Stadium Australia will play host to Saturday's Round 8 NRL game between Canterbury Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters. The game kicks off at 5:30 pm with Sydney Roosters heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Canterbury Bulldogs vs. Sydney Roosters game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Saturday April 30, 2022 at 5:30 pm
Where: Stadium Australia
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Canterbury Bulldogs vs Sydney Roosters Odds
Canterbury Bulldogs vs Sydney Roosters Preview
There were arguably more positives than negatives for Canterbury last week given the club’s COVID setbacks and injury toll – but putting a favourable spin on a 34-14 loss to a team on a four-match losing streak highlights the last-placed Bulldogs’ plight.
Debutant Jacob Kiraz and the recalled Aaron Schoupp were wonderful in the centres and Josh Addo-Carr bagged a double. But they leaked five tries in the last 25 minutes when an upset was in the offing. Brent Naden and Jake Averillo return from COVID exile for Jayden Okunbor and Kiraz.
Sydney Roosters have barely made it out of second gear this season and a patchy three-match winning streak was halted by a 14-12 Anzac Day loss to the Dragons. The sheer effort and class of Joey Manu and James Tedesco kept the Tricolours in it but attacking rhythm is severely lacking.
Kevin Naiqama replaces the suspended Daniel Tupou this week.
The Roosters are on an eight-match winning streak against the Bulldogs, though five of those were decided by eight points or less. Last season’s sole encounter saw the Roosters graft out a 22-16 win after the Bulldogs had lost to Manly by 66 points a week earlier.
Though well short of their best overall, the Roosters’ defence remains among the NRL’s best. The Bulldogs are averaging a measly 10 points per game and haven’t scored more than 16 in 2022 – they look well under the odds even as a $5 outsider.
This looms as an ideal game for the Roosters – in particular out-of-sorts No.7 Luke Keary – to click.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Sydney Roosters to win at $1.22 odds.
First Try Scorer
First Try Scorer: James Tedesco at $8.50.
Canterbury Bulldogs vs Sydney Roosters Teams
Bulldogs team: 1. Matt Dufty 2. Brent Naden 3. Aaron Schoupp 4. Jake Averillo 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Matt Burton 7. Kyle Flanagan 8. Luke Thompson 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Paul Vaughan 11. Corey Waddell 12. Tevita Pangai Junior 13. Josh Jackson 14. Bailey Biondi-Odo 15. Joe Stimson 16. Max King 17. Ava Seumanufagai 19. Josh Cook 20. Jackson Topine 21. Jayden Okunbor 22. Reece Hoffman 23. Billy Tsikrikas 24. Paul Alamoti 25. Tuipulotu Katoa
Roosters team: 1. James Tedesco 2. Kevin Naiqama 3. Paul Momirovski 4. Joseph Manu 5. Joseph Suaalii 6. Sam Walker 7. Luke Keary 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Sam Verrills 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Angus Crichton 12. Sitili Tupouniua 13. Victor Radley 14. Drew Hutchison 15. Fletcher Baker 16. Nat Butcher 17. Siosiua Taukeiaho 18. Lachlan Lam 19. Daniel Suluka-Fifita 20. Ben Marschke 21. Naufahu Whyte 22. Adam Keighran 23. Renouf Atoni 24. Tom Carr