NRL.com's official tipping competition is now open for 2019, with new prizes and the return of 'Streak' tipping.

Anyone can start or join a league to compete against family, friends and colleagues – all you need to get started is to sign up for a free NRL account.

The tipster who creates the competition with the most entrants ahead of round one will take out the early league-creator prize of a VIP trip for two to the 2019 Grand Final, with the earlier entrant deemed the winner in the event of a tie.

The overall winner will receive a VIP trip for two to the end-of-season International Nines in Sydney and there are cash prizes for other placegetters and other cash and voucher prizes for weekly top scores, club champions and the Streak winner, with that mini-competition starting from round eight.

All prizes can be won by entrants based in Australia or New Zealand.

Like last year, tipping goes all the way through to the Telstra Premiership grand final.

Tipsters on the go can place their tips up to the last minute via the Android app or the mobile site, and check their rankings and results at any time. If you're the sort of tipster who usually remembers to put your tips in around the third game of the round, there is an integrated tipping eCalendar available to ensure you never miss a game.

As always NRL.com will have experts tips, opinions and match previews available for every single game to help you navigate those tricky games.

Best of luck for season 2019 and happy tipping!