We take a look at Saturday afternoons (4/5/2019) Week 8 NRL match which is between the Canberra Raiders and the Penrith Panthers. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Saturday May 4, 3:00pm
Where: McDonalds Stadium, Wagga
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Preview:
The Canberra Raiders treated their fans to a nice little magic act last week as they made a 12-0 lead disappear.
The Green Machine jumped from the gates early to pile on two unanswered tries in the opening 10-minutes, only for Manly to hit back hard with some clever offloading and kicking to take complete control in the 24-20 victory.
Penrith also had to feel hard done by as they went toe-to-toe with the Rabbitohs at home, only to fall four points short. James Maloney was at his best, but a sloppy (and scoreless) first half cost the Panthers a chance at the win.
These two sides played out a pair of classics last year, both of which were won by the Panthers. Canberra are the home side this week at Wagga Wagga’s McDonalds Park hoping to snap a four-game losing streak to Penrith.
The Raiders enter as the favourite, but to be fair, the Panthers haven’t done a whole lot wrong recently. Unfortunately, their 3-8 record as the underdog over the last 12 months makes them tough to back, especially against a Raiders side with a strong 9-3 record as the favourite during the same time span.
Tip: Penrith Panthers at $2.30
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Waqa Blake at $14.00
Teams:
Raiders: 1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Nick Cotric 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Joseph Leilua 5. Bailey Simonsson 6. Jack Wighton 7. Sam Williams 8. Josh Papalii 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Dunamis Lui 11. John Bateman 12. Elliot Whitehead 13. Ryan Sutton 14. Siliva Havili 15. Hudson Young 16. Iosia Soliola 17. Corey Horsburgh. Reserves: 18. Aidan Sezer 19. Michael Oldfield 20. Emre Guler 21. Jack Murchie
Panthers: 1. Caleb Aekins 2. Josh Mansour 3. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 4. Waqa Blake 5. Malakai Watene-Zelezniak 6. James Maloney 7. Nathan Cleary 8. James Tamou 9. Wayde Egan 10. Tim Grant 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Isaah Yeo 13. James Fisher-Harris 14. Sione Katoa 15. Liam Martin 16. Moses Leota 17. Reagan Campbell-Gillard. Reserves: 18. Jarome Luai 19. Kaide Ellis 20. Dylan Edwards 21. Tyrell Fuimaono
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change