The National Rugby League’s 113th season stretches ahead, starting on March 12, and with it the ups and downs of fortune for the 25 tipsters in The Courier NRL Tipping Competition which is in its 15th year.
The lineup of 16 NRL teams will remain unchanged for the 14th consecutive year.
Two hundred entries were submitted by potential tipsters in the The Courier competition and 25 were drawn from a hat yesterday, including that of defending champion Margot Curtis. They will be aiming to pick the winning teams thoughout the coming season, a process which can see early successes turned on their head and languishing tipsters sprint to the front in the closing weeks.
The 2020 tipsters are: Ronnie Dewar, Bruce Bushby, Michael Knox, Ben Williams, Bill Chiplin, Wayne Booby, Paul McCauley, Ian Schweitzer, David Rooney, Brian Fogarty, Bill Prosser, Neil Panton, Mavis Edwards, Corey Robinson, Ron Alexander, Bob Small, Jenne Hobson, Paula Dean, Ken Booby, Gary Laurance, Kate O’Connor, Joy Geal, Norma Hill, Caryn Saunders and Margot Curtis.
The top tipster will win two premium seats at the NRL Grand Final at Sydney Cricket Ground on October 4, two return air tickets to Sydney provided by The Courier and two nights’ accommodation at the luxury five star Radisson Blu Hotel which sponsors the competition.
The ANZ Stadium will undergo an $810m redevelopment after Round 15 and the Grand Final this year will be held at the SCG, the first Grand Final at the venue since 1987.
Meanwhile, The Business House Challenge will be contested by 21 local businesses. The successful business house will also win two return air tickets to Sydney, two nights’ accommodation at the Radisson Blu and premium seats at the big game.
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