South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Canterbury Bulldogs Preview
The firing South Sydney attack clashes with the stubborn Canterbury defence in the Good Friday showdown. Take the Rabbitohs to win and cover a -1.5 line with the Game Total to go under 45.5 points.
- South Sydney have won 6 of the last 7 games vs Canterbury when they come in as the favourite.
- The Bulldogs are the 2nd best scoring defence but dead last in scoring. Rabbitohs attack is ranked 5th and defence 9th. 3 straight games have gone Under in this matchup.
- Alex Johnston has scored 17 tries in 19 career games vs Canterbury including 12 tries in his last 10.
- Alex Johnston is the highest ever tryscorer in ARL/NRL and has scored in all three games this season.
Head to Head
Canterbury have won two straight and three of the last four matchups, but it is the Rabbitohs that hold an 8-5 advantage in the head to head dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
Three straight games have gone Under the Game Total, which snapped a five-game run of just overs. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, hold a 7-6 advantage in the ATS record.
South Sydney Rabbitohs Fresh Off The Bye
The Bunnies had their first bye of the season last week and sit fift on the ladder with two wins and one loss from their three games played.
The most recent matchup was a 20-16 win over the Tigers in Gosford two weeks ago.
Souths scored two tries within the first seven minutes of play but went into the break down 14-12 with a poor completion rate and a bunch of missed tackles allowing the Tigers to creep into the game.
South Sydney were outplayed in almost every statistical measure but still managed to win the game which is not something this team has been able to do over the past two seasons with injuries affecting them heavily.
Canterbury Bulldogs Suffer First Loss
Canterbury lost their first game of the season last weekend with the Newcastle Knights getting up 24-16.
The Dogs sit sixth on the ladder with two wins and one loss as well as their early season bye adding to their points tally.
They are the second ranked scoring defence but have struggled to put points on the board themselves and are dead last in points scored, by a margin.
The media has started swirling around the Bulldogs leadership and lineup choices with attack having been a major problem which has stopped Canterbury from making any real noise in Finals over the past two years.