Friday has two NRL matches with the second game for Round 11 being between Canterbury Bulldogs and Brisbane Broncos with the opening kick to commence at 7.35pm local time. The game is to be played at ANZ Stadium with the favourite for the match being Canterbury Bulldogs. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Canterbury Bulldogs and Brisbane Broncos.
WHERE AND WHEN: ANZ Stadium, Friday 24th May, 7.35pm
Preview:
It’s the Bulldogs vs Broncos for the other Friday night encounter, 5.20PM at ANZ Stadium. Similar to the last match, both teams are also coming off losses, with Canterbury suffering an especially bad 50-24 scoreline against the Knights last week. While the Bulldogs were far from impressive, the Broncos were also lackluster against the Titans however, and will have to do a lot better if they want to escape with some points this week.
Teams:
Canterbury Bulldogs:
Ben Barba, Mitch Brown, Josh Morris, Tim Lafai, Sam Perrett, Josh Reynolds, Trent Hodkinson, Aiden Tolman, Michael Ennis (capt), Sam Kasiano, Tony Williams, Frank Pritchard, Greg Eastwood. Interchange: Dene Halatau, Josh Jackson, James Graham, Dale Finucane, Martin Taupau, Tim Browne
Brisbane Broncos:
Corey Norman, Josh Hoffman, Jordan Kahu, Justin Hodges, Lachlan Maranta, Ben Hunt, Peter Wallace, Josh McGuire, Andrew McCullough, Sam Thaiday (c), Alex Glenn, Matt Gillett, Corey Parker. Interchange: Jake Granville, Scott Anderson, David Hala, Jarrod Wallace, Dunamis Lui, Denan Kemp
Broncos say Norman cleared by police
Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin says he’s confident rugby league’s latest scandal won’t affect fullback Corey Norman in Friday night’s NRL clash with Canterbury at ANZ Stadium.
Norman’s Brisbane home was where a young woman alleged she was punched in the face by South Sydney NRL player Ben Te’o last month after they’d been out drinking at a night spot.
Te’o has strongly denied the assault allegations which are being investigated by the NRL’s integrity unit.
The woman, who suffered a fractured eye socket, withdrew a complaint to police against Te’o but her story was aired on Channel Nine news on Wednesday night.
Griffin said Norman and the club could now move forward.
“The club has made a statement on its stance and our player has got no issue with the incident or with the police,” said Griffin after Norman trained on Thursday morning.
“…(Chief executive) Paul White has been in constant contact with all the relevant parties and he is dealing with that.
“We’ve made out statement and we’ll let the other investigation take its course.”
There was no suggestion of Norman facing any sanctions from the Broncos.
“Corey Norman has been cleared by police and we’ve investigated it as well,” he said.
“It’s now an issue for the NRL to deal with.”
Asked if the whole affair was another bad look for rugby league, Griffin said: “our club is not involved in that.
“The NRL will deal with that, we’ve made our statement.”
Earlier, Queensland’s record-breaking State of Origin coach Mal Meninga said Te’o would not be excluded from Maroons selection until the NRL’s investigation was finalised.
“From my perspective, he is innocent until proven guilty,” Meninga said.
