NRL Round 1 betting preview and odds
Adam 
Mar 10, 2010 
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NRL Round 1
The 2010 NRL Season kicks off this Friday night for another big season. The fixture gods have smiled with some HUGE games to open the round. They don’t come much bigger than Parramatta v St George, two teams who had premiership hopes shattered last year. But hang on, it does get bigger! South Sydney and Sydney clash on Sunday, this is always a huge clash.
The Broncos host the Cowboys in the Queensland Derby. Expect some brawls here cause these two are bitter rivals. Rick Stone will coach his first game at the helm of Newcastle when they take on the highly fancied Bulldogs on Saturday night, meanwhile two clubs who’ve had off-field issues in Penrith and Canberra will meet on Saturday night also.
Melbourne Storm will be looking to go back to back this year and their premiership defence kicks off with a trip up to Cronulla to take on the Sharks, while Gold Coast will host the Warriors up at Skileld Park. Monday footy comes from the Sydney Football Stadium as Wests Tigers and Manly do battle.
| Fixture | Venue | Date | ||||||
| $1.83 | Brisbane |  |
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North Queensland | $2.00 | SUN | Friday at 7:35pm | Discuss |
| $1.80 | Parramatta |  |
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St George Illawarra | $2.03 | ANZ | Friday at 7:35pm | Discuss |
| $1.25 | Bulldogs |  |
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Newcastle | $4.00 | ANZ | Saturday at 5:30pm | Discuss |
| $1.38 | Penrith |  |
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Canberra | $3.05 | CUA | Saturday at 7:30pm | Discuss |
| $2.62 | Cronulla |  |
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Melbourne | $1.50 | OLY | Saturday at 7:30pm | Discuss |
| $1.33 | Gold Coast |  |
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Warriors | $3.35 | SP | Sunday at 1:00pm | Discuss |
| $1.53 | South Sydney |  |
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Sydney | $2.55 | ANZ | Sunday at 3:00pm | Discuss |
| $1.75 | Wests Tigers |  |
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Manly | $2.10 | SFS | Monday at 7:00pm | Discuss |
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About Adam
Adam is in his mid-twenties and has always been a passionate sports fan, born and bred in Ballarat (just outside of Melbourne). He goes to the AFL every week and has just got back from following the Socceroos around South Africa. He specialises in AFL, Soccer and Basketball betting and has had great success on the punt in these sports.
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