We take a look at Friday nights (23/8/2019) Week 23 NRL match which is between the Brisbane Broncos and the South Sydney Rabbitohs. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Friday August 23rd, 7:55pm
Where: Suncorp Stadium
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Preview:
South Sydney hits the road to face the Broncos at Suncorp – a venue the Bunnies haven’t won at since 2015.
The Rabbitohs were a punter’s worst nightmare last week falling by eight points to the Dogs – a loss that leaves South Sydney sitting just outside the top four.
Things aren’t about to get any easier this week as Wayne Bennett heads back to his old stomping ground. The former club legend made short work of Brisbane back in Round 8, but with their season still on the line, nothing will come easy against the Broncos away from home.
Brisbane held on for a much-needed victory over the Panthers last week, one inspired by Jamayne Isaako and Payne Haas. The Broncos made short work of Penrith’s sloppy defence, and also kept their own penalties and errors to a minimum.
Anthony Seibold will be hoping his side can extend their winning streak to three this week by dominating possession – much like the Bulldogs did last week against Souths.
As for the Rabbitohs, they’ll be hoping to put their horror 2-5 record on the back of a loss behind them. Souths failed to score a try against Canterbury, but if they can hit the front early against Brisbane, the Bunnies should be able to control momentum and improve on their strong 6-4 record away from home.
The Broncos find themselves as the underdog this week at home, a scenario they are 1-3 in against the Rabbitohs. Souths, meanwhile, are 14-7 as the favourite over the last calendar year.
It’s difficult to see the Bunnies winning by much, but after a dominant win back in Round 8 was headlined by Cody Walker’s pair of tries, it’s worth backing Souths to turn things around.
Tip: Brisbane Broncos at $2.05
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Dane Gagai at $8.00
Teams:
Broncos: 1. Anthony Milford 5. Jamayne Isaako 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Alex Glenn 2. Corey Oates 6. Darius Boyd 7. Sean O’Sullivan 8. Matthew Lodge 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Payne Haas 11. David Fifita 12. Matt Gillett 13. Joe Ofahengaue 14. James Segeyaro 15. Thomas Flegler 16. Gehamat Shibasaki 17. Patty Carrigan 18. Rhys Kennedy 19. Izaia Perese 20. Shaun Fensom 21. Fanitesi Niu
Rabbitohs: 1. Adam Doueihi 2. Dane Gagai 3. James Roberts 4. Kyle Turner 5. Campbell Graham 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Sam Burgess 9. Damien Cook 10. Liam Knight 11. John Sutton 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Cameron Murray 14. Mark Nicholls 15. Ethan Lowe 16. Dean Britt 17. Tevita Tatola 18. Tom Amone 19. Corey Allan 20. Bayley Sironen 21. Connor Tracey
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change