The NRL Playbook

Its the Grand Final! It all comes down to this! Will it be the Roosters or will it be the Knights?!Thank you to everyone who has supported the NRL Playbook this year! To our main sponsors The Station Grocer & McGrath Northern Rivers as well as Louis Muller Productions. To all our tipsters and podcast listeners we couldn't thank you enough for joining us in this journey for another Year! The NRL Playbook has grown & its pages are full! Until next year! 

The prelims are here, and the betting edge is hiding in plain sight - bye-week freshness, six-day turnarounds, and a brutal Panthers matchup could decide who reaches the grand final. Condo and Mr Matrix break down the two biggest games of the week and why the numbers point to a tight, low-scoring finish. If you want sharp NRL finals analysis with a betting lens, this is essential listening before the prelims kick off! 

The Roosters are peaking at the perfect time, and the Knights might be the upset no one wants to see coming. If you care about the NRL premiership picture, this is the episode that cuts through the noise and tells you what actually matters before Saturday and Sunday night. With six teams left and everything on the line, the next two games will reshape the entire premiership race.

Saving your wildcard to the very last round? That actually won the whole tipping comp!Beast Mode went bang in the final round, doubled his score, and jumped Tipsters Tips on countback for the $3,406 prize! Meanwhile, Pud climbed into third with a late charge and a smart upset play. That’s the lesson, finals aren’t just about form, they’re about timing, guts, and knowing when to cash in your best move. And that’s exactly how this weekend feels too! Rabbitohs look primed to roll with their strongest side. Warriors vs Dolphins feels like a brutal coin flip. Sharks look ready to punish a Cowboys side that’s leaking points.Who’s your pick to go all the way? 

The final round before finals is a bookmaker's nightmare and a fan's goldmine. With the top eight locked, resting stars, and shifting lines everywhere, Condo & Mr Matrix break down the NRL games that still matter - and the ones that might blow up your tipping sheet. They unpack why the Sharks, Roosters, Dolphins, Panthers, Warriors and Storm are all handling Round 27 differently, where the value has swung wildly since the teams dropped, and which matchups look like genuine traps for anyone trusting the market too much. From the Broncos' "review" saga to the Warriors' home-ground advantage, there's plenty of sharp edges hidden inside a weekend full of dead rubbers.