Melbourne Storm vs Sydney Roosters Tips and Odds – NRL 2023 Round 6

AAMI Park will play host to Thursday's Round 6 NRL game between Melbourne Storm and Sydney Roosters. The game kicks off at 7:50 pm with Melbourne Storm heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Melbourne Storm vs. Sydney Roosters game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Thursday April 6, 2023 at 7:50 pm

Where: AAMI Park

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Melbourne set its campaign in motion with its most Storm-like performance of the season last Friday, subduing Souths 18-10 with a mighty defensive display and some customary Cameron Munster brilliance and a superb performance from Harry Grant.

The Storm are 3-2 and get Jahrome Hughes back from suspension. Hughes and Munster haven’t teamed up since Round 1, while Tariq Sims returns on the bench.

The 3-1 Sydney Roosters have crept up to third on the ladder despite being yet to hit top gear, bookending the bye with handy wins over the Rabbitohs (20-18) and Eels (28-20). They dominated Parramatta for the most part before conceding a couple of late tries.

James Tedesco is out this week but Joey Manu returns from suspension to take his place at fullback. There were great signs from a Jared Waerea-Hargreaves-led pack last week, allowing Brandon Smith and Luke Keary to get on the front foot and rip up the Eels’ defence.

The Storm’s five-match winning streak against the Roosters came to an end via an 18-14 home loss in Round 24 last season. The Roosters have a decent 4-6 record at AAMI Park.

Since 2017, seven of the clubs’ 13 clashes have been decided by four points or less and this shapes as another super-tight tussle with both sides running into a bit of form. The Roosters have won seven of eight without Tedesco, but close margins and low totals look the best bets here.

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Head To Head Bet

Melbourne Storm
$1.77
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We're tipping Melbourne Storm to win at $1.77 odds.

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Xavier Coates
$8.75
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First Try Scorer: Xavier Coates at $8.75.

Melbourne Storm vs Sydney Roosters Teams

Storm team: 1. Nick Meaney 2. William Warbrick 3. Reimis Smith 4. Justin Olam 5. Xavier Coates 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Tui Kamikamica 9. Harry Grant 10. Christian Welch 11. Trent Loiero 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Josh King 14. Bronson Garlick 15. Alec MacDonald 16. Tom Eisenhuth 17. Tariq Sims 18. Jordan Grant 19. Grant Anderson 20. Tyran Wishart 21. Jack Howarth 22. Jonah Pezet

Roosters team: 1. Joseph Manu 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Joseph Suaalii 4. Drew Hutchison 5. Jaxson Paulo 6. Luke Keary 7. Sam Walker 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Brandon Smith 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Egan Butcher 12. Nat Butcher 13. Victor Radley 14. Jake Turpin 15. Terrell May 16. Corey Allan 17. Fletcher Baker 18. Naufahu Whyte 19. Paul Momirovski 20. Sandon Smith 21. Siua Wong 22. Ben Thomas