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Sydney Roosters vs Canterbury Bulldogs NRL Round 24 Tips - Tight finish expected in Prime Time thriller

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Last updated: Tue 12 Aug 2025 13:58

Ryan Tucker 12 Aug 2025

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Sydney Roosters vs Canterbury Bulldogs expert predictions for Friday’s Round 24 NRL game
Kick off is at 8:00 PM (AEST) at Allianz Stadium
Bulldogs favored but historically Roosters lead 6-3 in recent clashes.
Roosters' recent game scores average 32.6 pts with a strong offensive lineup.
Bulldogs scoring better recently, averaging 24 pts over the last 5 games.

Sydney Roosters vs Canterbury Bulldogs NRL Round 24 Tips

Sydney Roosters vs Canterbury Bulldogs, Round 24 2025 - Expert Prediction

Canterbury go in as favourites in this Friday night matchup and all the stats, trends and emotion point toward it being a close finish.

Sydney Roosters vs Canterbury Bulldogs, Round 24 2025 - Expert Prediction
Sydney Roosters vs Canterbury Bulldogs Round 24 Cheat Sheet
Head to Head
Sydney Roosters Form Analysis
Sydney Roosters Team News
Sydney Roosters Team List
Canterbury Bulldogs Form Analysis
Canterbury Bulldogs Team News
Canterbury Bulldogs Team List
Sydney Roosters vs Canterbury Bulldogs NRL 2025 Round 24 FAQ’s

Sydney hold a dominant 6-3 lead in recent head to head matches and won the game played earlier this season 24-20 at Accor. That game was played in the wet, something the Bulldogs have struggled with all season long. The conditions this Friday are expected to be much better.

The Roosters will come into this matchup with a boatload of confidence following their 64-12 win over the Dolphins last weekend. Their attack has not missed a beat over the last 5 weeks with an average score of 32.6 pts, Sam Walker fitting seamlessly back into the team. His kicking game has opened up new scoring opportunities for Tupou and Nawaqanitawase while James Tedesco has turned back the clock as the most inform fullback in the comp.

The Bulldogs have struggled to put points past the Roosters in recent years, averaging just 16.4 pts per game. But they have started to see things click with the Lachie Galvin and Matt Burton combination bearing fruit. They have scored 24 pts per game over their last 5 including a 40+ and a 30+ game in the past 3 weeks.

This game will no doubt finish close, 5 of the last 6 have been decided by a converted try or less. Take the Dogs 1-12 with the Game Total to go Over. It is almost impossible to stop the Roosters wingers right now, book Daniel Tupou in for another right here.

5 of the last 6 games between these sides have finished with margins of 6 pts or less.
Both teams have shown strong defence at times this season but are now firing in attack, the Roosters are 2nd and Dogs 7th in points scored over the last 5 games.
The Bulldogs right side defence has given up 44% of opposition tries this season.
Daniel Tupou has scored in 5 of his last 6 games and has crossed as the first tryscorer on 3 occasions this season.

Sydney Roosters vs Canterbury Bulldogs Round 24 Cheat Sheet

Roosters vs Bulldogs Rd 24 Cheat Sheet

Head to Head

These two teams have played 9 times since the start of the 2019 season. Sydney hold a 6-3 lead in the head to head record. The Roosters have won all 3 games as the home team during that span but this will be the first game at Allianz since before 2019.

The Game Total has gone Under in the last 2 games and in 5 of the last 9 while the winning margin has been 8pts or less in 6 of the last 9 indicating a close matchup is often the case.

Sydney Roosters Form Analysis

The Roosters put on one of, if not the best, attacking performances of the season last weekend against the Dolphins, piling on 64 points in their latest victory. They are the 2nd best scoring team in the NRL over the last 5 rounds and 4th over the course of the season.

The win puts Sydney on 10 wins, the same as the Dolphins but with an inferior points differential which keeps them in 9th spot for the time being. The Roosters have missed finals just once since the 2013 season (2016) winning 3 premierships and playing in 4 prelims during that span.

Sydney have the top ranked Efficiency Inside 20m scoring a try for every 6.3 tackles in the opposition Red Zone but they have the fewest number of opportunities, ranked 17th with just 22.3 tackles per game on their opponents goal line.

Sydney Roosters Team News

Siua Wong is out with concussion following a nasty head clash last weekend. Victor Radley moves to starting lock with Naufahu Whyte the starting prop. Egan Butcher starts in the backrow while Blake Steep comes onto the bench.

Sydney Roosters Team List

1. James Tedesco

2. Daniel Tupou

3. Billy Smith

4. Robert Toia

5. Mark Nawaqanitawase

6. Hugo Savala

7. Sam Walker

8. Naufahu Whyte

9. Connor Watson

10. Lindsay Collins

11. Angus Crichton

12. Egan Butcher

13. Victor Radley

Interchange

14. Benaiah Ioelu

15. Salesi Foketi

16. Blake Steep

17. Spencer Leniu

Reserves

18. Ethan King

19. Taylor Losalu

20. Sandon Smith

21. Zach Dockar-Clay

22. Junior Tupou

Canterbury Bulldogs Form Analysis

Canterbury were finally able to get a win in the wet last weekend, taking down the New Zealand Warriors 32-14 once again flexing their muscles in 2025. The Dogs dominated their opponent across the field both with and without the ball.

They ran for 1185 Metres while holding the Wahs to just 981, they had 31 Tackles Inside 20m for 5 tries and they put on a whopping 748 Kick Metres despite 8 of their 22 kicks being attacking plays.

The Dogs are still a highly ranked defensive outfit allowing just 14.4 pts per game to opponents over their last 5 games where they have gone 4-1 straight up. The attack has spluttered throughout the season but with Lachie Galvin warming into his role the points are starting to tick.

Canterbury Bulldogs Team News

The Bulldogs have named an unchanged side from their win over the Warriors. Bailey Hayward retains the starting 9 role with Reed Mahoney on the bench.

Connor Tracey has been named in the reserves after missing a few weeks with an abdominal injury.

Canterbury Bulldogs Team List

1. Jacob Kiraz

2. Jethro Rinakama

3. Bronson Xerri

4. Stephen Crichton

5. Enari Tuala

6. Matt Burton

7. Lachlan Galvin

8. Max King

9. Bailey Hayward

10. Sam Hughes

11. Viliame Kikau

12. Jacob Preston

13. Jaeman Salmon

Interchange

14. Kurt Mann

15. Harry Hayes

16. Josh Curran

17. Reed Mahoney

Reserves

19. Jake Turpin

20. Daniel Suluka-Fifita

21. Connor Tracey

22. Kurtis Morrin

23. Toby Sexton

Sydney Roosters vs Canterbury Bulldogs NRL 2025 Round 24 FAQ’s

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Verdict

Sydney Roosters v Canterbury Bulldogs

Canterbury 1-12

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