos
BULLDOGS to beat Sea Eagles
RAIDERS to beat Cowboys
RABBITOHS to beat Sharks
ROOSTERS to beat Dolphins
TIGERS to beat Titans
LAST SEASON – 130/192 – 67%
READ MORE: Our 2023 Match Centre Home
2023 NRL Round 1 Tips – Alternative Tips – Best Round 1 Form from 1998
Short on inspiration? 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 it is simple – the team with the best Round 1 results since 1998 gets the tip.
ALTERNATIVE TIPS LAST SEASON – 64% – 123/192
2023 NRL Round 1 Tips Weekly H2H Stats
Looking for a cheat sheet for the weekend’s upcoming games?
Here’s as much information that we could cram into one size fits all visual.
2023 NRL Round 1 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.
Melbourne have won every first round match since 2003.
Six of the last seven losing Grand Finalists have won their first game of the next season.
Parramatta have won four straight v Melbourne.
Melbourne have won just two of their last eight away games on a Thursday to Sydney teams.
Newcastle 3 lead Warriors 1 for previous first round clashes.
Newcastle won the last clash against the Warriors at Mt Smart in 2019, but won just one of the previous 13 visits before that.
Brisbane have scored exactly 12 points against Penrith in their last four clashes. And lost all four.
Penrith have won 6/7 of home clashes v Brisbane on a Friday.
Manly have lost their last nine first round clashes.
Round 1 sees Manly and the Bulldogs play in consecutive games, as they mt in the final round of last season. Bulldogs won 21-20.
North Queensland have won their last five home games on a Saturday and scored 30 points or more in each game.
Souths haven’t won at Shark Park on a Saturday since 2009. The Sharks lead the H2H on a Saturday at home 9-3.
Souths have lost just two of their last 22 Saturday games.
Roosters have won nine straight against all Qld sides and lost one of their last 16. And four in a row at Suncorp Stadium.
Gold Coast have won eight of their last ten matches v Wests Tigers.
2023 NRL Round 1 Stats Extra
Still need more stats? Of course you do.
This week is a look at first round stats for each team.
READ MORE: Full Round 1 Stats Historical Look
FIRST ROUND WINNING % SINCE 2003
FIRST ROUND RESULTS LAST 10 SEASONS
2022 NRL Season Prediction Results
Want to know how the alternative tips went last season? Well here you go…..
ALTERNATIVE TIPS
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
5/8 Covid Cases
6/8 May Record
3/8 Suncorp Stadium Record
4/8 ALP Voting
2/8 Green / Teal Colour Wheel
1/4 June Form since 1998
6/8 Post Origin I Form
5/8 Winter Form
5/8 Post Origin II Form
4/4 Kicking Kings
5/8 Post Origin III Form
3/8 Twitter Followers
6/8 Current Ladder
7/8 August Form
2/8 Alphabetical Order
8/8 H2H Winner for Day of Week matches 2022
7/8 Lower Max Points Against for 2022
