AAMI Park will play host to Sunday's Round 24 NRL game between Melbourne Storm and Canberra Raiders. The game kicks off at 2:00 pm with Melbourne Storm heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Melbourne Storm vs. Canberra Raiders game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Sunday August 13, 2023 at 2:00 pm

Where: AAMI Park

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Melbourne Storm vs Canberra Raiders Preview

Fourth spot goes on the line between the NRL’s southern neighbours, with Melbourne Storm vying to overcome a significant home bogey against Canberra Raiders.

The Storm boast a superb 75 percent win record at AAMI Park but the Raiders are on an amazing five-match winning streak at the venue.

Ricky Stuart’s side sparked their late-season charge in 2022 with a 20-16 win in Melbourne and pulled off a 28-20 elimination final boilover against the Storm.

The 2023 Storm are as inconsistent as at any stage in Craig Bellamy’s 21-season tenure. They have been stuck in a win-loss pattern for six weeks and have not won more than three on the trot all year.

A 46-16 beatdown of Parramatta was a statement win that could have provided a launching pad for the run home, but they were humbled 26-6 at Penrith last Friday with halfback Jahrome Hughes and strike winger Xavier Coates ruled out.

Hughes and Coates have been named to play this week, while Bronson Garlick comes onto the bench for Tyran Wishart.

Despite their lofty position on the ladder, the Raiders’ form has been below par.

After back-to-back losses to the Warriors (21-20) and Newcastle (28-6), they yet again made heavy going of a 22-18 win over Wests Tigers after getting out to a handy lead.

The Raiders have been hit with a likely season-ending injury blow to Sebastian Kris, who had moved to centre to cover for the loss of Jarrod Croker last week and Ethan Strange comes in to debut against the Storm.

Melbourne has won its last six matches at AAMI Park and will be hellbent on arresting Canberra winning run there. But the Raiders’ only loss in their last eight away games was in golden point in Auckland and they shape as the value play with a two-try start in would should be a cliff-hanger.

Meanwhile, 14 of the teams’ last 18 matches have produced totals of 42 or less – the under is another enticing option here.

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