2025 R18 Fri - Canterbury v Brisbane @ Accor

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2025 - Round 18
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Brisbane Broncos
Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal (TICKETS)

Friday 4 July 2025
NRL kickoff 8:00pm
Live on Fox, Kayo, Nine, 9Now

1. Connor Tracey 2. Blake Wilson 3. Bronson Xerri 4. Enari Tuala 5. Marcelo Montoya 6. Matt Burton 7. Toby Sexton 8. Harry Hayes 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Samuel Hughes 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Bailey Hayward 14. Lachlan Galvin 15. Josh Curran 16. Lipoi Hopoi 17. Kurtis Morrin 19. Jake Turpin 20. Jethro Rinakama 21. Jack Todd 22. Luke Smith 23. Jack Underhill

Out: Jacob Kiraz (wing), Stephen Crichton (centre), Max King (front row), Daniel Suluka-Fifita (front row), Kurt Mann (bench)
In: Blake Wilson (wing), Enari Tuala (centre), Samuel Hughes (front row), Lipoi Hopoi (bench), Kurtis Morrin (bench)
Changes: Harry Hayes (bench to front row)

1. Selwyn Cobbo 2. Josiah Karapani 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Deine Mariner 5. Jesse Arthars 6. Ezra Mam 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Corey Jensen 9. Cory Paix 10. Xavier Willison 11. Brendan Piakura 12. Jordan Riki 13. Kobe Hetherington 14. Billy Walters 15. Jaiyden Hunt 16. Tyson Smoothy 17. Jack Gosiewski 18. Delouise Hoeter 19. Ben Talty 20. Blake Mozer 21. Va'a Semu 22. Josh Rogers

Out: Reece Walsh (fullback), Gehamat Shibasaki (centre), Payne Haas (front row), Patrick Carrigan (lock)
In: Selwyn Cobbo (fullback), Deine Mariner (centre), Jaiyden Hunt (bench), Tyson Smoothy (bench)
Changes: Kobe Hetherington (bench to lock), Xavier Willison (bench to front row)

Referee: Todd Smith
Sideline Officials: Drew Oultram, Chris Sutton
Video Referee: Chris Butler

HEAD TO HEAD - 1988 - 2025​

	TOTAL	CANTERBURY	BRISBANE	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	63	25	37	1
ACCOR	18	10	8	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2022	Round 2	BRISBANE 16-10	Accor	13453
2022	Round 7	BRISBANE 34-14	Suncorp	23243
2023	Round 20	BRISBANE 44-24	Belmore	17103
2024	Round 21	CANTERBURY 41-16	Suncorp	42213
2025	Round 8	BRISBANE 42-18	Suncorp	40233

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2003	Round 18	CANTERBURY 40-4	Suncorp	25107
2014	Round 22	BRISBANE 41-10	Suncorp	28344

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 19	Round 20	Round 21	Round 22
CANTERBURY	NORTH QLD (A)	ST GEO ILLA (H)	MANLY (H)	WESTS TIGERS (A)
BRISBANE	GOLD COAST (A)	(BYE)	PARRAMATTA (H)	SOUTH SYDNEY (H)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 15		Round 16		Round 17
CANTERBURY	SOUTH SYDNEY	W 24-18	(BYE)		PENRITH	L 6-8
BRISBANE	(BYE)	CRONULLA	W 34-28	WARRIORS	W 26-12

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
CANTERBURY	2nd	14	3	11-3-0	336	240
BRISBANE	5th	15	2	8-7-0	398	334

LOWER GRADES
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN	BRISBANE
NSW Cup v Newcastle, Newcastle Knights COE, Saturday, 2:00pm Jersey Flegg v Newcastle, Newcastle Knights COE, Saturday, 12:30pm	Hostplus Cup (Burleigh) v Norths (DOL), UAA Park, Saturday, 3:00pm Hostplus Cup (Souths Logan) v Brisbane Tigers (MEL), Davies Park, Sunday, 2:00pm Hostplus Cup (Wynnum Manly) BYE U20 NRLQ Series v Gold Coast, North Ipswich Reserve, Sunday, 4:05pm

 

[0neye]

 

[Valheru]

Exhibit A of why the NRL needs to prioritise changing the origin schedule

Dogs by 6

 

[ouwet]

Exhibit A of why the NRL needs to prioritise changing the origin schedule

Dogs by 6

Yep... How can they let a game be played with so many missing!

Kiraz, Crichton, Max King & Kurt Mann for the Dogs
Carrigan, Haas, Reece & Shibasaki for the Broncos

 

[soc123_au]

Yep... How can they let a game be played with so many missing!

Kiraz, Crichton, Max King & Kurt Mann for the Dogs
Carrigan, Haas, Reece & Shibasaki for the Broncos

Boo Hoo, wait until shit teams start poaching your players. Then we will see the tears flow.

 

[Big Pete]

It's the same amount of players, but I'd imagine the Broncos players are worth more than the Bulldogs players on the salary cap.

Still, even at full strength, the Broncos would have struggled here.

 

[Valheru]

It's not a pissing contest about who has it worse out of the two or any other club. It's about the fact we have 2nd playing 5th and some of the best players are not available for both teams for reasons that aren't injury or suspension related.

We are the only competition in the world that does this.

 

[ouwet]

Boo Hoo, wait until shit teams start poaching your players. Then we will see the tears flow.

It doesn't bother me we are short 4 players, Brisbane are in the same boat... It bothers me that the fans are robbed of 8 star players who would've added so much to this clash! Unlike your club who can barely get a crowd this game is heading to a 30,000 crowd without those players imagine if they were playing.

 

[soc123_au]

It's not a pissing contest about who has it worse out of the two or any other club. It's about the fact we have 2nd playing 5th and some of the best players are not available for both teams for reasons that aren't injury or suspension related.

We are the only competition in the world that does this.

I agree that it's stupid. I just find it funny Dogs fans whinging about it all of a sudden.

Poach Origin players from other clubs, cry because players get picked for Origin.

 

[Trifili13]

As a Dragon's supporter, happy to swap all your Origin players for our crap so you have a full squad during the Origin period.

 

[This Year?]

Boo Hoo, wait until shit teams start poaching your players. Then we will see the tears flow.

 

[0neye]

 

[Black Panther]

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The Dogs should be called ‘the cheap seats’. Hopefully the Broncos smash them.

 

[PANTHERMIKE]

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After a decade of being complete ass, id be getting out in droves too.

 

[Bazal]

This year is weird man. Panthers fans feeling threatened by the Bulldogs....Bulldogs fans feeling threatened by the Raiders....

 

[ouwet]

The Dogs should be called ‘the cheap seats’. Hopefully the Broncos smash them.

So Roosters letting in Kids for $5 is fine?

AFL letting in kids free for one month is fine too?

Bulldogs allowing 8000 at $10 tickets for a crowd of 65,000 is cheap, yeah?

5,000 for the crowd of 60,000 against Parra also?

You guys are 4 time premiers and cannot get a crowd over 20,000 besides against Parramatta with Parramatta providing a large % of the crowd! Talk about cheap... Oh Oh but it's 30 minutes away and I need to spend that train money on meth.

 

[MRN]

I don't understand having Walters and Smoothy on the bench. Lacking size when Semu is a prop and Talty is another forward. Defense it might work but I don't see the plan for that rotation in attack.
That back line is chaotic too. They have the ability to absolutely run riot or shit the bed spectacularly.

 

[0neye]

PUT YOUR HIGH RIZE APARTMENT ON MOFOS

 

[JamesRustle]

I think bulldogs will be a bit deflated after last week. Broncos 13+

 

[MRN]

PUT YOUR HIGH RIZE APARTMENT ON MOFOS
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Why is the jersey bulldog's nut sack where it's chin should be?