For not the first time this year, the Rabbitohs let punters down when as short priced favourites, they trialled the Storm from the outset and were defeated 27 – 14 in round 11.

Quite remarkably, it was their fourth straight loss from five matches at ANZ Stadium this year, and they’ve started favourites each time.

They redeemed themselves to a certain degree last Monday night with an 18 – 0 victory over the struggling Sharks at Remondis Stadium.

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The Rabbitohs had the better of almost aspect of the game but the points still did not come easy against a committed Sharks outfit and by half-time, the Rabbitohs had only managed the one try to lead 6 – 0.

It was the Rabbitohs sixth win of the season and their fifth by a margin of 13 + or more.

The Rabbitohs three representatives in Wednesday night’s game have all be named in the starting line-up for this match.

Hooker Isaac Luke, who has been out for several weeks with a shoulder injury, is an outside chance of making his return and will have an immediate impact if he starts.

DRAGONS

After falling to their third straight loss, and their sixth from their last seven games, against Parramatta in Round 10 36 – nil, Dragons Coach Steve Price was shown the door this week by the Dragons board with Paul McGregor called into the position for the remainder of the year.

The loss to Parramatta meant that from their past three games, the Dragons have only produced a combined total of 20 points whilst they have conceded 108 or an average of 36 points.

The return to the NRL of Benji Marshall did little to spark the Dragon offence and with another significant change to the team structure this week, it’ll take Marshall and the Dragons some weeks before they get back to any sort of form.

McGregor has wasted no time making changes to his side with Peter Mata’utia starting in the centres, Dan Hunt and Ben Creagh will start as props and Leeson Ah Mau falls back to the second row.

HEAD TO HEAD

The Rabbitohs have won four of the last five against the Dragons, all by margins of 13+ and given the current record of both sides, that trend looks to continue here.

The Dragons are basically starting from scratch, never a good thing almost half-way through a season, whilst Souths will field a strong and settled side with a forward pack that should dominate proceedings.

We’ve said it before and they’ve let us down, but South Sydney should win this one comfortably.

TIP: Rabbitohs 13 +

Odds Comparison:

South Sydney Rabbitohs	1.25	1.20	1.22	1.20	1.25	1.22
St George Illawarra Dragons	3.95	4.70	4.50	4.70	3.95	4.20

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

Teams:

Rabbitohs: Greg Inglis, Alex Johnston, Dylan Walker, Kirisome Auva’a, Joel Reddy, John Sutton, Adam Reynolds, George Burgess, Apisai Koroisau, David Tyrrell, Kyle Turner, Ben Te’o, Sam Burgess. Interchange: Cameron McInnes, Jason Clark, Chris McQueen, Thomas Burgess

Dragons: Josh Dugan, Brett Morris, Peter Mata’utia, Gerard Beale, Jason Nightingale, Gareth Widdop, Benji Marshall, Ben Creagh, Mitch Rein, Dan Hunt, Leeson Ah Mau, Joel Thompson, Trent Merrin. Interchange: Tyson Frizell, Jack de Belin, Mike Cooper, Bronson Harrison, Shane Pumipi, Will Matthews