McDonald Jones Stadium will play host to Saturday's Round 5 NRL game between Canberra Raiders and Melbourne Storm. The game kicks off at 3:00 pm with Melbourne Storm heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Canberra Raiders vs. Melbourne Storm game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Saturday April 9, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Where: McDonald Jones Stadium
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Canberra Raiders vs Melbourne Storm Odds
Canberra Raiders vs Melbourne Storm Preview
Few teams have been as unreliable week to week over the first month of the season than Canberra, backing up nail-biting home wins over Cronulla and Gold Coast with heavy road losses to North Queensland and Manly.
Essentially, the Raiders have produced just two decent halves of football to date and are lucky to be 2-2. Jack Wighton is head and shoulders above his teammates at present, while the vaunted Green Machine pack was rumbled by the Sea Eagles with only one forward running for 100 metres.
The Storm keep Storming, emerging from consecutive golden point assignments with a 44-0 rout of Canterbury. It was the strongest line-up Melbourne has fielded in an injury-hit start to the year, while Jahrome Hughes and four-try hero Ryan Papenhuyzen were out of this world.
Both teams have named unchanged 17s.
After briefly becoming a bogey for the Storm, the Raiders have lost their last four against the perennial heavyweights by an average scoreline of 28-13. Only another lift from Ricky’s charges at home can prevent a similar result – but right now there is a massive gulf between these keen rivals.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Melbourne Storm to win at $1.24 odds.
First Try Scorer
First Try Scorer: Ryan Papenhuyzen at $7.75.
Canberra Raiders vs Melbourne Storm Teams
Raiders team: 1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Nick Cotric 3. Matthew Timoko 4. Semi Valemei 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. Brad Schneider 8. Josh Papali’i 9. Tom Starling 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Corey Harawira-Naera 13. Elliott Whitehead 14. Matt Frawley 15. Emre Guler 16. Adam Elliott 17. Corey Horsburgh 18. Xavier Savage 19. Ryan Sutton 20. James Schiller 21. Harry Rushton 22. Jarrod Croker 23. Trey Mooney 24. Peter Hola
Storm team: 1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. Nick Meaney 3. Reimis Smith 4. Justin Olam 5. Xavier Coates 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Harry Grant 10. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Kenny Bromwich 13. Josh King 14. Brandon Smith 15. Alec MacDonald 16. Trent Loiero 17. Tepai Moeroa 18. Tyran Wishart 19. Chris Lewis 20. Marion Seve 21. Jayden Nikorima 22. Jordan Grant 23. William Warbrick 24. Sualauvi Faalogo