Set to be played on Saturday, May 18, kick-off is set for 5:30pm (AEST) at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium.
The Sharks come into this game as the competition’s form team. Despite claims of an easy draw through the first portion of the season, they have won eight from their first nine and silenced the critics last week by beating the Melbourne Storm away from home without star Nicho Hynes.
Hynes is due to return this weekend for what will shape as another litmus test against the might of the free-flowing Sydney Roosters, who are fast finding their feet after a mixed start to the campaign.
The tri-colours have put on a combined 138 points in their last three games and have won four from their last five overall to hold a record of six and four.
Despite not yet having a bye, they are already in the top eight and primed to move further up the ladder in the coming weeks with Trent Robinson’s side firing on all cylinders.
That sets this up as a belter of a game, with it likely to be the most closely watched over the course of the weekend.
The second game on Saturday, as is the case every week, will be exclusively available on Fox Sports.
Their coverage will commence from approximately 5pm (AEST), or at the conclusion of the first game on Saturday which sees the Gold Coast Titans clash with the Newcastle Knights.
Fox Sports will broadcast the game on Channel 502 (Fox League).
To live stream the action, you’ll need to have either the Foxtel App or Kayo Sports.
The audience in New Zealand can tune in through Sky Sports, while a global audience can use the Watch NRL app.
