Brisbane Broncos vs Cronulla Sharks Tips, Odds and Free Bonus Bets – NRL 2022

Suncorp Stadium will play host to Thursday's Round 8 NRL game between Brisbane Broncos and Cronulla Sharks. The game kicks off at 7:50 pm with Cronulla Sharks heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Brisbane Broncos vs. Cronulla Sharks game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Thursday April 28, 2022 at 7:50 pm

Where: Suncorp Stadium

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The 34-14 final scoreline looked good for Brisbane, but catastrophe loomed last Friday when the scoreboard read 14-6 in Canterbury’s favour with 25 minutes to go.

The obvious positive was the Adam Reynolds-inspired five-try flurry to set up a comfortable win, while Selwyn Cobbo had a breakout game, Te Maire Martin and Cory Paix were classy additions in the spine and Payne Haas led the pack in typical fashion.

But that was against the last-placed Bulldogs. Cronulla is the hottest team in the NRL not named Penrith or Melbourne, snug in the top four after Siosifa Talakai’s first-half demolition job on Manly last Thursday. The Sharks led 32-0 at halftime before taking their foot off the gas to win 34-22.

The speed in which the Sharks have gelled is little short of remarkable. Nicho Hynes was again superb against Manly, while captain Dale Finucane returns from a week off for this road trip. The Broncos have named an unchanged 17.

The Broncos have won seven of their last nine against the Sharks, but honours were shared last season. Haas starred in the Broncos’ 26-18 victory in Round 16 and was man-of-the-match in a beaten side in Round 24, with the Sharks taking out an end-to-end thriller 24-16. Both games were at Suncorp.

Both teams have improved markedly since 2021 – but the Sharks have progressed much further and are tearing teams apart out wide. The Broncos have leaked plenty of points against teams with substantial backline firepower, which the visitors boast in spades.

The Broncos need more than a points victory in the hyped Staggs v Talakai battle to get anywhere near an upset here.

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