Industree Group Stadium will play host to Saturday's Round 16 NRL game between Sydney Roosters and Canterbury Bulldogs. The game kicks off at 5:30 pm with Sydney Roosters heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Sydney Roosters vs. Canterbury Bulldogs game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Saturday June 22, 2024 at 5:30 pm
Where: Industree Group Stadium
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Sydney Roosters vs Canterbury Bulldogs Odds
Sydney Roosters vs Canterbury Bulldogs Preview
Sydney Roosters and Canterbury Bulldogs square off for the second time in 2024 and the winner at Gosford on Saturday night could finish the weekend nestled inside the top four.
The Bulldogs have already knocked over the Roosters this year albeit in a bizarre encounter in Round 5.
They raced out to an 18-0 lead and Roosters winger Dom Young was sent off in the first half, but the Bulldogs almost blew it before hanging on 30-26.
It was just the Bulldogs second win in their last 11 games against the Roosters and the beginning of their remarkable charge up the ladder after a 1-3 start to the season.
Since then, the Bulldogs have chalked up five more wins and three narrow losses.
Prior to the Round 15 bye, they thrashed the Dragons 44-12 and Knights 32-2, and edged out the Eels 22-18 in successive weeks.
The Roosters have been stuck in a win-loss pattern for their past five games, bouncing back from a disappointing 18-16 loss to North Queensland prior to the Origin series opener by beating Parramatta 28-18 last weekend after their Round 14 bye.
The Roosters Lindsay Collins, Angus Crichton, Spencer Leniu and Connor Watson, and the Bulldogs Stephen Crichton are in Origin camp.
Dom Young returns from injury with Junior Pauga going to centre due to Michael Jennings injuryu.
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Brandon Smith and Terrell May are an all-new front-row, Nat Butcher starts in the second-row, and Blake Steep, Sitili Tupouniua and Siua Wong join the Roosters bench.
Jacob Kiraz goes to centre for the Bulldogs with Jeral Skelton playing his first NRL match of 2024 on the wing.
Josh Curran (head knock) is back in time to replace the injured Jacob Preston, Jake Turpin and Poasa Faamausili come onto the bench, and Kurt Mann is out.
The Bulldogs boast the NRLs second-best defence and are shooting for four straight wins for the first time since 2019.
The Roosters have conceded at least 16 points in their last 11 games, but the Tricolours are on a four-match winning streak on the Central Coast.
The Roosters class in the spine is impossible to ignore, but the Bulldogs have announced themselves as the real deal and have covered in their last four against the inner-city heavyweights.
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Sydney Roosters vs Canterbury Bulldogs Tip
We're tipping Sydney Roosters to win at $1.36 odds.
Sydney Roosters vs Canterbury Bulldogs Teams
Roosters team: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Fetalaiga Pauga 4. Joseph Manu 5. Dominic Young 6. Luke Keary 7. Sam Walker 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Brandon Smith 10. Terrell May 11. Nat Butcher 12. Victor Radley 13. Naufahu Whyte 14. Sandon Smith 15. Blake Steep 16. Sitili Tupouniua 17. Siua Wong 18. Ethan King 19. Dylan Napa 20. Tyler Moriarty 21. Hugo Savala 22. Salesi Foketi
Bulldogs team: 1. Connor Tracey 2. Jeral Skelton 3. Bronson Xerri 4. Jacob Kiraz 5. Blake Wilson 6. Matt Burton 7. Toby Sexton 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Samuel Hughes 11. Josh Curran 12. Jaeman Salmon 13. Bailey Hayward 14. Jake Turpin 15. Poasa Faamausili 16. Kurtis Morrin 17. Lipoi Hopoi 19. Drew Hutchison 20. Blake Taaffe 21. Eli Clark 22. Harry Hayes 23. Viliame Kikau