Andrew Johns says the Warriors' impressive record at their current home base of Central Coast Stadium, as well as the presence of a "special" talent in their back-row will help them spring a big upset against the Sharks on Sunday.
Cronulla have arrested poor early season form in recent weeks and now sit in ninth place on the ladder, with a good chance of leapfrogging the Wests Tigers into the top eight if they can conjure another win this weekend.
However, despite the latest disruptive news that several Warriors players will abandon the competition to return home later this month, both Johns and Brad Fittler are backing them to get the win on Saturday.
Johns said that as well as the factors working in the Warriors' favour, the Sharks are "a different team without Matt Moylan" and will also take the field without star prop Andrew Fifita on Saturday.
"I really like the Warriors in this one, no Matt Moylan, no Andrew Fifita, I thought they were a different team without Matt Moylan, a lot more pressure on Shaun Johnson, so I think the Warriors can get them in an upset," Johns told Wide World of Sports' Freddy & Joey's Tips.
"They've got young Eliesa Katoa back in the back-row, now he's only been playing rugby league for a few years and this young guy is a really special player."
Fittler added: "Yeah, totally agree, he's got everything hasn't he, scores plenty of tries, I love back-rowers scoring tries."
Scroll down to check out Nine's tipping leaderboard and the full set of Round 10 tips from Joey, Freddy and all our experts!
Brad Fittler: Roosters, Storm, Broncos, Dragons, Rabbitohs, Eels, Warriors, Panthers,
Andrew Johns: Roosters, Storm, Tigers, Dragons, Rabbitohs, Eels, Warriors, Panthers,
Peter Sterling: Roosters, Storm, Broncos, Dragons, Knights, Eels, Sharks, Panthers
James Bracey: Roosters, Storm, Wests Tigers, Dragons, Rabbitohs, Eels, Warriors, Panthers
Peter Psaltis: Roosters, Storm, Tigers, Dragons, Knights, Eels, Sharks, Panthers
Wally Lewis: Roosters, Storm, Tigers, Dragons, Rabbitohs, Eels, Sharks, Panthers
Allana Ferguson: Roosters, Storm, Tigers, Dragons, Rabbitohs, Eels, Sharks, Panthers
Mat Thompson: Roosters, Storm, Tigers, Dragons, Rabbitohs, Eels, Sharks, Panthers
Ruan Sims: Roosters, Storm, Tigers, Dragons, Knights, Eels, Warriors, Panthers
Billy Slater: Roosters, Storm, Wests Tigers, Dragons, Knights, Eels, Warriors, Panthers
Danika Mason: Roosters, Storm, Tigers, Dragons, Knights, Eels, Sharks, Panthers
The Mole: Roosters, Storm, Wests Tigers, Dragons, Knights, Eels, Sharks, Panthers
Darren Lockyer: Roosters, Storm, Broncos, Dragons, Rabbitohs, Sea Eagles, Sharks, Panthers
Tim Elbra: Roosters, Storm, Wests Tigers, Dragons, Rabbitohs, Eels, Sharks, Panthers
Ben Glover: Roosters, Storm, Tigers, Dragons, Knights, Eels, Warriors, Panthers
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