Canberra Raiders vs Canterbury Bulldogs – Friday night – GIO Stadium

How do you solve a problem like the Raiders? The Raiders are probably still good enough to beat some teams at home this season, but I doubt the Bulldogs are one of those teams. Reynolds and Hodkinson return from an Origin series win and they'll bring some confidence with them. Quite a few troops are missing from the Bulldogs backline but the forwards are near full-strength and that should be enough.

Verdict – Bulldogs by 4

Result - Bulldogs 22 defeated Raiders 14

New Zealand Warriors vs Brisbane Broncos – Saturday night – Mt Smart Stadium

No Parker, No Thaiday, No Hodges, No McCullough. That's according to the team listing I have at the time of writing, so I'll run with it (Thaiday and Hodges could still come in). It's still a pretty strong Broncos side but it would be quite a win to cross the ditch and beat the Warriors at home under these circumstances. Note that Ben Matulino is out for the Warriors with a knee injury - he's a major omission but I'll go with the home team nonetheless.

Verdict – Warriors by 8

Result - Warriors 19 defeated Broncos 10

Cronulla Sharks vs Manly Sea Eagles – Saturday night – Remondis Stadium

The list of 'ins' for the Sharks is almost as long as the team list this weekend - Carney, Robson, Tupou, Wright, Feki, Gallen and Lewis. Life has been pretty bleak for the Sharks this season, and I expect it will soon get even bleaker. Still, every dog has its day, and this could be a rare victory for the boys from the Shire in season 2014. Manly have named Watmough and Cherry-Evans, but there has to be doubts about either and/or both fronting up.

Verdict – Sharks by 4

Result - Sea Eagles 26 defeated Sharks 0

Melbourne Storm vs Parramatta Eels – Sunday afternoon - AAMI Park

I know they had some luck last week, but if Melbourne can win away from home without Smith, Slater and Hoffman they can win at home with them. I expect all three will play. The Eels have elected to rest Hayne previously on the back of Origin duty so he's a likely omission, and I can't imagine Hopoate will be there. The Storm at home, in possibly the game of the round.

Verdict – Storm by 2

Result - Storm 46 defeated Eels 20

Gold Coast Titans vs St George Illawarra Dragons – Sunday afternoon – Cbus Super Stadium

Playmakers at the Titans are going down faster than drummers in Spinal Tap at the moment, and Daniel Mortimer has been signed on a mid-year deal to help stem the carnage. I hope he has decent health cover. The Dragons are starting to improve under new management and the Marshall recruitment strategy may pay off yet. Still, there's enough wise old heads returning to the Titans line-up in Bird and Myles to steady their wobbly ship. And the slightly less wise Dave Taylor is back too. Tricky, but I'm with the home side again.

Verdict – Titans by 4

Result - Dragons 19 defeated Titans 18

Newcastle Knights vs North Queensland Cowboys – Monday night – Hunter Stadium

Tipping the Cowboys away from home is a dangerous past-time, although their record isn't quite as bad if you put a line through games played in Sydney. Scott and Tate have been named for the Cowboys but clearly they won't be there, and there is some doubt about Thurston getting there given he's facing a head-butting charge. Even trickier, but it's another home side victory.

Verdict – Knights by 4

Result - Kinghts 36 defeated Cowboys 28

Wally Lewis - round fifteen selections (in bold)

Note: tips from Wally will be published on Thursday night or early Friday morning.

• Raiders vs BULLDOGS
• WARRIORS vs Broncos
• Sharks vs SEA EAGLES
• Storm vs EELS
• TITANS vs Dragons
• KNIGHTS vs Cowboys