The NRL Finals are underway, and the winners are rising to the top and losers getting the chomp. Or maybe that’s the winners. Either way, it’s sudden death rugby league from here and only the winners survive. And to help with the winning here is our 2023 NRL Finals Week 2 Tips Predictions & Stats.
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. So read on for tips and stats to help you find a winner.
2023 NRL Finals Week 2 Tips – Gurgler Tips and Schedule
Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.
| Friday | Melbourne | v | Roosters | AAMI Park | 7:50pm |
| Saturday | Warriors | v | Newcastle | Mt Smart Stadium | 4:05pm |
GURGLER TIPS
MELBOURNE 28 Roosters 12
WARRIORS 16 Newcastle 14
READ MORE: Our 2023 Match Centre Home
2023 NRL Finals Week 2 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.
MELBOURNE v ROOSTERS
Busted arse Roosters’ reward for a hard earned win over Cronulla is a trip to Melbourne for a sudden death finals match with key injuries. The Roosters have a few good players out like Joey Manu, making life a lot harder. But Melbourne aren’t going that great, as per last weekend’s result. In fact you could argue they haven’t been great this season, and are hardly on a roll. Unlike the Roosters. And talking of injuries, we wish Paps a speedy recovery. Sometimes rugby league just sucks. Overall, who knows with this match to kick off Finals Week 2.
Melbourne have won all six finals games at home in finals on a Friday.
Melbourne have won 24/30 home games on a Friday at AAMI Park.
Melbourne have lost four of their last five games on a Friday at all grounds. And conceded exactly 26 points in the last two.
The Storm have won seven of their last eight clashes against the Roosters. The only loss did come on a Friday though.
Roosters are W2 L1 on a Friday at AAMI Park.
Roosters record on a Friday away from home in finals is W1 L5.
WARRIORS v NEWCASTLE
Two feelgood stories for NRL 2023 collide in Auckland as Newcastle and Warriors duke it out for the honour of playing the Broncos. The fact these two teams are alive in the NRL premiership race is great considering what the Warriors have had to endure over the past few years, and how far down the ladder Newcastle were. Sadly it’s the end of the road for one of these teams on Saturday.
New Zealand have won 13 of the last 15 games v Newcastle at home in New Zealand. Ut only two of the last six on a Saturday.
The Warriors won both of their fixtures Mt Smart Stadium on a Saturday this season.
Newcastle have won ten in a row, the Warriors were also unbeaten over the same time (7 wins) until the final round of the season.
Newcastle have won four in a row on a Saturday, the last three have been away games.
Newcastle are 3/11 on a Saturday in finals since 1998. 1/7 away from home.
The Knights have also won just 2/12 away finals games, both wins coming in 2013.
New Zealand haven’t played a home final since 2008. Their record at Mt Smart Stadium in finals since 1998 is W2 L1.
Warriors have lost four of their last five finals games on a Saturday.
2023 NRL Season Stats
SEASON FORM STATS v REMAINING FINALS SIDES
Here is our usual form stats, but this is limited to the finalists and their record this season v other finalists.
STATS FROM LAST WEEK
