Round 12 sees only four matches scheduled for the weekend with State Origin to be held on Wednesday night.
The first game sees Canterbury host St. George in the only game on Friday night.
Canterbury, who had strung four wins together against lowly placed sides, copped a reality check in round 10 when thumped by Newcastle 44-8 at Hunter Stadium.
It served as a good wake up call for the Bulldogs who bounced back last week, back at ANZ Stadium, with a solid 24-14 win in trying conditions over North Queensland.
St. George, who broke a three game losing streak against the hapless Parramatta in round 10 (32-12), played host to an in-form Panthers side last week.
Three first half tries to the Panthers were enough for them to secure their third successive win (19-0) and sneak into the eight.
St. George were held scoreless last week and it continues a worrying trend of small totals the Dragons register, which has seen the them exceed 20 points only twice this season – against Parramatta and Cronulla (25 points).
With one of their leading attacking weapons, Brett Movies, on origin duty, coupled with the tough Canterbury defence, the Dragons may struggle here.
Odds Comparison by NRL odds:
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| Canterbury Bulldogs | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.35 | 1.35 |
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St George Illawarra Dragons
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3.30 | 3.65 | 3.20 | 3.65 | 3.30 | 3.30 |
Teams:
Canterbury Bulldogs:
Ben Barba, Drury Low, Mitch Brown, Tim Lafai, Sam Perrett, Josh Reynolds, Trent Hodkinson, Aiden Tolman, Michael Ennis (c), Sam Kasiano, Frank Pritchard, Josh Jackson, Greg Eastwood. Interchange: Dene Halatau, Tim Browne, James Graham, Dale Finucane, Martin Taupau
St George Illawarra Dragons:
Josh Dugan, Daniel Vidot, Chase Stanley, Matt Prior, Jason Nightingale, Jamie Soward, Nathan Fien, Dan Hunt, Mitch Rein, Michael Weyman, Bronson Harrison, Ben Creagh (c), Tyson Frizell. Interchange: Cameron King, Leeson Ah Mau, Jack de Belin, Jack Stockwell
