5 Lessons Learned - NRL Finals Week 2

5 Lessons Learned - NRL Finals Week 2

• Will Evans

A pair of NRL semifinal blockbusters petered out as contests, with both featuring 20-point margins – but leaving no shortage of talking points in the most wide open premiership race in years.   The Raiders  and Bulldogs created unwanted history as both top-four losers bowed out in straight sets in this finals format for the first time since 1996, while No.7s at opposite ends of the malignment scale steered their teams to rousing victories.   Big-time Hynes sparks Sharks  Nicho Hynes’ perceived penchant for going missing in big games since his 2022 Dally M Medal success has gone hand in hand with…

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Daily Tennis Tips - Friday September 19th

Daily Tennis Tips - Friday September 19th

• Will Evans

See below for our expert daily tennis tips and best bets around the courts for Friday 19th of September 2025! IGA SWIATEK VS BARBORA KREJCIKOVA SGM – BACK SWIATEK TO WIN AND OVER 18.5 TOTAL GAMES @ $1.80 French Open and Wimbledon winners Iga Swiatek and Barbora Krejcikova square off in a high-profile Korea Open quarterfinal on Friday.   Swiatek has a 3-2 lead over Krejcikova, snapping a two-match losing streak with a WTA Finals win last November. Krejcikova took out their tournament finals at the 2022 Ostrava Open and 2023 Dubai Championships.   It’s been a big couple of months for…

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Daily Tennis Tips - Thursday September 18th

Daily Tennis Tips - Thursday September 18th

• Will Evans

See below for our expert daily tennis tips and best bets around the courts for Thursday 18th of September 2025! BARBORA KREJCIKOVA VS EMMA RADUCANU BACK KREJCIKOVA TO WIN @ $2.05 Grand slam winners Barbora Krejcikova and Emma Raducanu meet for the first time in the Korea Open’s Round of 16.   Eighth seed Raducanu accounted for Jaqueline Cristian 6-3 6-4 in the first round, while Krejcikova demolished Tatiana Prozorova.   World No.33 Raducanu has had a solid couple of months despite having only one deep run – a semi-final appearance at the Citi Open – as she endured a string of…

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Daily Tennis Tips - Wednesday September 17th

Daily Tennis Tips - Wednesday September 17th

• Will Evans

See below for our expert daily tennis tips and best bets around the courts for Wednesday 17th of September 2025! ADAM WALTON VS SEBASTIAN KORDA BACK WALTON TO COVER THE GAMES HANDICAP (+2.5) @ $1.85 Aussie Adam Walton takes on big-serving American Sebastian Korda in the first round of the Hangzhou Open.   World No.76 Walton produced some strong results on the North American swing, reaching the Los Cabos Open semis, beat Daniil Medvedev at the Cincinnati Masters and defeated Ugo Humbert in the first round of the US Open.   Korda, slipping to 79th in the rankings, continues to be hampered…

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Unheralded Premiership-Winning No. 7s

Unheralded Premiership-Winning No. 7s

• Will Evans

Possessing a top-notch halfback is usually a prerequisite for winning a premiership; few teams in the mandatory grand final era have taken out the title without a representative-quality No.7.    But premiership favourites Melbourne Storm have entrusted Jonah Pezet with the linchpin role for the 2025 finals, making just his 18th NRL appearance (and only his second in the starting line-up this season) in their qualifying final win over Canterbury Bulldogs.   The slick 22-year-old playmaker will join the hallowed ranks of unheralded grand final-winning halfbacks in he helps steer the Storm to the title.   Ray Mason (South Sydney)  Rabbitohs half Mason…

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Daily Tennis Tips - Tuesday September 16th

Daily Tennis Tips - Tuesday September 16th

• Will Evans

See below for our expert daily tennis tips and best bets around the courts for Tuesday 16th of September 2025! BEATRIZ HADDAD MAIA VS DAYEON BACK BACK UNDER 18.5 TOTAL GAMES @ $2.00 Defending champion Beatriz Haddad Maia takes on home-crowd favourite Dayeon Back in the first round of the Korea Open.   Seeded sixth here, Haddad Maia was upset in the quarterfinals of last week’s inaugural Sao Paulo – where she was the top seed – by Renata Zarazua.   The Brazilian was coming off a solid showing at the US Open, where she made it to the last 16 before…

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5 Lessons Learned - NRL Finals Week 1

5 Lessons Learned - NRL Finals Week 1

• Will Evans

The opening round of the 2025 NRL finals series was one for the ages, featuring four seesawing thrillers that culminated in a golden point epic already being branded as one of the greatest post-season matches of all time.   Check out the highs and lows from a phenomenal rugby league weekend.   UP NEXT: SEMI-FINALS 😤 pic.twitter.com/LO2jWeQD8p— NRL (@NRL) September 14, 2025 Walsh lives by the sword  Reece Walsh’s rollercoaster season appeared to have taken a diabolical turn in the 52nd minute of Sunday’s qualifying final, sin-binned for a rush-of-blood headbutt on Canberra firebrand Hudson Young with Brisbane down 18-12.   By the…

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Daily Tennis Tips - Friday September 12th

Daily Tennis Tips - Friday September 12th

• Will Evans

See below for our expert daily tennis tips and best bets around the courts for Friday 12th of September 2025! JANICE TJEN VS ALEXANDRA EALA BACK EALA TO WIN @ $1.85 World No.130 Janice Tjen and rising star Alexandra Eala, ranked 61st, can’t be split in the head-to-head market ahead of their Sao Paulo Open quarter-final. Indonesia’s Tjen has been superb this week, beating seventh seed Leolia Jeanjean 6-2 6-3 and qualifier Martina Okalova 6-1 6-0. Tjen is coming off the biggest break of her career, qualifying for the US Open and defeating top-30 star Veronika Kudermetova on grand slam…

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NRL Week 1 Finals Boilovers

NRL Week 1 Finals Boilovers

• Will Evans

Alongside three razor’s edge blockbusters on the opening weekend of the 2025 NRL finals series, the Warriors are rank outsiders in their elimination final against four-time defending champs Penrith Panthers.   But boilovers are a frequent occurrence once the home-and-away rounds are out of the way and the post-season pressure cooker cranks up.   Relive the biggest week one finals upsets of the NRL era.   2000 Qualifying Final – Eels 32 defeated Roosters 8 at Sydney Football Stadium   New-look Parramatta qualified for the 2000 finals in seventh and lined up against Brad Fittler’s star-studded, second-placed Sydney Roosters with three teenagers and two…

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Daily Tennis Tips - Thursday September 11th

Daily Tennis Tips - Thursday September 11th

• Will Evans

See below for our expert daily tennis tips and best bets around the courts for Thursday 11th of September 2025! MARIA CAMILA OSORIO vs IVA JOVIC JOVIC TO WIN @ $1.65 Eighth-seeded Colombian Maria Camila Osorio lines up against American 17-year-old Iva Jovic in the Guadalajara Open’s Round of 16. Osorio outlasted Kamilla Rakhimova 7-5 7-5 in the first round as she looks to put the disappointment of three straight grand slam first-round exits behind her. The two-time Copa Colsanitas champion is currently ranked 69th. Jovic put away Katarzyna Kawa 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the first round. The world No.73…

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