With just three weeks remaining in the season, the race for finals positions is on in earnest in the NRLW with the Warriors looking to bounce back from the heaviest loss in premiership history while the Roosters go in the biggest favourites in the competition history.
The last two clashes between the Titans and Raiders have been tight, one-score affairs with the home team sneaking home in each but with the Gold Coast elevating their game this season they look an excellent bet laying just 7.5 points. Teagan Levi has elevated this red-hot backline and Gold Coast are unquestionably the second best team in the premiership right now. They have won seven straight with six of those by at least eight points. They were excellent in their win over Brisbane last week. Canberra have won their last three, including a win over the Broncos, but losses to the Sharks and Cowboys suggest they are not at Gold Coast’s level. Levi has been sensational this season with seven tries in eight games. Evania Isa’ako has four tries in seven games since moving to the backrow.
Tips
Best: Gold Coast -7.5 ($1.90)
Next: Gold Coast 13+ ($2.55)
Tryscorer: Teagan Levi ($11.50 First, $2.20 Anytime)
SGM: Teagan Levi Try/Evania Isa’ako Try ($5.09)
The Roosters have done nothing but win and they have tended to win big this year and that spells all kinds of trouble for the underperforming Sharks. The unbeaten Chooks have won four of their last five games by 30-plus, covering all five. They come off the biggest win in NRLW history after putting up 66 points against the Warriors. The Roosters have never lost to the Sharks in five meetings with the smallest regular season win being 24. This is a race between the Roosters and the line – and the smart money will be on the Tricolours. Olivia Kernick has loved playing the Sharks, scoring in all five meetings between the club. Jayme Fressard has 11 tries in eight games this year and has scored seven times against the Sharks. Jess Sergis has crossed in six of eight games in 2026.
Tips
Best: Sydney Roosters -34.5 ($1.90)
Next: Sydney Roosters -49.5 ($4.80)
Tryscorer: Olivia Kernick ($13.50 First, $2.25 Anytime)
SGM: Olivia Kernick Try/Jess Sergis Try/Jayme Fressard Try ($4.25)
North Queensland have done an excellent job in rescuing their season from the scrapheap with three wins in their last four to keep their finals hopes alive. They look to be well up against it this week though with Kirra Dibb returning to Townsville to meet her former team.The Knights have been patchy in games, costing them dearly in their last two, but the talent at Newcastle is too much. Newcastle have won the last two against the Cowboys – both in Townsville – by 20-plus. Tayla Predebon is a bustling prop who can find her way to the tryline and she has scored in each of her last two against the Cowboys. Olivia Higgins has 16 tries in 48 games for the Knights and is well over the odds. She has scored in two of her last four.
Tips
Best: Newcastle -1.5 ($1.90)
Next: Newcastle 13+ ($3.50)
Tryscorer: Tayla Predebon ($34 First, $5.50 Anytime)
SGM: Tayla Predebon Try/Olivia Higgins Try ($18.29)
The Warriors were incredibly poor against the Roosters last week in what was the biggest defeat in premiership history. It is hard to see how they should be laying 15.5 points, even against the team running last. The line is just too big. The Dragons have won three of the four meetings including last year when the Warriors rejoined the competition. The last three Dragons games have been losses by 16 or fewer. The plus is the bet. Teagan Berry became the second player in premiership history to score 40 tries last week. She has scored in her last two against the Warriors. Jayme Millard has four tries in her last five games. Stacey Waaka is an elite tryscorer with 12 tries in 13 games.
Tips
Best: St George Illawarra +15.5 ($1.90)
Next: St George Illawarra Win ($5.80)
Tryscorer: Teagan Berry ($10 First, $1.98 Anytime)
SGM: Teagan Berry Try/Jayme Millard Try/Stacey Waaka Try ($7.29)
No team in the premiership will be happier to see a player return than the Broncos getting back club icon Ali Brigginshaw. The Broncos are in the throes of a three-game losing streak, their worst losing run in-season in their decorated history. They will fancy their chances of righting the ship this week when meeting the Eels, who they decimated 38-4 last season. Parramatta have been resurgent with wins in their last two but the Broncos are different gravy. Lauren Dam is a wildly undervalued tryscorer with 17 four-pointers in 36 games. Chelsea Lenarduzzi is one of the great tryscoring bets week in and week out with the burly prop crossing for 21 tries in 63 games with 16 in her last 41 across the last four seasons.
Tips
Best: Brisbane -13.5 ($1.90)
Next: Brisbane -29.5 ($5.50)
Tryscorer: Lauren Dam ($17 First, $3.15 Anytime)
SGM: Lauren Dam Try/Chelsea Lenarduzzi Try ($10.34)
It has taken many a while to come to the party but the Wests Tigers, now up to third on the ladder with a 6-2 record, may be the real deal. The Tigers have overcome every challenge outside of heavyweights the Roosters and Broncos and they have done so on the back of a red-hot attack that has seen them reach 27 points or more in five of those six against non-heavyweights. The Bulldogs are better this year but have lost their four games against Top 6 opposition by at least 22 points. Caitlin Turnbull is a quality tryscorer with 11 tries in 18 games over her two seasons in the top grade. Faythe Manera has seven tries in her last nine games and is a silly price.
Tips
Best: Wests Tigers -13.5 ($1.90)
Next: Wests Tigers -23.5 ($3.50)
Tryscorer: Cailtin Turnbull ($8 First, $1.80 Anytime)
SGM: Caitlin Turnbull Try/Faythe Manera Try ($5.49)
