2021 NRL Round 11 Preview, Raiders Vs Storm
Chloe Schibeci previews the clash between Canberra Raiders and the Melbourne Storm. This is what we have to look forward to.
Embed from Getty ImagesTEAM NEWS
Venue: GIO Stadium, Canberra, Date: Saturday May 22, Time: 7:35pm
Raiders Team
- Caleb Aekins
- Bailey Simonsson
- Sebastian Kris
- Curtis Scott
- Semi Valemei
- Sam Williams
- George Williams
- Dunamis Lui
- Tom Starling
- Emre Guler
- Corey Harawira-Naera
- Elliott Whitehead
- Hudson Young
- Brad Schneider
- Ryan Sutton
- Corey Horsburgh
- Ryan James
- Matthew Timoko
- Iosia Soliola
- Siliva Havilii
- Harry Rushton
Team Changes
IN: Brad Schneider, Harry Rushton, Iosia Soliola, Ryan Sutton, Sam Williams, Siliva Havili
OUT: Jack Wighton, Josh Papalii, Josh Hodgson
Storm Team
- Nicho Hynes
- George Jennings
- Reimis Smith
- Justin Olam
- Josh Addo-Carr
- Chris Lewis
- Jahrome Hughes
- Jesse Bromwich
- Brandon Smith
- Christian Welch
- Felise Kaufusi
- Kenneath Bromwich
- Dale Finucane
- Aaron Pene
- Tui Kamikamica
- Tom Eisenhuth
- Nelson Asofa-Solomona
- Aaron Booth
- Cooper Johns
- Trent Loiero
- Dean Ieremia
Team Changes
IN: Aaron Booth, Aaron Pene, Brandon Smith, Chris Lewis, Cooper Johns, Trent Loiero
OUT: Ryan Papenhuyzen, Ryley Jacks, Tyson Smoothy
Referee: Gerard Sutton
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Raiders
Embed from Getty ImagesLast weekend was the first time the Raiders have won since round four: their fourth overall win of the year. They currently sit just inside the top eight, struggling to gain momentum and win more consistently. Last weekend, they won against the Bulldogs by just two points in an entertaining Saturday afternoon clash during Magic Round.
Storm
Embed from Getty ImagesThe Melbourne Storm are continuing to be one of the season front runners, sitting just behind the Panthers and Parramatta Eels on the ladder. They have lost just two games all season, the last of which in round three against the Panthers. Last weekend, they defeated the St. George Illawarra Dragons by 26 points.
PREVIEW
The Canberra Raiders will be looking for their second consecutive win to hopefully build momentum and climb higher on the competition ladder. Meanwhile the Melbourne Storm will be chasing their eighth in a row, maintaining their top three ladder position.
The Raiders are back at GIO Stadium on Saturday night, and will be wanting the win in front of a home crowd. In 2020, the Raiders and the Storm played each other three times; the first time, in round three, the Raiders won by 16 points. However, the second and third were won by the Storm.
The third game of 2020 was the preliminary final. The Storm ran away with it in the end, winning by 20 points and going on to win the competition the following week. This weekend will be the Raiders’ chance at redemption, hoping to steal the win in front of their fans at home.
The Raiders can be hard to beat at home; however, the Storm have won 68 per cent of their games at GIO Stadium. This looks to be an entertaining game between the Raiders and the Storm on Saturday night; Canberra are looking to win back-to-back games and Melbourne are hoping to continue on their winning streak.
KEY STAT
The competition history between these two sides is skewed towards the Melbourne Storm. The Storm have won 33 games from 47 encounters against the Raiders, including the last two. While the Raiders are solid competition, it is hard to ignore the history between the sides.
PREDICTION
Melbourne by 10.
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Comments (1)
ronny koprap
i commend that storm will win this game with big mu chin so i tie Justin Olem wi put 2 try in this game.