{"id":455370,"date":"2025-07-03T20:45:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T20:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=455370"},"modified":"2025-07-03T23:15:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T23:15:02","slug":"tips-one-man-convincing-joey-to-back-decimated-broncos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=455370","title":{"rendered":"Tips: One man convincing Joey to back decimated Broncos"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Brought<\/p>\n

Andrew Johns is backing the Broncos to get the chocolates in a Friday night blockbuster despite Michael Maguire's team being decimated.<\/p>\n

Brisbane has lost Reece Walsh, Payne Haas, Gehamat Shibasaki, and Patrick Carrigan to State of Origin, while gun winger Jesse Arthars and prop Corey Jensen have also been ruled out.<\/p>\n

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Canterbury is missing Stephen Crichton and \ufeffMax King to Origin, while Jacob Kiraz has been named 18th man for the Blues and so won't be available for his club.<\/p>\n

It's a cruel twist for the Dogs who also lost Matt Burton to 18th man duties in games one and two of the Origin series.<\/p>\n

It evens out this time, though, as Brisbane loses star fullback Walsh due to him being Queensland's 18th man.<\/p>\n

\"Broncos<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, Johns reckons the Broncos can upset Canterbury in Sydney.<\/p>\n

"I'm going to go \ufeffthe Broncos on the back of (halfback) Adam Reynolds," Johns told Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\n

"Wet weather footy, his kicking game\ufeff is far superior, especially his attacking kicks.<\/p>\n

"Accor (Stadium) gets slippery\ufeff, so it will be really slippery. I'd say they won't mow it because of Origin on Wednesday\ufeff, so you've got to get your tries from kicks."<\/p>\n

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Brad Fittler is going the other way, and is backing Bulldogs five-eighth Burton to be the difference.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffI'm going with Burton," Fittler said.<\/p>\n

\"Slater<\/p>\n

"They got beat by Penrith (so) they will be a bit hungrier\ufeff… they will plough that left-hand side.<\/p>\n

"It will be an interesting game."\ufeff<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs sit second on the NRL ladder with 11 wins from 14 games, but with the help of three byes – for which they bizarrely get six competition points.\ufeff<\/p>\n

The Broncos \ufeffsit fifth on eight wins, strangely the same number as Cronulla who sit 10th due to only having one bye so far.<\/p>\n

Scroll below for the current leaderboard and Round 18 tips by all Nine's expert tipsters!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"NRL<\/p>\n

Brad Fittler<\/strong>: Bulldogs, Raiders, Storm, Roosters, Sea Eagles\ufeff<\/p>\n

Andrew Johns<\/strong>: Broncos, Raiders, Storm, Roosters, Sea Eagles\ufeff<\/p>\n

Darren Lockyer<\/strong>: Broncos, Raiders, Storm, Roosters, Sea Eagles\ufeff\ufeff<\/p>\n

Paul Gallen<\/strong>: Bulldogs, Raiders, Storm, Roosters, Sea Eagles\ufeff<\/p>\n

Peter Psaltis<\/strong>: Broncos, Raiders, Storm, Roosters, Sea Eagles\ufeff\ufeff<\/p>\n

Mat Thompson<\/strong>: Bulldogs, Raiders, Storm, Roosters, Sea Eagles\ufeff\ufeff<\/p>\n

Danika Mason<\/strong>: Bulldogs, Raiders, Storm, Roosters, Sea Eagles<\/p>\n

David Middleton<\/strong>: Bulldogs, Raiders, Storm, Roosters, Sea Eagles\ufeff<\/p>\n

The Mole<\/strong>: Bulldogs, Raiders, Storm, Roosters, Sea Eagles\ufeff<\/p>\n

\ufeffBen Glover<\/strong>: Bulldogs, Raiders, Storm, Roosters, Sea Eagles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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