Accor Stadium will play host to Sunday's Round 18 NRL game between Canterbury Bulldogs and South Sydney Rabbitohs. The game kicks off at 6:15 pm with South Sydney Rabbitohs heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Canterbury Bulldogs vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Sunday July 17, 2022 at 6:15 pm
Where: Accor Stadium
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Canterbury Bulldogs vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Odds
Canterbury Bulldogs vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Preview
Canterbury’s two-game revival – thrashing Parramatta (34-4) and Wests Tigers (36-12) back-to-back – met a Round 16 roadblock in the shape of an 18-6 loss to Cronulla.
But Mick Potter has unquestionably unlocked something in the embattled 4-12 Bulldogs, with the likes of Jacob Kiraz and Aaron Schoupp thriving alongside marquee men Matt Burton and Josh Addo-Carr. Braidon Burns returns in the centres for his first game since Round 6 and Burton is expected to back up from Origin.
South Sydney is doing enough to stay in the Top 8 and has won four of its past five games. But after an impressive 30-12 beatdown of Parramatta and a 40-28 comeback win over Newcastle with their Origin stars absent, the 9-7 Rabbitohs are chasing three straight victories for the first time in 2022.
Latrell Mitchell’s return from a lengthy layoff has been crucial to Souths’ last two wins, while Cody Walker was at his incisive and creative best against the Knights. The marquee duo should be joined by Origin reps Cameron Murray, Damien Cook and Jai Arrow, as well as Alex Johnston, for this crunch game.
The Bulldogs have won just two of their last 10 against the Bunnies and have conceding 106 points in losing the last three straight. Cook scored a hat-trick and Johnston bagged a double in a 36-16 Good Friday win earlier this season.
Souths are ranked fourth in the NRL for running metres and Canterbury is 13th – the Rabbitohs have a clear advantage in the pack. Burton and their hungry outside backs give the Bulldogs a chance, but there’s too much riding on this for the 2021 grand finalists to let two points go begging here.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping South Sydney Rabbitohs to win at $1.35 odds.
First Try Scorer
First Try Scorer: Alex Johnston at $6.60.