Suncorp Stadium will play host to Friday's Round 9 NRL game between Brisbane Broncos and South Sydney Rabbitohs. The game kicks off at 8:00 pm with South Sydney Rabbitohs heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Brisbane Broncos vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Friday April 28, 2023 at 8:00 pm

Where: Suncorp Stadium

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Brisbane Broncos vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Preview

The undisputed match of the round with a pair of bona fide premiership contenders in red-hot form squaring off at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.

Brisbane kicked three points clear of the field with a 7-1 record after comfortably accounting for Parramatta 26-16. The exuberant attack of Ezra Mam and the platform laid by Dally M leader Payne Haas were the main catalysts for the Darwin victory.

Adam Reynolds’ direction has also been a vital foil for the young Broncos gunslingers – and his clash with the Rabbitohs is another mouth-watering subplot this week. But he’ll be accompanied in the halves by Jock Madden with Mam out suspended.

The Broncos have also lost Haas and Corey Oates. Keenan Palasia and Jesse Arthars come back into the line-up.

Souths took a giant step forward in Round 8 via a thrilling, fast-finishing 20-18 win over Penrith. Latrell Mitchell was typically irrepressible, while Cody Walker came up clutch in the big moments.

Tevita Tatola is a big in this week, bumping Daniel Suluka-Fifita out of the 17.

After losing five of the teams’ previous six matches, the Broncos notched a pair of memorable upsets of Souths in 2022: an 11-4 result in Round 1 despite marquee recruit Reynolds’ absence and a 32-12 beatdown in Sydney in Round 9 with the veteran halfback toying with his former team.

The Broncos have drifted to $2.02 here with Haas and Mam key absentees, while this is their first clash with a team currently sitting higher than eighth since the rolled the Panthers in Round 1. The Rabbitohs are buoyant after finally claiming a big scalp in 2023 but this seems destined to go down to the wire in Brisbane.

Both teams are conceding just 16.5 points per game – equal-second in the NRL – and the under shapes as an attractive play.

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