"THE BIBLE" ERA
1992 - 2003 - Ode to the Original Tipsters
I was a 14 old Rugby League freak (still a freak...just a lot older)
The likes of Mal Meninga, Allan Langer, Ricky Stuart and Laurie Daley were still running around in the NSWRL competition.
The Balmain Tigers, North Sydney Bears, Illawarra Steelers & the Western Suburb Magpies still existed.
Internet hadn't even surfaced yet....or mobile phones.
In high school (1992-1996) we had a Tipping Book (or Predictions Book) that got past around school classes (and out of school, staying the night at friends houses) for an entire season. Sometimes phone calls had to made at night to lock in predictions before the weekend's game.
The book was rightfully labelled as "the Bible" to all tipsters involved.
It was your basic A4 Exercise book that was laid out, rounds 1-22 + finals, with tipsters initials down the side.
The rules were (if I recall correctly), you would pick the exact score for each game.
A correct winner would land you 2 points & picking the score exactly a bonus 5 points.
If no one landed the perfect score in a match, the closest tipster/s would land an additional 3 points. Picking a draw would get you 10 points instantly.
A correct winner would land you 2 points & picking the score exactly a bonus 5 points.
If no one landed the perfect score in a match, the closest tipster/s would land an additional 3 points. Picking a draw would get you 10 points instantly.
Everyone had their own strategy. Some would play the same score every game all year while others would try and pick a draw every round (sometimes more, depending on how desperate for points they were).
I was the book keeper that would tally the points up after every round.
Based on total points on the ladder, we would have a minor premier at the end of the round robins and then a prize for winning the finals part of the season.
This went on for four years and was then continued out of school for a number of years after I moved out of the Hawkes Bay to Wellington .
In our current Tipping competition, we have original tipsters from this era still involved in my competition.
I kid you not.
I kid you not.
Listed in no particular (and the teams they supported in the NSWRL at the time):
NZ Tiger (Balmain)
sava4 (Manly)
Feet Little (Canberra
NO1QPRNZ (Manly)
jared francois (Balmain)
Fishboi (Manly)
The Two Time (Parramatta)
Fishboi (Manly)
The Two Time (Parramatta)
CubbyCaboose (Manly)
Take a bow!
The competition took a short hiatus between 2001-2003.
The competition took a short hiatus between 2001-2003.
THE INTERNET ERA
2004 - Present Day
When Oztips was discovered (not the internet), it forever revolutionized this tipping competition.
In 2004, the competition started with only 16 tipsters. This year’s competition had a total of 82 tipsters, which has been the biggest turn out yet.
In 2011, the competition shifted from Oztips to Footytips after Oztips revamped their website to the displeasure of many users.
In 2022, the competition moved to its own Tipping website - Extreme Tipping - and in 2025, the NZ Tiger's NRL Tipping name was dropped & the competition simply became known as the NRL Tipping Championship.
In 2022, the competition moved to its own Tipping website - Extreme Tipping - and in 2025, the NZ Tiger's NRL Tipping name was dropped & the competition simply became known as the NRL Tipping Championship.
We have 9 Tipsters still involved in our tipping competition that were in the original 16 group that signed their lives away from 2004 ;)
They are as follows:
NZtiger
scotsta
Yo Mama
feet little
NO1QPRNZ
Kiwi_Misty
Balmainadrian
sava4
pj23
Well done guys! Thanks for your support over the years!
NZtiger
scotsta
Yo Mama
feet little
NO1QPRNZ
Kiwi_Misty
Balmainadrian
sava4
pj23
Well done guys! Thanks for your support over the years!
NZTiger’s 2004 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 16
Championship
etewhaiti & NZtiger (695 points each)
etewhaiti & NZtiger (695 points each)
NRL Premiers
Bulldogs 16-13 over the Sydney Roosters
Bulldogs 16-13 over the Sydney Roosters
NZTiger’s 2005 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 19
Championship
Jessamine (655 points)
Jessamine (655 points)
Bonus All Correct Winner
Jessamine (2x All Corrects)
Jessamine (2x All Corrects)
NRL Premiers
Wests Tigers 30-16 over the North Queensland Cowboys
Wests Tigers 30-16 over the North Queensland Cowboys
NZTiger’s 2006 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 24
Championship
Rob Killer (685 points)
Rob Killer (685 points)
Bonus All Correct Winner
Rob Killer (2x All Corrects)
Rob Killer (2x All Corrects)
NRL Premiers
Brisbane Broncos 15-8 over the Melbourne Storm
Brisbane Broncos 15-8 over the Melbourne Storm
NZTiger’s 2007 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 55
Championship:
shagger07 (705 points)
shagger07 (705 points)
Runner Up & 2nd Runner Up (Tied)
Bruciep and Rubbished (685 points each)
Bruciep and Rubbished (685 points each)
Bonus All Correct Winners
shagger07, Bruciep & Rubbished (1x All Correct each)
NRL Premiers: Melbourne Storm* 34-8 over the Manly Seaeagles
*Premiership later stripped due to Salary Cap Scandal of 2010
*Premiership later stripped due to Salary Cap Scandal of 2010
NZTiger’s 2008 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 69
Championship
jall091 (765 points)
Runner Up
BrucieP (750 points)
2nd Runner Up
shagger07 (735 points)
Bonus All Correct Winners
Joelnz, Yo Mama, asitter, etewhaiti, Jessamine & Rex Kwando (2x All Corrects Each)
2008 NRL Premiers:
Manly Sea Eagles 40 – 0 over the Melbourne
NZTiger’s 2009 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 65
Championship & Runner Up (Tied)
devoid & stevefromoz (725 points each)
devoid & stevefromoz (725 points each)
2nd Runner Up
HappyMagpie (715 points)
Bonus Pool Winners:
POOL A: scotsta (670 points)
POOL B: stevefromoz (725 points)
POOL C: Daffydad (710 points)
POOL D: boo89 (695 points)
POOL E: devoid (725 points)
POOL F: HappyMagpie (715 points)
Knockout Prize Winner:
gadaffi
2009 NRL Premiers:
Melbourne Storm* 23-16 over Parramatta Eels
*Premiership later stripped due to Salary Cap Scandal of 2010
*Premiership later stripped due to Salary Cap Scandal of 2010
NZTiger’s 2010 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 66
Championship Winner
petarangi (685 points)
Runner Up
stevefromoz (670 points)
2nd Runner Up
fawltysyb (665 points)
Bonus Pool Winners
POOL A: ctfc1969 (650 points)
POOL B: fawltysyb (665 points)
POOL C: queenie78 (640 points)
POOL D: stevefromoz (670 points)
POOL E: Rex Kwando (635 points)
POOL F: petarangi (685 points)
Bonus Knockout Prize Winner
Tigers To Roar
Runner Up
stevefromoz (670 points)
2nd Runner Up
fawltysyb (665 points)
Bonus Pool Winners
POOL A: ctfc1969 (650 points)
POOL B: fawltysyb (665 points)
POOL C: queenie78 (640 points)
POOL D: stevefromoz (670 points)
POOL E: Rex Kwando (635 points)
POOL F: petarangi (685 points)
Bonus Knockout Prize Winner
Tigers To Roar
NRL Premiers:
St George–Illawarra 32-8 over the Sydney Roosters
NZTiger’s 2011 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 80
Championship
B1998 (777 points)
Runner Up
sole@basher (765 points)
2nd Runner Up
linknz (763 points)
Bonus Pools Winners
Pool A: sole@basher (765 points)
Pool B: taijay (745 points)
Pool C: toma13 (739 points)
Pool D: Simply The Bears (760 points)
Pool E: linknz (763 points)
Pool F: Warmess (745 points)
Pool G: mickeytheboot (735 points)
Pool H: B1998 (777 points)
Bonus Knock Out Winner
Tigers To Roar (2nd Knock out title)
NRL Premiers:
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24-10 over the NZ Warriors
NZTiger’s 2012 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 82
Championship: sava4 (162 points)
Runner Up: The Neighbour (161 points)
2nd Runner Up: BEARlythere (158 points)
Bonus Pool Winners
Pool A: ootz (151 points)
Pool B: The Neighbour (161 points)
Pool C: sava4 (162 points)
Pool D: BEARlythere (158 points)
Pool E: Wilshere Wonderland (152 points)
Pool F: Jessamine (149 points)
Pool G: Kiwi_Misty (156 points)
Pool H: cmcnls+1day (145 points)
NRL Premiers:
NZTiger’s 2013 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 78
Championship: Scotsta (183 points)
Runner Up: Bronco2020 (181 points)
2nd Runner Up: Anu (178 points)
Bonus Pool Winners
10th Anniversary Champion of Champions
devoid (172 points)
10th Anniversary Champion of Champions
devoid (172 points)
Pool A: Anu (178 points)
Pool B: Rocketane (174 points)
Pool C: Darren Scott (177 points)
Pool D: Bronco2020 (181 points)
Pool E: devoid (172 points)
Pool F: Scotsta (183 points)
NRL Premiers:
Sydney Roosters 26-18 over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
NZTiger’s 2014 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 69
NZTiger’s 2014 NRL Tipping Competition
Total Tipsters: 69
Championship: Simply the Bears (178 points)
Runner Up: Redv4me (173 points)
2nd Runner Up: Feet Little (171 points)
Bonus Pool Winners (including Bonus Prediction Points)
Pool A: Bearass (183 points)
Pool B: Redv4me (193 points)
Pool C: NZTiger (198 points)
Pool D: Anotherstranger (177 points)
Pool E: Tonz (184 points)
Pool F: Simply the Bears (199 points)
NRL Premiers:
South Sydney Rabbitohs 30-6 over the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Number of Tipsters: 75
Championship: Falvey - 163
Runner Up: boogs_nz - 161
2nd Runner Up: Richard McCourt - 159
Bonus Pool Winners (including Bonus Prediction Points)
POOL A - Falvey (168)
POOL B - Boogs_nz (164)
POOL C - Butch (159.5)
POOL D - Cam the Tiger (163)
POOL E - Sava4 (161)
POOL F - Emmy_K (153.5)
NRL Premiers
Nth QLD Cowboys 17-16 over the Brisbane Broncos
Number of Tipsters: 59
Championship: Lainey - 190
Runner Up: Feet Little - 186
2nd Runner Up: Richard McCourt - 185
Bonus Pool Winners (including Bonus Prediction Points)
POOL A - Big W - 194
POOL B - Alfie - 197 (286)
POOL C - Lainey - 195
POOL D - miketherocket - 192
NRL Premiers
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14-12 over the Melbourne Storm
NZTiger’s 2015 NRL Tipping Competition
Number of Tipsters: 75
Championship: Falvey - 163
Runner Up: boogs_nz - 161
2nd Runner Up: Richard McCourt - 159
Bonus Pool Winners (including Bonus Prediction Points)
POOL A - Falvey (168)
POOL B - Boogs_nz (164)
POOL C - Butch (159.5)
POOL D - Cam the Tiger (163)
POOL E - Sava4 (161)
POOL F - Emmy_K (153.5)
NRL Premiers
Nth QLD Cowboys 17-16 over the Brisbane Broncos
NZTiger’s 2016 NRL Tipping Competition
Number of Tipsters: 59
Championship: Lainey - 190
Runner Up: Feet Little - 186
2nd Runner Up: Richard McCourt - 185
Bonus Pool Winners (including Bonus Prediction Points)
POOL A - Big W - 194
POOL B - Alfie - 197 (286)
POOL C - Lainey - 195
POOL D - miketherocket - 192
NRL Premiers
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14-12 over the Melbourne Storm
NZTiger’s 2017 NRL Tipping Competition
Number of Tipsters: 59
Championship: Linknz - 173
Runner Up: Mickeytheboot - 169
2nd Runner Up: Mr Busy - 168
Bonus Pool Winners (including Bonus Prediction Points)
POOL A - Merivale Motu - 148
POOL B - Mr Busy - 168
POOL C - BT Ross - 164
POOL D - Linknz - 173
POOL E - Alfie - 152
NRL Premiers
Melbourne Storm 34-6 over the North Queensland Cowboys
NZTiger’s 2018 NRL Tipping Competition
Number of Tipsters: 64
Championship: CC's Tigers - 157 (322)
Runner Up: Danz - 156 (327)
2nd Runner Up: villagers - 153 (330)
Lowest Margin: Brayden (318) & CamtheTiger (315)*
*prize shared due to Margin result on a No Tip
Lowest Margin: Brayden (318) & CamtheTiger (315)*
*prize shared due to Margin result on a No Tip
Bonus Pool Winners (including Bonus Prediction Points)
POOL A: Mickeytheboot 190 (322)
POOL B: Redv4me - 192 (329)
POOL C: Kiwi_Misty - 196 (350)
POOL D: Brayden - 184 (318)
POOL E: Queenie - 189 (383)
NRL Premiers
Sydney Roosters 21-6 over the Melbourne Storm
NZTiger’s 2019 NRL Tipping Competition
Number of Tipsters: 78
Championship: linknz - 169 (299)
Runner Up: PandL - 165 (256)
2nd Runner Up: Luceman - 162 (283)
Lowest Margin: PandL - 256
Bonus Pool Winners (including Bonus Prediction Points)
POOL A: Staks - 190 (306)
POOL B: PandL - 190 (256)
POOL C: Kiwi_Misty - 189 (302)
POOL D: NZ Tiger - 181 (313)
POOL E: Scotsta - 186 (302)
POOL F: linknz - 203 (299)
NRL Premiers
Sydney Roosters 14-8 over the Canberra Raiders
Number of Tipsters: 78
2020 TIPPING CHAMPION: ELLE B - 173 (341)
2020 RUNNER UP: Sava4 - 168 (310)
2020 2ND RUNNER UP: Linknz - 167 (315)
Lowest Margin: Luceman - 288
Bonus Pool Winners (including Bonus Prediction Points)
POOL A The Ghost - 183 (340)
POOL B Stormies_Fan - 201 (331)
POOL C Killswitch - 190 (302)
POOL D Linknz - 198 (315)
POOL E Dragons - 192 (358)
POOL F Warmess - 201 (303)
NRL Premiers
Melbourne Storm 26–20 over the Penrith Panthers
Number of Tipsters: 82
2022 TIPPING CHAMPIONSHIP
2021 TIPPING CHAMPION: tiger_ryan - 202 (469)
2021 RUNNER UP: Scotsta_NZ - 200 (437)
2021 2ND RUNNER UP: Staks72 - 199 (473)
2021 BONUS POOLS TABLES
POOL A: Jimmy1311 - 261 (512)
POOL B: Warmess - 248 (450)
POOL C: Tiger_ryan - 243 (469)
POOL D: Ashgalas - 256 (478)
POOL E: Villagers.. - 230 (466)
LOWEST MARGIN RACE WINNER: NZTiger Jnr - 416
NRL Premiers
Penrith Panthers 14–12 over the South Sydney Rabbitohs
Number of Tipsters: 96
2022 TIPPING CHAMPIONSHIP
2022 TIPPING CHAMPION: Heathos (Heath Caldwell) - 191 (505)
2022 RUNNER UP: ShaggyGhost67 (Richard McCourt) - 189 (468)
2022 2ND RUNNER UP: TamatiTupaea (Tamati Tupaea) - 186 (450)
2022 BONUS POOLS TABLES
POOL A: Scott96 (Scott Mitchell) - 230 (453)
POOL B: Janehaydon (Jane Haydon) - 231 (460)
POOL C: ShaggyGhost67 (Richard McCourt) - 246 (468)
POOL D: Shay2999 (Lynda Wall) - 238 (511)
2022 KNOCKOUT CHAMPION
Deanosaurus (Dean Russell) Round 16
NRL Premiers
Penrith Panthers 28–12 over the Parramatta Eels
Number of Tipsters: 96
2023 TIPPING CHAMPIONSHIP
2023 TIPPING CHAMPION: Panfa (Greg Leonard) - 225 (343)
2023 RUNNER UP: Luceman (Lucien Marlow) - 221 (336)
2023 2ND RUNNER UP: Liam Karatau - 216 (319)
2023 BONUS POOLS TABLES
POOL A: Kiwi_Misty (Misty Davis) - 252 (352)
POOL B: Panfa (Greg Leonard)- 206 (343)
POOL C: Luceman (Lucien Marlow) - 236 (336)
POOL D: ShaggyGhost67 (Richard McCourt) - 253 (347)
2023 KNOCKOUT CHAMPION
Deanosaurus (Dean Russell) - Round 12
Back to Back Knock Out Championships
Back to Back Knock Out Championships
NRL Premiers
Penrith Panthers 26–24 over the Brisbane Broncos
Number of Tipsters: 116 (Record Numbers)
2024 TIPPING CHAMPIONSHIP
TIPPING CHAMPION: Clancy Condran - 191 (320)
RUNNER UP: Garry (Garry Watson) - 188 (331)
2ND RUNNER UP: Jv1989 (Josh Veivers) - 186 (349)
2024 BONUS POOLS TABLES
POOL A: Liam Karatau - 225 (341)
POOL B: TigerRyan (Ryan Agland) - 226 (359)
POOL C: Clancy Condran - 231 (320)
POOL D: Jv1989 (Josh Veivers) - 226 (349)
2024 KNOCKOUT CHAMPION
Kiwi Punter (Cameron Willis) - Round 11
NRL Premiers
Penrith Panthers 14–6 over the Melbourne Storm.
The Penrith Panthers win their FOURTH PREMIERSHIP IN A ROW.
The Penrith Panthers win their FOURTH PREMIERSHIP IN A ROW.
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