Saturday first NRL Round 23 match is between Canberra Raiders and Canterbury Bulldogs with the opening kick to commence at 3:00PM local time. The game is to be played at Canberra Stadium which see’s home team Canberra Raiders hold favouritism in the market. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Canberra Raiders and Canterbury Bulldogs.

WHERE AND WHEN: Canberra Stadium, Saturday, 17/08, 3:00PM

Opening odds comparison:

Canberra Raiders	1.90	1.90	1.77	1.90	1.90	1.90
Canterbury Bulldogs	1.90	1.90	2.08	1.90	1.90	1.90

Preview:

The first Saturday game sees the Canberra Raiders take on the Bulldogs, 3.00pm at Canberra Stadium. This is looking like another killer game, with a fifth-placed
Canterbury outfit taking on a desperate Raiders side in ninth ladder position. The odds are almost even on this one, with both sides suffering through injuries and equally
desperate for a win. While the Bulldogs need to win here to secure a top four position, Canberra can’t lose if they want to stay in touch with the eight. While the Raiders
have lost their last two games on the trot, expect them to lift here on their home turf.

Teams:

Canberra Raiders:
Anthony Milford, Sandor Earl, Jarrod Croker, Blake Ferguson, Jack Wighton, Terry Campese, Josh McCrone, David Shillington, Glen Buttriss, Dane Tilse, Josh Papalii, Joel Thompson, Joel Edwards. Interchange: Shaun Berrigan, Jake Foster, Brett White, Paul Vaughan, Reece Robinson

Canterbury Bulldogs:
Sam Perrett, Mitch Brown, Josh Morris, Timoeteo Lafai, Krisnan Inu, Josh Reynolds, Trent Hodkinson, Aiden Tolman, Michael Ennis, James Graham, Frank Pritchard, Tony Williams, Dale Finucane. Interchange: Dene Halatau, Josh Jackson, Tim Browne, Martin Taupau, Lachlan Burr

Campese ruled out of Bulldogs clash

Canberra captain Terry Campese will miss Saturday’s NRL clash with Canterbury in a big blow to the ninth-placed Raiders’ NRL finals bid.

Campese was ruled out on Thursday with the eye injury suffered when accidentally struck by teammate David Shillington during last weekend’s 28-22 loss to the Sydney Roosters.

He’ll be reassessed next week ahead of his side’s clash with third-placed Manly.

Ironically, Shillington takes over as co-captain alongside halfback Josh McCrone, a role he held for almost two years while Campese battled back-to-back season-ending injuries.

Campese’s replacement at five eighth will be announced after the Raiders captain’s run on Friday, with young gun fullback Anthony Milford and Sam Williams in contention for the role.

However both options pose significant challenges for the Raiders.

Williams has only just commenced running after an ankle injury and hasn’t played in the NRL since he was dropped in round seven, while 19-year-old Milford would face a big task spearheading the Raiders’ attack in his debut NRL season.