NEWS Your favourite NRL journalists predict the future, today

3 out of 13 have us making the finals. The Cowboys - who flogged us in the trials - are favourites for the wooden spoon.


Phil Rothfield
Premiers: Roosters

Top eight
Roosters
Panthers
Rabbitohs
Storm
Sharks
Eels
Sea Eagles
Titans

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Tom Trbojevic
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Alex Johnston (Rabbitohs)
Rookie of the year: Tolutau Koula (Sea Eagles)
Bold prediction: Craig Fitzgibbon wins Dally M coach of the year in his debut season as head coach.


Peter Badel
Premiers: Panthers

Top eight
Panthers
Roosters
Storm
Sea Eagles
Eels
Rabbitohs
Sharks
Broncos

Wooden spoon: Tigers
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary (Panthers)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Ryan Papenhuyzen (Storm)
Rookie of the year: Jeremiah Nanai (Cowboys)
Bold prediction: Rookie Maroons coach Billy Slater to bring the Origin shield back to Queensland


Paul Crawley
Premiers: Roosters

Top eight
Roosters
Storm
Panthers
Sea Eagles
Eels
Sharks
Rabbitohs
Dragons

Wooden spoon: Warriors
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary (Panthers)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Jason Saab (Sea Eagles)
Rookie of the year: Xavier Savage (Raiders)
Bold prediction: Kalyn Ponga quits Newcastle


Brent Read
Premiers: Storm

Top eight
Eels
Roosters
Storm
Panthers
Sea Eagles
Rabbitohs
Titans
Broncos

Wooden spoon: Tigers
Dally M Medal: Ryan Papenhuyzen (Storm)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Joseph Suaalii (Roosters)
Rookie of the year: Tolutau Koula (Sea Eagles)
Bold prediction: Billy Slater leads Maroons revival — Queensland sweep Origin series


Michael Carayannis
Premiers: Roosters

Top eight
Roosters
Eels
Panthers
Sea Eagles
Storm
Rabbitohs
Sharks
Knights

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Kalyn Ponga (Knights)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Jason Saab (Sea Eagles)
Rookie of the year: Xavier Savage (Raiders)
Bold prediction: Two coaches sacked before the Origin period


Paul Kent
Premiers: Storm

Top eight
Storm
Panthers
Roosters
Rabbitohs
Sea Eagles
Eels
Sharks
Raiders

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary (Panthers)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Brian To’o (Panthers)
Rookie of the year: Terrell Kalo Kalo (Rabbitohs)
Bold prediction: Queensland defy Brad Fittler’s Blues to win Origin


David Riccio
Premiers: Eels

Top eight
Storm
Eels
Panthers
Roosters
Sea Eagles
Titans
Sharks
Rabbitohs

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Xavier Coates (Storm)
Rookie of the year: Izack Tago (Panthers)
Bold prediction: Kalyn Ponga quits Knights.


Chris Honnery
Premiers: Sea Eagles

Top eight
Sea Eagles
Panthers
Storm
Rabbitohs
Eels
Roosters
Titans
Broncos

Wooden spoon: Tigers
Dally M Medal: Payne Haas (Broncos)
Ken Irvine Medal: Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles)
Rookie of the Year: Ezra Mam (Broncos)
Bold prediction: Ezra Mam claims Broncos No.6 jersey and helps Broncos to a finals berth


Travis Meyn
Premiers: Storm

Top eight:
Storm
Roosters
Panthers
Eels
Sharks
Rabbitohs
Sea Eagles
Knights

Wooden spoon: Tigers
Dally M Medal: James Tedesco (Roosters)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Xavier Coates (Storm)
Rookie of the year: Xavier Savage (Raiders)
Bold prediction: Broncos improve but miss NRL finals for third straight year.


Nick Walshaw
Premiers: Eels

Top eight:
Eels
Panthers
Roosters
Storm
Rabbitohs
Sea Eagles
Sharks
Dragons

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary (Panthers)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles)
Rookie of the year: Lachlan Ilias (Rabbitohs)
Bold prediction: Eels fans burn down CommBank Stadium, then disappear into the night with Ray Price’s statue, after ending that longest of NRL premiership droughts.


Fatima Kdouh
Premiers: Roosters

Top eight:
Panthers
Eels
Roosters
Rabbitohs
Sea Eagles
Storm
Sharks
Titans

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary (Panthers)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles)
Rookie of the year: Xavier Savage (Raiders)
Bold prediction: Roosters whiz kid Sam Walker to be picked in the halves for the Maroons


James Phelps
Premiers: Panthers

Top eight
Panthers
Roosters
Storm
Sharks
Eels
Rabbitohs
Knights
Bulldogs

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary (Panthers)
Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Josh Addo-Carr (Storm
Rookie of the year: Declan Casey (Bulldogs)
Bold prediction: The Bulldogs to storm back into finals, which might be wishful thinking from a long-suffering Doggies fan after their trial form, but I am sticking solid. For now. At least for a round or two anyway …


Dean Ritchie
Premiers: Roosters

Top eight:
Roosters
Eels
Sea Eagles
Panthers
Rabbitohs
Storm
Raiders
Dragons

Wooden spoon: Cowboys
Dally M Medal: Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles)Ken Irvine Medal (most tries): Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles)
Rookie of the year: Lachlan Ilias (Rabbitohs)
 
SMH has us well out of the eight:


Well, at least we outperformed expectations.
 

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