NRL grand final tips: Andrew Johns reveals huge Broncos fear as experts divided on blockbuster clash
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Andrew Johns has revealed his biggest fear for the Broncos in this weekend's grand final and believes the Storm will hold on in a tight contest.
Both sides have had a similar ride in the finals series thus far, earning the crucial week off after victories in their respective qualifying finals.
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However, the Storm have been rather clinical in both of their performances compared to the Broncos, who have had to scratch and claw to come back from sizeable deficits.
While he did admit Brisbane still have "a lot of improvement in them" after their recent wins over the Raiders and Panthers, that glaring issue could come back to bite them.
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"I'm gonna go Melbourne by two," he said on Wide World of Sports' Freddy and the Eighth's Tips.
"Broncos have been giving away leads - 16 points to Canberra and then 14 [against Penrith] - so if Melbourne get a lead in this big game, they won't let them back in.
"And I can't believe this, Harry Grant has never won a grand final, so Harry Grant is my Clive Churchill [winner]."
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Brad Fittler is also backing a tight grand final, but is leaning towards Brisbane.
"I'm gonna go Brisbane by two, I think they'll just win," he said.
"Player of the match, big Payne [Haas]. He has got one more on him, he just seems like he's got so much to play for."
Incredibly, just one of Nine's expert team had a different selection for the Clive Churchill Medal, which is awarded to the best player on the field in the grand final.
Scroll below for the current leaderboard, grand final and Clive Churchill Medal tips by all Nine's expert tipsters!
Nine's NRL tipping leaderboard Nine
Andrew Johns: Storm/Harry Grant
Brad Fittler: Broncos/Payne Haas
Billy Slater: Storm/Harry Grant
Paul Gallen: Broncos/Payne Haas
Darren Lockyer: Broncos/Kotoni Staggs
Mat Thompson: Broncos/Reece Walsh
The Mole: Storm/Harry Grant
Peter Psaltis: Broncos/Payne Haas
David Middleton: Storm/Harry Grant
NRLW GRAND FINAL EXPERT TIPS
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Billy Slater: Broncos
Paul Gallen: Broncos
Darren Lockyer: Broncos
Mat Thompson: Broncos
The Mole: Roosters
Peter Psaltis: Broncos
David Middleton: Broncos
