[Off-topic] ssar23:
Go Manly Warringah!

NRL 2013 Finals Week 1 (odds @ 12Sep):

Friday, September 13: Stadium Australia, Homebush

7:45pm – South Sydney Rabbitohs (2) $1.85 v Melbourne Storm (3) $2.00: Qualifying Final

Saturday, September 14: Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park

4:00pm – Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (5) $1.70 v North Queensland Cowboys (8) $2.20: Elimination Final

7:00pm – Sydney Roosters (1) $1.80 v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (4) $2.05: Qualifying Final

Sunday, September 15: Stadium Australia, Homebush

4:00pm – Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (6) $1.55 v Newcastle Knights (7) $2.50: Elimination Final

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Sea Eagles Team List v Roosters:

1. Brett Stewart

2. Jorge Taufua

3. Jamie Lyon (c)

4. Steve Matai

5. David Williams

6. Kieran Foran

7. Daly Cherry-Evans

8. Brenton Lawrence

9. Matt Ballin

10. Brent Kite

11. Anthony Watmough

12. Justin Horo

13. Glenn Stewart

Interchange

14. Richie Fa’aoso

15. Tom Symonds

16. David Gower

17. George Rose

18. James Hasson

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That’s an outstanding team right there – if Manly are on their game any opponent will find it very tough to hold & “keep pace” with them.

Snake (Brett Stewart) has rarely been 100% for the last couple of years, hopefully he’s as fit as he has been for ages and plays well.

Then if Lawrence, Horo & Fa’aoso all put in good, mistake-free efforts with great defence, we know Gifty (Glen Stewart) will continue to chime in well, with solid defense across the park and throughout the match the rest will fall into place for victory.

The Sat fixture this weekend is preferable to the Fri one for mine (extra day prep., superior sports ground & precinct, more fans likely to go) – will be heading down myself taking a couple of family members, lookin’ forward to it!

Whilst I’d love to see all Wk1 Finals games being played @ the higher-ranked team’s home ground even it is a smaller suburban ground, that’s not gonna happen again anytime soon, so as it is it’s GREAT to see all Wk1 Finals games played in Sydney. Let’s hope all remaining Finals games are also in Sydney!

Wk1 Finals tips:

Game 1: Want: Rabbitohs, Smart Tip: Storm

Game 2: Want: Sharks, Smart Tip: Sharks

Game 3: Want: Sea Eagles, Smart Tip: Either

Game 4: Want: Knights, Smart Tip: Bulldogs

…Go Manly!

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Also:

NRL 2013 TAB Sportsbet odds

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NRL Futures TAB Sportsbet odds 2013 Premiership Winner, for a $1.00 bet:

(@ 18 Jan / 28 Mar / 17 Apr / 13 Aug / 03 Sep / 09 Sep / 10 Sep)

Storm - $5.50 / $4 / $3.50 / $3.50 / $3.50 / $3.50 / $4

Bulldogs - $6 / $7 / $15 / $9 / $15 / $17 / $15

Sea Eagles - $8 / $11 / $6 / $5 / $4.50 / $4.25 / $4.50

Rabbitohs - $8 / $5.50 / $5.50 / $5 / $3.25 / $3.75 / $3.75

Sharks - $9 / $15 / $34 / $34 / $34 / $34 / $21

Cowboys - $13 / $11 / $17 / $101 / $26 / $26 / $23

Knights - $15 / $11 / $13 / $41 / $51 / $51 / $41

Roosters - $15 / $11 / $7 / $3.50 / $4.50 / $4 / $3.75

Broncos - $17 / $21 / $15 / $81 / NA

Tigers - $17 / $26 / $101 / NA

Raiders - $26 / $26 / $17 / $81 / NA

Eels - $26 / $51 / $101 / NA

Warriors - $26 / $81 / $151 / $41 / $151 / NA

Dragons - $34 / $101 / $41 / NA

Titans - $51 / $34 / $34 / $151 / $501 / NA

Panthers - $67 / $67 / $251 / $501 / NA

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The Sportsbet top 8 @ mid Jan have turned out to be the top 8 @ the end of the Home v Away season after round 26.

Will update this list every now and then.

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