Last year’s Grand Finalists, The Bulldogs, finally registered their first win of the season last week 24-8 over a Sharks outfit also struggling to find form.

It wasn’t the prettiest win but a win none-the-less and one that, combined with the return of several big name players this week including James Graham, will give the Dogs some much needed confidence and momentum heading into this game.

The Tigers poor season to date, which sees them fourteenth on the ladder with only two wins over Parramatta and Penrith to their credit, was put under further pressure last week with not only a loss to Brisbane but several major injuries to key players leaving the Tiger’s roster a shadow of it’s former self.

Canterbury have won each of the four matches between the two sides in the past two seasons and look to have a lot more upside leading into this game when compared to their opponents.

Both teams, not surprisingly, have struggled to score points in the past month and only once in a combined eight games, have one of these sides registered more than 20 points.

TIP: BULLDOGS 13+

Odds Comparison:

Canterbury Bulldogs	1.16	1.17	1.16	1.17	1.16	1.17
Wests Tigers	5.50	5.25	5.50	5.25	5.50	5.50

Teams:

Canterbury Bulldogs:
Ben Barba, Mitch Brown, Josh Morris, Tim Lafai, Sam Perrett, Josh Reynolds, Trent Hodkinson, Aiden Tolman, Michael Ennis (c), Martin Taupau, Tony Williams, Frank Pritchard, Greg Eastwood
Interchange: Dene Halatau, Josh Jackson, James Graham, Dale Finucane, Tim Browne (one to be omitted)

Wests Tigers:
James Tedesco, Marika Koroibete, Joel Reddy, Bodene Thompson, Matt Utai, Curtis Sironen, Jacob Miller, Aaron Woods, Robbie Farah (c), Jack Buchanan, Liam Fulton, Adam Blair, Sean Spence.
Interchange: Ben Murdoch-Masila, Eddy Pettybourne, Suaso Sue, Tim Simona, Ava Seumanufagai (one to be omitted)