Friday’s only NRL Round 15 match is between Canterbury Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters with the opening kick to commence at 7:45PM local time. The game is to be played at ANZ Stadium which see’s home team Canterbury Bulldogs hold favouritism in the market. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Canterbury Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters.
WHERE AND WHEN: ANZ Stadium, Friday, 21/06, 7:45PM
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Opening odds comparison:
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| Canterbury Bulldogs | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.40 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.42 |
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Sydney Roosters
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2.95 | 3.00 | 3.05 | 3.00 | 2.95 | 2.88 |
Preview:
Round 15 of the NRL is almost here, with only four games taking place this weekend and many teams lessened by the loss of State of Origin players. The Bulldogs take on the Roosters in the Friday night clash, kicking off at 7.45pm at ANZ Stadium. This will be a blockbuster event, with Sonny Bill Williams and the Roosters keen to take down Canterbury-Bankstown. While the Roosters are a premiership threat in 2013, however, they will have to fight this one without State of Origin trio Mitchell Pearce, James Maloney and Michael Jennings. The Bulldogs are gaining momentum at the moment, and will be far from easy-beats this weekend. Their 38-0 loss to the Roosters at the start of the season will certainly not be forgotten, and they will come out charging in what should be a great match.
Teams:
Canterbury Bulldogs:
Ben Barba, Mitch Brown, Timoteo Lafai, Krisnan Inu, Sam Perrett, Joel Romelo, Trent Hodkinson, Aiden Tolman, Michael Ennis, James Graham, Frank Pritchard, Josh Jackson, Greg Eastwood. Interchange: Sam Kasiano, Tony Williams, Dene Halatau, Dale Finucane.
Sydney Roosters:
Anthony Minichiello, Daniel Tupou, Aidan Guerra, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Mitchell Aubusson, Daniel Mortimer, Luke O’Donnell, Jake Friend, Martin Kennedy, Boyd Cordner, Sonny Bill Williams, Frank Paul Nuuausala. Interchange: Nafe Seluini, Dylan Napa, Sam Moa, Isaac Liu.
Referees: Matt Cecchin, Gavin Badger.
NRL spitting incident a one off: Greenberg
Canterbury chief executive Todd Greenberg is confident the ugly scenes at Brookvale Oval, where star fullback Ben Barba was spat on by Manly fans, is simply a one off for the NRL.
And Greenberg, who will join the NRL as second-in-command to CEO Dave Smith in August, said he is comfortable leaving the investigation in the hands of the NRL’s integrity unit.
He has yet to speak to the wife of forward Frank Pritchard, Raima, over racist abuse she copped during the game – but said all findings would be funnelled through to the integrity unit.
And Greenberg doesn’t have any concerns about the fan reaction when Sonny Bill Williams returns to face Canterbury at ANZ Stadium for the first time since walking out on the club in 2008.
Williams took the Bulldogs to task when the two teams met earlier this year, scoring twice as the Roosters triumphed 38-0 at Allianz Stadium.
A return to his former home ground will be a different prospect but Greenberg believes the disgusting antics which confronted his players on Friday will not be seen again at any ground this year.
“I just think last Friday night people’s emotions spilled over at Brookvale,” Greenberg said on Wednesday.
“It was very ordinary. I made that clear.
“But I don’t think that’s a sign of anything coming or going. It was just a one-off.
“We’re really looking forward to Friday night.”
Greenberg says whatever bad blood there was between Williams and the Bulldogs disappeared long ago, pointing to their post-match handshake as proof perfect that everything was settled.
“As much as everyone would like me to say something controversial about Sonny leading into Friday night, you won’t hear it from me,” he said.
