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The South Sydney Rabbitohs host a Brisbane Broncos outfit looking to get back into the winners’ circle. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 7:50pm (AEST).
Despite the fact Souths are in the top eight, they won’t have been overly pleased with the season they have put together so far.
It was a slow start under new coach Anthony Seibold, but in the last fortnight, there have been signs they are starting to gel as a unit. Having Adam Reynolds back from injury has been a major boost, as they went on a two-match winning streak, beating the Sydney Roosters and Canberra Raiders.
While the Roosters didn’t play well and the Raiders were at their unpredictable worst, the Bunnies’ attack has flourished, running up 42 points last week.
Damien Cook out of hooker has been sensational, and with Greg Inglis getting back towards his best, the Rabbitohs have been much-improved.
Another suspension to Sam Burgess might halt their charge though, with the England international out for another fortnight. Their pack have been rolling though, and it’ll be a question of whether they can cover the loss.
Brisbane aren’t heading into this week without issues either. Andrew McCullough has been ruled out after copping a hyperextended elbow last week, and filling the void left by him will be a struggle.
Their run at a potential premiership last year was ruined by the injury to their star hooker, and while this is earlier in the season, Brisbane are already out of the top eight with pressure building on a club demanding success.
They are coming in off a loss to the Storm, who were back at their best. It was tough for Brisbane away from home, but they showed signs of life after an encouraging win over then joint-competition leaders the New Zealand Warriors in Auckland a fortnight ago.
With the last two weeks under their belt, they will be somewhat confident in their ability to pick up a crucial win, but there is plenty to do for a creative spine featuring Darius Boyd, Anthony Milford, Jack Bird and Josh McGuire, later to be Kodi Nikorima.
The Broncos do have a great record over Souths, having won 26 of the 36 games between the clubs and all of the last five.
Prediction
Given their incredible record against the Rabbitohs, as well as the unpredictability of what both sides will dish up, I’m going to go against the grain and take Brisbane in a close, grinding sort of game.
Broncos by 4.
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