A refreshed Canterbury Bulldogs side is out to pick up where they left off when they return to action against the Wests Tigers on Saturday.
Cameron Ciraldo's men claimed a dominant 36-12 win over the Newcastle Knights before they enjoyed the bye in round eight.
The Bulldogs have been much improved to start the season and have troubled the top teams in the competition on the back of superb form from Viliame Kikau, Stephen Crichton and Matt Burton.
Wests Tigers have also shown glimpses of promise this year, however they are licking their wounds after a 34-10 loss to the Broncos last weekend.
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Team News
Bulldogs: A change at fullback in the 24-hour update, with Connor Tracey dropping out of the squad due to a quad strain and Blake Taaffe moving from the bench to the back of the field. Jacob Preston joins the interchange for what will be his first game since Round 4 when he suffered a jaw injury. Sam Hughes will start the game and Josh Curran goes to the bench in a game day switch.
Wests Tigers: No further changes on game day after Api Koroisau dropped out on Friday due to a back injury suffered in Round 8. Jake Simpkin joins the squad at dummy-half. Asu Kepaoa is 18th man.
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Stat Attack
- The Bulldogs have won three of their past four games against Wests Tigers.
- Wests Tigers have lost their past nine games at Accor Stadium.
- Bulldogs winger Josh Addo-Carr has scored 22 tries in his last 22 games at Accor Stadium.
- Wests Tigers have not defeated the Bulldogs at Accor Stadium since 2018.
- The Bulldogs have scored 66 points in their last two games at Accor Stadium.
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Stats supplied by David Middleton, League Information Services, author of the