NRL Predictions: Semi-Finals

Our expert tipsters make their call on who they think will win in week 1 of the NRL Finals series.

all times Australian Eastern time

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NRL Predictions: Semi-Finals

Teams, Venues and Times

Recap

Telstra National Rugby League Premiership 2023

AAMI ParkMelbourne VIC 3004, Australia

September 15, 202319:50

(SemiFinals)

18 - 13

Final Score

Team	Tries	Goals	FG	2pt FG	Points
Storm	3	3	0	0	18
Roosters	2	2	1	2	13

Game Statistics

Storm

Player	Jersey	T	G	FG	2FG	Minutes Played	Run Metres	Post Contact Metres	Line Breaks	Try Assists	Offloads	Tackles	Missed Tackles	40/20	20/40	Errors	Sin Bin	Sent Off
Nick Meaney	1	0	3	0	0	80	191	61	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Will Warbrick	2	1	0	0	0	80	111	35	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marion Seve	3	1	0	0	0	80	130	42	1	0	0	18	4	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Olam	4	0	0	0	0	80	126	43	0	0	1	6	2	0	0	0	0	0
Reimis Smith	5	0	0	0	0	80	71	18	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	2	0	0
Cameron Munster	6	0	0	0	0	80	128	30	0	1	2	20	7	0	0	1	0	0
Tyran Wishart	21	1	0	0	0	80	87	19	1	0	1	18	3	0	0	1	0	0
Tui Kamikamica	8	0	0	0	0	32	52	21	0	0	0	15	3	0	0	1	0	0
Bronson Garlick	19	0	0	0	0	25	28	1	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nelson Asofa-Solomona	16	0	0	0	0	44	81	25	0	0	1	21	3	0	0	0	0	0
Trent Loiero	11	0	0	0	0	80	93	35	0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0
Eliesa Katoa	12	0	0	0	0	80	93	44	0	0	1	33	4	0	0	0	0	0
Josh King	13	0	0	0	0	72	48	16	0	0	0	39	5	0	0	2	0	0
Harry Grant	9	0	0	0	0	64	106	16	1	1	1	36	3	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Welch	10	0	0	0	0	33	132	38	0	0	1	18	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Eisenhuth	15	0	0	0	0	22	44	5	0	0	0	13	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tariq Sims	17	0	0	0	0	34	43	12	0	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0
Grant Anderson	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		3	3	0	0	1046	1564	461	3	2	8	318	45	0	0	9	0

Roosters

Player	Jersey	T	G	FG	2FG	Minutes Played	Run Metres	Post Contact Metres	Line Breaks	Try Assists	Offloads	Tackles	Missed Tackles	40/20	20/40	Errors	Sin Bin	Sent Off
James Tedesco	1	0	0	0	0	80	228	49	0	0	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Junior Pauga	2	0	0	0	0	80	131	25	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Momirovski	3	0	0	0	0	80	48	11	0	0	2	19	2	0	0	0	0	0
Corey Allan	4	0	0	0	0	80	66	21	1	0	1	21	2	0	0	1	0	0
Jaxson Paulo	5	0	0	0	0	80	121	40	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0
Luke Keary	6	0	0	0	0	80	114	12	0	0	0	16	4	0	0	1	0	0
Sam Walker	7	0	2	1	0	80	11	0	0	0	0	22	4	0	0	1	0	0
Lindsay Collins	10	1	0	0	0	57	122	37	1	0	0	32	5	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Smith	9	1	0	0	0	63	65	16	1	0	0	29	4	0	0	1	0	0
Egan Butcher	15	0	0	0	0	24	35	13	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0
Siua Wong	11	0	0	0	0	49	29	11	0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nat Butcher	12	0	0	0	0	80	99	48	0	0	3	43	2	0	0	0	0	0
Victor Radley	13	0	0	0	0	80	179	56	0	0	0	38	6	0	0	1	0	0
Fletcher Baker	8	0	0	0	0	24	55	19	0	0	2	12	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sandon Smith	14	0	0	0	0	18	9	6	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
Terrell May	16	0	0	0	0	57	129	39	0	0	4	45	1	0	0	0	0	0
Angus Crichton	17	0	0	0	0	32	24	5	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Hutchison	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		2	2	1	0	1044	1465	408	4	0	17	362	34	0	0	9	0

Venue

AAMI Park

Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia

Details

Date	Time	League	Season	Match Day	Full Time
September 15, 2023	19:50	Telstra National Rugby League Premiership	2023	SemiFinals	80'

Recap

Telstra National Rugby League Premiership 2023

Mount Smart Stadium16 Beasley Ave, Penrose, Auckland 1061, New Zealand

September 16, 202316:05

(SemiFinals)

40 - 10

Final Score

Team	Tries	Goals	FG	2pt FG	Points
Warriors	7	6	0	0	40
Knights	2	1	0	0	10

Game Statistics

Warriors

Player	T	G	FG	2FG	Minutes Played	Run Metres	Post Contact Metres	Line Breaks	Try Assists	Offloads	Tackles	Missed Tackles	40/20	20/40	Errors	Sin Bin	Sent Off
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	1	0	0	0	80	297	101	1	1	0	6	1	0	0	1	0	0
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	1	0	0	0	80	156	58	2	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rocco Berry	1	0	0	0	80	106	43	0	0	0	17	3	0	0	1	0	0
Adam Pompey	0	6	0	0	80	143	52	0	1	0	13	1	0	0	1	0	0
Marcelo Montoya	1	0	0	0	80	156	40	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	3	0	0
Te Maire Martin	0	0	0	0	80	22	11	0	0	0	23	3	0	0	1	0	0
Shaun Johnson	0	0	0	0	73	94	4	0	2	0	8	2	0	0	1	0	0
Addin Fonua-Blake	1	0	0	0	42	117	50	1	0	2	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wayde Egan	0	0	0	0	67	42	21	0	0	0	36	2	0	0	1	0	0
Mitchell Barnett	0	0	0	0	49	151	67	0	0	1	21	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jackson Ford	0	0	0	0	80	188	94	0	0	0	45	2	0	0	1	0	0
Marata Niukore	0	0	0	0	41	75	36	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tohu Harris	0	0	0	0	80	228	61	0	0	0	39	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Walker	1	0	0	0	38	94	19	1	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jazz Tevaga	0	0	0	0	19	71	33	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bayley Sironen	1	0	0	0	32	67	15	1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Curran	0	0	0	0	39	56	27	0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0
Taine Tuaupiki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	7	6	0	0	1040	2063	732	7	5	4	335	26	0	0	10	0

Knights

Player	T	G	FG	2FG	Minutes Played	Run Metres	Post Contact Metres	Line Breaks	Try Assists	Offloads	Tackles	Missed Tackles	40/20	20/40	Errors	Sin Bin	Sent Off
Kalyn Ponga	0	1	0	0	80	129	46	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	2	0	0
Dominic Young	0	0	0	0	80	138	52	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
Dane Gagai	0	0	0	0	80	121	36	0	0	1	16	4	0	0	1	0	0
Bradman Best	0	0	0	0	80	112	49	0	1	0	14	1	0	0	2	0	0
Greg Marzhew	1	0	0	0	80	199	58	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Tyson Gamble	0	0	0	0	80	43	3	0	0	0	30	6	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Clune	0	0	0	0	80	58	3	0	1	1	21	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Saifiti	0	0	0	0	54	163	73	0	0	0	36	5	0	0	0	0	0
Phoenix Crossland	0	0	0	0	74	14	0	0	0	0	49	5	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Thompson	0	0	0	0	35	32	15	0	0	0	24	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tyson Frizell	0	0	0	0	80	98	44	0	0	1	43	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Lucas	1	0	0	0	80	85	34	1	0	0	44	3	0	0	1	0	0
Adam Elliott	0	0	0	0	67	96	25	0	0	2	44	6	0	0	0	0	0
Kurt Mann	0	0	0	0	13	29	9	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Hetherington	0	0	0	0	31	66	24	0	0	0	28	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mathew Croker	0	0	0	0	34	38	16	0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0
Brodie Jones	0	0	0	0	11	17	10	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fa’amanu Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2	1	0	0	1039	1438	497	2	2	6	409	47	0	0	9	0

Venue

Mount Smart Stadium

16 Beasley Ave, Penrose, Auckland 1061, New Zealand

Details

Date	Time	League	Season	Match Day	Full Time
September 16, 2023	16:05	Telstra National Rugby League Premiership	2023	SemiFinals	80'