Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v North Queensland Cowboys
ANZ Stadium, 7:35pm
Bulldogs $2.02, Cowboys $1.80 (Sportsbet)
Bulldogs: Ben Barba, Steve Turner, Josh Morris, Jamal Idris, Jonathan Wright, Ben Roberts, Trent Hodkinson, Aiden Tolman, Joel Romelo, Sam Kasiano, Frank Pritchard, Andrew Ryan (c), Dene Halatau. Interchange: Greg Eastwood, Chris Armit, Corey Payne, Josh Reynolds
Cowboys: Matthew Bowen, Ashley Graham, Brent Tate, Willie Tonga, Kalifa Faifai Loa, Ray Thompson, Ben Jones, Matthew Scott (c), Aaron Payne, Ashton Sims, Gavin Cooper, Tariq Sims, Dallas Johnson. Interchange: James Segeyaro, Glenn Hall, Cory Paterson, James Tamou
IT HAS NOW BEEN PROVEN that the Cowboys have the ability to win without Johnathan Thurston which has seen them move to 3rd on the ladder. The Bulldogs however are struggling to find any consistency and find themselves languishing two wins outside the top 8. The Cowboys have racked up three wins from their past four games and things are looking even better with talk of a possible return for Johnathan Thurston next week. The Bulldogs recent 4 games however bear only one win. The Bulldogs home ground advantage shortens their odds a bit but the Cowboys will go into the game with deserved favouritism.
Mike’s Best Bet: None
Starting Bank: $2000, Current Bank $2547.49
(Team lists sourced from nrl.com.au)
