Accor Stadium will play host to Thursday's Round 12 NRL game between Canterbury Bulldogs and St. George Illawarra Dragons. The game kicks off at 7:50 pm with Canterbury Bulldogs heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Canterbury Bulldogs vs. St. George Illawarra Dragons game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Thursday May 23, 2024 at 7:50 pm
Where: Accor Stadium
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Canterbury Bulldogs vs St. George Illawarra Dragons Odds
Canterbury Bulldogs vs St. George Illawarra Dragons Preview
Two vastly improved 2023 battlers lock horns for the first time this season at a crucial juncture in both teams seasons, with Canterbury and St George Illawarra striving to stay in touch with the Top 8.
The Bulldogs who had won four of their previous seven and enhanced their reputation in tight losses to Melbourne and Penrith produced arguably their most disappointing display since Round 2 in Magic Round, letting a handy lead slip against the sin-bin-hit Raiders in a 24-20 loss.
The 5-5 Dragons sat out the Suncorp Stadium extravaganza with the bye, having halted a two-game slide with a fairly convincing 28-14 win over embattled Souths in Round 10.
Jaemon Salmon returns in the second-row for, pushing Josh Curran to the Bulldogs bench and Poasa Faamausili out of the 17. The Dragons only change sees Luciano Leilua back at the expense of Ben Murdoch-Masila.
All eyes will be on the likes of fringe NSW contenders Matt Burton and Zac Lomax, who are also vital to their teams chances in this clash.
The Dragons have won five of the long-suffering clubs last eight encounters, but the Bulldogs took out the sole 2023 clash an 18-16 eclipse in Wollongong. The Bulldogs have also won 10 of their last 13 against the Saints at Accor Stadium.
The Saints are a miserable 4-14 at Homebush since 2015 and havent won there in almost five years. The Bulldogs have won three straight at the venue since the start of April perhaps the edge the 4.5-point favourites need in what shapes as a showdown between two evenly-matched outfits.
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Canterbury Bulldogs vs St. George Illawarra Dragons Tip
We're tipping Canterbury Bulldogs to win at $1.57 odds.
Canterbury Bulldogs vs St. George Illawarra Dragons Teams
Bulldogs team: 1. Connor Tracey 2. Jacob Kiraz 3. Bronson Xerri 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Matt Burton 7. Drew Hutchison 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Samuel Hughes 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jaeman Salmon 13. Kurt Mann 14. Bailey Hayward 15. Josh Curran 16. Kurtis Morrin 17. Jacob Preston 19. Poasa Faamausili 20. Blake Taaffe 21. Jake Turpin 22. Blake Wilson 23. Toby Sexton
Dragons team: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Zac Lomax 3. Moses Suli 4. Jack Bird 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Kyle Flanagan 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Hame Sele 11. Tom Eisenhuth 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Jack de Belin 14. Fa’amanu Brown 15. Blake Lawrie 16. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 17. Luciano Leilua 18. Ben Murdoch-Masila 19. Mathew Feagai 20. Alec Tuitavake 21. Toby Couchman 22. Jesse Marschke
