NRL Tipping: Expert tips for NRL Finals Week 2 and NRLW Round 5

As quickly as eight teams becomes six will six become four after this week's do-or-die Semi Finals provide us with some intriguing matchups that are not the easiest to predict.

Friday night sees the Eels start as favourites against the Raiders, and while the blue and the gold are popular with our experts below, is there a question to be had as to whether we are undervaluing the Green Machine, who have won eight of their last nine and are fresh from defeating the Storm in Melbourne?

And on Saturday, there's mixed opinions on the Rabbitohs and Sharks — one team entering the game after a dominant regular season and a narrow Golden Point last week while the other stand as arguably the form team of the competition, having defeated the Roosters, Cowboys and Eels in the past month.

Two tricky games to select — take a look below to see who our experts think will win this week's finals games as well as the final round of the NRLW regular season.

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NRL Finals Week Two

NRLW Round 5