2025 R8 Thu - Brisbane 42-18 Canterbury @ Suncorp

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2025 - Round 8
Brisbane Broncos v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Suncorp Stadium, Milton / Yuggera-Turrbal (TICKETS)

Thursday 24 April 2025
NRL kickoff 7:50pm.
Live on Fox, Kayo, Nine, 9Now

1. Selwyn Cobbo 2. Deine Mariner 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Gehamat Shibasaki 5. Jesse Arthars 6. Ben Hunt 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Patrick Carrigan 9. Billy Walters 10. Payne Haas 11. Xavier Willison 12. Jordan Riki 13. Kobe Hetherington
14. Cory Paix 15. Corey Jensen 16. Brendan Piakura 17. Jaiyden Hunt
18. Tyson Smoothy 19. Martin Taupau 20. Jock Madden 21. Josiah Karapani 22. Benjamin Te Kura

Out: Reece Walsh (fullback)
In: Deine Mariner (wing), Brendan Piakura (bench), Martin Taupau (reserve), Jock Madden (reserve), Josiah Karapani (reserve), Benjamin Te Kura (reserve)
Changes: Selwyn Cobbo (wing to fullback), Tyson Smoothy (bench to reserve)

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. Josh Curran 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Jaeman Salmon
14. Kurt Mann 15. Sitili Tupouniua 16. Harry Hayes 17. Bailey Hayward
19. Daniel Suluka-Fifita 20. Blake Wilson 21. Blake Taaffe 22. Lipoi Hopoi 23. Luke Smith

Out: Jack Todd (bench)
In: Harry Hayes (bench), Daniel Suluka-Fifita (reserve), Blake Wilson (reserve), Blake Taaffe (reserve), Lipoi Hopoi (reserve), Luke Smith (reserve)

Referee: Gerard Sutton
Sideline Officials: Chris Sutton, Nick Pelgrave
Video Referee: Adam Gee

HEAD TO HEAD - 1988 - 2024​

	TOTAL	BRI	CBY	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	62	36	25	1
SUNCORP	19	12	7	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2021	Round 3	BRI 24-0	Suncorp	22509
2022	Round 2	BRI 16-10	Accor	13453
2022	Round 7	BRI 34-14	Suncorp	23243
2023	Round 20	BRI 44-24	Belmore	17103
2024	Round 21	CBY 41-16	Suncorp	42213

BIGGEST WINS​

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

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11	Round 12
BRISBANE	PEN (A)	SOU (A)	SGI (H)	BYE
CANTERBURY	GLD (A)	CAN (A)	SYD (H)	DOL (H)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 5		Round 6		Round 7
BRISBANE	WST	W 46-24	SYD	L 16-26	WAR	L 18-20
CANTERBURY	NEW	W 20-0	BYE	-	SOU	W 32-0

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
BRISBANE	5th	7	0	4-3-0	198	144
CANTERBURY	1st	6	1	6-0-0	156	58

 

[League Unlimited News]

ANZAC ROUND

Bulldogs commemorative jersey

 

[0neye]

 

[Warrimoo3]

The Bulldogs are flying. Like Superman. With the wind at his back. No way through their brick wall defence. Their few opponents for the title are going backwards. Penrith are the only team who can stop them. Now that would make an interesting grand final.

The Broncos forwards are too predicable going forward. Their pack needs to play as a pack rather than individuals.One out stuff will be eaten up by the Bulldogs. Haas and Carrigan need options to pass to. Second phase play is a must against the Bulldogs as is Reynolds’ funky short kicking game. They sometimes defend as individuals as well , although their goal line defence has improved a bit this year.

Can the Bulldogs maintain the rage for the whole season? Can they cope with the pressure of expectation? The answer is yes to both. The Bulldogs by 22 .

 

[chrisD]

Without struggling Walsh to stymie the attack Hunt will be free to dominate.

 

[ouwet]

Gerard Sutton Referee... Damn, we had a good run

Brisbane now will have to be favourites!

 

[This Year?]

Will we see a repeat of this?

Video: Man bashed at NRL after allegedly yelling through minute silence | Daily Mail Online

Shocking moment man is bashed at a NRL game after allegedly yelling during minute's silence tribute ahead of ANZAC day.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[ouwet]

Will we see a repeat of this?

Video: Man bashed at NRL after allegedly yelling through minute silence | Daily Mail Online

Shocking moment man is bashed at a NRL game after allegedly yelling during minute's silence tribute ahead of ANZAC day.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Let's hope the Brisbane supporters behave during the minute silence or Bulldog supporters will have to show them how to respect it like that night!

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

this should be a cracking game, even without walsh, donkeys will get up

 

[Someone2]

Broncos by 8

 

[Fangs]

Broncos and Bulldogs are both due.

Broncos by 6.

 

[Black Panther]

Let's hope the Brisbane supporters behave during the minute silence or Bulldog supporters will have to show them how to respect it like that night!

Pretty funny you put the words Bulldogs and Respect in the same sentence.

 

[ouwet]

Pretty funny you put the words Bulldogs and Respect in the same sentence.

Respect that we can draw a crowd of 65,000 to a home and away game... No respect that your club after 4 consecutive premierships can barely get 10,000.

 

[Nealo 12]

Respect that we can draw a crowd of 65,000 to a home and away game... No respect that your club after 4 consecutive premierships can barely get 10,000.

Either you are dumb or living overseas but the Panthers are currently playing their home games about 40km from Penrith Park,We would normally fill our home ground against the better teams.
Things will change when we get the stadium rebuild finished.

 

[dogslife]

Penrith.

 

[ouwet]

Either you are dumb or living overseas but the Panthers are currently playing their home games about 40km from Penrith Park,We would normally fill our home ground against the better teams.
Things will change when we get the stadium rebuild finished.

Last I checked Homebush isn't in Belmore!

All I hear is excuses! 30 mins down a straight road basically, constant express trains!

 

[Fangs]

Quality trolling from ouwet.

 

[Nealo 12]

Last I checked Homebush isn't in Belmore!

All I hear is excuses! 30 mins down a straight road basically, constant express trains!

Where do I start,

So Easter show and 10 bucks a ticket , at least 15-20 k of those were Souffs supporters.

Comm bank is least 30min walk from the station, not sure if they are doing busses from the station (Id bet they don't) . Maybe 30mins on the M4 only without any other diversions.

Last time I checked Belmore holds 17k , that's less than Penrith Park . (Leichardt oval has 20k capacity Lolz )

Where were all you bandwagoners and train vandals the last few years hey ?

Lucky Lundy money can buy other teams players or you'd be close to spooners again.

Your welcome

 

[ouwet]

Where do I start,

So Easter show and 10 bucks a ticket , at least 15-20 k of those were Souffs supporters.

Comm bank is least 30min walk from the station, not sure if they are doing busses the station Id bet they don't . Maybe 30mins on the M4 only without any other diversions.

Last time I checked Belmore holds 17k less than Penrith.

Where were all you bandwagoners and train vandals the last few years hey ?

Lucky Lundy money can buy other teams players or you'd be close to spooners again.

Your welcome

Anyone who went to the game would tell you South's brought maximum 5,000 supporters (Being generous).

$10 tickets for 6,000 nose bleeds... Every other ticket was normal costs!

Bandwagon?

2022 we averaged 14,851 and we came in the bottom 4
2023 we averaged 18,345 and we came in the bottom 4 (Basically same as you guys who were the Premiers and have a local ground)
2024 we averaged 20848 (Higher than the Premiers haha) and came 6th you were 2nd!

Last time you came tie bottom 4 (But still technically 11th) you averaged 11,544.

Don't worry about Laundy money... Last week we cleared over 2 million from ticket sales alone without merchanise and memberships sold on the day and let me tell you a SHIT load were sold.

 

[Nealo 12]

TIL , cheap tickets and 60,000 does not equal bandwagoners and average crowds and stuff