Featured Tip from Mike Wilson

Pick Details

Sport / league:: NRL
Event / fixture:: Warriors vs. Roosters
Event date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 at 12:00 PM
Market:: Head-to-head
Tip:: Warriors @ 2.20 (Pinnacle)
Tip Result:: Loss

Be advised Australian readers that Sunday footy starts early on Sunday with the Warriors hosting the Roosters at 2pm NZ time which equates to 12pm AEST.
The Warriors are another team that are in amongst the log jam of sides vying for a coveted finals position. They sit in 8th and amazingly if results go their way they can possibly end the round in 5th on the ladder.
I doubt the Warriors will be too concerned with where they finish the round as long as they win and they will have their work cut out for them against the defensively strong Roosters.
The Roosters occupy 4th place on the ladder but haven’t exactly blown my socks off despite maintaining their position as one of the tops sides. Its their attack that is the element that really seems to be letting them down, which is not to say they aren’t good enough to beat teams outside the top 4, but if they really want to make a dint on the upcoming finals series, the Roosters will need to step up to the next level of attacking creativity.
The Roosters have won four of their last seven games but when you cast your eyes over the teams they have beaten, it doesn’t convince me about their claims any further.
The Tigers, Titans, Dragons and Panthers were the scalps and amongst those losses were failures against the Sharks and Knights.
This leads me to tip the Warriors head to head. Halfback Shaun Johnson should have a bit more improvement under his belt after returning seemingly a week early from injury last week. I can understand his Coach Andrew McFadden wanting him back in the team as soon as possible as he is a valuable link between the ruck and the outside backs but last week was too early for the return. Expect improvement.


Mike’s Tip: Warriors
Mike’s Best Bet: Warriors Head to Head @ $2.20 (Pinnacle)

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