Saturday has two NRL matches with the first game for Round 12 is between Sydney Roosters and Canberra Raiders with the opening kick to commence at 17:35 local time. The game is to be played at Allianz Stadium with the favourite for the match being Sydney Roosters. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Sydney Roosters and Canberra Raiders.
Where and when: Allianz Stadium, 17:35 | Saturday 31/05/2014
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Odds Comparison:
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| Sydney Roosters | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.18 |
| Canberra Raiders | 5.25 | 5.15 | 4.85 | 5.15 | 5.25 | 5.00 |
All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.
Previews :
ROOSTERS
The Roosters defeated an undermanned Canterbury, who were missing four players due to Origin including their halves combination, in round 11 32 – 12.
It took the Roosters, who started a short priced favourite for the game, a long time to get the better of their determined opponents and it was only three tries in the last fifteen minutes that blew the score-line out.
It wasn’t the Roosters at the best and the score-line flattened them to a degree but it did make it four wins from the past five weeks, during which time they’ve averaged 26 points per game.
It was also their fourth 13+ win of the season – all of which have been produced at Allianz Stadium
The Roosters are close to being back to the form that made the team to beat last season and only some poor execution in attack and discipline in defence, are preventing them from reaching that level again.
RAIDERS
The Raiders relieved some of the pressure that they had been under with a 42 – 12 win last week over the Cowboys who were without several of their Origin stars Jonathan Thurston, Brent Tate, Matt Scott and James Tamou.
Like the Roosters, the Raiders took their time in getting the upper hand over the Cowboys and it wasn’t until half-way through the second half with a try to Reece Robinson, that the game was put behind doubt.
Two more tries in the final five minutes of the game gave the Raiders their fourth win of the season and only their second in the past seven matches.
It was also the first time since round 5 that an opposing team has failed to score more than 20 points against the Raiders but had the aforementioned players be available for the Cowboys, that mark would’ve been surpassed.
That defensive record doesn’t read well for the Raiders as the Roosters, along with the Cowboys, have scored the most points in the competition thus far.
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HEAD TO HEAD
The two sides have met twice in each of the past two season and surprisingly, the ledger is 2 – 2, with the result always going with the home-side and the biggest winning margin posted by either side, only six points.
The Raiders will be out to confirm that last week’s win wasn’t just due to the fact that the Cowboys were missing players and will be competitive but just too hard to see them holding out the Roosters’ attack.
The Raiders don’t travel well at the best of times but at Allianz, they’ve won one of their past fifteen matches.
TIP: ROOSTERS 13 +
Teams:
Roosters: Anthony Minichiello (c), Daniel Tupou, Michael Jennings, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, James Maloney, Mitchell Pearce, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Jake Friend, Sam Moa, Aidan Guerra, Sonny Bill Williams, Frank-Paul Nuuausala. Interchange: Dylan Napa, Isaac Liu, Mitchell Aubusson, Remi Casty
Raiders: Anthony Milford, Reece Robinson, Jarrod Croker, Jack Wighton, Sami Sauiluma, Terry Campese (c), Josh McCrone, David Shillington, Glen Buttriss, Brett White, Josh Papalii, Jarrad Kennedy, Shaun Fensom. Interchange: Mitch Cornish, Joel Edwards, Paul Vaughan, Dane Tilse, Shannon Boyd
News :
Penrith centre Jamal Idris has been stood down by the NRL club, reportedly due to an alcohol-related incident.
According to News Corp on Thursday night, Idris was involved in an incident on the Gold Coast while the club had a bye last round.
The Panthers issued a statement that noted Idris needed time off to address some personal issues, but they didn’t relate to disciplinary matters.
He will be unavailable for Friday night’s clash with Parramatta and no time frame was given for his return to the field.
“Jamal Idris will be taking a break from rugby league, effective immediately,” read the statement.
“The club has been working closely with the NRL this week to put a support system in place to help Jamal deal with some personal issues.
“The club stresses that this matter has nothing to do with disciplinary action.”