MATCH CENTRE
MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 16

RAIDERS

V

BRONCOS

BroncosBRI WIN BY 10
20
FT
30
GIO Stadium
2017-06-24T07:30:00Z

Preview

The Raiders head into Saturday night in a near do-or-die situation, as a loss will see them slip further down the ladder while potentially placing them two games out of the top eight with a tough run home ahead of them.

They'll be challenged by a Broncos side fresh off of their first bye in 2017 (with Origin players returning) and eager to keep pace with the Sharks and Roosters in the top four.

It's been a stunning turnaround for Ben Hunt, who a mere 18 months ago was leading their charge in the 2015 Grand Final while he now effectively sits as Wayne Bennet's fourth choice in the halves. Benji Marshall has been handed the number six jersey this week alongside Kodi Nikorima in the halves.

The Raiders are at full strength, with Shannon Boyd returning to the starting side as Luke Bateman sits on the bench. While a loss for the Raiders has the potential to be crippling, a win can see them inch closer to the top eight (should results go their way), knocking on the door of the Eels and the Panthers.

Canberra's backline has been in sublime attacking form of late, however, the Broncos' stingy defence will poses challenges for the green machine. As glamorous as both backlines are, the battle of the packs will headline this fixture.

With Matt Gillett and Josh McGuire backing up from Origin, expect Elliott Whitehead, Junior Paulo and co to run hard at them to should they tire late in the game.

While Benji Marshall has an impressive 94% (16/17) win rate against the Raiders, the Broncos are the only side inside the top seven to boast an away record with less than 50% of wins.

With that, we'll back the Raiders to win a close one (despite losing six games under six points already in 2017).

Raiders by 4.

Team Lists

Team Stats


Raiders

Broncos

All Runs
MATCH
199
2024 AVG.
398
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
201
2024 AVG.
402
2024 TOTAL
All Run Metres
MATCH
1736
2024 AVG.
3472
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
1764.5
2024 AVG.
3529
2024 TOTAL
Line Breaks
MATCH
5
2024 AVG.
10
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
3
2024 AVG.
6
2024 TOTAL
Offloads
MATCH
9
2024 AVG.
18
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
11
2024 AVG.
22
2024 TOTAL
Kick Metres
MATCH
696.5
2024 AVG.
1393
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
546.5
2024 AVG.
1093
2024 TOTAL
Forty Twenty Kicks
MATCH
0
2024 AVG.
0
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
0
2024 AVG.
0
2024 TOTAL
Tackles Made
MATCH
313.5
2024 AVG.
627
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
326
2024 AVG.
652
2024 TOTAL
Missed Tackles
MATCH
25.5
2024 AVG.
51
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
28.5
2024 AVG.
57
2024 TOTAL
Penalties
MATCH
6.5
2024 AVG.
13
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
4.5
2024 AVG.
9
2024 TOTAL
Errors
MATCH
8
2024 AVG.
16
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
15
2024 AVG.
30
2024 TOTAL

Player Stats



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