We take a look at Thursday nights (13/6/2019) Week 14 NRL match which is between the Canberra Raiders and the Cronulla Sharks. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Thursday June 13, 7:50pm
Where: GIO Stadium
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Preview:
A 28-0 shutout over the Tigers last week has the Raiders back inside the top four, but head coach Ricky Stuart has his work cut out for him on Thursday against a Sharks side riding a two-game winning streak.
Cronulla were equally impressive last week disposing of the Eels 42-22 at home. Sharp passes and clever kicks kept Parramatta’s defence guessing, and most importantly, earned the Sharks a much needed to win to remain inside the eight.
These two sides met twice last year with the Sharks stealing the points in Rounds 10 and 19. Cronulla has won four of its last five games over Canberra, but not surprisingly open as the underdog this week on the road.
They say defence wins games, and that’s certainly been the case for the 7-5 Sharks. Cronulla has held their opponent to 20-points or less six times already this year, but unfortunately, the Sharks might meet their match this week against a Raiders side that ranks third in possession and fourth in set completion.
There’s no doubt the Sharks are a finals contender, but they do need to tidy up with the ball in hand. Some fortunate officiating went their way last week, but there’s no getting around the fact Cronulla ranks inside the top five in errors.
As for the Raiders, we should see their 5-2 record as the home favourite come into play this week. The Raiders are 4-3 in front of their home faithful this year, so with some generous odds on offer, back them outright.
Tip: Cronulla Sharks at $2.00
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Bronson Xerri at $12.00
Teams:
Raiders: 1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Bailey Simonsson 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Nick Cotric 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Josh Papalii 9. Siliva Havili 10. Dunamis Lui 11. John Bateman 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Joseph Tapine 14. Tom Starling 15. Emre Guler 16. Iosia Soliola 17. Ryan Sutton 18. Sam Williams 19. Royce Hunt 20. Michael Oldfield 21. Sebastian Kris
Sharks: 1. Matt Moylan 2. Sosaia Feki 3. Bronson Xerri 4. Josh Morris 5. Josh Dugan 6. Kyle Flanagan 7. Chad Townsend 8. Andrew Fifita 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Matt Prior 11. Briton Nikora 12. Kurt Capewell 13. Paul Gallen 14. Wade Graham 15. Jayson Bukuya 16. Jack Williams 17. Braden Hamlin-Uele 18. Aaron Gray 19. Scott Sorensen 20. Billy Magoulias 21. Shaun Johnson
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change