Sunday first NRL Round 4 match is between South Sydney Rabbitohs and Canberra Raiders with the opening kick to commence at 14:00pm. The game is to be played at ANZ Stadium which see’s home team South Sydney Rabbitohs hold favouritism in the market. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between South Sydney Rabbitohs and Canberra Raiders.
WHERE AND WHEN: 14:00 | Sunday 30/03/2014 @ ANZ Stadium
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Odds Comparison:
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| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 1.35 |
| Canberra Raiders | 3.20 | 3.30 | 3.45 | 3.30 | 3.20 | 3.30 |
All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.
Preview:
South Sydney have not been the punters pal so far in 2014.
As outsiders, they defeated premiers the Roosters in the opening round and then as short priced favourites, they have been rolled in the past fortnight by firstly Manly and then last week, very unexpectedly, by the Tigers 25 – 16.
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Had it not been for two last South Sydney tries in the final four minutes of the game, the score-line would have read much worse
In both losses, South Sydney’s poor handling and decision making has resulted in errors totally 14 and 15 respectively. It has also prevented them from building momentum and placing their opponents under extended periods of pressure. The Raiders were also frowned upon by punters last when going down to the Titans 24 – 12.
It was the Raiders first home-game of the year and coming off a good win the week prior against the Knights at Newcastle, the Raiders would’ve been bitterly disappointed in letting in two late Titans tries that sealed their fate, especially when the majority of stats form the game ended well in their favour.
South have won each of the past five clashes between the two sides and in the last four, have scored 32 points or more with an average winning margin of 24.75 points.
South Sydney, $6.00 second favourites for this year’s premiership, need to lift on recent weeks and quickly. They’ll get the opportunity to do so here but must display a more patience game.
Greg Inglis, who was desperately missed by South Sydney when he left the field in the first half of last week’s match, has been named in the line-up along with Dylan Walker and Chris McQueen.
Isaac Luke is out with suspension and he is replaced by Fijian Apisai Koroisau. For the Raiders, Lock Shaun Fensom returns from suspension and Bill Topou steps in for injured Edrick Lee. South Sydney should get their mojo back here and repay punters with a big win.
Teams:
South Sydney Rabbitohs:
Greg Inglis, Nathan Merritt, Joel Reddy, Bryson Goodwin, Lote Tuqiri, Dylan Walker, Adam Reynolds, George Burgess, Apisai Koroisau, Sam Burgess, Chris McQueen, Ben Lowe, John Sutton (c). Interchange: Ben Te’o, Joe Picker, Kyle Turner, Dave Tyrrell, Kirisome Auva’a, Nathaniel Neale
Ins: Apisai Koroisau, Chris McQueen, Dylan Walker, Kirisome Auva’a
Outs: Issac Luke (shoulder round 10, Luke Burgess (dropped)
Other unavailables: Thomas Burgess (foot, indefinite), Luke Keary (pectoral, mid-season)
Canberra Raiders:
Anthony Milford, Reece Robinson, Jarrod Croker, Matt Allwood, Bill Tupou, Jack Wighton, Terry Campese (c), Shannon Boyd, Glen Buttriss, Brett White, Jarrad Kennedy, Joel Edwards, Shaun Fensom. Interchange: Josh McCrone, Paul Vaughan, David Shillington, Dane Tilse
Ins: Bill Tupou, Shaun Fensom
Outs: Edrick Lee (foot, indefinite), Matt McIlrick (dropped)
Other unavailables: Josh Papalii (ankle, round seven)
News:
Facing the worst losing streak of his South Sydney tenure, coach Michael Maguire admits the Rabbitohs must get their whole shop in order to return the NRL winners’ list.
Pulling no punches after his much-fancied team’s scratchy start to the season, Maguire says Souths’ defence, discipline and ball control were all substandard in last weekend’s 25-16 loss to Wests Tigers.
He said anything less than a vastly improved performance would result in another defeat against Canberra at ANZ Stadium on Sunday.
Such a result would mean three consecutive losses for Maguire for the first time since replacing John Lang as coach in 2012.
“We haven’t had the two results we would have liked the last two weeks and we’re working hard and doing all the preparation to get the result we’re after,” Maguire said on Friday.
“We’ve put our heads down and we’re looking at the things we judge as our standards and we want to make sure we’re hitting those this week.
“There were a lot of areas of our game that we went away from, but I thought the defence was the biggest thing that we lacked.
“As much as we had the ball at times, we kept dropping it. So we had to do a lot of defence and unfortunately that fatigue hurt us, but that’s no excuse.”
Canberra have also opened 2014 with just one win from three starts, but Maguire knows the Raiders have the ability to carve up any opposition if fleet-footed fullback Anthony Milford and classy centre Jarrod Croker are allowed to run free.
“Milford’s a quality player, very quick, so we’re going to be very aware of where he is on the field,” he said.
“But they’ve got a lot of quality across the park.
“They’ve obviously got a fair forward pack – large in size – so it’s going to be a good battle there, and young Croker, he’s playing some good footy as well.
“They’re feeding early ball to him so I’d imagine they’re going to give him some opportunity when they have the ball.”
The Rabbitohs lost all attacking structure after Greg Inglis was KO’d in the opening minutes against the Tigers, but the star fullback will be back on deck on Sunday.
“He’s trained the back end of the week and trained really well, so we’re looking forward to having him out there,” Maguire said.
