Brisbane Broncos vs Canterbury Bulldogs Preview & Prediction | 2025 NRL | Regular Season
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Table-topping Canterbury Bulldogs looking to ride roughshod over the Brisbane Broncos.
Start date/time: Thursday 24th April, 2025: UK – 10:50am / Local – 7:50pm / US ET – 5:50am / US PT – 2:50am
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / Australia – Foxtel / US – Some matches are televised live on Fox Sports
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go & Watch NRL / Australia – Kayo Sports / US – Watch NRL, and if the match is televised in the USA it can also be streamed live on Fox Sports platforms
Brisbane Broncos team news
For Head Coach Michael Maguire some significant changes this week; Selwyn Cobbo has shifted to fullback after Reece Walsh suffered a knee injury (4-6 weeks) against the Warriors. Deine Mariner gets the call on the wing. Brendan Piakura returns from suspension on the bench, with Xavier Willison retaining his spot in the back row. Martin Taupau is relegated to an extended bench.
Squad: 1. Selwyn Cobbo 2. Deine Mariner 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Gehamat Shibasaki 5. Jesse Arthars 6. Ben Hunt 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Patrick Carrigan 9. Billy Walters 10. Payne Haas 11. Xavier Willison 12. Jordan Riki 13. Kobe Hetherington 14. Cory Paix 15. Corey Jensen 16. Brendan Piakura 17. Jaiyden Hunt 18. Tyson Smoothy 19. Martin Taupau 20. Jock Madden 21. Josiah Karapani 22. Benjamin Te Kura
Canterbury Bulldogs team news
Head Coach Cameron Cirlado has been forced into one change; Harry Hayes comes onto the bench in place of Jack Todd (injury – broken arm) while Daniel Suluka-Fifita has again been named in the No.18 jersey.
Squad: 1. Connor Tracey 2. Jacob Kiraz 3. Bronson Xerri 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Marcelo Montoya 6. Matt Burton 7. Toby Sexton 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Josh Curran 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Jaeman Salmon 14. Kurt Mann 15. Sitili Tupouniua 16. Harry Hayes 17. Bailey Hayward 19. Daniel Suluka-Fifita 20. Blake Wilson 21. Blake Taaffe 22. Lipoi Hopoi 23. Luke Smith
Brisbane Broncos vs Canterbury Bulldogs prediction
The Brisbane Broncos went down narrowly across the Tasman 20-18 thanks to a 50 m penalty goal from the Warriors Luke Metcalfe right on the siren. The Broncos will have to deal with both the travel and the shorter turnaround to face the undefeated Bulldogs who continue to prove difficult to score against.
The Bulldogs asserted themselves as a serious premiership threat with a 32-0 victory against the Rabbitohs in front of a club record 65,000 fans at Homebush. The defensive structure of the Bulldogs has garnered much of the publicity of late however the attacking options also continue to grow, averaging 26 points per match while conceding less than ten.
The Broncos have won seven of their past ten matches against the Bulldogs, facing defeat in Brisbane only twice since 2009. One of those defeats came last year and we think the Bulldogs can make it consecutive wins in Brisbane for the first time since 2008.
Brisbane Broncos vs Canterbury Bulldogs tip: Canterbury Bulldogs to win