NRL Round 18 Tips
Friday 3 July through Sunday 5 July 2026 forms the date range. This round, our model got 3 out of 5 right.
All games
| Kick-off | Game | Win chance | Our tip | Experts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 3 Jul 8:00pm AEST | Panthers v RabbitohsCommBank Stadium | Panthers by 12 | 8 to 4 | 36–14 ✓ | |
| Sat 4 Jul 5:30pm AEST | Dragons v Wests TigersVenue: St George Venues Jubilee Stadium. | Dragons by 1 | 1 to 11 | 24–10 ✓ | |
| Sat 4 Jul 7:35pm AEST | Broncos v SharksSuncorp Stadium | Sharks by 4 | 2 to 10 | 16–28 ✓ | |
| Sun 5 Jul 2:00pm AEST | Eels v Sea EaglesCommBank Stadium | Sea Eagles by 8 | 0 to 12 | 23–14 ✗ | |
| Sun 5 Jul 4:05pm AEST | Knights v DolphinsMcDonald Jones Stadium | Dolphins by 5 | 7 to 5 | 13–12 ✗ |
Byes for Bulldogs, Cowboys, Raiders, Roosters, Storm, Titans, Warriors.
Panel picks
| Tipster | Panthers v Rabbitohs | Dragons v Wests Tigers | Broncos v Sharks | Eels v Sea Eagles | Knights v Dolphins | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Baker | Panthers | Wests Tigers | Sharks | Sea Eagles | Knights | 3/5 |
| Chris Barrett | Rabbitohs | Wests Tigers | Sharks | Sea Eagles | Knights | 2/5 |
| Zoe Samios | Panthers | Wests Tigers | Sharks | Sea Eagles | Knights | 3/5 |
| Zac Bailey | Panthers | Wests Tigers | Broncos | Sea Eagles | Knights | 2/5 |
| Frances Howe | Rabbitohs | Wests Tigers | Sharks | Sea Eagles | Knights | 2/5 |
| Christian Nicolussi | Panthers | Wests Tigers | Sharks | Sea Eagles | Dolphins | 2/5 |
| Billie Eder | Rabbitohs | Dragons | Sharks | Sea Eagles | Dolphins | 2/5 |
| Adrian Proszenko | Panthers | Wests Tigers | Sharks | Sea Eagles | Dolphins | 2/5 |
| Dan Walsh | Panthers | Wests Tigers | Sharks | Sea Eagles | Knights | 3/5 |
| Andrew Johns | Panthers | Wests Tigers | Sharks | Sea Eagles | Dolphins | 2/5 |
| Emma Kemp | Rabbitohs | Wests Tigers | Broncos | Sea Eagles | Dolphins | 0/5 |
| Neil Breen | Panthers | Wests Tigers | Sharks | Sea Eagles | Knights | 3/5 |
| Our model | Panthers 12 | Dragons 1 | Sharks 4 | Sea Eagles 8 | Dolphins 5 | 3/5 |
| Panel split | 67–33 | 8–92 | 17–83 | 0–100 | 58–42 |
Only the winner gets published by The Herald, even though its tipsters are asked for a margin. Every margin here comes from our model.