2025 R11 Fri - Canterbury 24-20 Sydney @ Accor

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2025 - Round 11
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Sydney Roosters
Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal (TICKETS)

Friday 16 May 2025
NRL kickoff 8pm
Live on Fox, Kayo, Nine, 9Now

1. Connor Tracey 2. Jacob Kiraz 3. Bronson Xerri 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Marcelo Montoya 6. Matt Burton 7. Toby Sexton 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Daniel Suluka-Fifita 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Harry Hayes 13. Kurt Mann 14. Bailey Hayward 15. Kurtis Morrin 16. Lipoi Hopoi 17. Luke Smith 19. Jack Underhill 20. Blake Wilson 21. Jake Turpin 22. Drew Hutchison 23. Blake Taaffe

Out: Jaeman Salmon (second row)
In: Luke Smith (bench)
Changes: Harry Hayes (bench to second row)

1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Billy Smith 4. Robert Toia 5. Mark Nawaqanitawase 6. Sandon Smith 7. Hugo Savala 8. Spencer Leniu 9. Connor Watson 10. Naufahu Whyte 11. Angus Crichton 12. Siua Wong 13. Victor Radley 14. Zach Dockar-Clay 15. Egan Butcher 16. Blake Steep 17. Lindsay Collins 18. Ethan King 19. Salesi Foketi 20. Dominic Young 21. Chad Townsend 22. Benaiah Ioelu

Out: Salesi Foketi (bench to reserve)
In: Lindsay Collins (bench)

Referee: Ashley Klein
Sideline Officials: Phil Henderson, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Video Referee: Chris Butler

HEAD TO HEAD - 1935 - 2024​

	TOTAL	CANTERBURY	SYDNEY	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	181	82	94	5
ACCOR	21	13	8	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2021	Round 17	SYDNEY 22-16	Bankwest	0
2022	Round 8	CANTERBURY 16-12	Accor	9544
2023	Round 14	SYDNEY 25-24	Industree	18338
2024	Round 5	CANTERBURY 30-26	Accor	7169
2024	Round 16	SYDNEY 26-8	Industree	16868

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
1935	Round 6	SYDNEY 87-7	Sports Ground
2010	Round 3	CANTERBURY 60-14	ANZ	19738

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 12	Round 13	Round 14	Round 15
CANTERBURY	DOLPHINS (H)	(BYE)	PARRAMATTA (H)	SOUTH SYDNEY (A)
SYDNEY	CRONULLA (H)	CANBERRA (H)	(BYE)	NEWCASTLE (A)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 8		Round 9		Round 10
CANTERBURY	BRISBANE	L 18-42	GOLD COAST	W 38-18	CANBERRA	W 32-20
SYDNEY	ST GEO ILLA	W 46-18	DOLPHINS	W 36-26	BYE	-

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
CANTERBURY	1st	9	1	8-1-0	244	138
SYDNEY	9th	9	1	4-5-0	204	246

 

[MRN]

Jaeman Salmon reported to be out 10 weeks with fractured ankle.
10 week gutted dog person
(that's 70 weeks in weak gutted dog years)
His poor weak gutted ankle

 

[JamesRustle]

Jaeman Salmon reported to be out 10 weeks with fractured ankle.
10 week gutted dog person
(that's 70 weeks in weak gutted dog years)
His poor weak gutted ankle

Broken on or off the field? Put him down.

 

[ouwet]

Geez another one to the injured/suspended list.

Missing this week - Salmon, Preston, Curran, Sitili, Sam Hughes, Todd.

Running out of forwards! But in reverse if we can somehow continue winning a lot of our players will be fresh come finals.

 

[0neye]

 

[Saxon]

Doggies - massive injury list, but a bit like Berger Paints - keep on keeping on.

 

[Warrimoo3]

Match of the round for me. No love lost between these teams. In the corresponding match last year JWH was ripping and tearing and Sam Walker’s short kicking game shredded the dogs. Both players are missing this time in.

If the Bulldogs win the comp this year their supporters should build a statue for Ciraldo. He’s put together a money ball type team that barely misses a beat when key players are out. Something that Brian Smith used to dream of building. Amazing turnaround from his first season. Knows how to change tactics mid match and uses Bailey Hayward judiciously to swing the momentum. Penrith assistant coaches now 1st and 2nd with Ivan down the bottom. Funny game Rugby League. Don’t underestimate the input of assistant coach Jason Taylor either.

Three key match ups here. Kikau has a habit of bringing his best game v the Roosters . Radley no doubt will be given the role to stop him. On the other side of the field it’s Crichton v Crichton. The 3rd key match up is the aerial battle between Tupou and Kiraz. Expect plenty of cross field bombs from the Roosters for Tupou. Billy Smith is a good secondary target too.

Another target for the Roosters is the channel to the left of Steve Crichton .The Raiders explored that exact area last week with a neat run around involving Big Papa then a pass to Hudson Young to score. Strangely they didn’t go there again. Angus will be looking to exploit that.

Marky Mark is an absolute gun and no doubt will play Origin next year. Luckily the Roosters decided that defending at centre is a bridge too far at this stage of his career. The Roosters are notorious slow starters after the bye and will have to get their game on from the get go. They will have to play for the full 80 minutes to match the Dogs. They have strike all over the park and their ability belies their position on the table.

Predictions:



Roosters by 8.
Pencil in Toupu/Billy Smith/Tedesco/Marky Mark as tryscorers.
MOTM Connor Watson

 

[Someone2]

Roosters by 8

 

[McNulty]

This game makes me nervous. Hopefully we do not see the same wet weather footy from Bulldogs that we saw against the first half against the Broncos.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Give Easts a huge chance here, they have the type of team who can overcome the Dogs style. Collins a big in.

Roosters by 8

 

[This Year?]

I think the Roosters win this. They won't do what the Raiders did, plus they'll test the Bulldogs across the entire width of the field. With the Bulldogs outs it's a bridge too far IMO.

 

[JamesRustle]

Give Easts a huge chance here, they have the type of team who can overcome the Dogs style. Collins a big in.

Roosters by 8

Are you tipping them to come from behind?

 

[JamesRustle]

This could get ugly and not on the scoreboard.. Teddy and Radley v. dry track thugs playing in the wet.

Roosters 22-12.

 

[chrisD]

With a sniff of a blues jersey Tedesco is going to go into hyper hog mode and suffocate any chance the Roosters have in this game.

 

[speedster]

Dogs have that winning habit on repeat. Can't tip against them but their 1st half last week was too much bong, not enough nose beers, which they obviously fixed up in the sheds at halftime.

I'm tipping they start with the nose beers before kick off this week.

 

[Diesel]

Time for some plucking

 

[This Year?]

The Berries are getting juiced tonight.

 

[Diesel]

Potential banana skin game for the dogs

 

[This Year?]

"let's f**king go eh?"

 

[This Year?]

Brandy's commentary on his 2nd team.
Yuck.