Stadium Australia will play host to Friday's Round 6 NRL game between South Sydney Rabbitohs and Canterbury Bulldogs. The game kicks off at 4:00 pm with South Sydney Rabbitohs heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. Canterbury Bulldogs game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Friday April 15, 2022 at 4:00 pm

Where: Stadium Australia

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South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Canterbury Bulldogs Preview

Often formlines can go out the window when the heightened atmosphere of a big occasion is added into the mix. Whether that is enough for Canterbury to halt a four-game slide in its traditional Good Friday clash with South Sydney is debatable, however.

The Rabbitohs – after getting their second win over the season 24-12 against the Dragons in relatively comfortable circumstances – are reeling from an eight-week layoff diagnosis for Latrell Mitchell. Grand final fullback Blake Taaffe will step back into the No.1 hotseat.

Strike weapon Mitchell’s absence is a concern with Cody Walker struggling for consistency and drifting out of games for long periods as rookie Lachlan Ilias finds his way as an NRL No.7.

The Bulldogs’ gritty start to the season has given way to heavy losses to big guns Melbourne (44-0) and Penrith (32-12), though it may be unfair to use those scorelines as a barometer for how Trent Barrett’s side is travelling.

Kyle Flanagan shut out the noise to put in a reasonable performance in his first NRL outing of 2022. But the bare facts are the Bulldogs are averaging eight points per game.

Canterbury has managed two wins from the teams’ last three encounters at Homebush. But Souths obliterated the Bulldogs 38-0 on Good Friday last season and prevailed 32-24 on the Gold Coast in Round 18.

The Bulldogs just don’t have enough points in them to beat a Rabbitohs side which has only leaked more than 16 to Penrith. But there’s some genuine headaches for Souths coach Jason Demetriou and the underdogs are getting plenty of points at the line.

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