Wests Tigers vs Canterbury Bulldogs Tips, Odds and Teams – NRL 2018 Round 12

Sunday’s NRL 2018 Round 12 match is between Wests Tigers and Canterbury Bulldogs. The opening kick is set to commence at 16:10 local time with the game to be played at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. The away team Canterbury Bulldogs are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between Wests Tigers and Canterbury Bulldogs.

When: 16:10 | Sunday 27/05/2018

Where: ANZ Stadium, Sydney

Preview:

In terms of tipping this one, I’m going to flip a coin as both sides have been travelling as good as each other.

The Tigers may have a little more incentive to win as they’re desperate to stay in touch with the top eight.

Josh Reynolds could be a handy inclusion for them.

He will add some spark and enthusiasm to the game.

Outplayed in all areas from a good team last week, I think they’ll be up for the challenge.

Mahe Fonua will be back as well after his week of being stood down and looking to make his point.

Also returning could be the young tearaway Raymond Faitala-Mariner and if you’re a Dogs fan, you would love to have him back in the side as he offers so much with his attack and second phase, something that the Dogs need at times.

He gets them away from playing such structured attack.

The Verdict

I’m going to go with the Tigers and I think there’ll be a flurry of points.

Unibet Odds:

Wests Tigers at $1.64

Canterbury at $2.30

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Tip: Canterbury Bulldogs at $2.25

Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Brett Moses at $11.00

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Teams:

Wests Tigers:

1 Tuimoala Lolohea, 2 David Nofoaluma, 3 Esan Marsters, 4 Mahe Fonua, 5 Corey Thompson, 6 Benji Marshall, 7 Luke Brooks, 8 Russell Packer, 9 Jacob Liddle, 10 Ben Matulino, 11 Chris Lawrence (c), 12 Michael Chee-Kam, 13 Elijah Taylor,

Interchange: 14 Alex Twal, 15 Josh Reynolds, 16 Matthew Eisenhuth, 17 Sauaso Sue

Reserves: 18 Josh Aloiai, 19 Chris McQueen, 20 Tim Grant, 21 Kevin Naiqama.

Canterbury Bulldogs:

1 Moses Mbye, 2 Brett Morris, 3 John Olive, 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: Adam Elliott, 15 Clay Priest, 16 Renouf Toomaga, 17 Kerrod Holland

Reserves: 18 Greg Eastwood, 19 Reimis Smith, 20 Asipeli Fine, 21 Michael Lichaa.

NRL News:

Canterbury coach Dean Pay will be unable to personally negotiate player contracts after an extensive review of the NRL salary cap problems stemming from the previous regime.

After weeks of speculation around players’ futures, the Bulldogs informed their members on Thursday they will be unlikely to make any major signings until the 2021 season.

NRL chairman Peter Beattie and chief executive Todd Greenberg were present at the forum.

The club confirmed they were cap compliant for both this year and the 2019 season, however will be limited to offering minimum wage deals for the five remaining spots on their roster for next season.

Canterbury chief executive Andrew Hill declared that they weren’t actively shopping players to get under the cap but refused guarantee any of their big-name stars would stay in a bid to alleviate financial pressures.

“Absolutely, we have limitations as to what we can recruit and retain,” he said.

“We will get through this next period of 18 months because the club has got some wonderful, experienced people in significant roles.

“The combination of that experience and the fact it’s a very strong club with great foundations, we’re open and transparent with our members; we have to get through this little hurdle.

“Once we get past it, the future is incredibly bright.”

After only being appointed to their roles earlier this year, chairwoman Lynne Anderson and CEO Hill were shocked at the results of a review into their footballing books.

They found that between seven-10 players were on substantially back-ended deals through to 2020, some of which rose from $200,000 to $600,000 by the end of their contracts.

Another six in 2018 are on ratchet clauses designed to increase their pay tied with annual rises in the cap, all of which were negotiated by previous management on the pretence of a $10 million cap.

The salary cap this year is $9.4 million, which forced the club to release former captain James Graham to St George Illawarra despite one year remaining on his deal.

It also means established stars Brett and Josh Morris, and Greg Eastwood, are all but certain to be in their final seasons at the club as the club moves to prioritise junior development.

Matt Frawley, Jeremy Marshall-King, Rhyse Martin and Clay Priest are without contracts next year.

The review forced the club to implement a number of changes to its recruitment and retention strategies, including the formation of a new committee.

Other stipulations include Pay reporting to head of football Andrew Farrar, as well as the establishment of a percentage of their cap to be spent on certain positions.

Any back-ended deals in excess of $100,000 also need to be approved by the board.

BULLDOGS’ RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE

Lynne Anderson (chairwoman)

Chris Anderson (board member)

Andrew Hill (chief executive)

Dean Pay (coach)

Andrew Farrar (general manager of football)

Warren McDonnell (recruitment head)

Vince Costa (chief operating officer)

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