Brisbane Broncos vs Sydney Roosters – Regular Season – Preview & Prediction | NRL 2022
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THE FACTS
When is Brisbane Broncos vs Sydney Roosters on and what time does it start? Brisbane Broncos vs Sydney Roosters will take place on Friday 8th April, 2022 – 10:55 (UK)
Where is Brisbane Broncos vs Sydney Roosters taking place? Brisbane Broncos vs Sydney Roosters will take place at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia
Where can I get tickets for Brisbane Broncos vs Sydney Roosters? Click here for ticket information on 2022 NRL matches
What channel is Brisbane Broncos vs Sydney Roosters on? Sky Sports Arena will be televising selected NRL games in the UK and you can find their schedule here. For Australian broadcasters, you can find a list here
Where can I stream Brisbane Broncos vs Sydney Roosters? If televised on Sky Sports, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via Sky Go. Alternatively, the match will be available to subscribers of Watch NRL
THE TEAM NEWS
BRISBANE BRONCOS
- Brisbane Broncos produced another underwhelming performance as they suffered a second loss in succession with New Zealand Warriors comfortably defeating them last week and to make matters worse for Kevin Walters’ side, they must now deal with a couple of key injuries.
- Five-eighth Albert Kelly will miss the majority of the season with a foot issue so Billy Walters is handed a crack in the run-on side while Patrick Carrigan is out for at least four games with a knee issue but in better news for the Broncos, Origin back-rower Kurt Capewell is fit enough to return.
Starting 13: Niu, Oates, Staggs, Farnworth, Cobbo, Walters, Reynolds, Palasia, Turpin, Haas, Capewell, Riki, Hetherington – Interchanges: James, Jensen, Robati, Paix – Reserves: Gamble, Kennedy, Lee, Hoeter, Pereira, Mam, Bayliss
Unavailable: Xavier Willison, Brendan Piakura, Albert Kelly, Patrick Carrigan, Thomas Flegler
SYDNEY ROOSTERS
- Sydney Roosters put their horror show against South Sydney Rabbitohs behind them by getting the better of North Queensland Cowboys last week in what was a much better performance but there is still more to come from Trent Robinson’s side.
- The head coach will return for this fixture after he was unable to travel last week following a positive COVID-19 test and after seeing a response from his side in the win over the Cowboys, he has opted to name the same 17 for this contest.
Starting 13: Tedesco, Tupou, Momirovski, Manu, Naiqama, Walker, Keary, Waerea-Hargreaves, Watson, Taukeiaho, N. Butcher, Tupouniua, Radley – Interchanges: Hutchison, Suluka-Fifita, Crichton, Collins – Reserves: Whyte, Atoni, Lam, Verrills, Keighran, Suaalii, Baker
Unavailable: Egan Butcher, Billy Smith
THE PREDICTION
Brisbane Broncos were poor in defeat to New Zealand Warriors last week and a repeat of that performance will see them come undone for the third game in-a-row. They take on a potentially dangerous Sydney Roosters outfit in this clash at Suncorp Stadium with the away side coming into this on the back of a comfortable win against North Queensland Cowboys last time out. The Roosters are to put in convincing back-to-back efforts so far this season but they can achieve that feat here and they can cover the -12 handicap against a Broncos side that look set to struggle once again.
