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 : 

Benji Marshall has been thrown in at the deep end at St George Illawarra but his brilliance will shine through in time.

That is the assessment of Dragons star Trent Merrin who says Marshall can help turn around the battling NRL club, who have won just one of their past seven games.

The Dragons have hit the wall after an impressive start to the year and while Marshall was never touted as the saviour, his first-up effort in the 36-0 capitulation to Parramatta has many wondering what he has to offer the joint venture.

But NSW back-rower Merrin is confident the former Wests Tigers superstar will come good.

“It was a struggle for him to come into a game like that in his first week at the club,” Merrin told AAP.

“But I am excited for him, he is definitely going to have a point to prove and he has the skill and maturity to be able to do so.

“I’m sure there is a lot more of Benji to come.

“As soon as you starting building confidence and belief and get that mateship around you, it brings out the best in everyone.

“We will give him a few weeks to settle in at the club and make himself feel at home and then I think you will see the best in him.”

The Dragons have the bye this weekend, but despite the start of the State of Origin period the focus has not been taken off the future of coach Steve Price, with Blues mentor Laurie Daley linked to St George Illawarra this week.

Merrin said the players should be under pressure too.

“We have been all over the shop, we need to have a good look inside the club and take some ownership of what is going wrong,” he said.

“It is not the best place at the moment.

“But all the boys have faith in Steve, of course his is going to be under the pump, he is the coach of the team.

“They always look at the coach, when the team is going poor, there is some pressure there but we are all behind him.

“We have to get out of the slump we are in, step up and enjoy our footy.”