Rod's NRL Sunday

 

Keeping this one fairly simple in terms of logic. Fading the Raiders coming off their biggest win of the season in terms of quality of opponent and having watched that game last Saturday night it was clear they were playing it with high intensity with some of the big hits that took place on the Dragons players.

 

Price back for the Warriors should provide their forward pack with some much needed stability and Ropati in the centres. Having a look at their remaining schedule you would have to say this is the Warriors last realistic chance of winning another game this season with the Bulldogs and Storm to come so I'm expecting the Warriors players to come into this game with higher motivation and intensity than usual. Coupled with a good recent record against the Raiders at Mt Smart having won the last 4 times these teams have played each other and the fact that the Raiders have been awful on the road I'll give the nod to the home team here.

My thinking exactly with the raiders away form. Raiders will find it hard to repeat the intensity they had against the dragons as well.

 

BOL Rod