Blake Ayshford | NRL Round 8 Preview video
Former New Zealand Warriors player Blake Ayshford delivers his expert take on Round 8 of the 2026 Telstra Premiership.
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From The Couch: NRL Round 7
This is your weekly dose of NRL truth-telling, as tipster and rugby league raconteur Nick Tedeschi tears through the good, the bad and the indefensible, with absolutely no regard for bruised egos. Flanagan Departs Dragons By “Mutual Agreement” and Coincidentally So Does The Head of Football The Dragons have finally pulled the pin on the Shane Flanagan era and made the most of it with the long overdue decision to remove Head of Football Ben Harran. The Dragons brass, of course, cased it as mutual agreement in what was as laughable as it was condescending in one of the worst…
NRL Tips & Preview | Round 7
Salvation is the story of the first game with the Cowboys and Sea Eagles both turning around early season troubles to hit a nice vein of form before a cracking Friday night affair where the Raiders host the out of form Storm is a salivating affair. Super Saturday is highlighted by the in-form Tigers hosting the defending premiers while Round 7 concludes with one of the great rivalry games when the Eels and Bulldogs square off. North Queensland Cowboys vs Manly Sea Eagles 9:50pm Thursday | Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville It is a touch surprising to see both the…
NRL Refs Stats That Matter | Round 7
If you’re not factoring in the referee, you’re missing an edge — Nick Tedeschi breaks down the key officiating trends that matter for Round 7. North Queensland Cowboys vs Manly Sea Eagles 9:50pm Thursday | Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville Over 54.5 @ $1.90 Gerard Sutton North Qld are 9-4 with a 6-7 cover record Manly are 9-9 with a 10-8 cover record Favourites of 4 or more cover at 55% The over is 12-6 in Manly games The over hits at 56% when there is an interstate team Gerard Sutton is the leading favourite referee in the NRL but that angle diminishes significantly with a favourite under a…
Blake Ayshford | NRL Round 7 Preview video
Former New Zealand Warriors player Blake Ayshford delivers his expert take on Round 7 of the 2026 Telstra Premiership.
From The Couch: NRL Round 6
This is your weekly dose of NRL truth-telling, as tipster and rugby league raconteur Nick Tedeschi tears through the good, the bad and the indefensible, with absolutely no regard for bruised egos. The Trouble At The Storm Is Real The Melbourne Storm have dropped four games on the trot. They have conceded 88 points the last two weeks. They sit fifth last on the ladder. And this is not a blip on the radar for the Storm but a very real problem for a team that has not dealt with these issues in the 24 seasons of the Craig Bellamy…
NRL Tips & Preview | Round 6
Round 6 opens up with a grudge match of sorts between Penrith and Penrith-lite, also known as Canterbury, before the all-Queensland derby has become a much closer run affair with the absence of Reece Walsh and Ben Hunt when the Broncos host the Cowboys. A double-header in Perth kicks off Super Saturday while a surprise Top 4 clash between the Tigers and Knights wraps up the week of NRL action. Canterbury Bulldogs vs Penrith Panthers 9:50pm Thursday | Accor Stadium, Sydney Canterbury +17.5 ($1.96) Penrith have been nothing short of historically scintillating through the opening five weeks. They have won…
NRL Refs Stats That Matter | Round 6
If you’re not factoring in the referee, you’re missing an edge — Nick Tedeschi breaks down the key officiating trends that matter for Round 6. Canterbury Bulldogs vs Penrith Panthers 9:50pm Thursday | Accor Stadium, Sydney Penrith -17.5 @ $1.87 Gerard Sutton Canterbury are 4-7 with a 6-5 cover record Penrith are 17-6 with a 14-9 cover record Favourites of 6.5 or more cover at 61% Home underdogs cover at 43% Home underdogs of 8 or more cover at 36% Gerard Sutton is the leading favourite referee in the NRL with road favourites of a notable size particularly well suited to his refereeing. Sutton officiated a road favourite of…
From The Couch: NRL Round 5
This is your weekly dose of NRL truth-telling, as tipster and rugby league raconteur Nick Tedeschi tears through the good, the bad and the indefensible, with absolutely no regard for bruised egos. Shane Won’t Survive April and May Not Survive The Week The word leaking out of the Dragons two weeks back was that the board were giving Shane Flanagan a month. They almost certainly won’t give him that after the abject humiliation the Dragons endured losing 26-0 to the Cowboys at home in arguably the most insipid performance of the season. St George Illawarra were booed at halftime. The…
Blake Ayshford | NRL Round 6 Preview video
Former New Zealand Warriors player Blake Ayshford delivers his expert take on Round 6 of the 2026 Telstra Premiership.