Round 14 of the NRL season concludes on Monday with a clash of traditional rivals as Canterbury meets Parramatta.
Bulldogs duo Stephen Crichton and Jacob Kiraz have been passed fit to play as they push for State of Origin selection.
The New South Wales side for Game II will be named an hour after full-time.
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Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 4:27pm
21′ Dogs let another chance go by
Heyward catches Russell offside for a set restart as he crosses the 40. But again the Dogs can’t convert, Burton throws an offload that’s intercepted by Tuilagi.
Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 4:24pm
Injury: Harry Hayes
The Dogs lock forward is off with what looks to be a hip pointer problem. Curran comes on and moves Salmon from second row to lock.
Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 4:24pm
18′ Mixed minute for Galvin
Galvin forces a drop-out with a nicely weighted grubber. But three plays later he throws the ball well behind his backline and it goes over the sideline.
Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 4:17pm
12′ Eels hold on
A Volkman error on halfway gives Canterbury a good attacking chance.
Crichton ducks back inside and puts a grubber in but it beats Thompson over the dead-ball line.
Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 4:15pm
10′ Dogs denied
King takes a great run over halfway and the Dogs are on the attack. Xerri nearly slides through but gets corralled.
Last tackle they go high for Tuala but he knocks it over the dead-ball line.
Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 4:12pm
7′ Eels can’t convert first chance
A Xerri error on halfway gives Parramatta the first chance of the day. No stoppages as of yet, both sides going set for set.
Volkman puts up a bomb for Kelly but he taps it forward as he looks to find support. Dogs ball.
Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 4:05pm
And away we go!
Parra kick us off, running right to left.
Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 4:03pm
Tips
I gave Parramatta a big chance at the upset before the news came through about Kiraz and Crichton. While Kiraz isn’t at fullback, a change I’ve really enjoyed in recent weeks, I still think the two of them playing is enough to flip me to the Bulldogs.
Let’s go Bulldogs 28-20 with Xerri crossing first.
Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 3:40pm
Slater names his team for Origin II
Queensland announced their side for Game II earlier today with Slater revealing a handful of changes and at least one debutant.
Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 3:31pm
Final teams: Bulldogs vs Eels
Couple of big ins for Canterbury – Stephen Crichton and Jacob Kiraz have both been passed fit to play.
Kiraz will switch to the wing and Connor Tracey is in at fullback. Jethro Rinakama is on the bench. Bailey Heyward starts at hooker with Kurt Mann out of the side.
For Parramatta, Harrison Edwards starts at hooker with Tallyn da Silva moving back to the bench.
Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 3:28pm
Hello and welcome to the NRL/Origin blog
Hey team, hope the public holiday is serving you well if you’re in one of those states and hope you’re not working too hard if you’re not.
My name is Nick and I’m here to take you through every step of the Bulldogs-Eels game for this arvo, as well as selection for the New South Wales Origin team which should happen about an hour after fulltime.
Let’s have some fun out there today.
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