Saturday second NRL Round 25 match is between Canterbury Bulldogs and Penrith Panthers with the opening kick to commence at 5:30pm local time. The game is to be played at ANZ Stadium which see’s home team Canterbury Bulldogs hold favouritism in the market. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Canterbury Bulldogs and Penrith Panthers.
WHERE AND WHEN: ANZ Stadium, Saturday, 31st August, 5:30pm
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Opening odds comparison:
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| Canterbury Bulldogs | 1.42 | 1.34 | 1.37 | 1.34 | 1.42 | 1.43 |
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Penrith Panthers
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2.85 | 3.25 | 3.20 | 3.25 | 2.85 | 2.85 |
Preview:
The Bulldogs take on the Panthers on Saturday, 5.30pm at ANZ Stadium. While the Bulldogs will go into this match as favourites, this game has significant finals
ramifications and will be hard fought by both teams. While the Bulldogs will be playing for a home final, 13th placed Penrith will be looking to continue their recent winning
ways and may just have enough to worry the home side.
Teams:
Canterbury Bulldogs:
Josh Morris, Mitch Brown, Krisnan Inu, Tim Lafai, Sam Perrett, Josh Reynolds, Trent Hodkinson, Aiden Tolman, Michael Ennis, James Graham, Tony Williams, Josh Jackson, Dale Finucane. Interchange: Dene Halatau, Lachlan Burr, Tim Browne, Martin Taupau
Penrith Panthers:
Lachlan Coote, Josh Mansour, Lewis Brown, Dean Whare, David Simmons, Isaac John, Luke Walsh, Sam McKendry, Kevin Kingston, Tim Grant, Clint Newton, Sika Manu, Ryan Simpkins. Interchange: James Segeyaro, Nathan Smith, Jeremy Latimore, Mose Masoe, Matt Moylan
Daniel Cross to leave AFL’s Bulldogs
Midfielder Daniel Cross will play his last match for the Western Bulldogs this weekend, but wants to continue his AFL career elsewhere next year.
Cross, the courageous on-baller who is set to play his 210th and final match for the Dogs against Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on Sunday, has not been offered a new contract for next season.
But the 30-year-old believes he still has more to give at AFL level, and will look for a new club in 2014.
“I love this club, its supporters and all the players I’ve played with, and totally understand its position with regards to its direction,” Cross said of the Bulldogs’ decision not to table a new deal.
“While I leave with a heavy heart … I will always look back at my 13 years as a Bulldog fondly, and look forward to finishing on a high note with my teammates this Sunday.”
Bulldogs chief executive Simon Garlick admitted not offering Cross a new deal was a difficult call to make.
“Daniel has added an enormous amount to this football club since he arrived in 2000, and leaves a legacy of an ultra-professional, team-oriented player who consistently displayed great courage for his team,” Garlick said.
Cross could be an ideal fit for a club like Greater Western Sydney next season.
He has worked under soon-to-be GWS head coach Leon Cameron, a former Bulldogs assistant, and been part of a strong midfield unit with Giants co-captain Callan Ward when Ward was at the Bulldogs.