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Why the NRL's top four is already decided

Josh Papalii for Canberra (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
26th August, 2019
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There are just two weeks to go in the NRL’s home-and-away season, with the races for both the finals and the coveted double chance at fever pitch.

Of course, there’s still plenty to be decided in terms of who makes the eight but, today, we’re focusing on who’s in the running for a top four spot.

We can safely lock the Melbourne Storm and Sydney Roosters away at one and two, so who out of the Canberra Raiders, Manly Sea Eagles, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Parramatta Eels can make up the other two spots?

We got Roar rugby league expert Tim Gore on the Game of Codes podcast to make a call on who scores a double chance – and he says it’s already sewn up.

Listen to the discussion:

The third-placed Raiders have a tough trip to Shark Park – in Paul Gallen’s last home game – to navigate before hosting the Warriors in the final week.

South Sydney, who’ve fallen badly out of form, must knock off the Warriors in Auckland and the Roosters at the SCG if they want to get back in.

Manly and Parramatta have trick games against the Storm and Broncos, respectively, before they clash in the final round of the season in what could be a double chance decider.

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