Tips for the 2012 season

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

Round three selections

After sixteen games we've had nine beaten favourites and only five games where a team has saluted in front of a home crowd. Tipping wasn't meant to be easy.

Round two selections

If you only watched one minute of the NRL in round one I hope it was the last minute. The commissioners charged with negotiating the next NRL broadcast deal would have licked their lips when the Roosters snatched a most unlikely victory on Monday night. Please sir, I want some more.

Round one selections

How refreshing that the only pre-season scandal in 2012 involved our elected members of parliament. While one contest ends another is just getting started. Let the real battle for the hearts and minds of the Australian electorate begin.

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 ten selections

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