2022 NRL Grand Final try scorers betting tips & top odds
The most popular exotic betting option for the 2022 NRL Grand Final will be the try scoring market.
Picking a try scorer for your same game multi has become as much a part of the rugby league experience as yelling ‘he’s been doing it all day’ after the first penalty of the game.
Some punters love the value it can provide while enjoying their favourite team, while other’s take a more analytical approach to prove their knowledge of the game.
However you come up with your bet, it’s often a fun way to enjoy the game with a group of mates, so let’s take a look at the best options for the Grand Final.
Penrith Panthers Try Scorer Markets
Brian To’o – First Try Scorer / Anytime Try Scorer
The hulking Samoan out on the wing was the first try scorer when these two teams met back in Week One of the NRL Finals and he is the shortest-priced Panther for the game. This is in large part because he will remain on the left-wing in place of the injured Taylan May and the left is the Panthers main edge they love to attack to. The money will come in fast for To’o, who has 11 tries in 17 appearances for his club this year, but importantly he has five in his last three games.
Brian To’o First Try Scorer / Anytime Try Scorer
Viliame Kikau First Try Scorer / Anytime Try Scorer
The Fijian star will play his final game for the Penrith Panthers in the Grand Final and as an omen bet you’d be mad not to consider the $3.05 on offer for him to cross.
The first try scorer price feels a bit short, and his reputation as a regular season strike weapon early in games has contributed to that, but you can see the blonde ‘fro crossing over and Panthers fans counting the cash as they farewell one of their great players.
Viliame Kikau First Try Scorer / Anytime Try Scorer
Nathan Cleary – First Try Scorer / Anytime Try Scorer
Has there been a better player in the NRL Finals this year than Nathan Cleary? He is at absurd odds to win the Clive Churchill Medal and bagged a try off his own grubber kick last week. There is barely a thing he can do wrong on a rugby league field currently and this selection is mainly about a gut feel and a vibe, but generally players in a purple patch like this manage to find the try line.
Nathan Cleary First Try Scorer / Anytime Try Scorer
Parramatta Eels Try Scorer Markets
Maika Sivo – First Try Scorer / Anytime Try Scorer
Whenever you get better than $2.30 for Maika Sivo to score at any stage in the match, add him to your betting slip. Double figures to get the first and you’re laughing.
He has an incredible 67 tries in 83 NRL appearances, so the numbers are telling you he is better than a 50% chance to cross the stripe. He made his return earlier in the year off an ACL injury and hasn’t missed a beat, with 13 tries in 16 games for the Eels.
Maika Sivo First Try Scorer / Anytime Try Scorer
Will Penisini – First Try Scorer / Anytime Try Scorer
The young centre has scored first in the past two Finals games for the Eels, so why not go for the hattrick at $21? It’s as good a price you’ll get for a centre who has saluted in the previous two games. The presence of Isaiah Papali’i inside him draws the attention of opposition halves to defend him, and it gives the schoolboy rugby union gun a saloon passage to the line.
Will Penisini First Try Scorer / Anytime Try Scorer
Dylan Brown – First Try Scorer / Anytime Try Scorer
The Kiwi pivot has been a revelation in 2022 and that price for him to get the first try is hugely tempting.
The form of Shaun Lane on his edge will mean Parramatta Eels look to run a play through the big man early in the game, and if it comes off they’ll create a chance for either Brown or Gutherson backing up. When you have to make a choice between two players, always go the player with the biggest price. For obvious reasons.
Brown has a fantastic running game and can beat his opposite man most weeks, but to break down the Panthers defence it is going to come from second phase play.
