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Get ready to break the budget and buy six or seven packets of soothers as you prepare to scream the house down demonstrating your witt or lack of it in round 4 of the National Rugby League.

FRIDAY APRIL 4TH

Melbourne Melbourne Storm">Melbourne Storm v Brisbane Brisbane Broncos">Brisbane Broncos
Olympic Park, 7.30pm
Referee: Jared Maxwell
GRL Tip: Melbourne Storm">Melbourne Storm
Head To Head: Played 22, Melbourne Storm">Melbourne Storm 12, Brisbane Broncos">Brisbane Broncos 9, drawn 1
At this venue: Melbourne Storm">Melbourne Storm 6, Brisbane Broncos">Brisbane Broncos 2

The Brisbane Broncos">Brisbane Broncos and the Melbourne Melbourne Storm">Melbourne Storm will have some dust to settle after Israel Folau signed a four-year deal with the Brisbane Broncos">Brisbane Broncos this week .We should see Israel play a great game this weekend to impress his future team mates while Greg Inglis will step up. Is that enough to stop the undefeated Brisbane Broncos">Brisbane Broncos? Word is that Darren Lockyer remains uncertain about returning but the good news is that Karmichael Hunt will be back after a weeks rest. My pick will be the Brisbane Broncos">Brisbane Broncos.


Melbourne Storm">Melbourne Storm: Billy Slater, Steve Turner, Will Chambers, Israel Folau, Anthony Quinn, Greg Inglis, Cooper Cronk, Jeff Lima, Cam Smith (capt), Adam Blair, Jeremy Smith, Ryan Hoffman, Dallas Johnson Interchange: Matt Geyer, Antonio Kaufusi, Sika Manu, Clifford Manua. Coach: Craig Bellamy

Brisbane Broncos">Brisbane Broncos: Karmichael Hunt, Reece Robinson, Steve Michaels, Justin Hodges, Darius Boyd, Darren Lockyer (capt), Peter Wallace, Ben Hannant, PJ Marsh, Sam Thaiday, David Stagg, Ashton Sims, Tonie Carroll Interchange: Michael Ennis, Joel Clinton, Greg Eastwood, Nick Kenny. Coach: Wayne Bennett

Canterbury Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs">Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs V Sydney Sydney Roosters">Sydney Roosters
ANZ Stadium, 7.30pm
Referee: Tony Archer
GRL Tip: Sydney Roosters">Sydney Roosters
Head To Head: Played 151, Sydney Roosters">Sydney Roosters 74, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs">Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 72, drawn 5
At this venue: Played 7, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs">Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6, Sydney Roosters">Sydney Roosters 1

Round 4 kicks-off with an absolute cracker when the boys from Bondi take on the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs">Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium. Not since the 80’s have we had such talk before a game about which forward pack is going to come out on top. With the likes of Willie Mason and Mark O’Meley switching from the Bulldog camp, Sonny Bill Williams has had a few things to get off his chest in the lead-up to this battle of the Gold Coast Titans">Gold Coast Titans. This game will be a close one for about 60 minutes but then the quick men around the middle may make it tough on the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs">Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. My instinct is going with the Sydney Roosters">Sydney Roosters in this one.


Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs">Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs: Luke Patten, Hazem El Masri, Tim Winitana, Willie Tonga, Heka Nanai, Ben Roberts, Daniel Holdsworth, Jarrad Hickey, Corey Hughes, Kane Cleal, Sonny Bill Williams, Andrew Ryan (capt), Lee Te Maari Interchange:Chris Armit, Brad Morrin, Danny Williams, Michael Sullivan. Coach: Steve Folkes

Sydney Roosters">Sydney Roosters: Anthony Minichiello, Amos Roberts, Setaimata Sa, Sam Perrett, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Mark O'Meley, Riley Brown, Nate Myles, Willie Mason, Anthony Tupou, Craig Fitzgibbon (capt) Interchange: Lopini Paea, David Shillington, Mitchell Aubusson, James Aubusson, Frank-Paul Nuuausala (one to be omitted) Coach: Brad Fittler.

SATURDAY APRIL 5TH

St George Illawarra St. George Illawarra Dragons">St. George Illawarra Dragons v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks">Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks" title="Cronulla-Sutherland Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks">Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks">Cronulla-Sutherland Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks">Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
ANZ Stadium, 5.30pm
Referee: Sean Hampstead
GRL Tip: St. George Illawarra Dragons">St. George Illawarra Dragons
Head To Head: Played 20, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks">Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 11, St. George Illawarra Dragons">St. George Illawarra Dragons 6, drawn 1
At this venue: Played 2, St. George Illawarra Dragons">St. George Illawarra Dragons 1, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks">Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1

Now the battle for the Southern Shire with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks">Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks taking on the St. George Illawarra Dragons">St. George Illawarra Dragons. It has been a tough week for Brownie but the players from the St. George Illawarra Dragons">St. George Illawarra Dragons should be excited about their new coach for next year. The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks">Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks copped a huge belting at the hands of the Gold Coast Titans">Gold Coast Titans last week and will be looking to shut down Jamie Soward and Rangi Chase while trying to slow the St. George Illawarra Dragons">St. George Illawarra Dragons big forwards. The red v army in a close one. How funny would it be if the St. George Illawarra Dragons">St. George Illawarra Dragons built some momentum, got on a roll and won the premiership in Brownie’s last season as head coach?


St. George Illawarra Dragons">St. George Illawarra Dragons: Ben Hornby, Jason Nightingale, Mark Gasnier (capt), Matt Cooper, Josh Morris, Rangi Chase, Jamie Soward, Justin Poore, Ben Ellis, Jason Ryles, Beau Scott, Kirk Reynoldson, Dean Young Interchange:Jarrod Saffy, Dan Hunt, Lagi Setu, Chase Stanley, Jon Green, Stuart Webb (two to be omitted) Coach: Nathan Brown

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks">Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks: Brett Kearney, Bryson Goodwin, Ben Pomeroy, David Simmons, Luke Covell,Greg Bird, Brett Kimmorley, Adam Peek, Kevin Kingston, Luke Douglas, Paul Stephenson, Lance Thompson, Fraser Anderson Interchange:Jacob Selmes, Bryan Norrie, Isaac De Gois, Misi Taulapapa,Eddie Su'a (one to be omitted). Coach: Ricky Stuart.

Gold Coast Gold Coast Titans">Gold Coast Titans v Canberra Canberra Raiders">Canberra Raiders
Skilled Park, 7.30pm
Referee: Ben Cummins
GRL Tip: Gold Coast Titans">Gold Coast Titans
Head To Head: Played 2, Gold Coast Titans">Gold Coast Titans 1, Canberra Raiders">Canberra Raiders 1
At this venue: Yet to play at Skilled Park.

The Gold Coast Gold Coast Titans">Gold Coast Titans at the “Temple of Boom” take on Canberra but I think the heat up here will get to the Canberra Raiders">Canberra Raiders seeing as the Gold Coast Titans">Gold Coast Titans train in it everyday and are used to it. The halves pairing of Matt Rogers and Scott Prince is really starting to gel along with a fit forward pack. The Gold Coast Titans">Gold Coast Titans should be hard too beat at home.


Gold Coast Titans">Gold Coast Titans: Preston Campbell, Ben Jeffery, Luke O'Dwyer, Brett Delaney, Jordan Atkins, Mat Rogers, Scott Prince (capt), Luke Bailey (capt), Nathan Friend, Michael Hodgson, Anthony Laffranchi, Mark Minichiello, Ashley Harrison Interchange:Aaron Cannings, Brad Meyers, Josh Graham, Clint Amos, James Stosic, Gavin Cooper, Daniel Conn. (three to be omitted) Coach: John Cartwright

Canberra Raiders">Canberra Raiders: Bronx Goodwin, Colin Best, Marshall Chalk, Joel Monaghan, Adrian Purtell, Terry Campese, Todd Carney, Troy Thompson, Ryan Hinchcliffe, Dane Tilse, Joe Picker, Nigel Plum, Alan Tongue (capt) Interchange: Lincoln Withers, Josh Miller, Michael Weyman, David Milne, Tom Learoyd-Lahrs (one to be omitted). Coach: Neil Henry

North Queensland North Queensland Cowboys">North Queensland Cowboys v Parramatta Parramatta Eels">Parramatta Eels
Dairy Farmers Stadium, 9.30pm
Referee: Bernard Sutton
GRL Tip: Parramatta Eels">Parramatta Eels
Head To Head: Played 20, Parramatta Eels">Parramatta Eels 11, North Queensland Cowboys">North Queensland Cowboys 8, drawn 1
At this venue: Played 8, Parramatta Eels">Parramatta Eels 4, North Queensland Cowboys">North Queensland Cowboys 3, drawn 1


NRL fans head up to Townsville to watch the North Queensland Cowboys">North Queensland Cowboys take on the Parramatta Eels">Parramatta Eels coming off a tough win against the Newcastle Knights">Newcastle Knights last week. The Parramatta Eels">Parramatta Eels maybe without hooker Mark Riddell though injury. Parramatta Eels">Parramatta Eels coach Michael Hagan will make a decision on him shortly. I think it will be a tight encounter with the North Queensland Cowboys">North Queensland Cowboys looking to end a not so good start to their 2008 campaign. The Parramatta Eels">Parramatta Eels however are not far off from playing their best and if they can turn the first 10 minutes of last week’s clash into forty or fifty minutes, the locals may be left scratching their heads once again.


North Queensland Cowboys">North Queensland Cowboys: Matt Bowen, Ty Williams, Ashley Graham, Ben Harris, Mark Henry, Justin Smith, Johnathan Thurston (capt), Ray Cashmere, Aaron Payne, Carl Webb, Steve Southern, Jacob Lillyman, Luke O'Donnell Interchange: Anthony Watts, Sam Faust, Shane Tronc, Dayne Weston Coach: Graham Murray

Parramatta Eels">Parramatta Eels: Luke Burt, Taulima Tautai, Joel Reddy, Jarryd Hayne, Eric Grothe, Brett Finch, Tim Smith, Nathan Cayless (capt), Mark Riddell, Fuifui Moimoi, Nathan Hindmarsh, Daniel Wagon, Feleti Mateo. Interchange: Matt Keating, Josh Cordoba, Todd Lowrie, Weller Hauraki. Coach: Michael Hagan.

SUNDAY APRIL 6TH

New Zealand New Zealand Warriors">New Zealand Warriors v Newcastle Newcastle Knights">Newcastle Knights
Mt Smart Stadium, 2pm
Referee: Tony De Las Heras
GRL Tip: New Zealand Warriors">New Zealand Warriors
Head To Head: Played 20, Newcastle Knights">Newcastle Knights 13, New Zealand Warriors">New Zealand Warriors 6, drawn 1
At this venue: Played 11, Newcastle Knights">Newcastle Knights 7, New Zealand Warriors">New Zealand Warriors 3, drawn 1

On Sunday Newcastle coach Brian Smith goes looking for a slice of heaven by crossing the Tasman to Mt Smart Stadium to watch the New Zealand Warriors">New Zealand Warriors play the Newcastle Knights">Newcastle Knights who will be looking to make amends from last weeks golden point loss. Watch the halves bomb Manu Vatuvei early in the encounter. Newcastle Knights">Newcastle Knights captain Danny Buderus is still putting his hand up for a Blues jumper so expect the best from him. Back the visitors to be fly home winners.


New Zealand Warriors">New Zealand Warriors: Lance Hohaia, Patrick Ah Van, Brent Tate, Ryan Shortland, Manu Vatuvei, Michael Witt, Grant Rovelli, Sam Rapira, Nathan Fien, Ruben Wiki (capt), Simon Mannering, Sonny Fai, Micheal Luck Interchange: Ian Henderson, Evarn Tuimavave, Epalahame Lauaki, Logan Swann, Wairangi Koopu (one to be omitted) Coach: Ivan Cleary

Newcastle Knights">Newcastle Knights: Kurt Gidley, James McManus, Wes Naiqama, Keith Lulia, Cooper Vuna, Jarrod Mullen, Scott Dureau, Daniel Tolar, Danny Buderus (capt), Jesse Royal, Chris Houston, Cameron Ciraldo, Zeb Taia Interchange:Matt Hilder, Cory Paterson, Richard Faaoso, Danny Wicks, Adam MacDougall (one to be omitted) Coach: Brian Smith

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles">Manly Warringah Sea Eagles">Manly Warringah Manly Warringah Sea Eagles">Manly Warringah Sea Eagles v South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs">South Sydney Rabbitohs
Brookvale Oval, 3pm
Referee: Shayne Hayne
GRL Tip: South Sydney
Head To Head: Played 119, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles">Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 65, South Sydney Rabbitohs">South Sydney Rabbitohs 64
At this venue: Played 48, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles">Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 29, South Sydney Rabbitohs">South Sydney Rabbitohs 19

Desperate South Sydney travel to old Brookvale Oval to play the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles">Manly Warringah Sea Eagles">Manly Warringah Manly Warringah Sea Eagles">Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. With Jamie Lyon out in the centres, Manly will be as slick as they were last week against New Zealand. Souths will need to be at their best to walk away with a win. The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles">Manly Warringah Sea Eagles should swoop down and grab win number two in 2008.


Manly Warringah Sea Eagles">Manly Warringah Sea Eagles: Brett Stewart, Michael Robertson, Steve Bell, Jamie Lyon, Michael Bani, Luke Williamson, Matt Orford (capt), Jason King, Matt Ballin, Brent Kite, Anthony Watmough, Glenn Stewart, Steve Menzies Interchange: Josh Perry, Glenn Hall, Adam Cuthbertson, Mark Bryant, Heath L'Estrange, Jack Afamasafga (two to be omitted) Coach: Des Hasler

South Sydney Rabbitohs">South Sydney Rabbitohs: Nathan Merritt, Germaine Paulson, Fetuli Talanoa, Beau Champion, Shannon Hegarty, John Sutton, Jeremy Smith, Michael Greenfield, George Ndaira, Roy Asotasi (capt), David Kidwell (capt), Luke Stuart, Ben Lowe Intercha - Read More, Here