Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs Prediction, Tips & Odds

As the injuries and losses pile up for the Storm, the surging Bulldogs will be going for the jugular at AAMI Park.

FORM: The Storm’s losses to the Roosters and Rabbitohs in the past fortnight leave them in 12th with an 8-11 record, while Harry Grant has joined Cam Munster in the casualty ward.

The ninth-placed Bulldogs have won five of their last six and are coming off their best win in months, bullying the high-flying Warriors 18-6 in Sydney last Saturday.

INS AND OUTS: Trent Toelau starts at hooker with Harry Grant sidelined, with Hayden Watson to debut off the bench. Manaia Waitere lines up at centre for Jack Howarth (shoulder). The Bulldogs are unchanged.

KEY MATCH-UP: Leo Thompson is slowly proving his worth at Canterbury and will look to back up a strong showing opposite James Fisher-Harris with another aggressive display against Melbourne pack spearhead Stefano Utoikamanu.

HISTORY: The Storm have won 10 of their last 12 against the Bulldogs, but they went down 30-20 at Accor Stadium in Round 12.

KEY STAT: The Bulldogs are chasing two wins over the Storm in the same season for the first time since 2014.

VERDICT: The Storm are on the ropes – they’ve rarely looked the team of the past two decades this season, and adding Grant to the injured list with Jahrome Hughes already underdone is a real death knell for their campaign.

Last week was just one contender-worthy performance from the Bulldogs…but gee it was compelling. Kikau and Crichton, two of the game’s supreme game-breakers, set the tone with their enthusiasm. If they do so again, the rest of the Bulldogs should follow suit and grind out another 2025-style win.

Expect another low-scorer with six of the Bulldogs’ last seven tallying 42 points or less, including three with 24 or less.

Tip: Back Under 42.5 Total Points @ $1.90

SGM: BULLDOGS WIN / JACOB KIRAZ ANYTIME TRYSCORER / SUA FAALOGO ANYTIME TRYSCORER / JACOB PRESTON ANYTIME TRYSCORER @ $14.76