PointsBet Stadium will play host to Saturday's Round 12 NRL game between Cronulla Sharks and Sydney Roosters. The game kicks off at 7:35 pm with Cronulla Sharks heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Cronulla Sharks vs. Sydney Roosters game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Saturday May 28, 2022 at 7:35 pm

Where: PointsBet Stadium

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Potentially the game of the round as the fourth-placed, 7-4 Cronulla Sharks host the seventh-placed, 6-5 Sydney Roosters.

The Sharks have dipped after their sizzling start to 2022 and haven’t won back-to-back games since Round 5. But they bounced back from an insipid 30-10 Magic Round loss to Canberra with a Nicho Hynes-led 25-18 defeat of Gold Coast in Round 11.

Lachlan Miller impressed on NRL debut but the Sharks will be considerably more polished for fullback Will Kennedy’s return from suspension.

The Roosters were building nicely with consecutive wins over the Titans (44-16) and Eels (31-24) but received a blunt reality check via a 32-12 loss at home to Penrith. Sitili Tupouniua returns from a head knock, while Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is free to play despite a contrary conduct charge for swearing at the referee.

The Roosters are on a six-match winning streak against the Sharks, including a 26-18 victory in the teams’ only 2021 encounter – in Round 5 at the SCG.

There’s little between the teams statistically, both ranked top-six in points scored and conceded, as well as being in the top bracket of teams for running metres. It will be a fascinating duel between two of the NRL’s most firepower-laden offensive units, both capable of piling on long-range tries.

Just two teams have won in 2022 after facing the Panthers a week earlier, while the Sharks’ 5-0 record in the Shire this season is hard to overlook.

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