Belmore Sports Ground will play host to Saturday's Round 20 NRL game between Canterbury Bulldogs and Brisbane Broncos. The game kicks off at 3:00 pm with Brisbane Broncos heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Canterbury Bulldogs vs. Brisbane Broncos game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Saturday July 15, 2023 at 3:00 pm

Where: Belmore Sports Ground

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Canterbury Bulldogs vs Brisbane Broncos Preview

Their pride restored somewhat last weekend, Canterbury Bulldogs head back to Belmore Sports Ground for a clash with the high-flying Brisbane Broncos.

The ailing Bulldogs were pumped 66-0 at home to Newcastle in Round 18. But with the key addition of Gold Coast halfback Toby Sexton and some line-up tweaks, they responded with a stirring 36-32 win over (albeit heavily depleted) South Sydney – their first since Round 12.

Impressive rookie winger Blake Wilson bagged a hat-trick and Jake Averillo shone at fullback, but the big takeaway was the fledgling combination between Sexton and Matt Burton, who was allowed to revert to five-eighth.

Wilson retains his spot despite NSW winger Josh Addo-Carr’s return, with Jacob Kiraz moving to centre and debutant Ethan Quai-Ward dropping out. Ryan Sutton (neck) is out, which sees Raymond Faitala-Mariner go to prop and Corey Waddell come back in at lock for the 6-11 Bulldogs.

The Broncos have a share of the competition lead and the best record in the NRL (12-5). They’ve won four of their last five and have largely navigated the Origin period well, but they were upset by the Titans 18-12 before a Selwyn Cobbo hat-trick inspired a fast-finishing 24-16 win over the Dolphins.

Injured Blues prop Payne Haas is out, while Maroons counterpart Pat Carrigan has been named in the reserves. Corey Jensen and Kobe Hetherington are named in the pack in their place, while Jesse Arthars joins the bench and Kurt Capewell returns from injury. Reece Walsh remains suspended.

Brisbane is on a four-match winning streak against Canterbury, including wins at Accor Stadium (16-10) and Suncorp Stadium (34-14) last season. The former snapped a four-match losing streak against the Bulldogs in Sydney.

It’s a danger game for the $1.40 favourite Broncos, heading into hostile territory against a team with their tails up and missing Walsh, Haas, Flegler and potentially Carrigan. The Bulldogs beat the Tigers at Belmore in Round 3 and will be up for just their fourth match at their spiritual home in five seasons.

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