NRL 2020: Broncos v Bulldogs round nine match preview – NRL.COM

Things are dire at the Broncos and the noise will only get louder if they fall to a seventh straight defeat.
Brisbane could very well find themselves swapping with the Bulldogs in last place if Dean Pay’s men can get their second win of the season.
Canterbury tried their guts out against the Rabbitohs but lacked the polish to secure the two competition points.
Anthony Seibold appears set to resist the temptation to make mass changes while the gritty Dogs have lost a gun forward.
Team news
Broncos: Coach Anthony Seibold has named the same 17 as last week with a slight forward reshuffle. Tevita Pangai jnr moves to prop, Thomas Flegler to the bench and Corey Oates to starting second row. Centre Kotoni Staggs (hamstring) is expected to return and has been named in the reserves.
Darius Boyd, Herbie Farnworth or Jamayne Isaako could make way for Staggs depending on how Seibold wants to shuffle his backline. The Broncos will aim to avoid seven straight losses for the first time since 2005.
Bulldogs: Lock Adam Elliott is out with a dislocated shoulder, with British recruit Luke Thompson making his club debut in the No.13 jersey. The Bulldogs have not defeated the Broncos at Suncorp since 2015.
Key match-up
If there was a shining light in last week’s loss to the Warriors for Brisbane, lock Pat Carrigan worked himself to a standstill on return from suspension. He then showed impressive leadership and maturity speaking to the media afterwards. He will match motors with Bulldogs workhorse Aiden Tolman in the middle. Neither player will give an inch or stop moving while they’re on the park.
Stat attack
Unfortunately for these sides, they lead the league in two key negative statistics. Canterbury have produced the most errors (100) and Brisbane have made the most ineffective tackles (155).

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