He’s one of the last stars standing at the injury-hit Roosters but James Tedesco continues to be a popular pick with TAB punters in the First Try Scorer market.

While the Roosters have drifted from $3.90 back to $4 outsiders against Souths ($1.23), Tedesco is the bet backed as First Try Scorer at $19 ahead of Rabbitohs rival Latrell Mitchell who is $10 and second favourite behind Alex Johnston at $7.

With 24 tries, Johnston ($1.40) remains the top fancy to finish the season as the NRL’s Top Try Scorer but Storm flyer Josh Addo-Carr is only one try further back and has had his odds cut from $7.50 into $3.25 after last weekend.

The Manly trio of Jason Saab ($15), Reuben Garrick ($17) and Tom Trbojevic ($41) need a big haul against the battling Bulldogs to bridge the gap but they scored eight tries between them in their 66-nil thumping of Canterbury in round 16, with Saab and Trbojevic both grabbing hat-tricks.

The Sea Eagles are a $1.01 to beat the Bulldogs as are Penrith against Wests Tigers, while the Storm are $1.05 favourites to set a new winning streak of 20 straight matches in their clash with Parramatta ($9). Round 24 kicks off with the Knights now $2.05 underdogs to the Titans at $1.77 after both were $1.90 with TAB yesterday.

TAB Odds

NRL – Round 24

$2.05    Newcastle (were $1.80)

$1.77    Gold Coast (were $2.00)

$2.75    Warriors (were $2.70)

$1.44    Canberra (were $1.45)

$4.00    Roosters (were $4.20 then $3.90)

$1.23    South Sydney (were $1.22)

$1.73    St George Illawarra (were $1.63)

$2.10    North Queensland (were $2.25)

$1.58    Cronulla (were $1.42)

$2.35    Brisbane (were $2.80)

$1.05    Melbourne (were $1.10)

$9.00    Parramatta (were $7)

$1.01    Manly (were $1.05)

$15       Bulldogs (were $9)

$1.01    Penrith (were $1.10)

$15       Wests Tigers (were $7)

TAB – Premiership 

$2.25    Melbourne (were $2.20)

$3.25    Penrith (were $3.75)

$5.50    South Sydney (were $5.00)

$8.00    Manly (were $9.00)

$17       Roosters

$51       Parramatta 

$67        Newcastle (were $51)

$151     Canberra (were $126)

Cronulla (were $126)

Gold Coast (were $126)

$751     Warriors (were $251)

$1,001  St George Illawarra (were $501)

$1,001  Wests Tigers

TAB – Top Try Scorer  

$1.40    A.Johnston (was $1.25)  

$3.25    J.Addo-Carr (was $7.50)  

$15       J.Saab 

$17       R.Garrick (was $12) 

$41       T.Trbojevic