Sharks vs Bulldogs Round 2 Tips, Prediction & Preview

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Sharks vs Bulldogs Tips

Cronulla Sharks will be hoping to make it two wins from two to start the season when they play host to the Canterbury Bulldogs on Friday night.

Bulldogs vs Sharks Tips, Preview & Predictions

Canterbury Bulldogs vs Cronulla Sharks free Round 2 NRL betting tips, predictions and preview – Bulldogs haven’t won at PointsBet Stadium since 2011…

Cronulla Sharks vs Canterbury Bulldogs H2H Prediction


Cronulla Sharks vs Canterbury Bulldogs Tips

Best Sharks -8.5 line odds $1.90 with Dabble

  • Sharks have won 11 of the last 13 meetings between the teams
  • Sharks have won the last five straight meetings
  • Sharks have covered a -8.5 line in those five victories
  • Sharks have won by a 13+ margin in four of the last five wins
  • Bulldogs haven’t won at PointsBet Stadium since 2011
  • Twelve of the Bulldogs’ 17 defeats last season were by 13+ margins
  • Sharks won by 13+ in 10 of their 14 wins last season
  • Ronaldo Mulitalo has scored 27 tries in 25 games at PointsBet Stadium
  • Will Kennedy has scored a try in five of his last six home games & crossed for a first-half hat-trick when he faced the Dogs last season
  • Blake Wilson has scored a try in his last three away games
  • Jesse Ramien has scored a try in his last six games with Sharks as favourites
  • Sione Katoa has scored a try in four of his last five games vs Bulldogs

Cronulla Sharks vs Canterbury Bulldogs Same Game Multi Tips


Cronulla Sharks vs Canterbury Bulldogs Match Details

🇦🇺 Competition: NRL
📅 Date: Friday March 15 (AEDT)
Time: 6.00pm AEDT
🏟️ Stadium: PointsBet Stadium (Cronulla)


Cronulla Sharks vs Canterbury Bulldogs Head to Head

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  • 27/8/22: Sharks 16-0 Bulldogs
  • 2/7/22: Bulldogs 6-18 Sharks
  • 25/7/21: Bulldogs 24-44 Sharks

Cronulla Sharks vs Canterbury Bulldogs Preview & Prediction

After producing an upset win in Round 1, the Sharks will be confident of notching up another victory when they welcome the Bulldogs to PointsBet Stadium on Friday night.

We backed the Sharks at $2.50 to take care of the Warriors across the ditch last week, with Craig Fitzgibbon’s side coming from behind to register a gutsy 16-12 win.

Cronulla didn’t concede a try after the 13th minute and held on after Sia Talakai barged over with 22 minutes remaining.

The Sharks copped some criticism last season (rightly so) for being unable to beat top eight sides, so taking the scalp of last year’s preliminary finalists is a great start to 2024.

Meanwhile, it was more of the same frustration for Bulldogs fans as their team went down 26-8 to the Eels in their opener.

Canterbury’s attack was again non-existent, while they didn’t do themselves any favours with too many errors and penalties meaning the Eels were camped inside their half for the majority of the game.

For a team with the likes of Matt Burton, Stephen Crichton, Viliame Kikau and Josh Addo-Carr down the left edge, the Dogs have simply got to figure out how to get their attacking going.

Addo-Carr is out for the next few weeks after injuring his shoulder against the Eels, with Connor Tracey joining the backline for his club debut against his former team.

VERDICT:

The Bulldogs’ struggle to score points looks set to continue into the early rounds of 2024, so back the Sharks to get the job done at home.

Cronulla have covered a -8.5 line in their last five wins over the Dogs and the margin could easily be even bigger on Friday night (Best Sharks -8.5 line odds $1.90 with Dabble.)


Cronulla Sharks vs Canterbury Bulldogs Teams

Sharks team: 1. William Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Siosifa Talakai 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Braydon Trindall 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Toby Rudolf 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Oregon Kaufusi 11. Briton Nikora 12. Teig Wilton 13. Cameron McInnes 14. Dale Finucane 15. Jack Williams 16. Royce Hunt 17. Thomas Hazelton 18. Kayal Iro 19. Tuku Hau Tapuha 20. Daniel Atkinson 21. Samuel Stonestreet 22. Jayden Berrell

Bulldogs team: 1. Blake Taaffe 2. Blake Wilson 3. Jacob Kiraz 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Connor Tracey 6. Matt Burton 7. Drew Hutchison 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Poasa Faamausili 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Jaeman Salmon 14. Kurt Mann 15. Samuel Hughes 16. Josh Curran 17. Kurtis Morrin 19. Bronson Xerri 20. Kitione Kautoga 21. Jake Turpin 22. Toby Sexton 23. Josh Addo-Carr


Cronulla Sharks vs Canterbury Bulldogs Stats

  • Sharks have won 11 of the last 13 meetings between the teams
  • Sharks have won the last five straight meetings
  • Sharks have covered a -8.5 line in those five victories
  • Sharks have won by a 13+ margin in four of the last five wins
  • Bulldogs haven’t won at PointsBet Stadium since 2011
  • Twelve of the Bulldogs’ 17 defeats last season were by 13+ margins
  • Sharks won by 13+ in 10 of their 14 wins last season
  • Ronaldo Mulitalo has scored 27 tries in 25 games at PointsBet Stadium
  • Will Kennedy has scored a try in five of his last six home games & crossed for a first-half hat-trick when he faced the Dogs last season
  • Blake Wilson has scored a try in his last three away games
  • Jesse Ramien has scored a try in his last six games with Sharks as favourites
  • Sione Katoa has scored a try in four of his last five games vs Bulldogs

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