Monday has one NRL match with the only game for Round 11 is between Cronulla Sharks and South Sydney Rabbitohs with the opening kick to commence at 19:00 local time. The game is to be played at Remondis Stadium with the favourite for the match being South Sydney Rabbitohs. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Cronulla Sharks and South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Where and when : Remondis Stadium, Monday May 26, 19:00

Odds Comparison:

Cronulla Sharks	3.25	3.20	3.40	3.20	3.25	3.25
South Sydney Rabbitohs	1.36	1.36	1.33	1.36	1.36	1.36

All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.

Previews :

Unlike the previous two weeks, there were beaten out of the block by Melbourne last week who led 20 – 4 at halftime and had the experience to close out the game, forcing the Rabbitohs to make six goal-line drop-outs during the match.

The Rabbitohs halves pairing of John Sutton and Adam Reynolds, who were touted as the Origin hopefuls at the start of the year, will both be out for big games.

Winger Nathan Merritt will drop back to fullback to cover for Inglis who, along with Ben T’eo and Chris McQueen, are in Qld’s Origin camp.

SHARKS
The Sharks came within two points of registering only their third win of the season last week when nudged out by the Tigers 22 – 20.

The Sharks put themselves in a winning position in the second half and had established a 18 – 10 lead but with winning being a rare occurrence out at Remondis this year, they were unable to shut out the West Tigers who sealed the game with two quick tries in the 57th and 62nd minute.

It continued a frustrating run of narrow losses at home for the Sharks who in there previous games a home; have lost to Sydney and Penrith by 6 and 4 points respectively.

They’re edging closer to a win but a raft of required changes for this game and coming up against a strong Rabbitohs side (on paper at least), the Sharks will head into this game as long-shots.

Todd Carney, Anthony Topou and Beau Ryan are out with injuries. Paul Gallen and Luke Lewis are in camp with the Blues for Origin with the good news for the Sharks being the return of former Tiger’s pair Blake Ayshford and Chris Heighington.

HEAD TO HEAD
These two sides have established a win-loss sequence in six games over the past three seasons with the victorious team on each occasion being the home-side.

However Souths should be able to break the pattern here with a good win. They need to bounce back immediately and get their season going again as there will not be too many chances to do so on the other side of the Origin series.

They’ll have too many guns up front for the Sharks and whilst their backline misses their biggest weapon in Greg Inglis, there should still be plenty of ammunition to account for the Sharks.

The Sharks are at there best when playing at home but with several key players missing their best effort should be accounted for.

Teams:

Sharks:
Michael Gordon, Sosaia Feki, Blake Ayshford, Ricky Leutele, Jonathan Wright, Daniel Holdsworth, Jeff Robson, Siosaia Vave, John Morris, Bryce Gibbs, Tinirau Arona, Wade Graham (c), Chris Heighington. Interchange: Isaac De Gois, Sam Tagataese, Tupou Sopoaga, David Fifita, Michael Lichaa

Rabbitohs:
Nathan Merritt, Alex Johnston, Dylan Walker, Kirisome Auva’a, Joel Reddy, John Sutton, Adam Reynolds, George Burgess, Apisai Koroisau, David Tyrrell, Kyle Turner, Ben Lowe, Sam Burgess. Interchange: Cameron McInnes, Bryson Goodwin, Jason Clark, Luke Burgess

News : 

Dumped NSW halves Mitchell Pearce and James Maloney can put the pressure back on their State of Origin successors on Friday night against a Canterbury side minus Trent Hodkinson and Josh Reynolds.

In a scenario most assumed would have been the opposite even just a few weeks ago, the Sydney Roosters go into the round-11 NRL clash at ANZ Stadium against a Bulldogs outfit weakened by Origin commitments.

NSW coach Laurie Daley preferred Hodkinson and Reynolds for Origin I on Wednesday, after their efforts in leading the Dogs to the top of the table, in stark contrast to the on and off-field battles endured by the Roosters’ duo this year.

But Roosters great Luke Ricketson, who counts Pearce as a good mate, says the 25-year-old can turn the blowtorch back on Hodkinson with a dominant effort on Friday night.

“The good thing for him is that he has a game of football to prepare for and to play in pretty much straight away. He is not sitting around thinking about getting dropped,” the former NSW and Australian back-rower told AAP.

“With a dominant game, he can put the pressure back on the Dogs’ halves which is the way it should be.

“He will be going out there with the aim of getting everyone talking about his football.

“And I would like to think he is professional enough and passionate enough to have a big game.

“Six weeks ago, he would have been one of the first picked for NSW.

“Things obviously haven’t happened the way he would have liked them to.

“But he is a great competitor and he is tough enough to be able to bounce back from what has happened.”

Like the Roosters’ halves, their Bulldog counterparts were seen as an interstate package by Daley.

A big game from Maloney up against replacement Dogs halfback Moses Mbye and stand-in five-eighth Reni Maitua could enhance his and Pearce’s selection chances for Origin II, especially if Hodkinson and Reynolds struggle at Suncorp Stadium.

The Roosters have struggled to a 5-5 season so far, well off the pace set by the ladder-leading Dogs who have enjoyed seven successive wins.

The Dogs will also be without NSW stars Josh Morris and Tony Williams for the match against the Roosters, while the tricolours will be without Queensland back-rower Aidan Guerra and Blues three-quarters Michael Jennings and Daniel Tupou.

Regardless of the circumstances, New Zealand front-rower Sam Moa said he was glad to be lining up alongside Pearce and Maloney, with Pearce returning from a one-match club-imposed suspension.

“Mitch is back to his normal self, a few jokes here and there, but it has obviously been a tough situation for him and everyone involved,” Moa said.

“He has some good friends here at the club and some good family behind him. He has certainly turned the corner and we are hoping for good things from Mitch going forward.

“While it is disappointing for him not to play in those big games, it is a bonus for us to have him and Jimmy back – two of our main players.

“But even without their halves, the Bulldogs are going to be very tough.”