St George Dragons v Penrith Panthers WIN Stadium Saturday June 29, 12.45pm
Soward Says: A top 4 clash. Dragons have been strong the past month, with wins across the park, a different scene to what we saw at the start of the season where they struggled to find form. The panthers have been very consistent this year regardless of who they have had in and around their spine. It’ll be a tight one. Dragons by 1.
North Sydney Bears v Warriors North Sydney Oval Sunday June 30, 1pm
Match: Bears v Warriors
Round 15 -
home Team
Bears
7th Position
away Team
Warriors
10th Position
Venue: North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Soward Says: Bears will be looking to bounce back. It’ll be interesting to see who lines up and is on stand-by for this Origin period. They’ll put a much bigger effort in back at North Sydney Oval. The Warriors had a nice win last week but inconsistency along with being at an away ground will get the better of them. Bears by 6.
Western Suburbs Magpies v South Sydney Rabbitohs Campbelltown Stadium Sunday June 30, 1.10pm
Match: Magpies v Rabbitohs
Round 15 -
home Team
Magpies
6th Position
away Team
Rabbitohs
3rd Position
Venue: Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney
Soward Says: Souths bounced back into form against the Panthers. Once they have their full-strength side, you’ll see the Rabbitohs be really competitive. They come up against a Magpies side who tries hard and very scrappy who find themselves at stressful times at the end of a game to come up with a win. Rabbitohs by 4.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Newtown Jets ANZ Stadium Sunday June 30, 1.45pm
Match: Bulldogs v Jets
Round 15 -
home Team
Bulldogs
1st Position
away Team
Jets
8th Position
Venue: Accor Stadium, Sydney
Soward Says: Both these grand finalists were slow to start the year in terms of their consistency, but they’ve really found themselves in a groove over the last couple of months. The Bulldogs have quality that should be in the NRL, the loss of Lachlan Lewis may impact them, but they are a way better side than I predicted this year. The Jets have done very well to get themselves in a position to make the top 8 this year. Jets by 2.
Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles v Newcastle Knights HE Laybutt Field Sunday June 30, 3pm
Match: Sea Eagles v Knights
Round 15 -
home Team
Sea Eagles
12th Position
away Team
Knights
11th Position
Venue: HE Laybutt Field, Sydney
Soward Says: Blacktown, similar to South Sydney, have battled with lots of injuries to their top squad so have had to shuffle guys around. What I want to see from them is a strong effort for 80 minutes. T-Rex (Tony Williams) is back, he’ll add some experience and Zach Dochar-Clay has been a standout for them. Knights have been up and down, recently just letting thing get away from them. Blacktown by 4.
Wentworthville Magpies v Mounties Ringrose Park Sunday June 30, 3pm
Match: WV Magpies v Mounties
Round 15 -
home Team
WV Magpies
9th Position
away Team
Mounties
5th Position
Venue: Ringrose Park, Sydney
Soward Says: Wenties have surprised me with some of the wins they have had, but now we’re starting to see the lack of depth around Parramatta’s top squad. Last chance for Bevan French to possibly make a move, and he’s been their best player. Mounties are outstanding. Over the past month they’ve been the most inconsistent we’ve seen but they will do the job against Wentworthville. Mounties by 10.