NRL Expert Tips

Season standings

Rank	Tipster	Correct	Strike rate	Most reliable on
1	Zac BaileyZac covers rugby league for Nine.	137/213	64.3%	83%
2	Billie EderAt The Sydney Morning Herald, Billie writes on rugby league.	134/213	62.9%	92%
2	Jordan BakerJordan serves as the Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald.	134/213	62.9%	79%
4	Dan WalshAt The Sydney Morning Herald, Dan writes on rugby league, surfing and cricket.	133/213	62.4%	75%
4	Zoe SamiosZoe reports for The Australian Financial Review. She used to be at The Sydney Morning Herald, and she won the 2022 NRL tipping title.	133/213	62.4%	77%
6	Our model	132/213	62%	79%
7	Christian NicolussiAt The Sydney Morning Herald, Christian writes on rugby league.	131/213	61.5%	75%
8	Andrew JohnsAndrew is rugby league's eighth Immortal. He works as a Nine commentator and Herald columnist.	128/213	60.1%	75%
8	Frances HoweSports reporting is Frances's job at The Sydney Morning Herald.	128/213	60.1%	75%
8	Neil BreenAs a Walkley Award winning journalist, Nine's Neil Breen belongs to 2GB's Continuous Call team.	128/213	60.1%	79%
11	Adrian ProszenkoAdrian covers rugby league at The Sydney Morning Herald and won the 2024 NRL tipping title.	127/213	59.6%	79%
12	Emma KempSenior sports reporting at The Sydney Morning Herald is Emma's role.	123/213	57.7%	79%
13	Chris BarrettSenior sports reporting at The Sydney Morning Herald is Chris's role.	122/213	57.3%	71%
14	Home team every game	116/213	54.5%	64%

Based on the Herald's published tips, checked on 4 November 2026. For everyone, a draw counts as correct, which matches the Herald's own scoring.

Club success rates

In games involving each club, this shows how often each tipster was right. The darker the cell, the more correct the picks.

Tipster
Zac Bailey	29	54	48	58	79	62	68	73	68	67	64	54	65	75	79	65	83
Billie Eder	54	54	60	77	92	71	54	69	52	38	75	50	58	67	67	62	71
Jordan Baker	42	50	48	73	79	54	57	73	64	54	75	62	62	58	75	69	71
Dan Walsh	46	54	40	65	75	67	57	73	56	38	75	67	65	71	62	73	75
Zoe Samios	54	42	52	69	67	62	64	77	56	62	75	62	62	54	75	65	58
Our model	54	46	48	58	79	67	61	69	68	50	64	46	62	58	71	73	79
Christian Nicolussi	54	50	52	62	71	58	57	73	60	46	68	58	58	75	71	58	75
Andrew Johns	46	42	36	65	71	62	68	65	52	42	75	62	50	75	67	65	75
Frances Howe	54	54	48	69	75	62	46	73	48	46	75	54	54	54	67	69	71
Neil Breen	33	46	48	62	79	58	57	69	56	42	68	58	69	67	75	62	71
Adrian Proszenko	50	38	48	73	79	58	57	69	72	54	54	58	58	50	75	62	58
Emma Kemp	58	42	48	58	79	42	54	77	48	54	71	62	58	58	58	58	54
Chris Barrett	50	46	56	58	50	50	68	69	60	46	68	58	62	46	71	62	50
Home team every game	33	62	56	42	54	62	54	58	64	46	54	54	62	62	50	54	58

Round breakdown

Select a round to view each tipster's call for every game and the panel's split.

The Herald requests a margin from its tipsters but publishes only the winner, so our model supplies the margins here.