Round 21 Preview

The Wests Tigers have struggled in recent weeks leaking a ton of points as they look to claim their third consecutive wooden spoon, while the Warriors have always been dominant at home this season.

With the Warriors expected to score multiple tries during the encounter, it is hard not to see winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak cross the line for multiple tries.

A high-scoring match is set to occur on Friday night as the Storm receive Cameron Munster back into the team, while the Eels are still without several stars including NSW Blues halfback Mitchell Moses.

The Eels team features two inexperienced wingers with one of them being Jake Tago who made his debut less than a month ago. Tago’s inclusion will allow the Storm to target him and kick towards Will Warbrick.

The Canterbury Bulldogs are one of the most in-form teams at the moment and a decisive win against the Broncos would see them become genuine title contenders and a threat for the NRL premiership.

The Bulldogs have pulled off some amazing victories this season, including multiple one-point wins thanks to the boot of five-eighth Matt Burton.

Coming off the bye following a strong win against the Tigers, it’s hard to see the Sharks not as favourites for the clash. An absolute bargain, it’s hard to go past Craig Fitzgibbon’s men.

A standout in the NSW Cup, rookie Liam Ison will make his NRL debut this week – Will Kennedy is suspended – and will be looking to make a mark in his maiden game. He has score nine tries in ten matches in reserve-grade.

After losing to the Storm last weekend, this week could see the Roosters lose consecutive matches as the Sea Eagles look to cement a spot in the top-eight and have all their stars back for the clash.

Dominic Young had a slow to start to the season, but has hit his best form of the season in the last month which has seen him become one of the leaders for the Top Tryscorer in the competition.

The Penrith Panthers have both Jarome Luai and Nathan Cleary back on deck this weekend for the first time in some time and will receive all their Origin representative back this season, bar Dylan Edwards.

Daine Laurie has continually shown that he is one of the most consistent fullbacks of the competition and has entered a new level as Dylan Edwards sits on the sidelines with an injury.

The Dolphins will be eager to bounceback this week after falling to the Panthers by two points in Golden Points last weekend.

While The Dolphins should be able to walk away with the victory, don’t expect the Titans to lie down and the match should be extremely competitive for the first 40 minutes before the Dolphins run away with the win.

Taking over the goal-kicking duties last weekend, hooker Damien Cook should easily get over eight points, especially if he is able to cross the line near the try-line.

As the Raiders have been inconsistent this season, the Rabbitohs require a must-win match this weekend if they are any chance of still making the NRL finals series.