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Canterbury are fearing a Wests Tigers ambush in Friday night's NRL blockbuster as the wounded one-time premiership favourites look to rebound from back-to-back losses.
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Things couldn't be going better out Belmore way following the Bulldogs' last-up win over runaway ladder leaders Melbourne, a victory which solidified their push for a top-four finish.
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The Tigers, on the other hand, have stumbled with consecutive defeats, but pointing to the form they showed in the seven-game win streak that preceded those results, Bulldogs' coach Des Hasler remained wary.
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"They're a very clinical side," Hasler said.
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"You've only got to go through the playing roster to know they're a very, very capable side and touted as one of the sides that can win the premiership and I firmly believe that."
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Defence will be the buzzword at Bulldogs' training this week, given the Tigers' ability to put points on the board in a hurry.
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"Yeah, and that can be off tackle two, three, four or the last," Hasler said.
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"You've got to defend well because they ask you so many questions at the line.
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"Both (Benji) Marshall and (Robbie) Farah, that's their trademark."
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Someone who knows all about the danger those two players present is Bulldogs' back-rower Dene Halatau, who won a premiership alongside the duo in 2005.
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"They've got two of the best attackers in the game, I think, in Robbie and Benji," Halatau said.
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"They test you across the park. We can't have any player lapsing in defence or they'll catch us out.
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"Our focus should be on ourselves and making sure we've got our defence right."
source: nrl.com
havent seen one of these be scared of the tigers attack article for a while… expect benji & robbie to have a big game
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Things couldn't be going better out Belmore way following the Bulldogs' last-up win over runaway ladder leaders Melbourne, a victory which solidified their push for a top-four finish.
>
The Tigers, on the other hand, have stumbled with consecutive defeats, but pointing to the form they showed in the seven-game win streak that preceded those results, Bulldogs' coach Des Hasler remained wary.
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"They're a very clinical side," Hasler said.
>
"You've only got to go through the playing roster to know they're a very, very capable side and touted as one of the sides that can win the premiership and I firmly believe that."
>
Defence will be the buzzword at Bulldogs' training this week, given the Tigers' ability to put points on the board in a hurry.
>
"Yeah, and that can be off tackle two, three, four or the last," Hasler said.
>
"You've got to defend well because they ask you so many questions at the line.
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"Both (Benji) Marshall and (Robbie) Farah, that's their trademark."
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Someone who knows all about the danger those two players present is Bulldogs' back-rower Dene Halatau, who won a premiership alongside the duo in 2005.
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"They've got two of the best attackers in the game, I think, in Robbie and Benji," Halatau said.
>
"They test you across the park. We can't have any player lapsing in defence or they'll catch us out.
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"Our focus should be on ourselves and making sure we've got our defence right."
source: nrl.com
havent seen one of these be scared of the tigers attack article for a while… expect benji & robbie to have a big game
