Saturday second NRL Round 11 match is between Wests Tigers and Brisbane Broncos with the opening kick to commence at 19:30 local time. The game is to be played at Campbelltown Stadium which see’s away team Brisbane Broncos hold favouritism in the market. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Wests Tigers and Brisbane Broncos.

Where and when : Campbelltown Stadium, Saturday May 24, 19:30

Odds Comparison:

Wests Tigers	2.10	2.15	2.20	2.15	2.10	2.10
Brisbane Broncos	1.77	1.72	1.69	1.72	1.77	1.77

All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.

Previews:

After losses to the Titans and Roosters in rounds 8 and 9 respectively, in which they only crossed for one try in each game, the Tigers returned to the winner’s list with a narrow victory over the Sharks 22 – 20, their sixth win of the season.

It wasn’t a pretty win by the Tigers who after leading 10 – 2 in the first half, were trailing 18 – 10 early in the second and it was only two quick tries to Corey Paterson and Chris Lawrence that had the Tigers with their nose in front with twenty minutes to play.

In a scrappy final quarter, they were able to hold on as the Sharks were their own worst enemy.

The win now see the Tigers sixth on the ladder and with a win this weekend, followed by a bye in Round 12, they could find themselves higher up still in a fortnight’s time.

They Tigers will be without Robbie Farah and Prop forward Aaron Woods who are both in the NSW Origin side and whilst both players will obviously be missed, they are the only two changes to the successful side of last week.

BRONCOS
The Broncos recorded a much needed win, only the second from their past six matches, last week against an undermanned Titans side.

Playing at home and starting a short-priced favourite due to the altered line-up of their opponents, the Broncos would’ve had supporters and punters very worried at half-time with the score-line reading against them 4 – 8.

Two tries in the space of six minutes in the second half, a second to Dale Copley (his seventh for the season) and one to Matt Gillett (his sixth), gave the Broncos the spark they needed and they closed the game out with another try to Jack Read, winning 22 – 8.

It took the Broncos a while to warm up last week but in the end, they ran out comfortable winners and how they reached that result given their recent record, wasn’t important.

This week they have to travel to Campbelltown however and a similar start can not be afforded.

The Broncos will lose goal-kicker Corey Parker, centre Justin Hodges, who has played a big role in several of Copley’s tries this season and Matt Gillett to Origin.

HEAD TO HEAD
The Tigers have only won one of their nine games against the Broncos who, in six games at Campbelltown since 2000, haven’t yet tasted defeat.

WRAP
Both teams are coming off a win but both will not have been entirely happy with their performances and will be out to improve this week.

The win last week for the Broncos will relieve some of the pressure that has been building at the Brisbane Club over the past six weeks and that result, after a string of close defeats, maybe all they need to get back to the form that saw them start the season with three wins from the opening four rounds.

As the market suggests, this will be a close, the Tigers forward pack will more than hold it’s own, but with the Broncos to sneak home.

TIP: BRONCOS 1 – 12

Teams:

Tigers:
Kurtis Rowe, David Nofoaluma, Tim Simona, Chris Lawrence, Pat Richards, Braith Anasta (c), Luke Brooks, Martin Taupau, Joel Luani, Keith Galloway, Sitaleki Akauola, Bodene Thompson, Adam Blair. Interchange: Sauaso Sue, Ava Seumanufagai, Blake Austin, Keith Lulia

Broncos:
Ben Barba, Daniel Vidot, Jack Reed, Dale Copley, Lachlan Maranta, Josh Hoffman, Ben Hunt, Josh McGuire, Andrew McCullough, Jarrod Wallace, Alex Glenn, Corey Oates, Todd Lowrie. Interchange: David Hala, Ben Hannant, David Stagg, Jake Granville, Martin Kennedy, Jordan Kahu

News : 

Team harmony has already been tested at Queensland’s State of Origin camp on the Gold Coast after Ben Te’o almost had a disastrous run-in with a local.

Maroons back-rower Ben Te’o joked that he wondered if his teammates had his back before the May 28 series opener after he spooked a kangaroo at a training session.

“He was a big sucker. I am a bit shaken up,” a laughing Te’o told QRL TV.

“I would have hoped that I would have run towards the boys and got a bit of help getting it off me.

“But it looked like everyone was about to clear out.”

Te’o inadvertently came face to face with the local fauna attempting to retrieve a stray ball on Wednesday.

It ensured some anxious moments for Te’o – and comedy gold for his teammates.

“Benny was trying to get a footy and one of the local wildlife has wandered onto the park, got a little bit flustered and took a couple of skips toward the big fella (Te’o),” a bemused Queensland captain Cameron Smith said.

“I tell ya, this bloke (Te’o) took off like there was no tomorrow, it was hilarious.

“I think it would have given him a good old hiding with the rear legs and they’ve got some fair dinkum claws.

“It would have done some damage – especially to that haircut.”

Until then, South Sydney back-rower Te’o had been a picture of contentment at the Origin camp.

In contrast to last year, a relaxed Te’o spoke with journalists while stretching out on a deck chair during this week’s main media session in Brisbane.

And he has been sighted regularly pool-side at their Sanctuary Cove camp.

Twelve months earlier Te’o was shielded from the media after a woman accused him of striking her at the home of former Broncos teammate Corey Norman.

Police and the NRL Integrity Unit found he had no case to answer.

Queensland stood by Te’o, picking him for all three games last year despite his numbers indicating the controversy was taking its toll.

Te’o averaged just 38m a game.

However, Te’o looked like a new man when he bounced into the Gold Coast camp – and even after almost being bounced by the `roo.

His relaxed demeanour hides the fact that Te’o still has some important matters on his mind.

Besides hitting the pool, Te’o is expected to use his idle time in camp contemplating a switch to French rugby union.

He has until the end of the month to exercise an option to stay with South Sydney next year.