Canterbury Bulldogs vs North Queensland Cowboys – Regular Season – Preview & Prediction | NRL 2023

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THE FACTS

When is Canterbury Bulldogs vs North Queensland Cowboys on and what time does it start? Canterbury Bulldogs vs North Queensland Cowboys will take place on Sunday 2nd April, 2023 – 09:15 (UK)

Where is Canterbury Bulldogs vs North Queensland Cowboys taking place? Canterbury Bulldogs vs North Queensland Cowboys will take place at Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia

Where can I get tickets for Canterbury Bulldogs vs North Queensland Cowboys? Click here for ticket information on 2023 NRL matches

What channel is Canterbury Bulldogs vs North Queensland Cowboys 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 Canterbury Bulldogs vs North Queensland Cowboys? 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

CANTERBURY BULLDOGS

• Canterbury Bulldogs failed in their efforts to make it three successive victories as they were narrowly beaten by New Zealand Warriors last week.
• The Bulldogs fell just short on that trip to New Zealand but will be confident of bouncing back here and there will be an emotional return to action for Josh Reynolds who will play his first game for the Dogs since 2017.

Starting 13: Perham, Kiraz, Averillo, Alamoti, Addo-Carr, Burton, Flanagan, King, Mahoney, Sutton, Kikau, Preston, Faitala-Mariner – Interchanges: Reynolds, Waddell, Pele, Okunbor – Reserves: Topine, Morrin, Oloapu, Burns, Tanner

Unavailable: Luke Thompson (Injured), Bailey Biondi-Odi (Injured), Tevita Pangai Jnr. (Injured), Chris Patolo (Injured), Declan Casey (Injured), Andrew Davey (Injured), Fa’amanu Brown (Injured)

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS

• North Queensland Cowboys got back to winning ways after back-to-back losses as they got the better of Gold Coast Titans in their Queensland derby last week.
• The Cowboys had to dig deep for that win but have lost a clutch of players from that game including Murray Taulagi and Jeremiah Nanai and that has handed a chance to Riley Price to make his NRL debut from the bench.

Starting 13: Chester, Feldt, Holmes, Hiku, Elliot, Dearden, Townsend, McLean, Robson, Neame, Hess, Luki, Taumalolo – Interchanges: Granville, Dunn, Taunoa-Brown, Price – Reserves: Laybutt, Sadrugu, Gosiewski, Finefeuiaki, Hampton

Unavailable: Luciano Leilua (Stood down), Scott Drinkwater (Suspended), Reuben Cotter (Injured), Gehamat Shibasaki (Injured), James Tamou (Injured), Murray Taulagi (Injured), Jeremiah Nanai (Suspended)

THE PREDICTION

This is an intriguing matchup to wrap-up round 5 with both teams believing they can come away with the victory. Canterbury Bulldogs were unable to make it three straight wins last week while North Queensland Cowboys avoided a third successive loss in their respective matches. The Cowboys are without a handful of key men for this and they are yet to hit the heights of last season so while this could go either way, home advantage tips this in favour of the Bulldogs.