Half-Backed punters special: NRL Round 4 tips

For the first time in season 2025, the Half-Backed punters podcast team will be sharing their plays on the website with exclusive bonus plays each round of the season.

Along with our regular lock, value and Hail Mary bets we’ll be sharing the extra plays that have caught our eye across the weekend.

For full analysis and reasoning behind each major play, tune into the Half-Backed podcast on the SC Playbook network each week.

Here’s what we like ahead of NRL Round 4.

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NRL Round 4 punting plays

We scan across all the bookmakers to find the best prices available.

Prices are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change.

Sam Williams

Former Canberra Raiders halfback

Lock

Kotoni Staggs anytime try

Price: $2.65

Value

Xavier Coates to score 2x tries

Price: $4

Hail Mary

Manly to beat Parramatta

Tom Trbojevic anytime try

Tolutau Koula to score two or more tries

Same-game multi price: $17.91

Additional plays

Daniel Tupou to score two or more tries

Price: $8.50

Kaeo Weekes anytime try

Price: $2.88

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James Hughes

Former TAB data analyst

Lock

Melbourne -7.5 line start against the Dragons

Price: $1.90

Value

Cowboys beat Raiders

Warriors beat Tigers

Price: $4.25

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Tim Williams

SC Playbook

Lock

Tony Francis anytime try

Price: $2.30

Value

Raiders to beat Cowboys

Titans +6.5 start v Roosters

Dogs +13.5 start v Sharks (alternate line)

Multi price: $6.57

Hail Mary

Dragons win 1-12 v Storm

Under 48.5 total match points

Clint Gutherson anytime try

Multi price: $23

Additional plays

Payne Haas anytime try

Price: $5.50

Titans +7.5 start v Roosters

Bulldogs v Sharks under 45.5 total match points

Dragons v Storm under 48.5 total match points

Price: $6.36

SC Spy

SC Playbook

Lock

Dolphins v Broncos under 51.5 total match points

Price: $1.90

Value

Jesse Arthars anytime try

Sandon Smith anytime try

Tom Trbojevic anytime try

Multi price: $7.10

Hail Mary

Dolphins to beat Broncos

Bulldogs to beat Sharks

Multi price: $16.99

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Sam’s Round 4 tips

Rabbitohs v Panthers

Roosters v Titans

Dolphins v Broncos

Dragons v Storm

Cowboys v Raiders

Sharks v Bulldogs

Sea Eagles v Eels

Tigers v Warriors

Moral of the week

We’ll try find a sure thing each week, if it wins we roll the cash over into the following week. The goal is to hit $1000 with the cash to be donated to a country rugby league club.

This week: Sam

Kitty: $364.5

Play: Jesse Ramien or Sam Stonestreet to score a try

Price: $1.30

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