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Wooden spoon contenders Carlton will have their hands will with the travelling Dockers this afternoon. Fremantle carry winning form into this contest following a victory of last year’s finalists the Crows, while the Blues are languishing at the bottom of the ladder after notching only one win all year. The Dockers’ form away from home has not been good this season, but they are good enough to grind out a tight win over the Blues.
The Dragons will attempt to consolidate their position atop NRL standings by beating the inconsistent Manly Sea Eagles this evening. Its been a glittering season for the Red V so far and they recaptured top spot by delivering the Bulldogs a tight defeat last week. Manly have been capable of a good performance under the right conditions, but they have become the league’s most untrustworthy team from a betting perspective and it’s tough to see them keeping up with the Dragons today.
The Wallabies will look to win their three-test series with Ireland when the two nations meet in Melbourne tonight. Michael Cheika’s men were expected to struggle in last weekend’s series opener, but mustered a tough performance to beat the world number 2 Irish 18-9. They will face a tougher task this weekend with the impending return of flyhalf Johnny Sexton to the Irish starting side, but the Wallabies will also improve for the run and represent value to seal the series.
Daily Three-Leg Multi
The World Cup is in full flight and today’s multi includes heavyweights Argentina, France and Croatia all to win their opening games. Argentina are a live chance of going all the way and Iceland is the unlucky nation charged with containing the likes of Messi and Aguero on Matchday 1. France could also find themselves alive on the last day of the tournament and will face Australia. Luka Modric and Mario Mandzukic will lead the line for Croatia against African qualifiers Nigeria.