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Match Complete
Bulldogs
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| 77 |  | R. Smith | ||
| C. Smith |  | 70 | ||
| C. Munster | | 69 | ||
| C. Smith | | 55 | ||
| T. Kamikamica | | 53 | ||
| C. Smith | | 32 | ||
| W. Chambers | | 31 | ||
| 23 | | R. Martin | ||
| 22 | | J. Okunbor | ||
| 5 | | R. Martin | ||
| 4 | | K. Holland |
| 3 | Tries | 3 | ||
| 3 | Conversions | 2 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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Round 4 will see the struggling Canterbury Bulldogs undertake the NRL’s toughest road trip, as they travel south to face the undefeated Melbourne Storm in the penultimate game of the round. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog, starting from 4:05pm AEST.
The Bulldogs are coming off an unlikely and admittedly quite impressive win against the Wests Tigers. Coach Dean Pay made significant changes to the side for that game, bringing a bit of youth and enthusiasm to the fold in the form of Nick Meaney and Jayden Okunbor.
However, they were dealt a cruel blow on the injury front, with star half Kieran Foran picking up a long-term ankle injury in the game against Wests. New recruit Jack Cogger will slot into the halves to replace Foran alongside Lachlan Lewis.
This is one of the least experienced halves pairings in the competition – the Bulldogs will likely struggle (more than they already were) without Foran guiding them around the paddock.
For the Storm, they’re simply a well-oiled machine. Cameron Smith pulls the strings from hooker. Jahrome Hughes has seamlessly replaced the great Billy Slater at fullback.
Their forwards are dominating – they don’t lose anything when they go to their bench. Will Chambers and Curtis Scott have swapped positions, with both players benefiting from the switch.
The Storm are flying – they will be very hard to stop in this game.
Prediction
This is really Melbourne’s game to lose. They will have to be significantly sub-par for the Bulldogs to even be in with a chance.
That’s not to say the Storm will necessarily put a score on the Bulldogs. I actually think the Bulldogs will show up ready to go, and take the fight to Melbourne. They could even shock them and score some early tries.
I just think this Melbourne side is good enough to handle an early shock. No matter what happens, Cameron Smith will not panic, and he will find a way to get his side back into the game if the Bulldogs start well.
The Bulldogs are coming off a great win, despite their overall poor start to the season. They will not simply roll over for the Storm.
But even if they match it with Melbourne for the first hour, fatigue will catch up with them and the Storm will get them in the last 20 minutes.
Melbourne by 20
Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 4pm AEDT.
Where: AAMI Park, Melbourne
When: 4:05pm AEST
TV: Channel 9, Fox Sports
Streaming: Kayo Sports, NRL Digital Pass
Storm
1 Jahrome Hughes 2 Suliasi Vunivalu 3 William Chambers 4 Curtis Scott 5 Joshua Addo-Carr 6 Cameron Munster 7 Brodie Croft 8 Jesse Bromwich 9 Cameron Smith (c) 10 Nelson Asofa-Solomona 11 Felise Kaufusi 12 Kenny Bromwich 13 Dale Finucane. Interchange: 14 Brandon Smith 15 Christian Welch 16 Tui Kamikamica 17 Marion Seve Reserves: 18 Ryan Papenhuyzen 19 Patrick Kaufusi 20 Albert Vete 21 Billy Walters
Bulldogs
1 Nick Meaney, 2 Jayden Okunbor, 3 Kerrod Holland, 4 Will Hopoate, 5 Reimis Smith, 6 Jack Cogger, 7 Lachlan Lewis, 8 Aidan Tolman, 9 Jeremy Marshall-King, 10 Dylan Napa, 11 Josh Jackson, 12 Corey Harawira-Naera, 13 Rhyse Martin. Interchange: 14 Michael Lichaa, 15 Ofahiki Ogden, 16 Adam Elliott, 17 Chris Smith Reserves: 19 Danny Fualalo 20 Marcelo Montoya 21 Ramond Faitala-Mariner 22 Sausaso Sue
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