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Good Friday sees a 2014 grand final rematch as the Canterbury Bulldogs take on the South Sydney Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium, Homebush. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 3:45pm (AEDT).
Both sides have got off to a very good start in 2015. The Bulldogs are coming off a golden-point win against the Wests Tigers, thanks to a Moses Mbye field goal.
The win leaves the Bulldogs with a record of three wins and one loss after four rounds, sitting comfortably in the top four.
Meanwhile, the Rabbitohs launched their 2015 season with crushing wins over the Brisbane Broncos, the Sydney Roosters and the Wests Tigers. However talk of an undefeated season were ended last Friday to the Parramatta Eels at a packed Pirtek Stadium. The Bunnies now sit, like the Bulldogs, inside the top four with three wins and one loss.
The Bulldogs welcome back Josh Reynolds from injury, meaning last week’s match-winner Mbye will have to settle for being the 18th man, a harsh blow for the young man, who has been in excellent form. Other players returning for the Bulldogs include centre Tim Lafai and star fullback Brett Morris, who both missed last week’s win.
The Bulldogs have named a six-man bench, with Antonio Kaufusi dropping out of the side. Corey Thompson being named on the bench hints that there are some question marks over the fitness of both Lafai and Morris.
Meanwhile, the Rabbitohs have an unchanged 17 from their first loss of the season, with only Jason Clark and Nathan Brown added to the extended interchange bench.
The home ground advantage or lack thereof for this game is one factor to take into account, as both teams use ANZ Stadium as their base. With a massive Good Friday crowd expected, the ‘Kennel’ and the ‘Burrow’ will no doubt be making a lot of noise and there should be a cracking atmosphere.
Brett Morris versus Greg Inglis is a mouth-watering battle. Both have had impressive starts to the season and will be hard players to stop in defence. The way the pair connect with their halves will also go a long way to deciding the match. The only question mark over this battle is the potential fitness of Brett Morris.
Prediction
Despite the return of Josh Reynolds and the injury to Dylan Walker, the Rabbitohs should be a fraction too strong for the Bulldogs.
Rabbitohs by 4 in a close battle.
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