The 2023 NRL Season rolls on, and so does our stat-filled preview of the upcoming weekend of rugby league with our 2023 NRL Round 11 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.
This week it’s still about Magic Weekend, but just the hangover week after it.
2023 NRL Round 11 Tips – Alternative Tips – Magic Round Hangover
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.
With all the fun of Magic Round we wondered if there is a hangover. As in, does one team go better the next week? Or is there a team that stinks.
So we figure a team that goes better the weekend after Magic Round the last three occasions will go better this weekend.
Although, there were a few draws, so the rule of thumb and other fingers was the home side gets the tip.
Check the season results at the end.
2023 NRL Round 11 Tips – Gurgler Selections
Can we beat our own Alternative NRL tips? Usually not, so again we’ll have to keep trying.
STORM to beat Broncos
BULLDOGS to beat Warriors
PANTHERS to beat Roosters
RABBITOHS to beat Tigers
COWBOYS to beat Dragons
EELS to beat Raiders
KNIGHTS to beat Titans
SHARKS to beat Sea Eagles
READ MORE: Our 2023 Match Centre Home
2023 NRL Round 11 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 11 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 never been beaten on a Thursday at home in 15 games.
The last two games at AAMI Park on a Thursday have ended 22-8 to Melbourne.
Brisbane have never beaten Melbourne on a Thursday home or away (four matches).
Warriors have won five straight against the Bulldogs.
Bulldogs have won just one of their last 13 Friday games.
Penrith have won 13 of their last 14 home games on a Friday v Sydney clubs. Roosters have lost their last nine away games on a Friday v Sydney teams.
Penrith have beaten the Roosters six times in a row. The Roosters’ last win pre-dates Covid.
Roosters have lost all three games in the weekend following Magic Round.
South Sydney have won 14 straight home games on a Saturday.
South Sydney have won 23 of their last 26 matches on a Saturday.
Souths have won 11 straight Saturday games at the Olympic Stadium.
Wests Tigers have lost eight straight at the Olympic Stadium.
Prior to beating an understrength Penrith in the final round of 2022, the Cowboys had lost nine straight against Sydney teams at home on a Saturday.
St George Illawarra have won just once in their last 16 games in Queensland.
Parramatta have won five of the past six games v Canberra and the last three on a Saturday.
Canberra can equal the 2023 post-bye winning streak (3) with a win on Saturday. Canberra have averaged 33 points per game post-bye vs 17 pre-bye.
The home side have won the last 11 games straight between Newcastle and Gold Coast at any ground.
Newcastle have lost seven of their last eight v Qld sides.
Gold Coast have lost five of their last six away games on a Sunday.
Manly have won 7/9 home games on a Sunday v Cronulla. But not the last one.
Going back to 2016, Cronulla have won 20 of their last 24 away games on a Sunday.
2023 NRL Season Stats Summary
Still need more stats? Of course you do.
Here is how the 2023 season is shaping up so far.
2023 NRL Season Bye Summary
We recently unveiled a whole piece about Bye stats from the 2023 NRL season, but here is the best of that Bye analysis.
READ NOW: 2023 NRL BYE ANALYSIS
2023 NRL Win % for Week After Magic Round
2023 NRL Season Prediction Results
Want to know how the alternative tips went last season? Well here you go…..
ALTERNATIVE TIPS
R1 Round 1 Form – 3/8
R2 Most Northerly Team – 5/8
R3 Alphabetical Order – 4/8
R4 Younger Team – 3/8
R5 April Record – 6/8
R6 Overall H2H Since 1998 – 3/8
R7 Most Penalties 4/8
R8 Anzac Day Weekend – 5/8
R9 2023 Memberships 4/8
R10 Magic Round Win % 4/8
