Andrew Johns is expecting the Roosters' nightmare play of injuries to yet wound this weekend, claiming the Rabbitohs are "absolute morals" to "win and triumph well" against them time night, but the club's erstwhile premiership skipper Brad Fittler is sticking solid.
Fittler admitted helium had to disregard logic to extremity the undermanned Roosters for a monolithic upset but added helium had assurance successful Trent Robinson's broadside due to the fact that "they're warring hard".
That drew a sledge from Johns, who asked Fittler, tongue-in-cheek: "Does Uncle Nick ticker this show?"
Debating the lucifer for Wide World of Sports' Freddy & Joey's Tips, Johns said helium thought Fittler mightiness get a call-up to capable successful time nighttime aft much injuries forced Robinson to name erstwhile Raiders and Bulldogs fullback Brad Abbey to play connected a wing.
"Brad Abbey, they bought Brad Abbey from Canberra, he's going to play connected the wing," Fittler said.
"And Lachlan Lam has been named successful the centres. He's a bully small player, he'll cognize what he's doing retired there. Up against South Sydney though, a mates of truly large onslaught centres, Gagai and Campbell Graham, that'll beryllium a large ask."
The Roosters backline has been brutally dismantled by injury, with James Tedesco, Daniel Tupou and Joseph Manou the lone 3 remaining from Robinson's preferred backline that started the season.
Scroll beneath for the existent leaderboard and Round 24 tips by Johns, Fittler and each Nine's adept tipsters!
Andrew Johns: Knights, Raiders, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Sharks, Storm, Sea Eagles, Panthers
Brad Fittler: Titans, Warriors, Roosters, Cowboys, Sharks, Storm, Sea Eagles, Panthers
Paul Gallen: Knights, Raiders, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Sharks, Storm, Sea Eagles, Panthers
Wally Lewis: Knights, Raiders, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Sharks, Storm, Sea Eagles, Panthers
Ruan Sims: Knights, Raiders, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Sharks, Storm, Sea Eagles, Panthers
The Mole: Titans, Raiders, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Sharks, Storm, Sea Eagles, Panthers
Billy Slater: Knights, Raiders, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Broncos, Storm, Sea Eagles, Panthers
Darren Lockyer: Titans, Raiders, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Broncos, Storm, Sea Eagles, Panthers
Mat Thompson: Knights, Warriors, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Sharks, Storm, Sea Eagles, Panthers
Peter Psaltis: Titans, Raiders, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Broncos, Storm, Sea Eagles, Panthers
James Bracey: Titans, Warriors, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Broncos, Storm, Sea Eagles, Panthers
Tim Elbra: Knights, Warriors, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Sharks, Storm, Sea Eagles, Panthers
Ben Glover: Knights, Raiders, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Sharks, Storm, Sea Eagles, Panthers
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