Tips: Two stars picked to emerge from Dragons doom

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Not 1 of Nine's tipsters has picked the Dragons to bounce backmost connected Thursday nighttime astatine the extremity of what has been a stinker of a week for the under-fire club.

Kicking disconnected the NRL's Beanies for Brain Cancer round, St George Illawarra visits section rivals the Sharks with galore believing the shot squad has go a carcass for opponents to feast on.

If thing that presumption has go stronger this week aft Ben Hunt was told helium wouldn't beryllium allowed to exit his declaration astatine a gathering connected Monday.

Speaking connected Wide World of Sports' Freddy and the Eighth's Tips Brad Fittler predicted much doom for the Dragons pursuing their 48-18 thrashing astatine the hands of the Warriors past Friday night.

Dragons. (Jason McCawley/Getty Images)

"If it's pugnacious early, I deliberation the people could physique up," Fittler said.

Already the Dragons beryllium bottommost of the ladder, with the 2nd worst for and against successful the competition. Another mates of hidings and a woody spoon could go a fait accompli to headdress the play from hell.

While the tipsters can't spot the Dragons turning things astir connected Thursday night, Andrew Johns considers it a immense accidental for the club's young guns to marque their people earlier a caller manager takes over.

Writing successful his file for The Sydney Morning Herald, Johns pointed retired that Tyrell Sloan and Jayden Sullivan were talented capable to springiness Dragons anticipation that they weren't going to beryllium stuck successful the doldrums for years to come.

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"St George Illawarra person to physique the operation betwixt those 2 players. I deliberation they've some got the tools to beryllium top-liners," Johns wrote, revealing helium had spoken to them some successful caller weeks.

"I didn't walk agelong talking to them, but 1 happening I've noticed is Sullivan has this fantastic close ft step. I wanted to spot what Sloan is reasoning erstwhile Sullivan gets the ball, successful what areas helium needs to deliberation helium should beryllium to enactment his playmaker, and however they tin enactment unneurotic to interruption down antiaircraft lines.

"It was absorbing to get an penetration into what they're reasoning successful definite situations and however they privation to play.

"If you look astatine the NRL subordinate market, determination are not galore high-quality halves and fullbacks available. The Dragons person got to beryllium all-in connected those players. They are the aboriginal of that club."

Scroll beneath for the existent leaderboard and Round 18 tips by each Nine's adept tipsters!

Nine's NRL tipping leaderboard. (Nine)

Andrew Johns: Sharks, Warriors, Panthers, Titans, Cowboys, Broncos, Knights, Sea Eagles

Brad Fittler: Sharks, Warriors, Storm, Raiders, Cowboys, Broncos, Knights, Roosters

Darren Lockyer: Sharks, Warriors, Storm, Raiders, Cowboys, Broncos, Knights, Sea Eagles

Allana Ferguson: Sharks, Warriors, Storm, Raiders, Cowboys, Broncos, Knights, Roosters

Paul Gallen: Sharks, Rabbitohs, Storm, Raiders, Cowboys, Dolphins, Knights, Roosters

Mat Thompson: Sharks, Warriors, Raiders, Cowboys, Dolphins, Knights, Sea Eagles

David Middleton: Sharks, Warriors, Panthers, Raiders, Cowboys, Broncos, Knights, Roosters

Peter Psaltis: Sharks, Rabbitohs, Storm, Titans, Cowboys, Broncos, Knights, Manly

The Mole: Sharks, Warriors, Storm, Raiders, Cowboys, Broncos, Knights, Sea Eagles

Ben Glover: Sharks, Warriors, Storm, Raiders, Cowboys, Broncos, Bulldogs, Sea Eagles

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