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The Wests Tigers meet the Canterbury Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Join The Roar for live scores from 3:00pm (AEST).
Three wins on the trot see the Bulldogs placed third on the NRL ladder, but equal first on points.
Just three wins behind them, but seven rungs on the ladder, sit the Tigers in 10th place.
The last time these sides met came way back in Round 8 last season. Canterbury gave the Tigers a belting in that match, running out a 40 to 4 victory.
The Tigers enter this match as underdog, and rightly so after stringing together a couple of disappointing losses. They will be desperate to turn a corner against the Bulldogs and keep their finals aspirations in check.
After a big 40 to 8 loss against the Sea Eagles last week, matching is against a table topping team (as they were managing earlier in the season) is a difficult prospect to entertain.
The loss of winger David Nofoaluma for the season with a knee injury only adds to the challenge for the Tigers.
Robbie Farah got himself in hot water following the loss after lashing out at referee Shane Hayne’s decision to not send a contentious no-try call to the video ref.
He will need to enter this match with more focus on the match and moment at hand, and lead his side strongly if they have any chance of an upset today.
The Bulldogs ground out a solid 2-point win against the Storm in Melbourne last round and should extend their winning streak to four if they can bring similar steel into this match.
The return of Josh Morris will provide even more reason for the Bulldogs to back themselves in to win this match.
Can the Tigers revive their finals hopes with a strong upset win? Or will the Bulldogs continue their charge?
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