Tips for the 2012 season

Find out just how wide of the mark The Thinker actually was in seasons past.

The Grand Final

200 games have been and gone, and it all comes down to the two best teams in the competition.

Finals - week three

And then there were four, and there's every chance the grand final could involve two teams that have already faced each other during this finals series (not that there's anything wrong with that).

Finals - week two

Manly-Cowboys sounds more like a float at the Sydney Mardi-Gras than a football game, but what a football game it is.

Finals - week one

It's week one of the NRL finals series, and the new finals system has delivered some lip-smacking match-ups.

Round twenty-six selections

And so we come to the end of another regular season of the NRL. We've laughed, we've cried and we've yelled at the video referees...every single game.

Round twenty-five selections

The Bulldogs have a chance to secure the minor premiership this weekend, and I think we'll know our wooden spoon holder by close of business on Sunday also.

Round twenty-four selections

It was the best of games. It was the worst of games. This weekend could give us both, so make sure you catch the right one.

Round twenty-three selections

Hopefully you've all been too busy watching the Olympics to notice that my tipping in recent weeks has been as disappointing as the Australian swim team. That's all about to change as I storm home with a wet sail -just like the Australian sailing team.

Round twenty-two selections

The team that couldn't lose keeps losing, and the teams that are running last keep winning. Welcome to the NRL.

Round twenty-one selections

We had more people reading my tips last weekend than ever before, and I had my worst round of the season by a long, long way. Oh the shame. The shame of it all.

Season Statistics for 2012

The Thinker - 127 out of 201 (63.2% winning strike rate)
Wally Lewis - 128 out of 201 (63.7% winning strike rate)

Final NRL Ladder 2012

Team	Season points	Points differential
Bulldogs	40	+199
Storm	38	+218
Rabbitohs	36	+121
Sea Eagles	36	+94
Cowboys	34	+152
Raiders	30	+9
Sharks	29	+4
Broncos	28	+34
Dragons	26	-33
Tigers	26	-45
Titans	24	-28
Knights	24	-40
Roosters	21	-164
Warriors	20	-112
Panthers	20	-166
Eels	16	-243

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Round twenty-four selections

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Season Statistics for 2012

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