NRL Tips – Round 24, 2019

Some additional rugby league reading for you:

With two rounds left in the #NRL, it's pretty much a four horse race with two clear favourites (no surprises).

The bottom two could be swapped for any of the teams in contention and it probably wouldn't matter much overall. pic.twitter.com/plb9bBm9JL

— Liam (@pythagoNRL) August 26, 2019

And teams who have let their fanbases down pic.twitter.com/YB4XrzI3NC

— Liam (@pythagoNRL) August 26, 2019

An extract from Tom Brock Scholar @JoeGorman_89's new book, Heartland: How Rugby League Explains Queensland. Congratulations Joe! https://t.co/ffrNhUQKxz

— Tom Brock Bequest (@TomBrockBequest) August 22, 2019

(I’ve read the book, it’s good)

EXCL: Manchester is set to get a rugby league team it can call its own – but Swinton Lions will disappear from the landscape. https://t.co/vQ7m1n48Tx

— Gary Carter (@GaryCarter_1979) August 28, 2019

New #rugbyleague comp takes shape in California #IntRL @BrianDavidLowe @USARugbyLeague @Boston13s @BrooklynKingsRL @CopperheadsRLFC @TampaMayhem @jaxaxemen @fightrugby @WombatsXIII @novaeagles @BlackFoxesRugby @AtlantaRhinos @LakelandRL @CaliforniaRugby https://t.co/JzaHFwtxMV pic.twitter.com/QsguQsHSwi

— Rugby League Planet (@RugbyLeaguePlan) August 27, 2019

RLWC2021 Euro Qualifiers – Russia has WITHDRAWN with Serbia replacing them.
Serbia will play Scotland and Greece, guaranteeing that this group will see a new nation promoted to the Cup. (Russia having previously competed in the 2000 edition)https://t.co/BryorkwgFz

— AK #15 (@falconpunch89) August 26, 2019

The new BRL https://t.co/TBYwBSsNjf #BRL #RugbyLeague

— James Cheeseman (@shaggy84329) August 26, 2019

https://twitter.com/AJMithen/status/1163972236220354560

Beattie’s legacy as ARLC chairman will include:
* the NRLW comp;
* Magic Round;
* Taking Origin to Perth and Adelaide;
* Pacific strategy, including last year's Tonga Test and the Oceania Cup;
* World 9s, and;
* A Fiji team in NSWRL competition.@NRLcom https://t.co/hyjmjYVwSt

— Brad Walter (@BradWalterSport) August 22, 2019

I don't often share yarns on here, but we've been getting all nostalgic before the last Cowboys game at the old stadium. That 2004 semi-final against the Broncos is still one of the best moments in rugby league history. https://t.co/902WtqtQNL

— Slatts (@trentslatts) August 28, 2019

https://twitter.com/league_analyst/status/1164340609986912256

Here are the tips for this weekend’s action:

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Intrust Super Cup

This is the last round of the Queensland Cup. I’m still on the fence as to whether I’m going to continue doing tips through the finals series for this and the NRL. It feels a little misleading to do so because the impact of the individual results are so grossly out of proportion with my ability to predict them with the tools at my disposal. They work well over the longer term of the season, less so with the unpredictability of nine knock out games. People might still be interested though?

If you’ve made it this far down, you’re probably the kind of reader I want to hear from so let me know your thoughts via the Twitter or the email.