Featured Tip from Mike Wilson

Pick Details

Sport / league:: NRL
Event / fixture:: Roosters vs. Cowboys
Event date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 at 7:55 PM
Market:: Line/Handicap
Tip:: Roosters -6.0 @ 1.90 (Centrebet)
Tip Result:: Loss

The majority of punters didn’t expect that we’d be watching the Roosters go around in the second week of finals which has come about as a result of a loss to the Panthers by a single point on Friday night.
Some are blaming the Roosters for taking the Panthers too lightly whilst others are directly crediting the Panthers for one of the grittiest performances of the year. Then there are the select few that are resting the blame on Anthony Minichiello’s shoulders which I find personally a bit rough.
They way I viewed it was as a game with two fantastic sides playing two different brands of Rugby League football. The result was a game for the ages and there was always going to be a winner. So I don’t think blame should play too much of a part in the post game analysis.
To pinpoint a potential game changer this week I’m looking to the Roosters forward pack. They got on top against the Panthers last week and Sonny Bill Williams certainly busted a gut with a good array of metres and offloads. His stats were restricted compared to other games, but most players numbers were down due to the intensity of the contest.
The Cowboys forwards can be scratchy as hell sometimes and if I were Roosters’ Coach Trent Robinson I would seriously consider playing Sonny Bill on the left hand side in attack which was where that ‘scratchiness’ was evident and saw the Broncos penetrate the North Queensland defence on several occasions last week.
When it comes to the Cowboys, despite their victory, a bit of blame should be attributed to their failure to play any sort of good footy after racking up a decent lead over the Broncos in the early stages of their elimination final last week.
It’s understandable that a side would want to make life as easy as possible for themselves when they have a big lead under their belt, well aware that they have a big game coming up the following week, but some of the defensive lapses the Cowboys displayed were simply woeful.
I have my suspicions that ‘stepping up’ to take on the Roosters this Friday night won’t be as easy as many Cowboys fans are making it sound and being on the road against a Roosters side fighting for their premiership life, the Nth Qld troops are facing one of, if not the toughest, games of their season.
I’m keen on the Roosters to do a number on the Cowboys and I can’t say I’d be knocked to the floor if the Roosters won by 20+

Mike’s Tip: Roosters
Mike’s Best Bet: Roosters -6.0 @ $1.90 (Centrebet)

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Bio: Mike Wilson is an avid Rugby League fan and has been following the game since he was 6 years old. He devotes much of his time to studying and reviewing games. When he is not neck deep in match replays and stats, Mike enjoys earning some pocket money playing online poker, which he has done successfully for over 7 years. Mike lives on the Gold Coast and also enjoys Formula One and casual afternoon in front of the horses with a few quiet beers ;)

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