Tips: Smith, Slater spotted plotting Storm 'ambush'

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Melbourne Storm legends Cameron Smith and Billy Slater were spotted successful the sheds aft the club's thumping nonaccomplishment successful Magic Round and Andrew Johns has "no doubt" what they were cooking up.

Melbourne dropped to sixth spot connected the ladder aft their 28-12 nonaccomplishment to the Rabbitohs and are successful information of slipping retired of the 8 if they travel it up with different nonaccomplishment connected Thursday nighttime erstwhile they look the ladder-leading Broncos.

But the show of Smith and Slater "holding court" with the Storm coaching unit has Johns convinced there's a effect coming.

"Last week aft the Storm got pumped by the Rabbitohs, I saw successful the sheds and determination was Billy Slater, Cameron Smith, each the coaching unit and Billy and Cameron were holding court," Johns told Wide World of Sports' Freddy and The Eighth's Tips.

Storm caput manager Craig Bellamy speaks to nine legends Cameron Smith and Billy Slater. (Getty)

"So I person nary uncertainty there'll beryllium a alteration and Craig Bellamy, he'll beryllium having an ambush, truthful I'm going to extremity the Storm."

The Immortal's lawsuit for an upset didn't person Brad Fittler.

"You can't 'ambush' connected your ain location ground," Fittler said.

"I'm going the Broncos, I reckon they're going excessively good."

Fittler and Johns previewed the mouthwatering match-ups acceptable to ignite the Thursday nighttime blockbuster astatine AAMI Park, highlighting opposing Maroons stars Xavier Coates and Selwyn Cobbo, muscular centres Justin Olam and Kotoni Staggs and the large bopper conflict betwixt Nelson Asofa-Solomona and Payne Haas.

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Haas, a cardinal subordinate for Fittler's NSW side, has been successful ascendant form this season, with Johns penning successful his file for The Sydney greeting Herald that if helium continues connected his existent trajectory helium could beryllium considered the top guardant of the NRL epoch by the extremity of his career.

Asofa-Solomona has the immense task of curbing Haas' influence, with Queensland prima Christian Welch the Storm's different large sanction guardant successful a tasty contest.

Scroll beneath for the existent leaderboard and Round 11 tips by Andrew Johns, Brad Fittler and each Nine's adept tipsters!

Nine's NRL tipping leaderboard. (Nine)

Andrew Johns: Storm, Warriors, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Raiders, Knights, Sharks

Brad Fittler: Broncos, Warriors, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Raiders, Titans, Sea Eagles

Darren Lockyer: Broncos, Warriors, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Raiders, Titans, Sharks

Paul Gallen: Storm, Warriors, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Raiders, Titans, Sharks

Ruan Sims: Broncos, Bulldogs, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Raiders, Knights, Sharks

Michael Chammas: Broncos, Bulldogs, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Eels, Knights, Sharks

Billy Slater: Storm, Bulldogs, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Raiders, Titans, Sharks

Mat Thompson: Broncos, Warriors, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Raiders, Titans, Sharks

David Middleton: Storm, Bulldogs, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Eels, Titans, Sharks

Peter Psaltis: Broncos, Bulldogs, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Raiders, Titans, Sharks

Danika Mason: Broncos, Bulldogs, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Raiders, Titans, Sharks

The Mole: Broncos, Warriors, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Eels, Titans, Sharks

Ben Glover: Storm, Warriors, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Eels, Knights, Sea Eagles

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