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Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog

Roar Guru
11th April, 2016
Time: 7pm (AEST)
Venue: AAMI Park
Last meeting: Storm 4-20 Bulldogs
History (since '98): Storm 16 wins, Bulldogs 20 wins
TV: Live, Fox Sports
Betting: Melbourne Storm $1.65, Canterbury Bulldogs $2.30

Storm
1 Cameron Munster
2 Young Tonumaipea
3 Will Chambers
4 Tohu Harris
5 Marika Koroibete
6 Blake Green
7 Cooper Cronk
8 Jesse Bromwich
9 Cameron Smith (c)
10 Jordan McLean
11 Kevin Proctor
12 Kenny Bromwich
13 Dale Finucane

Interchange
14 Christian Welch
15 Tim Glasby
16 Felise Kaufusi
17 Ben Hampton
18 Nelson Asofa-Solomona
19 Richie Kennar

Bulldogs
1 Will Hopoate
2 Curtis Rona
3 Josh Morris
4 Kerrod Holland
5 Sam Perrett
6 Josh Reynolds
7 Moses Mbye
8 Aiden Tolman
9 Michael Lichaa
10 James Graham (c)
11 Josh Jackson
12 Tony Williams
13 Greg Eastwood

Interchange
14 Sam Kasiano
15 Tim Browne
16 David Klemmer
17 Adam Elliott
19 Lloyd Perrett
Cam Smith has been playing halfback and hooker. (AAP Image/Julian Smith)
Roar Guru
11th April, 2016
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A tight tussle is expected at AAMI Park tonight as the Melbourne Storm and Canterbury Bulldogs do battle in Monday night football. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7pm (AEST).

Despite an unconvincing win over Newcastle last week, Melbourne have started the season very well, and start favourites tonight against a Bulldogs outfit coming off a surprise defeat to the Raiders last week.

Melbourne will have to improve significantly if they are to erase a recent poor record against Canterbury tonight. The Storm have lost their past five matches against the Bulldogs and a repeat of last week’s performance against Newcastle will most likely see them lose again, even at home.

In good news for Melbourne, winger Marika Koroibete comes back into the side after serving a one-match suspension. His presence reinforces a solid Melbourne backline that knows its way to the try-line.

Tonight’s battle however will be won upfront. James Graham and Aiden Tolman serve as the cornerstones of a very strong Bulldogs pack. They will be keen to perform tonight given that they were outmuscled by the Raiders pack last week.

The same can be said for Melbourne’s pack. Cameron Smith is yet to truly play at his highest level this season and should be expected to lead from the front tonight in a bid to blow the Bulldogs away early.

The form of fellow Storm forward Jesse Bromwich should set alarm bells ringing for Canterbury. Bromwich has established himself as one of the strongest props in the game, and another solid performance tonight will provide the foundations required for Smith, Cooper Cronk and Blake Green to dictate terms.

While the Bulldogs will put up a fight in this contest, the Storm are difficult to tip against at home and one feels that they will be primed for a big performance after a lengthy nine day recovery period.

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