Before you enter your tips for Round 13 see who the experts at NRL.com are backing. Wayne Bennett took the spoils in both of last season’s grudge matches, but Seibold’s Broncos carved out an impressive 22–18 victory in round 2 – their last outing before the COVID-19 hiatus and the disintegration of their campaign.With the Broncos tabling only one win against the last-placed Bulldogs and nine losses – all by double-digit margins – since the restart, only the bravest of punters would be backing them to win with any sort of confidence. Penrith Panthers maintained the competition lead with the stand-out display of the weekend, and Cronulla Sharks and South Sydney Rabbitohs grabbed spots in the top eight after staging big comebacks.Round 12 losers Newcastle Knights, Manly Sea Eagles, Wests Tigers and St George Illawarra Dragons will be desperate to bounce back this week and revive flagging campaigns.
This game is also another episode of the battle between coaches Wayne Bennett and Anthony Seibold.
The honours were shared in 2019, however, with the blue-and-golds prevailing 24–12 in round 4 and the boys from the Shire running away with it 42–22 in round 13.The Sharks come into Sunday’s showdown with plenty of momentum behind them. Last weekend they scored a gritty 6-4 victory over the Titans despite being understrength.Manly made a reasonably solid start to the season, recording 5 wins in their opening 8 games, before the injuries to in-form halfback and captain Daly Cherry-Evans and fullback Tom Trbojevic finally started to take their toll, as they lost to lowly out-of-form sides Gold Coast and Penrith.The Cowboys won the last clash between these two sides.This should be one of the easiest NRL Round 13 tips to make as the Broncos are finally finding form and have a dominant record over the lowly, out-of-form Titans.Brisbane had one of their worst starts to a season ever this year, winning just 2 of their first 8 games, but have turned it around via strong defence to record three wins in their last 3 games, against a solid Manly side 26-10, the defending premiers Sydney 15-10 and then the Warriors 8-2 a fortnight ago.The Titans are heading towards another disappointing season, as they sit in second last place, having recorded just 3 wins from 12 games this year. As for the Eels, they have not been in their best form, narrowly beating the Bulldogs last week and the Tigers the week before. Last weekend the near full strength Eels defeated an understrength Souths side 26-14, ending a three game losing streak, and keeping the Eels inside the top 8.Parramatta won the last clash between these two sides back in Round 4 this year.NRL Round 13 Odds for this game are very close, with the Cowboys finally finding some winning form, while Manly are struggling somewhat.North Queensland were slow out of the blocks in 2019, winning just 1 of their opening 5 clashes, but have since won 5 of their last 7 games, including their last 3 straight to get in touch with the top 8.
Roar Rookie Their last match saw them come from behind to defeat the Dragons 22-9.Parramatta has also had 6 wins this season, but 1 loss more than the Sharks.
We want to see it! Canterbury have improved dramatically since the sacking of Dean Pay, however they need to play at yet another level if they are a chance to defeat the Storm. NRL ROUND 1 TEAMS: Shock Broncos switch leaves young gun on the outer CAPTAIN’S CHALLENGE: Flies in the face of everything NRL has been striving for ‘I’M NOT DONE YET’: T … Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work The Tigers have only left Sydney once since the season resumed, losing to the Titans. Last weekend their attack was miserable as they went down to the Cowboys 6-4.The Broncos have won 19 of their 25 games against the Titans, including their last clash.This match is expected to be a bit one-sided, however a recent form change for Penrith and the Roosters with a host of players backing up from Origin could level things up a fair bit.Penrith were expected to be Premiership contenders in 2019, however after ten games they were sitting in last place on the ladder. Meanwhile, Raiders back-row duo John Bateman and Corey Harawira-Naera will be better for their round 12 return.After winning four straight against the Raiders, the Panthers lost both games between the clubs in 2019. After narrowly beating a much-improved Titans side by six points last week, and beating a hard-fought Warriors team by only eight, the Tricolors would like to showcase a more dominant attacking display in this clash. Both teams have made changes, with Kyle Flanagan being dropped, as well as Corey Norman being omitted from a desperate Red V. These two teams always provide a fiery encounter, but for this one, the Chooks should be too good.The Warriors have been fighting hard, with coach Todd Payten being offered a full-time coaching gig, but surprisingly turning it down.