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Canberra Raiders vs Cronulla Sharks: NRL live scores, blog

11th March, 2022
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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

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B. Schneider76
H. Young75
72M. Moylan
54N. Hynes
53T. Wilton
50N. Hynes
49W. Kennedy
B. Schneider39
C. Nicoll-Klokstad37
24N. Hynes
22B. Brailey
B. Schneider17
S. Valemei16
B. Schneider9
J. Wighton8

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The Canberra Raiders are at home to the Cronulla Sharks in Round 1 of the 2022 NRL season tonight. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 6pm AEDT.

With both sides having lived unfulfilled 2021 seasons, the Raiders and Sharks enter a new campaign with hopes high and serious claims on a top-eight spot come season’s end.

Ricky Stuart’s Canberra side enter their opening fixture of the season with some injury concerns and a club legend seemingly out of favour, while the Sharks have restocked impressively during the off-season and new coach Craig Fitzgibbon will be licking his lips at the opportunity to prove his credentials at the elite level.

Canberra enter their opening fixture of the season with immense pressure on Jack Wighton and their young and inexperienced back line, and will potentially rely on a proven and powerful pack led by Josh Papalii and Josh Hodgson.

James Schiller is a surprise selection at centre for the Raiders with Jarrod Croker on the extended bench having to force his way back into the team after knee surgery. English forward Ryan Sutton, who is set to ink a deal with Canterbury, was also selected in the reserves.

Xavier Savage has surprisingly been overlooked despite stellar trial form while ex-Bulldogs forward Adam Elliott will make his Raiders debut via the interchange.

Another centre, Sebastian Kris, is unavailable for selection list as he is on the club’s COVID isolation list. Brad Schneider will make his starting debut at halfback after Titans recruit Jamal Fogarty suffered a serious knee injury in the trial against Manly.

Jack Wighton will play his 200th NRL game for the Raiders.

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With Connor Tracey (groin) ruled out for the Sharks, Ronaldo Mulitalo has been shifted into the centres with former Roosters speedster Matt Ikuvalu on the wing. Matt Moylan will make his first appearance for 2022 in the halves alongside new recruit Nicho Hynes.

Sharks fan will be extremely keen to see Nicholas Hynes and Dale Finucane in club colours: hoping that they add that little bit of starch and class to a team desperately in search of a return to finals footy.

This looks to be a compelling Round 1 match-up and the Sharks will be hopeful that Matt Moylan and Hynes will prove the difference. The Raiders may well play through the middle and look to dominate physically in the nation’s capital.

Prediction
The bookies are finding this a tough one to split and it is not hard to see why.

Two teams outside the eight in 2021 have grand sights on something very different this season.

The home ground advantage may well prove the difference in this fixture, with the Raiders forwards getting them over the line in what looks a tight battle on paper.

Game information
Venue: GIO Stadium
First ball: 6pm (AEDT)
TV/Stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Betting: Raiders $1.95, Sharks $1.85 – odds via PlayUp

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Raiders

1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Nick Cotric 3. James Schiller 4. Matthew Timoko 5. Semi Valemei 6. Jack Wighton 7. Brad Schneider 8. Josh Papali’i 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Corey Harawira-Naera 13. Elliott Whitehead

Interchange: 14. Tom Starling 15. Emre Guler 16. Adam Elliott 17. Corey Horsburgh 18. Ryan Sutton 19. Matt Frawley 20. Trey Mooney 21. Harry Rushton 22. Jarrod Croker

Sharks

1. William Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Ronaldo Mulitalo 5. Matt Ikuvalu 6. Matt Moylan 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Toby Rudolf 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Braden Hamlin-Uele 11. Briton Nikora 12. Teig Wilton 13. Dale Finucane 

Interchange: 14. Aiden Tolman 15. Siosifa Talakai 16. Royce Hunt 17. Andrew Fifita 18. Luke Metcalf 19. Jesse Colquhoun 20. Lachlan Miller 21. Jenson Taumoepeau 22. Jayden Berrell

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