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Brisbane Broncos vs Canterbury Bulldogs NRL Tips - Broncos attack lame as Dogs stay perfect

Jeremy Darke

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Last updated: Tue 22 Apr 2025 11:35

Jeremy Darke 22 Apr 2025

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Brisbane Broncos vs Canterbury Bulldogs expert predictions for Thursday’s Round 8 NRL game
Kick off is at 7:50 PM (AEDT) at Suncorp Stadium
Bulldogs boast superb defence, allowing under 10 points per game.
Broncos face challenges with injuries and poor execution from the backs.

Brisbane Broncos vs Canterbury Bulldogs, Round 8 2025 - Expert Prediction

Canterbury will continue their unbeaten start to the season by getting a hard-fought win against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp on Thursday night.

Brisbane Broncos vs Canterbury Bulldogs, Round 8 2025 - Expert Prediction
Head to Head
Brisbane Broncos Form Analysis & Betting Trends
Brisbane Broncos Team News
Brisbane Broncos Team List
Canterbury Bulldogs Form Analysis & Betting Trends
Canterbury Bulldogs Team News
Canterbury Bulldogs Team List
Brisbane Broncos vs Canterbury Bulldogs NRL 2025 Round 8 FAQ’s

Canterbury have had the perfect start to 2025 and are playing a similar brand of footy that coach Cameron Ciraldo was used to at his former club Penrith. The Dogs are the best defensive team in the competition leaking under 10 points per game this season on average and are playing percentage rugby league, winning the battle through the middle and dominating territory.

Brisbane, have been struggling to score points and have failed to capitalise on the strong seasons of Payne Haas and Pat Carrigan with their backs unable to execute. With the injury to Reece Walsh compiling on top of the lack of attack from the Broncos, expect the Dogs contain Brisbane and wear them down, just as they done to most of their opponents this season.

Expect a low-scoring first half then the Bulldogs to capitalise and get a 1-12 victory. Canterbury will attack heavily down their left side and Marcelo Montoya will reap the benefits with a try.

Canterbury are 6-0 this season
All three of Brisbane’s losses have been by a 1-12 margin
The last 4 Bulldogs games have had a half time score of 20 points or less.
Brisbane have conceded 6 tries in their last 3 games to opposing left centre/wings.

Head to Head

Canterbury won the only meeting against Brisbane in 2024, crushing the Broncos at Suncorp 41-16 with Connor Tracy scoring 3 tries.

The win broke a 5-game losing streak for Canterbury against Brisbane.

Brisbane Broncos Form Analysis & Betting Trends

Recent Form

Last 5 W/L	Last 5 ATS	Last 5 O/U
3-2	1-4	1-4

After a 4-1 start to the year, the Broncos have now lost two matches in a row heading into both games against the Roosters and the Warriors as heavy favourites of 8.5 points or more and walking away with their tails between their legs

Despite being ranked second in the NRL with an average of 28.3 points per game, the number is luring, scoring over that average just twice in 6 games. Brisbane scored just 16 points in their loss to the Roosters and just 18 against the Warriors in their golden point loss last week.

Patrick Carrigan (1,257 metres) and Payne Haas (1,193 metres) are two of the top three forwards in the NRL in run metres gained, however, the Broncos fail to capitalize on their forwards work and are ranked 10th in the NRL with just 49.4% territory.

2025 Betting Trends

ATS	Over/Under	1-12	13+
2-5	3-4	2-3	2-0

Brisbane Broncos Team News

Huge news for Brisbane is that Reece Walsh has suffered a knee injury which could see him out for 6 weeks. Selwyn Cobbo will shift from the wing to fullback and Deine Mariner will come into the side.

Brendan Piakura returns to the side with Tyson Smoothy dropping out.

Brisbane Broncos Team List

1. Selwyn Cobbo

2. Deine Mariner

3. Kotoni Staggs

4. Gehamat Shibasaki

5. Jesse Arthars

6. Ben Hunt

7. Adam Reynolds

8. Patrick Carrigan

9. Billy Walters

10. Payne Haas

11. Xavier Willison

12. Jordan Riki

13. Kobe Hetherington

Interchange

14. Cory Paix

15. Corey Jensen

16. Brendan Piakura

17. Jaiyden Hunt

Reserves

18. Tyson Smoothy

19. Martin Taupau

20. Jock Madden

21. Josiah Karapani

22. Ben Te Kura

Canterbury Bulldogs Form Analysis & Betting Trends

Recent Form

Last 5 W/L	Last 5 ATS	Last 5 O/U
5-0	4-1	1-4

What a start to the 2025 season for the Bulldogs, claiming their sixth win with a 32-0 drubbing of the South Sydney Rabbitohs last weekend. It was the perfect game for the Bulldogs who executed to perfection having 70% of the territory on the back of 816 more run metres than South sydney and a count of 8 linebreaks to the Rabbitohs zero.

The Dogs appear to be a field above the rest of the competition averaging just 9.7 points against per game. Canterbury control their matches by winning the field position battle, leading the NRL with 1578.3 run metres per game and 53.3% possession while ranking second with 39.5 tackles inside their opposition 20m and 57.7% territory.

With Matt Burton and Villiame Kikau back in the side last week, the Dogs also turned on their attack, running the ball consistently down the left and wearing down the defence of the Rabbits.

2025 Betting Trends

ATS	Over/Under	1-12	13+
5-1	2-4	2-0	4-0

Canterbury Bulldogs Team News

Jack Todd has suffered an arm injury and will be replaced on the bench by Harry Hayes in the only change from the Cameron Ciraldo.

Canterbury Bulldogs Team List

1. Connor Tracey

2. Jacob Kiraz

3. Bronson Xerri

4. Stephen Crichton

5. Marcelo Montoya

6. Matt Burton

7. Toby Sexton

8. Max King

9. Reed Mahoney

10. Josh Curran

11. Viliame Kikau

12. Jacob Preston

13. Jaeman Salmon

Interchange

14. Kurt Mann

15. Sitili Tupouniua

16. Harry Hayes

17. Bailey Hayward

Reserves

19. Daniel Suluka-Fifita

20. Blake Wilson

21. Blake Taaffe

22. Lipoi Hopoi

23. Luke Smith

Brisbane Broncos vs Canterbury Bulldogs NRL 2025 Round 8 FAQ’s

How to watch Brisbane Broncos vs Canterbury Bulldogs NRL 2025 Round 8?

You can watch the Brisbane Broncos vs Canterbury Bulldogs NRL 2025 Round 8 game via Fox Sports or Kayo Sports. If you are watching from outside of Australia the WatchNRL app is the perfect solution.

How to buy tickets to Brisbane Broncos vs Canterbury Bulldogs NRL 2025 Round 8?

To buy tickets to the Brisbane Broncos vs Canterbury Bulldogs NRL 2025 Round 8 game check the NRL website or the official Brisbane Broncos site.

Verdict

Brisbane Broncos v Canterbury Bulldogs

Canterbury will get a 1-12 victory after a low-scoring first half that stays under the total.

Marcelo Montoya will claim a try against the weaker right-side defence of the Broncos.

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