Saturday’s NRL 2017 Round 25 match is between Melbourne Storm and South Sydney Rabbitohs. The opening kick is set to commence at 17:30 local time with the game to be played at AAMI Park. The home team Melbourne Storm are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between Melbourne Storm and South Sydney Rabbitohs.
When: 17:30 | Saturday 26/08/2017
Where: AAMI Park
Preview:
The Storm wrapped up the minor premiership last week but it’s hard to see the premiership favourites taking the foot off the pedal against Souths, who have put together three wins in a row. Melbourne welcome back superstar halfback Cooper Cronk, while Origin forward Tim Glasby could also return after being named among the reserves. The Rabbitohs were game in defeat when they played the Storm in Perth earlier in the year but could only muster six points. Scoring won’t get any easier with the loss of the NRL’s leading try scorer Alex Johnston to a hamstring injury.
Key: The Storm have an imposing record over the Rabbitohs, losing to them just twice in the past 13 years.
Tip: Storm
Odds:
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Tip: Melbourne Storm at $1.18
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Josh Addo-Carr at $7.50
More Info:
Head to Head: Storm 23 Rabbitohs 4
Last clash: Round 11, 2017 – Storm 14 bt Rabbitohs 6 at nib Stadium
Tab: Storm $1.15 Rabbitohs $5.50
FootyTAB: Rabbitohs +12.5
Teams:
Storm: 
1. Billy Slater 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. William Chambers 4. Curtis Scott 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Cameron Munster 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith 10. Jordan McLean 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Joe Stimson 13. Dale Finucane 14. Kenneath Bromwich 15. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 16. Tohu Harris 17. Slade Griffin 18. Tim Glasby 19. Robbie Rochow 20. Jahrome Hughes 21. Nate Myles
Players cut: TBC
Rabbitohs: 
1. Bryson Goodwin 2. Campbell Graham 3. Aaron Gray 4. Tyrell Fuimaono 5. Robert Jennings 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Thomas Burgess 9. Damien Cook 10. Sam Burgess 11. John Sutton 12. Angus Crichton 13. Cameron Murray 14. Robbie Farah 15. George Burgess 16. Kyle Turner 17. Zane Musgrove 18. Jack Gosiewski 19. David Tyrrell 20. Siosifa Talakai
Players cut: TBC
NRL News:
Josh Jackson has rubbished suggestions uncertainty over the future of large swathes of the Canterbury playing group has contributed to their forgettable NRL season.
The Bulldogs are believed to be attempting to offload several star players including skipper James Graham and Brett and Josh Morris to get under the salary cap for 2018.
Jackson said it was a cop out to suggest the Bulldogs – who have won eight of 22 games – had been destabilised because of player uncertainty.
“No one, as far as I’m aware, has been told anything about it, it’s all reports in the media,” Jackson said.
“Whether there’s truth behind it – I’m not too sure. But I don’t think it’s impacted our season at all.
“It’s a pretty poor excuse if we’re going to take that line. It comes down to the 17 players who are taking the field every week.”
The Bulldogs have reportedly told rival teams that almost all of their top 25 are up for grabs with Jackson, David Klemmer and Raymond Faitala-Mariner the only players the club won’t entertain trading.
The Bulldogs need wins in their final two rounds – starting with Saturday’s clash with the strife-torn Gold Coast – in order to ease pressure on coach Des Hasler.
With the club’s board up for election in February, Hasler could be axed to take the heat off them as a rival ticket headed by club greats gathers momentum.
Jackson said the side was taking a ‘do it for Des’ approach to their final two games, saying they needed to repay his faith in them.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen him (Hasler) get out of his car in the morning. When I leave he’s always sitting in his office doing something – cutting up video or doing something like that,” he said.
“Not only that, he’s a very good people person as well. He cares about players as people first. When you’re like that you get a lot out of your players.”
