Your say: Tigers or Bulldogs?
The key to Burton being at his best? Playing with a smile, says Ciraldo
Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo says Matt Burton can repeat last week’s heroics which led the team to their drought-breaking win over the Storm.
“That’s what Matt’s capable of,” Ciraldo tells Fox League before kick-off.
“When he plays his best footy we win games, and he knows that, we know that.
“But it’s about him going out there and having fun. He did last week with a smile on his face the whole time. Even when we were down 18-6 or 20-6 he was still smiling and enjoying his footy, and that’s the key to Burto having a great game like he did last weekend.”
Here’s how Burton says his performance last week.
The early game: Knights get the win over brave but scrappy Eels
In today’s early game the Knights moved into the top four on the back of a five-game winning streak thanks to a less-than-convincing 28-22 win over an injury-hit Parramatta side in Newcastle.
There were plenty of errors in the second half (Newcastle completed 72% of their sets, Parramatta 73%) but the Knights got the job done after leading 12-10 at the half-time break.
Kalyn Ponga backed up for Newcastle after his send-off was the biggest moment of Wednesday night’s State of Origin I, while Parramatta had several chances to pull off a shock win but were made to pay for a string of forward passes and some sloppy defence like this try below.
Your say: Tigers or Bulldogs?
Final team lists: Wests Tigers v Bulldogs
Wests Tigers
1. Jahream Bula 2. Jeral Skelton 3. Sunia Turuva 4. Heamasi Makasini 5. Faaletino Tavana 6. Jarome Luai 7. Jock Madden 8. Terrell May 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Fonua Pole 11. Sione Fainu 12. Kai Pearce-Paul 13. Alex Twal.
Bench: 14. Latu Fainu 15. Alex Seyfarth 16. Royce Hunt 17. Charlie Murray 18. Mavrik Geyer 19. Starford To’a
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
1. Jacob Kiraz 2. Jethro Rinakama 3. Bronson Xerri 23. Stephen Crichton 4. Enari Tuala 6. Matt Burton 7. Lachlan Galvin 8. Max King 9. Kurt Mann 10. Leo Thompson 11. Sitili Tupouniua 12. Jaeman Salmon 13. Harry Hayes.
Bench: 14. Bailey Hayward 15. Jed Reardon 16. Jack Underhill 17. Josh Curran 19. Lipoi Hopoi 20. Jonathan Sua
Welcome
Hello and welcome to our coverage of a Super Saturday double-header. Dom Brock on blog duties with you tonight.
First up the Wests Tigers are out to snap a three-game losing streak against a Bulldogs team that ended their own five-game losing run last week. That 10-point win over Melbourne eased the pressure off Canterbury for now, but it’ll be back on if they struggle against Jarome Luai and the Tigers, who have fallen off badly after making a strong start to the season. Kick-off is at 5.30pm.
Then the Storm host the Sydney Roosters in Melbourne. It’s a game that features several State of Origin stars, but this time around these clubs are at opposite ends of the ladder, Melbourne sitting in 15th place and the Roosters up in third. Can the Storm bounce back from last week’s loss to the Dogs?
Follow along for all the action as it happens.
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