Sunday’s NRL 2018 Round 11 match is between Cronulla Sharks and Canterbury Bulldogs. The opening kick is set to commence at 16:10 local time with the game to be played at Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney. The home team Cronulla Sharks are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between Cronulla Sharks and Canterbury Bulldogs.
When: 16:10 | Sunday 20/05/2018
Where: Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
Preview:
Coming off a hard-fought win and the inclusion of possibly two more forwards in Paul Gallen and Jayson Bukuya, the Sharks will be licking their lips.
Back at home again on a Sunday arvo, the shire will rally their support behind their team.
The Bulldogs are a team that has no doubt improved but they just don’t excite me in any way.
Their attack has slowly improved but with the talent they have, it’s still very much far from convincing.
KEY BATTLE: Valentine Holmes v Moses Mbye
The battle of the fullbacks will be a beauty.
Valentine Holmes was enormous last week with 332m, two tries and three line breaks.
He was unstoppable while Mbye will have to rise to the occasion to try and match him.
The Verdict
I like the home team to get the job done.
The Sharks have a 10-8 (55.6 percent) record as a home team after an interstate game since 2013.
Unibet Odds:
Cronulla at $1.49
Canterbury at $2.65
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Tip: Cronulla Sharks at $1.51
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Edrick Lee at $11.00
More Info:
Teams:
Cronulla Sharks:
1 Valentine Holmes, 2 Sosaia Feki, 3 Jesse Ramien, 4 Ricky Leutele, 5 Edrick Lee, 6 Matt Moylan, 7 Chad Townsend, 8 Andrew Fifita, 9 Jayden Brailey, 10 Matt Prior, 11 Kurt Capewell, 11 Jayson Bukuya, 13 Paul Gallen (c)
Interchange: 14 Joseph Paulo, 15 James Segeyaro, 16 Ava Seumanufagai, 17 Jack Williams
Reserves: 18 Kurt Dillon, 19 Braden Uele, 20 Luke Lewis, 21 Josh Dugan.
Canterbury Bulldogs: 
1 Moses Mbye, 2 Brett Morris, 3 Josh Morris, 4 Will Hopoate, 5 Marcelo Montoya, 6 Matt Frawley, 7 Kieran Foran, 8 Aaron Woods, 9 Jeremy Marshall-King, 10 David Klemmer, 11 Josh Jackson (c), 12 Raymond Faitala-Mariner, 13 Rhyse Martin
Interchange: 14 Adam Elliott, 15 Clay Priest, 16 Renouf Toomaga, 17 Kerrod Holland
Reserves: 19 Greg Eastwood, 20 John Olive, 21 Asipeli Fine, 23 Michael Lichaa.
NRL News:
A Valentine Holmes double proved the difference as Cronulla enjoyed a gutsy 24-16 NRL comeback win over Canberra at GIO Stadium.
The Sharks’ fourth straight victory was built around their fullback’s dramatic redemption after costing the Sharks an early converted try.
Star Raiders winger Nick Cotric pounced on some sloppy play from Holmes in the dead-ball zone to score Canberra’s first points after seven minutes to get the crowd of 11,047 at GIO Stadium firing.
But only a minute later Holmes weaved through Canberra’s defence after taking a high-ball to run three quarters of the field and get the Sharks going with their first try.
Fittingly, Holmes sealed the game when he went on another huge run in the final minute as Chad Townsend converted the try after fulltime.
The Sharks trailed by eight points at halftime in the clash, with the Raiders searching for a victory that would’ve put them inside the top-eight.
Canberra didn’t add to their score after the break as Cronulla controlled possession and time in attack during the second half.
Sosaia Feki’s try on the left edge in the 66th minute saw the Sharks hit the lead for the first time as the Raiders were unable to capitalise on their attacking threats after that.
Holmes was also influential in another try, as he slapped a ball back for first-gamer Jack Williams to score the first points of his career in the 55th minute.
Canberra’s woes were compounded by five-eighth Blake Austin being taken from the field with a suspected serious ankle injury.
The off-contract Austin was helped off by trainers after being injured while scoring Canberra’s second try late in the first half.
