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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