NRL round nine tips: Andrew Johns, Brad Fittler and Nine's experts give their predictions
Andrew Johns says the Sharks are "morals" to beat the Warriors in a statement that surprised Brad Fittler, given Nathan Brown's men are coming off a brave golden point win and Cronulla put up their most disappointing performance of the season against the Broncos.
Speaking on Wide World of Sports' Freddy and The Eighth's Tips, Fittler was taken aback by Johns' bullish response when asked for a winner in Nine's Sunday afternoon game.
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Johns: The Sharks are my morals of the weekend.
Fittler: They're not too bad, the Warriors.
Johns: Sharks had a lot of illness last week, they'll bounce back at home.
Broncos players celebrate a try against the Sharks. Getty
The vote of confidence from Johns, comes after Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon lamented a "flat performance" from his side at Suncorp Stadium.
"They defended really well, but we were a bit off in our intent and timing with the ball," Fitzgibbon said after the game.
"But that is going to happen from time to time and you would like to be able to roll the sleeves up and find a way back and get back into the grind, but we need to execute better than that tonight."
Having missed their chance to cement third place on the ladder, the Sharks face the prospect of dropping towards the bottom of the eight if they don't immediately bounce back against a side led by a confident Shaun Johnson after his match-winning field-goal last week.
Fittler joined Johns in tipping a Sharks victory at PointsBet Stadium.
Scroll below for the current leaderboard and Round 9 tips by Johns, Brad Fittler and all Nine's expert tipsters!
Nine's NRL tipping leaderboard. Nine
Andrew Johns: Rabbitohs, Bulldogs, Panthers, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Knights, Storm, Sharks
Brad Fittler: Rabbitohs, Raiders, Panthers, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Cowboys, Storm, Sharks
Johnathan Thurston: Rabbitohs, Bulldogs, Panthers, Sea Eagles, Titans, Cowboys, Storm, Sharks
Paul Gallen: Rabbitohs, Bulldogs, Panthers, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Cowboys, Storm, Sharks
Allana Ferguson: Rabbitohs, Bulldogs, Panthers, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Cowboys, Storm, Sharks
Peter Psaltis: Broncos, Raiders, Panthers, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Cowboys, Storm, Sharks
Mat Thompson: Rabbitohs, Panthers, Raiders, Roosters, Cowboys, Storm, Sharks
The Mole: Rabbitohs, Raiders, Panthers, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Cowboys, Storm, Sharks
Ruan Sims: Broncos, Bulldogs, Panthers, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Cowboys, Storm, Sharks
Michael Chammas: Rabbitohs, Bulldogs, Panthers, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Cowboys, Storm, Sharks
Wally Lewis: Rabbitohs, Raiders, Panthers, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Cowboys, Storm, Sharks
Dave Middleton: Rabbitohs, Bulldogs, Panthers, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Cowboys, Storm, Sharks
Billy Slater: Broncos, Bulldogs, Panthers, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Cowboys, Storm, Sharks
Ben Glover: Rabbitohs, Bulldogs, Panthers, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Cowboys, Storm, Sharks
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