The Cowboys will be out to notch consecutive wins when they clash with the Wests Tigers in Sydney.
The Tigers will be happy to be back in familiar territory after a trip across the Tasman last round to take on the Warriors.
The Knights and their band of young stars get the chance to pull off a surprise win against the Panthers in Newcastle and the Bulldogs will get the chance to atone for their loss to Broncos when they take on the Eels.
The Warriors will have an opportunity to notch back to back wins when they host the Roosters and the Dragons will clash with the Rabbitohs in what promises to be the match of the round.
The Cowboys were able to turn things around in Round Nine with a courageous effort against Penrith in Bathurst.
North Queensland seemed to have discovered their attacking mojo with five-eighth Michael Morgan getting his first try for the season against the Panthers.
The Tigers were comprehensively outplayed by the Warriors in New Zealand and seem to be losing momentum after their surprising start to the season.
The Tigers are expected to without Josh Reynolds in the halves for another week but have forward Russell Packer coming back into the side.
The Cowboys have draft Francis Molo into the side to take over from Scott Bolton. North Queensland seemed to have turned a corner in Bathurst and looked the Cowboys of old last round. Jason Taumalolo and Jonathan Thurston both had a massive impact last week and will be looking to repeat their effort against the Tigers.
Wests have made a terrific start to the season but with the Cowboys staying down in Sydney for another week there’s a sense that Paul Green’s men have turned a corner and they are favourites to record consecutive wins.
The Panthers have had no luck this season with injuries and lost forward Trent Merrin last week in the warm-up with a badly dislocated finger.
Penrith could be missing up to 10 top line players for the clash with the Knights through injury and suspension.
The Panther’s situation has allowed them to receive a dispensation from the NRL, meaning they’ll be able to include players from their development list in their 21-man squad.
The Knights are sitting outside the top eight despite the loss of Mitchell Pearce and are good enough to take advantage of Penrith’s injury woes. Kalyn Ponga will be pushing for a maiden State of Origin berth with a good performance and while the Knights may have a young pairing in the halves, they’ve shown plenty of promise this season.
The Panthers have done well to hang onto third position on the ladder, but the ingredients are there for Newcastle to pull off an upset.
The Bulldogs will be heartened by their performance in Round Nine in a tough two-point loss to the Broncos.
The Bulldogs lost their clash in Brisbane thanks to a late penalty on fullback Moses Mbye, who was sent to the bin for a professional foul on Darius Boyd in the last minute of play. The subsequent penalty was enough to lift the Broncos a win, but Bulldogs coach Dean Pay will be heartened by the improvement his side showed.
The Eels have shown plenty of improvement in recent weeks and were nearly able to take Cronulla to golden-point last week.
The Bulldogs are due for a win and there was enough improvement there to suggest that they can cause the Eels defensive line some real issues. Kieran Foran has shown glimpses of his match-winning form and he should be able to help the Doggies grind out a close win.
The Warriors were back to their brilliant best last week with a comprehensive win over the Wests Tigers in Auckland.
The Warriors have emerged as one of the surprise packets of the competition, thanks to the handy acquisition of Blake Green in the halves.
The Roosters have struggled for any type of consistency all season and even with Cooper Cronk at halfback, the Roosters have struggled for fluency across the backline.
The Roosters are struggling and face a difficult assignment tackling the Warriors in New Zealand.
The Warriors will be without star Shaun Johnson, who injured his ankle in the clash with the Tigers and have decided to hand an opportunity to promising youngster Mason Lino. The Warriors were able to get onto of the Roosters the last time these two sides played in Sydney and you have to back the Warriors to repeat the dose in New Zealand.
The Titans have fallen away in recent weeks, losing their last four games and face a Melbourne side hellbent on bouncing back from their loss to the Dragons.
Melbourne will be hurting after being comprehensively outplayed by the Dragons and the Titans must be prepared to face a massive response from the defending premiers.
The Titans were able to get a two-point win the last time they clashed with the Storm at Suncorp, but I wouldn’t back on history repeating itself. Expect the Storm to flex their premierships muscles with a ruthless display against a Titans side struggling for confidence.
The Sea Eagles travel to Suncorp Stadium for the doubleheader with the Melbourne Storm.
Manly have lost their last five consecutive games and have struggled for confidence on the road.
The Broncos will admit they got lucky last week with match officials handing them a get out of jail free card.
The last-minute penalty gifted the Broncos a win and they’ll be looking for their third consecutive win in front of the Suncorp faithful.
While Manly showed plenty of spirit last week, they’ll come up against a Brisbane side confident of getting the job done at Suncorp Stadium. While the Broncos were lucky last week, they showed enough promise to suggest that they’ll be able to grind out a win against the luckless Sea Eagles.
South Sydney were edged by the Dragons by four points the last time these two sides clashed in April.
The Dragons have emerged as the benchmark of the competition, notching impressive wins over the Melbourne Storm and Roosters.
South Sydney have shown some resilience to improve since their last meeting with the Dragons and will welcome back Sam Burgess for the clash with St George.
South Sydney have a massive opportunity to shake up the competition and will need to see an impact from Greg Ingles and Adam Reynolds to break down one of the toughest defences in the competition.
The Dragons are playing with a massive injection of confidence and after last week’s performance against the Storm, it’s difficult to imagine the Bunnies getting over the line.
The Dragons will record an entertaining victory in what looms as the match of the round.
The Raiders have shown plenty of promise over the last month of the competition and recorded four wins from their last five games.
While the Green Machine won’t be returning to the glory days anytime soon, they showed plenty of spirit in crushing the hopes of the Titans in round nine.
he Sharks are hanging onto eighth spot and have been able to overcome a dreadful injury record to record three consecutive victories. Andrew Fifita continues to be an impressive performer for the Sharks who will be without Paul Gallen, Wade Graham and Luke Lewis for the trip to Canberra.
Despite their injury record, the Sharks have the potential to be in the top half of the eight and have played some smart football in recent weeks. The Sharks will sneak by the Raiders in Canberra to record an upset that will send them up the ladder before heading into the State of Origin period.