The Toyota Forklifts Canberra Raiders travel to Brisbane for the fifth NRL Magic Round, where they will face the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Suncorp Stadium on Friday evening at 6pm.
The Raiders enter the Round 10 contest fresh off the bye, whilst the Bulldogs arrive in Brisbane after a tight loss to the Penrith Panthers last weekend.
Match: Raiders v Bulldogs
Round 11 -
home Team
Raiders
away Team
Bulldogs
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Jordan RapanaFullback for Bulldogs is number 1 Connor Tracey
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Winger for Raiders is number 2 Nick CotricWinger for Bulldogs is number 2 Jacob Kiraz
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Centre for Raiders is number 3 Matthew TimokoCentre for Bulldogs is number 3 Bronson Xerri
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Centre for Raiders is number 4 Sebastian KrisCentre for Bulldogs is number 4 Stephen Crichton
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Winger for Raiders is number 5 Xavier SavageWinger for Bulldogs is number 5 Josh Addo-Carr
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Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Ethan StrangeFive-Eighth for Bulldogs is number 6 Matt Burton
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Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Kaeo WeekesHalfback for Bulldogs is number 7 Drew Hutchison
Forwards
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Prop for Raiders is number 10 Joseph TapineProp for Bulldogs is number 8 Max King
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Hooker for Raiders is number 9 Danny LeviHooker for Bulldogs is number 9 Reed Mahoney
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Prop for Raiders is number 17 Emre GulerProp for Bulldogs is number 10 Samuel Hughes
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2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Hudson Young2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 11 Viliame Kikau
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2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Elliott Whitehead2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 15 Josh Curran
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Lock for Raiders is number 13 Morgan SmithiesLock for Bulldogs is number 13 Kurt Mann
Interchange
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Interchange for Raiders is number 8 Josh PapaliiInterchange for Bulldogs is number 14 Bailey Hayward
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Interchange for Raiders is number 14 Tom StarlingInterchange for Bulldogs is number 16 Kurtis Morrin
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Interchange for Raiders is number 15 Ata MariotaInterchange for Bulldogs is number 17 Jacob Preston
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Interchange for Raiders is number 16 Trey MooneyInterchange for Bulldogs is number 19 Poasa Faamausili
Reserves
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Replacement for Raiders is number 18 Albert HopoateReplacement for Bulldogs is number 20 Blake Taaffe
Match Officials
- Referee: Ashley Klein
- Touch Judge: Matt Noyen
- Touch Judge: Chris Sutton
- Senior Review Official: Adam Gee
Last updated:
Talking Points
- Jordan Rapana returns to the side after five weeks on the sideline with a knee injury suffered in Round Five.
- The Bulldogs have named an unchanged lineup from their Round Nine loss against the Penrith Panthers.
- The Canberra Raiders have won their last three Magic Round games, whilst the Bulldogs are yet to claim victory in the round.
- The Raiders have enjoyed recent success over the Bulldogs with wins in the past eight matches.
- The Raiders are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the 1994 grand final this weekend, with the Raiders' premiership winning team attending the game on Friday night.
" It's going to be a huge week for us, obviously the 94 side was the last side to win a premiership and it's going to be really exciting to have those guys there for the game and I know the boys are really excited to meet them afterwards"
Matt Timoko #369
Last time they met
The Canberra Raiders defeated the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 36-24 at GIO Stadium Canberra in Round 25 last season.
Key Match-Up
Ethan Strange vs Matt Burton
The battle of the five-eighths will be one which fans will be looking on with intrigue as the two will be instrumental in orchestrating a win for their respective side.
Despite playing only ten games, Ethan Strange has established a strong reputation as a strong ball carrier and an impressive defender.
The Raiders young gun has played every minute this year, in which he has scored one try, two try assists and averaging 72 running metres.
Matt Burton has propelled himself into the Origin conversation in the last fortnight and will be looking for a strong performance on Friday evening.
In nine games this season, the Bulldogs five-eighth has scored five tries, whilst setting up three and averaging 93 running metres a game.
For the opening game of Magic Round, this matchup will be key for either side in the quest to claim victory in round 11.
Head to Head
This will be the 42nd match between the two sides. The Raiders have 23 victories whilst the Bulldogs only have 18 wins.
