Matt Attard previews the Sunday afternoon clash between the Sydney Roosters and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
MATCHDAY NEWS
MATCHDAY SCHEDULE
Sydney Roosters Vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Venue: Industree Group Stadium, Gosford
Date: Sunday June 4, 2:00pm
MATCHDAY TEAM NEWS
Roosters: 1. James Tedesco 2. Corey Allan 3. Joseph Suaalii 4. Billy Smith 5. Junior Pauga 6. Joseph Manu 7. Luke Keary 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Turpin 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Egan Butcher 12. Nat Butcher 13. Sitili Tupouniua 14. Drew Hutchison 15. Nathan Brown 16. Angus Crichton 17. Matthew Lodge 18. Daniel Tupou 19. Sandon Smith 20. Jaxson Paulo 21. Terrell May 22. Naufahu Whyte
Bulldogs: 1. Hayze Perham 2. Jacob Kiraz 3. Jake Averillo 4. Paul Alamoti 5. Blake Wilson 6. Karl Oloapu 7. Matt Burton 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Ryan Sutton 11. Jayden Okunbor 12. Jacob Preston 13. Corey Waddell 14. Josh Reynolds 15. Kurtis Morrin 16. Samuel Hughes 17. Harrison Edwards 19. Khaled Rajab 20. Jackson Topine 21. Josh Addo-Carr 22. Kyle Flanagan 23. Tevita Pangai Junior 24. Jeral Skelton
Referee: Ashley Klein
Embed from Getty ImagesMATCHDAY PREVIEW
These two rivals square off in what is turning into a must-win game for both clubs.
While the Bulldogs won their last game before the bye, it was far from convincing. There is still a mountain of work to be done and this should prove whether they have it in them to become a consistent football team in the second half of the season.
The Roosters have been extremely lacklustre, particularly with key players not performing to their capabilities.
James Tedesco had a shocker in Origin 1 and will be looking to bounce back, as will star centres Joey Manu and Joseph Suaalii, although the former will wear the number 6 jersey this week.
The Bulldogs must start strong, with the leaking of points early proving their undoing this season. Their forwards have often been dominated and no doubt Tevita Pangai Junior will be looking to respond after some key errors on Wednesday night.
This is a Roosters home match (in Gosford) – their first home game against the Bulldogs since 2019.
LAST TEN MATCHES
Roosters 8 Bulldogs 2
MATCHDAY PREDICTION
Roosters by six points.
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