NEWS Your favourite NRL journalists predict the future, today

3 out of 13 have us making the finals. The Cowboys - who flogged us in the trials - are favourites for the wooden spoon.


Phil Rothfield
Premiers: Roosters

Top eight
Roosters
Panthers
Rabbitohs
Storm
Sharks
Eels
Sea Eagles
Titans

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Tom Trbojevic
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Alex Johnston (Rabbitohs)
Rookie of the year: Tolutau Koula (Sea Eagles)
Bold prediction: Craig Fitzgibbon wins Dally M coach of the year in his debut season as head coach.


Peter Badel
Premiers: Panthers

Top eight
Panthers
Roosters
Storm
Sea Eagles
Eels
Rabbitohs
Sharks
Broncos

Wooden spoon: Tigers
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary (Panthers)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Ryan Papenhuyzen (Storm)
Rookie of the year: Jeremiah Nanai (Cowboys)
Bold prediction: Rookie Maroons coach Billy Slater to bring the Origin shield back to Queensland


Paul Crawley
Premiers: Roosters

Top eight
Roosters
Storm
Panthers
Sea Eagles
Eels
Sharks
Rabbitohs
Dragons

Wooden spoon: Warriors
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary (Panthers)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Jason Saab (Sea Eagles)
Rookie of the year: Xavier Savage (Raiders)
Bold prediction: Kalyn Ponga quits Newcastle


Brent Read
Premiers: Storm

Top eight
Eels
Roosters
Storm
Panthers
Sea Eagles
Rabbitohs
Titans
Broncos

Wooden spoon: Tigers
Dally M Medal: Ryan Papenhuyzen (Storm)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Joseph Suaalii (Roosters)
Rookie of the year: Tolutau Koula (Sea Eagles)
Bold prediction: Billy Slater leads Maroons revival — Queensland sweep Origin series


Michael Carayannis
Premiers: Roosters

Top eight
Roosters
Eels
Panthers
Sea Eagles
Storm
Rabbitohs
Sharks
Knights

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Kalyn Ponga (Knights)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Jason Saab (Sea Eagles)
Rookie of the year: Xavier Savage (Raiders)
Bold prediction: Two coaches sacked before the Origin period


Paul Kent
Premiers: Storm

Top eight
Storm
Panthers
Roosters
Rabbitohs
Sea Eagles
Eels
Sharks
Raiders

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary (Panthers)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Brian To’o (Panthers)
Rookie of the year: Terrell Kalo Kalo (Rabbitohs)
Bold prediction: Queensland defy Brad Fittler’s Blues to win Origin


David Riccio
Premiers: Eels

Top eight
Storm
Eels
Panthers
Roosters
Sea Eagles
Titans
Sharks
Rabbitohs

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Xavier Coates (Storm)
Rookie of the year: Izack Tago (Panthers)
Bold prediction: Kalyn Ponga quits Knights.


Chris Honnery
Premiers: Sea Eagles

Top eight
Sea Eagles
Panthers
Storm
Rabbitohs
Eels
Roosters
Titans
Broncos

Wooden spoon: Tigers
Dally M Medal: Payne Haas (Broncos)
Ken Irvine Medal: Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles)
Rookie of the Year: Ezra Mam (Broncos)
Bold prediction: Ezra Mam claims Broncos No.6 jersey and helps Broncos to a finals berth


Travis Meyn
Premiers: Storm

Top eight:
Storm
Roosters
Panthers
Eels
Sharks
Rabbitohs
Sea Eagles
Knights

Wooden spoon: Tigers
Dally M Medal: James Tedesco (Roosters)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Xavier Coates (Storm)
Rookie of the year: Xavier Savage (Raiders)
Bold prediction: Broncos improve but miss NRL finals for third straight year.


Nick Walshaw
Premiers: Eels

Top eight:
Eels
Panthers
Roosters
Storm
Rabbitohs
Sea Eagles
Sharks
Dragons

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary (Panthers)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles)
Rookie of the year: Lachlan Ilias (Rabbitohs)
Bold prediction: Eels fans burn down CommBank Stadium, then disappear into the night with Ray Price’s statue, after ending that longest of NRL premiership droughts.


Fatima Kdouh
Premiers: Roosters

Top eight:
Panthers
Eels
Roosters
Rabbitohs
Sea Eagles
Storm
Sharks
Titans

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary (Panthers)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles)
Rookie of the year: Xavier Savage (Raiders)
Bold prediction: Roosters whiz kid Sam Walker to be picked in the halves for the Maroons


James Phelps
Premiers: Panthers

Top eight
Panthers
Roosters
Storm
Sharks
Eels
Rabbitohs
Knights
Bulldogs

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary (Panthers)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Josh Addo-Carr (Storm
Rookie of the year: Declan Casey (Bulldogs)
Bold prediction: The Bulldogs to storm back into finals, which might be wishful thinking from a long-suffering Doggies fan after their trial form, but I am sticking solid. For now. At least for a round or two anyway …


Dean Ritchie
Premiers: Roosters

Top eight:
Roosters
Eels
Sea Eagles
Panthers
Rabbitohs
Storm
Raiders
Dragons

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles)Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles)
Rookie of the year: Lachlan Ilias (Rabbitohs)
 
Interesting that the Cowboys are getting so little love.

They handled the Broncos pretty well I thought in the last trial. They have an exciting fullback and some hope that JT and Holmes may return to good form, halves could easily perform very well if that trial is any indication.
 
The only prediction I am confident with is that you can count on character.. d***heads going do their thing.

I think the Bulldogs are stacked with them, so would be surprised if they go well, though when you are last there is really a lot of upside to explore :)

Storm to finally slide down the table significantly! It's going to happen and be fun to watch.
 
The only prediction I am confident with is that you can count on character.. d***heads going do their thing.

I think the Bulldogs are stacked with them, so would be surprised if they go well, though when you are last there is really a lot of upside to explore :)

Storm to finally slide down the table significantly! It's going to happen and be fun to watch.

The Storm won't but it is nice to believe they will. Next year maybe.
 
I feel like we'll be sitting around dick in hand until Ezra is 5/8th and something happens at hooker.
You forgot fullback... we also need one of them as well
 
Interesting that the Cowboys are getting so little love.

They handled the Broncos pretty well I thought in the last trial. They have an exciting fullback and some hope that JT and Holmes may return to good form, halves could easily perform very well if that trial is any indication.
JT is done until he leaves

Holmes has been overrated for years.
 
You forgot fullback... we also need one of them as well
We don't have a fullback yet. But we have Ezra in waiting while we **** around, and Blake Mozer the heir apparent for hooker. Jake, Cory Paix, Billy whatever in the meantime. None are setting the world alight.
 
We don't have a fullback yet. But we have Ezra in waiting while we **** around, and Blake Mozer the heir apparent for hooker. Jake, Cory Paix, Billy whatever in the meantime. None are setting the world alight.
Sooo the season is dependent on a 19yr five eight, finding anyone in the team that can play 9 and ??? at fullback.

Sounds like we should be sweet then.
 
Interesting that the Cowboys are getting so little love.

They handled the Broncos pretty well I thought in the last trial. They have an exciting fullback and some hope that JT and Holmes may return to good form, halves could easily perform very well if that trial is any indication.
You answered your own question......handling the Broncos is nothing to rave about.
 
If nothing else, I hope they’re largely right about Billy and Queensland this year!

Also gotta love seeing Bennett’s lapdog calling Ponga and the Knights divorce this far out. Wouldn’t be anything to do with his most likely suitor and the man Coaching them at all.
 
Why are so many people hyping the eels? Is it their draw or something?? I don't see it..

Also. I'm shocked so many people believe:

PANTHERS will go back to back (they won't have it in them mentally, they're far too young to still have passion to build for another premiership, the heartbreak of 20 was what pushed them to take it out in 21)

RABBITOHS to easily make the 8. (This one is most shocking of all. There are SO MANY outs for Souths to be even considered a sure thing. Their captain and main playmaker Reynalds gone, leaving the easily triggered Walker and Latrell to be the "leaders" of the side. Please... It is so easy to put their now primary playmaker off his game, you're basically able to vex the guy into throwing a punch and missing games. Same with Latrell. He's easily going to miss a quarter of the season. - no more Bennett - please, the guy leaves every club in shambles - this brings up the rookie coach. No Gagai and no Sua)
This is probably best posted in here - my bad
 
SMH has us well out of the eight:

 
SMH has us well out of the eight:


behind the Tigers (11th), Bulldogs (12th) and Knights (13th).

the only non NSW team they have making the 8 is the Storm, lol

p.s. they also have this for us: Average Readers’ pick: 6th
 
behind the Tigers (11th), Bulldogs (12th) and Knights (13th).

the only non NSW team they have making the 8 is the Storm, lol

p.s. they also have this for us: Average Readers’ pick: 6th
That's Adam Pengilly's pick. Christian Nicolussi has us at 10th ahead of Knights, Titans, Warriors, Tigers, Bulldogs and Cowboys. Truth is we'd probably settle for that right now.
 

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