- 1 Storm vs Bulldogs: a huge night with everything on the line in Melbourne
- 2 It keeps getting worse for Storm
- 3 The Bulldogs have their bite back
- 4 A defining moment in the race for finals football
- 5 NRL prediction Storm vs Bulldogs
- 6 First, a word on our predictions
- 7 No commitment from us
- 8 Information can change
- 9 Your responsibility
- 10 Responsible gambling first
- 11 Legal age
- 12 About the visuals…
Storm vs Bulldogs: a huge night with everything on the line in Melbourne 
The second Friday night fixture in the NRL takes us to Melbourne, where Storm host the Bulldogs. Both sides are currently outside the Top 8, but still very much in the hunt for a finals spot, and the points on offer have rarely felt more valuable.
The Bulldogs’ revival has caught the eye and turned heads, but Storm are going through a rough patch and the hits just keep coming. Another defeat would shrink their room for error even further as the run-in heats up.
Bar the 2010 season, when their points were stripped, Storm have never finished lower than 10th since their 1998 debut. That historic status is now under real threat.
It keeps getting worse for Storm 
As if suffering their second defeat of the season against the Rabbitohs (28-26) wasn’t bad enough, Storm also lost Harry Grant to injury. Week by week, the Melbourne club keeps running into trouble and now faces another high-pressure test.
That said, the overall performance was far from toothless. With possession evenly shared, an 87 per cent completion rate, 9.8 metres gained per carry and a clear edge after contact (625 metres), Melbourne had enough ball and enough territory. But sloppy defence cost them dearly: 10 line breaks conceded and 45 missed tackles wrecked the effort.
Without Harry Grant and Cameron Munster, Storm need Jahrome Hughes to drive them on, while the electric Sua Fa’alogo will be expected to spark a response and drag the side back in the right direction.
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The Bulldogs have their bite back 
The Bulldogs backed up their improved form with a second straight convincing home win over the Warriors (18-6). Full of grit and purpose, Cameron Ciraldo’s men controlled possession (51 per cent) and kept things tidy too, finishing at 87 per cent completion to slowly squeeze the life out of their opponents.
That control allowed them to average 8.9 metres per carry, rack up 605 post-contact metres and create six line breaks. It wasn’t perfect, mind you. The 43 missed tackles are a reminder there’s still work to do against the league’s heavy hitters, the kind who punish every slip.
Even if the record is stacked against them, with only one win in their last six visits to AAMI Park, the Bulldogs have found their attacking weapons at exactly the right time.
A defining moment in the race for finals football
With Storm unusually down in 12th place, Canterbury have a golden chance to land a serious blow away from home.
The injuries in key positions, plus the issues in the pack, leave Melbourne in an awkward spot. Hughes can still produce moments of quality, but asking Storm to apply relentless pressure for 80 minutes against a confident Bulldogs side looks a tall order.
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NRL prediction Storm vs Bulldogs
Bulldogs to win by 6 points or more
Storm come into this one badly weakened by injuries to major names and carrying a glaring lack of defensive confidence.
The Bulldogs, meanwhile, have rediscovered their attacking rhythm and are leaning on a disciplined, hard-nosed unit. Against a shaken opponent missing its usual leaders, Canterbury have the tools to set the pace and win by at least one try.
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